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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.

I think one of the other factors that I think plays a major part of the dissatisfaction is the inconsistency and lack of transparency that often gets ignored under the guise of 'every case is different, therefore processing times can vary significantly'. There is definitely some truth to that, but I think it's vastly overly used as an excuse to avoid scrutiny.

Just curious, where did you see that? I ask because the inquiry date tool says "The earliest you can submit questions is February 22, 2028. Please do not contact us before this date."

That's at least reassuring! Thank you 😇 Let's pray for the later 🤞

Actually decided to try this again, since it previously was always stuck at 8/5, but now it's 10/3 and no update in the status. Does this usually mean anything?

Just curious if anyone has any idea, but if my wife's medical report expires before they make a decision from the interview (even if it was valid at the time of the interview), then should we go get a new one to upload without being asked? Also, if we don't receive a decision before 1/1/26, then will we need to submit an updated set of tax returns too? TL;DR = Just curious, if the filing requirements are cutoff by the filing date, interview date, or the decision date?

Passed the 60 day mark and no update 😢