Why is Houston field office so slow??

[Visitor User 222]

Houston is processing 7/1/16 now according to USCIS processing page.

[Track13 35]

2 hours ago, Visitor User said:

Houston is processing 7/1/16 now according to USCIS processing page.

No, that’s the date of filing you should contact the USCIS for if you’re past that because they should have completed nearly ALL cases to that date. They’re farther than that. 

[emekus94 1,125]

4 hours ago, Visitor User said:

Houston is processing 7/1/16 now according to USCIS processing page.

 

1 hour ago, Track13 said:

No, that’s the date of filing you should contact the USCIS for if you’re past that because they should have completed nearly ALL cases to that date. They’re farther than that. 

Correct
We know for a FACT that people in February 2017 got processed and got GC by like December 2017. Something seems to have happened after February 2017 since we have yet to see any approvals with the later 2017 folks.

[Visitor User 222]

8 hours ago, Track13 said:

No, that’s the date of filing you should contact the USCIS for if you’re past that because they should have completed nearly ALL cases to that date. They’re farther than that. 

You mean SR?

[Visitor User 222]

Houston FO as of 8/17/18:

 

21 Months to 30.5 Months

 

Family-based adjustment applications

 

February 26, 2016

[emekus94 1,125]

8 hours ago, Visitor User said:

Houston FO as of 8/17/18:

 

21 Months to 30.5 Months

 

Family-based adjustment applications

 

February 26, 2016

Thanks for sharing
We all know this is inaccrurate, which is what makes me so irritaed.
Like we are all flying blind- not knowing when exactly our cases will be touched

I guess the ONLY good news out of this is if you manage to get an interview after 2 years of marriage, you get the 10 year GC and won't have to worry about ROC to get your citizenship. #sigh

Edited August 17, 2018 by emekus94

[Joel&Julia 78]

18 minutes ago, emekus94 said:

I guess the ONLY good news out of this is if you manage to get an interview after 2 years of marriage, you get the 10 year GC and won't have to worry about ROC to get your citizenship. #sigh

I asked the field officer about this during our infopass appointment. Based on how the conditional green card is worded on the USCIS web site, I thought it would only be conditional if we had not yet been married for two years on the day the green card was approved.

 

She said that even if the conditional GC is approved after we’ve been married two years (which seems likely at this point), we still have to wait another 21 months and then file the i-751 during the 90-day window before the GC expires.

 

She also noted that a lot of people are getting citizenship before they get a 10-year green card because the I-751 takes so long to process.

[emekus94 1,125]

10 minutes ago, Joel&Julia said:

I asked the field officer about this during our infopass appointment. Based on how the conditional green card is worded on the USCIS web site, I thought it would only be conditional if we had not yet been married for two years on the day the green card was approved.

 

She said that even if the conditional GC is approved after we’ve been married two years (which seems likely at this point), we still have to wait another 21 months and then file the i-751 during the 90-day window before the GC expires.

 

She also noted that a lot of people are getting citizenship before they get a 10-year green card because the I-751 takes so long to process.

They seem to be mistaken
U don't have to file I-751 if you get a 10 year- the whole point of the I-751 is to remove the conditionality of the 2 year and make it a 10 year
If you already got the 10 year, you don't have anything to remove.

but you DO have to wait the same time as everybody else - 3 years after you receive GC to file for citizenship.
Path is the same, just one less paperwork - Because as they point out, the I-751 is basically useless right now since it's taking so long and many have it pending whilst they file for citizenship. 

Edited August 17, 2018 by emekus94

[Joel&Julia 78]

1 hour ago, emekus94 said:

They seem to be mistaken
U don't have to file I-751 if you get a 10 year- the whole point of the I-751 is to remove the conditionality of the 2 year and make it a 10 year
If you already got the 10 year, you don't have anything to remove.

I hope you’re right. It would be nice to skip the i-751 filing fees, especially since we will have to double-pay for the medical exam. It would also be nice to get a longer break than 21 months from the USCIS waiting game. I’m just not sure how to bring it to their attention when we pass our 2 year anniversary to make sure we get the 10-year without conditions.

 

[emekus94 1,125]

2 minutes ago, Joel&Julia said:

I hope you’re right. It would be nice to skip the i-751 filing fees, especially since we will have to double-pay for the medical exam. It would also be nice to get a longer break than 21 months from the USCIS waiting game. I’m just not sure how to bring it to their attention when we pass our 2 year anniversary to make sure we get the 10-year without conditions.

 

Well you're still a-ways off
Like 8 months! lol
Lots can change in 8 months. Let's all see

[Joel&Julia 78]

29 minutes ago, emekus94 said:

Well you're still a-ways off
Like 8 months! lol
Lots can change in 8 months. Let's all see

Right, 8 months.  

 

I’m working with the presumptions that 1) the Houston field office has stopped processing family based AOS in favor of other priorities, and 2) they won’t start again until another change in priorities such as a policy change.  Depending on what happens in November midterm elections, there might be a political shift that could drive a policy change sometime next year, but that seems low probability, especially for it to make a difference within the next 8 months. So I’m expecting that we will have passed that 2-yr anniversary by the time we get called to interview.

 

I hope I’m wrong.

[emekus94 1,125]

2 minutes ago, Joel&Julia said:

Right, 8 months.  

 

I’m working with the presumptions that 1) the Houston field office has stopped processing family based AOS in favor of other priorities, and 2) they won’t start again until another change in priorities such as a policy change.  Depending on what happens in November midterm elections, there might be a political shift that could drive a policy change sometime next year, but that seems low probability, especially for it to make a difference within the next 8 months. So I’m expecting that we will have passed that 2-yr anniversary by the time we get called to interview.

 

I hope I’m wrong.

Well I hope the November elections do something
This is utterly ridiculous. We want to bother our congressman and hope that makes a difference but we don't even have news that our application is ready for interviews so yea
Still too early for us

But I hope u're wrong!
Y'all deserve the GC after this headache

[Visitor User 222]

13 hours ago, emekus94 said:

Thanks for sharing
We all know this is inaccrurate, which is what makes me so irritaed.
Like we are all flying blind- not knowing when exactly our cases will be touched

I guess the ONLY good news out of this is if you manage to get an interview after 2 years of marriage, you get the 10 year GC and won't have to worry about ROC to get your citizenship. #sigh

This went back from June 2016.

 

Edited August 18, 2018 by Visitor User

[Visitor User 222]

Any March 2017 AOS filers gol their interview notice in the mail yet?

[Visitor User 222]

On 8/17/2018 at 8:34 AM, emekus94 said:

Thanks for sharing
We all know this is inaccrurate, which is what makes me so irritaed.
Like we are all flying blind- not knowing when exactly our cases will be touched

I guess the ONLY good news out of this is if you manage to get an interview after 2 years of marriage, you get the 10 year GC and won't have to worry about ROC to get your citizenship. #sigh

It shows 7/5/16 today. Why is the movement volatile?

Edited August 19, 2018 by Visitor User