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My question is:
Based on what you've seen for previous years, when would you see Oceania getting to their cap of 850?
Would this be beyond April?
Basically trying to get a feel on what my chances are at the moment based on the fact that the cap is at about 75% of the total.
Regional quota is for visas issued not scheduled. The number you should be looking at is 213. They have still a long way to go. Not everybody that's currently scheduled for interview will appear, not everybody will be issued. They won't get anywhere near the quota till August/September.
Moreover, regional quota is not a hard limit and more often than not, OC in particular, some regions get more visas than they should according to the quota formula (see e.g. FY24 - OC got 1.1k). The only hard limits are: the total number of visas (~52k this year) and the 7% country cap.
 
Think of it this way, if you were an IO, and you keep receiving additional unsolicited responses to an initially issued RFE - will you be happy with the additional work being created for you by the applicant, considering you'll need to keep reviewing the new information?

Also think of the potential of some of your new responses being received well after the deadline you were required to respond to the RFE and USCIS decides to consider one of those new responses as the response received from you, which in essence is now considered late; they subsequently decide to deny you application on the basis of the RFE response being late.

Think "quality" and "timeliness"; and not "quantity" and "unsolicited"
Makes sense, and I would not send anything to arrive after the deadline of course.

I think people have this idea (same issue with AP documents at the consulates) that when you send an RFE response it somehow goes right to the top of a pile to receive immediate attention. The IOs are receiving probably a pile of documents daily, including all the dozens/hundreds of RFEs they have sent to others. They’ll get to it when they get to it, working their way through their pile. Sending unnecesary documents just adds to the pile (as well as raising the risk of rejection as mom pointed out). Also pretty sure uscis works like any other time sensitive bureaucracy (if not more so given the nature of what they do), and any incoming document is stamped with date of receipt. We have had winter break holidays, we have had Weather (with a capital W) in a good chunk of the US, we are having another holiday next week, just be patient. If you can trust google, 60-90 days for uscis to respond to RFE evidence is not unusual.
I reviewed recent years of AOS saw so many different timelines - from approval on the day RFE response was received, to weeks and months for a decision. Of course everybody hopes to hear back as soon as possible.

Thank you both and I will try myself in patience.
 
Hi everyone,Adjustment of Status - The check that included the fee payment was lost in the mail. It has been 2 months since it was sent. I spoke to USPS and according to the tracking number they gave me, it appears to be lost. What should I do in this situation?
 
Hi everyone,Adjustment of Status - The check that included the fee payment was lost in the mail. It has been 2 months since it was sent. I spoke to USPS and according to the tracking number they gave me, it appears to be lost. What should I do in this situation?
What do you mean by "the check"? Personal check, cashier's check, or certified check? Or maybe you mean money order or bank draft? Each has it's own process, timeline, and fee to stop/cancel the payment.

Anyway, you should request a stop payment or cancellation of the original payment, wait for confirmation from the bank or issuer, and then submit a new payment to USCIS.
 
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Hi everyone,Adjustment of Status - The check that included the fee payment was lost in the mail. It has been 2 months since it was sent. I spoke to USPS and according to the tracking number they gave me, it appears to be lost. What should I do in this situation?
Is the check for your DV Administrative Fee payment? If your USPS tracking number is showing it hasn’t been delivered 2 months after sending out the mail, then you need to cancel/stop the payment at this point and send out a new payment in place of the lost one.
 
Regional quota is for visas issued not scheduled. The number you should be looking at is 213. They have still a long way to go. Not everybody that's currently scheduled for interview will appear, not everybody will be issued. They won't get anywhere near the quota till August/September.
Moreover, regional quota is not a hard limit and more often than not, OC in particular, some regions get more visas than they should according to the quota formula (see e.g. FY24 - OC got 1.1k). The only hard limits are: the total number of visas (~52k this year) and the 7% country cap.

Incredible, thank you so much for the explanation and insight. Your data and UI has been beyond invaluable along with this forum and the timeline sheet. Amazing people - thank you all so much!
 
