We often file marriage-based cases while the person’s asylum case is pending, since asylum cases often take forever. If the GC is approved, we inform the asylum office and close the case. Take care, Jason

thank you for your response.

i am eligible for a green card based on marriage as i enter the usa with a visa. Should wait for the decision on my asylum case or we can go head and file for a green card based on marriage?

thank you for your response

I do not know why they are interviewing you again, but you should prepare as if this is a first interview. Also, if you have any notes about prior interviews, you should review those. If you have new evidence or country condition info, you should submit that prior to the interview (or at the interview if you cannot submit it beforehand). You may also want to check whether you are eligible for a GC based on your marriage – I did a post discussing that point on August 6, 2018, but you can talk to a lawyer about the specifics to see whether you might be eligible. Take care, Jason

I applied for asylum in 2017 as a minor, I was interviewed twice in 2017 and the decision was pending. Now 5 years later , now 2022, instead of receiving a decision , I am being scheduled for another interview again, why is that? Is this common?
I just got married last year to us citizen and we have a little boy. How will this affect my case ? Will this be a new interview ? Like my initial interview ? Why are they interviewing me again instead of sending me a decision ?

I wish if I can give a big emoji heart <3 to this, thanks for sharing and good luck 🙂

It is completely random and unpredictable. That said, in my experience, the New Orleans office has been very responsive to expedite requests, and so maybe you want to ask them to expedite your interview. I wrote about expediting on March 30, 2017. Take care, Jason

My friend and I applied for asylum on almost the same date (I applied on 08/04/2021 at the New Orleans office and he applied on 08/09/2021 at the Newark office). He had his interview on 11/30 and I am still waiting for my interview to be scheduled. Why that? Which asylum office schedules interviews faster? Do you think it could affect my case if my interview is scheduled later?

Thanks.

The time frame is very slow. However, I know of no way to have that time count towards citizenship, and I highly doubt a lawsuit to that end would work (though I have not researched the question). I suppose if you wanted to try, you could have a lawyer look at the law, but again, I think the statute will be clear on this point and so I doubt that will get anywhere (though I agree with you that if USCIS wanted to do the right thing, they would credit you for “time served”, but I suspect that that is not within their power under the law). Take care, Jason

I want to share my “trip” through USICS, which Started back on Dec 2015

A- Applied Asylum December 2015
B- Interview Scheduled 14Jan 2019
C- Interview Completed 29Jan 2019 After being rescheduled by USCIS Arlington Office
D- From Jan 2019 to Jun 2021 I didn’t hear back from USCIS
E- On March 2021, I emailed to “The Ombudsman Office” http://www.dhs.gov/cisombudsman, referring to the delay on my case.
F- Asylum Status Changed on “USCIS My Case Status on Jul26 2021 to “Decision Mailed”
G- On Jul 31 We got an EAD on my daughter name Showing Category “A05”
H- 2051 Days ( 5 years, 7 months, 12 days) passed since my I-589 was Submitted and a Decision was Made.

So this is my question, If USCIS would Had processed my case within a “normal” period of time, I would had applied for GC, some years ago, and I would be so close to apply for my Citizenship, I m wondering ? there is any Legal Way to claim, lawsuit or any other way to get a backdate on my “times” to apply for a GC as well on my Citizenship, due this insane and unusual Process Delay on my USCIS case?

Thanks in advance!