Have you seen the latest statistical numbers issued by USCIS? Nebraska Service Center receives i485 applications about 4 times more than Texas Service Center, yet, the pending cases at TSC are double those at NSC... They use COVID as an excuse, but guess what, Texas still believes COVID is a hoax and they never took measures to reduce the infection rate...
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Processing time for green card based on asylum
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Texas center has always been like that! I don’t really know why, I hope the new administration fixes this sshow! Eventhough they have been disappointing in their immigration actions vs their promises! I am kinds unhappy with what they are doingHave you seen the latest statistical numbers issued by USCIS? Nebraska Service Center receives i485 applications about 4 times more than Texas Service Center, yet, the pending cases at TSC are double those at NSC... They use COVID as an excuse, but guess what, Texas still believes COVID is a hoax and they never took measures to reduce the infection rate...
Very trueYou 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.
If I knew this before I apply for the GC I would've literally moved to a state served by NSC... Every immigrant's first priority should be the immigration status until you became a citizen... not even job or education should be before immigration status... If the green card is backdated 2 years or at least to the time of application then it doesn't matter how long you wait...Texas center has always been like that! I don’t really know why, I hope the new administration fixes this sshow! Eventhough they have been disappointing in their immigration actions vs their promises! I am kinds unhappy with what they are doing
Theyd never backdate it that far, try to keep nagging on the congressman of ur district that’s your only hopeIf I knew this before I apply for the GC I would've literally moved to a state served by NSC... Every immigrant's first priority should be the immigration status until you became a citizen... not even job or education should be before immigration status... If the green card is backdated 2 years or at least to the time of application then it doesn't matter how long you wait...
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
You were a bad paralegal then. And I'm also not sure that you were ever certificated as actual paralegal.
I actually work as legal assistant with an attorney and doing apprenticeship program to become a lawyer myself.
And yes, I told to many of my asylee clients to travel while their i-485 is pending and a lot of them did and no a single application was deemed abandoned.
print these 2 paragraphs and show them to the cbp officer if you wish
These are called Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) Title 8 - Aliens and Nationality CHAPTER I - DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SUBCHAPTER B - IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS PART 209 - ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF REFUGEES AND ALIENS GRANTED ASYLUM
But why would you care? Right?
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.
Again you don't know what are you talking about. CBP officer doesn't care about your i-485 application. All he cares about is can you enter US or not. And if you do have a valid RTD then you can enter after a brief interview with the agent regarding places you traveled.
Abandoned i-485 doesn't triggers entry bar. READ THE FREAKING LAW!
These folks spend years studying law and working on cases more than anyone of us and know what they are talking about
OMG!!! If only...
The fact that people file complaints to the State BAR all the time is probably because "these folks" "know what they are talking about".
Unfortunately I've seen too many EF-ed up cases prepared by actual attorneys.
Stop living in imaginary world. People make mistakes. Attorneys are people.
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You are really rude and have ego issues, I won’t get dragged into further discussions with you.You were a bad paralegal then. And I'm also not sure that you were ever certificated as actual paralegal.
I actually work as legal assistant with an attorney and doing apprenticeship program to become a lawyer myself.
And yes, I told to many of my asylee clients to travel while their i-485 is pending and a lot of them did and no a single application was deemed abandoned.
These are called Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) Title 8 - Aliens and Nationality CHAPTER I - DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SUBCHAPTER B - IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS PART 209 - ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF REFUGEES AND ALIENS GRANTED ASYLUM
But why would you care? Right?
Again you don't know what are you talking about. CBP officer doesn't care about your i-485 application. All he cares about is can you enter US or not. And if you do have a valid RTD then you can enter after a brief interview with the agent regarding places you traveled.
Abandoned i-485 doesn't triggers entry bar. READ THE FREAKING LAW!
OMG!!! If only...
The fact that people file complaints to the State BAR all the time is probably because "these folks" "know what they are talking about".
Unfortunately I've seen too many EF-ed up cases prepared by actual attorneys.
Stop living in imaginary world. People make mistakes. Attorneys are people.
