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40 quarters in lieu of affidavit of support

Parent is a TPS holder seeking adjustment of status. They were paroled in way before the recent policy change regarding advance parole so they are still eligible. Unfortunately I (Citizen) didn't meet the income requirement to sponsor them, however, we found that intending immigrants with 40 quarters of work don't require a sponsor. My parent has been working and filing taxes for the last 20 years and has accumulated 80 quarters of work credit. The immigration lawyer we're consulting (very knowledgeable and very expensive, of course) is optimistic about her case considering they have double the required quarters and a clean record regarding their TPS (never filed for anything else, paroled, no criminal history, no prior run ins with immigration,and never received any federal public benefit). The one thing the lawyer is a little worried about though is how the folks at immigration are going to handle this case, since according to him filing with work credits rather than sponsorship isn't very common. My question is how difficult do you think immigration could make this case, despite how qualified they are on paper? It seems like the lawyer almost expects they're going to make some sort of error or oversight.

TLDR; Parent with TPS seeking greencard through work credits rather than sponsorship. Immigration lawyer thinks we have a good case but feels USCIS may still make it difficult. Am asking your opinion on how difficult this could be.

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