Hi there,
Apologies if this has already been asked. My husband entered on a CR-1, has a stamped I-551, and is waiting on his permanent green card (137 days since payment January 3, 108 days since POE February 1). I know it's typically 120 days from POE, but when we call for case status, it says to call USCIS 120 days from our date of payment.
In the off chance we could get things moving, we've called USCIS a few times now. One agent agreed it had been beyond the standard processing time, and submitted an inquiry on our behalf. In response to this inquiry, they only confirmed payment and said to call 120 days from that date.... the whole reason we submitted an inquiry in the first place. An agent on Thursday asked us to call back in the morning to speak with a tier 2 agent since we clearly got an incorrect response on our inquiry and have to wait 30 days before we can make another one. Fast forward to today, the tier 2 agent said it is 120 BUSINESS days, not total days, and that we'd have to wait until late June to inquire. This is the first time USCIS has ever said that to us.
Has anyone else heard this?
Also, would it be crazy for my husband to travel internationally to visit his family before receiving the card? The tier 2 agent said he can travel with the stamped visa, but I've read some horror stories on here about that.
Any advice you have would be great! Thanks VJ!
