AOS cover letter - please check we have everything! :)

[a+j 77]

I'm copying here my cover letter to my AOS packet. Could you please help me double check I have everything? Do I really need to attach 3 copies of our marriage cert (one for I-485, one for I-765, and another one for I-131)? Thank you!

MY NAME

ADDRESS

PHONE NO.

EMAIL ADDRESS

DATE

United States Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Nature of the submission:

I-485, Immediate Relative (Spouse) Family Based Adjustment of Status Application, ORIGINAL SUBMISSION

Filing concurrently:

I-765 Application for Employment Authorization

I-131 Application for Travel Document (Advance Parole)

To whom It may concern:

I am currently in the United States under a valid K1 Visa status. My port of entry to the United States was XXXXXXX on (DATE). I am applying for Adjustment of Status based on marriage to (NAME) (a US citizen), who is the petitioner of my K1 Visa. Our marriage was celebrated on (DATE).

Please find enclosed Form I-485 together with its supporting documents, and forms I-765 and I-131 with their own separate copies of supporting documents.

Form I-485 packet and supporting documents:

1. Form G-1145, signed and dated

2. Form I-485, signed and dated

3. Form G-325A, signed and dated + additional sheet

4. Copy of I-797, Notice of Approval for I-129F Petition, and NVC acceptance letter.

5. Certified copy of marriage certificate

6. Copy of birth certificate, multilingual form (2 pages), apostilled

7. Copy of Vaccination Documentation Worksheet, Form DS-3025, and attachments (tot. 4 pages)

8. Copy of biographic page of passport

9. Copy of K1 Visa page and Form I-94 in passport (front and back) (2 pages)

10. Payment in the amount of $1070.00 (Filing fee + Biometrics fee: personal check made payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

11. 2 passport size photos with name and A# written at the back

12. Form I-864, Affidavit of Support – signed and dated by petitioner (US citizen spouse XXXXXX), along with:

- Employment letter

- Six most recent pay stubs

- IRS tax transcripts from 2010 and 2011

- Personal copy of tax returns from 2012

- Copies of W2s for 2010, 2011, and 2012

- Biographic page of passport of the petitioner

- Copy of birth certificate of the petitioner (2 pages)

Form I-765 packet and supporting documents:

1. Form G-1145, signed and dated

2. Form I-765, signed and dated

3. Copy of biographic page of passport

4. Copy of K1 Visa page and Form I-94 in passport (front and back) (2 pages)

5. Certified copy of marriage certificate

6. 2 passport size photos with name and A# written at the back

Form I-131 packet and supporting documents:

1. Form G-1145, signed and dated

2. Form I-131, signed and dated + additional sheet

3. Copy of biographic page of passport

4. Copy of K1 Visa page and Form I-94 in passport (front and back) (2 pages)

5. Certified copy of marriage certificate

6. 2 passport size photos with name and A# written at the back

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be requested to submit original documents to an Immigration Officer if requested.

Yours truly,

The applicant

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Looks like you have everything in order. Good luck.

[moemac59 192]

Make sure it is not a copy of a marriage transcript. I made that mistake of putting a certified copy of our marriage transcript in (it looks exactly the same as the marriage certificate). The county in NY state that I live in would not issue a certified copy of our marriage certificate so they gave us the certified transcript instead. Well, this cost me an RFE and a couple of weeks of processing our application. I sent them a photocopy (front and back) of our marriage certificate and then my AOS application was approved.

[X Factor 1,110]

Wow very nice and thorough. And you got a total of 6 passport size pictures

[a+j 77]

Thank you, everyone.

I still have this doubt: how many copies of our marriage certificate should I include? Three (one for I-485, one for I-765, and another one for I-131)? Or only one, along with I-485?

[Penny Lane 8,159]

I only included one.

[Tintin and Mike 127]

Thank you, everyone.

I still have this doubt: how many copies of our marriage certificate should I include? Three (one for I-485, one for I-765, and another one for I-131)? Or only one, along with I-485?

We have copies of our marriage certificates on all three applications. It's not hard to do so might as well be on the safe side.

Good luck!

[a+j 77]

Make sure it is not a copy of a marriage transcript. I made that mistake of putting a certified copy of our marriage transcript in (it looks exactly the same as the marriage certificate). The county in NY state that I live in would not issue a certified copy of our marriage certificate so they gave us the certified transcript instead. Well, this cost me an RFE and a couple of weeks of processing our application. I sent them a photocopy (front and back) of our marriage certificate and then my AOS application was approved.

Thank you for pointing that out. As the marriage certificate, we were given a document titled "Certified Marriage License". It reports the full biographic info of bride and groom (parents/children included), the marriage info, and a statement about the info reported being a true and accurate copy of the information on file with the Clerk etc. It also has a golden seal. Does it sound like what we need?

