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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Philippines
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On 10/11/2025 at 10:31 AM, appleblossom said:

 

I can't speak to AOS as I haven't been through that process, but for my immigrant visa it was incredibly transparent. Every single bit of the process is laid out step by step on the website, with detailed instructions and guides, and each processing time is regularly updated i.e. the NVC stage, the USCIS stage, etc. I honestly never felt that I needed to ask anybody anything, and that included our lawyers, as I knew what was coming up at each stage and what they'd need of us ahead of time. 

 

But perhaps the AOS process is very different, in which case they should bring it in line with other routes, to make it clear to all. 

 

Glad to here you had an easy visa experience. My wife's K1  visa was pretty easy to track and predict as well. Wonderful experience. However, I have a friend who is waiting for a K1 visa.... The first USCIS step for my wife took less than 2 months. Meanwhile, my friend has been waiting over 8 months just for the first step. K1 wait times have doubled, possibly tripled or quadrupled, going into 2025. They are left in a similar situation to us. Waiting and waiting and waiting with no updates or anyway to reach out. 

 

People are right here. There is no easy solution. Pretty much every solution will cost money. I am not an expert, and I am not the one to develop solutions. Unfortunately, with the current climate, I don't think anything will change for the better with USCIS.

 

 

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Posted (edited)
31 minutes ago, TheBabyDerp said:

Meanwhile, my friend has been waiting over 8 months just for the first step. K1 wait times have doubled, possibly tripled or quadrupled, going into 2025. They are left in a similar situation to us. Waiting and waiting and waiting with no updates or anyway to reach out. 

 

In Fiscal Year 2024 the average for all I-129f's was 8.4 months, I think your case must have been an outlier. Interestingly, the average for I-129's was 2.2 months due to the aforementioned Premium Processing - as I said above, I think it's crazy that that's an option for employment based only!

 

Your friends can see the current published processing time - they're still within that so would have no reason to expect an update or need to reach out unless they go sailing past that (hopefully they'll have a decision before that though!). Good luck to them. 

 

31 minutes ago, TheBabyDerp said:

Unfortunately, with the current climate, I don't think anything will change for the better with USCIS.

 

Agreed.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
Timeline
Posted

Timelines have varied significantly I can certainly remember when they were a lot longer.

 

Premium Processing just shows they can be done quicker, not that this is not obvious.

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
Timeline
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50 minutes ago, TheBabyDerp said:

Glad to here you had an easy visa experience. My wife's K1  visa was pretty easy to track and predict as well. Wonderful experience. However, I have a friend who is waiting for a K1 visa.... The first USCIS step for my wife took less than 2 months. Meanwhile, my friend has been waiting over 8 months just for the first step. K1 wait times have doubled, possibly tripled or quadrupled, going into 2025. They are left in a similar situation to us. Waiting and waiting and waiting with no updates or anyway to reach out. 

 

People are right here. There is no easy solution. Pretty much every solution will cost money. I am not an expert, and I am not the one to develop solutions. Unfortunately, with the current climate, I don't think anything will change for the better with USCIS.

 

 

Our I-129F took 8.5 months.... Filed in mid September 2023 and got the approval early June 2024

Adjustment of Status

CIS Office: Denver CO

Date Filed: 2024-11-18

NOA Date: 2024-11-21

RFE(s) : N/A

Bio. Appt.: 2024-12-26

Interview: 2025-07-23

Approval Date: 2025-07-24

Green Card Received Date: 2025-08-01

Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Philippines
Timeline
Posted
55 minutes ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

Our I-129F took 8.5 months.... Filed in mid September 2023 and got the approval early June 2024

Total or just the first part? That makes more sense. They are taking over a year now. 

Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Philippines
Timeline
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1 hour ago, Boiler said:

Timelines have varied significantly I can certainly remember when they were a lot longer.

 

Premium Processing just shows they can be done quicker, not that this is not obvious.

Absolutely. When I was doing research, people said K1 wait times used to be measured in years. 

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
Timeline
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7 minutes ago, TheBabyDerp said:

Total or just the first part? That makes more sense. They are taking over a year now. 

 

Just the first part, NOA1 (9/18/2023) to NOA2 (06/04/2024). The rest of it went astonishingly fast and we got the NVC stage / medical / interview / issuance of visa / CFO all done within 2 and a half months and she arrived in the US on 08/30/2024. We got lucky and were able to scoop up an interview appointment that I think someone canceled.

