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Still gotta try the best we can, since most likely their situation won't change anytime soon.

My wife really wants her parents to come to the US on a B2 visa from the Philippines, so she found some local agencies there that claim to help people get their B2 visa with preparing them for the interview. I already filled out all the paperwork and booked them OFC/Consulate appointments, but I'm skeptical if using an agency is even worth it at this point. Few notes: My father-in-law has one complication that in the 1980s, his employer filed his Taiwan immigration paperwork incorrectly and all of the workers got arrested sent back to the Philippines from Taiwan. Not sure if this is considered a deportation, since they never went in front of a judge and no further action was taken, but I noted/explained this situation in his DS-160 and I imagine he will get asked about it during the interview. They don't have great financial means, which I know is always a challenge. I'm going to provide an invitation letter and confirmation of funding their trip, in case the interviewer wants evidence. For ties to the Philippines, I was going to recommend them bring their land titles, picture of their house, motorcycle title, and evidence of taking care of our niece and my grandparents-in-law. For visiting the US, I was going to tell them to talk about visiting my wife and I, but also suggest different touristy things we could do/

Absolutely! My wife started happy crying and I could feel the stress/nervousness just pour away from my body.

Just following up, but we just got approved today from August 5th interview (125 days) and no RFE. Hopefully you got the same result today 🙏

Yes! Not sure if it's a coincidence or 125 days is just some special threshold, but at this point, we don't care haha ...now we just wait to receive the card in the mail?

CASE APPROVED 🥳; no RFE, just took 125 days after interview FINAL UPDATE (HOPEFULLY) 125 days since the interview and still no update 66 days since last update to the API [Don't Think Had Any Impact] First Congressman Contact: 49 days since reaching out to congressman's office (assigned to case worker) 25 days since case worker reached out for more information (shared same day) "Please provide me a copy of the receipt notice for your USCIS cases. This is needed to verify that we are contacting the correct service center on your behalf." 17 days since I followed-up with the case worker for any update No response [Don't Think Had Any Impact] Second Congressman Contact: 42 days since reaching out to congressman's office (assigned to case worker) No response [May Have Helped, Unsure] Third Congressman Contact: 16 days since reaching out to congressman's office (assigned to case worker) 14 days since case worker reached out for more information (shared same day) "In order to follow-up, your wife must complete and return the attached release form with receipt numbers and an explanation of the issue in the description on the actual form. If there are any USCIS receipt notices please include them. Be sure to have her hand sign the form as USCIS does not accept digital signatures. For an expedite request you will need to also include a letter explaining the reason for expedite plus supporting documentation per USCIS expedite criteria" Note: When I originally filled out the form I had my wife sign it with wet ink, but used my email and wrote the description of the issue from my PoV (US Citizen), so I think this is why he asked for it to be re-done. 13 days (today) since case worker confirmed receiving everything and "will follow up and be in touch" 6 days since I followed-up with the case worker to see if there was any update (he responded same day): He said, "Nothing yet. USCIS is backlogged with congressionals so it is taking some time to get a response. As soon as we have an update we will be in touch." I asked, "Do you happen to have a rough ballpark of how long responses are taking for other congressional inquiries you’re handling?" He said, "USCIS can be pretty inconsistent but 30 days is average."

Not sure to be excited that we are approaching the 125 days post interview or be sad that we are still very far from the 65 days post congressional inquiry haha Nonetheless, thank you for sharing! It at least gives us hope that we won't have to go the WoM route 🤞

Just me again, sharing my routine update in case anyone is facing a similar situation and interested in post-interview timelines: 122 days since the interview and still no update 63 days since last update to the API First Congressman Contact: 46 days since reaching out to congressman's office (assigned to case worker) 22 days since case worker reached out for more information (shared same day) "Please provide me a copy of the receipt notice for your USCIS cases. This is needed to verify that we are contacting the correct service center on your behalf." 14 days since I followed-up with the case worker for any update No response Second Congressman Contact: 39 days since reaching out to congressman's office (assigned to case worker) No response Third Congressman Contact: 13 days since reaching out to congressman's office (assigned to case worker) 11 days since case worker reached out for more information (shared same day) "In order to follow-up, your wife must complete and return the attached release form with receipt numbers and an explanation of the issue in the description on the actual form. If there are any USCIS receipt notices please include them. Be sure to have her hand sign the form as USCIS does not accept digital signatures. For an expedite request you will need to also include a letter explaining the reason for expedite plus supporting documentation per USCIS expedite criteria" Note: When I originally filled out the form I had my wife sign it with wet ink, but used my email and wrote the description of the issue from my PoV (US Citizen), so I think this is why he asked for it to be re-done. 10 days (today) since case worker confirmed receiving everything and "will follow up and be in touch" 3 days since I followed-up with the case worker to see if there was any update (he responded same day): He said, "Nothing yet. USCIS is backlogged with congressionals so it is taking some time to get a response. As soon as we have an update we will be in touch." I asked, "Do you happen to have a rough ballpark of how long responses are taking for other congressional inquiries you’re handling?" He said, "USCIS can be pretty inconsistent but 30 days is average."

