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They update their time line every few weeks or once a month. Usually they update the timeline toward the end of the month. When it is freshly updated it is accurate. By accurate I mean that by 13.5 months they have completed 50% of cases and by 18.5 they have completed 93% of the cases. They just care to meet those two deadlines and if they realize they are not meeting those deadlines they simply increase the processing time. Maybe I should quit my job and become an immigration officer- seems like they have a nice stress-free jobs with those stretchable deadlines.   

MY MOM IS SICK IVE BEEN WAITING ALMOST 13 MONTHS FOR MY GC TO BE ABBLE THIS I751 PROCESS IS MENTAL DRAINING TIME 

Yes, indeed, USCIS announced that the applicants may be scheduled for in-person interview in different field office (i.e: living Seattle, but scheduled for interview at Yakima, WA) to increase efficiency. However, this has been severely criticized by some immigration advocate groups, accusing USCIS that it fails to serve immigrants. Some immigrants group have a vehicle to drive, and there is not easy public transportation between Seattle and Yakima, so they will either have to rely on their friends who have cars to drive, or use Uber, which will cost a lot of money, or they will miss the interview, which will lead to denial of the application, so these groups are suspecting that USCIS intentionally attempts to give tough time for immigrants while USCIS's intent was actually trying to accommodate this painful waiting time. 
 
While some of us, including myself, will be happy for this change (and to be honest, if they schedule me in-person interview on the other side of the country, I will travel for the interview, if I am given a choice, in lieu of blindly and wastefully waiting for another 4-5 months), other immigrants are not able to afford these distant interviews, for which they will be more likely risked to pass 
 
Not necessarily. I was in F1 OPT, where my OPT 1 year EAD is almost ending when my 485 was approved. I could have gone to STEM OPT to continue my employment, but definitely I 485 approval helped me a lot, and freed me to look for better opportunities when I could finally answer "No" to question asking me "Do you now or in the future require visa sponsorship?" during every job application. 
 
Your case H1B could be different, but after all, when you are approved for I 485, then you wouldn't have to deal with employer's immigration lawyers or had freedom to apply for jobs without any limitations.
That is why USCIS calls "Every case is different". 
 
Yes, I agree. USCIS does not have consistency and lacks a vast of transparency, which is often justified in the name of "national security" (To m y background and eyes, USA is pretty much to police state, where men in uniforms are very respected). Well, that is just the way it is, and USCIS is not the only agency that lacks consistency and transparency, but many of US government institutions do lack these integrity. So my expectation is not high. 
 
For USCIS's side, to be fair, semantics of INA is written almost 60 years ago when same sex marriage was even unthinkable (or recognized as a major sin albeit there was no laws against it). While any immigration reforms in Congress is in limbo (whether it is good or bad for immigrants), administrative overrides were allowed (such as OPT and DACA), which complicates USCIS's function. In other words, there is no clear guideline from Congress, and political interests have been added to USCIS's job functions, and USCIS will have nothing but to follow its commander in chief.
 
Similar to my earlier response, USCIS is dealing with immigration applications from "Asylum seekers" and "Green Card Lottery Winner" who are generally coming from "3rd world", where United States is the best country in the world to "EB-1 I 485", where United States is just one of the many developed countries in the world and obtaining a green card is nothing more than just making life easier for business purpose only because their professional careers and talents are wanted anywhere, if needed. This diverse interests group make it hard for USCIS to make any decisions. In other words, USCIS can't satisfy every stake holders, and as an agency representing United States in regards to immigration authorities, I believe it is fair to say USCIS reserves a right to prioritize and select the stake holders that fits the best national interests. 
 
Welcome to "Land of Freedom and Opportunity", if you think this is what is called "American Dream", that is no longer existing in the world, if anything. 

eac vermont what the heck is going on case been pending for 13 month i dont want no us citizenship here 
this system this backlog is an insult to my intelligence 
this world super power and they cannot get this done////// 

No.
 
My guess is, because your flag over there <-- is of pakistan, they will give you the 'security checks' excuse, which crops up a lot with your fellow countrypeople

Vermont service center i filed my paperwork since February last year after my bio metric silence radio 
this is not serious at all 

There is no input on how to prepare for the interview since each case is different. Just be honest and tell the truth and you will be fine.

Well Vermont center is taking 13 to 17.5 months, which means you need to wait till you are at least 13 months before you could expect a decision by USCIS if filed jointly with USC spouse, however, if it’s a waiver filing, that is filing without your spouse in the case you divorced, that may take up to 17.5 . Whatever situation you find yourself, you can’t complain as your case is still within the stipulated processing time. So be patience, it’s gonna be fine.

I FILE FEBRUARY 2019 when can i expect approval  ?
from vermont 
 

Let's pray for Vermont service center 🙏🏿🕯

Hopefully the lord will hear us.

It took me 14 months to get approval

Anybody from Vermont Service Center get their 10y card yet? I am a little worried, given that they messed up the extension letter part (very delayed). Hoping it’s not the case where an entire batch got messed up. Feb2019 filers already receiving their approvals 

You mail it to TX or AZ and they route it to the correct service center depending on the state you reside in
 
I would probably refrain from calling waiting for an immigration filing to be adjudicating as “ptsd”.  It sounds incredibly ignorant.  PTSD is a very serious mental health condition and making light of that is not very nice.
 
What are you paranoid about?  It will get processed when it’s your turn.  There are thousands of people who filed before you and are still waiting.  At least you’re in the US and can continue working and travelling - some folks waiting for their case to be processed are separated from their family.  You are still able to apply for citizenship too, if you qualify.

You literally posted this last month.  
 
Go to the USCIS website and look at the processing times.  Vermont is showing as 13.5-19 months and that’s just an estimate.  Your not an odd one out here.  This leg of the journey is long for everyone.  

My green card GOT  approved after 8 months long process sleepless night ! I will never thanks my wife and god enough thanks to this website thanks to ALL FORUMERS If you are a legit marriage and not doing anything wrong no need for a lawyer .
I will come back again to tell all the way I passed through
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