just looking looking
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Filed mandamus and interviewed today
Newark FO, asylum-based I-485, interview done 11/10
Filed Aug 2024. Filed mandamus late Aug 2026, interview got scheduled Oct 19 (about 6 weeks after service). Interview today took ~2 hours, officer went line by line, no documents requested. Handed a "held for review" continuance notice at the end. Same afternoon the online status flipped to "Interview Cancelled and Notice Ordered" and the case step moved to "Decision." Interview was not actually cancelled, that's just how they close a continued interview in the system.
Anyone else at Newark get this combo? How long from "Decision" to approval for you?
Asylum
Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago
Total Days: 820 days
Case
2024-08-14
Today
I-485
820 Days
National Benefits Center: I-485
Timeline Map
2024-08-14
I-485
Submission to USCIS
2024-09-24
I-485
D+41
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2026-11-10
I-485
D+818
Interview
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Giorgi Giorgadze1d
how long it take from filing to interview? thanks
l11y00 231d
congratulations brother you’ll have a big party soon
does an attorney went with you to the interview sitting next to you during the interview?
did they ask you about your asylum application?
did they ask if you ever had government assistance like snap benefit or cash assistance ever ?
please let me know
just looking looking1d
cool! i think i may get status updated this week!
just looking looking1d
i didn’t want attorney i was able to handle all by myself. he read every line in my i485 application and i answered them. after that part, we continued the interview related to my case. it was very loooonnnmg interview nonstop talking.
they didn’t ask snap etc kinda benefits
they went through asylum application as if i applied to asylum to be honest with you, i was like in an asylum interview and it went well too. you have to be ready to answer all asylum related questions
l11y00 231d
@just looking looking thanks man my case is still pending and older than yours so I’m gonna file the WOM soon but tbh I already paid an elite attorney so I hope it’ll be easy and it looks even the results of the Mandamus cases take almost 3months so it might take early 2027
jatinder singh1d
they’ll approve you in 1-2 days max
just looking looking1d
that’s what i’ve thought
Py ZHENG1d
I applied for adjustment of status (Form I-485) based on asylum in late 2025—wait, I mean late 2024. It has now been nearly a year. I’ve been handling all the paperwork myself; do you have any advice? I am based in Dallas.
just looking looking1d
it’s time to do mandamus, it’s worth it! otherwise files just wait there they don’t pick it up and review…
sk k19h
@just looking looking did you wait 1 year after granted asylum?
just looking looking17h
yes, i waited longer than 1 year
guri singh16h
that means your case is approved congratulations in advance be ready for celebration. happens to me same last two weeks ago and i got approved next day
guri singh16h
@just looking looking
just looking looking15h
amazing, so happy to hear that! i will share updates
