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Just to update ..my ead actually didn't get rejected OR get an rfe.. I don't know what happened but god was on my side I suppose !

Just thought I would shed a little light on those of you who receive information (when sending I-485

package to Chicago lockbox) that your case is being handled by the national benefits centre....

When I got this message I was like oh ####### what's that will this take longer?!?! Luckily, it didn't it was so smooth. The whole process took me from February 8th to April 18th ..(the day I sent my first package to the day I got approved in my interview. Which is very quick.

I got my biometrics like two weeks after sending it.. Then one week later I got my interview appointment.. Then when I got approved I got my green card in about one week ) my whole experience has been great ...I didn't even send some extra documents when I filed for my ead but they still approved it and didn't send an rfe!

So just saying if anyone gets the message it's being handled by the national benefits centre don't worry! If ur journey is anything like mine u should be fine! And good luck to everybody !)))))

I had this same worry when I was preparing for my interview. All the forms I filled in when I sent my original package got deleted on the computer so I had to try and fill them all out again.. And try and get a hold of everything else to! But my experience was good in the interview, yes the uscis officer had my whole folder in front of her ..and she looked at that she didn't even look at my second folder I brought ..with all y copies in.

Still try and get all the documents they ask for on the letter, just in case, but if there's some little things u don't have don't worry too much.. Get the originals for sure though! I made copies of all of them again and when I went to give them to her she said..don't worry I already have them from the original package.

And I ink its looks better to print photos, u could easily do it at Walgreens for cheap.. But tbh a photo is a photo so..

Good luck anyway! It's not as scary as u think... Then again everyone's experience is different

No. You will need a copy of the I-485 NOA to submit an I-765 now, and you won't have that until they send you the receipts.

It's possible they will accept your I-765 but RFE you for the missing documents. I think a rejection is more likely, though.

Hmm well I suppose I could live with no EAD it's not a huge problem just a bummer ( and when u say rejection..only for the EAD right?? Not my i130 etc.. It won't affect that right?

Overstay is not penalised for immediate relatives of a US citizen, so even if you incur any overstay (which sounds unlikely) it will have no bearing on your case.

You must submit each form's initial evidence regardless of how many forms you submit concurrently. For an I-765 you must enclose two passport photos and a copy of a government-issued photo identity document (passport, visa, driver's licence, ID card, etc.). You may receive an RFE for these, or more likely your I-765 will be rejected and returned to you and you will have to resubmit it, this time with the proper evidence.

Okay thank you... So ..wow that kind of sucks they have that info right there already but okay...so is it possible for me to do another I-765 with the evidence needed...and sent it to Chicago..even though they haven't even relcieved my other package yet... And if I sent it alone would I need to inform them about why I have sent it and that it is joined to a I-130 and I-485 of mine?

Hello everybody...hope your all well

Just two questions here..

1) I just sent my I-130&i-485 concurrently today for AOS and they said it would be at the Chicago lockbox by Friday..I'm still worried about overstaying..my VWP 90 days ends in 12 days!!!

I've been hearing that unless you get a notice of receipt from the uscis your technically illegal and they can deny ur application for that..is this true?

I was hoping because I'd sent the forms before the 90days expires it was ok? Verify anyone?

Second question.. I sent all the required documents for I-130 and I-485.. Then towards the end I realized there wasn't fees for form I-765 when sent with those forms..so I just did that form and put it with the I-485.. The thing is I didn't put any passport photos extra or anything for this form. ..only the ones for the I-485

Is that a problem... Will not having docs for I-765 effect my entire application or will they just not authorize work?

Thank you for any information you have ... Appreciate it ...

Make sure you don't rush too much though. If your paperwork is denied instead of RFE'd for missing things, etc. you have no appeal on VWP. You would simply be deported.

what kind of things doo they deny you for?

No actually your multiple visits combined with being a member here for so long already indicates that you were making sure you were ready and fully sure it would work before doing it. It's a shame those jobs you apparently had lined up over Christmas (per your previous posts) can't happen now you had this "sudden change in events".

Either way it's your life and your status you're messing with and has no impact on me. So good luck to you.

Well if that was the case i'm the worst organised person ever, intending on something like that would mean i would have all the documents ready, i wouldnt be asking my family to find all my documents-- because if they dont find them in time guess what, ill be going home! And that certainly wouldn't have been my 'intention'

You've been a member since April. Are you sure you want to file? Your previous posts before entering the US indicate you had intent. You know intent is immigration fraud right?

So? I first became a memeber because i was filing an i-130 with my father, and i needed help. & since making the majoritity of my pervious posts i have been to the US numerous times since so.. no i didn't intend on it or i would have done that ages agoooooooooo.

Did you guys plan this, I mean the adjustment of status on the vwp?

We planned to get married one day but this trip was meant to be for two and a half weeks, infact we were about to break up but it was a sudden change of events, and he proposed, and i looked into it and realised i could stay and handle things here ..

