I-485 expedited ( but expediting is slow ) [merged threads]

[JohnnyForeigner 35]

Just now, SalishSea said:

 

Then its a mistake dudess and I will remove it !

[SalishSea 17,819]

Just now, JohnnyForeigner said:

I did not circumvent anything. 

You adjusted status from a B visa/ESTA, which has the effect of circumventing the immigrant visa wait/process.  

[JohnnyForeigner 35]

5 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

You adjusted status from a B visa/ESTA, which has the effect of circumventing the immigrant visa wait/process.  

I submitted an AOS completely in accordance with the rules.

[SalishSea 17,819]

Just now, JohnnyForeigner said:

I submitted an AOS completely in accordance with the rules.

And no one is disputing that.

 

Anyway, I do not mean to provoke you.  Good luck with the rest of your process.

[JohnnyForeigner 35]

2 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

And no one is disputing that.

 

Anyway, I do not mean to provoke you.  Good luck with the rest of your process.

 

 

Thanks for your input.

Edited August 21, 2023 by JohnnyForeigner

[SalishSea 17,819]

5 minutes ago, JohnnyForeigner said:

 

 

Thanks for your input.

Although it was actually @Redro who used the word "circumvent," I feel confident explaining that it was meant to describe the net effect of adjusting status from an NIV, which is a savings of about two years of waiting for a visa.   Another synonym would be "work-around."

Edited August 21, 2023 by SalishSea

[JohnnyForeigner 35]

13 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

Although it was actually @Redro who used the word "circumvent," I feel confident explaining that it was meant to describe the net effect of adjusting status from an NIV, which is a savings of about two years of waiting for a visa.   Another synonym would be "work-around."

IF......I had come to the US on a non immigrant visa with immigrant intent THEN applied for AOS you would have a point.

 

That is not what happened.

 

I met someone while here and dealt with my CHANGED situation in a way allowed by the rules.

 

For a person stating they do not wish to provoke, you have an odd way of going about it.  

 

It was YOU who used "circumvent"......

Edited August 21, 2023 by JohnnyForeigner

[SalishSea 17,819]

8 minutes ago, JohnnyForeigner said:

IF......I had come to the US on a non immigrant visa with immigrant intent THEN applied for AOS you would have a point.

 

That is not what happened.

 

I met someone while here and dealt with my CHANGED situation in a way allowed by the rules.

 

For a person stating they do not wish to provoke, you have an odd way of going about it.  

 

It was YOU who used "circumvent"......   

I used the word later in the thread.    I think you missed the post from Redro where she wrote:  

 

"When @SalishSea says “properly petitioned” she means she petitioned her husband for K1 and he adjusted status while he was in status.

You circumvented the process because you came in on ESTA or B2/B2 and then applied for adjustment after your fell out of status."

 

Anyway, I've contributed all I can to this thread and truly do not wish to provoke.  Please accept my best wishes for your process.

Edited August 21, 2023 by SalishSea

[Family 3,988]

A possible scenario is additional vetting required by your line of work. Have you applied for LEO /law enforcement . Guessing you have a job offer and thus expedite  approved on basis of work.

Though you have had background checks done..they can look at agency you have applied with and also request DOS file and peek at overseas employment a bit more ..especially if you worked in government public sector . 
 

Most w such delays post interview don’t ever find out specific reasons…unless USCIS slaps them w some inadmissibility finding requiring a waiver. Example something or other from the B-1/B-2 File.

 

And there is always File Sleeping in someone’s pending . Don’t read too much into “ final review” .

 

And zero concerns delay is for previous out of status /work in US.
 

 

 

 

[Family 3,988]

9 hours ago, Mike E said:

Btw, given the above, if you are under age 26, you need to register for the military draft. See sss.gov . Register online if you have an SSN or file by mail if no SSN.

Excellent point on need to register . ..( yes OP is past the age). Kudos Mike

[JohnnyForeigner 35]

5 hours ago, Family said:

A possible scenario is additional vetting required by your line of work. Have you applied for LEO /law enforcement . Guessing you have a job offer and thus expedite  approved on basis of work.

Though you have had background checks done..they can look at agency you have applied with and also request DOS file and peek at overseas employment a bit more ..especially if you worked in government public sector . 
 

Most w such delays post interview don’t ever find out specific reasons…unless USCIS slaps them w some inadmissibility finding requiring a waiver. Example something or other from the B-1/B-2 File.

 

And there is always File Sleeping in someone’s pending . Don’t read too much into “ final review” .

 

And zero concerns delay is for previous out of status /work in US.
 

 

 

 

Line of work occurred to me as a possible reason but absolutely no mention of it at interview - not a single question.

