No, as you filed your I-485 prior to April 1, 2024, you are not required to pay a filing fee for the I-131. You should submit a copy of the I-485 receipt notice with your application. See USCIS website: https://www.uscis.gov/i-131

You do not need to pay an additional fee for Form I-131 if:... View More

If you preemptively send a new medical exam to USCIS without first receiving a request for evidence (RFE), you run the risk of the medical exam being misplaced and not making it into your file. Instead, you can wait for USCIS to either issue a RFE for a new medical exam or wait for an interview... View More

First, if you have been issued a Notice to Appear for removal proceedings, which it appears you have since you reference Form I-862, it is very important that you attend all scheduled court hearings and inform the immigration court if you ever change addresses. If you fail to attend any scheduled... View More

If your case was administratively closed, then it would no longer be possible for you to keep the original appointment. You should send a letter to USCIS requesting that your case be reopened, and an interview scheduled. Check the letter you received administratively closing the case and send your... View More

No, writing a letter of invitation would not make you financially responsible for this individual, there are certain application forms (Form I-134 or I-864) that deal specifically with financial responsibility. In addition, if your letter makes no mention of financial support, there is no basis for... View More

In order for an adoption to be binding on immigration authorities, the adoption must occur while the child is still under the age of 16 (along with some other requirements), therefore, if her son is already 23 years old any adoption would not be recognized for immigration purposes. But if you... View More

Perhaps, but it is also possible that the conviction renders you deportable from the United States and applying for citizenship would be a bad idea. Depending on the date that you were admitted as a lawful permanent resident, the date of the conviction, and the rest of your complete criminal... View More

Although it was announced earlier this year that Israel is working with the United States to participate in the Visa Waiver Program, which would allow Israeli citizens to travel to the United States without a visa for up to 90 days. Israel has not yet been added to the Electronic System for Travel... View More

Several vaccinations, including covid, are required as part of the medical exam (Form I-693). If the requirement for a vaccination would be contrary to your religious beliefs or moral convictions, you would have to submit a Form I-601 waiver. You can read more about the requirements for the... View More

You can apply for a reentry permit that allows you to remain outside of the United States without returning for up to a two-period. You can read more about the permit here: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/B5en.pdf

Also, you should be aware that even though the... View More

The applicant should contact the U.S. Consulate where the interview was scheduled and ask that the interview be rescheduled, if the interview date has already passed there should be no need to wait any longer to contact the consulate for a new interview date.

If he remains a green card holder, then you have to monitor the Visa Bulletin (Final Action Chart) to see when your priority date becomes current, and the visa has become available. As long as the priority date was current at the time of the filing of the adjustment, USCIS will keep the case on... View More

You do not indicate under what basis you are filing for adjustment of status but if you are required to be maintaining lawful status in order to be eligible for adjustment you should not wait until the last minute to file the adjustment, particularly as there can be mailing delays or other issues.... View More

If the respondent did not attend the hearing, then most likely the judge ordered the respondent removed in absentia. If the respondent qualifies for a motion to reopen based on lack of notice, there would be an automatic stay when the motion to reopen is filed with the immigration court. However,... View More

It might, you will want to obtain a copy of the police report for an immigration attorney to review to determine which sections of law the police indicate that they investigated and as long as the crime investigated is on the list of qualifying crimes or substantially similar to a qualifying crime,... View More

Whether your brother’s children will still qualify as derivatives when the visa becomes available will depend on whether they qualify for protection under the Child Status Protection Act, however, as this calculation requires the date the priority date first became current, there’s no way to... View More

To get a replacement for your consular report for birth abroad, it looks like you do need a valid unexpired ID, you can read more about how to obtain the replacement here:... View More

The U.S. Department of State charges fees for U.S. passports and does not accept fee waivers. Additionally, Form I-912 is a USCIS form and since you must apply with the Department of State and not USCIS for the passport, this form cannot be submitted. You can find the fees for U.S. passports here:... View More

To be considered a stepchild of a United States citizen, the marriage between the biological parent and the USC spouse must occur while the child is under the age of 18. As such, if your marriage occurs after your child is already 18, your spouse would be unable to petition for him.

If you lost your original naturalization certificate or if your name has legally changed since you obtained the certificate and you would like to obtain a new certificate with your new legal name you would have to file Form N-565, Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document and... View More