Minneapolis-St. Paul MN Office AOS Filers

[itsdonealready 13]

Hi,

 

I did not see a thread for the local office here so I started one.

From what I heard the average waiting time for an interview to be scheduled is 13 - 14 months in this office.

 

Note that I do not intend to complain. Given their work-load (cases from 3.5 states - MN, ND, SD and some counties in WI) and the office relocation this year, the delay is expected.

Just wanna know if there is any other filers here so that we stay together and keep everyone update about the current situation.

 

The processing time on USCIS website for this office is (for Sep 30, 2017)

I-485 - July 16, 2016

 

Cheers everyone!

[USpatial 21]

Slowest USCIS office in the continental US. I don't see how their workload is that heavy:

 

Population served by Minneapolis/St. Paul office: approx 7 million. Offices moved in April 2016. Processing time of Minneapolis/St. Paul office for I485 (Sep 30, 2017): July 16, 2016.

 

IL population: 13 million. There's only one USCIS office in IL (Chicago). Processing time of Chicago office for I485 (Sep 30, 2017): Dec 21, 2016. The Chicago office probably handles more paperwork (based on overall population and immigrant population), and is faster than Mn/StP. 

 

Hurricane Harvey flooded Houston in late August. Processing time of Houston office for I485 (Sep 30, 2017): Sep 22, 2016. The Houston office  was interrupted by a major natural disaster, and is faster than Mn/StP.  

 

 

 

 

[ClassyBee 19]

@Datallone @sausa @sebastianshaw @Matisyahu adding a few other MN filers I know for their experience. But yeah, MN filed office is slooooow.

[Matisyahu 8]

What are your Priority Dates?

[payxibka 10,044]

On 12/14/2017 at 12:14 PM, itsdonealready said:

Hi,

 

I did not see a thread for the local office here so I started one.

From what I heard the average waiting time for an interview to be scheduled is 13 - 14 months in this office.

 

Note that I do not intend to complain. Given their work-load (cases from 3.5 states - MN, ND, SD and some counties in WI) and the office relocation this year, the delay is expected.

Just wanna know if there is any other filers here so that we stay together and keep everyone update about the current situation.

 

The processing time on USCIS website for this office is (for Sep 30, 2017)

I-485 - July 16, 2016

 

Cheers everyone!

Not everyone is interviewed

[itsdonealready 13]

15 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Not everyone is interviewed

I understand, but I am filing as a F-1 so I think I will definitely be interviewed

Edited December 22, 2017 by itsdonealready

[itsdonealready 13]

11 hours ago, ClassyBee said:

@Datallone @sausa @sebastianshaw @Matisyahu adding a few other MN filers I know for their experience. But yeah, MN filed office is slooooow.

Thanks!

26 minutes ago, Matisyahu said:

What are your Priority Dates?

Mine is 09/28/2017, I've done biometrics at the end of October. No updates on combo card yet

[itsdonealready 13]

On 12/19/2017 at 1:43 PM, USpatial said:

Slowest USCIS office in the continental US. I don't see how their workload is that heavy:

 

Population served by Minneapolis/St. Paul office: approx 7 million. Offices moved in April 2016. Processing time of Minneapolis/St. Paul office for I485 (Sep 30, 2017): July 16, 2016.

 

IL population: 13 million. There's only one USCIS office in IL (Chicago). Processing time of Chicago office for I485 (Sep 30, 2017): Dec 21, 2016. The Chicago office probably handles more paperwork (based on overall population and immigrant population), and is faster than Mn/StP. 

 

Hurricane Harvey flooded Houston in late August. Processing time of Houston office for I485 (Sep 30, 2017): Sep 22, 2016. The Houston office  was interrupted by a major natural disaster, and is faster than Mn/StP.  

 

 

 

 

I was wondering maybe they don't have enough employees ....?

[sebastianshaw 97]

As everybody guessed rightly the MSP office is officially the slowest in the country. However, i must add that the online posted times are inaccurate. @sausa got interviewed on October 31, 2017 with a priority date of Dec 7, 2016. 

 

And today i got my interview letter for Jan 22, 2018, my priority date is Dec 8, 2016. 

 

Best of luck to all the people who are waiting. You need to be patient in general and Doubly patient for Minnesota Filers.

 

Cheers. 

[itsdonealready 13]

4 hours ago, sebastianshaw said:

As everybody guessed rightly the MSP office is officially the slowest in the country. However, i must add that the online posted times are inaccurate. @sausa got interviewed on October 31, 2017 with a priority date of Dec 7, 2016. 

 

And today i got my interview letter for Jan 22, 2018, my priority date is Dec 8, 2016. 

 

Best of luck to all the people who are waiting. You need to be patient in general and Doubly patient for Minnesota Filers.

 

Cheers. 

Thanks for the update! Happy holidays and good luck for your interview!

[itsdonealready 13]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! It is literally freezing here in MN, stay warm

[Daithi182 0]

Hoping someone could help me out here. So my local office is Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN and it appears they are processing cases from 31st July 2016. My current status is 'Case Is Ready To Be Scheduled For An Interview' as of June 13, 2017. What I am worried about is will I have to file for a combo card extension/renewal? My combo card expires on May 15th 2018. Does does that come with more costs? Also wondering if my case will be waived, but I guess not if it says it's ready to be scheduled for an interview? One other thing, will I have to redo a medical since it's been over a year now or give more information towards that since it's been over a year now? Thanks! 

[itsdonealready 13]

2 hours ago, Daithi182 said:

Hoping someone could help me out here. So my local office is Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN and it appears they are processing cases from 31st July 2016. My current status is 'Case Is Ready To Be Scheduled For An Interview' as of June 13, 2017. What I am worried about is will I have to file for a combo card extension/renewal? My combo card expires on May 15th 2018. Does does that come with more costs? Also wondering if my case will be waived, but I guess not if it says it's ready to be scheduled for an interview? One other thing, will I have to redo a medical since it's been over a year now or give more information towards that since it's been over a year now? Thanks! 

From what I know, you will HAVE TO get extension for combo card because our local office is moving slow. That should be free. However, redoing the medical will cost extra, and that is why our attorney suggest us not to do it until we get an interview scheduled. Do you come with K1 or other visa types? K1 would be a little bit faster but still like 11 months wait

[itsdonealready 13]

For some reason USCIS got a new processing update today. Our office is processing 15 days of cases every month. Last time (sep 30 2017) it said july 16 2016.

[USpatial 21]

On 12/22/2017 at 9:37 AM, sebastianshaw said:

As everybody guessed rightly the MSP office is officially the slowest in the country. However, i must add that the online posted times are inaccurate. @sausa got interviewed on October 31, 2017 with a priority date of Dec 7, 2016. 

 

And today i got my interview letter for Jan 22, 2018, my priority date is Dec 8, 2016. 

 

Best of luck to all the people who are waiting. You need to be patient in general and Doubly patient for Minnesota Filers.

 

Cheers. 

So it took them about 80 days to schedule an appointment of an application with a priority date one day apart...