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6 hours ago, OldUser said:

Typically, 4-6 weeks from mailing date. If it arrived today, you'll hopefully get a mail in 2-3 weeks. May take longer than that too.

Thank you. Has there been a trend of re-using biometrics?  The last time I did those was who knows how long ago. 

My attorney sent the application to the lock box. The RD is today, but I assume it won’t be today and will most likely be 1/21? Any idea how long before USCIS send the case number so I can start tracking the application

If I were you, I wouldn’t file it without an immigration lawyer. Also make sure that the immigration lawyer knows who the criminal lawyer is so they can talk and get the exact info and then file your n-400

On 5/7/2023 at 1:05 PM, Elena & Craig said:

I wish I could say the same…really need that new citizen passport, missing out on a family trip rn. Should be in Paris and Amsterdam with my husband right at this very moment I type. Sigh! With my current passport it would be such a pain in the butt to apply for Schengen visa and they also issue them strictly for the dates you are supposed to spend there 😏 Used to be much more better with a leeway. Decided to hold on any abroad trips that require visa. 

I don’t know what your nationality is but I wouldn’t hold off any trips abroad because of pending apps. As much as I hate getting the visa appointment and the process leading towards it I don’t want to waste valuable time till I apply and become US citizen. Think about how much fun you miss out on because you think it will easier later rather than enjoying it now. Just my 2 cents. 

3 minutes ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

Your country of origin does not allow dual citizenship? 

Nope!

14 hours ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

Funny. I never thought people had travel in mind when applying for citizenship. 

I assumed it was mostly to petition relatives.

I am little too old to sponsor anyone from family and see them migrate to US. The wait times are ridiculous and being US citizen will never help anyone. So my goal is to be able to live here and be able to visit any place including home any time without a hassle.

11 hours ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

Thanks! Hope so too. 

 

It has never been our plan to file for naturalization. 

Sometimes I think they delay things just to force people into doing that? 

I envy people who can say this (I assume your passports give you more or less similar access if you have to travel  and not deal with visas for most part). If I could, I would want dual citizenship but oh well....

On 4/12/2023 at 9:28 AM, OldUser said:

@Olga&Jared I don't believe there's any correlation between 48 month extension and status of pending application(s).

 

I've seen people getting extension letter and 3 days later their I-751 got approved. I've also seen reports of people getting extension letter after I-751 approval 😃

 

There's a lot of letters to be printed and delivered. So you may receive one in the future.

That’s true. Got the I-751 just a couple of weeks ago and now the approval. 

It’s good to be off the first train. @OldUser now I am going to wait to see when I see your approval. I am rooting for you. 

Just got a notification for I-751. New card is being produced. I think it’s an approval so that’s one part of the journey I can forget about. 

42 minutes ago, lil.han said:

at least if i went ahead and filed the N400 it would go to my local office which I do not think is that backed up. SRC is my office for ROC and I was so excited when I first filed bc they were the quickest office and now they have a 24+ month who knows when turn around time. 

I thought the fastest was WAC and not SRC. of course now WAC is 18months or something on avg.

19 hours ago, skapali said:

Processing times have increased across the board ( no surprise). 20 months for California, Nebraska, and Vermont. Texas at 24 months and Potomac at 28 months. No wonder they are issuing 48 month extensions.

At this point I think they want people to apply for N-400 (that's just my opinion)

I think the 48 month extension is what is in the mail. No other status changed for the case. 

On 3/6/2023 at 12:21 PM, AOSFairfax said:

Received my 48 month extension letter. At least I won’t have to worry about getting an ADIT stamp next year

What’s your receipt date?

WAC went from 14 months to 15.5 months. Just send out the extensions if they are going to keep increasing the time. This is absolutely ridiculous.

On 2/11/2023 at 1:36 PM, OldUser said:

Found on WAVA thread but it's relevant here...

 

Meanwhile people start receiving new 48 month extension letters.

 

 

 

Who are these people who are getting 48 month extension? People close to their 2 year mark or just about everyone?

3 hours ago, OldUser said:

Understandibly frustrating, though your case may be already reviewed and just waiting for supervisor's approval. I bet there are going to be cases undecided for earlier filers at the time your case is going to be approved. In that case, would you want to wait longer for their cases to be decided first? 

 

There's a human factor in this process, and it guarantees such fluctuations in approval times. Example: Case A got assigned to Bob, who reviews 20 cases a day, and Case B got assigned to noobie Fred who only does 10 of them and requires supervisor approval for 3 of them.

I get it and I just had to voice my frustration to be honest. I understand that there is no order in which USCIS processes any cases and there is nothing we can do. The day I get out of this system I would be very happy. Heck I always say if someone has been in US legally and worked here for 10 years, just make these candidates go through background check and grant them a green card (if they wish to apply) and remove this visa issuance for family members. Make it easy for people who have put in time and money for this country (this has nothing to do with people with DACA and I have no idea how to resolve that issue so I refrain from voicing my opinion on that one.)

I am just going to say this out loud, screw USCIS for not processing items in order.

19 minutes ago, Olga&Jared said:

We’re in the same boat. My case is in 21500-22000 range, and there’re just a few that were looked at. Same as in 21000-21500 range. Given that they’ve started approving 22000+ more actively we could be stuck for a while. I really hate it.

Yep, I really have no patience with USCIS. I have the unfortunate luck to go through the process with USCIS since 2007.

4 minutes ago, OldUser said:

I actually see quite a bit of cases untouched in 21XXX range, so you're not alone. Hang in there!

Yep, looks like they haven't touched a lot of them. I am really wondering how they work on these cases. Definitely not FIFO.

5 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Did you have and RFE? Did you submit N-400?

No RFE and cannot submit N-400 till we complete 5 years  (not married to citizen so there is that little hiccup 😐)

If the original I-485 interview was delayed by 15 days we would have had the 10 year old. Missed out by so little

So what happens to people who applied 18 months ago and only got 24 months extension? Do they have to get ADIT stamp or get in touch with USCIS for a new letter. 

5 hours ago, OldUser said:

Update for WAC November 2021 filers in 22XXX range as of 09:40 am PT today:

 

- 3 x new (today) RFEs for cases in lower range

- 4 x new (today) approvals for cases in lower range

- 2 x new (today) approvals for cases in upper range

This is beyond ridiculous that there is no rhyme or reason for the order in which they are approving the cases. 21xxx and stuck here. 

Curious where Lawfully gathers the data from. Is it from people putting in their info or they fetching it from USCIS?

On 1/7/2023 at 7:47 AM, OldUser said:

Seeing more approvals and RFEs for WAC filers in 21XXX range today and yesterday.

And here I am in the same range and no changes. Can’t USCIS just move things along and approve ROC already.