Hi everyone,
I've read what has been posted so far about nunc pro tunc cases and I'm still a bit confused.
I got derivative asylum under my mother and I was 16 when I got the asylum. My I-94 says "Asylum granted indefinitely". I applied to adjust my status as a permanent resident back in 2001 and by then I was already 23. I went through the whole process for the green card - sending additional information, biometrics, etc and just when I thought the whole thing was coming to an end, I received a notice saying I cannot adjust status and have to file a nunc pro tunc asylum application. Based on what I've read here on the forum, it seems like a straight forward process but when I spoke to an immigration officer, she made it seem like I have to apply from scratch i.e. I have to prove why I'll be persecuted if I were to go back to my country. I pretty much feel like I'll be under deportation proceedings soon.
Now my question is, when I do the nunc pro tunc application does it mean I'm just applying for asylum and I have to do the whole green card application over again (which means another 5 year wait)? Should I get an immigration lawyer to deal with all of this?
Thanks and please help!!
I've read what has been posted so far about nunc pro tunc cases and I'm still a bit confused.
I got derivative asylum under my mother and I was 16 when I got the asylum. My I-94 says "Asylum granted indefinitely". I applied to adjust my status as a permanent resident back in 2001 and by then I was already 23. I went through the whole process for the green card - sending additional information, biometrics, etc and just when I thought the whole thing was coming to an end, I received a notice saying I cannot adjust status and have to file a nunc pro tunc asylum application. Based on what I've read here on the forum, it seems like a straight forward process but when I spoke to an immigration officer, she made it seem like I have to apply from scratch i.e. I have to prove why I'll be persecuted if I were to go back to my country. I pretty much feel like I'll be under deportation proceedings soon.
Now my question is, when I do the nunc pro tunc application does it mean I'm just applying for asylum and I have to do the whole green card application over again (which means another 5 year wait)? Should I get an immigration lawyer to deal with all of this?
Thanks and please help!!