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Dismissed Mandamus?
Recently joined to a group writ of mandamus (after more than 5 years waiting on a I-485). Just got an email from the lawyer that USCIS is trying to get the mandamus dismissed. Is this normal?
Asylum
Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago
Total Days: 2080 days
Case
2020-11-30
2026-08-11
I-485
2080 Days
National Benefits Center: I-485
i485
I filed my marriage-based I-485 (spouse of U.S. citizen) in November 2025. Now it has been 3 months and still no process.My case should be at the Albany, NY Field Office. No RFE so far.
Can anyone share recent Albany timelines?
• How long did it take to get the interview?
• How long from filing to decision?
Thanks！
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 313 days
Case
2025-11-05
Today
I-485
313 Days
National Benefits Center: I-485
N-400 Las Vegas Field Office
#vegas #n400 #lasvegas
Did ny n-400 interview earlier this week. Got 751 approved the day after. How long typically until n-400 is approved and oath is scheduled? I was told 3-5 weeks but have been seeing folks who have been waiting since November 2025 for an oath ceremony
today I contacted with usics they said your card was delivered and give me tracking number but my laywer said we didn’t receive you’r card yet i think usps lost my ead card.
today I contacted with usics they said your card was delivered and give me tracking number but my laywer said we didn’t receive you’r card yet i think usps lost my ead card.
travel with vawa green card
hope everyone is doing good.
I wanted to share my travel experience on vawa Green Card.
I just got back to US after one month vacations. my immigration was done at abu dhabi airport because i had connecting flight and I wasn’t asked any questions it was smooth. when i arrived at the airport in US i just went straight to baggage claim and exit after that.
Asylum and Marriage based AOS (2025/2026)
I filed for Asylum in 2017, and basically nothing has happened ever since besides a couple EAD renewals.
The last renewal I did was in 2024, which was approved but surprisingly, instead of the usual 2year interval, i got 5 years (expires in 2029).
Fastforward to July 2025, USCIS scheduled my first Asylum interview for August 2025, which I couldn’t attend for a couple of reasons.
July 2025, my lawyer’s assistant mailed out a request to USCIS to reschedule my interview date and we basically heard nothing from them until Feb 2026.
Meawhile, I got married to my USC girlfriend of over 3 years in July 2025, and in September, we filed for AOS(I-485 and I-130) concurrently.
a few days later, USCIS mailed us receipts notices acknowledging that they have received our applications and that they’re currently working on them.
Feb 2026, I got a mail stating that my asylum application was closed not just because I missed my interview but also because my Asylum office did not receive any formal request to reschedule, hence, they forwarded the case to an immigration court, and my court date is scheduled for March 2026.
not gonna lie, I’m kinda concerned atp.
Any thoughts guys?
should I be worried about ICE being there on my first court hearing?
what happens to my current EAD with the case having been closed by USCIS?
and if the judge decides to close the case due to my pending AOS application, will I still be able to work with my EAD while waiting for my AOS to be processed?
taxes
Hey! For VAWA applicants, if you’re still legally married but separated for over 2 years and providing for your child, are you able to file as Head of Household? instead of filling spepraly -married! I know in the future if you ever try to apply for citizenship USCIS looks at you taxes record and I just want to make sure I’m doing everything right and apply to my good moral character
