US Immigration from Singapore

Summary of details as follows:

June 4 Reopening

Beginning June 4, 2020, certain USCIS field offices and asylum offices will resume non-emergency face-to-face services to the public. Application support centers will resume services later. USCIS has enacted precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in reopened facilities:

• Visitors may not enter a USCIS facility if they:
  • Have any symptoms of COVID-19, including cough, fever or difficulty breathing;
  • Have been in close contact with anyone known or suspected to have COVID-19 in the last 14 days; or
  • Have been individually directed to self-quarantine or self-isolate by a health care provider or public health official within the last 14 days.
• Visitors may not enter the facility more than 15 minutes prior to their appointment (30 minutes for naturalization ceremonies).
• Hand sanitizer will be provided for visitors at entry points.
• Members of the public must wear facial coverings that cover both the mouth and nose when entering facilities. If they do not have one, USCIS may provide one or the visitor will be asked to reschedule their appointment.
• There will be markings and physical barriers in the facility; visitors should pay close attention to these signs to ensure they follow social distancing guidelines.
• Individuals may also have to answer health screening questions before entering a facility.
• Individuals are encouraged to bring their own black or blue ink pens.

Appointment notices will include further instructions for visiting USCIS facilities. Please note that USCIS locations are not accepting walk-in visits at this time. You must have a scheduled appointment with USCIS before arriving at a USCIS office.

We are living in metro Atlanta area, married for 22 years, with kids (2 teenagers). Husband has a job offer in California but kids want to finish up high school here. We were suppose to have our interview scheduled in Feb but Covid hit. And husband needs to move next month for new job. So, will that affect our AOS? If we are called for interview, will it be here or there?

Edit to add : Husband on H1-B and we are his dependents.

Hi guys, want to ask how long it takes for you to receive the green card since POE date, I entered US on 27th Mar 2020, now still yet to receive the card.

I know it's up to 120 days for me to receive it, but want to know any normal timeline for this, especially now due to the COVID-19 situation.

Hi all. I am currently at Step 7 of the process: collecting civil documents. I have entered the Singapore's police force website, and attempted to apply for the certificate of clearance. However, they require a "Letter from Overseas Authority". On the travel.state website, it states that "The form letter may be obtained from the NVC for immigrant visas, KCC for diversity visas, or the Embassy/Consulate that is processing the visa application." I have looked through the CEAC website where we have been submitting our fees and forms, but am unable to find the said form letter. Where can I obtain the letter so that I can proceed to apply for the police certificate of clearance?

Dear all, unfortunately we have gotten an RFE about our i-485 application, and would like to solicit some advice on what to do next.

Basically, they are requesting more information about my husband's current income. Wording on the RFE letter reads "The petitioning sponsor lists their current income on Form I-864 as an amount to be considered as sufficient; however, no evidence has been submitted as proof of current income." They then proceeded to ask for evidence such as 6 months of payslips and a very detailed letter of employment which includes prospect of advancement etc.

Problem is, my husband had just switched jobs less than 2 months prior to our I-485 submission; we did not have 6 month's worth of payslips and provided only a month and a half's worth. We also provided a letter of employment from my husband's company, stating he has been employed since start of March 2020. We even added my father-in-law's income in an I-864A.

In addition, the COVID-19 situation has reduced my husband's work hours. We had entered a number on I-864 that was on his company's work portal, but since hours has been reduced, we are now quite certain the amount he will earn this year will not be the amount that we had entered on the i-864.

I have some ideas/questions on what to do next, and was wondering whether they will be sufficient for the RFE:

1) Asking husband's direct manager provide letter of employment and statement about loss of hours because COVID;

2) Asking husband's HR manager to provide letter of employment (to make it two voices from company to back his claim;

3) Going to husband's ex-workplace to retrieve payslips and letter of employment from them to make up for past 6 month's employment;

4) Providing a detailed written statement and timeline showing his work for past 6 months

Also, if my husband's employers come back with a different amount now about his annual salary, should i resubmit his i-864 with the adjusted salary information?

So sorry for the long message, but I'm so afraid of making any missteps with the RFE. This whole adjustment has not been smooth at all.

Thanks in advance for any advice!