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Interview Done.
I have completed my interview.
officer gave me letter and said we send you decision by mail.
Your case is being held for file review in order to prepare a decision. You will be advised by mail as to a decision on your application. No additional information is necessary from you at this time, however, if upon further review, additional information or evidence is required, you will receive a notice in the mail. Please respond to any requests in a timely manner. Failure to do so will result in denial of your application. Please allow 120 days from today's date before making a written inquiry on your case.
anyone have idea how long they took approved this case.
Asylum
Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago
Días totales: 1070 días
Case
2023-04-13
2026-03-18
I-485
1070 días
National Benefits Center: I-485
I-751 Now..
Now it has been slightly more than a year of waiting.
I guess I have about 2-3 more years on average to wait..
#I-751
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Días totales: 1481 días
Case
2022-09-06
Today
I-765
178 días
I-485
227 días
I-130
230 días
I-131
282 días
I-751
613 días
National Benefits Center: I-765, I-485, I-130, I-131
Texas Service Center: I-751
I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence
Approval notice service Center: Texas
Receipt notice service center: Vermont
Materials submitted:
- Marriage certificate
- Co-filling tax since marriage
- Co-signed mortgage
- Joint bank statements for 3 months
- Conditional resident’s W2 for 3 years
- Conditional resident’s employment proof
Petition to remove conditions on residence
Días totales: 498 días
Case
2024-10-09
2026-02-19
I-751
498 días
Texas Service Center: I-751
I-693 Medical exam retake
Hi All,
I filled GC in EB1C on October 2022 . The medical exam that I had submitted in 2022 have got expired and I am asked to retake it for myself and my family members. I am planning to do the below steps for my dependants and myself, kindly confirm
Schedule medical exams for myself and each dependent with a USCIS‑designated civil surgeon.
Obtain the sealed envelopes from the civil surgeon for each individual.
The RFIE states: “You must submit the original form… in a sealed envelope from the Civil Surgeon.”
I will keep each envelope separate and attach the corresponding RFIE notice for that person.
Prepare four individual response packets, each containing:
The sealed I‑693 envelope for that applicant
A copy of that applicant’s RFIE letter
The RFIE emphasizes: “Please do not forget to include a copy of this letter with your response.”
Place all four individual packets into one shipping box and send the package via express courier to the address listed for courier deliveries:
Any updates on 2023 cases?
Today is 3 years since I submitted my case. For people who submitted their case in 2023, have you seen any updates? What's the status of your case as of today? Share whatever you want.
VAWA
Based on a Violence Against Women Act self-petition
Días totales: 1321 días
Case
2023-02-13
Today
I-360
1321 días
I-485
1321 días
Nebraska Service Center: I-360, I-485
Travel Advisory Indian Nationals.
All Indian Nationals holding Advance Parole/Combo Card document are further NOT allowed to re-enter or board flights to UNITED
STATES.Doesn’t matter if it is non-stop flights or flights with multiple stops.Any Airline Departing INDIA can’t accept AP.
It is because of ongoing VAWA Fraud.
Do I need a lawyer for AOS due to prior name/father inconsistencies?
Posted on Reddit earlier but posting here to maybe find people in same station as me…
I’m adjusting status through marriage to a U.S. citizen and trying to decide whether I need an attorney or if I’m overthinking this. I’m on F1 visa.
Here’s the situation (using example names for clarity):
• I was born in 2002.
• My biological father passed away in 2008.
• My mother remarried in 2013.
• In 2015 (when I was 13), my surname was changed in school and passport records to my stepfather’s surname.
Example: Jane Doe (birth name) → Jane Smith (after mom married stepdad).
• My passport has listed my stepfather as my father since 2015.
• I learned last year that I was never formally or legally adopted.
Immigration history:
• F-1 visa approved in 2020.
• On DS-160, I used my passport name (Jane Smith in this example) and did not list my childhood surname (Jane Doe) under “other names used.” I completely forgot and filled this form out when I was 18. I had not used my birth last name since I was 13.
• During the F-1 interview, I clarified that he was my stepdad.
• OPT (2024) and STEM OPT (2025) were approved.
• On OPT/STEM filings, I listed my current legal name and disclosed my childhood surname under “other names used.”
• All U.S. systems (I-20, SEVIS, I-94, EAD, SSN, visa) reflect the same name (Jane Smith) consistently.
Now for AOS, I’m:
• Listing all prior names used.
• Listing my biological father.
• Submitting an affidavit and supporting documents (biological dads death certificate, my mom’s marriage certificate to stepdad, and school and government documents from 2015 to 2020 explaining the name and father history.)
My concern is whether i need a lawyer for this because there is a high risk of RFE OR NOID etc, even though:
• I had no prior U.S. history under that name,
• No criminal or immigration issues,
• No benefit gained from omitting it,
• And I later the name disclosed it in OPT/STEM filings (both approved).
Has anyone dealt with something similar?
Does this sound like something that realistically requires hiring an attorney, or does it fall into normal documentation complexity?
Also my husband and I have been living together since last year and have plenty of evidence so not concerned about that at all.
I’m really upset with my mom for creating this mess and it’s been difficult because it’s not in my control.
Thank you
