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Hi everyone! What does it usually mean when your I-485 is transferred from NBC to your local field office?? In my case, Wichita field office. Does it mean it's getting closer to the end of the processing? I'm just trying to figure this out! Thank you!

Hello all, I arrived to the US last month on a K-1visa, got married and currently and the process of filing paperwork for AOS I’m starting school next month, so I needed to get a driver’s license. Turns out I can’t do that without SSN. Then I read that here in Florida I’m allowed to drive on my foreign driver’s license if l’m enrolled in a in-state college. Next issue was auto insurance. Unfortunately, insurance company told my spouse that they can’t add me to the policy as a driver unless I have international driver’s permit, which I don’t (although I have a certified translated copy of my driver’s license) Are there any alternatives that would allow me to drive while waiting for my Social Security card? Thanks

I searched on the topic and saw several people already posted about this topic. I want to know if recently someone experienced USCIS home visit? I married a US citizen and currently my 130 , 485 is on process. AOS from Tourist visa to green card marriaged based visa. Does the USCIS visit after the interview? My husband works far from our home so hes renting a room near his work. he only comes every thurs to sunday at our home. So what if the USCIS agent look for him , what should i do? Shall i give his number so they can call him and validate hes working right?

We received an RFE today for our I-485 Adjustment of status.. I'm pretty confused on what the issue is and how to fix it.. I attached the letter we got.. any help is appreciated

We filed for my husband's AOS on January 2022, our timeline goes something like this: January 2022: Filed I-130, I-130A, I-485, I-765 and I-864 in the same package. Two weeks after we got the I-485, I-130 and Biometric receipt. February 2022: Biometrics appointment March 2022: Received EAD June 2022: Received AP (we filed these last two separately without knowing it could all be filed at once) November 2022: Received a RFE and sent evidence two weeks after December 2022: Evidence and I-130 approved, BUT the I-130 approval letter asks to file a I-485: "The petition indicates that the beneficiary wishes to apply for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident. They should submit a copy of this notice, along with a Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status." Does anyone know why this is being required again? Or is it just a template and our I-485 is actually being reviewed now? Our assessor says we don't need to worry since the USCIS clearly already received our I-485 and has been paid for, but I can't find any information on this online. Any suggestions on what to do?

I had the green card interview in the end of June 2022, was told to expect the card within 3 weeks. Happily came home and waited for the status to got updated. Nothing happened since then. The online status is still "Interview was scheduled" till now. One time I got to talk to USCIS service representative, she says USCIS has to make a decision within 120 business days so I can call back after 120 days. I marked the 120 business day deadline on my calendar and called back today. This time the representative says there is no 120 day rule, I will have to wait for 16 months until I can schedule a info pass. Thanks in advance for any advice!

Hello! We applied for AOS and immediately got RFIE for our form I-864. I am very confused why, since my husband’s current income is well above the 125% guideline (his last year income shown on his most recent tax return was not sufficient tho). We provided his employment authorization letter with his current salary and his bank statement showing his salary transfers for the past 6 months. We also provided his full tax return, tax return transcripts and all w2s he had for the most recent tax year. Now we got a joint sponsor but reading the rfe I realize that maybe there was some mistake that triggered it and the inly thing I can think of after going over the copy of the form we have, is question 24a-24c: “My total income (adjusted gross income on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 1040EZ)“. My husband is self employed, and we put his adjusted gross income from his 1040 there (line 11 on his form 1040). Maybe this was our mistake and we had to put the total income from the line 9? Please enlighten me, should we put his total or adjusted gross income there, we are worried that that putting his gross income was the reason of him “not qualifying” and genuinely not sure what line we should use there for our joint sponsor as well and if we have to refill my husband’s I-864 together with our joint sponsor’s affidavit

Hello there. asking to file i864 and i864a I need to add to my current income, the taxable income + the non taxable VA disability compensation benefit. We r not 100% but 90% disability. 1. Is possible to add that kind of income in part6. item 7 and 2. in the part of tax returns, do i have to put the year and the taxable income without the non taxable income? how is the proper way. thx you very much. I m sponsoring my dad IR5 and i m a USC.

