If you filed a timely I-485, you are expected to stay in the U.S. until there is a decision.

A U.S. citizen can file an immigrant visa petition for their parent, whether or not the parent is in the U.S., and whether or not the parent files...

If you were married before the child turned 18, you can file for her as a step daughter.

You wait to get the passports by courier delivery, with the visas in the passports.

No, a permanent resident is allowed to travel in and out of the U.S. so long as they do not break the continuity of their residence by abandonment.

Contact Customs and Border Protection. Try different spellings of the name.

No. You will need to bring proof of the IJ order, and very likely a certified copy of the conviction as well. And speak with your lawyer to see...

You do that by filing an application for change of status, form I-539.

1. It is not a sign at all. 2. Yes, you can follow the processing times at the current service center.

Sometimes USCIS does not take notice of one's prior alien number.