USCIS applications face long delays and rejections

“Hi everyone! Does anyone know how long it’s currently taking to receive a decision after an affirmative asylum interview? I had my interview on August 2026, and my case is still showing “Decision Is Pending.” Has anyone recently received a decision? If so, how long did you wait after your interview, and which asylum office handled your case? I’d really appreciate it if you could share your timeline. Thank you! submitted by /u/Basic_Bike_3956 [link] [comments]”

“I submitted my n-400 application in may of 2026. I’m planning to travel internationally for about 3 months between Jan-April. I don’t have any past criminal activities even a traffic citation or ticket. Also dont have any unpaid taxes or anything like that. Assuming my interview is after i return to the US, (around april-may, estimated processing time says 13 months as of rn in my field office), any reason to worry about traveling abroad? Has anyone been in this situation before and has encounte”

“I applied for my family for permanent residence based on asylum but it’s rejected; can someone help me please. submitted by /u/RoomLower9780 [link] [comments]”

“I am an immigration attorney and former USCIS officer. However, nothing in this post is legal advice and I have no exclusive insight into the agency on this matter. Around September 29 and 30 a lot of people with pending affirmative asylum cases saw their USCIS status change from “next step is an interview” to “next step is adjudication.” There is a lot of guessing going around, so here is what is actually known and what is not. For me personally, I saw this stress a lot of my clients out becaus”

“So, I found some posts here about this, but most people received the same letter after their interview. My asylum case is still pending, and I haven’t had an interview yet. I’m just wondering if this is a good sign or not. Is anyone else in the same boat? submitted by /u/Fijiki_murmur [link] [comments]”

“Is this true? Please don't use old experiences. I am talking about "now". Thanks for those who can confirm. submitted by /u/AlertFault7141 [link] [comments]”

“Hi! For some context: I (33F) came here under a tourist visa and applied for affirmative asylum (because of my situation in my home country, the fastest way to flee the country was using my tourist visa, my asylum cases been pending for over 3 years). I have a work permit and SSN, and I got married before to an older woman, but she wasn’t an American citizen. We got divorced a year after, because she was playing with me and only married me because she was taking advantage of my willingness to wo”

“Has anyone else sees duplicate of their original case that says “submitted” on October 5th 2026? Me and my friend have it, I was just wondering if this happened to everyone. It’s literally same two cases back to back on the page with different submission dates. Let me know if you see the same thing! submitted by /u/Wonderful-Bass9535 [link] [comments]”

“For those that have dealt with rejected forms, I need some advice. They rejected my application due to incorrect/incomplete payment info. I was using the credit card transaction form but I’m going to include an ACH instead this time . they sent everything back stapled together. My medical exam was opened. Form I-864 was removed, it was the older edition not current one. I’m just wondering if I have to redo everything, I know I have to complete the new I-864 new edition. I know I can simply read”

“Oh, well, from the two people that applied this year (one from NJ and one from Florida) they had the ceremony in the same month. It used to be on the same day I believe but they changed for some reason. One got in February and the other one I think in May.”

“I mean in recent weeks/months (of 2026). I am asking is it very common now to wait for many months (or years) after n400 interview to get a decision.”