Hi guys this is going to be a long post so bare with me. I came to the US on the 27th of October this year. I am German. My boyfriend and I are long distance. My flight back home would’ve been the 17th November.(I am from Germany) We decided that we wanted to get married because we didn’t want to be separated again. We heard that filing for AOS May be an option. I had no intent staying here because I have two sick parents in Germany and bills to pay. (I am unemployed but I still have important appointments that I now have to cancel in Germany) I am very anxious person that’s why I’m asking so much. Which documents do I need every website tells me that I need different documents. Which evidence do we need? Can we file I-130 and I-485 together or do we have to wait for I-130 approved because I don’t have a an alien number. Can we still file for I-485 even if we’re married less than 2 years? How do we file I-485 concurrently if I do not have an alien number, and it says we have to attach a copy of the form I-767 but we don’t have the copy if we don’t file for I-130 first If we have to file I-130 separate how am I protected from deportation if I’m out of status Do we need an immigration lawyer? I don’t want to make any mistakes and it will be denied because of making mistakes Do I have to do the medical right away or can I do it a few days or weeks after my initial application because I want to file before the 24th of January so I’m not out of status Another thing regarding the medical I heard you should never disclose that you smoked (even if it was once) or are smoking cannabis even if it’s legal in that state because you can fail your medical because of that, is that true? What if you fail your medical in general can you get another one or will your application be denied, and if it’s denied do you have to go back to your origin country? Also on my ESTA I answered the drug question with no (if I would’ve ticked yes my ESTA would’ve been denied) even tho I did Cannabis a few times in my life so I don’t want to put yes on the drug question of AOS application when I said no on my ESTA because I don’t want them to think why did she say no on ESTA but not on the AOS Application I am currently taking 3 medications for my depression could it effect my medical negatively Another question regarding the medical I have mental health problems and I self h4rmed in the past. Would it make me inadmissible for a green card because in the USCIS Rules it says no mental illness that could cause harm to you or others. It caused harm to myself. But not anymore. How long does it take to assemble the package? I want to file before my I-94 runs out on the 24th of January. I know people can overstay their ESTA as a spouse of an US Citizen and it can be forgiven but I don’t want to overstay because I’m scared I could be deported (I’ve heard one horror story here on visa journey where a person got deported even tho she was in the process of filling but hasn’t got his/her NOA1 yet) What if we fill out everything before the 24th of January and I send it before the 24 January but it will arrive after the 24th January then I’m out of status and have overstayed but on my application it will say that I have not overstayed. Do you get what I’m saying? I just don’t want to get in trouble I was also put into secondary when I arrived here in the US could this affect my application? If I need to overstay because we can not file before the 24 January do we also have to send that one waiver of inadmissibility What if the AOS from ESTA doesn’t work out will I get a ban? I’ve also read many different stories about it being legal or illegal even from lawyers When we get married and I decide to take my boyfriends name, on my passport and id has still my old name how does ist affect the AOS filing? Is it shady that we’re getting married so quick? In January we are together one year but we saw each other 3 times in that year and have tons of photos etc together and we wanted to get married sometime and we decided to do it now Sorry for rambling so much. I am just so scared that my bf and I have to be separated again or that something will happen and I need to go back to Germany. Thanks for reading and thanks for your answers in advance.

Hi all, has anyone here ever being asked to have an appraisal done in their house as part of requirements for aos and greencard application? I know over hundreds of immigrants but have never heard of this except from the lawyer of a friend. According to the poverty guidelines you need to make about $34k for a household of 4. My friend has his own business and makes way more than that also have 100k on savings but aside from a bank statement and itr his lawyer advise him to get his house appraised to show equity of his house. Is this really necessary?

Hello everyone, I was wondering If anyone had any advice. I got an RFE last night asking for more information. I originally included my marriage certificate, but they are requesting it again; is this normal? They also want evidence that we share a marital life. Is a utility bill, health care card, being an authorized person on my credit card enough evidence? Also, we didn't have a wedding ceremony, but it says, "other events", any idea's on what that might mean? Anyone have any advice? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hi currently in us and my boyfriend has ask me to married him and I want to ask id I should married and direct to adjust of status or married and go home and apply for k3 .. (her mom is in critical condition that's why he want me to stay with him for emotional support)

Hello again! So I did the search, found the correct address for FedEx deliveries, put that on my packet and went to the shipping place. Shipped it to the S. Dearborn St., Chicago IL address. Then I realized they sent it through USPS. How much trouble am I in for? 😅

