July 1, 2010 Issues that keep coming up

Issues that keep coming up

The following issues keep coming up in questions in the Immigration Information Discussion Forum. We would like to remind readers that they have been dealt with at some length and articles on these issues can be found by following the links provided below:

Many people ask how to deal with unavailable documents. Some months ago, we published an article on this subject and it can be found here.

We have also seen many inquiries on the subject of travel using advance parole, after filing for adjustment of status. Click here to read an article on this subject.

Other inquiries are submitted inquiring about whether it is possible to substitute a new I-140 into an existing I-485 file. We published an article on this subject and it can be found here.

Often, we see postings that contain the assumption that as soon as an applicant's priority date becomes current, the CIS will approve and close that case immediately. We wrote an article dealing with the reality of this situation and you may read it by going here.

Finally, due to the serious visa backlogs, we continue to see many questions about upgrading from EB3 to EB3. We have published several articles on this subject and they may be read by going here, here, here, and here.