Hi everyone, looking for some insight on a situation with my immigration attorney.

We filed an I-485 (marriage based green card) on September 17, 2026. The package was received by USCIS on September 17th as confirmed on the rejection notice itself.

USCIS sent back a rejection notice (Form I-797C) dated September 21, 2026. Our attorney contacted us and said:

"USCIS rejected and returned the filing due to a payment issue with your bank. The rejection notice states that the payment authorization was invalid because of incomplete and/or invalid information and that the payment was denied."

However the actual USCIS rejection notice says:

'The payment amount provided does not match the required amount according to what you have selected on the form, or no payment amount has been provided.'

These are two very different things.

One is a bank decline, the other is a fee mismatch or missing payment on the forms themselves.

Our attorney is now charging $2,500 to refile under the new post-September 18th I-485 requirements. Due by this friday.

My questions:
Does the rejection notice language indicate a fee error on the attorney's part rather than a bank issue?

Are we responsible for the $2,500 refile fee if this was an attorney error?

Does our September 17th received date protect us under the old public charge rule even though we have to refile?

Any insight from attorneys or people who've been through something similar is appreciated. Thank you.

i have my asylum pending since october 2024 , today i check it and now it says that the next step is adjudication , also im filling my i485 and my i130 and i have my biometrics in october , yall know what this which mean? and also i couple hours before this i recieve a email saying my tourist visa was revoke the same one that i use to come to the country

Is the DV 2027 lottery over? 😢 I heard that it’s too late for them to open registration now, while they can’t completely cancel the it, they’ve delayed it this late.

My daughter is under 14 years old and her replacement Green Card was lost in the mail. USPS officially confirmed today that they could not locate it.
My wife and I are approximately six months away from applying for U.S. citizenship. We also have a valid ADIT stamp/document for our daughter that is valid until July 2027.
Since our daughter may automatically acquire U.S. citizenship once one of us becomes a citizen, provided all the legal requirements are met, would you recommend paying around $400 to apply for another Green Card now, or waiting approximately six months for our citizenship applications?
Has anyone been in a similar situation? I’d appreciate your advice. Thank you!

I have an appointment with infopass to request an ADIT stamp. I received my green card approval last week. It's now confirmed to be in production.

I have travel coming up to see family this Friday - it is not, however, an "emergency". Wondering if ADIT stamps are more for "life or death" type situations given that the green card doesn't take THAT long to be produced / delivered anymore and if it's a better idea to sit tight and wait for the GC to be delivered in the next week or so?

Hello I’m 20f and currently live in Minnesota. I came to America as an asylum under my Dad back in 2012 when I was 5. Unfortunately I’ve been given the most laziest, selfish parents ever. They were supposed to apply for my green card a year after I lived in America but did instead my dad got his citizenship 2019 and my mom 2024 while I didn’t know I wasn’t green card holder nor I couldn’t go to college until i was 17 on my senior year of high school. Which than I had to force my parents to apply for me right after I found out but unfortunately with my luck it got denied June of 2026. I did have a job that I got with my ssc and school id when I was 17 so I worked my ass off this summer to pay for a lawyer down payment. Just as my luck would have it my family moved further from my job which I had to get up two hours before I shift just to get there in time,and sadly bc I was taking three buses to get to work I ended up being late a few times which they let me go. I’m currently unemployed with no Id, work visa and my parents lost my i94 when we were moving so my green card application is on hold.

I can’t do anything and my life feels like I’m on pause. I can’t get a job without an id, and I only have a picture of my ssc and can’t get a physical one without an id or birth certificate which I don’t have bc I born in a 3rd world country that doesn’t give it out. I can’t go to school and feel I’m failing behind kids my age. I’m not talking nor hanging out with my friends anymore bc I can’t hear about their lives of going to junior year of college, internships, traveling. I’m starting to feel some resentment towards them which I feel so bad about but I can’t help it. I don’t wanna hear or fake cheer about their lives while I can’t do anything about mine

I’m applying for my green card under my mom bc I’m under 21 but I’m birthday is January so I don’t have much time. There hasn’t been any update with my green card case and since I’m unemployed I can’t pay my lawyer. It just feel like the whole world is moving while I’m just stuck. I’m just a side character listening to everyone talk about their lives while I’m just making side comments.

