VJ AOS instructions differ from form instructions??

[bestofboth 1]

Hi!

I am just putting together the final touches of my AOS application (from J1 visa) and i'm checking everything i have against the i-485 and i-130 instructions, and then against the instructions listed on VJ at http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...page=i130guide2.

I have found a couple of discrepancies - for the i-130 package VJ says to include:

A copy of the intending immigrant's birth certificate and/or passport along with English translation.

However i can't find the part where they ask for this in the i-130 instructions????

For the i-485 package VJ says to include:

Copy of the non US Citizen Spouses Passport (biographical page as well as entry stamps).

Copy of the non US Citizen Spouses valid I-94 (front and back copies)

A certified copy of your marriage certificate. (If filing for your spouse)

I can't find where the i-485 instructions ask for these either. The last one's confusing me because i thought i was filing the i-485 for myself but as i'm filing concurrently with an i-130 should i include the marriage cert? I'm already including one with the i-130.

I really don't want to include anything unnecessary because i don't want any chance of irritating the people on the other end!

But maybe i'm just missing something in the instructions for the i-130 and i-485 (very possible at this stage, i'm so sick of re-reading them!)

Thanks in advance!

[Ellie-and-David 38]

Hi!

I am just putting together the final touches of my AOS application (from J1 visa) and i'm checking everything i have against the i-485 and i-130 instructions, and then against the instructions listed on VJ at http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...page=i130guide2.

I have found a couple of discrepancies - for the i-130 package VJ says to include:

A copy of the intending immigrant's birth certificate and/or passport along with English translation.

However i can't find the part where they ask for this in the i-130 instructions????

For the i-485 package VJ says to include:

Copy of the non US Citizen Spouses Passport (biographical page as well as entry stamps).

Copy of the non US Citizen Spouses valid I-94 (front and back copies)

A certified copy of your marriage certificate. (If filing for your spouse)

I can't find where the i-485 instructions ask for these either. The last one's confusing me because i thought i was filing the i-485 for myself but as i'm filing concurrently with an i-130 should i include the marriage cert? I'm already including one with the i-130.

I really don't want to include anything unnecessary because i don't want any chance of irritating the people on the other end!

But maybe i'm just missing something in the instructions for the i-130 and i-485 (very possible at this stage, i'm so sick of re-reading them!)

Thanks in advance!

Think of the 2 different forms as separate applications. Always duplicate the evidence for each application as they are not neccesarily adjudicated in the same place.

The USCIS instructions are not always clear, but there are 100's of people who have used the VJ guides to submit successful applications. The guides seem to air on the side of caution and account for all evidence that is required.

You wont irritate by including the unnecessary but you could incur severe delays by failing to include the essential.

Always air on the side of caution.

[sasaqlain 24]

No harm in attaching additional documents. Less could unnecessarily delay your case. I followed VJ's guidelines and advices given to me at various points from day one and have been successful till now.

[★PinK ButTerfLy★ 0]

No harm in attaching additional documents. Less could unnecessarily delay your case. I followed VJ's guidelines and advices given to me at various points from day one and have been successful till now.

same here

[bestofboth 1]

Duly noted. Thanks guys!