This is simply not true. If you're already a refugee/asylee, you're free to travel abroad while your GC application is pending. Many here have done it. Some attorneys will advise against it if there are admission issues with your application or if you have filed waivers along with your GC application. But as long as you have a valid Refugee Travel Document and don't use your passport, you can reenter the US just fine.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.
This is not true. For certain immigrants who are adjusting status this is the case if they do not obtain Advance Parole before leaving the US. This is not the case for asylees. As long as they travel with a Refugee Travel Document they'll be fine upon re-entering the US and the Green Card application isn't considered abandoned.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
This is not true. Even though the form is the same, each document serves a specific purpose and they cannot be used simultaneously nor can you send 2 I-131's applying for 2 different documents at the same time. You can actually get into trouble if you apply for the wrong document and then try to re-enter the US with that document. If there's anyone here who needs to stop misleading people, it's you, Luli16. Nothing of what you have said is neither factual nor accurate and it casts serious doubt you were ever a paralegal, at least not in immigration.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
Thank you zman44. I'm pretty sure she was never a paralegal, form filler at most.This is not true. Even though the form is the same, each document serves a specific purpose and they cannot be used simultaneously nor can you send 2 I-131's applying for 2 different documents at the same time. You can actually get into trouble if you apply for the wrong document and then try to re-enter the US with that document. If there's anyone here who needs to stop misleading people, it's you, Luli16. Nothing of what you have said is neither factual nor accurate and it casts serious doubt you were ever a paralegal, at least not in immigration.
And a note to anyone reading this: if in doubt please consult with at least 2 professionals to compare their opinions. If they are different look for 3rd opinion and ask here.
That's fine. I'll move on with my "ego issues" and will try to actually help people here to do the right thing instead of spreading misinformation like you.You are really rude and have ego issues, I won’t get dragged into further discussions with you.
Asylum2016
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Just to clear some misleading information on this platform…My big brother got approved for asylum Feb 2020 and after a month later he got a family emergency that required him to travel to a near by country which he only applied for RTD and left to the near by country and came back no problem Or what so eve.
Was he having a pending GC while traveling or he didn't even apply for one by then?Just to clear some misleading information on this platform…My big brother got approved for asylum Feb 2020 and after a month later he got a family emergency that required him to travel to a near by country which he only applied for RTD and left to the near by country and came back no problem Or what so eve.
The debate isn’t about that, the debate is traveling while your greencard application is pending, anyone who got their asylum approval already and has the RTD can travel fine, only when they apply for the GC and the application is pending is when the issue starts. The only application that you can technically travel and come back while it is pending without hassle is the N400Just to clear some misleading information on this platform…My big brother got approved for asylum Feb 2020 and after a month later he got a family emergency that required him to travel to a near by country which he only applied for RTD and left to the near by country and came back no problem Or what so eve.
Actually I read many of your comments before, and I am not surprised, as youve mislead people many times before. This forum is becoming so lame and i will actually stop interacting with you people. Goodluck venting out your frustrations and insecurities on eachotherThis is not true. Even though the form is the same, each document serves a specific purpose and they cannot be used simultaneously nor can you send 2 I-131's applying for 2 different documents at the same time. You can actually get into trouble if you apply for the wrong document and then try to re-enter the US with that document. If there's anyone here who needs to stop misleading people, it's you, Luli16. Nothing of what you have said is neither factual nor accurate and it casts serious doubt you were ever a paralegal, at least not in immigration.
Not sure how did you come to the genius conclusion that I am a she, not a he or them! LolThank you zman44. I'm pretty sure she was never a paralegal, form filler at most.
And a note to anyone reading this: if in doubt please consult with at least 2 professionals to compare their opinions. If they are different look for 3rd opinion and ask here.
Asylum2016
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No that time he didn’t apply for GC yet and it was just the RTD he used to travel.Was he having a pending GC while traveling or he didn't even apply for one by then?
Thanks for that clarification so far, conclusively i can travel with just my RTD and a pending GC application. Anything to add guys?No that time he didn’t apply for GC yet and it was just the RTD he used to travel.
Not sure how did you come to the genius conclusion that I am a she, not a he or them! Lol
When have nothing to say on the actual subject. So lame.