whosdaman

Hello,

I actually asked this question earlier in the year in this thread which details why I have two different addresses:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/544039-two-different-residence-addresses/

My question now, as the filing date approaches, is, what do I write in the address box? Some of her mail does go to my parents' residence as well as the address that we informed USCIS of her current address. However, all of my mail only goes to my parents' address and my ID still has their address as my address.

Do put the address where I live with her under "Information About You, the Conditional Resident" and put the address that I reside with my parents in the daytime under "Information About the Petitioning Spouse..."?

What is the best method on doing this? Can anyone chime on their experience?

Thanks.

Thanks Cheezees, pleasure to meet your acquaintance as well.

The parcel is in northern Nevada about an hour from Reno.

Thanks again for giving me hope.

If anyone else has anything to chime in with their experiences or advice, I'd gladly appreciate.

You can write a note explaining the addresses. It's not as uncommon as you think. When my husband and I first filed for my green card, I lived in NYC and he lived in Wisconsin. I also have not changed my name (I find it a somewhat sexist practice). You'll be fine. Good luck!

Hi Cheezees,

Thank you for easing my worries.

Was that for the I-751? Were your Drivers Licenses also different?

I also agree about it being a sexist practice. I'd change my name but I personally do not like her surname hehe.

I am planning on writing a will (my mother has been telling me to do it for ages) and also adding her to my company life insurance. I also own a parcel of property that I bought in February and I think it would be wise to add her to that as well (I was avoiding it because I don't want her to get sued in the event that someone sues me).

By the way, I just saw your avatar. The wife and I are also vegans. After we got married she (didn't force her to) came to the dark side Now we make a lot of our own foods such as chicken, mayonaisse, etc.! I am a happy vegan going on 11 years!

Thank you.

Hello everyone,

My wife and I will be filing the I-751 in November, 90 days prior to her conditional green card anniversary.

Something just came to mind when doing our taxes and thought I would ask here.

We both live together but have two different addresses (on W2, car insurance and drivers license). Both addresses are two blocks away from each other (before we met she was already living in that building). Here's the reason (I'll give numbers to make it easier):

1. I take care of my parents in the daytime (her and I have two different work schedules) and go to her residence in the evening when she gets off of work and stay on the weekends.

2. I have all my paper work going to my parents address and, after the AOS, we had changed her residence online for all her paperwork from USCIS to go to her address. This also includes both of our car insurance providers (I am on my mothers plan which goes to my parents home and I am also on her plan which goes to her home).

So when I looked at the W2 forms for 2014 the address on hers and my own were obviously different. However, the main address that I wrote on the tax return itself is my own address (filed jointly for 2013 and 2014 but she wasn't working the first year because she didn't have the Work Visa).

She also has a different surname. We didn't change it due to various reasons:

1. Didn't want to mess up any prior documents

2. She has loans still in South Korea

3. Cultural reasons (usually South Koreans do not change surnames)

Now, I believe that this may (or will) raise a red flag for USCIS. Is there anything that we can do in the event that there it is flagged to justify our living situation?

Thank you all for your time.

Hi guys,

Why? She is now married to a USC and if you file the AOS or not before her current visa expires she will only accumulate over-stay days that will be forgiven when her AOS is approved. Once you file for AOS she is granted a period of authorized stay until the AOS is approved or denied. So she does not need to enroll in another semester for immigration reasons. Maybe there is a class she wants to take.

I would have made a photocopy of the original Marriage Certificate and sent that in with the AOS package. Of course I did not need to as I received 6 certified copies when I submitted the Marriage Certificate to be filed and received the original back 3 days later. Must live in a more efficient county than LA county.

Good luck,

Dave

Her I-94 has a D/S status and her Visa does not expire until 2014 (or 2017, I forget). She also has a Social Security number because she came here (the first time) as an Intern.

