Last night I decided to check the processing time for the forms I submitted 3 months ago. Take care, Jason, Good morning sir! I have to email my asylum office to tell them I am married and want to add my wife to my case? Also her passport is expired so shell need to renew it but I see no way around this. When can I apply for citizenship? Straight. How do I get to speak to a human being at uscis. Only If I knew to apply for it sooner before. In almost all Employment based EB2/EB3 cases the employer pays for all attorney + other fees / expenses. Thank you for everything youre doing. I still tend to think the Obama years werent so bad for Asylum seekers. A second point that stands out is the wide disparities between the various Asylum Offices. Did you not say that your asylum was already approved????? In fiscal year (FY) 2016, the most recent year for which data are available, 20,455 individuals were granted asylum, which is about 28 percent out of the 73,081 cases. Take care, Jason. The application for asylum of Form I-589, Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal is available online at www.uscis.gov. Thanks Jason, I just have a few follow-up questions: 1. I think that is wrong we have clients get the unrestricted card once they win their asylum case. I have a question ,how long does an EAD take to be processed based on granted asylum at the immigration court.,After filing an I-765 form ? www.DzubowLaw.com Its possible, but a bit complex. So for example, if they conclude that your status ended on a certain date (i.e., when you last were a full time student), all your time since then would be considered unlawful presence. I have applied for I-485 based on an approved asylum. Judge. Also, it very much depends on the specifics of the case and so the person should consult a lawyer to determine the best path forward. Administrative closures are not reported due to the low volumes precluding reporting for most countries. You have to provide a humanitarian reason for the travel, and visiting the children can be such a reason, but if any of them have health problems (mental or physical) or you have other relatives with health problems to visit, that is more likely to be considered a humanitarian reason. why da fuck would any person on pending affirmative asylum worry about ICE. What does ICE have to do with anything. Take care, Jason. Could this be the reason why my EAD is still pending for 66 days? Judge-by-Judge Asylum Decisions in Immigration Courts Since I didnt submit the Medical Examination (I-693) at the time I applied for the GC (I-485), I believe they will ask for the medical exam in this request of evidence, is that correct? Take care, Jason, Hi everyone Take care, Jason. Regardless, unless they start interviewing more affirmative cases, the backlog will never go away. Chances of asylum in Germany depend on where you apply I am thinking about going to a third country, eg Turkey where I will meet my parents. I think you will need to find an immigration lawyer to help. You can check the history of the blogs on this forum, there are several people who mentioned they successfully adjusted status. How many people do we grant asylum or protection to? That equals out to 14.28 percent of all such cases completed by IJs last fiscal year. Good luck, Jason. No waiver, GC approved. Or an asylee GC take 2+ years? Take care, Jason. Once you are there, you can ask why and see what they say. My only regret is that I did not apply for it earlier but even now I am confident my EB2 would get approved sooner. Take care, Jason. take 1+ years? I have seen examples where the lawyer does steps 1, 2 and 3, but knows that the person cannot complete the final steps and get a GC (meanwhile, the lawyer makes money), and so if you get this in writing, it will help protect you and also help ensure that you understand what to expect from the process and where any pitfalls lie). Thank you for continuing support to asylum community, We have been seeing asylum-based GCs take about 2 years, though most of our cases are at the TSC. I do not know why these are needed, but if the principal was interviewed already, that could be one reason as all applicants receive a biometric appointment with USCIS and one at the asylum office (if the principal was not yet interviewed, you would think that they could do your biometrics at the time of the interview). Also you can ask your employer to do PERM + I 140 petition and ask your personal immigration attorney to file for adjustment of status without revealing any information to employer. Take care, Jason, Hi Jason, I also want to ask, has there been a good time for immigrants ? Asylum Office Finally Releases New-ish Statistics After that, you should get the GC, if all is well with the case. The only real issue here is whether USCIS thinks you are trying to hide something, and as long as you provide an explanation, they will not think that. Sam, I had not heard about it before now, but it does not seem to be going anywhere fast, at least according to a quick Google search. I believe I need to complete the medical exam and send the report to them. it is at National Visa Center (NVC) stage and submitted all the required documents to NVC and the NVC is processing the documents. Take care, Jason. my application went to NBC and NBC will process i already attempted many expedited but nothing worked. Any person on affirmative asylum pending already has given all information to uscis. My sense is that this path is going to be difficult given the overstay and also (potentially) a two-year home residency requirement for the J-1 visa, but those are issues to discuss with the lawyer. I wrote about this issue on August 28, 2018 maybe that would be of interest. Or stated a different way, asylum seekers success rate has climbed five percentage points and is now at 49 percent, up from 44 percent at the end of the Obama administration. Also, you should probably talk to a lawyer if you have any concerns that these arrests make you ineligible for citizenship or might make you deportable. This happens when a person leaves the U.S., finds alternative relief or simply fails to appear for an interview (the data does not provide a breakdown of each possibility). I am an asylum derivative, who got added at the time of the interview with the main applicant. Of all completed cases during the last quarter of 2021, more than 31% were Administratively Closed, meaning that the Asylum Office did not have jurisdiction over the case. Nevertheless, you have to pay the fee. Good luck, Jason, Great, I attended the interview with the principal and got added to the case at the day of the interview. Hi Jason, may I ask what did USCIS tell you when you inquired about the case that was being held up for TRIG issue? Ive requested for FOAI after I have been interviewed 08 months with decisions because people recommended to filled for it so you will be aware either you have been approved or denied! The EU+ recognition rate was 34 % at first instance, including refugee status and subsidiary protection. How do I answer this question from the form Have you ever violated the terms of your non immigrant visa should I say yes?