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Hi,
Just need some guidance or any relevant info on the right process to adjust status when you are on a pending asylum application. I got married recently, my wife has a pending asylum application , I am US citizen and we want to file to AOS.
Any advise, if we file when do we need to withdraw her Asylum application? does withdrawing Asylum application affect the AOS application?

Will appreciate any advice or referral to previous topics or cases.
Thank you

Hello ,

My case is as follow : We got married( my spouse is a USC) in September 2024, then filled for our I-130 and I-485 in November 2024. I was in the USA since March 2024 and my Visa ( B2) expired on September 2024, so I overstayed about 3 months. I ve also worked for some time under the table until I got my EAD. USCIS is aware of this as I have stated it in the application.

2 weeks ago , I received my AP allowing me to travel , which I really want to do in order to see my family and celebrate our wedding back in Europe.

I m worried to travel because of the current administration as well as because of my past situation ( overstay and illegal work ). I don t want to be denied entry , be sent back to my home country ( Switzerland ) and having to start all over again . I d be crushed.

What is your insight regarding my situation and has anyone experienced a similar experience or has traveled on AP and came back in the USA without any issues. Is it worth the risk ?

We originally selected SM Cubao as the pick-up spot for convenience, and this was the location shown on usvisascheduling.com for the last month. Our status now changed to "ISSUED", and suddenly the pick-up location on usvisascheduling.com changed to "MANILA Visa Application Center".

1. Why did it change?

2. Is there a status on CEAC after "ISSUED" that is "READY FOR PICK UP"?

3. Or does "Ready for Pick-Up" a status that shows on usvisascheduling.com?

4. Are we waiting for any new status update or is the visa ready for pick-up?

5. And if so, is this Visa Application Center the same as the OFC Biometrics location, Parqual Building 8, level 3?

6. Or should we just call the help number to figure this out?

Can a joint sponsor be someone from a different household?

My wife was Naturalized a couple weeks ago, and her mother is here with us in the US right now. She entered on humanitarian parole, but then got TPS. Her current TPS document expired on 4/19/25, but she timely filed 90 days before for "re-registration", which of course is still pending, but on USCIS's webpage for Ukrainian TPS it still says Ukrainian TPS is designated through Oct. 19, 2026. Trump has not made any termination on this program, but adjudication of pending applications seems to be at a stand still.

Obviously with my wife being naturalized now, we want to file I-130/485 for her mom now. On the questions about her mothers "When does the beneficiary's authorized stay expire?", should we be putting 4/19/25. With a pending TPS re-registration, she wasn't required to leave and from what I understand is in "authorized stay", but without an approval being issued I don't see how we can put any date other than 4/19/25.

We want to get her 485 filed as soon as possible which should then protect her from being required to leave while that is adjudicated, but I of course want to make sure we don't mess up on the applications. Is there anything else we should be aware of for those who were in a similar situation. My understanding is since she had a legal entry, and a green card is immediately available for her, overstays are forgiven, which I don't believe she has because of her pending TPS application.

Edit: Her I-94 Class of Admission is "DT"