GETTING MY WIFE A GREEN CARD.

[Islandboy80 0]

Hi All, First time on this site and hopefully I can get some help starting out. My wife originally came to the US under a P-3 Visa for entertainers and performers working in a show. She became a witness to a case with Homeland Security and is now under category C-14 "Deferred Action" status. They pretty much are allowing her to stay here, she was issued a EAD card or workcard, she has been renewing it each year and she is allowed to apply for permanent residence. We got married last year in June and we want to work on her greencard. I requested for and got in the mail Forms I-130 and I-485 which I see we are able to file and send in together. My question is in the I-485 packet, it includes Form I-765 employment authorization application. She already has a EAD work card that was just renewed last October, do we need to fill it out again? And inside the packet was also the I-693 Medical and I-864 Affadavit of support/sponsor, do both of these also have to be filled out and sent in with I-485?

One other minor question I had was when my wife renewed her work card (I-765) last year, she hyphenated her name using both our last names, and she made the change on her SS card as well. Well since we both have long last names she wants to ditch hers and just use mine. Would it be ok to write her names in the applications with just my last name or would there be a problem?

Thanks to anyone that can help.

[Little_My 463]

She doesn't need to apply for the EAD along with the AOS since she already has a card that is valid. If she possibly wants to travel abroad while the AOS is pending, she should apply for the AP travel permit with the I-131 form.

Yes, both the medical form and the affidavit of support have to be filled out and sent together with the I-130 and I-485 forms. She has to get a medical check done by a certified civil surgeon - there is a list on USCIS website.

Regarding the name, if her current official name is the hyphenated version, I don't think she can just use your last name for these forms. Did she ever officially change her last name to the hyphenated version after your marriage, or did she just put it on the EAD application? If I am not mistaken, her current official name is the name on your marriage certificate, and unless she wants to to through the process of officially changing her name now, she should use the marriage certificate name in those forms.

[Islandboy80 0]

She doesn't need to apply for the EAD along with the AOS since she already has a card that is valid. If she possibly wants to travel abroad while the AOS is pending, she should apply for the AP travel permit with the I-131 form.

Yes, both the medical form and the affidavit of support have to be filled out and sent together with the I-130 and I-485 forms. She has to get a medical check done by a certified civil surgeon - there is a list on USCIS website.

Regarding the name, if her current official name is the hyphenated version, I don't think she can just use your last name for these forms. Did she ever officially change her last name to the hyphenated version after your marriage, or did she just put it on the EAD application? If I am not mistaken, her current official name is the name on your marriage certificate, and unless she wants to to through the process of officially changing her name now, she should use the marriage certificate name in those forms.

Hi, Thanks for replying!

Just checked and her current EAD card expires in October of this year, not sure how long this process will take but we dont really want her card to expire before she gets her GC, we may just send the I-765 in with a copy of her current EAD card.

As for the name, our marriage certificate just lists our names as normal, when she renewed her EAD last year she put her name as hyphenated and also changed her name on her SS card. All she wants to do is delete her maiden name and just leave mine officially. Im thinking it shouldnt be a big deal but not sure.

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**** Moving from AOS from Family visas to AOS from Work... as OP's wife came on a P3 *****