This is very possible, but he needs to be 10000% sure that fees are not required on his situation, otherwise it is safer to pay the fees even if it is not required to avoid possible rejection of the application.
Processing time for green card based on asylum
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Asyle1983.
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Guys I don't know if anyone of you has received this notice today "On October 30, 2020, we transferred your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Receipt Number MSCXXXXX, to another office for processing and sent you a transfer notice. "
They transferred all my cases, I-485, I-765, and I-131 for my wife and I. Will have to wait for the notice to see which office it has been transferred to. Any idea why this might be the case? I thought cases were moved to NBC due to the backlog.....strange that they are transferring cases from NBC to other centers.
They transferred all my cases, I-485, I-765, and I-131 for my wife and I. Will have to wait for the notice to see which office it has been transferred to. Any idea why this might be the case? I thought cases were moved to NBC due to the backlog.....strange that they are transferring cases from NBC to other centers.
That could be due to a routing error, as again i don’t think your category should be handled by MSC as those are mainly sent to local offices, they are a hot-mess these days and mistakes are their new name now! I assume it will be either Nebraska, Texas or Vermont! Check the online status via your account not just the non login one maybe something is there
Asyle1983.
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I agree with you that my category should not have been in MSC in the first place. I was surprised that they sent the forms to NBC. I checked the status via my account. I will keep you posted when I receive the notice. My guess is that it has been sent now to Nebraska (I'm from Ohio).
hmm.. It looks weird to me. Maybe they don't really transfer your case and this status could be a mistake related to that alert:
No this is another issue they are having , it is basically the system cannot recognize some receipt numbers
Hi everyone, I saw some posts here mentioning submitting utility bills or residential leases. I looked up the i-485 instruction and did not see any evidence requirement with respect to 1 year presence in the US since asylum status.
Did you all send such proof along with your green card application? To determine if the 1 year presence requirement is met, the USCIS themselves have our departure or arrival records, right?
Did you all send such proof along with your green card application? To determine if the 1 year presence requirement is met, the USCIS themselves have our departure or arrival records, right?
I sent utility bills, lease and couple more for all family. They were dated to show that we are living for more than one year. I think, that departure arrival record is not enough.
Thank you for your reply! May I ask please did an attorney tell you to do so, or did you learn it from somewhere? Do you know any RFEs related to this issue?
I filled everything by myself, so I added at least 3 official evidences to each form.
Thank you! I guess I have to ask more people since I am not able to provide proof like yours as my lease automatically renews each month. It would save me a lot of trouble if it turned out unnecessary to submit such evidence.
Asyle1983.
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I also submitted leases, W2 tax form, transcript of records from school. Anything that can show that you were present in the country for a year.
Thank you! btw, I have a question for you since you are from Ohio and perhaps you had researched on it. Could you please answer me here?
If there is no need for interview, would the application still be transferred to the local USCIS field office for review or adjudication? If the answer is no, does it mean that applications from California and Ohio would be handled in the same time frame since they are in the same Nebraska service center ?
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Asyle1983.
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Technically the application will not be transferred to the local office. It ends at the level of the service centres.
Yes, technically the application from Ohio and California should be processed in the same time frame since they are both processed in Nebraska.
Asyle1983.
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You must wait for 12 months before applying for a green card. If you apply even one day before, it can be rejected. Citizenship, on the other hand, can be applied 9 months before your 5-year period. don't confuse between green card and citizenship. I don't know anyone who has been applied before 12 months and got the green card.
I am not confusing. I was just told that. The reason its because it take USCIS 3 moths to accept from biometric to cash being cashed, and application being received application and by then you already have lived 12 months in the state. I’m just saying when you apply for green card they don’t ask whether you stayed 1 year. So applying it ahead is what people are my around me have done and successfully received their green card. And again it’s up to your lawyer. This is just one of thing trying people do.
You were told wrong. Your friends and lawyer are mistaken. It doesn't matter that it takes them 6 months to process anything. You cannot APPLY for the green card even one day earlier than your 1-year anniversary.
If you don't meet the 1-year physical presence requirement by a few weeks, you can still apply on the 1 year anniversary, and they'll accept your application, because yes, by the time they actually approve the GC you'll have met the physical presence. But if your 1-year anniversary is on December 1st, they cannot receive your application on Nov 30th or it will be rejected.
Your friends/lawyer might be confusing, or you misunderstood the 1-year asylum anniversary with the 1-year physical presence requirement. They're 2 different things.
Can u please tell me when did u get your biometrics letter? Can u provide dates it will be very helpful if u mention dates and timelines.
My status hasn’t changed since Sept 22 saying biometric fees received but nothing after that. I am with Nebraska