RFE processing time

[Figtrees 12]

Hi everyone, 

After waiting 19 months for any news about our ROC, we finally requested an update in April. This prompted an RFE from the USCIS, which we sent in in May. On May 19th the status got updated to "response received".

On June 11th it got changed to "Correspondence Was Received And USCIS Is Reviewing It".

It's now 72 days since they received our response. Does anyone know how long it typically takes for them to make a decision?

 

Frankly I'm starting to feel like a prisoner, I haven't been able to visit my family for almost 3 years now. And that's taking a toll on me.

 

 

 

[Timona 4,207]

Go ahead and file N400 online. You are eligible

[arken 4,197]

41 minutes ago, Figtrees said:

Frankly I'm starting to feel like a prisoner, I haven't been able to visit my family for almost 3 years now. And that's taking a toll on me.

While the lengthy processing time sucks, it doesn't stop you from visiting your family. You can travel while it's pending.

[Figtrees 12]

17 minutes ago, Timona said:

Go ahead and file N400 online. You are eligible

Hi Timona, does that help with speeding things up?

[Figtrees 12]

6 minutes ago, arken said:

While the lengthy processing time sucks, it doesn't stop you from visiting your family. You can travel while it's pending.

Extension letter expired and we would have to get an I551 stamp. As far as I'm aware of its impossible to get an appointment unless it's an emergency.

 

But maybe i'm misinformed?

Edited July 29, 2021 by Figtrees

[Timona 4,207]

7 minutes ago, Figtrees said:

Hi Timona, does that help with speeding things up?

 

No. But time is going. So why not kill 2 birds within the same timeframe as opposed to waiting for one to finish, then doing the other?

Just make sure to file online. It is easier and guides you on what to submit. If you had done it 11 months ago, you would be a citizen by now. 

Edited July 29, 2021 by Timona

[Figtrees 12]

3 minutes ago, Timona said:

 

No. But time is going. So why not kill 2 birds within the same timeframe as opposed to waiting for one to finish, then doing the other?

Just make sure to file online. It is easier and guides you on what to submit. If you had done it 11 months ago, you would be a citizen by now. 

Gotcha.

The reason I didn't do it is because i'm not sure I want to get US citizenship. I haven't made up my mind yet. I already have 2 other nationalities.

Edited July 29, 2021 by Figtrees

[Timona 4,207]

Just now, Figtrees said:

Gotcha.

The reason I didn't do it is because i'm not sure I want to get US citizenship. I haven't made up my mind yet.

Ooo understood.

[arken 4,197]

27 minutes ago, Figtrees said:

Extension letter expired and we would have to get an I551 stamp. As far as I'm aware of its impossible to get an appointment unless it's an emergency.

 

But maybe i'm misinformed?

I'd say not having an evidence of LPR can be considered an emergency. I'd try to get the appointment.

Edited July 29, 2021 by arken

[Ecaen87 43]

If it has been 19 months since you initially sent ROC it could be due to a couple of reasons. What service center is reviewing your case? If you were originally routed to NBC then most likely your case is in a queue at your local office waiting to be scheduled for an interview. Most cases at NBC have to wait for a very long time, and is not because the service center is slow, the delay occurs at local offices. If your case is at another service center, if for any reason they had a delay taking a decision on your case, like over a year or so, they sometimes send RFE to get up to date evidence before they can take decision.

[leila85 12]

@Figtrees hello,

I just got an extension too and I hope they send me the biometric appointment soon 😞

Anyway, you can travel abroad and see your family especially if you the biometrics already  then you won’t have the issue that they are gonna schedule it while you’re outside the country. Your extension is an extension of your GC it’s valid for traveling, working etc together with your expired GC. You don’t need an emergency to get the stamp in your passport since you need that stamp pretty much to do anything even renewing your driver license for example. They are going to let you get the stamp just tell them your extension is expiring soon and you need the stamp to prove you’re legal here. 
Good luck 🍀 

[Scandi 4,168]

21 hours ago, Figtrees said:

Hi Timona, does that help with speeding things up?

Since you received an RFE it's a sign they're trying to approve you without an interview, else they would have put you in line for an interview and you would've brought more evidence to the interview instead.

 

Depending on if your RFE response was good enough, you could be very close to an approval. In that case filing the N-400 could be a big mistake as they often "pause" the i-751 and wait for the N-400 to get processed so you get interviewed for both at the same time (a so called "combo" interview). If it was me I would definitely not file the N-400 at this point, but it's your choice. 

 

If your RFE response wasn't good enough and they put you in line to be scheduled for an interview for your i-751, then there's no harm in filing the N-400 if you want to, as then you'll have an interview anyway and may as well have both together. 

 

And like others have said, no one has stopped you from traveling to see your family. You can get a stamp in your passport if your extension letter is about to expire or is already expired. No emergency needed for this at all.

[Rocio0010 5,579]

23 hours ago, Figtrees said:

Hi everyone, 

After waiting 19 months for any news about our ROC, we finally requested an update in April. This prompted an RFE from the USCIS, which we sent in in May. On May 19th the status got updated to "response received".

On June 11th it got changed to "Correspondence Was Received And USCIS Is Reviewing It".

It's now 72 days since they received our response. Does anyone know how long it typically takes for them to make a decision?

 

Frankly I'm starting to feel like a prisoner, I haven't been able to visit my family for almost 3 years now. And that's taking a toll on me.

 

 

 

Hi there! What was the RFE about?

[Figtrees 12]

17 hours ago, Ecaen87 said:

If it has been 19 months since you initially sent ROC it could be due to a couple of reasons. What service center is reviewing your case? If you were originally routed to NBC then most likely your case is in a queue at your local office waiting to be scheduled for an interview. Most cases at NBC have to wait for a very long time, and is not because the service center is slow, the delay occurs at local offices. If your case is at another service center, if for any reason they had a delay taking a decision on your case, like over a year or so, they sometimes send RFE to get up to date evidence before they can take decision.

It's actually 24 months in August. But I requested additional information at 19 months.

 

Originally I sent it to Texas centre, but they forwarded to Potomac for an to me unknown reason.

I received the RFE a week or so after I requested an update. Not sure if this is correct,but it seems like that request prompted action.

 

Since it's been 73 days since they received the rfe response, I requested another update.

[Figtrees 12]

16 hours ago, leila85 said:

@Figtrees hello,

I just got an extension too and I hope they send me the biometric appointment soon 😞

Anyway, you can travel abroad and see your family especially if you the biometrics already  then you won’t have the issue that they are gonna schedule it while you’re outside the country. Your extension is an extension of your GC it’s valid for traveling, working etc together with your expired GC. You don’t need an emergency to get the stamp in your passport since you need that stamp pretty much to do anything even renewing your driver license for example. They are going to let you get the stamp just tell them your extension is expiring soon and you need the stamp to prove you’re legal here. 
Good luck 🍀 

Besides the traveling, I haven't really been in a situation that I need the stamp yet. I kept hoping every month that I would receive an update.

 

I'm going to call next week for an appointment.