US Immigration from Ukraine

Hey,

Me and my husband are very confused at the moment. We are currently in the process of i-130 and i-485 and had a status of our Case being actively reviewed since October 2022.

On 20th of Dec we've received RFE requesting Medical i-693 and any other additional evidence of our marriage (if applicable). We've send a package with Medical and other docs that we obtained since initial application on 12th of Jan (a week before the dead line). One of the things worth mentioning, is that this RFE came from the local office already and never appeared on my USCIS account as a status or in document section.

We were waiting for their decision or any response (but were aware that it might take up to 2 months).

BUT on 28th of Jan I've updated my USCIS status and under my i-485 it said that "Request for Initial Evidence Was Sent" as of 28th of Jan. When I looked into the document that appeared on 30th, it was 100% identical RFE (only with different dates of issue 20th of Dec vs 28th of Jan) that we received in December and responded to 2 weeks ago. But this time it does appear as a status on the website (but no physical RFE was received so far).

We did call their customer support and they supposedly assigned a person to our case to double check and see what we have to do with it (we haven't heard back yet).

So I was wondering if anyone else here faced this type of situation... and received 2 identical RFEs within 1 month pretty much? Since we are concerned if they lost our package with Medical (even though it was received based on the USPS status of the package) or it's some kind of glitch

Our timeline:

Applied (i-130, i-485 etc) - September

Biometrics - October

Medical RFE - 20th of Dec

Response to Medical RFE - 12th of Jan (Deadline was 20th of Jan)

Identical Medical RFE appeared on the USCIS website - 28th of Jan (no physical RFE received)

Greetings everyone!

I would appreciate your advice/thoughts on the following issue. TL;TR: should a Ukrainian with J1 status extension attempt to stamp it abroad?

I'm a Ukrainian who is on J1 as a research scholar at a large US academic clinic since mid-March 2022. I got my J1 a month before the war started last year in Kyiv, Ukraine. I recently got my program extended for another year to finish my project. I received my DS-2019 last week, which I know allows me to stay in the US for my next year at the clinic. I have a couple of important international conferences coming up next year, attending which would really advance my career prospects (I really want to attend them). In addition, part of my family relocated to Canada. Therefore, I would very much like to be able to travel and re-enter the US and was initially intending to stamp the visa.

Here are relieving factors:

• My sponsor is one of the largest clinics in the US;
• I've been in good standing and did not violate any J1 regulations;
• I have my parents left in Ukraine, along with some property (car, apartment in a joint ownership, quite a solid sum on Ukrainian bank accounts), which could be use for connection to homeland statement.

However, here are the problems:

• I cannot apply in Ukraine because the US Embassy doesn't process any visas at the moment - I'll need to apply abroad, most likely either Mexico or Canada;
• Since I apply abroad, 99.9% I will get interviewed;
• If so, it will be still challenging for me to prove nonimmigration intents since I am (1) from a country affected by war, (2) single and only have my parents left in Ukraine.

... and I also read that if I'm refused the stamp, I will not be able to go back to the US even if I will be traveling from Mexico or Canada and my DS-2019 will be to-date.

Another factor, importance of which I struggle to assess, is that I've recently got Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET). I applied this summer, when I didn't expect the program extension yet but part of my family had already relocated to Canada. I got a notification that my application has been processed a day after I got my new DS-2019 form. CUAET grants an extended temporary status for Ukrainians (a visitor status first, which one can extend to temporary resident and then to permanent resident under certain conditions). I wonder if it would be considered as a red flag for immigration intents.

I know that nobody can predict whether or not I get rejected at the interview. I would like to get your opinion on the situation overall: being in such situation, would you attempt stamping the visa? Are my worries well-grounded or I put way too much weight on some of them?

Thank you a lot for getting to the end and even more thank you for your opinion!

Hey folks,

My Ukrainian family entered the U.S. last year as humanitarian parolees and were granted 1-94 cards. We are going through the I-485 process, however the I-94s will expire in April. I believe we need to file I-539s to extend their status but am not certain. The instructions list those who should file and I don't really see our category.

Can anyone clarify this for me?

Thanks!

Has anybody heard how long it has been taking to get your 10 year card once you send off you I-751? I have heard conflicting stories of 2 years.

I cant find anything on this. My wife's 2 year green card is coming up to expire at the end of Oct. Is it like a passport where you cant travel when it will expire in 6 months or can she travel up to the expiration date on the green card?