Originally Posted by
whyamisodumb
very new LPR here: has anyone applied for their GE while abroad? i applied on july 31 (as soon as i got my plastic green card in the mail) hoping to be CA'd by the time i return in late august. it seems that folks who applied around that time were approved within the week which implies the backlog is 'under control'.
I don't think the backlog is under control - the maximum wait time has continued to increase. I applied on 5/15 and am still waiting. It was about 80 days in mid-late June, and now it seems to be at least 110 days. I think there are plenty of people who applied in August who haven't posted about their experience because they have no expectation of getting approved quickly. There are some people who are approved quickly, but that doesn't seem to be the norm.