British citizen, came on VWP, marrying my US boyfriend on 9th JAN 13.

Basically guys, forms just stress me out ..and it might just be me but i find them so confusing.

I take it i do the i-130? and do i also do the G-325 for me and him, the i-485, the i-693 and the i-765?

I know everyones directing me to this page and that page but i'd just prefer it if someone who has maybe done this before tells me these are the forms u need to do..and which order to send them, because i don't know if im supposed to send all these completed forms at the same time, or send some then wait for a notice of approval saying to continue with this form or that form...

Also, my VWP ends on feb 11 2013, and i need to begin my AOS before then so i dont 'overstay' , but if i cant get all the correct information in time to send all the forms completed before that date.. can i just send the i-130 package first?

Like everyone i just want to do things quickly and correctly, dont want any 'overstays' .

( Just another question, a girl i know did what i'm doing but she was from Mexico on a 6 month visa, she's helping me out showing me the forms but would the forms she completed be different to what i should be doing???

THANKYOU, AND MERRY CHRISTMAS )))))))))))) :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :dance: :dance:

Hi!

Basically, Have you ever applied for permanent residence status in U.S. means have you applied for adjustment of status which means, have you filled out and submitted the i-485 form with the right documentation?

So, think of that question like that. As I see things, you got the i-130 approved which is just the petition, approved or not, that only gives you a green light to move forward and then continue with the process to get your permanent residence. But, the i-130 approved or not doesn't grant any immigration status as it is just the petition. Said that, if you only got the i-130 but never went on, therefore never applied for permanent residence. Does it make sense? That would be your answer in that case.

For tourism/Exchange/Student visas, they ask: Has anyone ever filled an immigrant petition on you behalf? if you see this question, then it would be yes, as the i-130 is the petition. Is that clear ?

Hope my answer is helpful to you and merry christmas!!

Yeah that's true, so i should say No then? I was thinking it would be a No but then i thought if they found i had, they would accuse me of lying etc, so i thought it was best to put yes, just to be safe. .. although, i couldnt answer the 'final disposition' bit, soooo i'll put No then

I'm doing the i-130 to adjust status, as im marrying a US citizen here in USA whilst on VWP.

I'm looking through the documents and i can see a question saying 'Have you ever applied for permanent residence status in U.S'? If yes, give date and place of filing and final disposition'....

About a year ago my father who is a US citizen filed the i-130 with him as the petitioner, for me, the benificiary or whatever that is called... we sent of the package for the i-130 and got back a letter a few months later saying approved, and saying the next stages we needed to do such as medical exam and some other forms.. however we did not continue after recieving the first approved letter, because we realised we could not obtain it anyway because my father didnt reside in US and hasnt for many years ..

Do i say yes or no on the i-485?? Yes i have technically filed before, but i cant remember the date, and i have no final disposition?

Also, will the first application i started filing with my father cause problems with the new one ill be filing with my husband??

Thankyou!

To get one you would have needed to have entered with a Visa. Which you did not.

Oh okay thankyou, so on the form i would write N/A ?

Well it doesnt answer my question..

I want to know if I have one, need one, and where i can find it if i do ..

Hey everyone, so i'm here on the VWP and me and my boyfriend have decided to get married on jan 9th..so im planning the forms and everything and slowly getting things together .. I know i need my birth certificate and all that but this girl from Mexico who did the same as what im going to be doing told me i need my 1-94 record.. what the hell is this??

and also where do i find this?

Is this my application number for my VWP application?

I heard something about it being on the boarding card you fill in when you land but, you hand that in when you leave the airport.. so i don't know any numbers on that? Im lost, i have no clue what this number is or where to find it, but i need to put it on my i-130 form..

I'm british, do i not have one, maybe she's different because she's from Mexico and wasnt on a VWP?

Please help, im in a rush to get things started so i can send things ASAP!

THANKS ")

Guys thanks for all the help..

Just a couple more questions though because i have so many questions going through my head..i have been here almost a month now, havent dont the marriage yet, but were going to do the registry on wednesday, then we have to wait for a date to go infront of the judge..im worried that this will all take too much time!!? Do i have to have sent of the application in order for them to not class me as an overstay? And how do i even know if they recieve it before my 90 days is up..? Also should i be doing the i-130? ...

Actually, the burden of proof is on the USCIS to prove the beneficiary entered with the intent to circumvent the law.

The burden to the applicant and the beneficiary is to prove they have a valid relationship.

I mean i thought the whole 'intent to enter and marry' business would already be done with because thats what's decided on entering the country, if they thought for one minute i was planning on all of this they would have sent me back, or atleast interrogated me a bit more - Obviously in the interview and stuff they will be checking the marriage is for real and not just so i can be in the US ( but im from the UK so it's not like im escaping from a terrible country ya know) but anyways, i didn't know they would go back to all that intent to marry stuff, because that worries me because all i have at home is my family friends and college .. i have no strong ties, but this was enough to let me in the country so....

