New processing time tab USCIS account

[s111421 1]

Has anyone else seen the "processing time" tab on their USCIS account? Ours says " Estimated time until case decision: Your case is taking longer than expected to process. You do not need to take any action at this time."

 

I'm curious if that's what other people are seeing? Does anyone actually get a number estimate?

[Summerbrezz07 14]

7 minutes ago, s111421 said:

Has anyone else seen the "processing time" tab on their USCIS account? Ours says " Estimated time until case decision: Your case is taking longer than expected to process. You do not need to take any action at this time."

 

I'm curious if that's what other people are seeing? Does anyone actually get a number estimate?

Yes, I just saw it today on my account and yes I did get a number estimate time of 2 months.

[Pleasework89 47]

I applied this year and so mine says 6 months for estimated time...but I think that feature is useless.

 

My dad applied for his I-90 to renew his green card and he had something similar...there was a countdown sort of thing that said "your next milestone: receive your case decision" and before that it would give a week by week countdown...the "receive your decision" has been there for MONTHS...so I don't really know what the purpose of this is. 

[Simplytex 387]

Yep, I just checked and see it. I'm at Vermont, PD May 28 2022, so I was thinking it would be processed March-April 2023, but it said 4mo left on that page, which would be January if that prediction holds true. I'm hoping that k3 at Vermont would be approved sooner (end of October) but will see. 

[DRLove21 9]

Mine says 4 weeks.... although I'd like to be excited about it,  it's probably too good to be true. But here's to hoping! 🙏

[Nalvarez 9]

Mine says 6 months. I was hoping sooner than that, so I kinda hope it's wrong. At the same time, i know that 6 months wouldn't be out of the normal processing times. We've already been waiting 6 so...

[intothelight2021 19]

Ours also says "longer than expected". Is this just another metric that is completely inaccurate on this rollercoaster ride or will they for once actually provide a correct estimate...??? lol I guess we will have to wait a bit longer to have more feedback on whether people receive their approvals on the expected/projected dates.

[STO Overland 137]

System countdowns like this are completely useless unless the process being measured is …err, systematic and is related to what is being tracked (your particular case file) . Where it is useful is in the likes of airport departure timetables, etc “only 16 more days until the plane that you booked 6 months ago departs with you on it for your vacation”. Yahooo.

 

We all know that our cases are individual, rely upon many moving processes to be completed; security checks, the case that they are looking at before they get to yours is pushed on etc 
 

Honestly it would be best to just get rid of the count down. They just add tension and drama. If anything, since the files are are barcoded then just detail at what stage the file is at any particular time. 
 

step 1: medical.  The officer scans the bar code when received and status changes from not completed to  “Completed”
step 2. Security checks … status “not completed”

step 3: File review…

and on and on. From there we will get a better idea of where we are in the entire process. And might save Tier 1’s and 2’s from the daily drama as Johnny calls the hotline every day about his case being 5 months over the fictional time line presented in his case status. 

Edited September 30, 2022 by STO Overland

[intothelight2021 19]

59 minutes ago, STO Overland said:

System countdowns like this are completely useless unless the process being measured is …err, systematic and is related to what is being tracked (your particular case file) . Where it is useful is in the likes of airport departure timetables, etc “only 16 more days until the plane that you booked 6 months ago departs with you on it for your vacation”. Yahooo.

 

We all know that our cases are individual, rely upon many moving processes to be completed; security checks, the case that they are looking at before they get to yours is pushed on etc 
 

Honestly it would be best to just get rid of the count down. They just add tension and drama. If anything, since the files are are barcoded then just detail at what stage the file is at any particular time. 
 

step 1: medical.  The officer scans the bar code when received and status changes from not completed to  “Completed”
step 2. Security checks … status “not completed”

step 3: File review…

and on and on. From there we will get a better idea of where we are in the entire process. And might save Tier 1’s and 2’s from the daily drama as Johnny calls the hotline every day about his case being 5 months over the fictional time line presented in his case status. 

This! And it made me laugh:). Thanks

[ND17 18]

I just checked mine

 

PD: 20 June 2022

PC Vermont

estimate: 5 months.

 

I don’t trust it. I saw someone post a screenshot for 7 June 2022 PD and theirs estimated 1 week. 

[Rocio0010 5,616]

Does this only work for electronically submitted applications?

[apond 45]

Mine went from 6 to 10 months on day one so I have zero faith in it.