US Immigration from New Zealand

Hey all, my husband and I are still in the process of filing our i485 due to delays with getting evidence and our lawyer refusing to file until I gave birth.

During my pregnancy I was on Medicaid to help cover costs of prenatal care and delivery, and our lawyer told me that I need to get off Medicaid as soon as possible, and that my chances of being accepted could already have gone down due to me using Medicaid. This has really increased my anxiety, and I'm wondering if there has been any cases of someone being declined a green card because they used Medicaid for a pregnancy? My son is now enrolled to help with costs of his care, will that have an effect on my immigration?

Every source online seems to conflict. Thank you in advance.

Hi,

I hope this is the correct place to ask this, if not please let me know. I have a conditional green card that expires 02/15/2025, and am wanting to visit family over Christmas until 01/08/2025. Will this be possible? Will they let me into the country with just over a month left on my green card?

im going to file for removal of conditions in November which will be within the 90 days of expiration, and I m hoping I will have a 24 month extension on my green card by the time I fly to the UK. This is just worse case scenario.

i heard that with green cards i can be let back into the US right up until the date of expiration. Is this true?

I tried to call USCIS but always find it difficult to get through to a person

thank you for answers in advance!

Hello all! I am currently in the process of filing my i-485 and am just wondering what to include as far as part 8 question 25 goes.

I have previously been detained during a traffic stop here in the US, I was a passenger and was cuffed and questioned, then let go.

As a minor I did have a more complex situation, where I did not commit any crime but was detained by the FBI for my own safety due to suspicions of human trafficking.

I have never been arrested or jailed or convicted of any kind of crime. Should I include these two past detainments? Or should I only include the traffic stop because the other detainment happened when I was a minor? Or do I not include the traffic stop because of how common that type of interaction with law enforcement is?

I have a lawyer consult tomorrow and will absolutely ask, but would love to hear from someone who has been in any kind of similar situation.

Hey all! This may be a long post so please bare with me.

I met my fiance last year online, and we met in person a few months later, I ended up becoming pregnant during our first meeting in December of 2023. He returned back to the USA, and then visited again in April of 2024, then we returned to the USA together. I am currently on an ESTA.

During my somewhat frantic searching after coming to the USA for anything we could do to extend my visa and avoid being separated I discovered adjustment of status. Please know that when I entered the USA I had absolutely 0 intent to stay, I simply wanted to meet his family and spend as long as possible together before returning home so he could resume work for as long as possible before the baby comes.

We had planned on him coming to new Zealand, but he would have been in violation of his contract with his job and completely unable to work while in NZ. It just would have made life ultimately too difficult so I decided to stay here, get married and attempt to adjust status. I'm aware this probably wasn't the best way to go about things, but at this stage I can't imagine returning to NZ and attempting to file for a different visa, all while having a newborn and my fiance still being in the USA. It just seems like a nightmare situation. I am also too far in my pregnancy to be allowed on a flight back to NZ, but seriously don't want to overstay my visa. AOS just seems like the most logical way.

We are getting married in the next couple of days, and do intend on consulting with a lawyer as soon as possible. I'm just wondering if there is any possibility I will be met with scrutiny by officials for entering the country while pregnant, could it be percieved as me having intent to violate my esta?

22 hours ago I got an email and text from USCIS saying, "we have taken action on your case" but there haven't been any updates to my case (I-485 standalone) online. I've read a lot about this happening so I know it's pretty common. Unfortunately it's the weekend so I can't talk to a live agent via Emma which is frustrating! The anticipation is killing me!!

For people who have also had this happen, how long did it take before something updated or appeared in the documents tab?

For reference here's a summary of my timeline:

I-485 received: November 6th, 2023

RFE: November 20th, 2023

RFE sent/received: December 5th, 2023

Biometrics & active review: December 11th, 2023

Case transferred to FO: May 8th, 2024

Email/text saying action has been taken on case: June 8th, 2024