📋 EB-3 Adjustment of Status RFE Crisis - Boarding Foil Denied, I-485 at Risk

📋 **Case Status: RFE Received** --- An LPR's spouse is stranded abroad after losing her I-512L travel document and being unable to return to the US following a family emergency. A boarding foil application was denied, and an outstanding I-485 RFE for a medical exam faces an imminent August 3 deadline the applicant cannot meet due to being outside the US. This case involves a dependent beneficiary on a pending I-485 Adjustment of Status application who became stranded outside the US after traveling abroad for a family emergency. The applicant had previously lost her I-512L (Advance Parole document) and was denied a boarding foil (I-131A) when attempting to return. USCIS then issued an RFE requiring completion of a US-based medical exam by August 3. The family is now weighing two paths: (1) requesting an RFE deadline extension from USCIS while pursuing replacement travel documents, or (2) withdrawing the I-485 and switching to consular processing via I-824, with an estimated 1-2 year timeline per their immigration attorney. --- **[📎 View Original Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/greencard/comments/1v4tjhx/complicated_case_looking_for_advice_timeline/)** *Source: Reddit I-485 EB* --- *This post was automatically curated from online sources to share real case experiences with the community.*