Seattle filers ,let's gather here....

[ftsoh]

Hey! As I mentioned before employment green cards take for all people in the rest of the world category at most 6 months. My friends who applied in January already have their GC. Everyone who takes more than a year is marriage. Read my posts and you will se that the Seattle office stopped working on marriage based interview for almost 6 months ...and fully allocated their capacity to employment gcs. This is what I think based on what I read here and what I see in my social network.

If this is the case, it would be so unfair for marriage based AOS filer.

[B_Andie]

Our PD for EAD Renewal was June 11, 2019. We had card in hand June 22, 2019.

Yes - you would agree that this is an outlier for sure. USCIS is so manual that this doesn’t surprise me. Gaps and I filed renewal early this year and so far nothing

[Enub4]

Our PD for EAD Renewal was June 11, 2019. We had card in hand June 22, 2019.

Wow, first time I read something like this, all other reports say they receive the receipt and take several months to get the new EAD. Congrats.

[Dorothyguenther]

Our PD for EAD Renewal was June 11, 2019. We had card in hand June 22, 2019.

[B_Andie]

I suppose you are employment based? Based on USCIS, they are processing Jan 2018 now. So it would make sense they processed Dec 2017 cases 3 weeks ago.

What I am trying to express is, I am afraid the processing time on the USCIS website is accurate, i.e. they are really working June 2017 family based cases now.

Hey! As I mentioned before employment green cards take for all people in the rest of the world category at most 6 months. My friends who applied in January already have their GC. Everyone who takes more than a year is marriage. Read my posts and you will se that the Seattle office stopped working on marriage based interview for almost 6 months ...and fully allocated their capacity to employment gcs. This is what I think based on what I read here and what I see in my social network.

[B_Andie]

PD for us is March 2018. We did send in a renewal EAD application and had the new replacement card in hand 11 days later despite the time frames posted on the USCIS website. Still no word on an interview date.

Dorothy - can you share details of your renewal? My pd for renewal is feb 1,2019 and so far I haven’t received any update. Thank you for sharing!

[Dorothyguenther]

PD for us is March 2018. We did send in a renewal EAD application and had the new replacement card in hand 11 days later despite the time frames posted on the USCIS website. Still no word on an interview date.

[ewilliams]

I suppose you are employment based? Based on USCIS, they are processing Jan 2018 now. So it would make sense they processed Dec 2017 cases 3 weeks ago.

What I am trying to express is, I am afraid the processing time on the USCIS website is accurate, i.e. they are really working June 2107 family based cases now.

No I am not employment based. My greencard is through Marriage ( C09 )

[ftsoh]

My PD date was Dec 2017 and I had my interview 3weeks ago.

I suppose you are employment based? Based on USCIS, they are processing Jan 2018 now. So it would make sense they processed Dec 2017 cases 3 weeks ago.

What I am trying to express is, I am afraid the processing time on the USCIS website is accurate, i.e. they are really working June 2017 family based cases now.

[sea062018]

My PD date was Dec 2017 and I had my interview 3weeks ago.

Thanks a lot for sharing!
Following your timeline, I might have my interview in Dec (fingers crossed!)

[B_Andie]

Thanks for updating the thread.
Are you on marriage based AOS or employment based AOS?
Keep us posted when you have news on your case status.

Cheers ????

hey gaps0214!
I know some people whose employer filed employment GC in Seattle. For them, this GC is taking between 6 and 8 months for interview. Anyone who is waiting for more than a year is Marriage based (or from a nationality that is pretty backlogged..such as India).

This is why I posted before that Seattle office gives priority to this type of GC

[ewilliams]

Oh my, this is very frustrating :/
Does anyone know what month are currently receiving interview notices (family based) in Seattle?

Based on the current processing times, I might have to wait one more year - my PD is June 28, 2018

My PD date was Dec 2017 and I had my interview 3weeks ago.

[gaps0214]

PD in February 2018, nothing yet.....

Thanks for updating the thread.
Are you on marriage based AOS or employment based AOS?
Keep us posted when you have news on your case status.

Cheers ????

[hopeluck]

PD in February 2018, nothing yet.....

[B_Andie]

It's gonna be a wild ride.
Frustrating as it is, I am reminded that when we were waiting for EADs and APs when we overcame all the anxiety of getting that done.
I am hoping that that piece of news about USCIS farming out cases to less busy FOs will pan out in Seattle.
There is also the cases I've read about when their FO published waiting times were a lot longer than the time it took them to get scheduled for an interview, lucky fellas.
Its just a matter of waiting. Keep your tail up folks.

Cheers,
Married to USC, on C9 AOS, same-sex marriage, Seattle, WA
PD: March 22, 2018
RD: April 6, 2018
Biometrics: April 27, 2018
RFE: June 11, 2018
RFE Resolved: June 21, 2018
Requested expedite through ROC: Negative outcome
July 9, 2018: I-485 Status Changed to Case is Ready to be Scheduled for Interview
August 15, 2018: EAD/AP Approval Notice Received by Email
August 22, 2018: SS Card in Hand
August 31, 2018: EAD/AP Combo Card in Hand
September 1, 2018: Used EAD/AP Combo Card to apply for Canadian Visitors Visa
September 3, 2018: Canadian TRV approved
October 24, 2018: Travelled outside of US for medical purpose
November 4, 2018: Crossed into US border from Canada using EAD/AP Combo Card, Parole Approved
February 22, 2019: Sent Renewal Application for EAD/AP
March 13, 2019: Received NOA on AP Renewal Application (new MSC reference number)
March 27, 2019: Received NOA on EAD Renewal Application (new MSC reference number), no biometrics required

Also the time for getting EAD renewal increased to 6.5 - 8.5 months!