My green card application is going no where 18 months after my interview. What do I do?
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I can't tell you when you will get a reply from INS, I can tell you that I had a similar experience.  It took over two years (AFTER my interview that I passed) before I was contacted to attend a naturalization ceremony.  I am Moroccan and was told the same thing as you, that it was the FBI check they were waiting for.  I contacted ACLU and my local representatives who made contacts with INS and FBI on my behalf.  I don't really know whether it helped or not but I did finally swear in and get my citizenship.  There is hope, but you may need to push them.  INS is all politics, so get your representatives involved.  On the other hand, if  you know you have a criminal history anywhere in the world or have been suspected of any crime, you may wait for a very long time, much longer than you have already.  \nI say, contact outside organizations that are there to help you, like ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) or a State Rep., even an attorney (make sure you get a well known Immigration attorney if you do this).  But keep your hopes up and keep up the inquiries!
1143245
under section 336 of the INA you have the right to request a hearing before the us district court if USCIS has not made a determination on your application with in 120 days of your examination.  \n\ni think it is called a mandamus.  fil this and they will defintely speed it up.
106683
you can call a lawyer and donot say your name and ask them wut u can do. Or go to the Immigration office and report it stolen or lost cause someone elese can be using ur green card.
1178839
first off I want to commend you for thinking about staying here in a legal way. Why do you need a green card now? Did your other one run out or are you here illegally?
1172500
I know that the submission for the lifting of conditions should be submitted al least  90 days before the expiration date of the conditional period. You file within the allowed 90 day window so that you comply with law and preserve your PR status. Filiing at the earliest moment helps you do this, and allows enough time for the Notice  to get to the office. The expired Green Card are their only evidence of status. I should know this because I am in this process too. I think as long the documents you filed were in order, it wouldn't be a problem. I do a lot of research when it come to this because I want to be prepared and not rushing and yes to comply to the laws.\n\nWhen your two-year green card expires you no longer have status as a permanent resident, you are not authorized to work, and technically, you are deportable. You must allow yourself and the USCIS (INS) the maximum amount of time to get the petition approved
1170240
you are in H2B visa seasonal worker or a trainer. Its gonna be hard to get into green card else get a job and move on to H1B visa then apply green card  through employer. Secondly, u can jump into J1Visa and do some post graduate courses and then get an H1B visa. there are 20,000 H1B visa available for people who study in US. Meanwhile something will work
748955
That depends on your location and circumstances and category you applied under! My green card only took a little under a year and a half!! I believe freedom is talking about citizenship ! That's something completely different!
101427
I believe so.  I would call either the immagration office, or a lawyer that gives free advice.  They can tell you if there is any longer wait time, etc.
193566
go to www.USCIS.gov and ask there, you 'may' have to re-apply\n(only just got mine)
315237
If you dont exceed your visa time limit you should, I do say should as the Immigration decide\nThat happened to me a few times, til I got my green card
604910
Do NOT leave the U.S. for more than a year or you will be deemed as abandoning your residency. If you must go, you need to apply for a re-entry permit from USCIS.
727491
You can reapply anywhere instantly. What happens next depends on the companies hiring process and why you were not chosen. The most important thing to do if you can is find out why you didn't get the job. If it's just that they picked somebody they felt was better suited than you, write them a letter and say you would really like to work there and you hope they will consider you for other openings. If they say you lacked certain knowledge, experience or qualifications, you know what you need to do next! Good luck to you.
549238
wait a year and apply for the proper visa
606440
This is a tricky one, Your not supposed to be able to get an interview until Oct 01, However if you call the US embassy in you country of residence, they may give you an interview.\nWhen getting mine, I applied for an interview in May, got an appointment for Aug, and the H1b was also issued in Aug, 2 months before it should have been valid. This made the visa 3 years and 2 months. \n\nGood luck, it's tough to get into the US LEGALLY.
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Where you the one who sent in the papers? if so... then you should have gotten a reciept #. Something like EAC - ## - ### - #####. It should be something similar to this. If you did then go to the www.uscis.gov and scroll down. On the right hand side at the very bottom you will see... "enter case #." You can track info through this. If you have any question... please feel free to ask me.
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Green card is not a visa. It is permanent residency.\nWhen processing your green card any amount of out of status time will be looked upon unfavourably unless you had a valid reason like waiting for change of status.\nIf you are out of status, you have to change your status to another visa like H1 before applying for permanent residency.\nAll relevant info is available on the website\nwww.uscis.gov\nThey have toll free numbers you can call about your problems.
917447
You should have thought about that before going AWOL. Contact the office where you get your green card renewed they should be able to help you.