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[Afinthesky 10]

Filed Feb 2022 and in December we had a count down on USCIS. Once it got to 1 week it changed to actively reviewing and it’s taking longer than expected. Reached out to the lawyer and stated they sent in a service request but it’s within normal processing times. They said it will be another 6-8 months. Can anyone share or direct me on more information I can look into. Thank you in advance. 

[Daphne . 1,852]

Which processing center is your case at?

The newly added “estimated processing time” feature has been known to be unreliable and should be taken with a grain of salt. I’ve seen many posts from people who reported the same thing that happened to you, it counts down and then changes to “longer than expected”

[Afinthesky 10]

10 minutes ago, Daphne . said:

Which processing center is your case at?

The newly added “estimated processing time” feature has been known to be unreliable and should be taken with a grain of salt. I’ve seen many posts from people who reported the same thing that happened to you, it counts down and then changes to “longer than expected”

Thank you for responding. How can I tell which processing center it is at ? 

[Daphne . 1,852]

Just now, Afinthesky said:

Thank you for responding. How can I tell which processing center it is at ? 

The first 3 letters of your receipt notice stand for the processing center. 

[Afinthesky 10]

2 minutes ago, Daphne . said:

The first 3 letters of your receipt notice stand for the processing center. 

IOE

[Daphne . 1,852]

Just now, Afinthesky said:

IOE

Oh, so they filed online. Any address on the bottom of the receipt notice? 

[Afinthesky 10]

2 minutes ago, Daphne . said:

Oh, so they filed online. Any address on the bottom of the receipt notice? 

California. 
 

California Service Center
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION SVC P.O. Box 30111
Laguna Niguel CA 92607-0111

[Daphne . 1,852]

7 minutes ago, Afinthesky said:

California. 
 

California Service Center
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION SVC P.O. Box 30111
Laguna Niguel CA 92607-0111

You can check USCIS processing times here:https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/. Select the correct form and the California service center. 
 

Also know that the USCIS stage is only the 1st stage (of 3) 

[Afinthesky 10]

6 minutes ago, Daphne . said:

You can check USCIS processing times here:https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/. Select the correct form and the California service center. 
 

Also know that the USCIS stage is only the 1st stage (of 3) 

I appreciate your time in educating me. I did see it said 10.5 months. 
 

is there somewhere I can read up on the other two steps? 

[Daphne . 1,852]

18 minutes ago, Afinthesky said:

I appreciate your time in educating me. I did see it said 10.5 months. 
 

is there somewhere I can read up on the other two steps? 

I assume you are filing for a spouse who is currently outside of the US?

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/step-2-begin-nvc-processing.html

[Dashinka 24,450]

4 hours ago, Afinthesky said:

I appreciate your time in educating me. I did see it said 10.5 months. 
 

is there somewhere I can read up on the other two steps? 

This may be helpful.

 

Good Luck!

 

 

[Chancy 6,241]

*** Moved from IR1/CR1 Process & Procedures to IR1/CR1 Progress Reports ***

 

[JeanneAdil 6,477]

if u hit the word portal above in the blue bar,  it will take u to a page where u can look up Egypt 

on the right side of the portal for Egypt there are 2 groups (those approved  and those with an interview scheduled

 

click on  their profiles and go to their timelines  / that's the best way to know about wait times for Egypt

also read other posts  from Egyptian VJ members