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As far as I know, embassies tend to automatically extend all petitions, as long as the packet 3 is sent back to the embassy before the expiration date. If not, it's usually assumed that the application is abandoned.

You should make every effort to file as soon as possible to protect your legal status. Form I-485 instructions state that you're not eligible for adjustment of status if your authorized stay expired before you filed the AOS application.

It's OK to call (or email) the embassy to inquire about the packet.

Good luck!

You can just put 'Unknown at present', or 'To be determined'.

Good luck!

- You don't have to show up in person at your local office. When filing for Adjustment of Status, K1 and K3 Visa holders are now required to submit their paperwork to the National Address (Chicago Lockbox) instead of at their local CIS office. This procedure became effective for all applicants in April 2005.

U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

P.O. Box 805887

Chicago, IL 60680-4120

If you live in Texas, Oklahoma or New Mexico, you may be required to follow special application procedures. Please read here to find out if this applies to you.

- You should make every effort to get the Adjustment application filed within 90 days of the fiance(e) entering the United States, which is when the K-1 status expires, as indicated on the I-94.

Filing for Adjustment of Status within the 90 days protects your legal status. Your legal status as a K1 expires after 90 days, married or not. The only way to protect your legal status is to apply for Adjustment of Status, and the only way to maintain continuous legal status is to file for AOS before the K1 visa expires. On the practical side, it is often difficult to arrange for the marriage, and get all the paperwork ready in time to file for AOS within 90 days. Many newsgroup couples have filed for AOS a few days or weeks after the 90 day limit with no problems. Thus far, newsgroup experience has shown this is not a major issue with local USCIS (INS) offices.

Good luck!

Hi,

My AOS got touched today and I recieved an RFE..... will this affect my AP?

Thanks

No, it won't affect your AP. AOS and AP are processed separately.

Good luck!

I'd think the petition is officially 'submitted' when they receive it. If the petition gets lost in the mail and they never receive it, it's as if you've never submitted it.

thanks! anyone can recommend a cheap place to do the medical exam in the LA area?

You can't go to any hospital or center to take your medical exam....find one that was designated by the USCIS

You can find the list of designated civil surgeons on the USCIS site:

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00048f3d6a1RCRD

I think if you don't send it with your AOS application, you are likely to get a RFE, which can slow the whole process. So it's probably better to have the exam before.

I think the only reason why it's better not to have the medical exam too early is because it's only good for a year and there is a possibility that it will expire during the Adjustment of Status process. Other than that, I don't see why you shouldn't have it right now. Good luck!

Just in case you need the forms

I-693:

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-693.pdf

I-693A:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/pdf/ti-03/appdx-a_693vacc.pdf

since USCIS. gov have change their website interface i don't know where to go to check my case, can anyone help me please?

https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/index.jsp

The guide recomends sending form I-693a and the instructions for I-485 state "vaccination supplement."

but...the paper given to her by the doctor in Serbia is called a "Vaccination Documentation Worksheet" to be used in conjuction with DS-2053.

Will the form that we have do? I hope so. lol. It's been a few months since I've had the pleasure of freaking out over tiny details. Here we go again. Weeeeeeeee.

Thanks all.

For adjustment of status, you need the I-693a form ("vaccination supplement"). http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/pdf/ti-03/appdx-a_693vacc.pdf

Vaccination supplement must be completed by a designated civil surgeon. http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/exec/cs/index.asp

If you have a copy of her vaccination documentation from Serbia, or any kind of vaccination record, take it to a civil surgeon and have them complete the I-693a form. If you don't have the vaccination documentation, they may have to do some tests to determine if she needs to be vaccinated. You will get the I-693a in a sealed envelope. It should NOT be opened. You need to submit the envelope with your Adjustment of Status application. Good luck!

The only other way it could conceivably be listed is to list the address she currently lives at, say she stopped living there while she was here, and then list that same address again for when she left the US.

I think that would probably be the best.

Physical or mental disorder is considered dangerous if it is associated with behavior that may pose, or has posed, a threat to the property, safety, or welfare of the alien or others.