AskerBRfromAZ

1 hour ago, Canelita said:

I did my address update online last February but i only changed from apartment # we live in the same complex. I received an email from USCIS like 3 days saying that my address was successfully updated it. I think you should call explain that you moved and you want to makd sure your address is updated ii and ask about your interview.

Thank you. I was asking because I don't like calling places. haha And since they have the online option, I think it shouldn't be necessary to call. I'll see what I do.

Hi guys,

So, I moved from AZ to NC and sent an online request to change my address on June 6th. On June 14th, I received an email from the case status website - apparently my SR moved things up - with an update (finally) saying "Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview"... but on the my.uscis.gov I just got an update this morning saying that "We canceled your interview". Is the latter just an error? 

Also, I only sent the request to update my address online. I didn't call or sent the form. It should be enough, shouldn't it?

EDIT: I've attached the case history.

I sure will post if everything goes well!

1 minute ago, T_P said:

You are fine.....no worries. Have safe travels.

Thank you!

Just now, T_P said:

Its in my signature.

Duh, sorry. I saw it a second after I asked you.

30 minutes ago, T_P said:

Read my review on travelling with AP I believe it will help you.

Thanks! But could you provide me the link?

1 hour ago, Teemo said:

It's totally fine to go to Turkey. You should be prepared for some extra scrutiny but it'll be fine. AP is needed yo get back into the US, nothing to do with Turkey. 

Thank you. Oh, yeah, I know the AP is to get back to the States. I was just mentioning it in case someone had some specific info about it.

Hello friends,

I will probably travel to Turkey in September to do a small "cosmetic" procedure. I don't have my GC yet, just the EAD/AP combo card. Is it going to be a problem returning to the US? 

Also, are there any other requirements other than the AP and the Turkey visa?

Thanks in advance,

10 minutes ago, USC4SPOUSE said:

Refugees do that. I know someone who hired an attorney in NY but lives in FL. Then, her biometrics appointment was set in NY. The I-693 letter was also sent to NY. This person ended up doing a change of address because she is in a city in FL that has faster processing times. However, the same should apply if I hire an attorney, say in Cleveland, OH or Portland, ME. I will know tomorrow. I am calling a couple of places tomorrow. I shall report back.

Cool! Please tag me here or send me a PM to let me know!

12 minutes ago, USC4SPOUSE said:

Well, it's anticlimactic, isn't it? It will sit there until the Minneapolis Field Office gets to my case. But wait, they might decide to serve additional states in addition to North Dakota, South Dakota, & 1/2 of Wisconsin. I was told that if you retain an attorney elsewhere and set your attorney's office as your safe address, then your interview will be at the field office that services that area. So I am working on that right now. 

I think they should have a checkbox that says "I am willing to travel to other field offices for my adjustment of status interview". That would certainly keep the line going. 

Interesting! Are you sure about that? 

9 minutes ago, USC4SPOUSE said:

I would think so! Do you have USPS informed delivery? If you don't, it might be good for you to have it. All letter sized mail is scanned and if you don't receive it, you can initiate the recovery process/investigation right from your dashboard. 

Yes, I do. Someone recommended it here. I'm checking it everyday since, lol.

@USC4SPOUSE, but your case seems to be going fast! It's already in the "ready to be scheduled" phase. Not that it means much, lol.

11 minutes ago, AskerBRfromAZ said:

So, my office, Phoenix, is in 79th place... "awesome." It makes sense, since I filed my AOS on April, 2017. 

 

One positive side of it is that I saw a person that filed from Oakland Park, Fl, and it took her 16 months to get an interview letter. So in her case it was pretty accurate.

I couldn't edit it anymore, but I want to add: it could mean my interview letter can come in the next couple months!

On 28/04/2018 at 10:30 PM, USC4SPOUSE said:

I compiled the list on an Excel sheet. It's sorted by the first number of the two in the time range. (50%)

Here you go.