Impossible to know for sure, but my guess is that it probably has to do with an automated system doing the original scheduling and new scheduling information being entered afterwards that conflicts with the original scheduling (e.g. interviewer will be out of office, all interviewers were cancelled that day due to some event or other task, etc.)

Aug 5 and still waiting; same situation as you. Last API update was early October, but no communication or change from it.

Just sharing yet another update in case anyone is facing a similar situation and interested in post-interview timelines: 112 days since the interview and still no update First Congressman Contact: 36 days since reaching out to congressman's office (assigned to case worker) 12 days since case worker reached out for more information (shared same day) "Please provide me a copy of the receipt notice for your USCIS cases. This is needed to verify that we are contacting the correct service center on your behalf." Second Congressman Contact: 29 days since reaching out to congressman's office (assigned to case worker) - No response Third Congressman Contact: 3 days since reaching out to congressman's office (assigned to case worker) 1 day since case worker reached out for more information (shared same day) "In order to follow-up, your wife must complete and return the attached release form with receipt numbers and an explanation of the issue in the description on the actual form. If there are any USCIS receipt notices please include them. Be sure to have her hand sign the form as USCIS does not accept digital signatures. For an expedite request you will need to also include a letter explaining the reason for expedite plus supporting documentation per USCIS expedite criteria" Note: When I originally filled out the form I had my wife sign it with wet ink, but used my email and wrote the description of the issue from my PoV (US Citizen), so I think this is why he asked for it to be re-done. 0 days (today) since case worker confirmed receiving everything and "will follow up and be in touch"

I would try asking Emma and speaking to a live agent, since it sounds like a weird technical issue. With that being said, I would aim to attend the interview on December 19th until you hear otherwise or receive further mail from them.

Just gathering opinions, but do y'all think it's worth applying for AP, given our delay on the interview results and green card approval (hopefully)? We originally didn't apply for AP because it's somewhat expensive and I read in most instances people were getting their green card before getting their AP. We also were a bit naive in thinking we wouldn't want to travel for at least a year, but as we started thinking about 2026, I can tell my wife underestimated how much she would miss her family and really wants to go visit them, since they most likely won't be able to come to the US.

"Please provide me a copy of the receipt notice for your USCIS cases." I wasn't sure, which file they wanted, so I sent them them a copy of the Request for Applicant to Appear for Initial Interview Letter and copy of Notice of Interview Results. Haven't heard back yet, so hopefully that is sufficient.

Just sharing another update in case anyone is facing a similar situation and interested in post-interview timelines: 100 days since the interview and still no update 24 days since reaching out to congressman's office (assigned to case worker) 1 day since case worker reached out for more information

Congratulations! 🥳

^^ Forgot to mention, I have already tried: Contacting one of my local congressmen (no update since assigning to case worker) Submitting a USCIS Service Request (no update since email confirming request was received)

Just curious, are there any options I can do in the meantime besides the Writ of Mandamus?

Thought that was only for 120+ days?

90 days since the interview and still no update 14 days since congressman's office last communicated (assigned to case worker) 😭

It's been 1-2 weeks since I heard back that they received the privacy release form and forwarded the case to one of their case workers. No communications since.

Done, but haven't heard back yet.

80 days since the interview and still no update...

71 days since the interview and no update... 😭

I do somewhat agree, but I also think it's a bit of a chicken/egg situation because one of the major reasons for many of the inquiries is due to the inconsistent communications and lack of transparency, so by addressing it, I think it would reduce it significantly. I'm more keen on the improved communication opposed to support line though.