 

Knowing my luck - just slipped between the cracks or in someones pending tray  perhaps due to their vacation etc

[Bob in Boston 700]

My wife was a 24 year overstay, she had her greencard approved 4 hours after interview. (new card being produced) I dont think your overstay is related to the delay. I think it has more to do with background checks and such do to your line of work. Due to your age  and Irish citizenship you were around in the days of the IRA and a lot of other firearms related gunrunning  and such. ( we had a Boston Irish gang running Guns back in late 80s and early 90s) Maybe that is the extra checks. With the expedite was not time to run them. Its a lot harder to take the green card away after its issued .Another reason is that your in a busy office..... I'm sure that has a lot to do with it. You will also find USCIS marches to the beat of their own drum and its hard to gage your case with others in your same shoes. Each case might appear to be similar but are so different once all the issues are broken down. Good luck and be patient.

Edited August 21, 2023 by Bob in Boston

[JohnnyForeigner 35]

24 minutes ago, Bob in Boston said:

My wife was a 24 year overstay, she had her greencard approved 4 hours after interview. (new card being produced) I dont think your overstay is related to the delay. I think it has more to do with background checks and such do to your line of work. Due to your age  and Irish citizenship you were around in the days of the IRA and a lot of other firearms related gunrunning  and such. ( we had a Boston Irish gang running Guns back in late 80s and early 90s) Maybe that is the extra checks. With the expedite was not time to run them. Its a lot harder to take the green card away after its issued .Another reason is that your in a busy office..... I'm sure that has a lot to do with it. You will also find USCIS marches to the beat of their own drum and its hard to gage your case with others in your same shoes. Each case might appear to be similar but are so different once all the issues are broken down. Good luck and be patient.

Good point re my coming from the era of Irish terrorism.

 

I am leaning toward it being a busy office and a mess up of some sort rather than a problem.

 

One thing I forgot to mention - interview was set for 10am but we waited until 2pm !

 

About 30 other couples waiting - all with 4hr delays too.

 

They came out a few times to get a list of who was present. Apparently the check in process failed and they lost track.

 

At 1.45pm they came and called out "Does anybody here have an appt time of 9am or earlier" and 3 couples did !

Edited August 21, 2023 by JohnnyForeigner

[Pinkrlion 2,716]

23 hours ago, JohnnyForeigner said:

Filed in April 2022. My field office is Atlanta so 80% of cases processed in 32.5 months ( though now down to 26 months )

 

I submitted expedite request and it was granted - interviewed June 22nd 2023.

 

The I-130 was approved immediately at interview. The I-485 passed to supervisor for review.

 

One month later - no update so called Infopass. No news.

 

Called again last week and managed to get a call back from "Tier 2 agent".

 

He said it was passed to "final review" on Aug 4th. 

 

My question - was it passed to supervisor for final review ? Or was it passed to supervisor who passed it up higher to "final review" hence the delay ?

Even if you expedited, if background checks are not completed there is nothing you can do but wait. 

[Verrou 1,962]

dont know if it helped. i have 2 different friend who lived in 2 different state that got GC approved in 2022. the case :

 

1. B1/B2 for over 20 years, got married with LPR filed i-130 and then upgraded to USC. interview in November 2018. no red flag, no issue. couple from same home country, interview went well. dead silence until June 2022 ( almost 4 years later) when they send long list of RFE for updated evidences + medical. 2 months later = GC. friend refused to WoM probably because of $$$

 

2. friend came with B1/b2 visa and then got married and switch to AOS around 6 months after she arrived. interview in April 2022, no red flag, interview were ok. same age, husband white and shes hispanic. dead silence. she went to congressperson, senator etc etc, and the answer : just wait. in june 2022 i had interview at the same place and found out from IO, almost every IO in that office quit lol. therefore i suspect, they just had no staff to adjudicate. it's one of the smallest FO in the US. 8 months later, she got GC approval on new years eve 2022.im 100% sure in her case, her file was forgotten and collecting dust in the corner and no IO touched it by accident

 

it seems theres no pattern for adjudication even when there's no issue whatsoever during interview.

 

also my story, i was in removal proceeding, i-485 got admin closed until my removal proceeding terminated. i tried so hard to reopen i-485 with the help of congressperson and what USCIS respond to congressperson "we have limited staff at the moment" and they didnt reopen i-485. 

 

while my i-485 still admin closed i filed for i-131, filed expedite request, and got approved in 8 days since the day i filed i-131. the day after they approved my i-131, they reopened my 485 ( i think it's domino effect of filing i-131). but i never received that AP LOL, that's during when uscis has issue with printing AP and GC for weeks.  so 3 weeks later i filed for expedite request for i-485  and then they approved it ( just a month after they told my congressperson we dont have staff). i agreed depend on the reason of expedite request with the same reason when i filed for i131. if it's legit, they will process that request ( which happened to you)  i think i also got lucky with the IO who approved my GC ( without interview)

 

bottom line : seems theres no pattern about adjudication and all and those "final review" might even be anything meaningful. have u try to raise service request lately? if ur case still in ur FO, ur service request will be send directly to ur local FO and hopefully it will move things up. sometimes it just because no IO "touched" ur case yet

 

Edited August 22, 2023 by Verrou