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    Greencard Ban

    in US Immigration News and Discussion

    Posted

    32 minutes ago, James120383 said:

    Highly doubt any of this is true.  She has no source that can be certified official. Sure some services are affected but in general Green cards are getting approved 

    I hope you are right with this. I mean I did read about the USCIS threatening with furloughing 70% of their staff again. I also see naturalization ceremonies happening but no interview appointments for GC applicants, although some field offices are open again. 

    Joint sponsor lost job due to COVID-19

    in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas

    Posted

    Hi guys, 

    I am currently adjusting status from F-1, married to LPR. We initially filed with a joint sponsor because my husband did not meet the income requirements of I-130 at that time. Now our sponsor has been layed off due to COVID-19. He now gets unemployment money and will get his old job back when the lockdown is over. My question is: do they request an actual proof of income from the sponsor at the interview or is everything we sent with the initial application enough? Thanks in advance!

    Health Insurance appeal

    in Moving to the US and Your New Life In America

    Posted

    Hi guys, 

    I could really need your help/experiences on this one. I am currently adjusting status from F-1 being married to LPR. As my husband is not eligible for insurance through his employer, we tried getting insurance over the Health Insurance Marketplace of NYS. After going through the rather complicated process they found my husband eligible and me not eligible for enrolling over the marketplace due to “not being lawfully present”. How they got to this ruling, I honestly don’t know. Even more so, as they accepted my documentation in the first place.  I provided them with the NOAs for the I-130 and the I-485. Although my F-1 is void by now, I applied in time for AOS and never overstayed. However, the only possibility for me to get insurance over the marketplace now, is appealing this decision.  The whole appealing process kind of freaks me out, as I really don’t want to have any troubles and I don’t know what I sign up for with this. On the other hand, I don’t see any other chance to get health insurance. If anyone could share experiences or thoughts on this it would be much appreciated. 

    January 2020 AOS Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    1 hour ago, bemeurer said:

    Sure! My sponsor is a dentist here in California and the CDA (California Dental Association) released an advisory a few weeks ago telling dentists to only perform emergency procedures. At the same time I received a really sizable job offer, and then I used that to claim both financial hardship due to my sponsor’s reduced work schedule, and financial loss due to being unable to accept the job offer. I also wrote a cover letter talking about how me being able to work would cause a positive impact in my local economy and help stabilize my family, etc.

     

    I also faxed them the letter, the RFE request, the CDA advisory, and my job offer a total of 9 times over 4 days.

     

    All in all I’m really happy this did the trick, having the EAD is a huge quality of life improvement and a relief. I’d be more excited about the AP if it wasn’t for COVID.

    Thx again and great that it worked out for you! 

    Best of luck for the rest of your journey!

    January 2020 AOS Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    3 hours ago, bemeurer said:

    So, I expedited _only_ my EAD, but they also approved my AP, which leads me to believe I will get a combo card. Here's my timeline overall:

     

    Jan 14 2020 - Filed I-485, I-130, I-131, I-765

    Jan 21 2020 - Accepted fees

    Feb 11 2020 - Fingerprints received

    Mar 05 2020 - RFIE on my I-485

    Apr 01 2020 - Expedite request for EAD

    Apr 01 2020 - Expedite request denied

    Apr 21 2020 - RFIE response received

    Apr 27 2020 - Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview (I-485)

    May 04 2020 - Expedite request for EAD (again)

    May 13 2020 - Expedite request approved

    May 15 2020 - I-765, I-131 approved, Card is being issued

     

    Now just waiting to receive it :D

     

    Do I need to wait until I have the card in hard to start working, or can I already start?

     

    Thanks for your detailed timeline.

    Congrats on your EAD and AP! 😁 May I ask how you backed up your expedite request? 

    January 2020 - AOS Filers (merged)

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    35 minutes ago, nerdcouple said:

    Not really, but I wrote it in a way that it sounds like I do. I had an offer from a chemical company and I made up a nice story that they switched their production lines to disinfectant only due to Covid 19, and because of the sudden increase in production volume they need immediate help with [your field of expertise] that you have years of experience in while you were still in [your home country]. Be creative, guys :D

    Thanks for your answer! Unfortunately, my job offer is not at all connected to that sector. :( Even with creativity ;) 

    I'm about to break down - AOS from F1

    in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas

    Posted · Edited by Karosuko

    14 hours ago, strawberryfields said:

    How much time do you think it takes to gather everything? My school ends in one month and I would not be in legal status anymore after that.

    As for the legal status: if you are here with F-1 and you met all requirements, they grant you automatically a so called grace period of 60 days. Within this period you can remain in the US beyond completion of your studies. However, if you’d leave the country in this period they would not let you back in on the grounds of your old F-1. As you are not out of status in this grace period, you can apply for AOS. Bottom line:  you’re not out of status until the end of your grace period.
    This is just my experience and I am not a lawyer.

    https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/study/student-visa.html 

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