Why has USCIS changed my estimated processing time from 4 months to 9 months?

USCIS Processing Times Immigration Backlog Contract Workers Covid-19 Impact Visa Processing

Jan 16, 2025

3 days ago

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USCIS Just changed my estimated time from 4 months to 9 months??? Does anyone know something I don’t?

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The user expresses frustration over the USCIS changing their estimated processing time from 4 months to 9 months. Comments provide insight into the situation, mentioning that USCIS had previously been reducing backlog effectively but recently decided to shift focus, leading to longer processing times once again.

John *******

Trump

2 days ago

Frank **********

@John ******

Trump has nothing to do with it. Creepy Joe is still President and spending money like crazy.

2 days ago

John *******

@Frank *********

- it is a time estimate. You don’t think USCIS management hasn’t been in contact with the transition team? Under the first term, visa processing times also slowed down.

2 days ago

Frank **********

@John ******

just a coincidence. He is after people in the US illegally. Something democrats have a hard time understanding.

2 days ago

John *******

@Frank *********

"Despite its number of applications consistently hovering around the eight to 10 million range for the past five years, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processing times jumped six-fold between 2015 and 2020."

2 days ago

Frank **********

@John ******

I don't know as I haven't researched it but I do know it's a shame that US citizens who want to bring their spouses to the US have to spend thousands of dollars, submit a shitload of documents and have to wait about 2 years or so in some cases.

2 days ago

John *******

@Frank *********

agree

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Wayne ********

@John ******

you know you had four years of being able to rant and rave about Donald Trump like a little baby looking for his tit. I should’ve thought that you would’ve learned your lesson back then it might’ve gotten tired of it, but I see it’s not gonna happen with people like you

2 days ago

John *******

@Wayne *******

someone is a little unhinged

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James ************

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@John ******

not yet but it’s about to get weird. 🤪🤪🤪

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Brandon ************

USCIS was eating through their backlog very fast and were getting close to a 2 month processing time. Then they didn't renew all of the contract workers they hired to try and catch up on the backlog from Covid times. I think they decided they caught up enough and wanted to focus on other things. Ever since then the processing time has been getting longer and longer again.

3 days ago

James ************

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@Brandon ***********

I was told by a lobbyist through an acquaintance that they were switching over to a new computer system and things should speed up?? We’re 12 months in and were told a year ago to expect 18 to 20 months. This sucks and in a week nobody knows whats going to happen but I doubt it will be in my favor. F——k me.

2 days ago

Brandon ************

@James ***********

haven't heard anything about a new computer system. I haven't been keeping track since my case left NCIS a few weeks ago

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James ************

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@Brandon ***********

thanks. That sucks. 😏

3 days ago