I-485 Delays

[VisaDonnie 54]

Just sort of venting here.

 

We filed the I-485 AOS in April 2021, we did the biometrics, the fingerprints, the medical..etc.

 

September 2021 we got s notice that USCIS will contact us to schedule our Greencard Interview, then we heard nothing...crickets.

 

June 2023 we get a notice we need to get my wife a new medical exam because the original was expired, so there went another $600.00 bucks. 60 days went by and we didn't hear anything from immigration stating they even got our medical package even though I know they signed for it and I have the receipt.

 

So I contacted USCIS 13 OCT 2023 asking to please let me know if they received our new medical package. A Tier 1 request was submitted and on 19 OCT we received this letter from USCIS:

 

"Due to workload factors not related to your application, USCIS anticipates a delay in completing your case. We anticipate the delay to be approximately 6 months from the date of this notice. We assure you that we are working to complete adjudication of your application as quickly as available resources allow. If you do not receive a decision or other notice of action from USCIS by that date, please reach out to the USCIS Contact Center for additional assistance."

Seriously? 6 months because you don't have enough people working on cases?

[Boiler 45,418]

You have certainly waited long enough to file a Writ of Mandamus.

[JeanneAdil 6,477]

This is why i say marry and go CR1

 

Take Boiler's advice and file the WOM

[OldUser 6,565]

That's some serious delay on I-485. You can file WoM to get a decision.

[Noname93 200]

Good news is you won't have to bother with removal of conditions

[powerpuff 6,651]

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[Pinkrlion 2,714]

18 hours ago, VisaDonnie said:

Just sort of venting here.

 

We filed the I-485 AOS in April 2021, we did the biometrics, the fingerprints, the medical..etc.

 

September 2021 we got s notice that USCIS will contact us to schedule our Greencard Interview, then we heard nothing...crickets.

 

June 2023 we get a notice we need to get my wife a new medical exam because the original was expired, so there went another $600.00 bucks. 60 days went by and we didn't hear anything from immigration stating they even got our medical package even though I know they signed for it and I have the receipt.

 

So I contacted USCIS 13 OCT 2023 asking to please let me know if they received our new medical package. A Tier 1 request was submitted and on 19 OCT we received this letter from USCIS:

 

"Due to workload factors not related to your application, USCIS anticipates a delay in completing your case. We anticipate the delay to be approximately 6 months from the date of this notice. We assure you that we are working to complete adjudication of your application as quickly as available resources allow. If you do not receive a decision or other notice of action from USCIS by that date, please reach out to the USCIS Contact Center for additional assistance."

Seriously? 6 months because you don't have enough people working on cases?

This is why people need to pay their fees so they can hire and retain staff to process applications. 

[Crazy Cat 41,731]

7 minutes ago, Old_Glory said:

I’m genuinely confused wrt meaning. If you don't pay your fees then there’s nothing to process and no visa for you 

Not all forms are eligible for waiver fees, but here is a chart I found.  USCIS spends a lot of hours processing fee-free forms.  

 

Edited October 22, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[OldUser 6,565]

6 minutes ago, Old_Glory said:

I’m genuinely confused wrt meaning. If you don't pay your fees then there’s nothing to process and no visa for you 

There's many people who file with fee waivers.

[Boiler 45,418]

4 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Not all forms are eligible for waiver fees, but here is a chart I found.  USCIS spends a lot of hours processing fee-free forms.  

 

Old Glory is Scottish

[Pinkrlion 2,714]

As you can see USCIS looses over 200 million in fees every year and for a self funded agency that is a lot. How are you able to maintain with the only amount of staff your budget allows. If they had that money they can open up more centers and distribute the applications. 

[Pinkrlion 2,714]

31 minutes ago, OldUser said:

There's many people who file with fee waivers.

Yes

[VisaDonnie 54]

On 10/22/2023 at 2:17 PM, Pinkrlion said:

This is why people need to pay their fees so they can hire and retain staff to process applications. 

 

On 10/22/2023 at 2:17 PM, Pinkrlion said:

This is why people need to pay their fees so they can hire and retain staff to process applications. 

Whats that got to do with anything? They need to hire more people to work immigration instead of 80,000 new IRS officers.

[Crazy Cat 41,731]

3 minutes ago, VisaDonnie said:

They need to hire more people to work immigration instead of 80,000 new IRS officers.

  USCIS processing is self-funded by fees we pay.  The IRS is not self-funded.

Edited October 25, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[VisaDonnie 54]

7 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

  USCIS processing is self-funded by fees we pay.  The IRS is not self-funded.

Thats totally incorrect. Go look at the 2023 Department of Homeland Security United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Budget Overview. The FY 2023 Budget includes $913.6M, for 4,001 positions; and 3,014 full-time equivalents (FTE) in discretionary budget authority for the U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This funding level represents an increase of $444.1M above the FY 2022 President’s Budget.