I have no problem proving our relationship but not much defense in proving it wasn't planned ? :S

1 yes, you can stay the full 90 days.

2 technically, you would not be overstaying until after the 90 days allowed, marrying while visiting is not against the law

3 If you get married and decide to stay you have to adjust your status, for that, you can read the guide section on this website. However, coming to this country and utilizing your visitor's visa to get married and adjust status, is illegal and, will earn you a permanent ban from the country.The burden of proof falls upon you to demonstrate that your initial intentions were not to marry your boyfriend when you were coming just for a short visit. And, do not worry, they will not come and get you, you are OK for the full 90 days.

I strongly suggest you read the guides. Good Luck

Okay thankyou very muchh, could you please send me a link to the guides because im not sure which route and forms im supposed to be doing etc..

Hey guys.. So i got into the US again for the fifth time in like 2 years, even though I had an 84 day trip just 2 months ago, but anyway that doesn't matter bottom line is i got in all good, told them i was coming for 2 and a half weeks, ( i came wednesday 14th nov ) and im supposed to be going home tomorrow - HOWEVERR plans suddently changed quite dramatically, my boyfriend here asked me to marry him, so we got engaged, but now we also decided that there's not much stopping me from staying here...and we want to marry here and i want to adjust status here, he is a US citizen..

So my question is, 1) I'm supposed to go tomorrow but they stamped in my passport the regular 90 days so does that mean even if i wanted to stay here 90 days i could? 2) Am i allowed to overstay the date i said i would be leaving in order to marry him sometime next week? 3) When you do get married whats the process? am i allowed to do this, it seems to good to be true?

Im also really scared that they will be coming after me or something as im supposed to go tomorrow but im not going to be???

Please helpp..

Hey Guys just another question

As some people know im going to NJ again for the 5th time since May 2011, and planning to go in about a month ( a month and a half since my last trip )

Just wondering, i'm signing back into college so will documents showing that be evidence for return, and im working part time in my dads company too, even though he's my dad would a professional letter from him saying im returning to work be good evidence too?

Alsoooooo - You know when CBP officers scan your passport what information does it show them? I always say im visiting my boyfriend but people are recommending i try to not mention that, without telling a lie - if i did this what could i say that would be believable of an 19 year old alone female traveller? and also, if i didnt mention my bf would they know about him anyway because possibly they wrote that on the system ?

Don't want to get caught out, and certainly don't want to lie but, if i can say something that's actually true like, spending my birthday money and going xmas shopping, should i mention that instead of, visiting my bf and his sisters new born baby............

Thanks

Your dad's application won't affect one by your fiance/ spouse. I think you have a decent chance for the ten days, with a return ticket and maybe a pic of the new baby etc, but do be prepared for disappointment... you may want to fly via Dublin so if you are turned back, it is not so far.

Perhaps i might delay my trip for a bit longer and head out at the end of november so i'm there for his birthday, and then i've been out 2 months exactly.. and how does that work then i saw people talking about doing that but why would it make a difference? Do they check you when u arrive at dublin and then not check you again in USA? or...

I'm not that fond of connecting flights though because i travel alone and i find that bad as it is

Thankyou Btw, do you know wether the fact that my dad previously applied for an i130 for me would have any affect on a k-1 visa, or another i130 or whatever? We only did the first stage of it and it got approved but then we couldnt continue it..

God no! if you entered with your American father, as a visitor on the VWP, they WILL assume you have immigrant intent.

It sounds like you've given some thought to "suddenly changing your mind".

I think i'm just trying too hard ..

But what the hey i'm going to go and just wish for the best --and if i get denied well, it's an experience, an unfortunate one..but still an experience, and if it wont affect the k-1 i suppose all is not lost, he'll have to come to me until we are ready to make that step, whatever happens i just want to be with the person i love so being denied won't stop me being with him so, I don't have much to lose ..

Thankyou to everyone though advice was helpful, i guess i'll be back to let you know what happened .. D: ..

Technically it's legal, but if you really have ties to your home country you can't just drop everything for 3 months while you wait for AP to let you back in if you leave. Most people have actual life things to close out, like ending their leases (or not wanting to break lease and end up being penalised) or because they're unable to work in the US for a while they want to work in their home country while the I-130 is processing to save as much money as possible before they move over. Money to help them ship their stuff, or buy the stuff they "need" to live here, or money to help them live while they look for a job (just because you CAN work doesn't mean you'll find a job right away). It's the most rational choice. None of us "like" being apart from our spouses or fiance's but as adults we realise this sometimes has to happen to make sure we give our new life together the best possible chance (money stress is a huge reason for relationships breaking down).

The thing is i'm 18 years old i'm not at the age to have 'proper' ties, all i can say is the truth - i'm currently working in my dads business to get work experience whilst im hunting down a full time job, and im going to start another college course, but i don't really class that as ties? but that's all i got --

My father might actually be coming on this trip with me now, hes a US citizen, do you think him being there will stop waving any red flags a little bit?