Processing time for green card based on asylum

Manny91 said:
What’s is the MSC center? I filed to Phoenix lockbox and the receipt came out as MSC, do you guys know what’s the processing time for that?
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National benefits center. Lots of recent filers have their cases sent to NBC. Been trying to find out the processing time but looks like nobody got their cards yet from NBC. I chatted with a live agent and she said I should check the processing times for employment based adjustment applications for my local office (Orlando).
If anybody could help with actual processing times we would really appreciate it.
 
Max1990 said:
My card is finally produced today!

May 22nd 2020- Application received (without medical)
July 17th 2020-fingerprints applied to my case
April 30th 2021- RFE sent
May 5th 2021- RFE received
May 17th 2021- New card is being produced

Thank you everyone for your help during this process!
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Card... You mean EAD card? Took 1 year?
 
Max1990 said:
My card is finally produced today!

May 22nd 2020- Application received (without medical)
July 17th 2020-fingerprints applied to my case
April 30th 2021- RFE sent
May 5th 2021- RFE received
May 17th 2021- New card is being produced

Thank you everyone for your help during this process!
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Congratulations!! Was there any interview?
 
HoustonAssi said:
Is it bad at Texas Service Center...? How long it takes there? Can one choose the service center where to send the application?
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Yes, it is really bad, it is the worst.... It takes at least two years (for the majority of the cases), Texas Service Center is falling apart and keeps delaying processing on purpose since Trump became president... and no, you can't change service center, it is chosen based on your physical address. So if you didn't apply yet, try your best to move and live in an area covered by Nebraska Service Center and apply from there...it is totally worth it...
 
oliver_68 said:
Yes, it is really bad, it is the worst.... It takes at least two years (for the majority of the cases), Texas Service Center is falling apart and keeps delaying processing on purpose since Trump became president... and no, you can't change service center, it is chosen based on your physical address. So if you didn't apply yet, try your best to move and live in an area covered by Nebraska Service Center and apply from there...it is totally worth it...
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Great! Thanks for your suggestion. Is there any way to see which locations fall under which service center?
 
Scolos said:
Hey guys i just want to ask whether if anyone has used a travel document without a green card and come back inside the country of recent. Want to travel out using my travel document but very scared. I will appreciate to hear anyone's experience. Thanks
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Just to share with what i got from my lawyer. I also have a pending GC with uscis and was planning to use just my travel document to see my wife and daughter in a near by country defferent from country of origine but guess what ?

She said i will be considered having abandoned my GC application and uscis will simply order the cancelation of my GC process. So she advised me to stay at least until the GC is approved then i can travel even without having received the GC in mail yet.

But like u said i will rather loved to hear who has traveled recently during covid with just travel document while GC is pending.
 
Kuss2000 said:
Just to share with what i got from my lawyer. I also have a pending GC with uscis and was planning to use just my travel document to see my wife and daughter in a near by country defferent from country of origine but guess what ?

She said i will be considered having abandoned my GC application and uscis will simply order the cancelation of my GC process. So she advised me to stay at least until the GC is approved then i can travel even without having received the GC in mail yet.

But like u said i will rather loved to hear who has traveled recently during covid with just travel document while GC is pending.
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You have an incompetent lawyer, unfortunately. This is not true. You can travel with your RTD while your GC application is pending and USCIS will not consider that you abandoned your application.
 
Antoxin said:
You have an incompetent lawyer, unfortunately. This is not true. You can travel with your RTD while your GC application is pending and USCIS will not consider that you abandoned your application.
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Effects of departure while application for adjustment of status described in 8 CFR § 245.2 (generally speaking you either have to have a valid visa/status or Advance Parole document issued to you depart US while application is pending).

But this is not applied for Asylees who filed the same application to adjust status. Because Asylees adjusting status under different article of law - 8 CFR § 209.2 (which says nothing about departure and abandonment).
 
Antoxin said:
You have an incompetent lawyer, unfortunately. This is not true. You can travel with your RTD while your GC application is pending and USCIS will not consider that you abandoned your application.
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Unfortunately you don’t know what you are talking about! If anyone travels while greencard is pending it is considered abandoned! They have to obtain an advance parole first to use with travel document! Stop misleading people
 
Lulii16 said:
Unfortunately you don’t know what you are talking about! If anyone travels while greencard is pending it is considered abandoned! They have to obtain an advance parole first to use with travel document! Stop misleading people
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You and Antoxin are both correct. There is no separate form called advanced parole, as an asylee when your form I-131 is approved and you receive a Refugee Travel Document then you are cleared to leave the US and come back without risking your I-485, unless you went back to your country. However, and to be on the safe side, try your best not to travel outside US unless you have your green card in hand... Nothing worth risking your status.
 
Lulii16 said:
Unfortunately you don’t know what you are talking about! If anyone travels while greencard is pending it is considered abandoned! They have to obtain an advance parole first to use with travel document! Stop misleading people
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Anything to prove your words? Or were you just feeling like typing something?

I stated 2 separate articles of immigration law. Do yourself a favor and go read them. It's never too late to educate yourself so next time you won't look funny in public.
 
oliver_68 said:
You and Antoxin are both correct. There is no separate form called advanced parole, as an asylee when your form I-131 is approved and you receive a Refugee Travel Document then you are cleared to leave the US and come back without risking your I-485, unless you went back to your country. However, and to be on the safe side, try your best not to travel outside US unless you have your green card in hand... Nothing worth risking your status.
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Nope, it is the same form but you have to apply twice one for travel document and the second time for advance parole, I won’t get into arguments but I used to work as an immigration law paralegal myself I am pretty much aware of what I am talking about! Imagine someone reading this and booking a ticket, leaving and is unable to return because someone is just having an ego episode on a forum
 
Antoxin said:
Anything to prove your words? Or were you just feeling like typing something?

I stated 2 separate articles of immigration law. Do yourself a favor and go read them. It's never too late to educate yourself so next time you won't look funny in public.
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Ask any immigration lawyer and they will say the same thing, I was a paralegal for many years! You have to realize how critical it can be that someone maybe mislead by what you say travels and is unable to return! The 2 paragraphs you typed aren’t gonna give him any help when he is denied entry! Such words can destroy someone’s life. You can travel and print these 2 paragraphs and show them to the cbp officer if you wish, but don’t go saying that an immigration layers advice is incorrect and your google skills are better! These folks spend years studying law and working on cases more than anyone of us and know what they are talking about
 
Lulii16 said:
Nope, it is the same form but you have to apply twice one for travel document and the second time for advance parole, I won’t get into arguments but I used to work as an immigration law paralegal myself I am pretty much aware of what I am talking about! Imagine someone reading this and booking a ticket, leaving and is unable to return because someone is just having an ego episode on a forum
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Well, I am not sure about the filing two applications, maybe you are correct. Anyways, in immigration it is always best to take an extra step of precaution... wasting second application fees are far much better than dealing with a racist immigration officer who just wants an excuse to cause delay in your cause and make your life miserable... just like the situation at Texas Service Center...
 
oliver_68 said:
Well, I am not sure about the filing two applications, maybe you are correct. Anyways, in immigration it is always best to take an extra step of precaution... wasting second application fees are far much better than dealing with a racist immigration officer who just wants an excuse to cause delay in your cause and make your life miserable... just like the situation at Texas Service Center...
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Texas is nasty, you know by now how “sophisticated” our lovely USCIS systems and procedures are, like for heaven’s sake why the hell have an application like i-131 for 3 different purposes that are critical, but it is what it is and like you said you have to be very careful and cautious specially when dealing with DHS, USCIS and CBP one mistake can destroy your life
 
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