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DV 2017 AOS Only

MGHope said:
Hi Mom,
I really appreciate your appropriate responses.
I have only one version of certified copies in hand so I have to use their photocopies for AOS package. The problem is that in most of the certified copies it is not explicitly stated by the translator that he/she is competent in both languages and that the translation is accurate as mentioned at "general-tips-assembling-applications-mailing" of USCIS website. However, it is mentioned on documents that they are an official translator and also that it is a "true translation certified" on the bottom of document. Are these phrases good enough for the purpose? or I'd better to attach a letter to each of them by myself to somehow certify that I am competent in languages and the translations are accurate.
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What you have may be good enough. You however cannot attach a letter certifying to your fluency since you're not the one who prepared the translation.
 
bicer said:
Hi,
My interview letter based on for March. Question is ,
I have been taking only english classesas after i changed my status to F1.
The letter seeking from me to bring all my transcripts from all US schools (5 different schools) i have attended since my change of status to F1. The thing ESL classes dont have transcrips i have only i20 forms. What should i do?

Thank you
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Outside of the transcripts, what other evidence do you have to prove you've been maintaining your status as required by attending school?
 
I am in need of some advice and would appreciate some input. I have a F1 status and am on OPT. My EAD card expires in 2 weeks. I have the opportunity to get a STEM extension but at this point I am not employed (just volunteering to fulfill OPT requirements). I did have a job interview and they told me that I will have an answer (yes/no) in a week. Can/should I apply for a new EAD card based on my pending I-485 or do I should I enroll in a program at my University so I remain in my F1 status?

Thank you so much in advance!
 
As I'm reading here, someone whose FO is in San Diego received their GC in the mail yesterday and had their bio done on the 7th of December but how is that possible if the San Diego field office is processing cases from May 2016? I'm asking because my FO (San Francisco) is processing cases from April 2016 and I did my bio on Jan 24. I called uscis and they said you're probably going to have to wait 8 more months for the FO to start processing your case since they're still processing Aprils cases
 
Waylor said:
As I'm reading here, someone whose FO is in San Diego received their GC in the mail yesterday and had their bio done on the 7th of December but how is that possible if the San Diego field office is processing cases from May 2016? I'm asking because my FO (San Francisco) is processing cases from April 2016 and I did my bio on Jan 24. I called uscis and they said you're probably going to have to wait 8 more months for the FO to start processing your case since they're still processing Aprils cases
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Simply: The processing times you see online doesn't apply to DV applicants.
 
Waylor said:
As I'm reading here, someone whose FO is in San Diego received their GC in the mail yesterday and had their bio done on the 7th of December but how is that possible if the San Diego field office is processing cases from May 2016? I'm asking because my FO (San Francisco) is processing cases from April 2016 and I did my bio on Jan 24. I called uscis and they said you're probably going to have to wait 8 more months for the FO to start processing your case since they're still processing Aprils cases
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If you had bothered to check the DV Timelines spreadsheet I referred you to on February 4th,

http://forums.immigration.com/threads/dv-2017-aos-only.331328/page-96#post-2451407

You would have gained the needed insight and have a better understanding of why it was possible for the San Diego DV case you mentioned to have done the bio in Dec and receive the GC in February
 
Sm1smom said:
Form I-134 is the only affidavit of support applicable to DV cases. If your annual income is below the PGL applicable to your household, then you need to find a USC or LPR with enough income to cover both yours and his/her household combined together.

The IO may or may not ask for prove of financial stability, however I always encourage all petitioners to prepare for the possibility of being asked to present such an evidence.
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Thanks
 
Hello Mom,
Please do you know if talking to a congressman to inquire about a delay of one's AOS case have any negative effect on the decision of one's green card approval?
 
AFJI0706 said:
Sorry to bother again, but just to clarify:
2017SA1958 shows that only 1958 DV are awarded to SA, or that 1958 will most likely get the green card (unless they run out before that, of course)?
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Neither. SA1958 is the highest case number SELECTED for further processing. Being selected does not guarantee an interview or a GC.
 
John90 said:
I am in need of some advice and would appreciate some input. I have a F1 status and am on OPT. My EAD card expires in 2 weeks. I have the opportunity to get a STEM extension but at this point I am not employed (just volunteering to fulfill OPT requirements). I did have a job interview and they told me that I will have an answer (yes/no) in a week. Can/should I apply for a new EAD card based on my pending I-485 or do I should I enroll in a program at my University so I remain in my F1 status?

Thank you so much in advance!
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EAD processing is about 3-4 months, so if you didn't apply for it when you sent in your AOS package, it's not going to be of any use to you in two weeks' time when your current EAD expires.
 
Curtis2017 said:
Hello Mom,
Please do you know if talking to a congressman to inquire about a delay of one's AOS case have any negative effect on the decision of one's green card approval?
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I don't know of any case that has been negatively impacted as a result of congressional inquiry.
 
lucky17 said:
My IL was also issued on the same day of my biometric appointment which I received two days back. My interview was about 25 days after the biometric test and IO said during the interview that background check is already completed. I guess it should be possible to have background check cleared in few days provided there are not any issues. But there are definitely many things that matter for the time taken.
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Thank you. I hope I am lucky like you:)
 
Sm1smom said:
EAD processing is about 3-4 months, so if you didn't apply for it when you sent in your AOS package, it's not going to be of any use to you in two weeks' time when your current EAD expires.
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Thanks Sm1smom for the reply. I was initially hoping that my AOS was approved by the time my current OPT EAD card expired. Will I violate my F1 status while my I-485 is pending? I just did my biometrics last week and want to make sure that I am not violating my status.

Thank you
 
John90 said:
Thanks Sm1smom for the reply. I was initially hoping that my AOS was approved by the time my current OPT EAD card expired. Will I violate my F1 status while my I-485 is pending? I just did my biometrics last week and want to make sure that I am not violating my status.

Thank you
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I don't quite get your question - will you violate your F1 status while your I-485 is pending by doing what???
 
Sm1smom said:
I don't quite get your question - will you violate your F1 status while your I-485 is pending by doing what???
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I am done with OPT in 2 weeks (providing I don't extend it) and I am not planning to go back to school for another year. So by not being on OPT or in school, am I not violating my status?
 
John90 said:
I am done with OPT in 2 weeks (providing I don't extend it) and I am not planning to go back to school for another year. So by not being on OPT or in school, am I not violating my status?
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No you're not violating your status, your new status at the end of your OPT automatically becomes adjustment pending which is still a legal status. However that means if your AOS petition gets denied for some reason, then you'll have no F1 status to fall back on.
 
Sm1smom said:
No you're not violating your status, your new status at the end of your OPT automatically becomes adjustment pending which is still a legal status. However that means if your AOS petition gets denied for some reason, then you'll have no F1 status to fall back on.
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Ok. That's what I thought initially. Maybe If I don't get hired within 2 weeks to get my STEM extension, I will enroll in another program at my University to keep my F1 Status. Thanks for your help!
 
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