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An INFO pass is not going to be too helpful. Contact the asylum office to find out when they will interview you. You can offer to go to Chicago to be interviewed.

When an alien is excused from filing a joint I-751 because abuse, the treatment of her status is part of the VAWA process. As such she is eligible under the three year rule as the USCIS has stated in a policy memo.

If you were abused by your (former) citizen spouse, then you can still take advantage of the three year rule even though you are no longer married to this guy. The law was amended a few years back to make this possible. You should check with a lawyer first (to make sure that the USCIS...

The DHS has released the statistics pertaining to the asylum program for fiscal year 2008. Once again, China, the so-called rising power, has the most asylees. http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_rfa_fr_2008.pdf

To me, an American passport is fundamentally different from other documents. Yes seriously.

She needs to get derivative asylum status first and then spend one year in her new status before applying for her green card.

how far away is your hometown from the asylum office and is your hometown in/near a major city?

your situation is not usual. You will need professional help. talk to an accountant with cross border work.

I think this is an excellent suggestion.

nothing you can do now--they already cashed your check.

you should post in the asylum forum. Thanks.

You are eligible for FAFSA regardless of your parents' foreign taxing filing status. Again as asylees the government expects them to file US income tax returns. I do not know enough about NJ rules to really comment on state financial aid (I would suspect that by not filing a state return they...

I have always advised clients to avoid if possible a prolonged study abroad program while they are permanent residents unless they win a Rhodes Scholarship or something like that. It is difficult to imagine how a foreign degree is more advantagous than a US one.

Yes they need to file in the United States.

Why would you want to study abroad for three years?

Did they file a tax return in the US too? Do they work here? You need to correct your FAFSA as soon as possible if you want to receive financial aid. I suggest that you find someone who help you with the process because (no offense but) you do not understand it too well.

You are eligible for financial aid. To get the ball rolling, you should fill out the FAFSA form online. It is from the US Department of Education. The DOE will match your information against immigration records and confirm that you are in fact eligible. They will also calcluate your basic...

Your question is confusing. Why did your parents file foreign tax returns? Where do they live? What is your family's immigration status?

There is a law (actually a rule) in Texas saying that an asylee can get a DL for one year. Having this restriction is in violation of federal law and I hope that someone will sue them.

That is unfortunately the rule in Texas. Many lawyers (including me) believe that this is in violation of federal law.