VFittipaldi

I got my passport first, it came after like 2 weeks and my certificate came later.

They also bent it in the process of mailing it so it had a crease mark on it. I was mad.

Don't worry they will send you everything.

There have been many that have asked this question. The short answer is anything that shows a bone fide marriage. This could include joint bank accounts, insurance documents (home, health, auto) showing both parties, life insurance beneficiary documents showing the spouse as the beneficiary, mortgage, rental, loan agreements with both parties, utility bills with both names, updated tax forms (if you filed 2014 taxes after submitting your initial AOS package), photos from wedding as well as photos with family, cards received addressed to both. I would also bring a complete copy of your AOS package just in case something is missing in the file. One last thing, if the spouse now has a state driver's license or ID, bring that as well.

Most IOs will not look at everything, but it is good to have it on hand. Then tuck it away in a file and add additional proof for the ROC stage.

Good Luck!

Thank you very much, I have many of those things which is good.

Did you have to bring any financial proof to the interview? For example that you still have a job and/or your income or anything like that.

Hi,

Can someone please share a list of documents they require at the AOS interview? I realize not everyone's case is the same but anything helps.

Our interview is in a month an i am starting to collect documents.

Thank you for your help!

No.

People who are already married and do their paperwork have to. Like CR1 and so on

I also filled CRBA application yesterday. I go India every year in December since last 14 years. The way I did this question is , I picked up my all passports and wrote all (actually almost some old dates are faded) the immigration arrival n departure dates of Mumbai for vacation on the paper and then put them in the form accordingly (basically you would have to reverse as form is asking how much time you were in US and not in India.

Hope this helps.

Thank you. Thats what we will have to do.

Hi,

I am helping my friend to fill out the DS-2029 form for his son and we are confused on question #24. Precise periods of time in the United States.

He is a Naturalized US citizen and has been living permanently here for 34 years but he has been on vacation out of the country many times.

What is he suppose to put in all of those fields? All of the times he went on vacation or is it something else?

Thank you for your time!

You should have gone to the DMV before your I-94 expired and you can get a permit or ID at least. Now if that expired all you can do is wait for the EAD.

I entered the US exactly a week ago today, and I am still having troubles figuring out this whole AOS thing.

I guess the reason why I am confused is because I am getting mixed answers...

So the first thing i should apply for is a SSN, right?

Yes, that is correct

Then after i get married, what is the FIRST form i have to fill out and send in?? for example; Form i-765? Form i-485?

Then the first thing is to go back to SS office and change your last name on your SS card. This of course if you changed your name. if you do not go back to the SS office soon enough they will not want to change your name because of the I-94 expiring and so on.

After that you fill out form I-485 and form I-765 and all of the supporting forms and other things that go into the package.

Please help

So my wife's parents are in their 70's and she needs to be able to travel outside the United States while the application is processed. what kind of time frame are we looking at since her father is having health issues and we would like to travel in August? We are sending in the paperwork this week.

It took us just a little over 2 months. We got the EAD combo card few months ago.

I was looking at other peoples timelines while waiting for the card and they were getting same results.

I had the same situation and had all the worries as you do but after searching on this site i went ahead and booked a round trip. I was also worried about cancellation fees and will they send me a cancellation email for proof and so on. After researching it i realized that they cant charge you more than what you have already payed, the only thing is that you will not see any cash refund from the amount you paid.

This is what we did on December 2014:

Bought my wife (than my fiance on a K1 visa) a Round trip ticket on Expedia. It was Delta/KLM. The route was Kiev - Amsterdam - Portland. Great price and only one layover and the one way ticket was about $400 more or the other option was cheaper but it meant flying thru Russia, nnnnno thanks. When my wife got here safe and sound i called Expedia about a week before the return trip and canceled the flight, yes it did take me about 1 hour on the phone with them because as they claim they had to calculate how much they would refund us. In the end they ended up giving us about $400 dollars of flying credit as a refund so we can fly anywhere on Delta airlines by the end of the year but most importantly they sent as an email where it clearly states my wife's name and it says "Trip Canceled" I have that email saved in my records if there are any AOS complications. I logged in tho the CBP website long after the I-94 expired and long after the return trip was suppose to be, it had only my wife's entering record on there, no exits. So yes you can and should book a round trip if that is better just make sure you cover yourself and save email and other evidence.

Hope our experience can help you a bit.

Thank you for the info.

The best thing is to get IRS Tax transcripts. You can just log on to http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcriptand click on Get Transcripts online.

Tax transcripts are proffered by USCIS and if you get them you should not need a W2 or any other tax information

I believe in this case all you would have to do is bring your old and new confirmation page to the interview and explain what happened. This part i am not 100% sure about though.

