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DV 2025 AOS (Adjustment of Status) Process Only

furkan06 said:
Hello,

I sent my postal order for the DV processing fee on January 30th. It was delivered on February 7th, and I can see from USPS that it has been cashed. However, I still haven't received the receipt. Should I wait longer for the receipt, or can I go ahead and send my Adjustment of Status application along with the required documents, a receipt issued by USPS with the top part of the money order for customer’s receipt stapled, and a screenshot showing that the money order was cashed? Would this be acceptable?
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You could send your AOS package as is without the DV payment receipt. Be mindful the IO could later on request you send in the receipt itself.
 
Sm1smom said:
Are you following up through congressional inquiry?
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Thank you For the reminder but yes I am trying both call center and congressional inquiry to reach USCIS . this time I wont be excited about interview date, ... knowing what had happened to me last time, the only time I celebrate is the time I have the GC on hand

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ps. I am not anymore getting inbox about a post on this thread that is why I was away for a while...... I do not know why . now I rejoined it just in case it work now. if so , I will keep helping people on the areas I do understand
 
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Hi!

My husband is a DV-2025 selectee with a case number EU14000 (current in April). It seems like we are going to face a problem.

He arrived in the U.S. on February 26, 2023, under Ukrainian Humanitarian Parole. His parole is set to expire on February 24, 2025. He applied for re-parole in November 2024, but the application is still pending. With the recent policy changes regarding parole, it is unlikely to be approved.

He also applied for TPS in December 2024 and received an EAD (C19) while his TPS application is still pending.


Our lawyer advised us to file the Adjustment of Status application in April, even though he won’t have lawful TPS status yet. The lawyer believes USCIS might sent us RFE or NOID and forgive this issue since he applied for TPS on time, before his parole expires. The lawyer also mentioned that expediting TPS is not an option in this case.

To me, our situation looks concerning.

I would really appreciate any thoughts on this. What would you do in our situation? Thank you!
 
Hello Sm1smom,

Me and my family came to USA in a B2 visas and after 6 months waiting, I have filed for asylum and have been in pending for 9 years. We had the asylum interview on USCIS on summer 2024 and the Immigration officer was not able to decide, and he has referred us to the Immigration Judge for Oct 2028.
On May 2024 my wife won the DV2025 lottery EU32xxx, and we did file DS260 on Dec 2024 online showing that we are going to AOS here. We have sent the KCC payment $330 each and got confirmation of payment on Feb 01, 2025.
Do you know any lawyer that had cases like mine with a successful result. If yes, I would like to connect. I have contacted many of them, but they only speak in general, and I don’t want someone that does not have experience following similar case as mine.

I appreciate your advice and guidance here in this forum.

Thanks,
Roland
 
We had our interview today at Santa Ana field office, arrived 30 minutes early, no lines,
we checked in upstairs, took picture and index fingerprints, checked ID
then we were seated till the IO came and called our names.

She was very professional and the interview was very straight forward, just reading through the questions on the application
She appreciated that we had copies of the passports and ID so she could attach them to the file, without going to make copies.
Everything went smooth. At the end of the interview, we signed and dated the application, and the officer printed the interview decision paper, it was marked for the 1st choice: held for review. She said she was done with everything and that we should expect to get the decision by mail in 60-90 days. She also recommended that we check online for the status if i have a uscis account.
I'll post updates on the spreadsheet as soon as I get any notices.

Thank you so much @Sm1smom and every active member on the forum for the amazing detailed sheets on how to go through this journey.
Good luck to all applicants :)
 
Roland ALB said:
Hello Sm1smom,

Me and my family came to USA in a B2 visas and after 6 months waiting, I have filed for asylum and have been in pending for 9 years. We had the asylum interview on USCIS on summer 2024 and the Immigration officer was not able to decide, and he has referred us to the Immigration Judge for Oct 2028.
On May 2024 my wife won the DV2025 lottery EU32xxx, and we did file DS260 on Dec 2024 online showing that we are going to AOS here. We have sent the KCC payment $330 each and got confirmation of payment on Feb 01, 2025.
Do you know any lawyer that had cases like mine with a successful result. If yes, I would like to connect. I have contacted many of them, but they only speak in general, and I don’t want someone that does not have experience following similar case as mine.

I appreciate your advice and guidance here in this forum.

Thanks,
Roland
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Hi! How long did it take you to receive your DV fee confirmation?
 
Diana121 said:
Hi!

My husband is a DV-2025 selectee with a case number EU14000 (current in April). It seems like we are going to face a problem.

He arrived in the U.S. on February 26, 2023, under Ukrainian Humanitarian Parole. His parole is set to expire on February 24, 2025. He applied for re-parole in November 2024, but the application is still pending. With the recent policy changes regarding parole, it is unlikely to be approved.

