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    DV2012 - Too late to apply?

    in Diversity Lottery Visas

    Posted

    Does the entire process through to approval of GC need to happen prior to the end of Sept 2012?

    Yes, the interview and the approval have to happen until end of September (= within the Fiscal Year 2012).

    If this winner did not send his application (basically the forms DS-230 and DSP-122 and passport pictures) to the KCC yet he or she can still do it. I can only guess about the chances of success but my guess would be that it works out fine if he or she wastes no more time.

    AOS process after DV lottery win for E2 visa holder

    in Diversity Lottery Visas

    Posted · Edited by akvisa

    Hello,

    An Italian friend of mine is here in the US on an E2 investor's visa since about 15 years and has now won in the DV2013 lottery. How does she have to proceed now with her AOS?

    Does she first have to send the forms DS-230 and DSP-122 to the KCC (like the winners who go through the consular process) and indicate there that she wants to do AOS or does she have to apply directly for AOS?

    Will she later need a police certificate from Italy or is this not necessary in this case?

    Thanks for your help!

    akvisa

    Checklist of everything I need to send for AOS...

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted

    Below here is the text of the cover letter used for the (successful) AOS application of my wife. It lists pretty much every document that we submitted. Good Luck.

    *************************************************************************************************

    Re.: I-485 Submission – Immediate Relative (Spouse) Family Based Adjustment of Status Application

    To Whom It May Concern

    Enclosed please find

    1) Form I-485, Application to Adjustment of Status and supporting documents,

    2) Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization and supporting documents,

    3) Form I-131, Application for Travel Document and supporting documents.

    Contents include:

    1) Form G-1145 – Form for E-notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

    2) Check payment in the amount of $1,070.00

    3) Form I-485 – Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

    - Copy of I-797 - Notice of Action, Approval of K1 petition, dated 05/15/2011

    - Certified copy of Marriage Certificate, dated 09/15/2011

    - Copy of passport – details page; K1 visa page; entry stamp page

    - Copy of I-94 – arrival/departure record, front and back

    - Copy of birth certificate incl. translation

    - 2 passport photos

    - Copy of I-693 – Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (in a closed envelope as received from the Consulate General in Frankfurt, Germany)

    - Form G-325A – Biographic Information

    - Form I-864 – Affidavit of Support, completed by my husband John Doe

    - supporting documents from my husband John Doe: copies of Tax Returns for 2010, 2009, 2008; last three JPMorgan Chase Bank statements; last three Chase mortgage statements

    - supporting documents from myself: 2011 Deutsche Bank transactions; JPMorgan Chase Bank activity (newly opened account)

    4) Form I-765 – Application for Employment Authorization

    - Copy of passport – details page; K1 visa page; entry stamp page

    - Copy of I-94 – arrival/departure record, front and back

    - 2 passport photos

    5) Form I-131 – Application for Travel Document

    - Copy of passport – details page; K1 visa page; entry stamp page

    - Copy of I-94 – arrival/departure record, front and back

    - 2 passport photos

    Copies of documents submitted are exact copies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date.

    Regards

    Jane Doe

    *************************************************************************************************

    AOS from K1 - some interview questions

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted

    Hello,

    We filed for my wife's AOS (along with AP and EAD) on July 13, 2011 and just got the interview appointment letter for October 18, 2011 (in Phoenix). This letter has quite a long list of items to bring to the interview and some of these I find confusing:

    "A certified copy of your Marriage Document issued by the appropriate civil authority." - An original "Certified Abstract Of Marriage" from the Superior Court has been already submitted together with the AOS application. Do we now have to bring a second original "Certified Abstract Of Marriage" with us to the interview?

    "Original and copy of each supporting document that you submitted with your application. Otherwise, we may keep your originals for our records." - Does that mean that we have to bring not only the originals of all copies that we submitted together with the AOS application (that is, of course, clear) but also a second set of copies?

    "Supporting evidence of your relationship, such as copies of any documentation regarding joint assets or liabilities you and your spouse may have together." - It is clear that we bring everything about our relationship that we submitted already for the I-129F and the DS-156K applications (mainly many photos, many travel documents, many phone records) - plus photos from our marriage, plus a few photos from activities here since then. Besides that we have only a joint car insurance for both of our cars, joint credit cards (cards with the same number in her name and in my name; the account as such is in my name but I could probably change that into a joint account but would not know wether we would get statements in both our names before the interview), and joint Sam's Club cards (cards with the same number in here name and in my name).

    Is that enough "evidence of relationship" or do we need more even though we are only married since a short time?

    So far I was quite relaxed about the whole thing but now I get a little nervous. This may have to do with our story:

    I am originally from Germany but now US citizen. I was never married before. My wife was married twice before and got divorced once in 1997 and once in 2007. Her second husband was here in the US with an R visa but they separated soon after arriving here in 2003. A couple of months after they split we started our relationship, visited each other at least three times a year since then here and in Germany, have many beautiful photos from us from all the years since 2003, and finally married in June 2011 after my wife (then still fiance) arrived here with a K1 visa. Getting the K1 visa was very easy, the interview at the consulate in Frankfurt took only 10 or 15 minutes and then the visa was approved. Now we live together in my house, have a good time and my wife will start to work as soon as she gets the EAD or the green card. Does that sound like a good and believable relationship, or do we have to do more here?

    Would be great if I could get some input regarding both points - 1. what to bring to the interview, and 2. what you guys think we might have to expect for the interview. Thanks.

    Greetings - akvisa

    AOS/EAD/AP after K1 - Total fee? How many photos?

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted

    Hello,

    I'm trying to finish the AOS/EAD/AP forms for my wife who came here on a K1 visa and have for now two questions:

    1) Is it correct that the total fee for AOS plus EAD plus AP is $1070 if all three forms get sent in together? If not, what is the total fee?

    2) Should we send these three forms with just one cover letter and altogether two photos or should we send them (in one envelope) with three cover letters and separate photos for each form?

    Thanks a lot!

    akvisa

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