April 2018 Fillies

[Shae]

Super excited to share this one with you all: I just got an e-mail saying my interview was scheduled.
Will share with you when I know the date, timeline as follows:

April 20: Documents mailed in
April 23: Documents received by USCIS
May 4: Notice date
May 11: 4 NOA's received in mail
May 18: Fingerprint appointment received (June 1) @Detroit office
June 1: Fingerprints taken at Detroit
June 7: received text and email saying my case is ready to be scheduled for interview.
June 12: received e-mail saying an interview was scheduled, online case updated as well.

well damn. Who do you know??? LOL

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Super excited to share this one with you all: I just got an e-mail saying my interview was scheduled.
Will share with you when I know the date, timeline as follows:

April 20: Documents mailed in
April 23: Documents received by USCIS
May 4: Notice date
May 11: 4 NOA's received in mail
May 18: Fingerprint appointment received (June 1) @Detroit office
June 1: Fingerprints taken at Detroit
June 7: received text and email saying my case is ready to be scheduled for interview.
June 12: received e-mail saying an interview was scheduled, online case updated as well.

That's crazy fast! Congratulations! Take a moment to review the info on this link https://www.immihelp.com/forum/showt...iew-tips/page3

[BeToledo]

Interview Scheduled

Super excited to share this one with you all: I just got an e-mail saying my interview was scheduled.
Will share with you when I know the date, timeline as follows:

April 20: Documents mailed in
April 23: Documents received by USCIS
May 4: Notice date
May 11: 4 NOA's received in mail
May 18: Fingerprint appointment received (June 1) @Detroit office
June 1: Fingerprints taken at Detroit
June 7: received text and email saying my case is ready to be scheduled for interview.
June 12: received e-mail saying an interview was scheduled, online case updated as well.

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

yes, its for ny, ny

DANG. You should know that the NYC office has historically always stepped up to the plate. Before DACA first kicked in, the NYC office was cranking out green cards within 90 days in order to prepare for the increased workload.
If you don't have your combo card yet, then find a job - ANY JOB. Then you can get your combo card expedited.
I would probably rent a small studio in a faster jurisdiction and make that my permanent address. BUT that's just me.

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Some luck would be nice for sure. I have the user defined error since April 18th. They say it should at schedule interview phase, but its a California office with a lot of cases. Mine was feb20 PD to Apr18 error started, so guessing 57 days it took.

Hopefully your move gets your process sped up and interview scheduled.

Yes, that user defined error seems to be the marker right before the interview gets scheduled. So you might just get it.

We are hopeful moving will do the trick. For now, we are waiting for the wheels to start turning. Others have made a change of address. Once confirmed, they got their interview notice status update within days. WE SHALL SEE!

If you don't have your combo card yet, then try finding a job - ANY JOB. Then get your combo card expedited. - Just a thought.

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That helped a lot! Thank you for your time doing that for all of us. I really appreciated 😊

You're welcome! Glad to be of assistance.

[cali2018]

That does not necessarily mean that NY, NY is your field office. You can find out by entering your zip code here. https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-.../field-offices I looked at the service area and the NY, NY field office serves places like Wallkill, NY. zip 12589

Here's the data for that office. I used different shades of the same color to illustrate that they're still working on applications from the last quarter of 2016 - that were pending on 12/31/16.

Is it for sure NY, NY?

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Ours got to the interview ready stage within 39 days. It would have been faster, had my husband agreed to do a walk-in for the biometrics. I know of a case in Minneapolis that got to the interview ready stage within 29 days. Filed in early October 2017. They're still patiently waiting for the interview.

You might get lucky. Don't despair. It's worth double checking your zip code. https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-.../field-offices

Some luck would be nice for sure. I have the user defined error since April 18th. They say it should at schedule interview phase, but its a California office with a lot of cases. Mine was feb20 PD to Apr18 error started, so guessing 57 days it took.

Hopefully your move gets your process sped up and interview scheduled.

[Shae]

that does not necessarily mean that ny, ny is your field office. You can find out by entering your zip code here. https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-.../field-offices i looked at the service area and the ny, ny field office serves places like wallkill, ny. Zip 12589

here's the data for that office. I used different shades of the same color to illustrate that they're still working on applications from the last quarter of 2016 - that were pending on 12/31/16.

Is it for ny, ny

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yes, its for ny, ny

[ALMThere]

Here you go!

I color coded it for you. It's easier to figure out intuitively processing times if you color code it. Ok, so here it goes:

- January 1st, 2017 2,320 pending AOS from 2016.
- Remember that applications are processed in the order they are received. That means that applications received on or after January 1st, 2018, will only be adjudicated/processed to completion AFTER the 2,320 applications that are pending from 2016 are completed.
- So you will subtract "approved + denied" applications FROM "pending applications"
- Follow the colors. Pending yellow - (approved yellow + denied yellow).
- You do that with every color until you get a negative number. The negative number tells you that you have finished all applications from 2016 AND now you are making a dent on applications received on or after January 1st, 2018.

2,320 -(603 + 93) = 1,624 01/01/17 - 03/31/17
1,624 -(620 + 80) = 924 04/01/17 - 06/30/17
924 -(1188 + 56) = -320 07/01/17 - 09/30/17 *sometime by the end of August they finished all the 2016 pile, and completed 320 from the beginning of the year - received on or after January 1st, 2018.

So interview notices go out sometime by the end of August and they get scheduled for the end of September. For easy math, let's say October 1st, 2018. That's 10 months to get to those applications filed on or after January 1st, 2018.
That is consistent with the previous processing time published for Charlotte, NC.
10 months (50% of cases) to 18 months (93% of the cases)
8.5 months (50% of cases) to 17 months (93% of cases) *most recent processing time, most recent quarter.