If I submit the AOS, can I do so without the Certified Marriage Certificate? Should I just photocopy the "Customer Copy" and send that with it and wait for a response from them? I never was able to hold the original Marriage Certificate. The official took it himself!

On the VSJ guideit mentions (if filing for spouse) regarding the I-485. What does that mean?

That is not correct in the guide, you simply don't need to include that for the 485, you can look at the 485 instructions. The guide actually includes some other things that are not needed. An exception to this is the following: I think that if either of you changed your names, then the copy of the marriage certificate is the only document you have that shows that, so I think the copy should be included in that case.

How is it that it takes so long to process and file these papers? Can I not just go in after 2 weeks and have them print it out on the spot rather than wait for it in the mail?

My guess is that every place has different rules, so what I would do is to call and see if you can get it earlier in some way.

Ah I see. Luckily you answered my question here. Any other things that I should be aware of that is different from the site?

Here's a new question (and sorry if this is not allowed). Since I am a student and only work part-time, I am a little short on the required 125% poverty level. My friend is going to do a joint sponsor. I read that in the past, we would have to get it notorized but not anymore. Is this true? Also, do I need to submit his recent tax forms too with the packet (or is it just my tax forms)?

We got married in Norwalk, and had to wait 4-6 weeks as well! Finally arrived a month exactly!

My husband says it takes for ever to get anything done round here lol

Boooo! Good Luck!!!

I actually went to Norwalk because it had a good rating on Yelp! with people saying how fast it was there.

Thanks for the well wishes guys!

Thanks for all the responses guys. It seems like this is going to be a painful wait!

A copy of the marriage certificate is only required for the I-130, not the I-485, so you would only need to submit one copy. You can submit a photocopy of an original certified copy and then take an original certified copy to the interview, but you will need at least one original first before you can make a photocopy of it.

On the VSJ guideit mentions (if filing for spouse) regarding the I-485. What does that mean?

Also thanks for answering my quesition. I wasn't sure if the photocopy was good enough or if I needed to send the original.

We were married in LA County (Long Beach) end of October 2012 and it took us about 8 to 9 weeks. You know the records office in Norwalk, I still cringe every time I think about that place.

Hope they got quicker in the process.

How is it that it takes so long to process and file these papers? Can I not just go in after 2 weeks and have them print it out on the spot rather than wait for it in the mail?

Looks like she has to enroll in another semester in school....

You should have done a search before getting married in LA county. I started a thread about this subject a couple of months ago, saying that if you get married in Santa Barbara County, you can get the certified copies of the marriage cert on the same day. San Diego is also fast. Having said that, it probably won't take the full 6 weeks that they are claiming.

I wish I did...

Hello everyone,

Sorry for all these questions and if they have been asked before. I did a quick search and nothing answered my specific questions.

I recently got married in Los Angeles, California, and would like ot get the certified copy as soon as possible. After the marriage was finalized, the official who wed us told me to go to the window (since I had originally ordered only one copy when we got the license). When I went there, the clerk told me she couldn't do anything and that I had to wait upwards of 4 to 6 weeks until I could make the request.

The problem is that I would like to get my wife's immigration papers sent in as soon as possible but now I can't because of the wait. Is it possible to wait for a week after our marriage and then go in personally to have them print it out on the spot? I only ask because I saw on some other sites (almost 4 years to 8 years ago) some people recommending it rather than waiting the 6 weeks.

You may wonder why I need to do the papers quickly. My wife is here on an F1 student visa on a D/S and I would like to send these papers in so she does not have to enroll another semester at the school. I do not want to jeopardize her legal status within this country so I am thinking it is better for her to enroll for another semester if I have to wait 6 weeks for the copies.

Also, I need two copies for the immigration I-130 and I-485 packets. Can I just photocopy one Certified copy twice and send that in or do I need to send two original Certified copies? If I do need two, does that mean that after the 6 weeks, I have to wait another 6 weeks for the second one?

Thanks for your time!