I-485 Part 2? Part 3?

[Dirte 0]

Hello,

I have some questions to clarify about filling out a I-485.

I am a born US citizen. My wife came here on a B-2 visa which expires at the end of October. We married here in the US and now live at the same appartment

1. In part 2 in this form I do not know what she would be considered. Line H possibly.

2. Part 3 A. occupation. My wife works for the ministry of education(public education) in France technically still but she is on a sabbatical that gets renewed once a year. They cannot fire her because she is living here in the states with her husband(me) which does not allow her to work in France. She does not currently get paid for this position. Should it say under occupation that she is a teacher?

3. Part 3 A. Have you ever applied for permanent residence status before. My wife once applied for the visa lottery. She never heard anything back about it which she assumed means she did not win. Should she put this information in this line?

Thank you

- Brian

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hi

no, it's A, she will be adjusting status as her i130 will be approved concurrently

did she already come on immigrant intent or did you guys change your minds and married afterwards?

she should reply yes, as she has applied for a visa before, and also, it is in her file, so she has to answer truthfully

[Cheezees 1,514]

Hello,

I have some questions to clarify about filling out a I-485.

I am a born US citizen. My wife came here on a B-2 visa which expires at the end of October. We married here in the US and now live at the same appartment

1. In part 2 in this form I do not know what she would be considered. Line H possibly. 1a. Your wife became an immediate relative when she married you and the I-130 (petition for Alien Relative) is the visa petition you will be concurrently filing with the I-485 that will give her an immediately available visa number.

2. Part 3 A. occupation. My wife works for the ministry of education(public education) in France technically still but she is on a sabbatical that gets renewed once a year. They cannot fire her because she is living here in the states with her husband(me) which does not allow her to work in France. She does not currently get paid for this position. Should it say under occupation that she is a teacher? Ooh...thisis a grey area for me. Technically I think she is unemployed.

3. Part 3 A. Have you ever applied for permanent residence status before. My wife once applied for the visa lottery. She never heard anything back about it which she assumed means she did not win. Should she put this information in this line? I spoke to an IO about this because I had applied twice when I lived in NYC for 10 years but did not "win" either. I was told to put "no". The rationale wa that applying for a chance to "win" the lottery is not an active application for permanent residency.

Thank you

- Brian

Good luck!

[Dirte 0]

hi

no, it's A, she will be adjusting status as her i130 will be approved concurrently

did she already come on immigrant intent or did you guys change your minds and married afterwards?

she should reply yes, as she has applied for a visa before, and also, it is in her file, so she has to answer truthfully

We made up our minds after we had arrived in the US.

We are not trying to answer untruthfully but I did not know if the lottery is the samething as a formal immigration application

[EM_Vandaveer 2,368]

We made up our minds after we had arrived in the US.

We are not trying to answer untruthfully but I did not know if the lottery is the samething as a formal immigration application

It's not as she didn't win. I'd answer No and attach an explanation.