 

Orlando #76

AL	Montgomery	13	25.5
FL	Orlando	13	19.5
NY	Brooklyn	13	20
FL	Fort Myers	13.5	24
AZ	Phoenix	14	23.5
CO	Denver	14.5	29
MN	MINNEAPOLIS	14.5	23.5
TX	Dallas	14.5	31.5
TX	El Paso	14.5	28
FL	Oakland Park	15.5	26.5
FL	Miami	16.5	20.5
TX	Houston	18	29.5

 

So, my office, Phoenix, is in 79th place... "awesome." It makes sense, since I filed my AOS on April, 2017. 

One positive side of it is that I saw a person that filed from Oakland Park, Fl, and it took her 16 months to get an interview letter. So in her case it was pretty accurate.

5 hours ago, T_P said:

I dont think that would be an option at all. Immigration in all aspects isnt something only based on criminal records. Imagine how many fake marriages, people with bad intentions (not that we dont have that already) and all of that coming to the country. 

 

Honestly if we think about all the security issues, not only that but economy, population we would give USCIS credit for their job. 

I see what you mean, but I assumed that if you've never committed a crime you are less likely to have "bad intentions" and do fake marriages. 

5 hours ago, shakeyy said:

hey guys, i know this may be a silly question. I just want to make sure i'm understanding the posted processing times correctly.

 

Question: So for Orlando office, it says they're processing applications between 7.5 months to 16.5 months but there is a time range posted below that says Processing time for Family based applications will be between 12.5 months to 22months? So I'm assuming since i'm family based application, i won't hear anything until after my October file date correct? 

 

 

Yes, the family-based one will take from 12.5 (50% accuracy) to 22 (90% accuracy) months. That's what their system says, but many people's cases seem to be going even faster than the minimal time given for their local office. (In your case here, 12.5 months).

4 minutes ago, mushroomspore said:

Slightly informative post on Reddit about USCIS processing times and why they're so long

 

The main thing I got from this is that USCIS has very little employees (less than 17,000 people processing millions of applications). How is that even possible!?

Solution: if you have not committed any crimes anywhere, just approve it. haha No interviews necessary.

4 minutes ago, T_P said:

USCIS site is a joke.

Uma palhaçada, rs.

(Edit: Sorry if you are the US Citizen and don't speak Portuguese!)

"Funny" thing happened on the lovely processing times page today. The employment-based AOS (not my case, thank god) went back to up to 50 months of processing time (processing May 2014). The family-based is in July, 2016. Still a lot!

23 minutes ago, mushroomspore said:

Good gos, your EAD took 11 months?!?!?! I just posted my own thread ranting about how long they're taking. I'm just glad you got your EAD. 

Yep! 

I'm betting that my interview will take at least a couple more months to be scheduled.

1 minute ago, Hamilton said:

Will do! DId you do it on the old USCIS site or the new DHS one? It's locked me out of accessing the old USCIS site for some reason

I think I did it on the old one, but isn't the SR page the same as before?

I also can't access the old processing times page, but the SR one is the same to me at least.

2 minutes ago, Hamilton said:

I'm surprised they let you raise an SR on the 485. Now that they've updated the way they show processing times, it looks like everything is "in date" and "normal" if you've been waiting 1-2 years :/ 

Maybe it's because I've raised that unanswered one in Feb, which allowed me to raised this last one in March?

Try to raise one and let me know!

1 minute ago, Hamilton said:

Sounds like progress to me. What did you say to the Tier 2 officer to get this SR on the 485? I feel like I should try doing something like this. Or did you raise the SR online?

I hope it's progress too! Yes, just an online SR. Actually I did a SR in Feb, got nothing, did another one in March, then they finally answered it today.

I've just received this answer today about a SR I made on March 19th:

59 minutes ago, Ma&Fa said:

So you basically waited another two months after requesting expedited processing? Did they come back to you in regards to the request? What did they say or did they just approve it eventually? Good luck, hope youll get it soon! 

Thank you!

I don't think my SR was helpful because, like you said, it was approved only two months later.