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DV 2025 AOS (Adjustment of Status) Process Only

Stoic Turk said:
One of President Trump's day-1 executive orders, titled "Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats", indicates that the DOS, in accordance with the DHS and bunch of other government branches, should vet and screen aliens already in the US to the maximum degree possible. I believe there is now an amplified risk for AOS cases being stuck in the background check till the end of the fiscal year.

In addition, the same executive order mandates a bunch of government agencies to identify countries whose vetting and screening information is deficient enough to warrant a travel ban.

In light of these, I wanted to ask Sm1smom if it's possible to add a "country of chargeability" column to the DV 2025 AOS Timeline Spreadsheet. There is a chance nationals of certain countries will have tighter scrutiny on their AOS files. It would be good to have some data to confirm this.
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While this is a good idea, I would rather not add a chargeability country column to the Timeline spreadsheet for the sake of protecting folks identity. It really doesn't take a lot to add two and two together in terms of publicly posted information to start figuring out who is who. We have no control over who is accessing the spreadsheet. I don't want to freak users out and further discourage them from posting their case details on the spreadsheet by requesting the chargeability country; except of course there's an overwhelming request for this information to be added.

From experience, we already know most folks from certain countries such as Iran, Iraq, Russia, etc. tend to get subjected to prolonged background checks.
 
Sm1smom said:
While this is a good idea, I would rather not add a chargeability country column to the Timeline spreadsheet for the sake of protecting folks identity. It really doesn't take a lot to add two and two together in terms of publicly posted information to start figuring out who is who. We have no control over who is accessing the spreadsheet. I don't want to freak users out and further discourage them from posting their case details on the spreadsheet by requesting the chargeability country; except of course there's an overwhelming request for this information to be added.

From experience, we already know most folks from certain countries such as Iran, Iraq, Russia, etc. tend to get subjected to prolonged background checks.
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Yes, I understand wanting to mask the country of chargeability for privacy reasons. Perhaps an optional column that gets binary values (e.g. "country of chargeability is suspended for travel" vs "not suspended for travel") after the ban takes place would both maintain privacy and be informative.
 
blessu_2 said:
“REQUEST FOR APPLICANT TO APPEAR FOR INITIAL INTERVIEW” letter received in the mail today for the derivative applicant with appointment on Feb. 18
I hope mine arrives soon too! Anyways, I should go with him to the same appointment, I believe.

For those waiting, It might help to know that we both asked Emma today, the agents didn’t know about the appointment scheduled for my spouse and told us just to keep waiting.
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Congrats on the interview! :)
If I may ask - did the status on your myUSCIS change to something about an interview being booked or about to be booked? Or is it still “Fingerprints Taken”?

For reference mine is:
- Case Received
- Fingerprints Taken

And that’s it :)
 
yeetery said:
Congrats on the interview! :)
If I may ask - did the status on your myUSCIS change to something about an interview being booked or about to be booked? Or is it still “Fingerprints Taken”?

For reference mine is:
- Case Received
- Fingerprints Taken

And that’s it :)
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Yes, still same thing (Fingerprints taken)
Thank you and good luck for you as well. Hopefully you hear from them soon
 
MaryJks said:
Hi Mom and all,

According to the new document that just came out from DHS, anyone with a humanitarian parole can be placed in remove proceedings, or their parole might be deemed not appropriate at DHS discretion:


Question:

What does this mean for someone who has a Humanitarian Parole and has already applied for AOS?
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These are uncertain times we’re in, the EOs could be interpreted anyhow the designated officers responsible for enforcing them wishes. Based on that, I would rather not speculate, and would encourage you to speak to an experienced immigration attorney.
 
Hello!

1) I am planning to send DV Administrative Fee tomorrow by money order from USPS, and I copy-pasted the form on travel.state website. I am wondering what to write on it for memo part. Should I write the case number and the selectee's name? These information are already on the form but still I thought there must be some memo or info on the money order itself about the payment's purpose. I checked FAQs or online, but did not receive some good answer.

2) And which is better: money order, or cashier's check? Is there any difference between them in any way for DoS, or any effect on payment processing time?

3) Another question is that for the DV Admin fee, on the spreadsheet, it's written cashier's check or money order. For the AOS fee payment, it's personal check or money order. I know money order is limited to $1000, so I cannot use that option. When you say personal check, do you also mean the cashier's check? I mean, either the personal or cashier for both AOS and DV Admin fee is acceptable? Sorry, I am not really familiar with these things, so I was confused a little bit.
 
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enaykey said:
Hello!

1) I am planning to send DV Administrative Fee tomorrow by money order from USPS, and I copy-pasted the form on travel.state website. I am wondering what to write on it for memo part. Should I write the case number and the selectee's name? These information are already on the form but still I thought there must be some memo or info on the money order itself about the payment's purpose. I checked FAQs or online, but did not receive some good answer.

