January 2025 AOS Filers

[Edward and Jaycel 1,955]

On 5/31/2025 at 4:22 PM, KoreaninHawaii said:

Only thing I not really sure of is the medical:

Her medical she did for the K1 visa expires in mid July but from all the notices I have received so far I did not get anything about doing another medical exam for her. For my understanding as long as the AOS was filed within 1 year of the medical being done we should be ok unless they ask for it. 

We will bring a copy of her medical exam from that time just in case though for the interview.

One of my RFE was the Affidavit of Support which I did send in and after that the interview was scheduled but I will fill another one out and bring the required tax papers just in case as well. 

 

 

 

My gosh it's alot of stuff to check for and make sure I have lol. Little bit stressed now. 

 

Did your wife get the Polio vaccine at her Medical at SLEC?  One of Jaycel's friends she met at the embassy doing her K-1 visa interview at the same time just had her interview today and got an RFE to get her Polio Vaccination and submit proof it was administered. Apparently CDC changed the requirements in May of 2024 but it appears that SLEC did not know for a while because Jaycel does not have it either. They gave them both a blanket waiver for not being age appropriate but USCIS is saying that according to the new CDC guidelines, that is incorrect. We are going to go get Jaycel's Polio vaccine done before she gets her interview so that we have proof to give them when we go.

[KoreaninHawaii 113]

I just checked and she did not.  Now I'm stressing trying to find a civil surgeon before the interview. Thank you for the heads up though. 👍

[Edward and Jaycel 1,955]

25 minutes ago, KoreaninHawaii said:

I just checked and she did not.  Now I'm stressing trying to find a civil surgeon before the interview. Thank you for the heads up though. 👍

 

I don't know that you'll need a civil surgeon for sure yet... we are waiting to see the paper her friend got at the interview. She thinks they said just to upload proof that she got the vaccine. I'll let you know as soon as I know. Way to go SLEC not knowing about the updated requirements. Jaycel got the medical 3 months after they changed  

[KoreaninHawaii 113]

1 minute ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

I don't know that you'll need a civil surgeon for sure yet... we are waiting to see the paper her friend got at the interview. She thinks they said just to upload proof that she got the vaccine. I'll let you know as soon as I know. Way to go SLEC not knowing about the updated requirements. Jaycel got the medical 3 months after they changed  

I do appreciate you giving me a heads up. I still have some time since the interview not till the end of the month. I had to check her medical she did at SLEC it was in July of last year so I will have to get her Polio vaccine as soon as I can.

[Edward and Jaycel 1,955]

4 minutes ago, KoreaninHawaii said:

I do appreciate you giving me a heads up. I still have some time since the interview not till the end of the month. I had to check her medical she did at SLEC it was in July of last year so I will have to get her Polio vaccine as soon as I can.

 

We are going to do the same for Jaycel... Her medical was Aug. 6th & 7th last year. She has a doctor's appointment on July 1st and I'm going to see if they can administer it there since I don't foresee us getting an interview before then seeing as it's already June 3rd. I am in a big group chat with other Denver AOS filers on Reddit and it seems that Denver is doing interviews for September 2024 filers this week and next (at least among the members of the group chat there's 3 September 2024 filers that have interviews this week and next)

[Berlinito 14]

1 hour ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

Congrats!! When is your interview? Jaycel and I are still waiting for our interview to be scheduled so I only have advice I have heard from attorneys and other's accounts who have had their interview:

1. Bring the certified true copies AND a copy of any documents you submitted with your application (birth/death certificates, divorce decrees, etc.) from US Citizen spouse petitioner and foreign applicant

2. Bring any correspondence you have received from USCIS and any cards you have received (EAD Card, NOAs)

3. Bring updated evidence of your marital bona fides you have accumulated since filing

4. Updated I-94

5. Your IDs (Both spouses)

6. Bring everything that the appointment letter lists as it applies to you

7. Don't be late - Just read an account of someone checking in 3 minutes late to their appointment and the officer came out and said that they would have to re-schedule them for another day

 

Good luck! Come back and share your experience with us!  

Is on June 30th! 
those are my documents, what do you think?

 

1. Interview Notice and Photo Identification

• USCIS Interview Appointment Letter
• Passports (Applicant and Spouse)

2. USCIS Notices

• Receipt Notices and Prior Correspondence

3. Immigration and Identity Documents

• Birth Certificate
• Driver's License
• Social Security Card
• Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
• Visa Page and Entry Stamp
• 1-94 Record

4. Form I-130 - Petition for Alien Relative

• Complete I-130 Package (submitted by petitioner)

5. Form I-864 - Affidavit of Support & Sponsor's Financial Evidence

• Signed Form I-864
• My husband Tax Returns we did it separately but married as I was student in that moment, Pay Stubs, Employer Letter, and ID

6. F-1 Visa Status Documentation

• School Enrollment Letter
• Acceptance Letters from LSI Education
• Proof of I-901 SEVIS Fee Payment
• Bank Certification from that period
• I-20 Forms
• Personal Statement Regarding Withdrawal from Program

7. Marriage Documents

• Certified Marriage Certificate
• Spouse's Birth Certificate and ID
• Divorce Records (if applicable)

8. Lease Agreement

• Joint Lease for Current Residence

9. Joint Bank Accounts

• Checking and Savings Account Statements (last 3-6 months)

10. Insurance Policies both names on it

• Auto Insurance Policy
• Life Insurance Policy
• Renter's Insurance Policy

11. Vehicle Documents

• Driver's License (me)
• Vehicle Title (just in my name)
• Vehicle Registration (just in my name but with our address)
• Vehicle Inspection Documents
• Statement of Use and Ownership

12. Business Ownership - (just me)

• Articles of Organization
• Operating Agreement
• EIN Letter from IRS
• Business Bank Account Information

13. Employment Documentation (my information) 

• Job Offer Letter
• Initial Paystubs (with our address but my new work is in other state)

14. Additional Supporting Evidence like mail, tickets of commute, photos, social media post.

 

How do you think looks all of our proofs?

