AOS Package

[ashenflowers 5]

Ok peeps... This is my cover letter for AOS, which I'm planning to mail tomorrow (eep!). I know it's annoying... lol. but I would love if you other AOSers could look it over and make sure I didn't miss anything. I organized everything in the order it's listed (it's roughly the order they ask for it in the instructions). At this point I just don't even know anymore. It's all a jumble. (why the eff is this so long??!)

USCIS

Attn: FBAS

131 South Dearborn - 3rd Floor

Chicago, IL 60603-5517

March 22, 2010

Nature of the submission: I-485 - Immediate Relative (Spouse) Family Based Adjustment of Status Application

To Whom It May Concern:

Please find enclosed my Form I-485, Immediate Relative (Spouse) Family Based Adjustment of Status Application, and supporting documents as follows:

- G-1145 – Form for E-notification of Application/Petition Acceptance (Notification for ALL following Applications)

- Payment in the amount of $1,010.00 payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security

- I-485 - Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, signed & dated March 22, 2010

- Copy of birth certificate

- Copy of K1 visa in passport (with front and back copies of I-94)

- Photocopy of USA entry stamp dated January 3, 2010 (stamped on visa page, and on I-94)

- 2 passport photos taken on March 17, 2010, with name and A# written on reverse. Attached in ziploc bag with copy of receipt from purchase of passport photos, showing date taken

- Photocopy of passport biographical details page

- Copy of Vaccination Documentation, completed by Panel Physician (Please note: as per instructions for Initial Evidence, Part 8. Page 4 of Instructions for I-485; since I have completed a medical examination within the past year as required for the nonimmigrant fiancée visa, I am submitting only the vaccination supplement)

- G-325A - Biographic Information

o Appendix “A” for G-325A, Applicant's residence, last 5 years

- I-864 - Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act, completed by (sponsor's name)

o Copy of Sponsor's Birth Certificate

o Copy of biographical data page of Sponsor's U.S. Passport

o Copy of bank account statements

o Copy of Unemployment Claim income for 2010

o Copy of Roth IRA statement

o Copy of Form W2, and tax return documentation for 2009 tax year

o Copy of Form W-2 for 2008 tax year

o Copy of Canadian T4 Tax slip, showing Canadian income received for 2008 tax year

o Copy of Canadian T-4 Tax slip for 2007 tax year

(Please note, 3 years of tax returns have been included to show sponsor's ability to consistently hold employment and earn income, even though he is currently unemployed)

- I-864 - Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act, completed by (joint sponsor's name) – Joint Sponsor

o Cover Letter/Letter of Explanation from Joint Sponsor (joint sponsor's name

o Copy of Joint Sponsor's Birth Certificate

o Copy of Joint Sponsor's passport biographical details page

o Copy of Federal Income Tax Return, W-2, 1099s, and Canadian Pension Income, for 2009 tax year for Joint Sponsor

- Copy of I-797 - Notice of Action, Approval of K1 petition, dated August 3, 2009

- Copy of marriage certificate, showing date of marriage (January 20, 2010), and name change of applicant

- Copy of Form I-94 -Arrival/Departure record (front and back) (This is included on the pages showing copies of K-1 Visa)

Please also find enclosed my form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, category ©(9), and supporting documentation as follows:

- Photocopy of passport biographical details page

- Copy of K1 visa in passport

- Copy of Form I-94 -Arrival/Departure record (front and back)\

- 2 passport photos taken on March 17, 2010, with name and A# written on reverse. Attached in ziploc bag with copy of receipt from purchase of passport photos, showing date taken

- Copy of marriage certificate, showing date of marriage (January 20, 2010), and name change of applicant

- Copy of birth certificate

Please also find enclosed my Form I-131, Application for Travel Document (Advanced Parole), and supporting documentation as follows:

- Photocopy of passport biographical details page, with photo identification

- Copy of birth certificate

- Copy of K1 visa in passport

- Copy of Form I-94 -Arrival/Departure record (front and back)

- Form I-131 Supplement, Part 7 – Circumstances of Travel

- 2 passport photos taken on March 17, 2010, with name and A# written on reverse. Attached in ziploc bag with copy of receipt from purchase of passport photos, showing date taken

- Copy of marriage certificate, showing date of marriage (January 20, 2010), and name change of applicant

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date.

Signed,

Meeee

[Sam and Ben 2]

Everything looks fine to me except the address. Could've sworn it was a P.O. Box, unless it's been changed recently?

[Peachey 10]

If you send it courier you use the physical address.

You are sending more stuff than I did and I haven't gotten and RFE yet, so I think you're good!

[Kimbear 53]

that is the correct address for courrier deliveries. normal mail would go to the chicago lockbox.

Dang..that is alot of stuff ashen, course most of it is the same thing over and over again lol as is usual. Looks good to me.

[SapphireDreams 71]

Looks good to me.

The only thing I did different is that I included a letter with my vaccination sheet, instead of including the K1 info on the cover sheet, in case the cover sheet got separated from my package then at least they had another explanation. I didnt get an RFE either, so it could've helped.

[ashenflowers 5]

Thank you everyone!! It is a lot of stuff, but yeah, repetitive. LOL

And good point on the note with the vaccination sheet Sapphire! I'll do a separate one too.

Thanks

[ashenflowers 5]

uuuuuuuuuuuugh.... so we finally got the support documents we needed from our joint sponsor (my husband's dad), but he gave them to us in a sealed envelope. I have no way to really know if he did the forms correctly and confirm that he included all necessary stuff. Also, I don't entirely feel comfortable with having our support info in a separate envelope (labelled, but still), and trusting the lucky one processing our AOS package to open the envelope to see what's inside. Cause let's be honest, they very well might not open a separate envelope.

What do you guys think? Should I go ahead and open the envelope so I can double check what's inside, and include it all together in a nice pile with our other papers? The assumption is that we will not, so I feel like we'd be betraying his trust by opening the envelope. But at the same time, he won't know we did. I dunno. BLAH.

Edited March 23, 2010 by ashenflowers

[Hugglebuggles 60]

My thought- what if you open the envelope and discover something is wrong or something is missing? You can't really go to him and ask him to fix the problem. You would need to tell him you opened it, or you would need to just send it the way it is and then worry about the RFE you'll get. Maybe its better just to leave it sealed. I think I would if I were you... Although that is pretty annoying!

[ashenflowers 5]

My thought- what if you open the envelope and discover something is wrong or something is missing? You can't really go to him and ask him to fix the problem. You would need to tell him you opened it, or you would need to just send it the way it is and then worry about the RFE you'll get. Maybe its better just to leave it sealed. I think I would if I were you... Although that is pretty annoying!

Yeah I wondered about that too. Even if he did something wrong I can't do anything about it really, and really, I doubt he did... he had all the instructions, had a copy of what my husband filled out on the I-864 (so he had my info to put on the form), included a cover letter with it, which he showed me, and is a smart man, and I think is as ####### about things as I am. lol I do think he did it properly, even if he hasn't been involved with this immigration process as much as I have (obviously)... but I AM annoyed about not being able to double check something THAT important. We NEED a co-signer now, and I also hate to think that this extra envelope could go missing. Sigh. The label on the envelope at least has my full name on it, a brief explanation of what's inside, and I hand wrote my A# on the front of it as well. Hopefully that's good enough. I just seriously don't need something stupid like THIS causing an RFE. I'll be so pissed. I don't really want that weighing on my mind.