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I am confused about your explanation of the distinction between "illegally present" and "out of status", how exactly are they different? In my friend's case, his H-1 was originally approved, but later denied because INS later realized that the lawyer who filed for him designated consular...

Twice in the recent 4 months POE New York.

Thanks to all who replied. My friend did travel outside of the US twice without problem reentering. Guess he is lucky. Conceptually, I don't understand why filing 245i would jeopardize traveling on AP. I thought 245i is meant to cure past delinquencies, and once the fine is paid and an...

Thanks for the response, tammy2

I am posting this question on behalf of a friend, any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Entered the US by L-1 visa; Applied for transfer to H-1B; H-1B approved, but later denied due to processing error; Appealed the decision and was denied; Applied for 245i, granted and filed I-485...

Does anyone know how long it takes after passport stamping to receive the physical card? Thanks for any response.

my experience AILA is a lawyers' association and was able to get some feedback to me in about a week. I found that what VSC told AILA is more accurate than it told the congressman.

Thanks for the replies I appreciate it.

Can anyone tell me if the physical greencard has a picture of the person? My case was approved and the message says after approving my case, a new card has been ordered. This makes sense for me b/c I did biometrics. Strange thing is that my 11 year old daughter got the same message, and since...

Sorry for the typo Thanks for all the good wishes.

I thought I owe it to this community to share the good news that as of 6am today, I am a free man. Both mine and dependents' cases are approved. I will get a card in the mail, and dependents will go for pp stamping. IN brief, mine is a EB2 case with ND of April, 2002. Name check cleared 3...

There has been multiple postings on this subject. Do a search and you can find a more detailed description. Basically, what you do is to enter your EAC #, choose case status, and choose the option to go to the next step, and then choose the option where it says if you have multiple petitions...

WantGCIn2005, Is paper filing faster than e-filing? Do you need to have a pending AP application in order to request an emergency AP? what are emergencies they may consider? In my case, my wife needs to visit her mother who has late statge cancer and she hasn't filed for an AP. Can she go...

I think it's safe to travel if you have a valid AP. As to the risk of denial during travel, it's a risk but very minimal, unless you suspect there is something wrong with your case that may trigger a rejection. I am not sure if this really happens you would be denied re-entry, because you still...

Called VSC on Friday, thought I would post my experience here. Mine is an April 2002 EB2 case. All background check completed according to senator and AILA, 3rd FP done March 28. The VSC rep told me the case is with an officer, but refused to give an estimated date (VSC told senator's...

You Lucky People Got Approved Twice, While Early 2002 Filers Like Me Are Still Waiting, Life Is Unfair. Still, Very Happy For You All.

Same Here I am a April 2002 filer. Finished 3rd FP 5 weeks ago. Was told by senator that name check was cleared. No approval yet. Sent in expedition request two weeks ago, no response. AILA called VSC and was told that the case is pending service consideration, and should wait for another 15...

Thanks everybody for these posts which saved me 8 hours of driving to VSC which appears to be a futile effort. Obviously, luck is a big part of this process. Those lucky enough to be assigned to a diligence officer (and lucky enough to clear FP, name check or whatever hurdles he or she has to...

Read about a couple of guys planning on making a trip to VSC to try their luck there. Any update? RD 4/02 RFE 3/04 AD ???

My theory is that our files are assigned to a very slow adjudicator.