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DV 2023 AOS (Adjustment of Status) Only

lotterywinnerof2023 said:
I requested a call back from a Tier 2 officer, but USCIS sent me an email stating that "my application is still pending consideration". Does this mean that my background check has not been completed? Or has the background check been completed, and I am now waiting for a final decision? Has anyone else had a similar experience?
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It simply means a decision is yet to be made. The reason for the pending decision could be anything from a pending background check clearance to a pending review of your asylum case file.
 
Sm1smom said:
Since you're currently outside the US, I'm sorry I cannot provide you with any guidance at this point as entering the US with the preconceived intent of filing for AOS is frowned upon, plus I do not know the status in which you plan on entering the US. After you've successfully entered the US, and you make the decision to process AOS from, I will be happy to guide you through the process at that point.
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I am forced to return in November because I am taking care of my father in US, and I am afraid that I will not be able to complete my steps at the embassy.
Your answer to my query helps me a lot.
THANK YOU
 
Anaipm said:
Hello everybody,
I just wanted to ask to the people of San Francisco FO if there have been any updates on your interview process/scheduling so far. Thank you very much
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Take a look at the Timeline Spreadsheet - add your case data to it also while at it.
 
AHMEDKF said:
I am forced to return in November because I am taking care of my father in US, and I am afraid that I will not be able to complete my steps at the embassy.
Your answer to my query helps me a lot.
THANK YOU
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You are forced to return to the US in what status?
 
The government, probably with the best intention of issuing all the visas, have gone ahead and overscheduled DV2023. There are more people scheduled for interviews in July - September than the quota will (should) allow. So - that means people on 221g and AOS cases will be competing for visas from a very small pool which relies on refusals and no shows. It looks impossible to imagine we will NOT hit a wall on visa availability (unless they exceed the quota as they did in DV2022). So - for AOS cases still processing - no self inflicted delays or dillydallying!
 
Britsimon said:
The government, probably with the best intention of issuing all the visas, have gone ahead and overscheduled DV2023. There are more people scheduled for interviews in July - September than the quota will (should) allow. So - that means people on 221g and AOS cases will be competing for visas from a very small pool which relies on refusals and no shows. It looks impossible to imagine we will NOT hit a wall on visa availability (unless they exceed the quota as they did in DV2022). So - for AOS cases still processing - no self inflicted delays or dillydallying!
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This intention destroys our dreams as AOSers. We have no chance to learn that we will get gc or not even if we have scheduled interview. Its a little bit complicated situation for people who applied AOS. And also there will be a lot of rejected case if you are doing AOS or CP on September or late August because of this 55k quota. Last year a lot of AOSer did get their visa in last two months of FY. For this year there is low possiblity to happen this again. That is what it is unfortunately.
 
AHMEDKF said:
I returned from America three months ago, and my tourist visa is valid for two additional years
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Okay, so you plan on returning to the US on a visitor's visa, the validity of your visa is irrelevant to the question I asked.

Anyway, like I stated earlier on, entering the US on a B1/B2 with a preconceived intent of filing for AOS is frowned upon, (regardless of the primary reason for coming to the US).
 
Sm1smom said:
Take a look at the Timeline Spreadsheet - add your case data to it also while at it.
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Thanks, will do it, I already requested access to it. Mom, it seems like the San Francisco FO didn't schedule any interview so far, even for people who applied in January/February. Do you think is possible for them (FO) to not schedule any interviews this year? I was looking at some past timelines (2020-2022) and they had some interviews scheduled along the year. I also read that some people from this FO already contacted a congressman. What can we do at this point mom?
 
Britsimon said:
The government, probably with the best intention of issuing all the visas, have gone ahead and overscheduled DV2023. There are more people scheduled for interviews in July - September than the quota will (should) allow. So - that means people on 221g and AOS cases will be competing for visas from a very small pool which relies on refusals and no shows. It looks impossible to imagine we will NOT hit a wall on visa availability (unless they exceed the quota as they did in DV2022). So - for AOS cases still processing - no self inflicted delays or dillydallying!
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For those filing AOS in the last two months of the fiscal year:

1. Are they processed in order of date received? Or processed in order of case number?
2. Are AOS cases processed by individual field offices or at a central USCIS location?
 
megdavidson26 said:
For those filing AOS in the last two months of the fiscal year:

1. Are they processed in order of date received? Or processed in order of case number?
2. Are AOS cases processed by individual field offices or at a central USCIS location?
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Everyone should have filed by now, and probably 2 or 3 months ago at the latest. Very few people have become current in the final VB.

I'll leave Mom to answer your questions.
 
Anaipm said:
Thanks, will do it, I already requested access to it. Mom, it seems like the San Francisco FO didn't schedule any interview so far, even for people who applied in January/February. Do you think is possible for them (FO) to not schedule any interviews this year? I was looking at some past timelines (2020-2022) and they had some interviews scheduled along the year. I also read that some people from this FO already contacted a congressman. What can we do at this point mom?
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Access request approved.

Yeah, it's such a shame the San Francisco FO is yet to schedule any interview for DV based AOS applicants this year AFAIK. They will definitely schedule or decide to waive the interview (because they are familiar with DV based AOS applications and the deadline associated with them), we just hope it will not be too late by then.