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Adjustment of Status

CIS Office: Denver CO

Date Filed: 2024-11-18

NOA Date: 2024-11-21

RFE(s) : N/A

Bio. Appt.: 2024-12-26

Interview: 2025-07-23

Approval Date: 2025-07-24

Green Card Received Date: 2025-08-01

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
Timeline
Posted
10 minutes ago, SundryCoder said:

We received our notices for the interview - scheduled Nov 13th

 

Congrats!! 🎉

Adjustment of Status

CIS Office: Denver CO

Date Filed: 2024-11-18

NOA Date: 2024-11-21

RFE(s) : N/A

Bio. Appt.: 2024-12-26

Interview: 2025-07-23

Approval Date: 2025-07-24

Green Card Received Date: 2025-08-01

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Malaysia
Timeline
Posted

We finally got an update to the work authorization, but, uhhh

 

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Case Transferred To Another Office

On October 14, 2025, we transferred your Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, Receipt Number MSC(edited this out), to another office for processing and sent you a transfer notice. The notice explains why we transferred your case.

What does that mean? Why would it be transferred?

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
Timeline
Posted
4 hours ago, PokuPoku said:

What does that mean? Why would it be transferred?


Likely a workload thing

Adjustment of Status

CIS Office: Denver CO

Date Filed: 2024-11-18

NOA Date: 2024-11-21

RFE(s) : N/A

Bio. Appt.: 2024-12-26

Interview: 2025-07-23

Approval Date: 2025-07-24

Green Card Received Date: 2025-08-01

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
Timeline
Posted

You case didn't happen to being processed in Minnesota by any chance?

K1 Visa
EventDate

Service Center: California Service Center

Consulate: Manila, Philippines

I-129F Sent: 2023-05-31

I-129F NOA1: 2023-06-09

I-129F RFE: 2024-02-23

RFE Reply: 2024-04-02

I-129F NOA2: 2024-04-03

Interview Date: 2024-08-27

Visa Received: 2024-08-30

US Entry: 2024-10-11

Marriage: 2024-12-01

Processing Estimates/Stats: Your I-129f was approved in 299 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 445 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

 

Adjustment of Status

CIS Office: Honolulu HI

Date Filed: 2025-01-10

NOA Date: 2025-02-01

RFE(s): 2025-02-24

Bio. Appt.: 2025-02-18

Interview Date: 2025-06-30

Approval/Denial Date: 2025-07-02

   

Notes: 

 

Update 1:  On 1/3/2025: I-485, I-765 and I-864 was resent on 1/3/2025 due to incorrectly filed.
Update 2: On 2/7/2025 received notice about case received and biometrics appointment scheduled.
Update 3: On 5/31/2025 received notice about interview scheduled for 6/30/2025.

142 Days from filing to interview scheduled.

 

Employment Authorization Document

Event/Date

CIS Office: Phoenix AZ

Date Filed: 2025-01-10

Bio. Appt.: 2025-02-18

Approved Date: 2025-02-19

Date Card Received: 2025-02-26
Estimates/Stats: Your EAD was approved in 40 days.

Notes: SS card arrived on 2025-02-28

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
Timeline
Posted
13 hours ago, PokuPoku said:

We finally got an update to the work authorization, but, uhhh

 

What does that mean? Why would it be transferred?

Workload balancing: To move cases from busy service centers to less busy ones to help expedite processing.

Geographic jurisdiction: If you move, your case may be transferred to an office with jurisdiction over your new address. 

Processing efficiency: Sometimes cases are transferred for other administrative reasons, like being moved to a center that specializes in a particular type of application. 

 
 
6 hours ago, KoreaninHawaii said:

You case didn't happen to being processed in Minnesota by any chance?

Apologies. I didn't read where your filing from so not relevant. 

K1 Visa
EventDate

Service Center: California Service Center

Consulate: Manila, Philippines

I-129F Sent: 2023-05-31

I-129F NOA1: 2023-06-09

I-129F RFE: 2024-02-23

RFE Reply: 2024-04-02

I-129F NOA2: 2024-04-03

Interview Date: 2024-08-27

Visa Received: 2024-08-30

US Entry: 2024-10-11

Marriage: 2024-12-01

Processing Estimates/Stats: Your I-129f was approved in 299 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 445 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

 

Adjustment of Status

CIS Office: Honolulu HI

Date Filed: 2025-01-10

NOA Date: 2025-02-01

RFE(s): 2025-02-24

Bio. Appt.: 2025-02-18

Interview Date: 2025-06-30

Approval/Denial Date: 2025-07-02

   

Notes: 

 

Update 1:  On 1/3/2025: I-485, I-765 and I-864 was resent on 1/3/2025 due to incorrectly filed.
Update 2: On 2/7/2025 received notice about case received and biometrics appointment scheduled.
Update 3: On 5/31/2025 received notice about interview scheduled for 6/30/2025.

142 Days from filing to interview scheduled.

 

Employment Authorization Document

Event/Date

CIS Office: Phoenix AZ

Date Filed: 2025-01-10

Bio. Appt.: 2025-02-18

Approved Date: 2025-02-19

Date Card Received: 2025-02-26
Estimates/Stats: Your EAD was approved in 40 days.

Notes: SS card arrived on 2025-02-28

 
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