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SusieQQQ said:
Huh? No AOS cases were subject to the ban.
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I know. But if you remember only citizenship naturalization ceremonies were held upon reopening of offices and there was a rumor that they had put a hold on AOS applications except a few cases that DV lottery was among them.
 
2020AS00011xxx said:
I know. But if you remember only citizenship naturalization ceremonies were held upon reopening of offices and there was a rumor that they had put a hold on AOS applications except a few cases that DV lottery was among them.
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Please do NOT hear a rumor and repeat it here as a factual statement. Anyway I know of people who got other AOS interviews so yeah a rubbish rumor that Dv and asylum somehow got exempted from a ban that didn’t actually exist to begin with.
 
SusieQQQ said:
Please do NOT hear a rumor and repeat it here as a factual statement. Anyway I know of people who got other AOS interviews so yeah a rubbish rumor that Dv and asylum somehow got exempted from a ban that didn’t actually exist to begin with.
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Indeed. Prior to DV selectees report of receiving IL or approval, marriage based AOS cases were actually being approved without interview while the USCIS offices were closed to the public. There was no general hold on all AOS cases. USCIS was approving approvable AOS cases (with no interview) during the lockdown , before they even started conducting nationalization ceremonies.
 
Fortunately We were behind this story on AP as we made contact with them and they responded.
They sent their reporter in Egypt to me and I set him up with some of selectees whome are highly affected by the ban. And this was the 1st story.
We are keeping our pressure everywhere, who knows
 
alina123 said:
Hey guys!
Thank you so much Mom for all your help on this forum :)
I submitted my case on February 13, did my biometrics on March 2, and yesterday I finally got my interview letter scheduled for July 22, FO in Santa Ana!

fyi, i submitted the request to expedite my case on June 29, got the response on June 30 that it's already in the field office under the officer review, and the interview letter was sent the same day I got the response. So maybe that helped
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Congratulations. Under what condition did you request the expedition?
 
Hello Sm1smom,

Thank you for your continuous support on this forum. I have a question, please. I am one of the DV 2020 winners affected by the recent order. Currently, in the process of obtaining an H1B visa for work in the US, I got my petition approved. Hopefully, I will try to get an emergency appointment at the US embassy because I am a health care worker. I want to know if I have a chance to apply for adjustment of status if I arrived there by the end of July / 1st week of August. In other words, will there be enough time to complete the adjustment of the status application by then?

Best Wishes,
Mohammed
 
M Abdeen said:
Hello Sm1smom,

Thank you for your continuous support on this forum. I have a question, please. I am one of the DV 2020 winners affected by the recent order. Currently, in the process of obtaining an H1B visa for work in the US, I got my petition approved. Hopefully, I will try to get an emergency appointment at the US embassy because I am a health care worker. I want to know if I have a chance to apply for adjustment of status if I arrived there by the end of July / 1st week of August. In other words, will there be enough time to complete the adjustment of the status application by then?

Best Wishes,
Mohammed
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Securing a NIV and subsequently using that NIV to enter the US with preconceived intent of filing AOS following upon admission into the US is considered a fraudulent misuse of the NIV. However if you disclose to the CO during your interview for the NIV that you plan on filing AOS upon admission into the US and the NIV is subsequently approved following that disclosure, then you may be able to overcome the potential of be labeled with a fraudulent misuse of a NIV.
 
Sm1smom said:
Securing a NIV and subsequently using that NIV to enter the US with preconceived intent of filing AOS following upon admission into the US is considered a fraudulent misuse of the NIV. However if you disclose to the CO during your interview for the NIV that you plan on filing AOS upon admission into the US and the NIV is subsequently approved following that disclosure, then you may be able to overcome the potential of be labeled with a fraudulent misuse of a NIV.
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But isn’t H1B visa category recognized as dual intent?
 
M Abdeen said:
But isn’t H1B visa category recognized as dual intent?
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Yes it is a dual intent visa, that is not the issue. The issue is the preconceived intent of filing AOS - these are two different issues. Having an immigrant intent is not the issue, H1B allows for one to have an immigrant intent. It however doesn’t mean it allows for a preconceived intent of filing AOS because AOS is meant for people already inside the US prior to the decision to file AOS was made.
 
alina123 said:
case is outside of the normal processing time
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Agreed with above. You did not initiate an expedite request. Case outside normal processing time is not one of the criteria for an expedite request. You initiated a case follow up inquiry via e-Request. There are 4 specific criteria an expedite request must meet and the request needs to be supported with evidence when initiated:
  • Severe financial loss to a company or person, provided that the need for urgent action is not the result of the petitioner’s or applicant’s failure to:
    1. File the benefit request or the expedite request in a reasonable time frame, or
    2. Respond to any requests for additional evidence in a reasonably timely manner;
  • Urgent humanitarian reasons;
  • Compelling U.S. government interests (such as urgent cases for the Department of Defense or DHS, or other public safety or national security interests); or
  • Clear USCIS error.
 
Sm1smom said:
Yes it is a dual intent visa, that is not the issue. The issue is the preconceived intent of filing AOS - these are two different issues. Having an immigrant intent is not the issue, H1B allows for one to have an immigrant intent. It however doesn’t mean it allows for a preconceived intent of filing AOS because AOS is meant for people already inside the US prior to the decision to file AOS was made.
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Thank you for clarifying that. Will there be enough time though 50/60 days?
Many thanks
 
So, 2 weeks ago I contacted USCIS call center regarding my case and they said that it was already in the field office. When I requested to get in touch with the field office the agent said he wasn't able to fulfill my request. So, I filed an ombudsman inquiry last week.
Is it natural for a uscis officer to deny contact to the field office? and How long does the ombudsman generally take to respond?
 
udxyz said:
So, 2 weeks ago I contacted USCIS call center regarding my case and they said that it was already in the field office. When I requested to get in touch with the field office the agent said he wasn't able to fulfill my request. So, I filed an ombudsman inquiry last week.
Is it natural for a uscis officer to deny contact to the field office? and How long does the ombudsman generally take to respond?
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There’s no way to directly get in touch with your FO except by INFOPASS appointment which can only be scheduled via the 1800 number. INFOPASS appointments are no longer being scheduled just for case follow up. The response they gave you was correct.

Which country are you chargeable to by the way?
 
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