How long does USCIS take to respond to inquiry by U.S. Senator?

[kumakun 12]

Hi, I'm wondering if folks who have contacted their U.S. Rep or Senator to ask for help in checking on the status of their cases could respond. How long did it take you to hear back? We have contacted our U.S. Rep (who was of absolutely no help) and then one of our U.S. Senators (whose office has been much more helpful) to submit an inquiry to USCIS to check on the status of our AOS. It's been two weeks since we submitted the signed inquiry form. We know of a few other couples in our region who filed AOS after us but are being processed faster than we are. We're concerned that our petition may have been knocked out of sequence when our local drivers license office inquired about my husband's legal status while I-485 and I-785/I-131 were being processed. (I-785 and I-131 were approved about six weeks ago.) Thanks!

[Georgia16 2,858]

Your timeline is fine. It's only been 5 months so far

[geowrian 22,335]

There is no fixed timeline. That said, your AOS timeline is well within the normal processing times. I'd even go so far as to say it seems to be a little faster than average so far.

Edited April 29, 2017 by geowrian

[kumakun 12]

 

8 minutes ago, geowrian said:

There is no fixed timeline. That said, your AOS timeline is well within the normal processing times. I'd even go so far as to say it seems to be a little faster than average so far.

Thanks for the responses, all true! (Although they don't answer my actual question.) We're just concerned because VJ timelines affiliated with the Honolulu office seem to move much faster than ours is. I know there's no real rhyme or reason to order or processing speeds, but our case does seem to be an anomaly compared to local data reported here. I-785/I-131 were on par with other timelines; we've had absolutely no RFE's along the way.

Edited April 29, 2017 by kumakun

[Georgia16 2,858]

4 minutes ago, kumakun said:

 

Thanks for the responses, all true! (Although they don't answer my actual question.) We're just concerned because VJ timelines affiliated with the Honolulu office seem to move much faster than ours is. I know there's no real rhyme or reason to order or processing speeds, but our case does seem to be an anomaly compared to local data reported here. I-785/I-131 were on par with other timelines; we've had absolutely no RFE's along the way.

Are you sure your case even is transferred? It might still be in Missouri and maybe your in the category for no interview. 

[Georgia16 2,858]

Also your field office is not fast. 

 

 

[geowrian 22,335]

4 minutes ago, kumakun said:

Thanks for the responses, all true! (Although they don't answer my actual question.) We're just concerned because VJ timelines affiliated with the Honolulu office seem to move much faster than ours is. I know there's no real rhyme or reason to order or processing speeds, but our case does seem to be an anomaly compared to local data reported here.

I hear you. As noted, there is no fixed timeline...USCIS is not really accountable to them. Like the AOS process itself, they have goals for timelines to respond to cases and inquires but nothing is a fixed timeline. If I had to throw a number out there, i would say weeks to a month seems to be fairly common from what I've read. Sometimes less, sometimes much more.

 

I'm not sure what the congressional inquiry can really do if the case itself is still in normal AOS processing times, even if your office was faster.

[kumakun 12]

Just now, Georgia16 said:

Are you sure your case even is transferred? It might still be in Missouri and maybe your in the category for no interview. 

To the best of our knowledge case is still in MO. What's interesting—and I know not every case is the same—is that virtually every K-1 AOS case from HI reported on VJ in the past year or so has been transferred to Honolulu within ~60 days of biometrics and interviews scheduled. It would be lovely if we are an exception, huh?

[kumakun 12]

2 minutes ago, Georgia16 said:

Also your field office is not fast. 

 

 

Yeah but we know that those tables are generally CYA hogwash.

[Georgia16 2,858]

1 minute ago, kumakun said:

To the best of our knowledge case is still in MO. What's interesting—and I know not every case is the same—is that virtually every K-1 AOS case from HI reported on VJ in the past year or so has been transferred to Honolulu within ~60 days of biometrics and interviews scheduled. It would be lovely if we are an exception, huh?

As long as it's not transferred you are ... but you are pushing them yourself when you go to the senator and so on so early you are really if a fine timeline.

[Georgia16 2,858]

Just now, kumakun said:

Yeah but we know that those tables are generally CYA hogwash.

I know if was more to show him that they weren't one of the super fast one. And we also know they don't go in order at all. 

but OP is still within fine timeline and no need for any Senator involved now.