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im a lpr my wife enter the us with a visitors visa we decided to get married we filed i130,i485 together the i130 approved January 8 2024 i485 still pending pd march 8 2023 any advice
f2a
F2A
Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21
Total Days: 863 days
Case
2023-03-08
Today
I-485
863 Days
National Benefits Center: I-485
just returned to US on advance parole
hello,
here is my experience travelling with AP. My wife traveled on June 10th and myself on June 30. We both returned on July 18th.
we had a little issue at the airport of departure: flying with Delta from Paris to JFK. The airport system kept denying passport when AP date were inserted. The Delta personnel told they have seen this document before. They called the main office and asked to override the issue so that the boarding passes would be issues. They had to send the copies of our passports and APs to CBP for approvale. CBP officer said the docs were OK. Finally our boarding passes were issued. All this was due to some error in their system.
Upon arrival to JFK, we were sent to the secondary inspection. We waited for about 20min and then our passports along with AP were returned to us without asking any question.
I never overstayed visa. Before travelling, I talked to my lawyer and he said we were good ti travel.
I am glad we came out of country for some time.
I hope this can be helpful to some of you. If someone can also answer this question, I would be grateful: how often is it safe to travel with AP? I plan on going to Canada for three days in August, is it safe?
case approved
Alhumdulilah ( Thanks to Almighty Allah) my case got approved today . i am going to share my details in this post . The purpose of sharing my details are that may be it can help someone on this platform.
i came to United States in August 2022 on a J-1( exchange visiting professor) visa sponsored by a university. My wife and kids got J-2 visa . soon after joining i realized that university will take their time to apply for green card. So i decided to file EB2-NIW with the help of Chen/North American Immigration . I filed I-140 with PP in May 2023 and got approved in 5 days. My university applied for my H1B which got approved and i filed my I-485 in December 2024 after my PD became current in October 2024. Received and RFE for polio vaccination. Submitted my Response and got approved today. i know people ask about Nationality. i am from Pakistan
So here is my advise
1- Be positive, Be patient and have Faith. its just a matter of time
2-if you can afford . Do it with the help of a good law firm . both i-140 and i-485
3- if you can afford , go for priority processing for i-140
4- if you filing yourself then do a thorough research because there are very small small details that can mess up your case
Good luck to all
EB2-NIW
Advanced degrees or exceptional ability requesting a National Interest Waiver
Total Days: 210 days
Case
2024-12-20
2025-07-18
I-485
210 Days
National Benefits Center: I-485
abuser status
Does USCIS check/confirm abuser US citizenship during initial review of application? How can I be allowed to apply together I 360 and I 485 and get EAD C09 and then after 2 years being asked to provide proof of abuser status? Have they confirmed that before issuing EAD and allowing me to apply concurently 360 and 485. They are so confusing? That happened to someone?
I saw that some people file concurently and get EAD C09 even if abuser was LPR, which makes me wondering do they check anything or what 🤨🤨
Did your i485 location api change to your local field office on 07/16?
It seems many people reported that Location API for their I485 began showing their local field office along with forms timestamp updated on 07/16.
I’m trying to gauge if this was a system update or actual transfer for most people.
if you don’t know how to check location api, use instructions in the forum thread below:
https://www.reddit.com/r/USCIS/comments/1iiimgx/is_this_api_call_truly_telling_you_where_your/
#eb1 #i485 #fieldofficetransfer #eb1aos
RFE medical exams had received by USCIS
“On July 18, 2025, we received your response to our Request for Evidence for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Receipt Number MSC2390xxxx. USCIS has begun working on your case again. We will send you a decision or notify you if we need something from you.”
How long should I expect to get the new update? what should it be?
PD: 6/30/21
Clarification about the seemingly false case update notification
Hi Lawfully users,
We want to address the recent confusion around case status notifications. Earlier today, USCIS appears to have made a bulk update that changed many case statuses to a message indicating that the case is still being processed, even though the update date remained the same.
Specifically, it looks like USCIS updated the title of one of its existing status messages, changing “Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS” to “Case Is Still Being Processed By USCIS.”
While the meaning is largely the same, this change in wording is treated as a new message by our system, which is why you may have received a new notification even if there was no real update to your case.
To clarify, Lawfully displays case updates exactly as we receive them from USCIS, including both the message and the date.
There’s no action needed on your part at this time. We’ll continue to monitor this behavior and share any important updates with you.
Thank you for your understanding and for being part of the Lawfully community.
The Lawfully Team
