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It is not necessary to get a letter from the consulate to bring the infant to the US (provided that it is the accompanying LPR parent's first trip to the US since the birth). Just bring the baby's birth certificate, passport, and 2 passport-sized pictures.

After the GC is approved the sponsor doesn't need to be actively involved any more, but the sponsorship obligation remains in place for years. It is not something that is done with in a few weeks. Nobody is going to take on that liability for a random stranger. Note that if you and your spouse...

Go ahead and apply near the end of next year. They tend to be lenient on students, and if you don't take any other long trips you should be OK as long as you don't get a terribly strict interviewer. Bring to the interview proof that you were studying there, and evidence of your ties to the US...

You've studied long enough that there is no problem with showing that you're a bona fide student. Your potential problem is if your F-1 status starting in August 2013 was the result of obtaining a new F-1 visa outside the US at a consulate in the summer of 2013 (rather than extending/continuing...

So at this point you've completed 3 semesters? That's more than enough to convince them that you're a bona fide student, so it should be safe to quit now ... EXCEPT that you said you've been married for over a year, and you've also been studying for just over a year, so that might create a...

You don't make an appointment for a walk-in; you literally just walk in! You can do it at any USCIS location which handles biometrics, but walk-ins are not guaranteed ... you'll have a better chance of being accepted if you go to the same location listed on your appointment notice. When you go...

It's not the current filing which may cause problems due to immigrant intent; it's the filing of an I-485 soon after entering the US (less than 90 days), whether the filing is concurrent with the I-130 or not. In other words, the shorter the time between entering the US and filing I-485, the...

EAD and SSN card should not be carried around regularly; they should be kept in a safe place and taken out only to show an employer or for other official business like applying for a driver's license. Anyway, to obtain a replacement you file the same I-765 form, but select "Replacement (of lost...

Correct, but if the I-485 is revoked you should expect the EAD revocation to come at the same time or very soon after.

To benefit from AC21 portability, the I-140 must be approved (it doesn't matter how long ago it was approved) and the I-485 must be pending for at least 180 days. Otherwise the former employer would have the power to revoke your I-140 (and by extension your I-485 and the derivative I-485)...

He shouldn't withdraw the I-130. Hold on to the I-130 approval notice, because it can be used later when you're ready to immigrate in the future via the consulate. You don't need to notarize the withdrawal letter, but you need to sign it. The letter should mention the I-485 receipt number...

All the conditions including the green card approval must have been met before turning 18. So he didn't derive citizenship through the adoption, and he'll have to apply for N-400 on his own merit if he wants US citizenship.

Yep. Interviewers are taking vacation days, so some interviews got cancelled. Of course, they should have confirmed the availability of interviewers before scheduling the interview, but this is USCIS -- we can't expect them to do anything forward-thinking and efficient.

If you file right now, your biometrics appointment should be before February. Even if the appointment date is in Feb, you will almost surely get the notice before February, which you can use to do an early walk-in if the appointment date is after your departure date.

Yes, the marriage certificate is all you need as proof for a marriage-based name change. Of course, the green card replacement process itself will require other documents to establish your identity and status.

If your intended name change is to change your last name to match your husband, they'll want to see your marriage certificate to look at your husband's name, not your maiden name.

I assume you have already showed your green card to your employer for the I-9 before having to surrender the green card, so your employer should not be asking you to fill out another I-9, unless you told them about your green card debacle. So just keep quiet and continue working until you have...

There isn't a hard and fast rule for your situation. Continuous residence is a subjective issue, so the more you can do to make your case look better, the greater the improvement of your chances of approval, although there is no guarantee.

You'll just have to hope they can find (or have already found) your father's certificate on file and won't insist on seeing the original. You at least have a copy of it, correct?

Thanks for the update!