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Folks, Here is a scenario and I wanted your feedback - kind of urgent. Someone I know was a US citizen (80 years old). He applied I-130 for his married daughter, her husband and two daughters (who are all overseas), about 10 years ago, which got approved shortly but the PD was not...

Hello all, My EAD renewal was approved this past April (from TSC). I saw an online update and also received a notice in the mail from TSC that the CIS has transferred this EAD application to my local office. Isn't that strange? Anyone else has had similar experience in the past? Any...

Gurus, We have received a NOID-485 and have 30 days to rebut. My I-130 (marriage-based) seemed to have no problems what-so-ever, yet it is still pending. My question is, if the 485 is denied and I am put in removal proceedings, can I re-open my I-485 in front of the IJ, assuming the I-130...

Gurus, As I had mentioned in an earlier post, we have received a NOID-485 and have 30 days to rebut. My I-130 seemed to have no problems what-so-ever, yet it is still pending. My question is, if the 485 is denied and I am put in removal proceedings, can I re-open my I-485 in front of the...

Hello folks, We received notice of intent to deny our I-485 petition a few days ago (marriage-based I-130 & I-485). The basis they used were basically two, which are below, with my comments (see how ridiculous they are): 1. When I first came into the country, I, ignorantly, at the advice...

Hello folks I will give a very brief case history and wanted to get your feedback on it and see what I should do: - Filed for marriage-based I-130/485 in 2004 (very clean, straight forward case; never been out of status, no crime, etc...) - Did all sorts of inquiries (InfoPass, calling...

Does anyone know who is the current District Director for Baltimore? I couldn't really find the info on the CIS website. Thanks.

Hello Does anyone know how long it takes to get response to a FOIA request? I heard different timelines - someone actually told me they sometimes take up to 2 years to respond to your FOIA request. Any input?

Hello Does anyone know how long it takes to get response to a FOIA request? I heard different timelines - someone actually told me they sometimes take up to 2 years to respond to your FOIA request. Any input?

I am applying for AP; I have filed a marriage-based 485 and am in the US. On the instructions it says that I must submit "A copy of any document issued to you by USCIS showing your present status in the United States;" and also "If you are an applicant for adjustment of status, a copy of a...

I had posted a similar question earlier but didn't get much response...I was wondering if anyone had to sign something at the end of their AOS interview, saying that whatever answers they gave were true (in addition to the oath)? Also, has anyone been called a second time to just come and sign...

Hello Folks, We had our marriage interview in March, where our 130 part of the interview was 10 minutes and then the officer grilled me for about 100 minutes on the 485 part. Yesterday I got another interview notice, asking only to bring my passport. My lawyer got a little worried about the...

We had received an I-72 two days after our AOS interview that we sent back in last week. The officer hadn't said anything whether or not he was approving our case or not. I have two questions: 1. How long does it usually take to adjudicate the application once we've sent back the documents...

Our interview is tomorrow in Baltimore (a bit nervous) - do they tell you on the spot if you are approved / not approved?

Hey folks, Today my attorney received a phone call from the local CIS office to schedule our interview. It was set up for next week. The IO who called seemed to be nice because he told my attorney to let him know if this time didn't work out and if he wanted to change it later. He said...

When the CIS sends a letter to schedule a marriage-based I-485 interview, do you also get an email stating that they've sent you an interview letter, and does the LUD change?

Hello Folks, The CIS had asked me to send an original copy of the marriage certificate in their detailed RFE to my I-130. I just found out this week that my name check has been cleared (after 3.5 years of waiting) and the case is now transfered to the Baltimore office. My question is, when...

Hey folks! Today, my LUD for the 485 was updated for the first time ever (since September of 2004). I received an email saying that my case was transferred to Baltimore! The last LUD for I-130 (marriage-based case) was December 2, 2007. Given the fact that this is the first "positive"...

I have a question about the e-file application for EAD. There is a question that asks you the manner of your last entry into the US and your current immigration status. For both these questions there is a drop down menu with some 20-30 options to pick from. I am in the US, married to a US...

I received my AP in the mail, at the bottom of the AP, there are two boxes. The left box has my picture and right above it, it has Paul Novak's signature (who is the director of the Vermont Service Center I believe). The right box is just empty with nothing in it, above it says Parole Stamp and...