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Yes, that’s correct. Thanks, I’ll look there.

My wife is now in the fourth year of waiting for her AOS. We filed this past September (2024) for the renewal of her work authorization (which she received) and advanced parole, which hasn’t been received and could be another year of waiting. We’re contemplating going to speak with an immigration lawyer about our case to see what we should do. We live in South Florida (Fort Lauderdale area), looking for any recommendations for attorneys.

My wife had filed for the renewal of her work authorization and advanced parole, because she's still waiting after three years for the AOS process for the green card. She received the work authorization, but not the advanced parole renewal, which could take up to a year. She has an elderly family member (whom raised her after her biological mother abandoned her) that is at the end of life. My wife says she will leave to attend the funeral, with or without the travel permit. I'm trying to get her to get emergency travel authorization, the paperwork from home is slow. What can of worms will open due to her leaving without the travel authorization? I'm hoping that she will not have to restart the process. We're really frustrated with the lack of progress, while others get their green cards within a year of arriving.

I appreciate it. It's odd because we were told several weeks ago that it was outside of normal processing time and we could submit another inquiry to be able to speak to a supervisor. Then the last time we checked, it's again within normal processing time; just weird. My family and I moved ten minutes up the road, so it went from the Miami to the Olden Park office. I'm not sure what the correct thing to do was; stay in an an area with crime and drugs? We're going to stay in our current place until she has her GC, so another renewal on the lease. I'm going to file an FOIA for her case to see what's going on, and continue to wait.

What is a WoM Thanks for the answers. Yes, we did an address change, within a few days of moving, to our current address. One agent at USCIS was hinting that the move we did has delayed the process, and our case has moved to a different office, but others have said it hasn't. We're thinking of hiring an attorney, because we'd like for her to get the GC after three years. I understand that they probably can't do anything, but I'd like to know what we did wrong and how to fix it (refile) since USCIS isn't telling us. She's has friends that started at the same time, who've had the GC for two years. She isn't working, and hasn't been able to get anything because no one hasn't been wanting to hire her without the GC, just our experience. Do you know that if and when she gets it, will it be a permanent or will it be the two year GC? That's correct, we're in Florida. No mail has been missed, when we check the case status it's still pending. USCIS is saying that illegals and refugees now have the priority.

So my wife is STILL waiting for her AOS, (we filed in 12/2021), now her I-765 (Employment Authorization) and I-131 (Advanced Parole) will expire in December. Does anyone have any advice for the renewal of both of them? We don't know how to do the renewal, haven't seen any forms online for it, unless it's the same ones we used initially. Is travel still doable before the Advance Parole expires? We are thinking at the end of November. My wife has contacted USCIS nearly every other week, and told to keep waiting. It went from being outside of normal processing time, but now it's not. We recently contacted the congressman in my area, but again told to "keep waiting". When we initially filed, I listed a parent's address (who lives in another state) because mail at my place was being stolen, then this January 2024, we moved twenty-minutes north because the crime in the apartment complex was getting to be too much, (shootings and drug dealing) so with a young kid and a baby on the way, we decided to move to a safer area. My wife and son went about every six months to see her family in Colombia (they don't have visas for the US) and we recently took a vacation to Europe. As much as I despise lawyers and try to avoid them at all costs, I'm giving serious thought to go see one about this case. Nearly three years later, and still waiting, it's BS at this point. I don't know what else to do. The address and necessary move might have been the delaying factors for us. My wife would like to work and study but can't without the Green Card.