[KayDeeCee 4,891]

Thank you for pointing that out. As the marriage certificate, we were given a document titled "Certified Marriage License". It reports the full biographic info of bride and groom (parents/children included), the marriage info, and a statement about the info reported being a true and accurate copy of the information on file with the Clerk etc. It also has a golden seal. Does it sound like what we need?

Yes. The certified marriage certificate is what you get back from the county clerk after your marriage is registered with them. It will have a stamp or seal and typically the signature of the county clerk to show it is a valid, certified copy of what they have on file.

We also only sent one copy of our certified marriage certificate and not three(one for each form).

[Denver422 10]

I'm copying here my cover letter to my AOS packet. Could you please help me double check I have everything? Do I really need to attach 3 copies of our marriage cert (one for I-485, one for I-765, and another one for I-131)? Thank you!

MY NAME

ADDRESS

PHONE NO.

EMAIL ADDRESS

DATE

United States Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Nature of the submission:

I-485, Immediate Relative (Spouse) Family Based Adjustment of Status Application, ORIGINAL SUBMISSION

Filing concurrently:

I-765 Application for Employment Authorization

I-131 Application for Travel Document (Advance Parole)

To whom It may concern:

I am currently in the United States under a valid K1 Visa status. My port of entry to the United States was XXXXXXX on (DATE). I am applying for Adjustment of Status based on marriage to (NAME) (a US citizen), who is the petitioner of my K1 Visa. Our marriage was celebrated on (DATE).

Please find enclosed Form I-485 together with its supporting documents, and forms I-765 and I-131 with their own separate copies of supporting documents.

Form I-485 packet and supporting documents:

1. Form G-1145, signed and dated

2. Form I-485, signed and dated

3. Form G-325A, signed and dated + additional sheet

4. Copy of I-797, Notice of Approval for I-129F Petition, and NVC acceptance letter.

5. Certified copy of marriage certificate

6. Copy of birth certificate, multilingual form (2 pages), apostilled

7. Copy of Vaccination Documentation Worksheet, Form DS-3025, and attachments (tot. 4 pages)

8. Copy of biographic page of passport

9. Copy of K1 Visa page and Form I-94 in passport (front and back) (2 pages)

10. Payment in the amount of $1070.00 (Filing fee + Biometrics fee: personal check made payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

11. 2 passport size photos with name and A# written at the back

12. Form I-864, Affidavit of Support – signed and dated by petitioner (US citizen spouse XXXXXX), along with:

- Employment letter

- Six most recent pay stubs

- IRS tax transcripts from 2010 and 2011

- Personal copy of tax returns from 2012

- Copies of W2s for 2010, 2011, and 2012

- Biographic page of passport of the petitioner

- Copy of birth certificate of the petitioner (2 pages)

Form I-765 packet and supporting documents:

1. Form G-1145, signed and dated

2. Form I-765, signed and dated

3. Copy of biographic page of passport

4. Copy of K1 Visa page and Form I-94 in passport (front and back) (2 pages)

5. Certified copy of marriage certificate

6. 2 passport size photos with name and A# written at the back

Form I-131 packet and supporting documents:

1. Form G-1145, signed and dated

2. Form I-131, signed and dated + additional sheet

3. Copy of biographic page of passport

4. Copy of K1 Visa page and Form I-94 in passport (front and back) (2 pages)

5. Certified copy of marriage certificate

6. 2 passport size photos with name and A# written at the back

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be requested to submit original documents to an Immigration Officer if requested.

Yours truly,

The applicant

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

This is great! Looks so good I used it as a template for my cover letter. Thank you!

[Pinoylover 6]

What if the i-94 has expired do you just send a copy of it anyways or is there something else i need to do? We already got the civil surgeon this week my wife has a social security card number but not with married name because the I-94 expired before we got the marriage lic. back trying to get her on my bank account today! we have pictures and proof of a real marriage also her daughter been in school since the start of school this year they have only been here since july 20th of 2012 we got married on August 11th 2012. so do i just send everything in as normal? Thanks

[Lainie B 465]

What if the i-94 has expired do you just send a copy of it anyways or is there something else i need to do? We already got the civil surgeon this week my wife has a social security card number but not with married name because the I-94 expired before we got the marriage lic. back trying to get her on my bank account today! we have pictures and proof of a real marriage also her daughter been in school since the start of school this year they have only been here since july 20th of 2012 we got married on August 11th 2012. so do i just send everything in as normal? Thanks

Yes it's no problem if the I-94 has expired, just send a copy anyway. There is nothing else you need to do. Don't worry about the SSN being in your wife's maiden name, once she has the EAD she can go back and get it updated.

You don't need to send wedding pictures, but if you have an interview you can bring those along

[Dot and Nat 0]

are you going to send the copy of the i-94form or remove it from the passport and send it with the packet

[Lainie B 465]

are you going to send the copy of the i-94form or remove it from the passport and send it with the packet

You send a copy, not the original.

[Pinoylover 6]

Thanks, Lainie B.