Can 485 be processed before 765?

[HappyGuy8 0]

We received our USCIS Account Access Notice (for my spouse) today and I logged in and looked at the cases. Currently, it lists the 485 and 765 applications that we filed at the end of June. Under "my progress" it says "estimated time until your case decision: 2 months" for the 485 and "estimated time until your case decision: 4 months" for the 765 (also says 3 weeks for "next step" which is biometrics). My question is this: has anyone ever heard of a 485 getting processed prior to a 765? I feel like this is odd since the AOS is supposed to be taking like over a year right now and if the 485 processes first, the 765 is sort of irrelevant. Also, everyone's timelines lately have been saying 2 months for 765 lately. I was really hoping his EAD would arrive as soon as possible as we could really use the additional income. But, if the AOS finished in 2 months that would be amazing. Worst case scenario would be the 485 estimated timeline being wrong and it actually taking a year and the 765 timeline being right and it actually taking 4 months. I'm not concerned with the 485 taking a long time as long as we get the EAD, you know? Immigration is so confusing.

[K1visaHopeful 2,848]

2 minutes ago, HappyGuy8 said:

We received our USCIS Account Access Notice (for my spouse) today and I logged in and looked at the cases. Currently, it lists the 485 and 765 applications that we filed at the end of June. Under "my progress" it says "estimated time until your case decision: 2 months" for the 485 and "estimated time until your case decision: 4 months" for the 765 (also says 3 weeks for "next step" which is biometrics). My question is this: has anyone ever heard of a 485 getting processed prior to a 765? 

yes. It happens all the time. Now that I765 isn't free, looking up the estimated timelines for each before wasting money is important.

I485 is Local Field office.

I765 and I131 is NBC.

What does the processing times website say? What you've attached is not the website.

 

2 minutes ago, HappyGuy8 said:

 

feel like this is odd since the AOS is supposed to be taking like over a year right now

Says who? Ppl at YOUR LFO? Who are your stats coming from because you can only reasonably compare (if at all) applicants at YOUR LFO.

2 minutes ago, HappyGuy8 said:

 

and if the 485 processes first, the 765 is sort of irrelevant. Also, everyone's timelines lately have been saying 2 months for 765 lately.

 

All K1 i765s are processed at NBC.

2 minutes ago, HappyGuy8 said:

I was really hoping his EAD would arrive as soon as possible as we could really use the additional income. But, if the AOS finished in 2 months that would be amazing. Worst case scenario would be the 485 estimated timeline being wrong and it actually taking a year and the 765 timeline being right and it actually taking 4 months. I'm not concerned with the 485 taking a long time as long as we get the EAD, you know? Immigration is so confusing.

 

[HappyGuy8 0]

4 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

I485 is Local Field office.

I765 and I131 is NBC.

Oh Thank you! This was really good info that I hadn't realized. 

[K1visaHopeful 2,848]

5 minutes ago, HappyGuy8 said:

Oh Thank you! This was really good info that I hadn't realized. 

You're very welcome! For others that come across this thread, it's helpful to be able to preemptively look up your estimated timeline before spending any money. For example, those at a currently quick LFO for I485, they may not want to spend the dough on I765 or I131 if taking longer than their LFO for I485 may take.

[Gary Rich 282]

7 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

You're very welcome! For others that come across this thread, it's helpful to be able to preemptively look up your estimated timeline before spending any money. For example, those at a currently quick LFO for I485, they may not want to spend the dough on I765 or I131 if taking longer than their LFO for I485 may take.

I did all 3 of them simultaneously ( I485, I-765, and I-131 - K1 and K2) and have not heard from them.. it's about 1 month next week.

[K1visaHopeful 2,848]

4 minutes ago, Gary Rich said:

I did all 3 of them simultaneously ( I485, I-765, and I-131 - K1 and K2) and have not heard from them.. it's about 1 month next week.

But did you need to?

If you had checked your timelines ON THE WEBSITE before you applied you may have realized spending the money on I765 and I131 was silly if your I485 timeline was estimated to be short er than I485...(which is my point for others reading).

 

[Gary Rich 282]

2 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

But did you need to?

If you had checked your timelines ON THE WEBSITE before you applied you may have realized spending the money on I765 and I131 was silly if your I485 timeline was estimated to be short er than I485...(which is my point for others reading).

 

Will actually i did need to..  each case is different, and I have my own reasons for it.. no matter what the timeline is..

[K1visaHopeful 2,848]

3 minutes ago, Gary Rich said:

Will actually i did need to..  each case is different, and I have my own reasons for it.. no matter what the timeline is..

Then disregard my comment as you've posted in a public forum where everyone is free to read the responses and advice. Perhaps it will help others who do not understand that they can look up their estimated timeline for every application before they spend money.

Edited July 15 by K1visaHopeful

[HappyGuy8 0]

18 hours ago, K1visaHopeful said:

You're very welcome! For others that come across this thread, it's helpful to be able to preemptively look up your estimated timeline before spending any money. For example, those at a currently quick LFO for I485, they may not want to spend the dough on I765 or I131 if taking longer than their LFO for I485 may take.

Hmmm... it is a bit confusing though... When I look up the processing times on the uscis website it says 6.5 months for the 765 at NBC and 17 months at local office for 485... which does not align with the numbers that I'm getting on myuscis. When I search on visajourney there are only a couple of cases for family based 485 at my local office in the last few years and they seem to be around 9 months to a year. I guess the only way to tell for sure how long it will take is to wait for them to finish processing haha. Thanks again for the information.

[K1visaHopeful 2,848]

2 minutes ago, HappyGuy8 said:

Hmmm... it is a bit confusing though... When I look up the processing times on the uscis website it says 6.5 months for the 765 at NBC and 17 months at local office for 485... which does not align with the numbers that I'm getting on myuscis. When I search on visajourney there are only a couple of cases for family based 485 at my local office in the last few years and they seem to be around 9 months to a year. I guess the only way to tell for sure how long it will take is to wait for them to finish processing haha. Thanks again for the information.

My keyword was "estimate". There is no other way to know if you should apply or not for I765 and I131 beforehand. Ensure you have the correct LFO.

There is no method to know anything down to a science but we do get clues from USCIS and VJ. VJ TRIES to help by collecting stats from members however most are selfish and do not fill out their timeline to add to the pool and only want immediate answers to their questions.

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On 7/15/2024 at 1:56 PM, K1visaHopeful said:

But did you need to?

If you had checked your timelines ON THE WEBSITE before you applied you may have realized spending the money on I765 and I131 was silly if your I485 timeline was estimated to be short er than I485...(which is my point for others reading).

 

What's the point of this advice?  Everywhere in this forum it is being established that USCIS estimated timelines are unreliable. You are flipping on your advice in your last comment.

 

So it's best to file all 3 together regardless to be on the safe side for anyone else reading this thread.

[K1visaHopeful 2,848]

27 minutes ago, 2022 said:

What's the point of this advice?  Everywhere in this forum it is being established that USCIS estimated timelines are unreliable. You are flipping on your advice in your last comment.

 

So it's best to file all 3 together regardless to be on the safe side for anyone else reading this thread.

I offer no response other than given. 

The OP used the least reliable source for estimates. 

I educated them on the most reliable source for estimates.

You'll need to learn the difference yourself and to understand that not everyone can afford to pay the new fees for EAD and AP now that they aren't free like they once were.

 

Good luck on your research. Ensure you fill out your VJ timeline in reciprocity as your 90 days were up a few days ago so you should have filed I485 to be in status. Your stats help everyone while our answers help you.