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Lindsay CG
Jun 5, 2024
Usual gap between I-765 approval and I-485 approval?
hey y’all, USCIS received my forms on 4/4/2024, and I recently got my I-765 approved - much earlier than I expected, which is fantastic! I’m just wondering, if your case is similar to mine, how long did it take before you got your I-485 approved, and did they interview you or waive the interview? I got a RFE for my medical exam and sent it in right away, and recently was notified that they received it and are “actively reviewing” my case. Pertinent information: I’m adjusting from a K-1, and we followed all the rules there but I’ve actually lived in the U.S. for nearly 5 years at this point (and am nearing my 5th wedding anniversary !) we just delayed filing the final AOS due to cost and other factors. I was born in Canada, and we have one child (an awesome 3-year-old.) I believe my closest field office is Minneapolis, however we live in a small town nearly 4 hours away on the North Dakota border, so while we can obviously swing an interview, it’s even better and more convenient if they waive it. Thanks everyone!

K-1

U.S. citizen filing for a fiancé(e)

Total Days: 244 days
Case
2024-04-04
2024-12-04
I-765
71 Days
I-485
244 Days
National Benefits Center: I-765, I-485
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T S
Jun 5, 2024
7 January 2022 PD - Approval - Writ of Mandamus Filed
I wanted to let anyone who sees this know that if you are beyond regular processing times and are financially in a place to afford such a large expense, don’t waste anymore time and file a Writ of Mandamus. I literally took advice from someone else on Reddit, a stranger, and I am so grateful and happy I did. So this is why I’m posting all of this, to hopefully help inform someone else that’s in a similar situation and help them find resolve and peace! From signing the contract, to having our I-130 and I-485 approved, it took a total of 22 days. Once USCIS received notifications from the US Attorney’s office, on a Monday, quite literally the next day, Tuesday, our case was approved. Additionally, the immigration office we are working with keeps our lawsuit open with the US Attorney until the Green Card is produced and delivered. The case won’t be closed until that happens. The immigration office we are working with (Hacking Immigration) charged $5k and the processing fees are $500 (government related). After trying to patiently wait for the Fairfax, Virginia FO to process our paperwork, we felt helpless and decided to go this route… 870 days later. Regarding our timeline down below - it’s all corrrct except for the RFE part. We received an RFE, but within minutes, we received another update not reflected in the timeline that stated the RFE was cancelled. Later we received the interview notification. This post is kind of all over the place, so lmk if you have any specific questions down below and I’ll try to help out where I can! #writ #writofmandamus #I-130 #I-485 #lawsuit

IR-1/CR-1

U.S. citizen filing for a spouse

Total Days: 887 days
Case
2022-01-07
2024-06-12
I-765
54 Days
I-131
319 Days
I-130
879 Days
I-485
887 Days
National Benefits Center: I-765, I-131, I-130, I-485
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