Is the check for your DV Administrative Fee payment? If your USPS tracking number is showing it hasn’t been delivered 2 months after sending out the mail, then you need to cancel/stop the payment at this point and send out a new payment in place of the lost one.
Yes it is ,thank you so much for the information.
 
What do you mean by "the check"? Personal check, cashier's check, or certified check? Or maybe you mean money order or bank draft? Each has it's own process, timeline, and fee to stop/cancel the payment.

Anyway, you should request a stop payment or cancellation of the original payment, wait for confirmation from the bank or issuer, and then submit a new payment to USCIS.
it is a cashier's check.
 
Hi, Is there a process to speed for ead processing. It been a month and I don’t have any updates. Could you tell me if there any way to do that?
 
Hi, Is there a process to speed for ead processing. It been a month and I don’t have any updates. Could you tell me if there any way to do that?
A month is well within the normal timeframe, usually expect 2-3 months if not longer.

Yoiu can request an expedite https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/expedite-requests with a solid reason:

Relevant criteria or circumstances that may be considered in determining whether to grant an expedite request include, but are not limited to, the below:
  • Severe financial loss to a company or person, provided that the need for urgent action is not the result of the petitioner’s or applicant’s failure to timely file the benefit request or to timely respond to any requests for evidence;
  • Emergencies or urgent humanitarian situations;
  • Nonprofit organization (as designated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)) whose request is in furtherance of the cultural or social interests of the United States;
  • Government interests, including cases identified by the government as urgent because they involve the public interest, public safety, national interest, or national security interests; and
  • Clear USCIS error.
 
hi, just a general question, is it noticeably late to receive the interview dates for the people who got their numbers current in October? I am still waiting since November, when I gave my fingerprints.
 
hi, just a general question, is it noticeably late to receive the interview dates for the people who got their numbers current in October? I am still waiting since November, when I gave my fingerprints.
Varies by FO. check the timeline spreadsheet. But in general, no, a few months or longer is normal for AOS.
 
hi, just a general question, is it noticeably late to receive the interview dates for the people who got their numbers current in October? I am still waiting since November, when I gave my fingerprints.
Don’t just check the Timeline spreadsheets (both current and past), I recommend you add your own case details to the 2025 Timeline spreadsheet to enable you and others compare your progress with one another. In addition to the above response already provided by Susie, I recommend you also take a look at the FAQ tab of the AOS process spreadsheet where similar questions have also been addressed.
 
Don’t just check the Timeline spreadsheets (both current and past), I recommend you add your own case details to the 2025 Timeline spreadsheet to enable you and others compare your progress with one another. In addition to the above response already provided by Susie, I recommend you also take a look at the FAQ tab of the AOS process spreadsheet where similar questions have also been addressed.
Thank you
 
Hello! I have two quick questions:

1) In i-485 form, it is asking if the applicant has received cash benefits such as TANF. My wife is primary applicant and we receive SNAP food benefits, not cash. Should I mention about it? If so, is it considered as public charge?
"Have you ever received Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families(TANF), or State, Tribal, territorial, or local, cash benefit programs for income maintenance (often called “General Assistance” in the State context, but which also exist under other names)?"

2) Also, it is asking if we receive SSI as well. My wife and I do not receive it but my son is disabled and he is receiving monthly SSI. He's already a US citizen and we will not include him in the application, for sure. Should I still mention about the SSI he receives? His payments are deposited to an account in my name, separate from my actual account that I make my all personal transactions.

Thanks!
 
Hello! I have two quick questions:

1) In i-485 form, it is asking if the applicant has received cash benefits such as TANF. My wife is primary applicant and we receive SNAP food benefits, not cash. Should I mention about it? If so, is it considered as public charge?
"Have you ever received Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families(TANF), or State, Tribal, territorial, or local, cash benefit programs for income maintenance (often called “General Assistance” in the State context, but which also exist under other names)?"

2) Also, it is asking if we receive SSI as well. My wife and I do not receive it but my son is disabled and he is receiving monthly SSI. He's already a US citizen and we will not include him in the application, for sure. Should I still mention about the SSI he receives? His payments are deposited to an account in my name, separate from my actual account that I make my all personal transactions.

Thanks!
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