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Gilbert

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It is quite disappointing that when Congress fixes small glitches in the immigration system (see below), they pay no attention to the asylum adjustment backog.

Various "Surprise" Immigration Bills on Way to the President for Signature

Immigrant community is getting a few surprise gifts from the passage of the U.S. Department of Justice Authorization Bill, which the Congress passed yesterday and is on its way to the White House for the President's signature. The details will be summarized and posted on this web site soon, but the report indicates that the immigration providisions include the followings:
J-1 Waiver for International Medical Graduate through the state sponsorship: Each state can sponsor 30 per year and this program will continue for the next two years.
7th year H-1B extension for those who have been waiting for labor certification application for 365 days or longer. This includes the labor certification waiver cases that wait for either I-140 approval or I-485 approval for 365 days or longer. Reportedly, the 7th year H-1B extension is available for these aliens even if their status has been changed or they left the country! Wow!
Various Immigrant Investor provisions removing a number of conditions and requirements so that people can immigrate to the U.S. more easily. The current law requires so many nasty conditions to investor immigration that the law has been discouraging and hampering foreign investors' immigration.
Children's application for naturalization application, where the qualified parent deceased, as submitted by the grandparents or qualified guardians inasmuch as the parent died during the preceding 5 years and not longer.
Please revisit this site for more detailed summary
 
Gilbert, I agree with your observations. There is another sad part regarding applying for adjustment after asylum approval. My asylum case was approved in Dec, 1997. I got married to a canadian citizen in Oct, 1998. I applied to INS so she could stay here with me. This application was rejected. After more investigation I have learned that if someone was NOT married at the time asylum was approved then they should not marry a person outside of USA. Technically I am not eligible to apply for my wife as even I do not have any Official STATUS here in USA.
Officially we the asylees who are eligible to apply for permeant residence as Applicant to Adjustment of Status. So theoretically I can apply for my wife once my case is approved and I am granted a Green Card. .. aaah....

Well I am disappointed with the experience so far. But I am glad that I have found this forum. All the knowledge that is shared by people going through the same process is very helpful.
 
RAsylee,

Thank you for sharing your situation and you have our sympathies here. Can you tell us when did you filed your adjustment application?

The family separation hardship is not confined to just people granted asylum. It takes more than five years for someone with a green card to sponsor his/her spouse and minor children (it actually takes longer when you add up the processing times by various agencies). Our small silver lining is that if we were married before asylum approval, we can immediately get status for our family members without regard to any quotas.

I think asylum is an official status recognized by law. We get many of the benefits of a permanent resident, but not all. In some respects we are treated more favorable than green card holders.
 
I was granted asylum on Dec 11, 1997. I applied for I-485 in March of 1999. My application was received on March 12, 1999.
There has been no updates by the INS since then.

I did tried to contact them via phone and last time when I talked to an officer about a year or so ago, I was informed that there will be a while before any progress is made. I have been waiting since then.
 
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