JohnnyForeigner

Having been through something similar ?

I have read that USCIS are supposed to give decision within 30 days of interview. But that it frequently does not happen. Not sure I am in Mandamus territory yet.

I get that. Was just wondering if the period of time between interview on 06/22 and "Final review" on 08/04 was ......... File sitting on supervisors desk awaiting final review and he only got to it after 6 weeks ? Or file seen by supervisor right away and sent to someone even higher which would explain the delay. Purely academic I know because it is what it is and will be approved when it is approved etc Just curious - the lady at interview gave the impression the forwarding to supervisor would only take a few days.

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 ?

Is it possible that they are considering waiving the interview ? They usually ask for you to bring it in person to interview. I would re do the medical and hope for the best.

Interview yesterday. I-130 approved. Agent said she had to refer to supervisor for approval of I-485. She said that can be as little as a few days.

In real terms, you have nothing to worry about. You are authorised to remain until your AOS is approved or not. For 99% of daily life - the subtle difference between Authorised Stay and Status will have zero effect on you. Police generally do not care about your immigration status. And if they do - one phone call verifies your authorised stay. Carry a photocopy of your receipt letter if you are worried.

They ARE out of status. Authorised stay is NOT status. Authorised stay is the Govt allowing you to stay pending AOS - that is DESPITE being out of status. One VERY important area of life in the US this affects is firearms possession. Whilst Authorised Stay allows you to get a driving licence (depending on state ) and many other activities - you are a prohibited person for firearms. This also applies to DACA. Allowed to stay. But technically illegal. An employer ran a check on me while I was in period of authorised stay - the result came back "Illegally present in USA". It is a very subtle difference. But you are still technically an overstayer / illegally in USA - the Authorised Stay is just the Govt delaying removal until result of AOS application.

I disagree. If they were getting more efficient, they could target the people who submitted earlier. I think they are approving a few new applications in order to bring down the "average" waiting time. Then it looks like they are keeping their promise of reducing waiting times.

I did mine on financial hardship. My particular field of work needs immigration status ( although I am in a period of authorised presence, I am an overstayer - this precludes me ) And Atlanta is at 38 months which would mean 2 more years if not expedited.

Just had my AOS expidited- interview next week. They never referred to it being received. Or to it being approved. Just suddenly said 'Interview scheduled".

Call uscis on phone. Say"infopass" when prompted. Takes you to live operator.

I was in same position albeit GA. Expired i-94 but no EAD yet. I pointed out I was required to get DL but not allowed to. They said "Just tell the cop - they will accept that" I laughed and said "If he does not, will you appear in court in my defense ?" They said no 🙂 "Can I have a letter confirming I had applied in time but refused until EAD" - they gave me such a letter. Luckily I never got stopped so never found out if it would convince a cop. As soon as EAD arrived, they gave me GA licence with same expiry date.

Mine was exactly 8 months.

I think USCIS are trying to massage the figures. Approving a few applications super quick to bring the overall average down ?

Quite easy. Just call Chicago and tell them. They ask for your reason. They submit the request electronically there. You then get an e-mail asking for evidence. I sent my evidence to Atlanta as the decision maker and uploaded a copy via MyUscis. Took a month for Chicago to decide it was best sent to Atlanta to make a decision. Atlanta took 2 months to ( I assume ) expedite and schedule an interview. I say assume as nobody has actually said it was expedited - just scheduled the interview.

My case ( receipt date April 2022 - current processing times 80% in 38.5 months ) has had an interview scheduled. This is after I requested expediting my I-485. As I understand it, few I-485s are expedited ? Did my uploading lots of pics and evidence help ? Who knows ? I like to think it did not hurt and actually helped. I intend to ask if it was a factor at the end of the interview and will update you guys with the answer.

I filed April 2022. With the current processing times, I would be getting approved July 2025 ! Or later if not one of the 80% !! I submitted an expedite request. Chicago sent it to Atlanta to decide. It took a few months but they e-mailed me to say my case was "ready for scheduling interview" WITHOUT actually saying whether my case was being expedited ( scheduling an interview next month or in 2025 ?? ) I asked Chicago ( as no update on MyUscis ) if expedited and received another e-mail NOT saying whether expediting or not. I asked Chicago again and agent agreed that the e-mails were vague. He stated he was putting in a request emphasising I had not been notified of result of my expedite request. 2 days later on May 12th, I get an e-mail saying an interview has been scheduled but AGAIN not referring to approval / denial of expedite request. The "interview scheduled" is now showing on MyUscis BUT the appointment letter is not showing under my documents. Hopefully I get a letter this week..........

As I understand it, if you enter on a non immigrant visa or VWP, and subsequently marry, they will at some stage in the process, ask you about intent etc.

When you were admitted, did the CBP officer ask you the purpose of your visit ? Did you mention you were visiting your fiancee ?

You said " and get married earlier than we planned" When it comes to when you previously planned to mary, be aware that it might be an issue regarding immigrant intent etc

It varies a lot depending on field office. Mine - Atlanta - 38.5 months right now.

No visitors allowed ? Including spouse ??