You can read about it here:

http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/made-mistake-form-ds-160-i-fix-after-submitted.html

I made a mistake on my wife's form too (fiance and that time). I entered the wrong case number. Do not panic. What you have to do is set aside the confirmation page that you printed out at the end of the DS-160 form. Go back online and you can reopen your file again and it will have most of your info already filled out. Correct and fill in the needed info again and print out the new confirmation page. That should be it. Very important to take this new confirmation page to the interview and not the old one.

My wife got here 4 months ago and spoke pretty much no English and had never even seen a real airplane. I was very worried and tried to do whatever i can to make it easier.

I bought her a ticket that had only one layover in Amsterdam but it flew only every Tuesday and Thursday and was a bit more expensive but it was worth it. I sent her youtube videos of people boarding the plane and some picture to get an idea. Stewardess are familiar with people who don't speak English though so its ok. I also emailed her an example of the declaration form she would have to fill out on the plane. I filled it out and scanned it in to show her how it will look like.

At the customs though yes they do ask a lot of questions but its ok they also know the language barriers and for the stuff you are declaring my wife said the officer was showing her pictures of items and asking if she had any.

• First you should apply for a SSN. Apply with your maiden name to avoid later complications like your I-94 record not matching your name. (withing a week or so when you enter, this is not a rule but it is better to do so)
• Get married (within 90 days of your entry, super important)
• Go back to Social Security office and change your name (Before your I-94 expires to avoid complications)
• Apply for AOS by reading and following the Guide on Visa Journey and post questions here.
• There is no specific date you need to apply by, the sooner the better. Some people wait a year or years to apply for AOS. The 90 day rule is strictly to get married. It is not a date by which you must apply for AOS. The fee is $1070 so some people need the time to save up the money. In my opinion you should apply asap because it takes a very long time and on an expired I-94 and a foreign passport you can do very very few things.

Hope this helps.

Congratulations!

Everyone I know that is an LPR and their USC spouse file change of address forms with USCIS when they move. LPRs AR-11, their USC spouse (sponsor) has to mail in I-865. I'd check your facts.

I don't understand anything you said there but like i said in my post you should do it because technically you have to

For us about 2 weeks, this was earlier this month

Technically if you have a green card you have to notify USCIS of your address change, you can do it online although i have never heard of anyone actually doing this.

Unfortunately they have to be original.

VFittipaldi, please stop repeating "absolutes" about USCIS policy, CBP practices & procedures, et al. These have been clearly stated in previous replies within this thread, and they are truth, not "scaring for no reason." The CBP agents at port of entry have the power to determine which non-U.S. citizens are permitted re-entry. Your experience and that of your associates is one thing; the cited policy is another.

OP, the CBP thrives on the truth. If you're truthful to them about who you are and where you've been, you should be granted re-entry without much hassle. This is not 100%, but it's probable.

I am stating my opinion and experience like everyone on this site.

Thank you!

Ok. This is what i was afraid of. People scaring you for no reason with things that don't exist in real life. Yes you can travel all you want to, especially for a month. You CANT be outside of the country for 6 months or so. So again you CAN travel all you want and you WILL be let into the country with no problem just questions about where you live in the US and so on. Experience, well me and my whole family have had green cards for 9 years and i am the only one with a US citizenship now. We have traveled many times to Europe, I was there last year for 30 days. I think most people i know that are not born US citizens do have green cards and travel all year long. My cousin has 2 addresses that he splits his time between, one here and one in Europe and yes he has a Green Card and he is Not a citizen. I am not sure how much more i could say about this. So do not get scared about this subject especially from people who don't know what they are saying. I hope this helped at all.

Please review this USCIS webpage regarding International Travel as a Permanent Resident: http://www.uscis.gov/green-card/after-green-card-granted/international-travel-permanent-resident

From that webpage:

Good luck on your immigration journey.

Yes that is all clear. And like i said in the post on the top if you did not stay outside of the US for longer than you are allowed to than your entrance is guaranteed and not a maybe. That is what the "determine if you can enter the United States" all about. Thousands of Permanent Residence live in the US their whole life without getting a citizenship and travel in and out all the time, i know this from experience from the community around me. So what i am saying that it is pointless to scare people without a reason on this site saying that they might not be allowed back in.

When arriving at a port of entry, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer will review your permanent resident card and any other identity documents you present, such as a passport, foreign national I.D. card or U.S. Driver’s License, and determine if you can enter the United States.

So they can still deny you entry if they don't like your face. I'm not leaving the US once I get there until I get my US Passport.

I am sorry and i don't want to be rude but that is the most ridiculous thing i ever heard. It is absolutely not true and you should not scare people with this type of stuff especially if you have no idea what you are talking about.