Sorry, but maybe there is a misunderstanding. I cannot do research on this issue. It is your lawyer’s responsibility to determine your eligibility for the GC and to advise you about whether unemployment will affect the case. It would be reasonable for the lawyer to charge you something for this extra work, but it is not reasonable to refuse to advise you. My understanding is that unemployment does not directly impact the public charge requirement. However, the fact that you are unemployed could have an impact. To be sure, the lawyer really should look into this. Take care, Jason

Hi Jason, I asked you this question while the Quarantine crisis just started happening here in USA, and based upon your previous answer you said that you would have one of your lawyers look into “this” particular “totality of the circumstances” test.
Could you tell me if you have any advice what to do in my case ?
because it’s been already a month, and I am not sure if the restaurants are going to open any time soon, but the money are running out pretty fast… lol
I still didn’t apply for unemployment. Cuz my lawyer is not recommending it, saying that we already need to explain why I am doing adjustment of status from the asylum case to the marriage case, and due to all the explanation we would need to provide (why I do not belong to the religion I applied for the asylum based on anymore).

Yes thats how it works this days and i waited 2 weeks for it to get approved but you can call the no they gave you to speed up things and when you call them they will give you the approval no, make sure to get the real ID by paying $20 instead of the usual driving license incase if you have a plan to fly with in the states…good luck!

You can try that. I do not know what time frame is best, as I have no idea when things will start moving again (I can’t say that I am optimistic). I think you will just have to make your best guess and ask for more time. Good luck, Jason

Good evening Sir,

I am writing a letter to Immigration asking to defer my advance parole to start at a later day this coming summer when the travel restriction will be over : I need your advise Sir, do you think saying summer is reasonable or I should give a specific time? I am just trying to see if they can extend it since it is a known situation.
Thank you and I appreciate your help

I really do not know about that. However, if the person claiming the benefit got her status based on asylum (even as a dependent), the public charge rules do not apply and so there should be no effect on a case. Otherwise, while I doubt that claiming a survivor benefit would be an issue for the public charge requirement, I am not sure, and so you might want to have a lawyer check that for you. Take care, Jason

Hope you and your family doing well at this time of difficulty. Wishing you all the best let me raise my question

Would it a bad idea for a non citizen survival spouse on a pending asylum status to apply for a one time social security death benefit?

Is USCIS take this as something negative too?? Making sure before applying it

Thank you

1 – I do not know, but I think just LA. You can check if you follow the link at right called Asylum Office Locator. 2 – Cases take a while to transfer – it is difficult to say (especially now), but I would guess at least 3 or 4 months. 3 – They seem to be moving pretty well, at least the last time I dealt with them (maybe 6 months ago). I found it easy to expedite a case there – I just sent an email and they immediately agreed and expedited (and granted). Take care, Jason

Basically everything shut down as of last night. It is a temporary shut down, but my guess is that things won’t return to normal all that soon. We will hope for the best. Take care, Jason