Hi everybody. First, I want to say I am so glad to find this very helpful forum. I spent about five hours last night searching through it and many of my questions were answered. Thanks to everyone for being so knowledgeable.
I have 4 questions that I couldn't find responses to on this forum, and I am hoping that some of you could help me out. The first one is the most important, so please respond to that one if you feel you don't want to read the rest. Thanks
1. I was recently granted asylum as the derivative child. I am 20 years old but I will turn 21 before I am eligibile to adjust to LPR via I-485. It is my understanding that I will have to apply for asylum nunc pro tunc. As doing so does add a delay to my I-485 application, do you think it's best to apply nunc pro tunc now before I am eligible to complete the I-485, or should I wait until I am formally told to apply nunc pro tunc? From what I can tell, the advantage of applying nunc pro tunc now is that I wouldn't go through this delay when I'm trying to adjust status, but the advantage of waiting is that perhaps having a formal notice instructing me to apply nunc pro tunc will make the nunc pro tunc process easier, or more likely to be approved, and will confuse asylum officers less, as compared to applying nunc pro tunc on my own.
Side question: Maybe I need to be over 21 to apply nunc pro tunc, in which case I must wait a few more months?
2. It would be nice to travel outside the U.S. this summer. It looks like the only thing I'd need is a RTD. I'd like to travel to Europe somewhere. However, I read the USCIS memo that states that having a RTD doesn't guarantee that an asylee will be admitted back into the U.S. Does that mean it's better to wait until after I am a permanent resident to travel outside the U.S.? Is having just a RTD enough to get you into the U.S. without problems?
Side question: Does traveling abroad for short (less than 1 month) periods of time interrupt the 1 yearr physical presence in the U.S. requirement? Does traveling outside the U.S. while in asylee status make it harder to adjust status to permanent resident?
3. For those of you who are going through or have went through the I-485 process, did you use an attorney?
4. One of the questions on the I-485 asks if the applicant ever received public assistance, not including emergency medical care. Asylees are eligible to receive certain benefits, and I am considering applying for the health insurance benefit. Is this a bad idea? Or does having health insurance count as "emergency medical care?" I don't really understand what the question is trying to ask.
Thank you SO MUCH!
I have 4 questions that I couldn't find responses to on this forum, and I am hoping that some of you could help me out. The first one is the most important, so please respond to that one if you feel you don't want to read the rest. Thanks
1. I was recently granted asylum as the derivative child. I am 20 years old but I will turn 21 before I am eligibile to adjust to LPR via I-485. It is my understanding that I will have to apply for asylum nunc pro tunc. As doing so does add a delay to my I-485 application, do you think it's best to apply nunc pro tunc now before I am eligible to complete the I-485, or should I wait until I am formally told to apply nunc pro tunc? From what I can tell, the advantage of applying nunc pro tunc now is that I wouldn't go through this delay when I'm trying to adjust status, but the advantage of waiting is that perhaps having a formal notice instructing me to apply nunc pro tunc will make the nunc pro tunc process easier, or more likely to be approved, and will confuse asylum officers less, as compared to applying nunc pro tunc on my own.
Side question: Maybe I need to be over 21 to apply nunc pro tunc, in which case I must wait a few more months?
2. It would be nice to travel outside the U.S. this summer. It looks like the only thing I'd need is a RTD. I'd like to travel to Europe somewhere. However, I read the USCIS memo that states that having a RTD doesn't guarantee that an asylee will be admitted back into the U.S. Does that mean it's better to wait until after I am a permanent resident to travel outside the U.S.? Is having just a RTD enough to get you into the U.S. without problems?
Side question: Does traveling abroad for short (less than 1 month) periods of time interrupt the 1 yearr physical presence in the U.S. requirement? Does traveling outside the U.S. while in asylee status make it harder to adjust status to permanent resident?
3. For those of you who are going through or have went through the I-485 process, did you use an attorney?
4. One of the questions on the I-485 asks if the applicant ever received public assistance, not including emergency medical care. Asylees are eligible to receive certain benefits, and I am considering applying for the health insurance benefit. Is this a bad idea? Or does having health insurance count as "emergency medical care?" I don't really understand what the question is trying to ask.
Thank you SO MUCH!