He also applied for TPS in December 2024 and received an EAD (C19) while his TPS application is still pending.


Our lawyer advised us to file the Adjustment of Status application in April, even though he won’t have lawful TPS status yet. The lawyer believes USCIS might sent us RFE or NOID and forgive this issue since he applied for TPS on time, before his parole expires. The lawyer also mentioned that expediting TPS is not an option in this case.

To me, our situation looks concerning.

I would really appreciate any thoughts on this. What would you do in our situation? Thank you!
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Has your husband used the TPS based EAD(C19) to undertake employment? If he has, it technically means his current status is TPS pending, and not even UHP as a matter of fact. So if the TPS application gets approved, then I don't see a problem with the subsequent AOS approval (after filing for AOS in April as planned. The AOS application will not be approved while the re-parole or TPS application is pending.
 
Roland ALB said:
Hello Sm1smom,

Me and my family came to USA in a B2 visas and after 6 months waiting, I have filed for asylum and have been in pending for 9 years. We had the asylum interview on USCIS on summer 2024 and the Immigration officer was not able to decide, and he has referred us to the Immigration Judge for Oct 2028.
On May 2024 my wife won the DV2025 lottery EU32xxx, and we did file DS260 on Dec 2024 online showing that we are going to AOS here. We have sent the KCC payment $330 each and got confirmation of payment on Feb 01, 2025.
Do you know any lawyer that had cases like mine with a successful result. If yes, I would like to connect. I have contacted many of them, but they only speak in general, and I don’t want someone that does not have experience following similar case as mine.

I appreciate your advice and guidance here in this forum.

Thanks,
Roland
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This is a DIY site. I'm sorry I do not provide lawyer recommendations.
 
Sm1smom said:
Has your husband used the TPS based EAD(C19) to undertake employment? If he has, it technically means his current status is TPS pending, and not even UHP as a matter of fact. So if the TPS application gets approved, then I don't see a problem with the subsequent AOS approval (after filing for AOS in April as planned. The AOS application will not be approved while the re-parole or TPS application is pending.
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He also has parole based EAD which is set to expire on Feb 24, 2025 along with his parole. So as for today he has two EADs.

So even though his TPS will still be pending (meaning he won’t have lawful status) at the time of filing I-485 in April, it shouldn’t be a problem as long as it gets approved after filing but before AOS adjudication?
 
Diana121 said:
He also has parole based EAD which is set to expire on Feb 24, 2025 along with his parole. So as for today he has two EADs.

So even though his TPS will still be pending (meaning he won’t have lawful status) at the time of filing I-485 in April, it shouldn’t be a problem as long as it gets approved after filing but before AOS adjudication?
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Correct.
 
Hi. After reading the FAQs, unique cases spreadsheet, and responses on this forum, I realized that early filing has risks. There is a sample (optional) cover letter which includes wording about why the AOS application is being submitted early, but it seems this is still being missed by some USCIS FO's (i.e., cases still being rejected or outright denied for early filing -- maybe they're not reading a long cover letter?).

To make it very simple and clear to the FO, I created the attached cover page for my case that I thought might help reduce the chances of an error when I submit my AOS package early. I wanted to get opinions on this cover page -- whether it would be useful or not....big, bold letters, pic of VB advance notification chart, etc. Thoughts?
 

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azatinusa said:
Hi. After reading the FAQs, unique cases spreadsheet, and responses on this forum, I realized that early filing has risks. There is a sample (optional) cover letter which includes wording about why the AOS application is being submitted early, but it seems this is still being missed by some USCIS FO's (i.e., cases still being rejected or outright denied for early filing -- maybe they're not reading a long cover letter?).

To make it very simple and clear to the FO, I created the attached cover page for my case that I thought might help reduce the chances of an error when I submit my AOS package early. I wanted to get opinions on this cover page -- whether it would be useful or not....big, bold letters, pic of VB advance notification chart, etc. Thoughts?
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Several selectees where successful doing early filing without the use of a cover letter as a matter of fact (considering adding a cover letter is optional), so it is not a case of rejection or denial due to “not reading a long cover letter”. So, honestly speaking, I haven’t bothered to take a look at your cover letter with the big, bold letters, etc. Use it if you feel comfortable/good with it, your case, your call.

p.s. word of caution when it comes to immigration “less is more”.
 
For applicant who submitted their case early October, is this the ideal time to request a congressional inquiry when case status is not updating?
 
Dear @Sm1smom , since the new tax records are available for 2024, should we take the new tax report of the applicant and the sponsor too, to the upcoming interviews ? Thank you.
 
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