iamlost

Thank you! I think our cases are quite different. You already have your I-360 approved. I suggest you make a decision based on the I-485 processing times at your local office. If I were you I'd simply sit tight and wait. I hired a different lawyer and the process was straightforward, fast, and expensive.

After going through the whole 5 years of uncertainty and not knowing what's what, I'm here to share that my case has been finally resolved. Here's my timeline: September 2018 - I-360 and I-485 filed. Between January 2021 - November 2022 - 9 congressional inquiries in my case. Every inquiry returns "case is going through a background check". *Important note: back in 2021 the processing time for I-360 was around 24 months so my case was already outside of the normal processing times. March 2023 - filed a lawsuit against USCIS for unreasonable delay. At that point it had been 54 months since I filed my case. April 2023 - first-ever RFE. May 2023 - responded to RFE. June 2023 - I-360 approved, received EAD - 4 years 9 months after filing. August 2023 - RFE for medicals for my I-485 case. September 2023 - I-485 approved, card mailed to me - 5 years after filing. To all those out there who've been stuck in the waiting game for what feels like an eternity, I genuinely hope your resolution comes very soon. Filing a lawsuit against USCIS is NOT something I'd recommend for everyone because every case and every situation is different. In my case it was a game changer.