There is no easy way to expedite an AP filing. You could always obtain an Infopass appointment and visit the nearest USCIS District Office if there is an emergency need to travel. We have found regular filing with a request to expedite is easier than e filing.
Unless the document is returned to the USCIS, they will refuse to provide you with a duplicate. In this situation, you should file a new Application immediately with fees, but request expedited processing explaining the reasons.
The Priority Date is the date by which the Service determines, or allows you to Adjust Status to that of a Permanent Resident. It is important and should be kept handy when checking status information.
The priority date is used by the Service to establish the priority with which the alien will obtain a visa or be allowed to adjust status. Generally, this is the date on which the Department of Labor, or USCIS, as the case may be, accepts your application for processing.
This applies to the final stage of your Green Card process. Advocates of Consular Processing draw attention to the fact that it is faster and supposedly less cumbersome than Adjustment of Status. Nothing can be more simplistic than this notion of quick and easy processing at the Consulates abroad. Here is what you need to [...]
The final stage of the Green Card process involves filing an Application with the Immigration and Naturalization Service to adjust status from that of a nonimmigrant to that of an Immigrant. This stage can either be completed in the United States, or abroad at a Consulate, involving “Consular Processing.”
You can file an Application to allow your spouse to join you in your Green Card application up until the final adjudication or your Application to Adjust Status. In other words, it is not necessary to get married prior to filing the Form I-485, Application to Adjust Status. You are allowed to file an application [...]
Birth Certificate and Documents in Lieu of Birth Certificate You will need to provide a photocopy of your birth certificate and a photocopy of the birth certificate of each family member applying with you. Please be advised that each of the birth certificates must include all of the following information Applicant's Full Name Full Date [...]
No she does not. She can always submit the medical report at a later stage. In fact, the USCIS will provide the candidate with an opportunity to submit the medical report prior to final adjudication of the Application to Adjust Status on Form I-485.
The Approval Notice will be mailed to our office. This Notice is the culmination of the USCIS processing of your Application to Adjust Status. The PR Card usually follows by mail.