Here is my AOS cover letter

[choongchoong 1]

Hi, Vjers,

Here is my cover letter. Does it look ok? Do I miss some docs?

Please give me any input.

Thanks.

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

To Whom It May Concern:

Enclosed please find my Form I-485, Immediate Relative (spouse) Family Based Adjustment of Status Application, and supporting documents as follows:

Form I-130: Petition for Alien Relative (Petitioner: XXXX, Beneficiary: XXXXX):

• Photo of Petitioner and Beneficiary & Fee $355 (personal check)

• Copy of Petitioner’s Certificate of Naturalization

• Copy of Marriage Certificate

• Form G-325A for Petitioner

• Form G-325A for Beneficiary

• Copy of bank statement, phone bill and letter from credit card company

Form I-485: Application to Adjust Status

• 2 Passport photos & Fee $1,010 (personal check).

• Birth ceritificate(original) along with translation

• Certificate of Kinship (original) along with translation

• Copy of passport page with nonimmigrant visa

• Form G-325A

• I-693 Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record in a sealed envelope

Form I-864EZ: Affidavit of Support

• Copy of Tax Returns 2009, 2008 and 2007 & copy of W-2s

• Petitioner's Employment verification letter & recent pay stubs

Form I-765: Application for Employment Authorization

• 2 Passport photos

• Copy of I-94 (front & back)

[thongd4me 69]

Here is my AOS cover letter for comparison:

(The pronoun "My" indicates my wife, the applicant as it is HER application, not mine.

Applicant: HER Name, Petitioner: HIS Name

Our Address

Sent to:

USCIS

P.O. BOX - 805887

Chicago, IL - 60680-4120

03/29/2010

Nature of submission: I-485 Adjustment of Status & supporting documents

To Whom It May Concern:

Enclosed please find my I-485 Adjustment of Status & supporting documents.

Contents include:

Check # 999 for $1010.00

G-1145 Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

I-485: Petition for Alien Relative

I-797C, Notice of Action for receipt of I-129F petition application (copy) {optional}

I-797C, Notice of Action - "Approval" of I-129F petition (copy)

Letter (Bangkok Consulate) announcing my fiancée visa case process. (copy) {optional}

Copy of my current & previous Passports (with 3 copies of first photo ID page).

Copy of my K-1 Visa from Passport with my valid I-94 (front and back).

My birth certificate, Thai national ID card (3copies) and

divorce certificate with English translations and a certified copy our marriage certificate. (copies)

Documents regarding Medical Examination of Aliens Seeking Adjustment of Status.

from Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok. (copies)

A civil surgeon has completed the I-693 form which is included.

G-325A, Biographic Information filled out, signed and dated with 6 passport-type photos*

I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

I-131, Application for Travel Document

I-864, Affidavit of Support with

2009 Statement of Taxable Earnings

Copy of 2009 form 1040 tax return

Employment letter {optional}

January & February 2010 salary statements

Household Members Information Summary (document from husband's job) - showing status as spouse {optional}

Staff member profile document from work showing my husband's status as staff member {optional}

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.

Total # of pages, including the check and this cover letter: 65.

Signed,

{Applicant and Petitioner}

* I put all 6 photos together so they can attach them to the forms they belong to;

I believe they will have to separate the documents anyway for processing.

Edited March 31, 2010 by thongd4me

[jimnlena 8]

The total payment for AOS is 1010. do not need 355 check. if filed at same tie

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

Imagine you are an Immigration Officer. Good. Now you get a stack of paperwork and your cover letter. Whatcha think?

I tell you what I would like if I were the I.O. I'd like to know who I'm dealing with, in perhaps 1 or 2 sentences. I used this during AOS and during ROC.

For example.

Dear Sir or Madam!

Please find enclosed an I-485 petition for my wife, Jane Doe. A citizen of Thailand, we met at church in April of 2009, dated for 5 months, got engaged in San Francisco in September 2009 and got married in Podunk Holler Nebraska, on January 32, 2010 with all of her friends and family present.

