MarisolT

I thought as much but you know how it is when you are sitting there infront of them you wish they would just tell u something lol

My mother had her AOS interview yesterday, they asked her the basic questions, took her I-94 and told us we would get a decision in the mail within 90 days...

I asked the IO if there was any reason why she couldnt be approved on the spot and he said that they "never" tell people they are approved on the spot.

I was confused because my father had his interview last month at this same office and he was approved on the spot. Im not sure if we should be worried about this or if it was just this particular IO being strict? (he was very old)

Congratulations!!! HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE SMOOTH SAILING FROM NOW ON

You dont HAVE to go, but if ita at all possible go with them.. I just went thru this with my father and will do it again with my mother on the 17th. I also have to fly from Ohio to Wisconsin, I am also my parent's interpreter so I kinda have to but either way I think it looks better if you actually go with them.

I would take a copy of everything "you already submitted" in case they ask you for it... with some IO's you just never know

It is mailed, but only takes about a week or so, not too bad...

Even if they get direct deposit there should be some sort of paystub, most companies are now green so they dont actually give you one but it should be able to be printed if needed. Letter of employment verifying wages would also be helpful. Last years income tax return and like someone else mentioned, originals and copies of everything you sent in your initial packet

Well I am already an INDIANA resident ... I'm not a US resident though. There's a difference.

However I think the BMV probably will take your definition.

Thanks. I am not worried, but its the local cops that will pull me over and question me about my licence.

As long as you dont do anything that prompts them to pull you over you should be fine... people around here drive w/o a license all the time (not that its ok, but...)

Thats good news!!

Where in wisconsin are you? My parents live in Beloit and are also going thru the Milwaukee office

I understand they are a call center, but they should at least understand the basics of what the immigration process is... why are they paying these people if they are no help to anyone? wasting tax payers money.....

As you can see even though I sent in both of my parent's packets together and with the same documentation in each, their cases took very different paths for whatever reason.... Their interviews are almost a month apart, and thats with us answering to the RFE's within one or two days, we would get the letter in the mail put everything together and send it back again the next day.

If you have any specific questions PM me, i'd be happy to help

My mother got RFE's twice for the I-693 even though both times it was filed correctly, the first time they claim they did not get it when I KNOW I sent it... the second time they claimed it was the wrong version but our CS checked everything again and it was the latest version everything filled out and signed so we simply resent he packet. All said and done we sent them my mom's I-693 THREE TIMES!!! They also claimed they did not recieve her I-864 and supporting documents which AGAIN where mailed in the same envelope! I believe they lost them and were making it seem like WE didnt send them and of course it is OUR fault... but anyways, it was a matter of making more copies and sending it again so all in all nothing huge but ver very annoying.

My father got an RFE because I forgot to include a copy of his I-94 with his packet.

Depending on how old your wife is, she probably wont need many of the shots listed on the form. My parents only needed 3 of them (they are over 50). We got a list of the shots they needed and simply went to the local health department and had them done for $15 a piece and took the shot record back to the CS and they included it in the packet.

This might be easier than looking for an CS that speaks your wife's lenguage or paying someone to officially translate.

WOW!! Yea that is very weird, I have been able to follow my parent's progress this way with no problems but I am reading that it doesnt seem to work for lots of people....

I called the USCIS hotline the first time my mom got an RFE for documentation that was submitted with the original package!! All they could tell me was what the letter infront of me said and that if I didnt like the RFE to consult with a lawyer?? They are beyond worthless

Thanks

You have to register on the USCIS qebsite to recieve updates on your case, this might have saved you a lot of headaches from what I read. Since you can follow and chck your case online you would have known that the letters had been sent and the date of your appts.

You can sign up here, all you need is your receipt numbers:

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/login.jsp

Here are my suggestions from my experience:

1. Correct, no fees for EAD or AP if filed along with the I-485

2. No, only the $1070 fee applies

3. They are proccesed concurrently, you will recieve NOA's for all forms submitted and go from there. EAD and AP should be processed within 90 days regardless of how long the I485 takes

4. The timeline depends on your field office and their workload, also whether or not you get RFE's after filing and how long it takes you to answer back. From my experience, it took my father 3 months, we sent the packet in July and he has his interview this last Thursday (October)

5. Yes, treat each form separetly and send in what it asks for, you cannot assume that all your paperwork will stay together and you dont want it returned because something was missing.

You can send both applications together, I used a big rubber band to separate the documents. The I-130 and all supporting documents rubber-banded together and the I-485 and all supporting documents in a different rubber band. I've heard of people using big paper clips as well. Anything you can do to make it easier for them to sort thru the information. I also included a cover letter detailing the contents and separated things with color coded sheets of paper and leveled them.

I would send update form with supporting evidence, letter from employer verifying husband's new position and salary, a couple of paystubs showing new income, etc. Just be sure to send the supporting evidence since the difference is huge, otherwise they might question if you changed it just to make the cut.

My father had his AOS interview yesterday in Milwaukee, it was the easiest part of the whole process!

We got called in, they swore us in, veryfied our names, addresses, and DOBs. Asked to see my birth certificate, my dad's bith certificate and my citizenship certificate. They asked my father the obligatory "have you ever killed anyone?" questions and that was it!!

They said his greencard would be in the mail soon and last nite I got an update that his greencard was ordered for production. Hopefully he gets it very soon

My mother's interview is next month, hoping for a similar experience

If your father in law's income is enough in it of itself to fulfill the requirement then you DO NOT have to include his wife. Even though their taxes were done jointly, you would only need to send in a copy of HIS W-2 as proof of income.

It sounds like your mother in law was a sponsor previously NOT your father in law (hope I understood correctly) in that case the answer to the question "have you sponsored any other person?" would be NO. Unless he did fill out an I-864A for that other girl....

I would double check with your in-law's as to exactly who signed what for whom and make sure you have accurate information before completing the I-864

The I-485 and also the I-765 if you are applying for EAD

I figured as much since I had to do the same going from resident to citizen, like you said your SSN number is yours forever LOL!

It was back in 93 or 94 I believe (yes, a long time ago) I just figured it might be best to have a card that doesnt have the "not valid for work" even if it only changes to "only valid with EAD" or something like that... some employers arent as up with the immigration lingo as we'd like

My mother got her EAD in the mail today, I assume she now has to apply for a SSN in order to actually be able to apply for jobs. She does have a "not valid for work" SSN that she was issued when she first entered the country years ago (tourist SSN, idk)

So do they just let her keep the same number and just update her status or will they give her a whole new number? Looking over the SSN application it asks if she has ever been issued a SSN before, which we checked YES and wrote the number, so Im guessing she'll get to keep it but am not sure... anyone had an experience like this before?