Adjustment of status from J1 visa

[TheFirstOne001 0]

Hello everyone,

 

My wife (US citizen) and I (J1 visa without 2 year requirement) have moved from the UK in April of this year. We initially moved to the US because of job opportunities which was meant to be for 2 years and then go back to Europe after that. Now we are thinking of staying in the US. 

 

From our understanding, we would be eligible for adjustment of status. I wanted to ask when to apply for AOS, and how to justify the AOS while on a J1 visa.

 

We are wondering if we should get a lawyer to help with this. We previously did a spousal visa for my wife in the UK without any issues. That involved showing evidence of relationship (5 years of joint lease and joint bank accounts in the UK, pictures together, paying council tax together). Our only concern is that we do not have much history in the US. We have a joint bank account, we have a joint lease, and we are the beneficiaries of our life insurance policies. Would the evidence from the UK still count, or is it US specific only.

 

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

 

[OldUser 10,506]

You can adjust. Include old and new evidence from both UK and US.

 

The biggest hurdle may be showing financial capability to support for I-864

Edited 8 hours ago by OldUser

[TheFirstOne001 0]

Thank you for the quick response. What is the cut off for income for the I-864? From what I understood it is $26,437, which should not be an issue. 

 

In terms of the next steps, would it be too early to adjust? Do we need to provide a cover letter as to why we are applying? If there is a guide on the forum here, that would be greatly appreciated. We had a look at Boundless website for information, but not too sure if that is trustworthy

[OldUser 10,506]

8 minutes ago, TheFirstOne001 said:

In terms of the next steps, would it be too early to adjust? 

No

 

8 minutes ago, TheFirstOne001 said:

Do we need to provide a cover letter as to why we are applying?

 

No. You can include table of contents and that's pretty much it. No need to justify why you're adjusting.

 

There is a guide on Visa Journey.

 

9 minutes ago, TheFirstOne001 said:

Thank you for the quick response. What is the cut off for income for the I-864? From what I understood it is $26,437, which should not be an issue. 

 

 

The more the better. Anything above 40K, as long as you don't have dependants or alimony to pay is OK.

 

 

Here's official numbers

 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p

 

Good luck!

 

 

[Boiler 48,019]

Sooner the better