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Pretty sure there is more to this story. 
 

If the GC was issued in error (not sure if your honest errors count into that) they cannot rescind your GC if it's been over 5 years since approval: https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-12524/0-0-0-12583.html
 
Find a lawyer who had experience with such cases and make sure they don't give you unrealistic hope just for the money (be very picky). When you find one, spend all the money you can on them, no matter how much they ask. Best luck!

I think you are very quick to blame...wow. On the letter itself, there are a couple of instances where they wrote there was an error. I quoted one line on the first post. I understand this was not fully their error, it's on both sides. When my dad did the 485 through a lawyer I doubt they mentioned to him about the married part since most people don't get married that early. Nonetheless, it happened, it's an error. Although, the paper says the "USCIS erred", I'd say it's an error on both sides and would like to resolve it. 

That was a quick $100 to $200 saved.

Why don't you simply tell us exactly the answer you wanna hear? 

Do you have your name on the lease? Did you file for EAD? Any official communication with USCIS may help to establish the proof of address. Depending on your state you can apply for ID or DL without having to prove the address (of course, the ID or DL would then be sent to whatever address you state). Once you receive EAD you can find a job and get your bank account through employment. Good luck.

The fact is that India (GDP = 2,611,012) is richer (economically) than Switzerland (GDP = 678,575)....by far.
 
So what are you trying to say then?  I explained why Sweden was not on the list (a very small country by population) when you sort it by absolute numbers. But Sweden, like the US, has relatively high levels of immigration (per capita). There are many reasons for immigration (look at Saudi Arabia) and a liberal immigration policy is just one. China is certainly not very welcoming but India is. And yet India has low immigration levels. 
 

A California-based IT company has come under fire for misusing H-1B visas, underlining the small but worrying phenomenon of hiring foreign talent as cheap white collar labour.
On May 02, the US Department of Labor said it had found Cloudwick Technologies, a California-based IT services company, guilty of severely underpaying its workers hired on the long-term H-1B visas. The verdict was announced after a month-long investigation by the labour department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD).
“WHD investigators found that the company paid impacted employees well below the wage levels required under the H-1B program based on job skill level, and also made illegal deductions from workers’ salaries,” the labour department said in a press release. “…some of the H-1B employees that Cloudwick brought from India with promised salaries of up to $8,300 (Rs5.5 lakhs) per month instead received as little as $800 net per month.”
Cloudwick Technologies, which provides IT technology modernisation services, among other things, is owned by Indian-American Mani Chhabra and serves clients including Apple, Comcast, Verizon, and Visa.
The US government has now ordered the company to pay $173,044 in back wages to a dozen employees. Cloudwick will also have to hire an independent third-party monitor to help ensure future compliance.
https://qz.com/1268241/h-1b-visa-abuse-a-california-company-promised-its-foreign-workers-8000-and-paid-them-800/?utm_source=quora
 

These are absolute numbers. You have to sort them by percent of immigrant population (use the same wiki table). When you do that, Sweden is right there with the US, at 14.3% (of immigrants per population). Absolute numbers are meaningless because you're comparing a country the size of USA to those the size of Latvia. 

The fact is that India (GDP = 2,611,012) is richer (economically) than Switzerland (GDP = 678,575)....by far.
 
So what are you trying to say then?  I explained why Sweden was not on the list (a very small country by population) when you sort it by absolute numbers. But Sweden, like the US, has relatively high levels of immigration (per capita). There are many reasons for immigration (look at Saudi Arabia) and a liberal immigration policy is just one. China is certainly not very welcoming but India is. And yet India has low immigration levels. 
 

These are absolute numbers. You have to sort them by percent of immigrant population (use the same wiki table). When you do that, Sweden is right there with the US, at 14.3% (of immigrants per population). Absolute numbers are meaningless because you're comparing a country the size of USA to those the size of Latvia. 

The fact is that India (GDP = 2,611,012) is richer (economically) than Switzerland (GDP = 678,575)....by far.
 
So what are you trying to say then?  I explained why Sweden was not on the list (a very small country by population) when you sort it by absolute numbers. But Sweden, like the US, has relatively high levels of immigration (per capita). There are many reasons for immigration (look at Saudi Arabia) and a liberal immigration policy is just one. China is certainly not very welcoming but India is. And yet India has low immigration levels. 
 

These are absolute numbers. You have to sort them by percent of immigrant population (use the same wiki table). When you do that, Sweden is right there with the US, at 14.3% (of immigrants per population). Absolute numbers are meaningless because you're comparing a country the size of USA to those the size of Latvia. 

I agree with him that it is meaningless, because the US is bigger than entire europe. If you put all of europe together, I'm sure the number is higher than that of the US. 

Yes, there is a good chance you'll get the GC while on probation but it's far from certain. It sounds like you were convicted for immigration purposes (it doesn't matter if the judge dismissed the case). That said, DUI is not a CIMT so you're not inadmissible and can, in principle, get the GC (which is not the case with naturalization, where you can't be on probation). They may request the "final disposition" though and I'm not sure if you can get that before the end of the probation. Needless to say, you have to disclose the case if asked during the interview. So, I'd say you've about 80% chance of getting it without any issues. In the worst case scenario it may get delayed. 

