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Why is the processing time on USCIS website much shorter than it is for my case?

How can the USCIS processing time for the I-526 petition be 12.9 months for the fiscal year 2020 while my I-526 petition is still not approved after 17 months of filing? My priority date is current.

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Lynne Feldman

Lynne Feldman

Immigration Attorneys
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Sounds like you need to contact them and find out the status and advise your case is outside normal processing times.

Bernard P Wolfsdorf

Bernard P Wolfsdorf

Immigration Attorneys
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You need to recheck. The current processing time on USCIS website is 29.5 months to 44.5 months.

Fredrick W Voigtmann

Fredrick W Voigtmann

Immigration Attorneys
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USCIS processing time for I-526 petitions currently is 29 to 44 months. See https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/. Therefore, your case is within normal processing times.

Salvatore Picataggio

Salvatore Picataggio

Immigration Attorneys
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A lot goes into these figures, and every case is different. The date of inquiry on the USCIS Case Processing Times page is really the only metric we can use to start inquiring with USCIS, unless you want to go mandamus action and sue for a decision, which is totally a thing that often works.

Robert West

Robert West

Immigration Attorneys
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That is something that your lawyer would need to contact USCIS about.

Dale Schwartz

Dale Schwartz

Immigration Attorneys
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Because the lie about how far behind they are. Plus, if you are from a country that has a backlog longer than most, they put those cases in the back of the pile to adjudicate, since there is no rush in their minds.

Stephen Berman

Stephen Berman

Immigration Attorneys
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Each case is unique. And each adjudicator is unique.

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