I applied in june 2017
https://portal.eoir.justice.gov/InfoSystem/CourtInfo
I just got it today and it was registered mail and has the i94 and the approval letter
I'm waiting since june 2017. Probably there are people who's waiting more
Chicaca
affirmative or defensive ?
if it has been over a year since your interview, you might ask your congressman or senator to push it for you. Please google to find your local Congressman or senator. You shouldn't be waiting all your life without knowing when. Hope you get news, and good news, soon.
Since he had an interview, it should be affirmative.
if it has been over a year since your interview, you might ask your congressman or senator to push it for you. Please google to find your local Congressman or senator. You shouldn't be waiting all your life without knowing when. Hope you get news, and good news, soon.
Do you have any data points that it helped someone?
I did everything except mandamus
For delays, yes, and several people in this thread have definitely tried it and seen it work for them. Usually, the office should reach back within 30 days of inquiry from the asylum office. If there is no response after 30 days, then you may file a lawsuit- a writ of mandamus- to get an answer. You can Google 'sue uscis'. It is a request with the federal district court for them to expedite your decision, and by law they need to respond in 60 days from lawsuit. But I would suggest you try to contact both the congressman/senator's office and also contact the asylum office with a detailed email explaining your hardship and gnawing need for them to make a decision after so many years of waiting - beyond the usual expected 180 days within which they should make a decision. I don't know about your local asylum office, but persistence is key. Give it about 30 days and if you don't hear back, consider writ of mandamus. Just know that expedite does not make it easier or harder to get an approval. You will get a decision sooner. Don't give up.
Sometimes it depends on the area, congressman/senators in certain areas can be friendlier to such request than from other areas. I wonder what lawyers reason is. Try sending asylum office another email, with more details and specific plea for them to give information. Then after a few days send a follow up explaining politely if they could respond to your previous email and let you know what can be done to expedite it. Don't give up, and don't worry. Give it maybe half an hour a day and don't kick yourself over it. What area is the asylum office?
If you think you have a very strong case, or if you don't see a point in waiting much longer, and you have followed up with the asylum office sufficiently often to no avail, maybe you could look into mandamus. I'd talk to a few highly rated lawyers with such experience before making a decision.