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Trump administration pauses green card applications
Trump’s new executive order today made me really uneasy.
As an asylum applicant who has been living in the U.S. legally and waiting for years, I feel increasingly uncertain about our future. I understand the need for national security, but I’m afraid that these kinds of sweeping policies will affect vulnerable groups like asylum seekers who followed the legal process.
How are others in the community feeling about this?
Do you think this will slow down processing times or even change eligibility in the long term? I’d really appreciate hearing others’ thoughts and experiences.
Religious Worker Update. Please share your thoughts and knowledge about this
Ministers and non-ministers in religious vocations and occupations may immigrate to or adjust status in the U.S. for the purpose of performing religious work in a full-time compensated position.
Sunset Date for Non-Minister Religious Workers Program
On March 15, 2025, the president signed into law H.R. 1968, extending the EB-4 non-minister special immigrant religious worker program through Sept. 30, 2025. The law allows these workers to immigrate or adjust to permanent resident by that date, also known as the sunset date. Non-minister special immigrant religious workers include those within a religious vocation or occupation engaged in either a professional or non-professional capacity. This date on which the program will end also applies to accompanying spouses and children of these non-minister special immigrant religious workers.
Special immigrants entering the U.S. solely to carry on the vocation of a minister, and their accompanying spouses and children, are not affected by the sunset date.
Religious Worker Expedite Requests
The decision to accommodate an expedite request is at USCIS’ sole discretion. We consider all expedite requests on a case-by-case basis. To increase efficiency in the review and processing of expedite requests, we are not required to provide justification regarding decisions on expedite requests.
A nonprofit organization whose request furthers the cultural or social interests of the United States may request expedited processing. For petitioners who are selected for a pre-adjudication compliance review site visit, USCIS cannot process the petitioner's request for expedited processing of Form I-360 Special Immigration Religious Worker petition until a successful compliance review is completed.
The request must demonstrate the urgent need to expedite the case based on the beneficiary’s specific role within the nonprofit in furthering cultural or social interests (as opposed to the organization’s role in furthering cultural or social interests). Examples may include a medical professional urgently needed for medical research related to a specific “social” U.S. interest (such as the COVID-19 pandemic or other socially impactful research or project). As another example, a religious organization may urgently need a beneficiary’s specific services and skill set to continue a vital social outreach program. In such instances, the religious organization must explain why the beneficiary is specifically needed, as opposed to pointing to a general shortage.
GREEN CARD INTERVIEW
Good evening everyone, today was my interview for my green card. My appointment was at 7:15. I arrived at 6:45, a representative from my attorney's office was with me, we registered and waited to be called. They called me at 7:45. I don't remember the officer's name, but I hope God bless her. I will never forget her smile and the warm welcome she gave us. She made me feel at home. I took the oath, she asked me my full name, address, my father's and mother's names, place of birth, my date of birth, if I was married or divorced. She asked me the names of my children and their dates of birth, she asked me about my current job, and she asked me 10 questions about the I-485. Since I had two traffic tickets, she asked me for copies. She asked me if I had sent my medical exams, and I said yes. Then she smiled at me and told me everything was fine and that they would give me a decision. Today at 5, 9 hours later my CARD IS BEING PRODUCED...
First, I want to thank Jehovah God because he has never abandoned me. He is the only one who knows everything we have been through. Thank you to everyone who shares your experiences; reading them has certainly supported me during this long process. We will all have our reward; never lose faith in Jehovah our God. May Jehovah God bless you always, in this process and in the new life after receiving our reward.
Us Citizen Applying for spouse/ California Service Center
Hi everyone. I applied for my husband last year and California service center put it in actively review March 27,2024. I want to know how much time it does take for California Service Center to clear the case. I am still waiting to hear back from them. I have no update after 27 March, 2024.
Card being produced.
Finally!! This journey has finally come to an end. My hands are shaking as I type. Congratulations to all of us. Some day it will be your time and your turn.
VAWA
Based on a Violence Against Women Act self-petition
Total Days: 1289 days
Case
2021-09-13
2025-03-25
I-360
1134 Days
I-485
1100 Days
Vermont Service Center: I-360, I-485
