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It is five years of physical presence. Not five years of presence as citizens. Time spent in the US as aliens counts.

A grant of asylum is absolutely NOT a valid non-immigrant status. Asylees are required to register.

Your information is incorrect. For a person who lives in the U.S., he can collect social security if (i) he has paid enough FICA taxes AND (ii) he is in a lawful immigration status.

These are the correct waiting times.

No. If you lives within the same state you satisfy the rule regardless of how many districts the state has.

I cannot agree (i) that this is a "small issue" and (ii) with your desire to condemn an entire USCIS district based on their action on your case. Plenty of people in the San Jose office have had their N-400 processed in the ordinary course. I certainly understand your frustration. But I...

So the embassy staff was right to be suspicious? As a taxpayer I commend them for being so perceptive. Conduct like that described in your post makes it very difficult for honest people to gain legitimate immigration benefits. For the past few years they have been detecting more and more...

For your first question, you can apply for a waiver of the fee based on your inability to pay. If you were a refugee or asylee and have been receiving SSI, the USCIS usually approves the fee waiver request

4+5=9.

Only the State Department's Passport Office can issue same-day passports (you have to pay an extra $60 for the service). They have an office in Miami and you must go there in person with proof of imminent travel. Also, they see people by appointment only.

I am surprised that they have been very laidback about the requirement to prove continued entitlement to refugee status at the time of adjustment under section 209(b).

It was pretty much for all asylees from the Soviet block. Congress had to step in and pass a special law saying that INS could not revoke the asylum status of those folks. The law also provided that if your asylum status was already taken away you could still adjust. The Polish-American lobby...

I (and others) have said a number of times that whether this issue comes up is up to the interviewing officer. You have to understand that there are people within the government who want to presume every asylum application as fraudulent. Personally I would not want to give those people an...

Can you give out more information? How old are the children? At what age did the mother leave the United States? Did she ever come back to live for periods of time? And was the father of the children a United States citizen?

As for your last question, no you do not have to be a legal resident to attend school.

Also if the program was a required part of your degree, bring documentation to that effect.

You stayed away for seven months in a row without coming back? Most study abroad students I know come back for vacation pretty often.

Some people have been able to obtain asylum because of this (based on membership in a particular social group). Let me just warn you that this is probably the most complicated area of asylum law. This has generated serious controversies over the past ten years. Courts, immigration judges and...

If your USCIS district has judicial ceremonies, make an INFOPASS appointment immediately to speak with an immigration officer. Ask if you still can do a name change as part of the oath process. As your interview took place only two days ago, they should still be able to help you (I think)...

This is a big country. So the quality of schools ranges across the spectrum. If you as the parent is not satisfied with a particular school, you can move to another district for a better school (which usually entails higher property taxes). Parents with school age children do this all the...