US Immigration from Thailand

My K1 Fiance (Jinny from Thailand) arrived on Jan 22nd 2024. We were married on Feb 14th 2024 (Valentines Day) We are now on the adjustment of status journey and are confused as to what forms need to be filed.

We've been under the impression that we need to file the I-130 and I-130a and I-131 to adjust status to Green card. Now I'm seeing conflicting data concerning this. I've been questioning Why are we filling out the I-130 as it pertains to relatives and there are no relatives involved. Have more questions but this will start me in the correct direction.

Thank You for any information you may provide.

My story began in November 2023 while I was traveling around Bangkok. I found a hotel on Booking. com and out of the blue I booked it for a couple days to try. It was very close to the train station. That was one of the reasons why I booked it. The day before I was due to check in I thought I would go and find the hotel. When I walked in, there was a lovely lady working. I remember I could barely talk to her. And she had the most beautiful smile that made my heart just melt. She seemed very busy but I asked I could see the room and she took time out to show me the room. I thought that was very nice of her. After we got back to the desk I introduced myself and she gave me her name too. I told her see you tomorrow and again I was pleased to see that big smile.

The rest of that day I just could not stop thinking about her. The next day I was very happy to see her again. At this point I wanted to know more about her but didn t know what to say. The first thing that popped in my mind was to say your husband is a lucky guy. And she said I m not married, so then I said well your boyfriend, and she said I have no boyfriend. I have to say I was very happy to hear that. Later that day I was looking at booking a dinner cruise on the river but I did not want to go alone. I was very nervous because I wanted to ask her to join me. So the next day I got up the nerve and asked her if she would like to join me for the dinner cruise. She asked if she could think about it and I said of course. The next day she agreed and we both seemed very happy about our date. Our first date was spectacular for me, it was on November 26th. We were on a beautiful boat cruising the river and a great dinner and she looks so beautiful. It was a night I will never forget.

Now when I think about it, I have never went to a hotel and asked to see the room. Something brought me into that hotel on that date at that time. I feel very blessed to have met her. The next night on the 27th she asked me if I would like to go to the Loy Krathong festival after her work and of course I said yes. It was a lovely evening she showed me about the Thai cultures. On the 28th I asked her to join me for dinner at Iconsiam and she agreed. We had a very nice dinner on the 6th floor overlooking the river. We spent the next 7 weeks seeing each other almost everyday. And I proposed to her on Janurary 9th and she said yes. I had to leave Thailand on the 15th of Jan. We filed our K1 visa on Valentines day of 24. My question is, does Immigration look at the length of time we have spent together? I really did fall in love with this girl. I miss her terribly now

wife just informed me that her combo card expires near the end of March. We went the K1 visa route and Applied for Adjustment of status in July 21'

We haven't heard anything for a long time on the AOS.. We have heard other AOS in Utah are over 2.5 years now.
We have a barcode page from the original combo card that says to tear off this portion and send in to speed up your extension or replacement card.

I have searched for combo card extensions and did not see any recent threads. I've read they dont issue combo cards anymore.

I've read there is an automatic 180 extension and not the 540 days. we are not planning any travel out of country this year but you never know. She is employed in our 2 person sole proprietor company.

Can anyone direct me to the correct forms to send in? I've seen some cover letters and list of forms to send in but that was real old info

Thanks Randy and Mayuree Married for 2.8 years and doing ok.

Hello Im glad i found this topic im in the same situation as mentioned by the original poster. My K1 fianc came in on Jan 16th with her K2 child and we just got married on Feb 2nd. Im currently looking over the 485 and 765 an 131 forms and running a rough draft filling. So i was hoping to run a few thing past you guys:

1- I-485

My intentions are to take my wife and our step daughter to the SSA an get a social security card under her maiden name an my step daughter in her original name as that will be her name on all the forms. So the SSC will match my wifes Thai passport. Then im gonna file the 3 forms in my name. By the time we go to SSA and i file the forms i dont believe she will have her SSC or SSN but we would have filed

WIFE

Form I-I485

Part 1 #14 Has the SSA ever officially issued a SSC to you. (Answer) Yes

If you check yes than answer

#15 which is your SSN - - - -- --- (answer) leave blank if we dont have her card yet

#16 Do you wont SSA to issue you a SSC YES NO ((check YES)

#17 Consent for Disclouser I authorize disclouser of information for SSA to issue me a SSC YES NO (answer) Yes

K2 Child should be the same as above except her name will be the same on all forms plus her SSC

2- PART 1 Information about you when i last entered the USA

Im not sure about the choices listed as they dont seem to match the K1/K2 visa entry

Part 1 -25a was inspected at a port an admitted as (eg) exchange visitor, waived thru, temp worker, student

25b was inspected at port of entry an paroled (definitely not this one)

25c came into USA without admission (definitely not this one either)

25d Other- ( im figureing this one as writing K1/K2 Visa entry)

Also the Part 1 #26 if you were issued an I-94 Arrival Deperture record im assuming to leave blank or is that information on their (wife and step daughter) visa on their passport?

Part 1 #27 What is your current Immigration status? (If it has changed as since your arrivial)? Not sure what to answer since were married.

Part 2 #2 Are you applying for adjustment based on Immigratioin and Adjustment act (answer) NO

INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR IMMIGRANT CATAGORY

What is derivative applicant and principal applicant- im figuring this section doesn't apply to the K1/K2 visa AOS correct?

Part 6 Information about your children

my wife has 3 kids 2 that will be follow on's later this year an one that came immediatly. All 3 are listed on the I-129F when we filled and at her interview my wife told the immigrations officer that the other 2 will be follow on's.

So here on this section I'm figuring that all 3 should be listed.

3- FORM I-765

WIFE

Filed in my name and use her maiden name in the previous names sections

Part 2 #13a- Has SSA ever issued you a SSC YES NO (answer) Yes

If answered yes provide information on 13b

#13b- SSN --- -- --- (Answer) leave blank if we dont have her card yet

#14- Do you wont SSSA to issue you a SSC? YES NO (answer) Yes

#15 Consent for Disclouser- YES NO (answer) Yes

Part 2 #21a form 1-94 arrival departure record number? Where can i find that?

Thank you guys ahead of time i know its alot and alot of it has already been covered here on this thread. Im looking for feedback that im going in the right direction.

Just one more thing if for some reason we dont go to the SSA to file for cards and i file the forms will y answers change in any way. Wondering as im still filing that i still wont SSA to issue a card. Just wondering as i still intend to got sometime this week.

Hi all,

My wife passed her n400 interview and was sworn in the same day. She is traveling on March 12, but when they swore her in the workers kept the green card. My question is, can she return to the USA with her foreign passport that has her maiden name, our marriage cert and use her naturalization cert as proof of citizenship? I cannot find an answer to this scenario on the USCIS website.