THANKS BE TO GOD!! FINALLY APPROVED!! 168 days
As the title excitedly states, finally have been approved! I wanted to thank this thread for keeping updates flowing and making me realize that there are lots of others in my situation playing the waiting game. File inquiries with your congressman! I had multiple expedites denied and it was 28 days since I filed inquiry with them (filed one when my case was pending for 140 days already) and they didn’t hear from USCIS until today that my inquiry will be taken into consideration. following that message from congressman I received 2 API updates around noon and have just officially been approved!
Don't lose faith! God is so good and despite me being out of my job for a while now, I was able to get a much better one lined up and the approval got in right before I need it for that! Will continue to say prayers for all of you waiting!
timeline:
applied: 11/25
expedite: 2/05 (denied)
expired: 3/28
expedite pt. 2: 4/09 (denied)
outside of processing time request: 3/17 (haven’t heard back)
house of rep inquiry request: 4/13
email saying USCIS will put it under consideration: 5/11
2 API updates: 5/11
APPROVAL: 5/11
P.S. if any of you read my post and the only thing you want to comment on is the fact that God isn’t real, you can save that pessimistic thinking to yourself :)
prayers going out that everyone here gets approved