anyone that still hasn't been approve after the 2 years, 17 days

well, my cousin applied in Aug 31 2012 still her case is still in inital review. we applied at the same time send it at the same time. i got approve. . i feel like bad cause if i was in her shoes i would have gone soooo crazy, so yeah she change her address in 2013 they updated it . nothing else has happen till then. she has call USCIS , they always tell her to wait and wait and try again. she cant reapply cuz money don't grow in trees. i can't believe she has waited that long.

Wow thats crazy, did she applied with an online diploma or something?? If she was that might be the reason unfortunately!

She has a GED.

Hmmmm .....These are the top six reasons why her case is being delayed

1. USCIS Processing Procedures - Without a doubt this is the main reason why petitions are not approved in the order they are received.

First, once the petition is submitted, it is routed to one of two service centers. The processing times of the service centers vary. You cannot control which service center your application is sent to.

Second, within each service center, the petitions are assigned to different officers. Some officers work faster than others. Some officers approve more petitions each day than others. Unfortunately, you have no control over which officer will review your petition. Its like driving home from school or work. Sometimes you hit all the green lights, sometimes you hit all the red lights. Why? Bad luck or good fortune.

2. Immigration History – If you have been in immigration court, approval of your application is going to take longer. This is because your file is going to be larger, more complicated, and the officer may have to wait to receive your entire immigration file from the various agencies.

3. Criminal History – If you have had any type of prior contact with law enforcement, your application will take longer. It does not matter that your case was dismissed. It does not matter that you paid your fine. It does not matter that all charges were dropped. Your case will take longer.

4. Physical Presence Issues - The longer you have been out of school, the longer it will take your case to be approved. This is because the officer has to review all the extra documents you had to submit to prove that you have been here since you graduated. This makes your file larger and more complicated, and thus it will take longer.

5. USCIS Error – While this affects only a small number of applications, it does exist. By way of example, we had a client whose petition was filed many months ago. We heard nothing for some time, and then USCIS updated its website stating that it had sent us a letter requesting more evidence. We had never received a letter requesting more evidence so we immediately contacted USCIS asking for more information. About two weeks later, we received two letters in the mail on the same day from USCIS. The first stated that USCIS had made a mistake on its website and that there was not, and had never been, a letter requesting more evidence. The second letter was the letter from USCIS requesting more evidence! This was obviously an error on USCIS’s part. The good news is that were able to contact USCIS again and the petition has since been approved, but this USCIS error did cause some delays.

6. Online/Home school diploma- This will also cause a delay in your case if you have a unaccredited diploma.

While we can give estimates regarding how long a DACA petition will take, it is impossible to tell you exactly how long the processing time WILL be. This is just the way our frustrating and poorly run immigration system works. Patience is a virtue when dealing with the USCIS.

how long does takes after someone reapplies?? is it 4 to 6 months??

Yes 4-6 months depending on how fast the case officer works on your case, some go fast and some are very slow.

Are case is already on there file. so, it should not take them to long to recheck everything. I'm hoping to get approved by November.

hi Alex did you get your biomatic letter yet?

Wow I thought my case was bad. I've been waiting since aug 12 2013 so over a year. I would keep telling her to call or send it online too. Keep at it. Me and my sister in law applied the same time. He got approved back in June I think. I'm here still waiting. I just got a update though on Monday saying the my alien registration number has been changed. But still reads initial review. Not sure what that means?

No I haven't gotten my biometric letter yet, I'm still waiting for it. How long did it take you to get the biometric letter? I only got my Receipt letters in the mail on September 9 but still haven't received bio letter yet. :-/

It took about three and half weeks