Mandamus Action - Arlington Virginia

Abhatti said:
I was looking into it, mostly people / lawyers agree to submit i485 , 6 months after asylum approval ..... whats your take on it ?
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Mine is pending for 16 months now! the backlog is growing! you may file I 485 as soon as possible. You can add a cover letter to let them not adjudicate the case before one year
 
Update July 15th

My attorney forwarded me approval letter through email (apparently they get a copy before we do)

Update July 16th

My approval letter is coming through USPS today (checked online and envelope is there)

Asylum approved dated July 7th 2025
 
Abhatti said:
Update July 15th

My attorney forwarded me approval letter through email (apparently they get a copy before we do)

Update July 16th

My approval letter is coming through USPS today (checked online and envelope is there)

Asylum approved dated July 7th 2025
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Congratulations!
 
Spoke with lawyer yesterday, he suggested to apply for i485 GC closer to completion of one year considering the pause /rejections on green card these days

He don't want to take risk of having me rejected (it will be a huge mess if that happens)
 
Abhatti said:
Spoke with lawyer yesterday, he suggested to apply for i485 GC closer to completion of one year considering the pause /rejections on green card these days

He don't want to take risk of having me rejected (it will be a huge mess if that happens)
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You might waste a year of your time. Even if you apply today, there’s no guarantee that they’ll approve your application this year. In the worst case scenario, you might lose your $1440 application fee and lawyers fee. (Its my opinion)

Also I saw some videos on YouTube saying their clients got approval in 3 months.
 
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Abhatti said:
Spoke with lawyer yesterday, he suggested to apply for i485 GC closer to completion of one year considering the pause /rejections on green card these days

He don't want to take risk of having me rejected (it will be a huge mess if that happens)
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Please continue to trust your attorney...
 
my lawyer told me the same wait a year. They don’t want to take the chance or take the blame. Know what you are doing then all right to submit 485 before a year.
 
Jay_ said:
You might waste a year of your time. Even if you apply today, there’s no guarantee that they’ll approve your application this year. In the worst case scenario, you might lose your $1440 application fee and lawyers fee. (Its my opinion)

Also I saw some videos on YouTube saying their clients got approval in 3 months.
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i485 based on asylum requires 1 year of physical presence in USA to be eligible to get green card, not sure who gets approval in 3 months
 
I have a question about mandamus. The amount is very large... If the application is rejected or contested... In this case, do you lose the entire amount paid... or does the lawyer return part of it to you?
 
Naruto said:
I have a question about mandamus. The amount is very large... If the application is rejected or contested... In this case, do you lose the entire amount paid... or does the lawyer return part of it to you?
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1. Lawyer gets paid in full, there is no return since scheduling interview is beyond Lawyer's control and is up to USCIS .... Lawyer does its best through filing a compelling case in federal court that client has been waiting for way too long and it is past USCIS's processing time ( 4 years is usually considered an agreed magic number)

2. Once Mandamus is filed, USCIS would rarely fight back. Considering the fee they have to pay to government attorneys and then the time it may time plus the cost of humiliation if USCIS loses such case ? They would rather get your interview scheduled to get done with your case and inform federal judge the same so the case is dismissed
 
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