Another one of those - what should I do next threads!

[Luckyirish 0]

Looooong time lurker,

Long story short. After 6 years of long distance, I came over to visit her in the US (she is a citizen) and we got married on new years eve. I came over on a tourist (esta) visa. Which is now out of date. The bad part of things, which is why I did this thread - is she has been out of work for the last 9 months and so does not meet the financial requirements. Money wise we are fine, with more than 30k saved. However this doesn't help us for the AOS paperwork as it wasn't earned during the last 2 years for her and her tax returns show pretty much a 0 for last year.

So - we are living in her parents, who luckily have a granny flat for us to use while we get paperwork sorted. They have offered to sponsor me and sign whatever paperwork is needed to petition on my behalf.

My main goal is to get my AOS in line asap and then to get my EAD (employment card) as soon as possible, as I have some great job opportunities available here from when I last lived here 2-3 years ago.

Should I have my wife and her parents fill in I-864? I've looked at the guide (http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2) and from that I need to fill in the following

1. I-130
2. G-325a
3. I-864
4. I-485
5. I-765 (optional)
6. I-131 (optional)
7. G-1145 (optional)

Is there anything else I am missing? What should I focus on first so that I get my AOS and EAD asap?

Thanks a million in advance for any advice - I'm feeling a little swamped right now and panic is starting to creep in. Specially when I read that it can take 3-4 months before you can even think of getting a EAD back.

[Leo7777 243]

Here is a pretty thorough list of what you need to do.

Thanks to Gianluca

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/528881-cover-letter-for-i-130-i-485-and-merry-christmas-to-all/

[Luckyirish 0]

Thank you so much for taking the time to do all of that Gianluca. It was really helpful to see! I may use it too as a reference for my own application.

The main thing I'm trying to figure out is the whole having her parents sponsor/petition for me. Is that just the I-864 form for them aswell as my wife - with my wife being the main applicant? There seem to be so many different options and combinations!