2) And which is better: money order, or cashier's check? Is there any difference between them in any way for DoS, or any effect on payment processing time?

3) Another question is that for the DV Admin fee, on the spreadsheet, it's written cashier's check or money order. For the AOS fee payment, it's personal check or money order. I know money order is limited to $1000, so I cannot use that option. When you say personal check, do you also mean the cashier's check? I mean, either the personal or cashier for both AOS and DV Admin fee is acceptable? Sorry, I am not really familiar with these things, so I was confused a little bit.
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1. You can write the selectee’s name/or CN on the memo line. Don’t over analyze.
2. DOS has no preference over the two. It’s your call, your preference.
3. Yes you can use money order for USCIS payment, there’s no requirement for the entire payment to be on a single money order. The amount can be broken into two money orders.

Again don’t over analyze. The payment instructions are straightforward enough, just follow each one accordingly.
 
I was a former Australian police officer, so I need to answer i-485 questions 53 and 55 as 'Yes.' Are police and military members flagged by USCIS as they have weapons training, plus they have backgrounds in lawfully detaining people?

Thank you.
 
Sm1smom said:
1. You can write the selectee’s name/or CN on the memo line. Don’t over analyze.
2. DOS has no preference over the two. It’s your call, your preference.
3. Yes you can use money order for USCIS payment, there’s no requirement for the entire payment to be on a single money order. The amount can be broken into two money orders.

Again don’t over analyze. The payment instructions are straightforward enough, just follow each one accordingly.
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Oh thank you!

Two more quick questions, if you don't mind:

1) Are cashier's check and personal check the same? I mean, can I send cashier's check for both AOS fee and DOS fee?

2) For two person, should I prepare separate checks for each person (for both DOS and AOS payments)?
 
CounterS said:
I was a former Australian police officer, so I need to answer i-485 questions 53 and 55 as 'Yes.' Are police and military members flagged by USCIS as they have weapons training, plus they have backgrounds in lawfully detaining people?

Thank you.
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Not sure what you mean by flagging people on the basis of them having weapons training or previously being in the military/police. Each application is reviewed on a case by case basis. Several applicants with such backgrounds have successfully completed the GC application process in the past.
 
enaykey said:
Oh thank you!

Two more quick questions, if you don't mind:

1) Are cashier's check and personal check the same? I mean, can I send cashier's check for both AOS fee and DOS fee?

2) For two person, should I prepare separate checks for each person (for both DOS and AOS payments)?
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1. They’re not the same. You purchase Cashier’s Check from your back. You have personal checks directly tied to your account. Review the instructions for both payments to confirm the acceptable options.
2. Single payment for the 2 applicants for DOS. Separate payments for the 2 applicants for AOS payment.
 
Sm1smom said:
1. They’re not the same. You purchase Cashier’s Check from your back. You have personal checks directly tied to your account. Review the instructions for both payments to confirm the acceptable options.
2. Single payment for the 2 applicants for DOS. Separate payments for the 2 applicants for AOS payment.
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Perfect! O really appreciate your help here.

For 2 separate AOS payments, can I use my personal checks for both myself and my wife's payments? I mean, can selectee use his/her own account and personal checks for each person's AOS payment?
 
Hello,
60 days passed since my RFE response was delivered and still nothing. Emma/phone agent cannot see anything as received and last worked on date is on the day RFE was issued.

How would I go about a service request?

Anything else I can do?

Does this indicate other underlaying issues?
 
Xmb said:
Hello,
60 days passed since my RFE response was delivered and still nothing. Emma/phone agent cannot see anything as received and last worked on date is on the day RFE was issued.

How would I go about a service request?

Anything else I can do?

Does this indicate other underlaying issues?
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You can initiate a congressional case inquiry assistance at this point.
 
Sm1smom said:
You can initiate a congressional case inquiry assistance at this point.
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I found my representative under house.gov and they have a privacy release form which asks for the USCIS application information - I assume this is the correct way?

I can attach documents. Would you recommend to attach the USPS POD / RFE / scan of what was sent?

There is a field to explain the problem. Anything to pay attention to here?
 
Xmb said:
I found my representative under house.gov and they have a privacy release form which asks for the USCIS application information - I assume this is the correct way?

I can attach documents. Would you recommend to attach the USPS POD / RFE / scan of what was sent?

There is a field to explain the problem. Anything to pay attention to here?
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1. Yes.
2. You can if you like.
3. Keep to the point re what the follow-up assistance request is about.
 
Sm1smom said:
1. Yes.
2. You can if you like.
3. Keep to the point re what the follow-up assistance request is about.
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Thank you. Should I mention the situation of be being the Derivate of my spouse, and that it’s Diversity Visa?

I can share the text here if that’s of interest.

Also I am planning to go to the field office this week with another printout, I want to explain the situation and see what they say. Would this be contradicting with the congressional inquiry?

Deadline for the RFE is in 2 weeks.
 
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