Obtaining a green card to acquire legal permanent resident status can take a great deal of time and hard work. After filing your application and paying your filing fee, you deserve to receive a decision on your application in a timely manner. Unfortunately, sometimes people experience an unusually long wait due to an unreasonable delay for green cards in Glendale, AZ.
If you believe your wait for a decision from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been unreasonably long, you should consult with a knowledgeable green card attorney who might be able to help you speed up the process.
The application to become a legal permanent resident contains a great deal of information. It can take USCIS a long time to complete the review process for each application because the federal government needs to verify the accuracy of the information in your application. The individualized review process and the backlog of filings can result in a long wait.
To make the process more transparent so that applicants understand how long the wait could potentially be, USCIS provides a Case Processing Time Website, where applicants can check the approximate wait time for each time of immigration application.
Although the wait time cannot be guaranteed because each case is unique, you should be able to get an approximate estimate of how long your wait will be. If your wait has been longer than the estimated wait time, you should consult with an experienced attorney in Glendale who knows how to handle unreasonable delays in the green card process.
A lawyer might be able to help someone in Glendale speed up the delay in your pursuit of a green card in the following ways.
Sometimes, a lengthy delay can occur when the application does not have all the required information. An attorney could help fix a problem with your application by giving the USCIS any missing information.
An attorney could make an inquiry with USCIS to check on the status. Occasionally, an application gets misplaced. If our legal team is able to call to check on your application, we might be able to encourage USCIS to locate your application and resume the review process.
USCIS will call applicants in for interviews to review and verify the information on their applications. At the end of your interview, the officer can often tell you whether they have approved your application. If they have approved your application, your green card should arrive by mail in just a few weeks. If it does not arrive quickly or if you do not know your status within a few weeks after your interview, our attorneys could inquire what happened.
If you have waited for too long, our legal team could help you file a legal claim known as a Writ of Mandamus to compel USCIS to explain the reason for the delay or process your application.
New Frontier Immigration Law could review the circumstances surrounding your delay to see what legal action would be most appropriate.
If you believe you or your family have experienced an unreasonable delay for green cards in Glendale, you should talk with our legal professionals right away. Talk to an attorney from our office who could hopefully help you expedite your immigration journey.
