USCIS website update, MyProgress tab added, timeline changed - Help me understand

[GreentoUSC 6]

Hi all,

 

Here is a summary of what has happened in my case the last few days. I am worried if there is something I am missing, therefore i am reaching out to the forum members for their thoughts.

• The day I filed my case - Estimated time to completion was 7 months
• After biometric reuse - 6 months
• A few weeks after - 3 months
• Exactly another month later - 2 months
• After the USCIS website was down for update or maintenance on Tuesday - increased back again to 6 months!
  • also have the myProgress tab added which wasn't there prior

 

I tried contacting the live agents in Emma and they say my case is in progress and I should look up my local field office processing time for more info... totally unhelpful.

 

Can you all please throw in your thoughts and suggestions? Why would my case time jump back up after steadily decreasing?

[oneoftheunderdogs 94]

That time doesn't really mean anything, it is just an estimate based on.... who knows. Mine went from 4.5 months after filing, down to days, to "Your case is taking longer than expected", right back up to 4 months after my interview was scheduled for January (about 1.5 months from now, mind you).

[OldUser 6,954]

2 hours ago, oneoftheunderdogs said:

That time doesn't really mean anything, it is just an estimate based on.... who knows. Mine went from 4.5 months after filing, down to days, to "Your case is taking longer than expected", right back up to 4 months after my interview was scheduled for January (about 1.5 months from now, mind you).

Couldn't agree more. I've seen somebody reporting "MyProgress" estimating 7 months to decision on day of oath!

 

And somebody else getting worrying about "Your case is taking longer than expected" 9 days after filing N-400.

 

This is what I think happens behind the scenes of estimates algorithm:

 

 

[oneoftheunderdogs 94]

1 hour ago, OldUser said:

Couldn't agree more. I've seen somebody reporting "MyProgress" estimating 7 months to decision on day of oath!

 

And somebody else getting worrying about "Your case is taking longer than expected" 9 days after filing N-400.

 

This is what I think happens behind the scenes of estimates algorithm:

 

 

Seems accurate!

[GreentoUSC 6]

5 hours ago, oneoftheunderdogs said:

That time doesn't really mean anything, it is just an estimate based on.... who knows. Mine went from 4.5 months after filing, down to days, to "Your case is taking longer than expected", right back up to 4 months after my interview was scheduled for January (about 1.5 months from now, mind you).

Thank you for sharing! this somewhat helps alleviate this. 

 

Basically, no rhyme or reason or any kind of logic behind the estimated time.

 

Good luck for the interview!!!

[GreentoUSC 6]

3 hours ago, OldUser said:

Couldn't agree more. I've seen somebody reporting "MyProgress" estimating 7 months to decision on day of oath!

 

And somebody else getting worrying about "Your case is taking longer than expected" 9 days after filing N-400.

 

This is what I think happens behind the scenes of estimates algorithm:

 

 

LOL! good way to put it. Every update that happens seems to have a glitch with this stuff. 

 

The IT programmer seems to be doing what the gif is! haha

[oneoftheunderdogs 94]

13 hours ago, GreenUS said:

Thank you for sharing! this somewhat helps alleviate this. 

 

Basically, no rhyme or reason or any kind of logic behind the estimated time.

 

Good luck for the interview!!!

Thank you!