you also need to aware of the current administration that is looking to remove any one with issues with the law. Things were very different in the past but now they are arresting and deporting green card holders to meet their deportation quota. good luck !!
i think this applies to those that entered the country illegally or kids who were brought without no fault of their own and they are now 14 years or older
its hilarious that one govt organization cannot access another govt organization (IRS) to lookup cause they have everything. We need a better integrated system.. ridiculous that they ask for transcripts though
There is NO ban in your case and neither did you overstay . you were in legal pending AOS status from i-485 application day to until they day you left US. i see no issues here .
Yes you can apply CR1 when you want.
as others said, get a good lawyer. no one can tell you what your odds as every case is adjudicating on its own merits. patents, publications, scholar recommendations all help. Having a doctorate or a degree merely is not qualification for NIW
no you should not be using relative address on the forms just cause its inconvenience to you . USCIS clearly has specified to provide your address . Not your parents address.