Pls. help--need advise

[jazz_acid 5]

hi there everyone,

pls i need advise--

i arrived u.s. jan 28, after a week of stay here, i gave birth to a premature baby, we needed to stay at the hospital for almost a month (the baby's ok now) as soon as we reached home, we get my ssn then get married. now the problem is, we can't file for an aos yet cos my hubby's laid off from work just like anybody else... too bad, i know we should file for an aos as soon as possible, but for now we don't have means to do that, and our baby's health is more important to me for now. now my question is, after marriage, to we have to inform the uscis or whoever that we are already married, and how long i am possibly allowed to stay here in the u.s. before filing an aos?

thanks a lot!

jazz

[shefellfromheaven 18]

Pls update your timeline

[jazz_acid 5]

any advise pls?

thank u guys

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Seems you arrived on a K-1, right?

Did you get married within 90 days of arrival?

Please give more information.

[Otto 83]

You will be informing USCIS of your marriage when you file AOS (there's no way to do so before that.)

[Chica Yeyé 41]

You will be informing USCIS of your marriage when you file AOS (there's no way to do so before that.)

Ditto. And you have to marry within 90 days of entrance or you loose status.

[John24689 0]

Go to My Assistant above and update your Timeline. We can't answer your questions without information. If you are in the US, you should get married within 90 days of your arrival. You can wait for AOS for a year or two. I would not recommend it, but there is no requirement you have to file right after getting married. You just won't have a Green Card and cannot travel until you get one.

Congratulations on your new baby. Glad the baby is doing good.

Good luck on your husband finding a job.

By the way, if you do not get married within 90 days of your arrival, you will have to go back home.

You should at least get your Social Security card.

You can get a co-sponsor for support when filing for the AOS.

[FRJ 0]

Go to My Assistant above and update your Timeline. We can't answer your questions without information. If you are in the US, you should get married within 90 days of your arrival. You can wait for AOS for a year or two. I would not recommend it, but there is no requirement you have to file right after getting married. You just won't have a Green Card and cannot travel until you get one.

Congratulations on your new baby. Glad the baby is doing good.

Good luck on your husband finding a job.

By the way, if you do not get married within 90 days of your arrival, you will have to go back home.

You should at least get your Social Security card.

You can get a co-sponsor for support when filing for the AOS.

as long as you got married within the 90 day window you will be fine.

[jazz_acid 5]

thanks guys for the replies, i think i gave u a vague infos. i arrived in u.s. jan 28 (k1) and then after a week of stay here, gave birth to a premie kid, then stayed at the hospital (other state) for almost a month, then as soon as we got home from the hospital, we applied for my ssn then get married march 13th. ,,,hope that's clearer.

thanks again for the advise.

jazz

Edited March 19, 2009 by jazz_acid

[Bobby+Umit 161]

thanks guys for the replies, i think i gave u a vague infos. i arrived in u.s. jan 28 (k1) and then after a week of stay here, gave birth to a premie kid, then stayed at the hospital (other state) for almost a month, then as soon as we got home from the hospital, we applied for my ssn then get married march 13th. ,,,hope that's clearer.

thanks again for the advise.

jazz

You could always apply for a waiver of fee's from filing. (I would think having a pre-mature child, and husband losing job would qualify you)

Waiver

I would not feel safe putting off the AOS pass your I-94 expiration. You will be out of status, and there are cases here on the forum where people are in trouble by getting stopped by ICE at checkpoints, even though they had a marriage license.

[jazz_acid 5]

thanks guys for the replies, i think i gave u a vague infos. i arrived in u.s. jan 28 (k1) and then after a week of stay here, gave birth to a premie kid, then stayed at the hospital (other state) for almost a month, then as soon as we got home from the hospital, we applied for my ssn then get married march 13th. ,,,hope that's clearer.

thanks again for the advise.

jazz

You could always apply for a waiver of fee's from filing. (I would think having a pre-mature child, and husband losing job would qualify you)

Waiver

I would not feel safe putting off the AOS pass your I-94 expiration. You will be out of status, and there are cases here on the forum where people are in trouble by getting stopped by ICE at checkpoints, even though they had a marriage license.

thanks for the replies, how will i do that waiver of fees for filing thing if i may ask? sorry for asking...

thanks again!

[Bobby+Umit 161]

thanks guys for the replies, i think i gave u a vague infos. i arrived in u.s. jan 28 (k1) and then after a week of stay here, gave birth to a premie kid, then stayed at the hospital (other state) for almost a month, then as soon as we got home from the hospital, we applied for my ssn then get married march 13th. ,,,hope that's clearer.

thanks again for the advise.

jazz

You could always apply for a waiver of fee's from filing. (I would think having a pre-mature child, and husband losing job would qualify you)

Waiver

I would not feel safe putting off the AOS pass your I-94 expiration. You will be out of status, and there are cases here on the forum where people are in trouble by getting stopped by ICE at checkpoints, even though they had a marriage license.

thanks for the replies, how will i do that waiver of fees for filing thing if i may ask? sorry for asking...

thanks again!

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