e c
Jan 4, 2024
835 days since filing
Our marriage-based AOS is now almost a year out of the normal processing time (married to US citizen for almost 7 years, transferred to the Houston, TX field office after relocating for work from Minnesota).
The second “actively reviewing” status change happened 5 months ago (the first being the automatic update right after my biometrics appointment in February 2022). Since then we sent in two outside of the normal processing time inquiries. The first one said to contact them if there is no update on the case in 120 days. After the 120 days passed USCIS Contact Center put in another one for us and we got an even more generic response asking for our patience—this time they didn’t even give us a timeframe.
I’m sitting at my desk at work and cry as I’m typing this. I feel so hopeless not knowing when this journey will end trying to prepare myself for another round of paperwork—my advance parole already expired, my 2-year EAD will expire in 2 months. I will need to talk to HR and let them know about my situation hoping they will not change my employment status from a full-time employee to a contractor because I still don’t have the permanent right to work in this country. We are saving money not for a house or a vacation together but for lawyer fees to put in a congressional inquiry and to renew my medical if a new courtesy letter comes (we sent in my medical before the first letter even arrived following our lawyer’s advice and after 2 years, now that form is expired as well).
I don’t know how long I can go on like this. Since my biometrics appointment almost 2 years ago, USCIS didn’t request any new information from us, there is “nothing outstanding” yet we are still not in line for an interview in our local field office. They have everything they need from us but cannot make a decision or even call us in for the interview. I scroll through the Lwafully app every day and smile with those who found their long-awaited approval notice in their inbox and hope that I can stay strong until my day arrives too in a few weeks, months or maybe years from now.
I don’t have a question. I’m just really heartbroken and discouraged today and wanted to share with people who maybe understand how hard it is to follow your spouse’s, family’s, lawyer’s, contact center agent’s and immigration officer’s advice just to be patient. I have no one around me who can offer more than those empty words of advice to deal with this.
I’m patient. I respect the process and this great country I want to call my home at the end of this. I just hope this process will not take all the positive sprit I once had when starting this journey so I have some of it left for time when the letter comes and the rest of my life finally begins.
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 930 days
Case
2021-09-21
2024-04-08
I-765
195 Days
I-131
357 Days
I-485
930 Days
National Benefits Center: I-765, I-131, I-485
Timeline Map
2021-09-21
I-485
I-131
I-765
Submission to USCIS
2021-11-02
I-485
D+42
Request for Evidence(RFE) from USCIS
2022-01-15
I-485
D+116
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2022-04-04
I-765
D+195
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2022-09-13
I-131
D+357
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2024-03-22
I-485
D+913
Response to RFE
2024-04-08
I-485
D+930
Decision (Approval or Denial)
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Mrs. BlairJan 4, 2024
I have no words because whenever I think to complain I come across someone like you that started almost a year before me and is still in this predicament.
Jazmin LJan 4, 2024
contact your state congress or senate they were helpful to us
e cJan 4, 2024
@Mrs. Blair You can complain!! I feel for you and everyone who is going through this regardless of their timeline. It’s not a competition, we are all in the same boat dealing with uncertainty. I hope your case is processed soon, just as much as I hope the same for mine ❤️
e cJan 4, 2024
@Jazmin L thank you, that’s the next step, I’m waiting for our lawyer to respond to my emai about this. I had high hopes for this but I read too many posts in the last few days from people who got a very generic response after the congressional inquiry—I think that’s why broke down today thinking that this will be useless too. Your words gave me hope, thank you!
Mrs. BlairJan 4, 2024
thank you for your kind words and I really hope yours gets processed soon as well ❤️
lid lesJan 4, 2024
@e c so, im not the only one crying 😭
since july 2021. i just spend 750 for medical rfe cause mine already expired. and i need to renew my ead too, its expiring next month.😢
Anny LeonJan 4, 2024
Hello, try to contact help on the DHS site and explain your situation and everything you have done so that USCIS can respond to you, Good Luck 🙏🏻
Jon DoeJan 5, 2024
@Anny Leon DHS? please explain more. I've contacted my congressman and USCIS responded with a general response saying some cases take longer than others (justifying why mine wasn't approved within the processing time posted) and that they'll treat my case soon
tish squirewellJan 5, 2024
Sept 27 2021 i485 still pending I reach out to my congressman almost a month ago still nothing
Omar XJan 5, 2024
I understand the frustration, 920 days for me, medical expired, RFE was for my medical, RFE was received in Oct 2023, still to this day no decision from uscis. I want to get in touch with my state senator but they republicans and I don’t think they’ll help me on my case 🤦🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
