Hello MOM,
I am sorry my post is a little bit longer. I hope it will be helpful for the other folks too.
I had my second info-pass today. I just came from the Field office. After the today’s response of officer, I am totally blank and have no idea about – what next???
As you might remember that in our last info-pass, officer told us that my wife’s file who is principal applicant -- is on reviewing at Virginia Field Office. After the week of that appointment, I contacted to USCIS customer center and speak with second level officer. At that time, he responded that our both cases have already arrived at our Baltimore FO.
In today’s appointment officer was not helpful as before. We request him to see if that is there anything holding up our case to be interviewed. He rudely replied that we are still waiting for the file from one of our agencies; as we received that file, we will review, and you will hear soon from us. He said that both of your cases have been waiting for the files from one of our agencies. Officer asked us that -- do you guys have any other immigration benefit related pending cases --- I replied yes (Since we do have the pending asylum case too). He said that having multiple immigration benefit cases, we need to review all files. We have mentioned in our cover letter and we have attached the copy of a receipt for pending asylum case in our AOS package. What I understand today is -- our field office is requesting a file of asylum case and still waiting to receive.
Long story short, as I earlier mentioned that; we have a pending asylum case since the January 2017. We had done our fingerprint but not hear anything for our asylum case. I am the principal applicant in our asylum case and my wife is on dependent. But in DV case, my wife won the lottery and I am dependent.
I arrived here in March 2016 in F1 visa and my wife in F2 in May 2016. We never lose our status. I am still in college at the last semester.
I have read the post from you MOM and other folks starting from 2015 DV AOS Thread who was in the same boat as me.
After reviewing more than 15 different cases, I have found that for some there was not any problem for adjustment of status through DV and for some they were unable to adjust their status even though they were current early in Nov, Dec months. One of the folk experience in 2017 seems unique to me that instead of DV interview, he received the asylum interview notice and his DV case file was transferred to asylum office. To sum up, it seems to me that with the pending asylum case, AOS through DV seems little more time than normal and there were little more inquiries and complication.
Our case timeline –
Case Current -- July
Package sent – 12th May
Received -- 17th May
Bio Done – 5th June
Found out that our preliminary security/background check has been completed at the time of first infopass on July 3rd.
Note that – we are not from the travel ban countries.
And waiting for the interview letter.
So, my questions:
1) At this point, what way would you suggest me to do follow up for the case; I mean wait and see for a while or take another info pass or go for the inquiry through Congress?
2) I am confused what – do they really need to have our asylum case file in FO before taking any action in our DV Case? Since I have seen that you responded that DV and asylum are both different cases and are not related to each other.
3) I asked him that our case has been already assigned to the IO or not, but he does not give a concrete answer. So, do you think from this case scenario that our case has already been assigned to IO?
Thank you MOM for your valuable time -
