Grace What God cannot do does not exist
23 de sep de 2026
Prolonged I-485 and H-4 Delays—What Is the Best Way Forward?
My #EB-2 NIW priority date is October 2023. My family’s I-485 applications were received on October 24, 2025, but there has been no progress or meaningful update since then.
Additionally, my dependents’ H-4 extension applications were received on June 24, 2025, and have now been pending for over 450 days. My work visa was extended as the principal applicant, but my dependents’ H-4 extensions remain pending.
Everyone in our family received employment authorization except my husband. His driver’s license has expired, and because his H-4 extension and employment authorization application are still pending, he cannot work or renew his license. This prolonged uncertainty has left him deeply frustrated and depressed.
The situation has also placed a significant financial and emotional burden on me because I am solely responsible for supporting our family of six. Although we have an immigration attorney, the attorney has not responded to my inquiries for approximately three months.
What is the best way forward? At what point should I contact my congressional representative, submit an expedite request, contact the USCIS Ombudsman, consult another immigration attorney, or explore legal action to compel USCIS to adjudicate our cases?
Has anyone experienced a similar situation? I would sincerely appreciate any advice.
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Zig Zag23 de sep de 2026
i have been in similar situation. firet we requested expedite request due severe financial situation. We got employment letter from the employer. As well as letter of losing insurance. we showed that in case ofnlosing insurance our family would suffer due to my daughters spech delay therapy. We submitted somewhere like 6-8 scanned documents. Submitted expedite request. We also wrote to our state congresman the same day. In a week or two we got our ead approved. We did it ourselves with no help of our lawyers. The more documents you show the better. Some lawyers suck, we ended up hiring three lawyers. 4-5 months ago we received our green cards.
Grace What God cannot do does not exist23 de sep de 2026
Thank you for sharing,@Zig Zag , I’m hopeful 🙏
Zig Zag23 de sep de 2026
Just submit the expedire
request. It’s not hard.
Kobbs G30 de sep de 2026
this is crazy, my PD was Nov 28, 2023 and my I-485 was submitted October 17, 2025. My greencard got approved March 28, 2026.
Praying everything goes well with yours 🙏🏼💙
Grace What God cannot do does not exist6 de oct de 2026
congratulations @Kobbs G
B k18 de oct de 2026
Amen
