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If you have a genuine emergency situation (e.g. parents in need of urgent medical care), it's possible to go to your local DO with supporting docs (i.e. letter from a doctor) and have AP issued on the spot. I haven't read any experiences with people requesting AP due to urgent work assignments...

On principle, there shouldn't be any delay. The key is to make sure that the Postal Service forwads all of your mail to your new address. As many posts here indicate, address change notification via USCIS is not fully reliable.

xyz66: As long as the letter your advisor provides is on official university letterhead, it's fine. It's not risky to use AP. You will be admitted back into the country, though you will most likely lose your F-1 status (see link above). About your husband: Obtain evidence of house ownership...

You should not have inordinate problems, if any. Even if you use your AP, you will still be in status while your AOS is pending. They should not deny your application because you live apart from your spouse IF you explain to them why you need to live apart. It could be helpful if you get a...

Here is the link I promised. It is on the subject of filing for I-140 while on F-1 but there is a lot there that is relevant to applying for AOS via I-130 while on F-1. http://www.hooyou.net/f-1/140filing.htm Herein pasted is the most relevant info: "There have always been disagreements...

There is debate in the immigration law community whether one ought to lose F-1 status upon applying for AOS. Some say yes, others no. I will post a link to legal commentary on this issue later when I get home. There is no debate, however, that once you use AP you lose your F-1. Whether...

To N400 APPLICANT: You mentioned that the clerk at the front desk said that they would do "a preliminary check" before they call you in for the interview. Did they actually do a background check on your husband, examining his immigration history and current status to ascertain that he is...

There seems to be no explicit statement from USCIS that medical exams have to be done in the same state where the AOS applicaiton is filed. WHAT IS CRUCIAL IS THAT THE EXAM IS ADMINISTERED AT ONE OF THE MEDICAL OFFICES APPROVED BY USCIS. You have to check out the list of doctors for your area...

If you are filing I-485 and I-130 together, you probably need to include only one set of G-325As. Everyone I know did that.

When someone applies for adjustment of status, does one need to submit the actual I-94 card or only the copy of its both sides?