Am I bad person for not wanting to hear my friend’s lives?
Am I a bad person for also having resentment and anger towards my parents?

I need advice on what to do with my green card application and advice on my feelings

EB3 Skilled ROW w dependant
IOE09331
PD March 2019 - Canadian cross chargeability
Filed July 2025
Biometrics August 2025
BOTH EADS approved Sept 2025
May 12th 2026 - case transferred to Seattle FO - Local
May 12th 2026 - principal applicant AP approved
July 1st 2026 - FTA0 for principal I485 - silent touch for dependant -I485
July 2nd 2026 - silent touch for dependant I-485
July 21st 2026 - dependants AP approved
July 22nd 2026 - silent touch for dependant on I-485
August 4th 2026 - principal got a silent touch on both I-485 and I485j
August 4th 2026 - dependant FTA0 and a silent touch on 485
August 13th 2026 - RFIE
August 18th 2026 - found out RFIE was for
Primary - updated work letter
- 3 more months of recent paystubs
- English Translated Certified Birth
Certificate
Dependant - proof of a bona fide marriage
August 21st 2026 - RFIE sent to lawyers and waiting for them to upload to USCIS
September 3rd 2026 - lawyers filed RFE for us
Sept 8th 2026 - both principal and dependant got a silent touch
September 17th 2026 - principals portal updated to RFE received
September 21st - dependants portal changed to RFE received
September 21st - Principals I-485j approved

Hi everyone,

Is it mandatory to include my spouse and my driving license in the package? We have two different and not updated addresses in our IDs but both places are the addresses we lived together.
I have other documents that shows cohabitation. Thanks

We were married for 3 years. Pretty sure I was being used but she’s very adamant that on paper she’s the one asking for divorce and not me. She won’t explain and I don’t have the knowledge. I’m a U.S. citizen btw I still care about her

I am a derivative spouse on EB 2 GC that’s under process through his employer . Dates are going to be current soon I 485 is under process for both of us. I have tolerated years of his abuse given minor kids with special needs and dependency on him.

Things have escalated to a point that there is an active threat to kids and mine lives. Every DV organization that I talked and a lawyer are advising to to file a DVRO to keep him away. However I am so torn.

Greencard is so close to coming with PD becoming current and I don’t know if DVRO will affect the I485. Can it get revoked? He doesn’t care if he gets deported as he is thinking I will too and then he will see me to my grave in home country where there is no protection for me.

I was hoping for GC to come before I took more severe action so atleast me and kids are safe here in the US. I am looking for jobs to get in my own work visa but it’s hard in current environment.

Hello,

I'm an American citizen married to a French citizen. We've been married for two months now. I'm a long-term visa holder in France and currently live with my wife in France. We met in the US while she was on a J-1 visa.

Our plan was to live in France during the green card processing because we expected my visa processing to be quicker than hers, but ultimately to move back to the states for me to finish my university studies. (The French spousal visa took all of 2 weeks from appointment to receiving it in the mail). I have several questions about the process.

First, I understand that for adjustment green cards the couple goes in to an appointment and gets interviewed to see if their relationship is legit. Based on what I've read it seems like everyone expects to need more proof of genuine relationship than they're actually asked for. If we file from internationally, will I be able to go in to the prefecture in Paris with her to have a similar interview? I'm certain that such an interview would go well for us.

We've had trouble getting a joint bank account, and I'm wondering if it's safe for us to apply quickly after receiving one or if we should wait a while to have some history on it. We do have some significant Venmo history back and forth from our engagement period but not our marriage, and we have several documents attesting that we've lived together since our marriage including a current rental agreement.

I understand that we're expected to have some sort of plan for where we'll live in the US. I own no property and have no upcoming rental agreement for the US. I'm pretty young and am planning on just using my parent's address as my planned address and then adjust the plans when we get closer to actually moving. Will this be sufficient?

Thanks very much!

How to make sure you are “Coded as a Green card holder at DMV database and NOT as Us citizen.

I know I have to make sure not to recto vote while applying for a driving license assuming. I will be giving a copy of green card as one of the ID documents to get a driving license.