Applying for DV lottery, in and by itself, will not affect B1/B2 visa application. Your brother has nothing to disclose about the DV lottery on...

Yes, you can legally stay in the U.S. while you wait for the outcome of I-485 case. To apply for a regular California ID/DL, you have to wait for...

How did you come back to the U.S. if you were subject to the 10-year bar? Hope you did not misrepresented the prior unlawful presence/10-year bar...

Generally, police (arrest) reports or probation/parole records are unnecessary where the certified court disposition of the criminal case clearly...

Consular posts (U.S. Embassies/Consulates) used to require the original approval notices. They are no longer "required" (as the posts could verify...

Create the "paper trail" showing your efforts to correct the typo through USCIS, perhaps through e-request tools...

It's possible that you have multiple files - the main alien file (A-file) and temporary file/s (T-file/s) - or that the portion of the records...

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If you are eligible, go for the diversity visa lottery because it will not affect your EB-based green card eligibility.

As long as you were not subject to the 2-year residence requirement (or already completed the 2-year residence in home country if required), the...

USCIS couldn't have approved I-485 without first approving I-130 (assuming I-130 was the only basis your mother had). So, this is a...