My husband and I were married on 3/1/2019 and have been waiting since then for his I-485 AOS interview. This is partially due to our initial interview being cancelled due to COVID-19, and also due to a glitch in the system where they sent our interview notice to an old address, which we haven't lived at for 2 years. (Note: we have received correspondence from USCIS to our current address, and it was confirmed by a Tier 2 agent that it was updated, and must have been a system error).
I have a few questions:
Is there anything we can do to expedite this? My husband is now applying for his EAD/AP for the third time.
Should we file a request to expedite?
Since we've been married for 2+ years, will we skip the 2 year green card and go straight to the 10 year?
Should we hire a lawyer?
Here's a timeline of our events so far:
03/15/2019: Sent I-485, I-131 and I-765 package
05/08/2019: Fingerprints reviewed
09/27/2019: Request to change address approved
02/03/2020: I-485 interview scheduled
03/18/2020: I-485 interview cancelled (due to COVID-19)
03/19/2020: I-485 interview ready to be scheduled
07/23/2020: I-485 interview scheduled
*08/06/2020: Interview (we missed it, as we hadn't received the interview letter, despite our address being updated and confirmed on 09/27/2019. Please note at this time the USPS in NYC was also barely operating, so all mail was delayed by 2+ weeks. If it had gone to the correct address, we probably still wouldn't have received it in time.)
08/25/2020: Request to reschedule interview approved
It's now 05/05/2021, and we have not heard anything. We have tried calling USCIS dozens of times, and are unable to get through to an officer who can actually help us.
Our current case status is "Interview was scheduled. On July 23, 2020, we scheduled an interview for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence...".
Would appreciate any and all advice. Thanks so much!