congrats

thank you!

any herds question in interviews

No hard or tricky questions. We went over the form and she had some questions about evidence we brought

Hello, congratulations! Did you file the mandamus yourself, or did an attorney prepare it? And what was the cost?

It seems you filed Mandamus 1 year 3 months later. I wonder what seems to be the minimum period before filing. Any opinion?

@Shokhida kh thank you! we used an attorney - Jeelani Law Firm. It costs around 5k but I paid an extra 1k to guarantee the successful outcome, ie, if mandamus didn’t work, they would return money to me

@Exile USA the attorney explained that you need to wait twice the historic(!) processing time for the last year. It was 7.4 months*2 for me so we waited 14 months before applying. it took a bit longer due to government shutdown. google „historic processing times” for the form you are interested in (you can’t just find this info on their site without googling). This is not the same as the expected processing times they list on their website.

https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/historic-pt @Exile USA

congratulations 🎉 i am currently in the Mandamus procedure now but we did it ourselves and we are currently battling in court with DOJ as they filed a motion ti dismiss the case. its been 3 months since the Mandamus yet no response, just a very recent API update so we are hoping they are working on it.

@Sophie May M. how long did it take for them to schedule your interview?

@my journey my journey I hope your mandamus doesn’t get dismissed! our mandamus was filed around 11/12 and interview was scheduled on 12/11. so it took a month

wow that was pretty fast. hopefully mine isn’t dismissed 🤞

@Sophie May M. did you receive your interview notice by mail, email or from the USCIS account?

@my journey my journey we received it by mail

Great thank you. congratulations once again

@Sophie thank you for your inputs. My i-730 is pending interview at USCIS field office (abroad). It's been 7 months now since receipt notice. It seems that historical processing time has slipped to about 11 months now from 7.4 in FY2024. Hopefully, we will get our interview soon, fingers crossed! Congratulations to you after a long wait and so much emotional and financial investment!

@My Journey. You need to file a response to DOJ's "Motion to Dismiss" in court within 30 days. If you don't do anything Judge may dismiss your complaint. If you file a motion against their motion, DOJ might just give up, resulting in your favor.

@Exile USA I wish your interview gets scheduled soon, good luck!

@Exile USA we did file an opposition to the motion to dismiss and now we are waiting for the judge to decide. after we filed the opposition to the motion to Dismis, the DOJ filed another document supporting their motion to dismiss so now we dont know if to add any more documents or just wait and see 🤷🏼‍♀️

@my journey. It's great you filed the opposition. DOJ is just trying delay tactics by filing motion after motion. They know if there is an actual bench trial, judge will rule against them. Explore the option of filing a motion for summary judgement. All the best!

@Exile USA thank you so much. I wish you all the best too.

i mandamus only applicable for the beneficiary inside the US? my wife is not from the 75country we call a lawyer but and they said I730 is dead at the moment they ask me to apply I-130 im thinking to push i730

@Mi Im no, mandamus should work no matter where beneficiary is

Congratulations! So you submitted the I730 in New York?

@Sophia S thank you! no, Chicago

@Exile USA thank you so much for the encouragement, my application has finally been approved 🙏🏼

@my journey congratulations! It is definitely encouraging to witness your final victory! I am still waiting for my interview 160 days (5 months since transfer to field office)!

@Exile USA I definitely understand what you are going through,and i hope that you get the response you are waiting for. My journey is over yet but we remain hopeful as we go to the next stage. I wish you the best.

@my journey my journey @Sophie May M. @my journey my journey congratulations for mandamus request do I need to send it by mail? we want to do it by ourself too because we cannot afford paying the lawyer again we was advise file I-130 but we want to push this I-730 even though proclamations said it paused. Give me idea how will I start the mamdamus I am base in Vegas. Is mandamus works for beneficiary abroa?

@Mi Im yes, mandamus works no matter where beneficiary is located (inside the US or abroad). I believe mandamus has to be sent by mail. If you want to do it yourself, look up Reddit called „Step-by-Step Guide on How I Filed a Writ of Mandamus Without a Lawyer and How You Can Too”. Good luck!

@Mi Im also I saw people discussing on this app that some lawyers file mandamuses for a group of people so it’s cheaper

@Mi Im we actually did ours in person at the court but I believe it can be done by mail too. yes, the mandamus works no mater the location. my husband actually filled the mandamus and I am the beneficiary abroad. about the proclamation i dont know how it affects us but our petition was appointed after the mandamus by the end of February 2026

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