Asylum application Withdrawal: Advice

Finally, Great News. I have just been approoved. I received the email today.

Application Type: I485 , APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Notice mailed welcoming the new permanent resident.

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Application Type: I485 , APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

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On January 30, 2008, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.
 
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How to withdraw your assslum case

Hi Amitab my name is Gatot, im new to the forum, i know you're case been approved long time a go, but if you can give me advice regarding that matters, i have a same case like you.
I applied assylum in 2000, pending till now and 2 days ago i received denial from 9th circuit, but i did aproved on i-130 because i married my wife, a granted assylum on 2006.
I applied i-485 3 weeks ago got a receipt, but not approve yet.
my questions is... how you withdraw your asylum case, is it possible i can withdraw without a lawyer, because my lawyer always ask me a lots of money, everytime must be more than $2000.
Thank you very much !
 
Amitab said:
Finally, Great News. I have just been approoved. I received the email today.

Application Type: I485 , APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS


Congratulations, Amitab. I hope I can have your luck.
I have similar situation as you had. I got married to a USC while my asylum case was pending in the Immigration Court. My lawyer moved to withdraw my asylum case, the judge administratively closed my asylum case. My lawyer just thought I was done with the court. So I filed I-485 with USCIS. After the I-485 interview, my I-130 was approved and was told by the USCIS to wait for the decision made on the pending I-485. Then 6 months later, we found out my I-485 is in suspense until the completion of the court hearing. That’s when I figured out that we need to get the judge to terminate my asylum case. Now I got the termination of asylum case from the immigration judge. I thought I should just need to submit the asylum case termination order to USCIS, so USCIS can lift the suspense on my I-485 file. But my lawyer wants me to refile I-485. I just don’t feel right to refile I-485.

Did the judge terminate your asylum case before your I-130 was approved?
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Gatot1 said:
Hi Amitab my name is Gatot, im new to the forum, i know you're case been approved long time a go, but if you can give me advice regarding that matters, i have a same case like you.
I applied assylum in 2000, pending till now and 2 days ago i received denial from 9th circuit, but i did aproved on i-130 because i married my wife, a granted assylum on 2006.
I applied i-485 3 weeks ago got a receipt, but not approve yet.
my questions is... how you withdraw your asylum case, is it possible i can withdraw without a lawyer, because my lawyer always ask me a lots of money, everytime must be more than $2000.
Thank you very much !
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Hi, Gatot1,
I have a bit similar situation as you. the only difference is my aslyum was still pending when I got married to a USC. Then my lawer got the judge to administratively close the asylum case. my lawyer and I all thought I'm done with the court, so I filed I-485 which USCIS shouldn't have accepted which caused tons of delay later. Administratively closed is different from termination. In order to file I-485, I needed to terminate my asylum case, but judge wouldn't terminate a asylum case until the judge sees the approval of I-130. After my I-485 interview, my I-130 was approved, I was told in the I-130 approval letter to wait for USCIS to make a decision on my pending I-485. by the time I found out that my I-485 was in suspense, 6 months had elapsed. That's when I had to counsult with other lawyer and found out I needed to get the judge to terminate my asylum case. I finally got the asylum case termination order from the judge a week ago.

You applied I-485 before your asylum case termination. you will have problem with your I-485 processing in USCIS. just make sure to get the approval of I-130, then go to judge to terminate the asylum case, this way you don't end up like me waiting in the dark for 6 months.
 
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