In support of the petition, we've enclosed the following documents:

[besaangel 17]

The total payment for AOS is 1010. do not need 355 check. if filed at same tie

If filing I-485 and I-130, fee total is $1365.00...

[choongchoong 1]

Thanks for replies.

As just Bob said, I'm thinking about adding a little of info about us, then it'll be 2 pages.

Is the cover letter ok to be 2 pages?

[Jscoope 0]

I didn't worry about a cover letter for mine. I wrote one up, but figured it's not going to do anything for the immigration officer. I just put my I-485 packet in an A4 envelope and labelled it, then put the I-130 packet in an envelope, labelled it, and then put both those envelopes inside the UPS envelope. I'm sure they know what to do with it.

[Carolina+James 1]

This brought me a doubt...

G-325A is for the Beneficiary AND the Petitioner? I thought it was just for beneficiary.

[thongd4me 69]

This brought me a doubt...

G-325A is for the Beneficiary AND the Petitioner? I thought it was just for beneficiary.

I don't think there's any doubt there.

My spouse was on a K-1 so I didn't fill in the G-325A for myself in the AOS,

as the I-130 form was not necessary.

The OP, however, has to fill the I-130 and in the checklist at the BOTTOM

of the instructions for that form, if filing for husband/wife, the G-325A

is required for BOTH parties when filing the I-130.

[SuperDuper! 230]

Great examples of cover letters, guys. Hope to see a couple more.

I think a cover letter with inventory list is good, 'cause it helps you organize and check items off.

I think the Officer/employee appreciates a list as well.

[Junko&Martin 5]

This is what I had which is similar to what my friend's lawyer used lol

Date

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Citizenship and Immigration Services

P.O. Box 805887

Chicago, IL 60680-4120

ORIGINAL SUBMISSION

Re: I-130 Petition/I-485Adjustment of Status Application

Petitioner: Name

Beneficiary: Name

Category: Spouse of U.S. Citizen

CONCURRENTLY filed with the following application:

I-765 Application for Employment Authorization

I-131 Advance Parole

Dear Immigration Officer:

In connection with the above captioned matter, the flowing documents are submitted:

1. Form I-130;

2. Form G-325A;

a. Petitioner;

b. Beneficiary;

3. Form I-485;

4. Form I-864EZ with supporting documents;

5. Copy of Petitioner’s US Citizen Naturalization and U.S. Passport;

6. Copy of Certificate of Marriage;

7. Family Register and Translation, which includes the Beneficiary’s Birth Certificate;

8. Documents evidencing bona fides of marriage: Joint Account, Auto Insurance, Lease, Pictures;

9. Copy of Beneficiary’s Japanese Passport, H-1B Visa, and I-94;

10. Beneficiary’s Medical Examination Results (Sealed) from C.I.S. Civil Surgeon;

11. Passport-style Photographs of the petitioner and the beneficiary;

12. Our Check in the amount of $355 for I-130 and $1010 for I-485.

If you should require any further documents or information regarding this case, please contact us. Your expeditious processing of this application/petition is greatly appreciated.

Very truly yours,

My name

My husband's name

[Winonan 3]

I think people are way too obsessed about the CV. It does not need to be fancy. All you need to do is write down the list of documents you are sending separated by form titles and put the documents in that order. No need to make it 2 pages with anything extra written on it.

[Junko&Martin 5]

I think people are way too obsessed about the CV. It does not need to be fancy. All you need to do is write down the list of documents you are sending separated by form titles and put the documents in that order. No need to make it 2 pages with anything extra written on it.

Good point!

That's why I posted what I used, which is totally copy/past from my friend's lawyer's template.

I hope new filers find this so they won't think too much about it and waste their time...

[newlyweds2010 208]

It is pretty much the same as the sample here on VJ. I think many of us have used that template. A list of the documents submitted will be ok, no need to write anything else.