You should be able to fly domestically with your passport. Also, I have not heard about asylum seekers being denied REAL ID driver’s licenses, though this is not something I have been paying much attention to. Take care, Jason

They are hiring officers to interview old cases, though from what I know, they are starting with pre-2016 cases. You can try to expedite – I wrote about that on March 23, 2022. Take care, Jason

Hire Lawsuit attorney and they can give you a interview within 1 to 2 months cost 5k

I have not heard about that before, and the amount ($220) makes me think this is for a Refugee Travel Document, form I-131, available at http://www.uscis.gov. I do not know why they need this document, as they should have other papers to enter the US for the first time. I might just pay it if you can, as you do not want to mess up the process after so long, but if you do not want to, you might talk to a lawyer about what it is or – if you can communicate with them – ask the embassy to clarify. Take care, Jason

That is not necessarily true. Depending on your situation, some US-citizen relatives (parents, adult children or spouses) can sponsor you for a GC pretty quickly. Siblings take much longer. US-citizen relatives can also write a letter or provide an invitation that might help you visit the US, but this is just one piece of evidence the embassy will consider when deciding whether to issue a visa. The relative cal also fill an affidavit of support, form I-134, available at http://www.uscis.gov, which might also help their family member get a visa. Take care, Jason

We only submit the criminal record if there has been an arrest. I suppose if you have a document indicating that there is no criminal record, you can include that, but we normally would not (and if the document is from your home country, it might seem strange that a government who wants to persecute you would give you such a document). Take care, Jason

After about six years of tedious and frustrating immigration process my family has got a derivative immigrant visa. I thank you Jason for your unreserved and compassionate help. My time line;

– January 2016 applied asylum
– End of June 2019 granted asylum (at court)
– July 2019 file a follow to join (i730) petition for my family.
– Early January 2022 follow to join (i730) petition approved,
– September 2022 family received visa

Jason,

During a closure of the visa interview the consular officer has gave my family a note describing need to make a payment of ‘Immigration Fee’ $220 for each family member. He explained orally too. When checking, these payment is for immigrants other than asylee derivatives. The purpose of the payment as explained on the note is for carrier and green card processing?? To Which is I am confused about. My understanding is, for my family to apply for green card they have to stay physically one year in the US. My question should I proceed to pay the required fee or not ?

Thanks,
Sambod