You can do the same math based on your PD and estimate when they will get to your AOS petition. Hope this helps.

That helped a lot! Thank you for your time doing that for all of us. I really appreciated 😊

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

I'm in the New York City office......yup, the one with over 17k pending applications :faint:

That does not necessarily mean that NY, NY is your field office. You can find out by entering your zip code here. https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-.../field-offices I looked at the service area and the NY, NY field office serves places like Wallkill, NY. zip 12589

Here's the data for that office. I used different shades of the same color to illustrate that they're still working on applications from the last quarter of 2016 - that were pending on 12/31/16.

Is it for sure NY, NY?

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Thanks, very helpful.

Ours got to the interview ready stage within 39 days. It would have been faster, had my husband agreed to do a walk-in for the biometrics. I know of a case in Minneapolis that got to the interview ready stage within 29 days. Filed in early October 2017. They're still patiently waiting for the interview.

You might get lucky. Don't despair. It's worth double checking your zip code. https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-.../field-offices

[Shae]

LOL that's so funny. Glad to be of assistance. Which NY office though? The equation to figure out the processing is a headache. This way you can intuitively estimate when they will get to your case. Something else to consider is that within that huge backlog, you also have applications that are abandoned and they stay there until they get purged. So that helps explain the ridiculous time frame for the top number in the range. (completion of 93% of cases).
Some people got the employment based glitch. I haven't read of more people getting it. It seems like that lucky raffle is over.

Waiting sucks but for me at least, it helps me get rid of the frustration if I understand WHY I am waiting. Hope this helps.

I'm in the New York City office......yup, the one with over 17k pending applications :faint:

[cali2018]

I would think those 2,320 pending cases are still the NBC - at the Case is ready to be scheduled for interview- stage. It's hard to say. I was able to confirm with a Level 2 officer that your physical file stays at the NBC until your interview is scheduled. That makes sense to me, because it would get rather messy otherwise, if you move.

Thanks, very helpful.

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Great math. Using FIFO makes sense. Is there anywhere that posts the data that says the 2320 cases were all at the field office at the time, and passed NBC/service centres or is it simply the # of applications with charlotte postal codes?

It seems most easy cases like your own take 2months now to get to ?ready to schedule interview?. So wonder if that used to be also a 6-10 month wait to keep the workflow steady. Not sure...

I would think those 2,320 pending cases are still the NBC - at the Case is ready to be scheduled for interview- stage. It's hard to say. I was able to confirm with a Level 2 officer that your physical file stays at the NBC until your interview is scheduled. That makes sense to me, because it would get rather messy otherwise, if you move.

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

You are the best and so knowledgeable!!!! I'm going to look for NY and see if i'll be a grandmother before my husband gets his greencard. lol

LOL that's so funny. Glad to be of assistance. Which NY office though? The equation to figure out the processing is a headache. This way you can intuitively estimate when they will get to your case. Something else to consider is that within that huge backlog, you also have applications that are abandoned and they stay there until they get purged. So that helps explain the ridiculous time frame for the top number in the range. (completion of 93% of cases).
Some people got the employment based glitch. I haven't read of more people getting it. It seems like that lucky raffle is over.

Waiting sucks but for me at least, it helps me get rid of the frustration if I understand WHY I am waiting. Hope this helps.

[cali2018]

Great math. Using FIFO makes sense. Is there anywhere that posts the data that says the 2320 cases were all at the field office at the time, and passed NBC/service centres or is it simply the # of applications with charlotte postal codes?

It seems most easy cases like your own take 2months now to get to ?ready to schedule interview?. So wonder if that used to be also a 6-10 month wait to keep the workflow steady. Not sure...

[Shae]

You are the best and so knowledgeable!!!! I'm going to look for NY and see if i'll be a grandmother before my husband gets his greencard. lol

Using your calculations, i see why NYC has an almost 2yr wait list.....smh. Let me call to see if they are hiring

[Shae]

Here you go!

I color coded it for you. It's easier to figure out intuitively processing times if you color code it. Ok, so here it goes:

- January 1st, 2017 2,320 pending AOS from 2016.
- Remember that applications are processed in the order they are received. That means that applications received on or after January 1st, 2018, will only be adjudicated/processed to completion AFTER the 2,320 applications that are pending from 2016 are completed.
- So you will subtract "approved + denied" applications FROM "pending applications"
- Follow the colors. Pending yellow - (approved yellow + denied yellow).
- You do that with every color until you get a negative number. The negative number tells you that you have finished all applications from 2016 AND now you are making a dent on applications received on or after January 1st, 2018.

2,320 -(603 + 93) = 1,624 01/01/17 - 03/31/17
1,624 -(620 + 80) = 924 04/01/17 - 06/30/17
924 -(1188 + 56) = -320 07/01/17 - 09/30/17 *sometime by the end of August they finished all the 2016 pile, and completed 320 from the beginning of the year - received on or after January 1st, 2018.

So interview notices go out sometime by the end of August and they get scheduled for the end of September. For easy math, let's say October 1st, 2018. That's 10 months to get to those applications filed on or after January 1st, 2018.
That is consistent with the previous processing time published for Charlotte, NC.
10 months (50% of cases) to 18 months (93% of the cases)
8.5 months (50% of cases) to 17 months (93% of cases) *most recent processing time, most recent quarter.

You can do the same math based on your PD and estimate when they will get to your AOS petition. Hope this helps.

You are the best and so knowledgeable!!!! I'm going to look for NY and see if i'll be a grandmother before my husband gets his greencard. lol