According to the regulations, USCIS is required to adjudicate a case within 15 days under premium processing, but I want to understand how this works in practice. Who applied this year — did they meet that 15-day window, were there delays in responses? I’m interested in real approval statistics: how many went through without issues, who got an RFE (Request for Evidence) or had something go wrong.
We waited 18 business days, then the approval just came through with no explanation.
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There’s a big queue right now - petitions filed in early December still haven’t been processed; they say it’s the first time this has happened. Premium processing time is 15 business days — if they exceed that and don’t give an answer, the form will say you’ll get a refund. Hang in there, this isn’t a denial)
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Regulations say 15 business days, but it’s actually taking longer right now.
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For my filing, at the beginning of the year it was 21 business days; the approval came without an RFE. If it stays stuck for more than 15 days — open a service request through myUSCIS; otherwise it just sits and nobody moves it.
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My service request got the case moving on the 16th day — without it it would have just been left hanging.
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The countdown starts from the payment date. There are three dates on the receipt, and that one is counted as the start — people sometimes count from the receipt date and then are surprised by the discrepancy. From what colleagues have reported about filings at the Texas center, it’s actually coming out to 18–22 business days now, not 15 — and submitting a service request on day 16 is the right tactic; without it the file just sits without priority.
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We got a deadline — three outcomes: approval, an RFE, or a refund of the premium fee and transfer to regular processing. The third option is rare, but this year a few cases at the SF office went through it.
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The case was filed in February. The RFE arrived exactly on the 15th business day.
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What are they hassling you about?
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Regarding everything stated (media, articles, jury, role, contribution). Sometimes only slightly, sometimes significantly.
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