Hi, i just received our rejection notice for my green card application. I applied for a concurrent filing i-130 and i-485 (from tourist visa). It was rejected due to missing one page. Which is i completely sure i submitted all pages and the missing one page is the page 16 of i-485 where i signed. All documents submitted were returned with their initials and barcode st the bottom of each documents. My question is do i need to print all forms and supporting documents? Or only the i-485 which is they told me there is missing page. And when i checked the updated forms online the i-765 and i-131 has oct 31, 2022 edition. My i-765 form is july 2022 edition but valid til jan 2023. So im confused if i need to reprint it again with the new edition. i hope someone can help me with my inquiries thank you

This was the recent update I got on the website. Oddly enough the AOS is approved but no updates have been made on either the EAD or AP applications. Does this mean I just won't get those anymore and might be receiving the green card in the mail soon? Will I still have to do an interview? I'm so confused because it just seems very abrupt. The off "cancellation of additional evidence" too is pretty weird as I never received an RFE. I have seen many post on other sites though about interviews being waived. No matter what it is though I'm just glad there's finally movement happening on my petition. Hope the same for all of you!

Hi I am an international student married to a US citizen and waiting for my interview date. But I have been issued an EAD since March 2022 and advance parole in October 2022. I am still in F1 status since I have not used the EAD, but now I want to use my EAD because I have an internship/Co-op position I need to purse before graduation. I was told if I work with my card, I won't be on F1 and will face consequences that might relate to my green card application for being out of status while awaiting green card. my EAD says I do not have any restrictions on it. What would you advise me to do? Thank you as you provide answers for me.

Hi, i'm on H1B visa and my last entry into USA is with H1B. Presently i'm in USA, i'm applying for family based green card petition, filing concurrently - I130, I485, I765, I131. Question: Do I need to apply/eligible for INA 245(i) and do I need submit Supplement A to I485? Appreciate any inputs. Thanks!

My fiancé and I are finally together and getting married this Friday! I wish it was as happy a time as it should be, but this whole Adjustment of Status thing is hanging over me. Our deadline for marriage is the 26th of November, and I know we have to apply for the AOS before then. So we're getting our civil ceremony and marriage certificate appointment on Friday, the 21st of October. What happens if they don't give me the certificate by then? And these fees are killing me. I make a good wage but I live in California, so I don't actually make a good wage. I'm supporting my aging Father after he lost his job, so I'm worried that I might not have the funds for the fees in time. I've seen lots of talk about people filing for an AOS very late, but still married before the deadline, and they seem okay. Is that possible or should I start panhandling now? 😅 Thank you all for your help and please be kind, I know I probably sound like a dope who's way over his head 😂

I’m curious how the evidence of a relationship before intent to marry materialized is looked upon by USCIS as part of I-130 application. Here is our short, but intense timeline. My as of recent wife is an Australian citizen. She “paused” her Australian life earlier this year and decided to travel the world for half a year. I met her on 5/7 this year in Boston, MA and we became instant friends. I decided to join her in her travel and since then we went to May – NYC June/July – Turkey August – Iceland September – Turkey September – Germany In between trips she visited other cities in US on her own, stayed with her mom in Turkey, travelled on her own to Belgium and Germany and also stayed with me in Massachusetts. While I loved her company and travelling together was a lot of fun, we never thought about it evolving into anything more serious and she fully intended to leave back for Australia (she has a return ticket for 10/14 purchased on 7/20). She came back to US last time on 9/21 and got a good amount of scrutiny at the border due to her frequent back and forth travels and staying in US for weeks at the time, but they let her in anyway. She mentioned me and my address as we never tried to hide anything since we were just travelling friends, albeit with benefits. The plan was for her to stay with me for 3 weeks and go back to Australia. But having spent 4 months together and learning a lot about each other we realize that we can’t be apart anymore. The proverbial “life happens” event. Here is the crazier portion of the timeline Shortly after 9/21 we decided to stay together and get married 9/26 – she sent her resignation letter to Australian department of defense which was huge deal for her since it was an amazing job and she jumped thru hoops to put it on hold so she can come back to it later. She still holds another Australian job, but it’s fully remote at the moment. 9/29 – we found out she was pregnant 10/12 (yesterday) – we got married 10/14 (tomorrow) – her original non-refundable return ticket to Australia will expire Earlier in October I started researching option moving forward and currently I’m looking at I130 process and bonafide marriage evidence specifically. Here is what we have when it comes to documents: Marriage certificate Proof of health coverage for her (pending) Money transfers from her Australian bank to mine to comingle $$ She is an authorized user on some of my CC now I will add her as beneficiary for my financial accounts Documentation about being pregnant Recent pictures after her latest return (nothing significant, there was no wedding for now, just town hall official ceremony) Here is what we have from our friends days – tons of pictures from all the places we went, boarding passes, passport stamps, pictures with her friends and family in Turkey, pictures from the wedding of her friend in Germany. While all of this shows that we spent a lot of time together, I’m afraid it somewhat implicates us since it was all before we really decided to stay together and get married. So I don’t know if all that is helpful or harmful. I’m not sure what the best course of action is right now - file I-130 now or wait longer and accumulate more evidence. It would be nice to get EAD and AP sooner rather than later.

