Interviewed 2.5 mo ago but still waiting

[cococacao 14]

Hi guys, looking for some advice about my husband's green card taking so long at the last stage in the process.

He filed for AOS through marriage on Sept 1. (He did biometrics for EAD in Oct and received that card in Nov.)

In March we received the AOS interview notice, and on April 22 we attended the interview. It went very well and was quick. The interviewer said that she was just waiting for his file to arrive in the mail, and that as long as everything was in order, she would approve him once it arrived. She estimated 2 weeks for that, plus 10 days for the green card to be produced.

Over a month later, still no green card. The online status still read as "interview has been scheduled." I called USCIS to inquire, and the guy on the phone said that it still was within normal processing time for the field office (Portland OR is very backlogged). This confused me a bit since I thought there was no more "processing" left after the interview.

In June I contacted my congressperson, and a staff member inquired with the field office about my case. They said: "During the adjustment interview, systems checks revealed [husband] had a prior temporary file that had not been consolidated into his permanent file. The Portland Field Office ordered the temporary file for review and consolidation. Pending any unforeseen issues, the application will be adjudicated as soon as we receive and review the complete file." This is pretty much exactly what the interviewer told us.

I contacted the staff member again on July 1, but she hasn't gotten back to me yet. I also submitted a case inquiry on the USCIS website 2 weeks ago, and I still haven't heard anything back from them. Portland processing times shows that they were working on cases from August 24 2015 on April 30 2015, so by now they must have gotten to our Sept 11 2014 case, right?

Really confused about why we are waiting so long. All they have to do is send the file through the mail, stamp it approved, and be done with it right?

So my questions are:

1) Is there any way to escalate the inquiry if they give the congressperson staff the same response again?

2) Is it too late to apply for an advance parole document? My husband didn't apply for one before because he didn't have an "emergency" reason -- he just wants to see his family again soon. Should we? Won't that take 2 mo to process anyway? Might as well wait for the GC right?

3) Has anyone else had this experience? What did you do, and what should I do? Just keep waiting?

Thank you so much for any help.

[cococacao 14]

Still hope someone can shed some light on this issue. In case this post was TLDR, here's the short version:

We're still waiting for a status change on my husband's GC after he interviewed 2.5 mo ago. Portland field office says they'll adjudicate once his "temporary file" arrives. Has anyone had this experience? How can I press further with my congressperson?

Also, should this have been posted in the progress reports subforum?

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

In regards to your AP, it would take 60-90 days or so and by then you hopefully have your GC.

Perhaps you can make an infopass and inquire about a travel stamp, sorry I can't be of more help but I would keep on top of the

congressman's inquiry.

[Darnell 8,478]

what visa did your husband hold when he entered the USA ?

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

OP's timeline says K1.

[Darnell 8,478]

duh. ok ..

[cococacao 14]

In regards to your AP, it would take 60-90 days or so and by then you hopefully have your GC.

Perhaps you can make an infopass and inquire about a travel stamp, sorry I can't be of more help but I would keep on top of the

congressman's inquiry.

Thank you very much for that idea -- I had no idea about Infopass. I'm checking it out now and I think it might be of help to us.

It's been 10 days since I last heard from congressperson's staffer so I sent a check-up email. Gonna have to keep being a squeaky wheel I guess.

what visa did your husband hold when he entered the USA ?

K1, as Ebunoluwa said. Entered US August 14 2014, married Sept 1, NOA1 Sept 11.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Read through this thread, especially post #20.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/437334-still-no-gc-or-welcome-letter-2-months-after-interview/page-2

[cococacao 14]

Read through this thread, especially post #20.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/437334-still-no-gc-or-welcome-letter-2-months-after-interview/page-2

WOW omg. That's probably what happened to us! Thank you so much for finding that post -- I didn't see anything relevant when I searched the forum. Definitely gonna make an infopass appointment!!

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

WOW omg. That's probably what happened to us! Thank you so much for finding that post -- I didn't see anything relevant when I searched the forum. Definitely gonna make an infopass appointment!!

[cococacao 14]

Infopass appointment @ field office scheduled for Monday July 13. Hope this will be fruitful!

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Infopass appointment @ field office scheduled for Monday July 13. Hope this will be fruitful!

Please share the outcome to help those who come after you....

Best wishes for a speedy resolve.

[Pitaya 2,577]

~Moved from Fam.-based AOS to Fam.-based AOS Progress Forum~

~Inquiry about case status~

[usmsbow 801]

WOW omg. That's probably what happened to us! Thank you so much for finding that post -- I didn't see anything relevant when I searched the forum. Definitely gonna make an infopass appointment!!

I had an infopass apointment that was related to our I-129f. My experience was similar to the person in that link: the initial reaction was an attitude of, "What's your problem?? What do you expect?" only to be followed by a useful/helpful response. Point being, IF you get someone with attitude, just try to stay calm, but remain firm, and make it clear what your situation is, and you're more than likely going to have a beneficial visit.

Of course you might get someone super friendly and polite from the beginning too, but can't hurt to be prepared for the worst...

Good luck!

[cococacao 14]

I had an infopass apointment that was related to our I-129f. My experience was similar to the person in that link: the initial reaction was an attitude of, "What's your problem?? What do you expect?" only to be followed by a useful/helpful response. Point being, IF you get someone with attitude, just try to stay calm, but remain firm, and make it clear what your situation is, and you're more than likely going to have a beneficial visit.

Of course you might get someone super friendly and polite from the beginning too, but can't hurt to be prepared for the worst...

Good luck!

Great to know, thanks so much for the advice! I'll be sure to post an update on Monday.