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It's impossible to know when you'll get placed in removal proceedings. With ESTA/VWP, an additional issue is that, if you apply for adjustment after your status has expired, then ICE can still place you in removal proceedings while the adjustment is pending! If this happens, then you are screwed, because a VWP entrant who is subject to removal cannot contest said removal on any grounds other than asylum. See http://myattorneyusa.com/when-is-a-visa-waiver-program-entrant-eligible-for-adjustment-of-status
 
Don't let this happen to you. File the I-485 before your VWP admission period expires.

@Mimoha Singh Do not let anyone corner you into saying that your goal was to be in the US all along. You did a masters, H1B did not work out, then did a second masters, applied for asylum and then met your current spouse. Whatever, just go through the motions and present solid evidence of everything. It may just be simple interview. If it makes you feel more secure, then see if your lawyer can suggest another lawyer from his/her practice to go with you.
 
We brought a lawyer to the AOS interview mostly to ensure that we would be treated fairly. And we were.
 
 

You can apply for as many visas as you want, provided you have the non-refundable $$$. Immigration will later adjudicate and determine if / if not to issue or whether you qualify or not. Regardless, $$$ is non-refundable. 

It's considered inadvisable to switch employers while your I-140 is still pending. If an RFE is issued on the pending I-140, and you are no longer with the employer that filed it, they may determine that it's a waste of time and money to respond to the RFE. The I-140 would end up denied and the I-485 along with it.

What, you think USCIS is going to admit that they manipulate the processing times?
 
You just have to look at what they've been doing and draw your own conclusions.
 
For starters, everyone knows that posted processing times don't reflect actual processing times. Even the USCIS Ombudsman acknowledges it. [Source] So does the Office of the Inspector General. [Source]

Surely no one believes that 7% of I-829s take 21 years to process?
 
USCIS sometimes claims that these inaccurate numbers are due to incomplete digitization. It seems plausible until you start noticing the patterns in the posted times.
 
For example, I've noticed an interesting pattern in the I-485 processing times at my local field office. Every day, the inquiry date moves forward by 1 day. But when it's about to reach October 2019, they suddenly move it back another month. This pattern has continued for almost a year. The idea that this accurately depicts the time frame within which 93% of applications are processed is nonsensical. And why that particular date, anyway? Hmm... could it be the fact that a large wave of receipts occurred in October 2019 and they don't want to allow those filers to inquire about their applications? Or is that just some weird coincidence?

What, you think USCIS is going to admit that they manipulate the processing times?
 
You just have to look at what they've been doing and draw your own conclusions.
 
For starters, everyone knows that posted processing times don't reflect actual processing times. Even the USCIS Ombudsman acknowledges it. [Source] So does the Office of the Inspector General. [Source]

Surely no one believes that 7% of I-829s take 21 years to process?
 
USCIS sometimes claims that these inaccurate numbers are due to incomplete digitization. It seems plausible until you start noticing the patterns in the posted times.
 
For example, I've noticed an interesting pattern in the I-485 processing times at my local field office. Every day, the inquiry date moves forward by 1 day. But when it's about to reach October 2019, they suddenly move it back another month. This pattern has continued for almost a year. The idea that this accurately depicts the time frame within which 93% of applications are processed is nonsensical. And why that particular date, anyway? Hmm... could it be the fact that a large wave of receipts occurred in October 2019 and they don't want to allow those filers to inquire about their applications? Or is that just some weird coincidence?

Legally, the immigration judge has jurisdiction over the I-485, but USCIS conducts the background checks. Only after this processing is completed, the IJ can review the record and make a decision. So the total time to get a green card can be quite long as it depends on both USCIS and EOIR processing capacity.
 
As for what to expect at your next hearing, that's a question for your lawyer.

As far as I know, the "separate discretionary decision on a request for parole" language on the I-131 is actually not true. DHS does have discretionary authority over parole; but USCIS, CBP, and ICE (as agencies within DHS) have divvied up that discretionary authority between them. Requests for parole that are within the purview of one agency are generally not relitigated by the other agencies.
 
Now, it is true that, theoretically, CBP can deny entry when a traveller presents a valid AP document, but as others have pointed out here, there are no known cases of this actually happening. If it were to happen, it would have to be because of a change in circumstances or new information discovered, which drastically affect the applicant's eligibility for adjustment of status: for example, the person was convicted of a serious crime after filing for AOS but before arriving at the port of entry.
 
If an AOS applicant is eligible for adjustment despite a past overstay (e.g., immediate relative of US citizen) then they can travel on AP without worrying about the overstay, because according to BIA precedent, an AOS applicant who leaves the US while holding a valid AP document does not trigger the unlawful presence bars. The applicant remains eligible for adjustment and there is no reason to deny parole.

I already answered these questions.

What, you think USCIS is going to admit that they manipulate the processing times?
 
You just have to look at what they've been doing and draw your own conclusions.
 
For starters, everyone knows that posted processing times don't reflect actual processing times. Even the USCIS Ombudsman acknowledges it. [Source] So does the Office of the Inspector General. [Source]

Surely no one believes that 7% of I-829s take 21 years to process?
 
USCIS sometimes claims that these inaccurate numbers are due to incomplete digitization. It seems plausible until you start noticing the patterns in the posted times.
 
For example, I've noticed an interesting pattern in the I-485 processing times at my local field office. Every day, the inquiry date moves forward by 1 day. But when it's about to reach October 2019, they suddenly move it back another month. This pattern has continued for almost a year. The idea that this accurately depicts the time frame within which 93% of applications are processed is nonsensical. And why that particular date, anyway? Hmm... could it be the fact that a large wave of receipts occurred in October 2019 and they don't want to allow those filers to inquire about their applications? Or is that just some weird coincidence?

