Atlanta Field Office 38.5 months wait time

[EatBulaga 314]

Yeah, the Atlanta Field Office is a real piece of work--with the processing time around 38.5 months now for K1-to-AOS I-485 filers.

 

They get us all riled up with the Request for Form I-693 courtesy emails.

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/798037-field-office-asking-for-i-693-medical-but-according-to-the-instructions-this-isnt-required-for-k-1-filing-aos-within-a-year-of-the-overseas-medical/?tab=comments#comment-10820530

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/798091-request-for-form-i-693-courtesy-email/

I guess they got to keep us busy while waiting for the 38.5 months?

 

Now if the wait times are really 38.5 months, then they must be handing out 10-year Green Cards like candy?

But the latest visajourney Timelines for decisions from Atlanta FO is 12/2022, with wait times about 15 months?

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/aoslist.php?vtype=1&op8=Atlanta+GA&interview=&xfr=&op1=d&op2=d&op3=&op4=1&op5=5%2C6%2C8%2C9%2C10%2C11&cfl=0

This link may expire, so I'll post the dated pic of the Timeline search.

I'm trying to get some real cases to corroborate the 38.5 months wait time?

If you are a K1-to-AOS filer that received the 10-year GC because of the I-485 delays past your 2-year marriage date, or if you know of some couple that did, please post here or let me know.

Thanks for your attention in reading this or responding to this post.

 

[Chancy 6,241]

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[EatBulaga 314]

Okay. If anyone cares, here is my theory about the Atlanta Field Office processing time after comparing with the visajourney Timelines:

 

• No cases are actually taking 38.5 months to process yet.
• No 10-year GCs are actually being issued yet.

 

From the visajourney Timelines, the last K1-to-AOS approval from Atlanta FO was in 12/2022, and the wait times were around 15 months at the time.

Since 12/2022, I theorize that the Atlanta Field Office has not processed or approved any K1-to-AOS I-485 cases. It is possible that they may be have been staffing issues or technical problems or whatever problems?

The USCIS processing time estimate algorithm probably uses among other data: output processed cases, input cases, and/or processing times of the output processed cases.

If no cases have been processed since 12/2022, the USCIS processing algorithm estimates have been growing based on the input cases continuing to grow.

 

Now that the Field Office sent out recently en masse Request for Form I-693 courtesy emails,

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/798037-field-office-asking-for-i-693-medical-but-according-to-the-instructions-this-isnt-required-for-k-1-filing-aos-within-a-year-of-the-overseas-medical/

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/798091-request-for-form-i-693-courtesy-email

I predict Atlanta FO is ramping up processing again.

En masse approvals with interviews waived may clear out the backed up queue within the next several months.

And the USCIS processing time estimates can drop as fast as it has risen.

 

It serves USCIS no advantage to delay the I-485 processing beyond 24 months and hand out the 10-year GC because that just means USCIS will lose the 595 fee for the I-751 ROC, or more based on the proposed future fees.

 

At the time of this post, our own case is going on 8 months waiting (see our Timeline and Profile). If we complete the I-693 per courtesy email, I predict Atlanta FO can process our case within the next 3-4 months.

Providing the I-693 and waiving the interviews can clear out the cases quickly and I seriously doubt the Atanta FO likes the delays and have to hand out 10-year GCs.

 

Then again, these are my theories based on limited data and my knowledge of government bureaucracies. If anyone cares, please let me know what you think or what you know? Thanks.

 

 

[JohnnyForeigner 34]

Atlanta is my field office. Submitted AOS April 2022.

 

EAD took 8 months.

 

Still waiting on AP.

 

Got courtesy letter saying do not mail medical - take it to interview unless I hear otherwise.

[Bittersweetlovee 30]

On 4/6/2023 at 2:30 PM, JohnnyForeigner said:

Atlanta is my field office. Submitted AOS April 2022.

 

EAD took 8 months.

 

Still waiting on AP.

 

Got courtesy letter saying do not mail medical - take it to interview unless I hear otherwise.

Wow! I think Atlanta is the one taking longer huh!

8 months for the EAD i can't wait to at least have that one.

They submited my case in March 2023.

[EatBulaga 314]

15 minutes ago, Bittersweetlovee said:

Wow! I think Atlanta is the one taking longer huh!

8 months for the EAD i can't wait to at least have that one.

They submited my case in March 2023.

Checking the current USCIS processing times estimates:

https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

 

I-765 is 11.5 months compared to VJ estimates

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/eadstats.php

 

I-485 (Atlanta FO) is 29.5 months (down from 38.5 months) compared to VJ estimates

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/aosstats.php

 

[EatBulaga 314]

Just an update.

Atlanta Field Office 1-485 family-based adjustment processing times are down to 27 months now.

https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/