Jessica V.A.

My American husband has a 15 y.o daughter who is living with my husband's ex-wife. The daughter is his ex-wife's dependent on her tax return.

I am preparing the Affidavit of support for my interview next month. Should i count his daughter as his dependent even if she is her mom's dependent on her tax return?

Thanks

3 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Use your current age.  ALWAYS use what is legal and factual. Never anything else or you will have regrets.

Thank you

I got married 3 months ago when i was 32 y.o. I will report my marriage now and am 33 y.o. already. What age shall I put in my report of marriage? Thanks a lot.

1 hour ago, Dowbs said:

I think you guys may be worrying about nothing. I received my NOA1 in January (see timeline) and of the boxes at the top, 'notice date', 'received date', 'priority date', 'preference classification' and 'date of birth' were all blank. Only the 'notice type', 'case type', 'USCIS alien number' and 'receipt number' were filled out. 

 

I think they use the same NOA1 form for people filing for AOS from different types of visas. So people filing from a work or tourist visa may have different boxes filled out. I was filing from a K1 visa, and my receipt/case number works on the USCIS website, I received my biometrics appointment letter in February as expected... everything is fine. I was confused about the 'notice date' being blank, but it doesn't seem to have caused any issues.

 

Note that on my biometrics appointment letter it also had blank boxes: 'social security number' (even though I have one), 'account number', and 'TCR'. The only boxes filled out were 'application number', 'notice date', 'case type', 'USCIS A#', 'code' and 'service center'.

We have the same case and I'm also done with biometrics. However these noa dates are important to me cos my i-94 has expired and I can't get any USA id amymore so I would like to carry my noa's all the time together with my marriage certificate because of all the ICE arrests. I look Hispanic, and I see on tv that they arrest mostly Hispanics. I just want to be on the safe side and have something in purse that can tell them what my status is.

I received my 3 noa's and biometrics letter mid January 2017 and the 3 noa's don't have dates. I called customer service end of January to inquire about this and the csr made a report for the Missouri service center which issued these noa's and he said that he put there were typographical errors in my noa's. He told me to wait for 2-4 weeks for a reply from Missouri. No mail from them as of today. 

Can I use my passport with my maiden name on it for my biometrics appointment? I don't have a US driver’s license and a state ID. I can apply for a state ID tomorrow but I'm not sure if they will also give it to me tomorrow or i wait for it in the mail. My biometrics appointment is this coming Monday already. Thanks a lot.

I received the I-797's for my I-485, 131 and 765. However, all three 797's have no notice dates and received dates. Is this normal? Or should I request for new 797's from the customer service number indicated in the letters? Thanks.

I came on a K1 visa and NC DMV said they will give me a state id or a driver's license only up til the expiration of my I-94. I chose not to push thru with the application and wait for my EAD card then I'll come back to DMV.

1 hour ago, IheartAsia said:

Hello Jim,

Thanks, for the warm welcome.

4 months to get visa? That is the fastest I ever heard of a visa being issued, all other indicators seem to indicate 6-12 months.

Hi IheartAsia. I got my visa 3.5 months after submission of application. This was on November 2016. Good luck.

I am from Bacoor, Cavite and I just moved here at Winston-Salem, NC and married the love of my life ❤

Can I just submit the most recent 3 years ITR of my USC husband? He made 50k each year so he is way qualified to sponsor me cos it's only me and his child who are his dependents.

May I not include a letter of employment? It will take about a month before their HR can release one.

Thanks for your advice.

I came to the US on November 29, 2016 and applied for my ssn the following day. I got my ss card via mail on December 14.

Thanks a lot

My USC husband's minor child is not declared as his dependent on his ITRs. He said it's his ex wife who puts the child in her yearly ITR as her dependent.

My husband gives child support.

Shall I put his child as his dependent on the form I-864? If I do so then the info on the I-864 and my husband's ITRs will not be uniform. Cos there's no dependent on the ITRs and there's a child dependent on I-864.

Thanks in advance.

You don't need to schedule an appointment. It's first come, first served but you have to preregister online. You will just have to input you and your fiancé's information but there is no part there that asks you to choose which date and time you will come.

Thanks so much for all your replies

Just the marriage certificate is fine

Thanks so much! I will file my AOS soon

Hi there. I read the VJ step by step guide on how to file for AOS. It says there I need to submit only the marriage certificate. However, I browsed the forum section and some people mentioned that they submitted many other evidences of marriage and cohabitation like photos, insurances and bank accounts.

What is the SOP?

Should I also include these other evidences? I'm afraid it will take me and my husband more time to generate these other evidences. Whereas if we need the marriage certificate only, we can submit my application for AOS very soon. Thanks.

Most people use the ACD

But there is not setfast rule.

You could retain your maiden if you wanted

I want to use ACD but my k1 visa says my given names are AB when in fact B is my middle name. If I follow this, my married name becomes ABD and this is not the Philippine rule.

I guess I will just ignore my K1 visa given names.

Thanks for your reply.

Hi there. I just got married yesterday and now filling out the I-485. Shall I follow the Philippine rule when it comes to middle name?

My maiden name is ABC

My husband is D

In my I-485, shall I put ACD or ABD?

I don't have any usa ID's yet but have already applied for an ss number before I got married and the ss guy said I should expect my number and ID after about 4 weeks.

Thanks so much for your replies.

We were married here, from K1 visa and I'm in the AOS processing, I applied my AOS under my husbands surname as my last name and my maiden name as my middle name, because I know that in ph rule, taking your last name (when you were single) to be your maiden name when you get married. Fingers cross that the IO will not intervene with my names during interview or green card production.. Lol! Very conflicting rules from one country to another. ?

Hi there. What happened to your AOS application? I'm from the Ph and will file my AOS soon and now facing the middle name issue.

Hi, I'm a Filipina married to an American. Just really want Filipino friends here in the area! Holler at me if you feel the same!

Hi Ibrown. I just arrived at Winston-Salem on November 29. Where in WS are you at?