The processing times on the USCIS website are fake. They artificially increase them whenever they want to stop people from filing service requests.

The processing times on the USCIS website are fake. They artificially increase them whenever they want to stop people from filing service requests.

The processing times on the USCIS website are fake. They artificially increase them whenever they want to stop people from filing service requests.

What, you think USCIS is going to admit that they manipulate the processing times?
 
You just have to look at what they've been doing and draw your own conclusions.
 
For starters, everyone knows that posted processing times don't reflect actual processing times. Even the USCIS Ombudsman acknowledges it. [Source] So does the Office of the Inspector General. [Source]

Surely no one believes that 7% of I-829s take 21 years to process?
 
USCIS sometimes claims that these inaccurate numbers are due to incomplete digitization. It seems plausible until you start noticing the patterns in the posted times.
 
For example, I've noticed an interesting pattern in the I-485 processing times at my local field office. Every day, the inquiry date moves forward by 1 day. But when it's about to reach October 2019, they suddenly move it back another month. This pattern has continued for almost a year. The idea that this accurately depicts the time frame within which 93% of applications are processed is nonsensical. And why that particular date, anyway? Hmm... could it be the fact that a large wave of receipts occurred in October 2019 and they don't want to allow those filers to inquire about their applications? Or is that just some weird coincidence?

What, you think USCIS is going to admit that they manipulate the processing times?
 
You just have to look at what they've been doing and draw your own conclusions.
 
For starters, everyone knows that posted processing times don't reflect actual processing times. Even the USCIS Ombudsman acknowledges it. [Source] So does the Office of the Inspector General. [Source]

Surely no one believes that 7% of I-829s take 21 years to process?
 
USCIS sometimes claims that these inaccurate numbers are due to incomplete digitization. It seems plausible until you start noticing the patterns in the posted times.
 
For example, I've noticed an interesting pattern in the I-485 processing times at my local field office. Every day, the inquiry date moves forward by 1 day. But when it's about to reach October 2019, they suddenly move it back another month. This pattern has continued for almost a year. The idea that this accurately depicts the time frame within which 93% of applications are processed is nonsensical. And why that particular date, anyway? Hmm... could it be the fact that a large wave of receipts occurred in October 2019 and they don't want to allow those filers to inquire about their applications? Or is that just some weird coincidence?

The processing times on the USCIS website are fake. They artificially increase them whenever they want to stop people from filing service requests.

The processing times on the USCIS website are fake. They artificially increase them whenever they want to stop people from filing service requests.

The processing times on the USCIS website are fake. They artificially increase them whenever they want to stop people from filing service requests.

The processing times on the USCIS website are fake. They artificially increase them whenever they want to stop people from filing service requests.

The processing times on the USCIS website are fake. They artificially increase them whenever they want to stop people from filing service requests.

What, you think USCIS is going to admit that they manipulate the processing times?
 
You just have to look at what they've been doing and draw your own conclusions.
 
For starters, everyone knows that posted processing times don't reflect actual processing times. Even the USCIS Ombudsman acknowledges it. [Source] So does the Office of the Inspector General. [Source]

Surely no one believes that 7% of I-829s take 21 years to process?
 
USCIS sometimes claims that these inaccurate numbers are due to incomplete digitization. It seems plausible until you start noticing the patterns in the posted times.
 
For example, I've noticed an interesting pattern in the I-485 processing times at my local field office. Every day, the inquiry date moves forward by 1 day. But when it's about to reach October 2019, they suddenly move it back another month. This pattern has continued for almost a year. The idea that this accurately depicts the time frame within which 93% of applications are processed is nonsensical. And why that particular date, anyway? Hmm... could it be the fact that a large wave of receipts occurred in October 2019 and they don't want to allow those filers to inquire about their applications? Or is that just some weird coincidence?

The processing times on the USCIS website are fake. They artificially increase them whenever they want to stop people from filing service requests.

It is allowed to use the EB3 visa program for jobs like "cooking Italian food" (I have seen many examples of this in the DOL's old Labor Certification Registry before they closed off public access). For these kinds of jobs, the employer is allowed to reject any applicants who don't already know how to cook Italian food. They are not required to hire an American and train them to cook Italian food if they can find a foreign worker who already knows how to cook Italian food. Of course, it is cheaper to do the former than the latter. However, getting a family friend to hire a foreign worker is a useful way to circumvent the family-based immigration backlogs (unless the person is from India or China).
 
It is also possible to use the EB3 visa program for jobs that Americans are perfectly capable of doing but simply don't want to do, such as working in a chicken processing plant. There are some news articles about this you can read

In 2021 There will be no more Ice, there will be no more deportations. This way they save a lot of money, and can give it to antifa.

Put "No status." Although you currently don't have a status, you are in a period of stay authorized by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Yes. "(c)(9)( )" On the first page you'll select "Renewal of my permission to accept employment"
You don't answer that question at all. That question is only for C8 EAD applicants. "If you entered the eligibility category (c)(8) in Item Number 27., provide the information requested in Item Numbers 30.a. - 30.g."
Answer is "No." Advance Parole (I-512) is neither reentry permit (I-327) nor Refuge Travel Document (I-571).
If you paid the full fee for I-485 then it's free. Attach 2 copies* of the I-485 receipt notice as proof.
 
*1 for I-765 and 1 for I-131. Each application should have it's own set of documentation. You can then submit everything together in the same envelope.