Case Processing
Mandamus
In general, I once again apologize to the rest, you can fly with us to Mandamus.
I'll delete this post tomorrow.
I don't want to bother you anymore.
I contacted attorney Jessica T. Arena to prepare a group mandamus lawsuit. We need four more people to join in order to file it. The cost is $2,200 per case (per family).
If you’re tired of waiting, you’re welcome to join my group. I’ll leave her website here:
https://jtarenalaw.com/aylee-i-485-group-lawsuit-onboarding/
I think this is a very reasonable price for a group lawsuit. The filing will take place in the jurisdiction of one of the group members’ residences.
The backlog is growing by 5,000 cases per month. There’s no end in sight. At this rate, we could be waiting for years to get a decision. I believe this is unsafe and unreasonable.
By this month, the backlog will be over 100,000 cases. At the current processing rate, it will take 5 years (!!) to work through all of them.
https://jtarenalaw.com/aylee-i-485-group-lawsuit-onboarding/
you need to contact the attorney directly and ask to be included in the group filing.
Ask a lawyer all the questions, I'm just a volunteer who's trying to get people together and push the group forward.
You can send me your name (I’ll send you a request), and I’ll also let her know about you from my side so we don’t lose track of each other.
Friends, no one except us is interested in getting a green card for us right now. Let's do it
Asylum
Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago
Total Days: 599 days
Case
2024-03-20
Today
I-485
599 Days
National Benefits Center: I-485
Big big thank you to my officer in Boston Field Office ❤️
Hereby I wanted to show a big appreciation to my officer in Boston Field office for not taking any action on my case and not approving after about 4 years. thank you for making me stressed, overwhelmed, frustrated, and disappointed. Thank you for not even transferring my case to Philadelphia even after 3 years of moving out of Boston. I can see many cases are being approved from Aug, Sept, or even Dec 2022. I believe the cases are processed in order. Thank you Sir/Mam
F2A
Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21
Total Days: 1375 days
Case
2022-02-03
Today
I-485
1375 Days
National Benefits Center: I-485
i-824 process
I have an I-485 pending (filed in 2022) and submitted an I-824 for my wife at the same time. I understand her I-824 won’t be processed until my I-485 is approved. Since it’s already been 3 years, will the I-824 still take another 12–15 months after my approval? Can someone explain the steps for my wife’s process after my I-485 gets approved?
travel document
please has anyone traveled with their travel document to Seattle recently? what if I have asylum pending and I have a marriage travel document can I still travel and use it?
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 706 days
Case
2023-12-04
Today
I-131
513 Days
I-130
706 Days
I-485
706 Days
National Benefits Center: I-131, I-130, I-485
Filing 730 to interview schedule/reunion
ሰላም Hi all
After granted 589, how soon one can submit 730 for dependent? Then if anyone from ETH, share me how long it takes for nvc to process sent to consulate and schedule interview? If possible how is the backlog in ETH and how soon they call for interview? In general term how long your filing 730 to reunion took? thanks in advance
EB1 gc timeline
Submitted AOS earlier this year, recently received gc in hand. Sharing my timeline since this community was very helpful when tracking my AOS case.
Good luck and wishing you a speedy gc!
EB1-2
Outstanding professor or researcher
Total Days: 209 days
Case
2025-04-14
Today
I-765
88 Days
I-485
192 Days
I-131
209 Days
I-485J
209 Days
National Benefits Center: I-765, I-485, I-131, I-485J
F2A I-130 RFE
Good Day,
I received a rfe a few weeks back and I was just wondering if there is anyone who submitted their original application by mail (physical) and then got a rfe but submitted the digitally.
I am wanting to submit it digitally as it's faster (I think especially with the shutdown and everything happening) but our lawyer is saying we need to submit by mail. (We've not had a good relationship with the lawyer as they charged a fortune and haven't been returning emails or calls over the past 3 years🙃)
Just wanting some precedent as I don't wanna mess up now.
We submitted a response to the RFE to USCIS.
We submitted a response to the RFE to USCIS.. If anyone has received a reply, please let us know. It's been 120 days. We're still waiting. How many days do we have to wait? Thanks in advance for replying to us with suggestions. we also contact uscis and senetor. still waiting for their positive response.. Amen... God bless us with positive response... 🤞♾️🙏
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 582 days
Case
2024-04-06
Today
I-130
582 Days
Texas Service Center: I-130
9 years for the affirmative interview
Filed back in 2016 November. its going to be 9 years next week waiting the interview.
NY bethpage office. Anyone filed in 2016 and received interview?
I am trying to get an idea how close I am.
Thanks
Affirmative asylum process
Affirmative process
Total Days: 3281 days
Case
2016-11-15
Today
I-589
3281 Days
New York Asylum Office: I-589
It’s my turn! My case is Approved! 🙏🏻
Hi friends!
It’s my turn! After almost 5 years of sharing my journey and reading about others’ experiences, it’s finally my time to say: my case is approved!
Since I know these posts mean a lot to many of us, I didn’t want to skip sharing my story. I’ll try to keep it simple and cover the main points and common questions:
PD: 03/2021
Sponsor: Taco Bell – BDV
1st interview: 08/2022
Started working for sponsor: 12/2022
→ Worked for one full year after that I informed my sponsor I’d need to take a break for personal reasons.
05/2025: RFE for medical
06/2025: Case ready for 2nd interview
09/2025: Interview scheduled (yes, I waited 3 months to receive the date!)
10/2025: 2nd interview – Detroit Field Office
The interview was very quick—about 30–40 minutes. The officer was kind and mentioned she knew I had been waiting a long time but needed a second interview due to new policies. She said she just needed to review and update some information.
No questions about BDV, my sponsor, or anything like that ( all these questions was made on my first interview). She asked when I stopped working; I was honest and explained that the visa wasn’t available and that I had to move to another state for personal reasons, but that once approved, I intend to return to work. She asked if I worked somewhere else—I said yes, temporarily—and that was it.
My husband’s interview was separate, and he was with the officer for only about 15 minutes. Mostly form questions.
Dependents: Only my husband (we have 2 kids, both born here).
My biggest advice: Keep living your life and doing what makes you happy. Otherwise, time will pass, and you’ll feel stuck and frustrated. Your time will come! Wishing you all a future filled with purpose and happiness here! Thank you for all the support in this great community 💫
administrative processing Islamabad embassy
My husband’s interview date is December 1st, and I have been seeing a lot of people go into administrative processing even though they are congratulated at the interview. They keep their passports too. So I’m confused as to how long it takes them to issue the visa even though they don’t ask for additional evidence or a 221g. Some people still haven’t received their visas even though their interviews were in October.
Waiting for decision after interview – Kendall FL Field Office (Oct 20, 2025)
Hi everyone. Marriage-based I-485 interview completed on Oct 20, 2025 – Kendall, FL Field Office.
Received ‘Notice of Interview Results’ stating case is held for review.
No RFE, no update yet. Anyone else still waiting from Kendall around same date?
#kendall #greencard
I730
Hi everyone,
Has anyone here had an I730 follow to join case through the US Embassy in Abu Dhabi? My friend’s husband is the beneficiary, the embassy already sent the link to schedule the interview, but it keeps asking for the DS260 form, which is still locked.
They have emailed the embassy several times but only get auto replies. If anyone has gone through this, could you please share how you solved it or how long it took for the embassy to unlock the form or schedule the interview?
Any advice or experience would be really appreciated. 🙏