US Immigration from Mexico

Hello everyone. How everyone is doing well during these unprecedented times. I do have a question to ask.
I was wondering if my husband will qualify for expediting his interview. He is supposed to interview in Ciudad Juarez, our cc was exactly 1 year ago this month and we have yet to received any type of notice, And with this pandemic it has delayed many things for us and many.
Now, My husband was recently diagnosed with a rare kidney disease, I would love to see if this will expedite him to get his interview sooner as he s closely monitoring by his specialist.

Please let me know your thoughts

thanks in advance.

Hey Guys,

So I was reading this: https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/public-charge/injunction-of-the-inadmissibility-on-public-charge-grounds-final-rule

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As long as the July 29, 2020, SDNY decision is in effect, USCIS will apply the 1999 public charge guidance that was in place before the Public Charge Rule was implemented on Feb. 24, 2020 to the adjudication of any application for adjustment of status on or after July 29, 2020. In addition, USCIS will adjudicate any application or petition for extension of nonimmigrant stay or change of nonimmigrant status on or after July 29, 2020, consistent with regulations in place before the Public Charge Rule was implemented; in other words, we will not apply the public benefit condition.

For applications and petitions that USCIS adjudicates on or after July 29, 2020, pursuant to the SDNY injunction, USCIS will not consider any information provided by an applicant or petitioner that relates to the Public Charge Rule, including information provided on the Form I-944, or information on the receipt of public benefits in Part 5 on Form I-539, Part 3 on Form I-539A or Part 6 on Form I-129. Applicants and petitioners whose applications or petitions are postmarked on or after July 29, 2020, should not include the Form I-944 or provide information about the receipt of public benefits on Form I-485, Form I-129, or Form I-539/I-539A.

So basically anyone who files on or after July 29, 2020, will still have to file an I-944 but USCIS will anything related to the public charge rule: https://www.uscis.gov/news/public-charge-fact-sheet so essentially ignoring the I-944 I guess.

Maybe others can give their opinion. So basically August filers will not be subject to the same scrutiny as prior filers. Also, this is only in effect as long as the SDNY decision is in effect so I would get your applications in quick as this can always change.

So for anyone filing the I-1485 on or after July 29, 2020, you do not have to file the I-944

Hello everyone, my husband (who is in Mexico) and I filled out the Affidavit of Support using my salary and submitted all of the documentation in May. We're currently waiting for an appointment but unfortunately the consulate in Ciudad Juarez hasn't fully re-opened yet. We've been considering the idea of me moving to Mexico with him for the time being but we would require a joint sponsor. Does anyone know if it's possible to edit the affidavit of support at this point? Thanks in advance!

Hey Guys,

So it looks like a Final rule was posted for the fee changes and the fees can be found in the following PDF and this news announcement https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-adjusts-fees-to-help-meet-operational-needs :

https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-16389.pdf

Pages 13 - 17 have a table which shows the current fees and the new fees as well as the percent change.

the I-485 will be going from $1,140 down to $1,130

the I-130 will go from $535 to $550 for online filing or $560 for paper filing. So cheaper if you file the form online vs on paper.

Those who are looking to remove conditions might want to consider getting this done by October 2:

I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence is going from $595 to $760

Check out the full table to see the fee increases/decreases for all immigration forms.

This final rule is effective Oct. 2, 2020. Any application, petition, or request postmarked on or after this date must include payment of the new, correct fees established by this final rule.

2020-16389.pdf

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/07/29/politics/public-charge-coronavirus/index.html

not really understanding this article, just came across it out of no where and didn t see anything mentioned here