Normal Range of Time

[meadowzephyr 26]

Hello,

Perhaps I'm just a bit anxious. We received the NOA1 for my husband's AOS from K-1 Visa on August 1, 2012. He had his biometric appointment on August 23, 2012. We still have heard nothing from USCIS since the biometric. Are we still within the normal timeframe?

Thanks!

[a+j 77]

A couple of links that might be useful to figure that out:

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/ (go to AOS timelines at the bottom of the page)

and

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do

Good luck!

[Villanelle 4,121]

Have you signed up to receive case status updates by email? or are you able to access your case online?

You need to figure out where your case is. Since youre a K1 you may or may not need an interview. If youre able to access your case online it will tell you where your case is being currently being processed or what step youre currently on. If youre not able to access it online, you can call and ask.

If youre being processed at the national benefits center- then thats either good or bad depending on how you look at it. The NBC is where you sit while they do 'background checks', decide whether or not to send RFEs, and will decide whether or not your case will be sent for an interview or if you will be issued a GC w/o an interview. So if youre still showing being processed at the NBC theres nothing you can do but sit and wait for them to decide what happens next. You may be able to put in a service request though if you are there still since it has been 5 months, but I dont know that for sure...

If it shows you were transferred to a local office for interview/scheduleding processing, then it means you are required to have an interview and you can check the timelines link for a general idea of processing times and trends for your local office. However, it could be a long wait. When I look at the trends at my local office I can see that last year around this time they were moving rather quickly. People were getting scheduled and approved GC around the rate of apx 2-3 months, then all of a sudden there was a slow down and now it seems the processing time is around 7-8 months. Currently the people being called in for interviews and receiving GC during the month of Dec at my local offices were those who filed for AOS in April.

[TBoneTX 43,020]

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[meadowzephyr 26]

Have you signed up to receive case status updates by email? or are you able to access your case online?

You need to figure out where your case is. Since youre a K1 you may or may not need an interview. If youre able to access your case online it will tell you where your case is being currently being processed or what step youre currently on. If youre not able to access it online, you can call and ask.

If youre being processed at the national benefits center- then thats either good or bad depending on how you look at it. The NBC is where you sit while they do 'background checks', decide whether or not to send RFEs, and will decide whether or not your case will be sent for an interview or if you will be issued a GC w/o an interview. So if youre still showing being processed at the NBC theres nothing you can do but sit and wait for them to decide what happens next. You may be able to put in a service request though if you are there still since it has been 5 months, but I dont know that for sure...

If it shows you were transferred to a local office for interview/scheduleding processing, then it means you are required to have an interview and you can check the timelines link for a general idea of processing times and trends for your local office. However, it could be a long wait. When I look at the trends at my local office I can see that last year around this time they were moving rather quickly. People were getting scheduled and approved GC around the rate of apx 2-3 months, then all of a sudden there was a slow down and now it seems the processing time is around 7-8 months. Currently the people being called in for interviews and receiving GC during the month of Dec at my local offices were those who filed for AOS in April.

Thank you Capri. My receipt number shows that it went to the Missouri Service Center. The online case status only says "Acceptance." So I don't where we are in the stream of time. It was not sent to California Service Center, so I don't know if we will have an interview or not.

Any suggestions on how I can find out where it is?

Thanks again for your reply.

Have you signed up to receive case status updates by email? or are you able to access your case online?

You need to figure out where your case is. Since youre a K1 you may or may not need an interview. If youre able to access your case online it will tell you where your case is being currently being processed or what step youre currently on. If youre not able to access it online, you can call and ask.

If youre being processed at the national benefits center- then thats either good or bad depending on how you look at it. The NBC is where you sit while they do 'background checks', decide whether or not to send RFEs, and will decide whether or not your case will be sent for an interview or if you will be issued a GC w/o an interview. So if youre still showing being processed at the NBC theres nothing you can do but sit and wait for them to decide what happens next. You may be able to put in a service request though if you are there still since it has been 5 months, but I dont know that for sure...

If it shows you were transferred to a local office for interview/scheduleding processing, then it means you are required to have an interview and you can check the timelines link for a general idea of processing times and trends for your local office. However, it could be a long wait. When I look at the trends at my local office I can see that last year around this time they were moving rather quickly. People were getting scheduled and approved GC around the rate of apx 2-3 months, then all of a sudden there was a slow down and now it seems the processing time is around 7-8 months. Currently the people being called in for interviews and receiving GC during the month of Dec at my local offices were those who filed for AOS in April.

Oops! I checked again and you are right. It is at the National Benefits center. So I guess I should sit back and wait.

[Villanelle 4,121]

Well its good that you know where you are.

Being at the NBC means you'll can possibly be receiving a RFE (but if you havent gotten one by now most likely youre not getting one) or youre either be approved w/o and interview or be transferred to a local office for an interview.

Since they dont have any official processing times for the NBC for the 485, I dont know that you can call and ask for a service request on your case since its been so many months but if you want you can call up and try.

[meadowzephyr 26]

Well its good that you know where you are.

Being at the NBC means you'll can possibly be receiving a RFE (but if you havent gotten one by now most likely youre not getting one) or youre either be approved w/o and interview or be transferred to a local office for an interview.

Since they dont have any official processing times for the NBC for the 485, I dont know that you can call and ask for a service request on your case since its been so many months but if you want you can call up and try.

Thanks again! I really appreciate your help.

So by it being at National Benefits Center that means:

1. RFE

2. Approval w/o interview

3. Or transfer to local center for interview

Pardon my ignorance in advance, but what other possibilities existed for my application besides the aforementioned ones had it not been sent to NBC?

[meadowzephyr 26]

Stumbled across this:

http://www.visajourney.com/news/2012/09/30/workload-transfer-from-service-centers-to-field-operations/#more-509