I-130 & 485 checklist [holding H1-B] (merged)

[jkyoungchoi 0]

Hi all,

I've got a question about part 5,

I'm holding H1-B visa and will have 846a but my wife (sponsor) has no income yet.

we live together.

i-846 Part 5

1. (was 1 but change to 0)

2. 1

3.

4.

5.

6.

7. 1

8. 2

am I doing it right?

[jkyoungchoi 0]

Hi all,

So, I've been working on my greencard process and so far this is what I got:

Please leave your comment if there are something wrong or need to add something. Thank you for your time.

1. Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative
   1. Form G-1145
   2. Check in the amount of US $420 for I-130
   3. Copy of US Citizen’s Birth Certificate
   4. Copy of US Citizen’s Driver’s License
   5. Copy of Beneficiary’s Birth Certificate (in English)
   6. Copy of Beneficiary’s Passport (biographical page, visa stamp, I-94 card front and back)
   7. Copy of marriage certificate
   8. G325A signed by US Citizen
   9. Passport photo of US Citizen & beneficiary (one of each)
   10. Evidence of Bona fide Marriage
       1. Copy of life insurance with Alien spouse as Primary Beneficiary
       2. Copy of our health insurance cards
       3. Copy of Car Insurance
       4. Copy of our Phone Bill(Jul 2013, Dec 2013, Jan 2014, Sep 2014)
       5. Selection of pictures that document relationship and marriage
2. I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
   1. Form G-1145 E-Notification of application/petition acceptance
   2. Check in the amount of US $1,070 for I-485
   3. Copy of Birth Certificate ( US Citizen)
   4. Copy of Birth Certificate (Beneficiary)
   5. Copy of passport's biographical page (all pages)
   6. Copy of visa stamp
   7. Copy of I-94 card
   8. Copy of Marriage Certificate
   9. G325A signed by US Citizen
   10. G325A signed by beneficiary
   11. Two passport-type pictures of beneficiary
   12. I-693
3. I-864 Affidavit of Support
   1. Copy of Petitioner’s Letter of Employment
   2. Copy of Petitioner’s earning statements
   3. Copy of Petitioner’s W-2 Form
   4. Copy of Petitioner’s Federal Form 1040
   5. Letter of Explanation why petitioner has no income (student)
   6. I-846a
      1. Letter of Employment
      2. earning statements
      3. W-2s
      4. Tax transcript

Supportive docs from foreign country and not going to file 765 and 131

Thank you for reading.

[jkyoungchoi 0]

Howdy,

So, I'm H1b visa holder and my wife is USC but she has no imcome. Sponcering myself(?)

since part 5 says do not count anyone twice

should we pick

no 3. if you are currently married, enter 1 for your spouse

or

no 7. optional: if you have siblings, parents, or adult childer with the same principal residence who are combinging their income with our by submitting form 864a

?

Thank you.

[CdnRN 40]

I'm not quite clear on the question but your wife is still the sponsor as she is the USC. If she has no income either you combine your income (using the appropriate form I-864a I think) or find a joint sponsor.

[jkyoungchoi 0]

Howdy!

I've been helped a lot from this website. Finally, ready to submit this.

I was wondering if I miss anything that I didn't notice, if so please leave a comment.

Thank you all,

I-130

• Payment, Check #133 $420.00
• Table of contents (This)
• Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative
• Form G-1145
• Copy of Certification of Vital Record
• Copy of US Citizen’s Passport All Pages
• Intending Immigrants’ Birth Certificate (Certification of Family Relation and Basic Certification)
  • Translated version of original document
  • Original Document
  • Translator’s signature
• Intending Immigrants’ Copy of Passport
  • Current Passport Biographical page
  • Previous Passport Biographical page
  • H1-B Visa
  • F1 Visa
• Copy of Marriage License, Both side
• Form G-325 A, US Citizen
  • A US Citizen’s passport type photo
• Form G-325 A, Intending immigrant
  • An intending immigrant’s passport type photo

Evidence of a Bona fide marriage

• First email before we met
• Health/Dental Insurance
• Car insurance
• Itinerary
  • New York Trip Together, Nov 2013
  • Petitioner visiting Korea to see intending immigrants family, Summer 2013
  • Visiting Korea together for beneficiary brother’s wedding, Summer 2014
  • In future, wedding in Korea & honeymoon itinerary, May 2015
• Wedding
  • Invitation
  • Emails of Wedding ceremony and reception contract
• Pictures (in envelop)

I-485

• Payment, Check #134 $1070.00
• Table of contents (This)
• Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
• Copy of the non US Citizen Spouses Passport
  • Current Passport: Biographical page and stamps
  • Previous Passport: Biographical Page, stamps and H-1B & F1 visas
• Form I-94
• Intending Immigrants’ Birth Certificate (Certification of Family Relation and Basic Certification)
  • Translated version of original document
  • Original Document
  • Translator’s signature
• Form G-325 A, Intending immigrant
  • Two intending immigrant’s passport type photo
• Form I-693, in red envelop
• Form I-864
  • Sponsor’s job offer letter
  • Sponsor’s letter of employee verification
  • I-864A
    • Verification letter for employment
    • IRS Tax return transcript
      • 2013
      • 2012
      • 2011
    • Earning statement
    • W-2
      • 2011
      • 2012
      • 2013

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[gaia12 9]

Howdy,

So, I'm H1b visa holder and my wife is USC but she has no imcome. Sponcering myself(?)

since part 5 says do not count anyone twice

should we pick

no 3. if you are currently married, enter 1 for your spouse

or

no 7. optional: if you have siblings, parents, or adult childer with the same principal residence who are combinging their income with our by submitting form 864a

?

Thank you.

As per my understanding, you don't need to fill I-864A. See page 9 of I-864's instructions (attached)