Okay, that is how it's usually done. You should start the EB2 process soon after arriving on H1B because it does take a long time (PERM and then I-140). Once your I-140 is approved you can extend H1Bs for as long as you work there. 

Yes you can.

Hm not really. Officially:
 
For short periods of recreational study, a Visitor (B) visa can be used
Enrollment in a short recreational course of study, which is not for credit toward a degree or academic certificate, is permitted on a visitor (B) visa. Learn more about Visitor Visas.
 
https://educationusa.state.gov/your-5-steps-us-study/apply-your-student-visa/short-term

Yes

Very good. The fact that they had been married for this long is a good sign of a healthy, bona fide marriage. 

 
Excellent. She legally entered the US through a proper POE with inspection. 
Don't. She will be out of status, it is too late. 
Not true. The "90-day" thing does not exist. You don't have to wait a bit, especially given the fact that you were married 5 years.  
Apply to adjust status. As long as you applied for spousal immigration, you can include the "notice letter" in your application to adjust status. 
As long as she applies for Adjustment of Status (i485) her overstay would be forgiven and while she awaits the adjudication, she will be legal, in fact she will not be able to leave the US unless she applies for Advance Parole.  
Don't listen to fearmongers. She entered the US legally (so her intent was cleared) and she is an immediate relative of a US citizen. She can and should adjust her status without leaving the US. 

And apparently they were right.... 
 
Yep. The extension won't work. 
 
That's not how spouse visa works. They can apply but the wife would have to leave US and return to her country to wait out the process. Currently it takes from 12 to 14 months. 
 
There is no such thing as waiting 90 days to apply for spouse visa. 
Never heard and doubt it's real. Plus she cannot get a citizenship without a green card first anyway. 
 
 
 
You mean spouse visa or aos? Two completely different things. 
As soon as her tourist visa expires she will be out of status and deportable. 
Comparing it to Anne Frank is kind of disgusting  though. No offense. 
 
They already made a mistake of not applying for spouse visa prior to coming to the US and using the tourist visa to immigrate.  Basically they committed immigration fraud. 

Why don't you simply tell us exactly the answer you wanna hear? 

If you had an EAD before filing for AOS, USCIS will assign a new A number to your permanent residency case. According to a bunch of AVVO attorneys this is common or even always the case. Only the AOS A number is the "real" one and any previous one is temporary and it usually starts with 1.  (e.g. https://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/different-alien-numbers-on-opt-ead-and-i-797c-noti-1821972.html) 
 
Your case may be "unique" because you have already had an EAD (?) before filing a family based AOS. See, if you go from work based visas (and EADs) to file for EB AOS, your overstay is never forgiven. This might have been the source of error. 
 
What could have happened is that the deportation order was issued before you filed for AOS and somehow overlooked or ignored by USCIS once you filed. 

How can anyone be confused by the VWP? Not only must you provide proof of a return ticket within 90 days of outbound date to be able to even board the plane here, the date you can stay until is clearly stamped in the passport. He also agreed to the terms and conditions when he applied online and checked the box that he was aware of those terms. The ESTA application website is available in various languages if English is not his first language. Just exactly how long did he think he could stay? Are you serious that the pair of you both thought he could stay the full two years or something? How long does it take to get to know your family? 
 
So he overstayed and was caught speeding (or was with you whilst you were speeding) and you want to show an affidavit of his good moral character? They will laugh at that. Also his "strong ties" such as property ownership are meaningless because he left everything before for 157 days without feeling the need or the draw to return home. One wonders how long he would have stayed if he didn't get pulled over by the cops and the overstay discovered? How was he paying his bills back home while he was spending almost 6 months here? I assume he had things like property and auto insurance and utility bills to pay - they don't go away just because you're out of the country. Was he sitting at home in your place alone all day while you were at work? Can you say with hand on heart that he did not do anything at all during that time that would be considered work by immigration officials?  Even watching someone's kids or mowing the neighbor's lawn is "work". If I don't buy it that it was an innocent mistake and he needed 157 days or more to get to know your family you can bet the officer at the embassy won't either. 
 
If you have the funds to do it, go ahead and apply. But I certainly wouldn't bet the farm on an approval any time soon. Being apart is awful. We have all been through it or are going through it. My husband and I spent the first 4.5 years of our relationship (including the first 2 years of marriage) living on separate continents and having short visits only and I promise you I do not love him any less than you love your boyfriend. But we all survive. If you're going to enter into a transnational marriage then the visa rules and regulations are going to have to become something you have to know by heart. There's just too much at stake to get it wrong. 
 

Nope, this is wrong. Take any greencard to SSA and have them update your file and remove the note on the SS card. You do not need a 10-year card to do this. The number you have is yours for life.