Late filing of aos

[dreamingegypt 3]

My husband and I married on a k1 visa in June 2014. We are just now obtaining the funds to apply for the aos and green card. Should we expect any hiccups with processing considering we are doing this almost a year later?

Thanks !

[Girl from Celebes 588]

My husband and I married on a k1 visa in June 2014. We are just now obtaining the funds to apply for the aos and green card. Should we expect any hiccups with processing considering we are doing this almost a year later?

Thanks !

No. Many people filed after years and they were just fine. I believe if you filed after 1-2 years from the date of marriage and filed for AOS then you have to submit I-130 as well. Someone can corrected me about this.

[KayDeeCee 4,891]

No, there is no deadline to file for AOS, as long as you married within 90 days of entry with the K-1. You file the same as anyone else, but you will need a new medical done by a civil surgeon.

No. Many people filed after years and they were just fine. I believe if you filed after 1-2 years from the date of marriage and filed for AOS then you have to submit I-130 as well. Someone can corrected me about this.

No need for an I-130, no matter how long you have waited to file.

~ Moved from K-1 Process to AOS from Family Based Visas - topic is AOS, not K-1 ~

Edited April 28, 2015 by KayDeeCee

[nadsa 1]

I waited for about a year too, so far they haven't said anything, the only real problem about waiting is the fact that you aren't able to do a lot of things such as; getting a drivers license, changing your name in SS, joint accounts, leave the country, and work.

[dreamingegypt 3]

Thank you all for your responses , it puts my heart at ease.

[D.Ba 85]

I just read this thread

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/485010-please-help-my-husband-was-detained-today/

It seems very advisable to file immediately, especially if you live in AZ or TX, where there are checkpoints in the middle of the state (e.g. between El Paso and Whitesands, between Tucson and Nogales). I have had to show my passport there many times (as a tourist) and wouldn't want to be "caught" there out of status.