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Sm1smom said:
Paranoid much I have to say! How will they delay your case by the way? As in they will contact the IO and ask them to stop processing your case simply because you’re DV based and they’re against the DV program? You’ve got to ask yourself (assuming they have the power/clout to do such, which they absolutely do not), how does suppressing a single case fulfill their desire to gut the DV program? The worst they can do is to not send in the case follow up request.
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One never knows, I wanted to contrast some information with y’all’s knowledge so I wouldn’t regret any steps taken. I put a lot of faith in this forum and your advice and knowledge since y’all know a lot more than me; countless people before me have found great success thanks to it.
Thanks for the reassurance, Mom!
 
Sm1smom said:
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.
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Thank you sm1smom, yea it definitely feels unfair if other dv-applicants in the U.S. doesn't have to provide "Police Clearance Records" from all cities and countries they lived in but I have to in order to get approved??
I will contact my congress representative again.

I will also try to get all the records but time is running out and I have 5 different countries/cities to get records from.

If they at least would give me an interview so I could get a chance to explain myself.
 
@Sm1smom my wife's bio letter's name is Debrora instead of Debora and C/O is Debora. Do you think the ASC will reject to take the appointment cuz of it? we are planning to fix it during interview since we have no time.
 
alves.sebastiao said:
has anyone had a typo on his bio letter?

my wife's bio letter's name is Debrora instead of Debora and C/O is Debora. Do you think the ASC will reject to take the appointment cuz of it? we are planning to fix it during interview since we have no time.
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Exercise some patience, there’s really no need to post the same issue twice in under 30 minutes you know?
It will not be an issue for the bio, she’ll be fine.
 
dapapa said:
Hey everyone! Sending good vibes to every one of us here who has been waiting and waiting.. ! In the meantime, my husband is waiting for his OPT. If OPT comes after the I-20 end date, will he be considered out of status for the time window from the i-20 end date to the OPT start date? I know there is a grace period after i-20 ends, is it considered as a legal status that one can adjust as in our case of pending i-485? Thank you!
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Blade_ said:
No, he is fine as long as he had applied for the OPT before he went out of status.
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I might be wrong so please correct me.

I thought one has to update/renew their I-20 before applying OPT. In other words, OPT is only valid if I-20 is not expired (and they are still on F1 status). I'm confused about how OPT start date could be after the I-20 end date.
 
Sm1smom said:
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.
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I was entering in panick already, thank you for the clarification
 
Chuchuaaa said:
I might be wrong so please correct me.

I thought one has to update/renew their I-20 before applying OPT. In other words, OPT is only valid if I-20 is not expired (and they are still on F1 status). I'm confused about how OPT start date could be after the I-20 end date.
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You get an upated i-20, which ends at your intended graduation day. After that, the date on your EAD card shows if you are staying lawfully or not. You are still on a valid F-1/OPT status.
 
Abdulmalik said:
Hi everyone
I hope we all have to celebrate our GC approved before the end of FY...
I can't find anyone from my field office Hartford,CT on spreadsheet!!!! Just want to know how is work
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My FO was Hartford and I got my GC last month, if I can help.
I am listed in the spreadsheet, weird you didn’t see.
 
dapapa said:
Hi guys! My informed delivery showing that we are getting letters from our local USCIS office!! I can't help but wonder whether my call to the congressman's office yesterday made a difference :)
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In this particular case? Sorry to burst your bubbles, that contact with your congress person has absolutely nothing to do with the upcoming USCIS mail you see on informed delivery.
 
fauchc said:
My FO was Hartford and I got my GC last month, if I can help.
I am listed in the spreadsheet, weird you didn’t see.
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Thanks for replying back,, I saw you, but wondering if there is others. How much it takes for them to send Bio and interview litter in average...
 
Saviour96 said:
hello everyone, can someone provide me tips on how to get to tier 1. I have tried calling USCIS but their automated voice wont let me through to a human representative. Thank you.
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I called the number 18003755283
The voice mail ask the receipt number so I told it and ask whether I have a USCIS online account. I told I don't have but I 'll create one soon.
Then I have to wait on the line for nearly 45 mins to connect to a live agent.
 
Abdulmalik said:
Thanks for replying back,, I saw you, but wondering if there is others. How much it takes for them to send Bio and interview litter in average...
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Ok, for my specific case you can see my timeline then.
For me it took forever between bio letter and interview letter, but if you look at other years spreadsheets for Hartford FO, you’ll see that they usually go faster towards the end of FY.
 
fauchc said:
Ok, for my specific case you can see my timeline then.
For me it took forever between bio letter and interview letter, but if you look at other years spreadsheets for Hartford FO, you’ll see that they usually go faster towards the end of FY.
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Yes , that's way I asked if there is another people still waiting and submit their package lately and waiting for bio and interview letter.
Hopefully ...
 
Hi Guys!
I contacted USCIS and they have sent me an email that describes the conditions based on which I can request and expedite. Is there any penalty if I request and expedite and it gets rejected? I mean, is it dangerous to request expedite generally?
 
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