pending_99 I hope this information is helpful to you, I also applied for I-485 Asylum based in 1999 and was charged with 212, my local service center after examining all the documents that I showed them were convinced that I have nothing to do with the group these dummies connected me with, all documented evidence from my school in USA to my family persecution were shown, including my dad in Jail etc clearly proves I have nothing to do with the group they connected me with, nor did I work or knew any one in that group, the adjudications supervisor immediately sent message to Nebraska and told me he will continue my case in my local service center and I should not do medical until he gets the file (this was my third medical), the uscis continued informing my senator that upon not receiving my medical my case will be denied after the dead line, so luckily I trusted my instincts and sent my medical, lucky for me cause the file never made it to my local service center in over a year (as of today).
One of my friend got married to an American citizen while his case was on hold and just recently they called him after his party was released and his petition was pending, and had interviews like you, (that is what he told me), finally after his name was cleared he was issued a Green Card (so they will hold your application any ways until you are clear), upon approval the immigration officer advised if he wants to be a citizen he should withdraw his wife petition as he can get approved on retroactive basis since his application was pending, he just became citizen, all this happened in about 4 months.
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