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Milz said:
Congrats on your approval!

could you please share with us the medical issue? Was it mentioned in your interview letter? (Like bringing an updated medical)
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Yes it was mentioned in my interview letter. The issue was I chose to include to my medicals in my green card application but it was signed more than 60 days by the civil surgeon when my application was submitted / received by USCIS. This probably wouldn't have been an issue if COVID-19 didn't happen.

That said, if I had to do it again, I would have held onto the medicals to bring it to the interview.
 
SELisa said:
Hey guys, so USCIS reopened my case but now they sent me a letter "request for evidence". They are requesting police records from each town in the United States that have have lived in more than 6 months and all other countries where I have lived more than 1 year.
Why would they ask me for this? As I understand that is only required for dv-winners that are doing consular processing?
I have never been arrested, not even a speeding ticket in the U.S or any other countries. I feel like it's a weird requset and how will I get all of those record in time :(
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Your IO is certainly being unreasonable and is definitely not DV based AOS process knowledgeable. I'm sorry they're trying to make you jump through hoops in order to safe face, knowing failure to do so will justify their initial denial. Unfortunately the non police certificate requirements from outside the US is not quite listed anywhere I can think of that you could use to present your case (PCC for DV based AOSer is only required if one indicate they've been previously arrested, charged, convicted, etc. on the I-485). As for the PCC from within the US, DOS says:
"Present and former residents of the United States do NOT need to submit any U.S. police certificates." on their website

Your options are to either try as much as you can to to get the PCC as requested or to send back a response indicating you're not required to provide a PCC since you have never been previously arrested, charged, convicted, etc. as listed on the I-485 instructions. If you have a lawyer who can help you draft the response, should you decide to go with option 2, that may help.
 
I am curious about the case number. My case number starts with MSC ( and is for Missouri center). Does it matter (regarding the processing time) which center handles your case for the DV-based AOS? Or all DV- based AOS are processed here?
 
poida said:
Yes it was mentioned in my interview letter. The issue was I chose to include to my medicals in my green card application but it was signed more than 60 days by the civil surgeon when my application was submitted / received by USCIS. This probably wouldn't have been an issue if COVID-19 didn't happen.

That said, if I had to do it again, I would have held onto the medicals to bring it to the interview.
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Your medical exam was clearly invalid as at the time of your AOS package submission. If the CS's signature on your medical report was within the 60 days window, there wouldn't have been any need to attend the interview with an updated medical report. It is important to make this clarification to ensure people do not start panicking thinking they must attend their interview with an updated medical report, if they already submitted it with their AOS package. COVID-19 had nothing to do with the requirement for the CS's signature to not be more than 60 days as at the time of AOS filing.
 
HEM_NEPAL said:
I am curious about the case number. My case number starts with MSC ( and is for Missouri center). Does it matter (regarding the processing time) which center handles your case for the DV-based AOS? Or all DV- based AOS are processed here?
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All DV cases are handled there. The timing of what happens next depends more on your local Application Support Center and Field Office than anything else.
 
HEM_NEPAL said:
I am curious about the case number. My case number starts with MSC ( and is for Missouri center). Does it matter (regarding the processing time) which center handles your case for the DV-based AOS? Or all DV- based AOS are processed here?
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Missouri Service Center is just another name for National Benefit Center.
 
Update on my case (San Diego, CA):
NOA - May 29th
Waiting for Tier 2 call - Since June 28th

Today, my attorney:
1) tried to put in an inquiry
2) will contact an ombudsman (he sounded like he knew the guy)
3) asked me to move forward with a congressional inquiry, which I just submitted

My attorney was also surprised by the delay at my FO and how other FOs are moving forward so much faster, which is why he decided to take the 3 steps above.
 
So I read a few days ago here someone was concerned about contacting their senator/representative because they were republican anti-DV/immigration. Is that really an issue and they can refuse to help or damage the case? I live in Mississippi so... LOLo_O
 
DV21M said:
So I read a few days ago here someone was concerned about contacting their senator/representative because they were republican anti-DV/immigration. Is that really an issue and they can refuse to help or damage the case? I live in Mississippi so... LOLo_O
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Well it depends!
Technically when someone is anti-immigration, he/she is not going to make exception for a DV case!
(anyway, not every Republican is anti-immigration!)
+ I see @ least one D in the House from your region.
 
Milz said:
Well it depends!
Technically when someone is anti-immigration, he/she is not going to make exception for a DV case!
(anyway, not every Republican is anti-immigration!)
+ I see @ least one D in the House from your region.
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Yes, but the congressman and both senators from my area, since I think I have to go to them directly, are republican and anti-immigration (per their websites). I low-key wish the democrat was from my area.
So I just wonder if it could be detrimental for my case. I mean they do have the "help with USCIS" option available but idk
 
DV21M said:
So I read a few days ago here someone was concerned about contacting their senator/representative because they were republican anti-DV/immigration. Is that really an issue and they can refuse to help or damage the case? I live in Mississippi so... LOLo_O
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If you look, Sen. Wicker from MS has voted to end DV lottery. Sen. Hyde-Smith has no such record. So if you had to chose, you know which one not to contact.

EDIT: Actually, he has voted 5 times against DV!!
 
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Blade_ said:
If you look, Sen. Wicker from MO has voted to end DV lottery. Sen. Hyde-Smith has no such record. So if you had to chose, you know which one not to contact.

EDIT: Actually, he has voted 5 times against DV!!
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Thank you!!! None of them mention DV nor could I find any specific news, so I think that would be a good sign at least. Thanks thanks thanks!

EDIT: Jeeeez! He really has it out for DV!
 
coffeemonster said:
All DV cases are handled there. The timing of what happens next depends more on your local Application Support Center and Field Office than anything else.
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Thank you so much. I am in Richmond, so I should look around the timeline of my Local field to get some idea? Anyone here processing at Norfolk VA, or already finished the process?
 
DV21M said:
Thank you!!! None of them mention DV nor could I find any specific news, so I think that would be a good sign at least. Thanks thanks thanks!

EDIT: Jeeeez! He really has it out for DV!
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The congressman is even worse, he has voted SEVEN times against the DV. If I do have to resort to this... would you recommend going to the one woman (so senator directly) that has nothing DV related on her record or what would you do?
 
DV21M said:
The congressman is even worse, he has voted SEVEN times against the DV. If I do have to resort to this... would you recommend going to the one guy (so senator directly) that has nothing DV related on his record or what would you do?
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*her
 
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