[Edward and Jaycel 1,955]

13 minutes ago, Berlinito said:

My husband Tax Returns we did it separately but married as I was student in that moment, Pay Stubs, Employer Letter, and ID

 

That all looks great to me! For the taxes... do you have an updated tax return transcript from your husband from the 2024 tax year? (Or copy of the complete tax return and W-2)? Or is that what you mean by this section?

[Berlinito 14]

2 minutes ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

That all looks great to me! For the taxes... do you have an updated tax return transcript from your husband from the 2024 tax year? (Or copy of the complete tax return and W-2)? Or is that what you mean by this section?

Yes, I had all of this. We just filled that married but separately 

[Edward and Jaycel 1,955]

3 minutes ago, Berlinito said:

Yes, I had all of this. We just filled that married but separately 

 

Good deal! Your list looks good to me  

[OldUser 9,994]

7 minutes ago, Berlinito said:

Yes, I had all of this. We just filled that married but separately 

Why separately though? I most cases, filing jointly provides higher standard deduction, and inheretely higher refund? This is not related to immigration, but in general...

Edited June 4 by OldUser

[Berlinito 14]

25 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Why separately though? I most cases, filing jointly provides higher standard deduction, and inheretely higher refund? This is not related to immigration, but in general...

Yeah! We know now… was a bad advice of your accounting person… as I had student visa, but now that I got my EAD we will do it next year. I already signed up my work contract with the filled taxes together

[OldUser 9,994]

Just now, Berlinito said:

Yeah! We know now… was a bad advice of your accounting person… as I had student visa, but now that I got my EAD we will do it next year. I already signed up my work contract with the filled taxes together

You know the taxes can be amended and you can still get more money back? Sure, it would require work...

[KoreaninHawaii 113]

11 hours ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

We are going to do the same for Jaycel... Her medical was Aug. 6th & 7th last year. She has a doctor's appointment on July 1st and I'm going to see if they can administer it there since I don't foresee us getting an interview before then seeing as it's already June 3rd. I am in a big group chat with other Denver AOS filers on Reddit and it seems that Denver is doing interviews for September 2024 filers this week and next (at least among the members of the group chat there's 3 September 2024 filers that have interviews this week and next)

Planning on getting her vaccine as soon as possible hopefully by the end of next week depending on availability for appointments. 

[Edward and Jaycel 1,955]

4 hours ago, KoreaninHawaii said:

Planning on getting her vaccine as soon as possible hopefully by the end of next week depending on availability for appointments. 

 

Jaycel's friend just shared her RFE - She has to submit the I-693 with parts 1-4 completed by the applicant and parts 5, 7 & 10 completed, signed and sealed by the Civil Surgeon documenting the Polio vaccine being administered

[Aserc 69]

Hello everyone. 

 

Just an update from my interview...

 

i did the errata thing that was suggested... the interview went well I think.. was nervous at times at the start of his questions after a long pauses... 

 

Questions were:

 

Basic personal details

 

Mine:

1. How did we two meet... when?

2. Date of marriage, where?

3. How does my usual day go?

 

My husband:

1. Where does he work?

2. Was there a proposal..

 

Others were follow up questions related to above...

 

We were tense at first but later on we get a bit warmed up and even shared more experiences on our trips together and he asked follow up questions too. Husband became more chatty as well 🤣 describing our first 4dx cinema experience in our trip... and how one guy lost all his popcorn.. and i gave mine as we didnt need two huge popcorns.. and how i forgot to share our first trip highlights too... hahaha

 

Only thing I was really dig into are:

 

1. how unclear my birth cert copy was, it was already the certified government issued so gotta explain how the original is on same state... and much worst now... since where I was born was a faraway village maybe.. lol so the paper used was just soooo bad that if I compare my own fathers birth cert than mine, you would think im the ancient one! 🤣🤣🤣

 

2. My medical back to where I am doing my papers.. he was saying how the doctor didnt fill it up completely or im lacking vaccines.. i just said that somehow there is only one listed affiliated clinic there and when I asked like what kind of vaccines  in the clinic all they tell me is this is official US standard vaccines (and we know it and have been doing it for years..) so of course i just had to follow and get thru it.

 

Then we were discussing they might ask for RFE... if they think we need.. i asked if i could perhaps just contact the clinic and let them fill out the form properly, the good officer says thats a possibility or if its only few additional they need..they will let us know.

 

Then fast forward today... i received a 

Cancellation Notice for Request for Additional Evidence

 

But i never even received an RFE to begin with.. it was verbatim in the interview that they might... sooooooo.. im wondering what this means..