Anyone filed I-485 this year and still waiting for biometrics?

[pablo2752 106]

I know covid messed up everything and USCIS has furloughed sizable portion of the employees...but still. I recall someone here getting her I-485 approved in THREE MONTHS. How is that fair? 

Edited October 29, 2020 by pablo2752

[payxibka 10,047]

2 minutes ago, pablo2752 said:

I know covid messed up everything and USCIS has furloughed sizable portion of the employees...but come on. I recall someone here getting her I-485 approved in THREE MONTHS. How is that fair? 

One report does not make a trend.  

[pablo2752 106]

Just now, payxibka said:

One report does not make a trend.  

I get that, but kinda shows how luck is significant in this kind of thing. 

[mbssss 112]

It does vary a lot for people based on where you live. Some service centers are more busy than others unfortunately. They probably were VERY lucky and living in a place where the service center wasn't as busy. 

Edited October 29, 2020 by mbssss

[Verrou 1,962]

34 minutes ago, pablo2752 said:

I know covid messed up everything and USCIS has furloughed sizable portion of the employees...but still. I recall someone here getting her I-485 approved in THREE MONTHS. How is that fair? 

USCIS has not forlough their staffs/employees yet. they keep saying that but keep getting postponed.

 

[igoyougoduke 1,676]

1 hour ago, pablo2752 said:

I know covid messed up everything and USCIS has furloughed sizable portion of the employees...but still. I recall someone here getting her I-485 approved in THREE MONTHS. How is that fair? 

you think 3 months is unfair. there are folks waiting from Dec 2019. while those in August 2020 are getting appointments.

 

 Hang in there , it will come when their pentium 2 processor at appointment center finishes with the backlog.  It gets heated too quickly and they have to shut it down. USCIS is too poor to replace them with new computers 

47 minutes ago, Misscloud said:

USCIS has not forlough their staffs/employees yet. they keep saying that but keep getting postponed.

 

They are figuring out how to waste money. Once that is done, Furlough will on the door 

[pablo2752 106]

1 hour ago, mbssss said:

It does vary a lot for people based on where you live. Some service centers are more busy than others unfortunately. They probably were VERY lucky and living in a place where the service center wasn't as busy. 

I actually live in NC and my office is/used to be one of the fastest processing center. 

 

21 minutes ago, James120383 said:

you think 3 months is unfair. there are folks waiting from Dec 2019. while those in August 2020 are getting appointments.

 

 Hang in there , it will come when their pentium 2 processor at appointment center finishes with the backlog.  It gets heated too quickly and they have to shut it down. USCIS is too poor to replace them with new computers 

They are figuring out how to waste money. Once that is done, Furlough will on the door 

Ahahah....now I am even sadder. I talked to my friend who used to work in immigration field, and she made fun of that, too. She says the entire immigration laws in regards to the organizational structure should be re-written because its such a dumpster fire.  

[kippenpox 18]

My PD is July 23 and I am still waiting for biometric appointment.

[igoyougoduke 1,676]

43 minutes ago, pablo2752 said:

I actually live in NC and my office is/used to be one of the fastest processing center. 

 

Ahahah....now I am even sadder. I talked to my friend who used to work in immigration field, and she made fun of that, too. She says the entire immigration laws in regards to the organizational structure should be re-written because its such a dumpster fire.  

 Congress is the dumpster that needs to be set on fire. I think moral at USCIS is probably just above your local DMV 

 

 

Edited October 29, 2020 by James120383

[pablo2752 106]

Contractors are treated better than the actual employees at USCIS/ICE. That's just not right. 

[ennabaer 73]

I applied for AOS in January this year. Due to Covid my biometrics appointment on 4/2 was cancelled. Now, here we are, 7 months later - I finally have my biometrics on 11/2. 

I know how hard waiting can be, but just because someone else is lucky, you don’t have to be petty about it. Your time will come too🙏 

[SalishSea 18,236]

8 hours ago, pablo2752 said:

I get that, but kinda shows how luck is significant in this kind of thing. 

It's not luck.  It is entirely to do with the work load of the LFO where an applicant lives.  We waited 14 months for my husband's AOS interview in Seattle.  There are many who have waited even longer.

[Scandi 4,189]

Thousands and thousands of people are still waiting for their biometrics appointments, not just for i-485 but for several other petitions as well (such as i-751, N-400 etc). The ASC offices were closed for many months and once they reopened they could (and still can) only take a very limited number of people a day due to the covid-19 restrictions. There will likely be a backlog for some time to come at the majority of ASC offices.

[ThatMasonGuy 3]

It's taken an age, however I just had my Biometrics appointment this morning, USCIS received my package on June 3rd and I have been working with my State Senators office to try and speed the process up.

If you are struggling without any movement I would suggest reaching out to your local State Senator, it's helped me unbelievably.

[Cndn 98]

I had my biometrics appointment a month after filing in 2019 but 20 months later and I’m still waiting for the green card interview. Is what it is.