If you personally have not yet contacted your congressman's office, you should do so at once. They more complaint they receive, the better the chance of their getting the FO to start scheduling interviews may be. You can also send an unsolicited letter by courier to the San Francisco FO Director, there's no guarantee the letter will get to the Director himself/herself, but it's worth a shot at this point considering visas may have ran out by the time they decide to start scheduling their interviews.
 
megdavidson26 said:
For those filing AOS in the last two months of the fiscal year:

1. Are they processed in order of date received? Or processed in order of case number?
2. Are AOS cases processed by individual field offices or at a central USCIS location?
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1. Irrelevant to AOS based applications
2. It depends on which step of the process.

I have to say it seems like you're straddling two worlds: AOS and CP and are subsequently not able to focus on what the AOS process entails. Please spend some quality time by going over the AOS Process Spreadsheet if you plan on processing AOS. The answers to most of your recent questions have already been addressed there. There are several tabs on that spreadsheet, going over each one carefully will greatly enhance your understanding of the DV based AOS process.
 
Britsimon said:
Everyone should have filed by now, and probably 2 or 3 months ago at the latest. Very few people have become current in the final VB.

I'll leave Mom to answer your questions.
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I’m confused.

Didn’t 850 OC cases just become current in the August and September visa bulletin? They would only be able to file as of mid July when the bulletin was released, right?

Or maybe I’m misunderstanding something??
 
Britsimon said:
The government, probably with the best intention of issuing all the visas, have gone ahead and overscheduled DV2023. There are more people scheduled for interviews in July - September than the quota will (should) allow. So - that means people on 221g and AOS cases will be competing for visas from a very small pool which relies on refusals and no shows. It looks impossible to imagine we will NOT hit a wall on visa availability (unless they exceed the quota as they did in DV2022). So - for AOS cases still processing - no self inflicted delays or dillydallying!
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So where are the AOS visas actually drawn from If the amount of scheduled CP interviews (which have visas reserved) already exceeds the global quota? If I were to have an interview tomorrow and be approved wouldn't it have to be drawn from that pre-allocated pool and therefore a scheduled CP applicant would miss out?
I know that's just the way it is but it's a bit ridiculous that AOSers are only assigned a visa after an interview were as CPers have a visa reserved. Why aren't AOSers reserved a visa once we receive our NOA? USCIS have just as much information - if not more - about AOS applicants as they do CP applicants. To top that off, some FOs batch process which basically makes the case number order irrelevant. Sorry to vent!
 
Sm1smom said:
1. Irrelevant to AOS based applications
2. It depends on which step of the process.

I have to say it seems like you're straddling two worlds: AOS and CP and are subsequently not able to focus on what the AOS process entails. Please spend some quality time by going over the AOS Process Spreadsheet if you plan on processing AOS. The answers to most of your recent questions have already been addressed there. There are several tabs on that spreadsheet, going over each one carefully will greatly enhance your understanding of the DV based AOS process.
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Thanks.

I have briefly reviewed the AOS spreadsheet but will definitely look back over it again. I am trying to learn both filing methods to determine what is the best route.

The reason for my line of questioning is in relation to the last lot of OC case numbers that were released for August/September. If the available number of visa's available are dwindling, I'm trying to ascertain/judge the likelihood that an AOS application would get approved in time.
 
Silverfox said:
So where are the AOS visas actually drawn from If the amount of scheduled CP interviews (which have visas reserved) already exceeds the global quota? If I were to have an interview tomorrow and be approved wouldn't it have to be drawn from that pre-allocated pool and therefore a scheduled CP applicant would miss out?
I know that's just the way it is but it's a bit ridiculous that AOSers are only assigned a visa after an interview were as CPers have a visa reserved. Why aren't AOSers reserved a visa once we receive our NOA? USCIS have just as much information - if not more - about AOS applicants as they do CP applicants. To top that off, some FOs batch process which basically makes the case number order irrelevant. Sorry to vent!
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There's nothing ridiculous in USCIS's inability to reserve to visas for DV based AOS applicants - USCIS cannot reserve visas for AOSers, same way the embassies cannot allocate or reserve visas for CPers. KCC has oversight of the DV program, they process the DS260 forms for CP cases, which enables them to schedule the interviews and allocate the visas. KCC does not process the DS260 forms for AOSers, and most AOSers' do not even submit the DS260 form in the first place.
 
Sm1smom said:
Access request approved.

Yeah, it's such a shame the San Francisco FO is yet to schedule any interview for DV based AOS applicants this year AFAIK. They will definitely schedule or decide to waive the interview (because they are familiar with DV based AOS applications and the deadline associated with them), we just hope it will not be too late by then.

If you personally have not yet contacted your congressman's office, you should do so at once. They more complaint they receive, the better the chance of their getting the FO to start scheduling interviews may be. You can also send an unsolicited letter by courier to the San Francisco FO Director, there's no guarantee the letter will get to the Director himself/herself, but it's worth a shot at this point considering visas may have ran out by the time they decide to start scheduling their interviews.
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Thank you very much Mom for the access and for your promptly reply. I already added my case to the timeline. I was looking at my congressman website and it says that they can help if our case is beyond normal processing time. 1. Can I still contact them even thought I received my NOA on June 30th? 2. Is there a template that someone send before as an unsolicited letter to a FO? Thank you very much Mom.
 
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