Hello fellow VJers, The petition for my parents got approved by USCIS. I am currently not working but my husband is working. My husband’s income meets the AOS requirements to support both my parents. We file taxes jointly as married couple. As I am the petitioner I need to file form i864. Does my husband need to file an i864a as well or is it only for household members other than spouse? I am a little confused on this part as we only have one tax return. Help please!

Hi, Just as the title suggests, do we send originals of Affidavits or photocopies to USCIS? This is in response to an I-485 RFE we recently received. Family attestations about our shared marital life together. The RFE itself makes no mention of requiring originals, but some Googling has us questioning ourselves. Thank you.

Hello, I have a questions on form I485, doing AOS for mom. Part 1 2a: did you mention your mom's maiden name? My mom doesn't have any document to show this, so will it be better to leave it out? Part 2: 3 and 4, do we get this right away after we submit I130? I have not yet submitted it? or do we need to wait until we have these numbers? Part 3: 5,6,7: Address history, my mom travels alot, and stays for extended period like 3-4months with my other sibling in a different country. Do we write her addresses from travel history or this only refers to addresses that are domiciled home? Also, do we need full hisotry of I94 or just the latest I94.

Hi all, I am a K-2 expired visa holder applying for AOS (see my other posts for more information), I have gotten legal help to sort through most issues, but have a few remaining questions that hopefully the community can help answer. I currently don't have any unexpired photo identification documents. From my understanding, I shouldn't have any issue renewing my foreign passport, and after receiving it, submitting my AOS documents. Does this make sense? Timeline wise, is there any possibility of submitting the AOS while waiting for the new passport to arrive in the mail as it is said to take 4-6 weeks, and just use the old passports/receipt from the new passport(?). I will be submitting photocopies of my expired passports with expired visa (one passport is already invalidated with holes punched, and I would expect them to do the same when I renew to my other passport). I understand this is unlikely, as I do not have any other valid forms of photo identification. My ideal plan would be to renew my passport in the next week, and submit my AOS after my medical exam in the next 2 weeks. Thanks for the help, and I look forward to hearing back.

I will be applying for AOS for my mom (Ukrainian/Russian citizenship) and another one for my wife (Australian citizenship) pretty much at the same time. Is there a danger/risk associated with the fact that I'm sponsoring two AOS beneficiaries? Does it make sense to delay one over another? And if there is, what would be the preferred state of one of them before starting another?

Hi fellow applicants, My wife (U.S. citizen) and I (formerly F-1 student) applied for my adjustment of status (plus I-130 and I-765, but no I-131) to permanent residency way back in May 2020 (;_;) and we're still waiting for it to be granted... Timeline is below. Latest update from the USCIS is that our interview is "ready to be scheduled", but that was back in March 2022 with no interview scheduled yet. My sister's getting married abroad in February 2023 - so in March we had thought surely the green card will come by February, but no sign of it yet... We had also reached out to our Congressperson last month for any update on our case, and received a reply yesterday: If the interview is ready to be scheduled since March, but the case is still in Chicago, does this mean they're considering waiving the interview? Otherwise, wouldn't the case be handled in the San Antonio field office (our closest)? So now I'm facing a choice: Wait for the green card and hope I can travel in February (which would be 11 months after "interview ready to be scheduled") File I-131 for travel authorization (at an additional cost of $575 to this already-expensive process) which we may or may not get by February...