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Guys, My asylum journey started back in October 2009. And today, I received my green card. It was a journey like a roller coaster ride. There were a lot of hard times, trial times, rainy times, times of high anxiety and impatience. But today is the celebration time as I have my GC on hand...

Hello gurus, A friend of mine got a NOID following his asylum interview couple of weeks ago. The NOID has stated 3 different reasons because of which, the Asylum Officer thinks he's not eligible for asylum. My friend has 16 days to file a rebuttal. Since he's new to the country, he is...

Guys, my i-485 application was received on September 1 at TSC. I was able to find at the USCIS website that the TSC's current average timeline to process i-485 is 4.2 month. My application did hit 4 months this January. Is there a reference point where i could check what dates is the TSC...

Hello Folks, A friend of mine is filing for asylum shortly. He has piled up all his documentation. We are kind of confused about the number of sets of applications he needs to submit. He is married with a child. His spouse and child are back home. In this context, how many sets of...

Does Medicaid Title XIX needs to be mentioned for this question? Please help!

Folks, I have an insurance under State Medicaid title IX. What should be my answer to the question on I-485, Part 3, Q 2: "Have you ever received public assistance from any source, including the us Government or any state, county, city or municipality (other than emergency medical...

Folks, What information is required for FILE number on the G-325 A form? Please help! Thanks.

Hello folks, Hope everyone's keeping well. As I'm getting closer to apply for my GC, I have been doing a lot of research and need your help to point where i have gotten it wrong: - The first step seems to be getting the form i-693 done. - Then complete form i-485, G325A, and attach...

Hello everyone, Its been a while since I last posted. I however have been - on and off - reading people's posts. My asylum was approved on 27th of August 2010 by the IJ. Today is August 6th. I was kind of wondering when is the soonest I can / am eligible to apply for my GC. Like, does...

Hey Guys, Its been a while. But here's an update for you all: I was able to change my venue as per the advise of some prominent attorney. So the case is at the different venue now (different state). I just got back from my individual hearing (things just went very rapidly), within the...

Hey guys, As some of you might already know that i've been referred to the IJ by the Asylum office. I picked up this decision on the Dec 3rd, 2009. However, i applied for asylum on 24th Oct, 2009. When i called the 1800 # for immigration court right after i picked the decision on the...

My officer started the information with the biographical information. She verified whatever that was writtenon the I-589. Then she asked whom and what did i work for back home. I answered it correctly. She verified that again. It was an international organization that i worked for. She asked...

Guys, with just few days remaining for my interview, my heart beats faster. Please advice me on what to expect and how to cope with the tricky questions imposed by IO. Also, my interview is sheduled at San Francisco asylum office- does anyone know what is the approval rate of this particular...

Guys, my i-589 was accepted on 26th October. And i got a notice for intervew on 28th October which is sheduled to be on 18th November. my question is - when's the soonest i could check my case status online. Thanks in advance. best, Dev

Hello Folks, I've been in the country on B1 since 2005. I had no idea i could still apply for asylum status even after missing the one year period. Great thing i checked this section out in this forum. :) I'm considering to apply for asylum status given the worsening situation of my...

Hi, I was just wondering if you could apply for EB1-EA Extraordinary Ability Green Card even after your B1 Visa is expired? Any insights will be greatly appreciated.