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  1. CWH

    Processing time for green card based on asylum

    My immigration journey so far. 2014-10: applied for asylum 2015-03: applied for EAD#1 2015-05: received EAD#1 2016-04: received EAD#2 2017-05: received EAD#3 2018-05: interviewed and referred to IJ 2018-12: master hearing#1 2019-07: received EAD#4 2019-09: master hearing#2 2022-01: received...
  2. CWH

    Processing time for green card based on asylum

    Yes, I took the recent offer. I applied for asylum in October 2014, got approved 9 years later, May 2023. I submitted I-485 and medical record, and got the receipt of notice on September 18, 2023, about 3.5 months as an asylee. I assume to wait more than a year before I get an RFE to show proof...
  3. CWH

    Processing time for green card based on asylum

    It seemed to me that it takes more than a year from the filing date to the card production date. Is it applied to those filing in 2020-2022. How about those who filed in 2023? Will it move faster or it will go at the same rate as before?
  4. CWH

    Waiting Asylum decision

    Well, that would be me. I did not know I was not supposed to. It would have affected my case negatively if my case went the route of the past, rather than the future. All in all, you are not supposed to have any contact with your government agencies!
  5. CWH

    Asylum years later

    It's possible to file after one year of the entry date, but there must be convincing evidence why your friend will be filing out of the timeframe. I came in the U.S. many years before I filed for asylum. My case went through the same process as everyone else who filed within one year. During the...
  6. CWH

    Processing time for green card based on asylum

    First of all, congrats! Your case's processing time was quite short. You got your GC 6-7 months after you filed! I thought the wait time is longer than that. You didn't have to go through an interview? Is it automatically waived for asylees?
  7. CWH

    PA-2023-01: Asylee and Refugee Adjustment 1-Year Physical Presence Requirement

    According to USCIS' Policy Aleart on 02/02/2023, asylum applicants who were granted "asylee" status may file for adjustment of status (AOS) before 1 year physically present in the U.S. Policy Highlights Provides that asylees and refugees are required to accrue 1 year of physical presence by...
  8. CWH

    Waiting Asylum decision

    Oh, I forgot to mention. It's all in Chicago.
  9. CWH

    Waiting Asylum decision

    I want to share my timeline after waiting for about 10 years. 10/2014: Filed for asylum 04/2018: Notice for interview 05/2018: Interviewed - Referred to IJ (2 weeks after) 12/2018: Master Hearing#1 09/2019: Master Hearing#2 05/2023: Individual Hearing - Approved for Asylum I may be lucky as...
  10. CWH

    Stop going to school [F-1] after applying for green card?

    With the current policy, if your AOS application was denied, you would be referred to an immigration judge (the beginning of your removal proceeding process) UNLESS you have another status to fall back too. So, technically, you don't have to go to school anymore, and your F-1 status would be...
  11. CWH

    I-130 Form Questions

    What was your form of payment? If you used G-1450 and paid with a debit/credit card, you should check your account whether or when the charge went through. If you used a personal check, you are able to do so too. However, if you sent a cashier's check, you wouldn't know when the check was...
  12. CWH

    I-130 Form Questions

    The form is using JavaScript, and you will need to use Adobe Acrobat Reader for to work properly. Once JavaScript is broken (by using other pdf programs to open and fill out the form), you cannot get it to work as intended. The End Date boxes are supposed to be auto-filled with “PRESENT.” So...
  13. CWH

    New Policy for Expiration Date on Driver's License

    You misread it. I didn't say anything about a valid visa and I-94 to fly. And yes, I didn't renew my passport because of my asylum case.
  14. CWH

    New Policy for Expiration Date on Driver's License

    https://realid.ilsos.gov/publications/pdf_publications/ex83.pdf I do not have a valid passport with a valid visa and I-94. If you read the list in group A carefully, it’s vetting USC/LPR from non-immigrants.
  15. CWH

    New Policy for Expiration Date on Driver's License

    I just want to share with you what I just got myself into, so that you will not make the same mistake. I got my DL with the expiration date in 2023, but I wanted to get a Real ID so that I could take domestic flights with the Real ID DL. Had I known that the new policy was implemented...
  16. CWH

    Notice to Appear and EAD Clock

    Wow, they try their best to shorten the delay. I do hope you have enough time to prepare your case.
  17. CWH

    Notice to Appear and EAD Clock

    I suggest that you make sure with your lawyer to get the individual hearing scheduled during your MCH. Don’t settle for another MCH. You will have a few years which is more than enough for you and your lawyer to sort things out while waiting for the individual hearing. I wasted about 10 months...
  18. CWH

    Asylum case referred to immigration judge

    I communicated with the judge in English. But if you speak Spanish, there is one available in the courtroom without having to request in advance.
  19. CWH

    Asylum case referred to immigration judge

    Your second MCH is gonna be brief, mostly the lawyer will speak for you to the judge. You will end up having an individual hearing 3-4 years from now depending on your court and also your judge. Well, please come back and let us know about your individual hearing date. Good luck.
  20. CWH

    Asylum case referred to immigration judge

    Yes, I got my EAD card renewed for two years. For this renewal, it took 91 days.
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