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Hi,
I’m reaching out to check if there are any updates on someone similar to my case, as it has been quite some time without any progress. I’ve noticed that applicants with a similar priority date are starting to receive approvals.However the difference is they have receipt start with MSC and mine stated with IOE
Here are my case details for reference:
• Priority Date: June 8, 2023
• Category: EB2-NIW
• I-485 Filed: December 2024
• Biometrics: February 2025
The current status is “We are actively reviewing your case.”
When I contacted Emma (the USCIS virtual assistant), I was informed that my case has been transferred to the National Benefits Center (NBC) and that the interview has been waived.
Thank you!
EB1-2
Outstanding professor or researcher
Total Days: 188 days
Case
2024-12-12
Today
I-485
188 Days
National Benefits Center: I-485
Case mishandled by lawyer and closed with no prior notice.
I hope this message finds you well.
I’m writing to inform you all of a very distressing situation regarding my previous legal representatives, Gehi and Associates New York. I found out yesterday without any warning or formal notice that they have closed my case and are no longer representing me, despite my case still being pending with USCIS.
Over the past several months, I had been calling their office regularly for updates and requesting that my lawyer call me back. Unfortunately, I never received any return calls. Then yesterday, in a moment of panic over my immigration status and needing to see a doctor, I called again. The receptionist repeated the same line that the lawyer would call me back but this time I explained the urgency and my fears about leaving home without clarity on my status and ICE.
After pressing further, the receptionist told me to wait five minutes, and then hours later finally informed me that my case had been closed by the firm. I was completely shocked. I was never contacted, warned, or given any explanation about this decision.
I now believe that my lawyers mishandled my case. For the past three years, I had been consistently visiting their office, monthly and later every two months asking for updates. They kept pushing the timeline, from three months to seven, then nine, and so on. I asked multiple times why I hadn’t received any receipt notices except for my work permit, and they always told me to wait.
Only in late 2024 did I discover that USCIS had tried to contact me by mail back in 2022, but the documents were undeliverable. I never received notices for my I-360, I-485, or travel permit only the work permit. My lawyers should have followed up with USCIS when I first raised this concern. But they didn’t. Instead, I was left in the dark while continuing to pay them $300 every month until 2023, when I could no longer afford to do so.
I feel scammed, abandoned, and emotionally abused by my lawyers. These last three years have been filled with uncertainty and pain, especially after surviving abuse in my marriage. I came here hoping to rebuild my life, but instead I’ve been retraumatized, now not just by my past, but by the very people who were supposed to help me move forward.
This has been an enormous shock, and I am struggling to process it. I feel completely alone and unsupported. Please advise me what go do. I went to the One Police Plaza to get my finger print done now I don’t know how should I sent it the uscis, that was supposed to be sent already with the VAWA packet, by my previous lawyers.
They put me in the dark and difficult situation.
Form I-864
Has anyone who had their VAWA case approved ever received a Request for Evidence (RFE) related to Form I-864, Affidavit of Support? I understand that self-petitioners under VAWA are generally exempt from this requirement, but I would like to know what kind of response should be submitted in this situation.
HOLA A TODOS ESPERO QUE ESTEN BIEN ...COMO SE ENCUENTRA EL EL LUGAR DONDE VIVEN USTEDES...YO VIVO EN CALIFORNIA Y LAS REDADAS ESTAN BIEN FUERTES ,HAY MUCHO POLICIA Y MIGRACION EN LAS CALLES .
TENGO MIEDO DE SALIR A RECOGER AMIS HIJOS ALA ESCUELA ...HASTA IR AGARRAR COMIDA ALAS TIENDAS ...EN NINGUN LUGAR ESTAS SEGURA POR QUE EN UNAS CASAS CERCA DE MI YA LLEGARON A TOCAR LA PUERTA..SOLO LE PIDO A DIOS QUE YA SE ACABE TODO ESTO ..EL PRECIDENTE TRUMP MANDO ALA FUERZA ARMADA A LOS ANGELES POR LAS PROTESTAS .
how many people have the case denied in this week?I have my case I-130 they asked my wife that provided identification if she was born in America sent itand then they received the request.yesterday de
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IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 496 days
Case
2024-02-02
2025-06-12
I-130
496 Days
National Benefits Center: I-130
Case transferred to Philadelphia
I chatted with USCIS Emma this morning and was informed that my I-485 case has been transferred to the Philadelphia Field Office. This isn’t my local field office, so I’m a bit confused. Has anyone had experience with the Philadelphia FO? How long does it typically take to receive a decision from there?
Have not received biometrics appoitnnent yet
Hi there,
USCIS received my application on 5/27 and got my acceptance notice and wesbite code for portal on 06.07. I have not recieved my biometrics appointment yet. The whole situation has me stressed and nervous. I filled my AOS through marriage with a US citizen. Anybody in similar situations?