K1visaHopeful

The USCIS I485 forms webpage is a great resource for self filers. Ensure you scroll through and read all of the links.

As discussed, Transcript is best. IF you dare to provide the Federal tax return copy, it can't be just the 1040 which is only a few pages and not complete. They need the whole thing. All pages and schedules and including all proof of earnings... so W2s for employed and 1099s for self employed. As above, a 1099 is a earning statement for self employed. Are they? Offer letter, no. Current employment letter, yes. And that projected income amounts listed on it is your current income for the I864. Instructions state 6 months. Ensure you have read them. See above. Only if you are using assets because your income doesn't meet the FPGLs. Does your income meet it? Then don't use assets.

A transcript is a receipt from IRS that proves you filed taxes and reported your income accordingly. A tax return (1040) proves you filled out the tax forms but doesn't mean your income was confirmed nor that you even filed taxes as filling one out doesn't mean you filed. FILING taxes is a requirement to be a sponsor. The transcript is best.

Passport photos should be taken within 6 months of submission. If that's the case (and your embassy process and filing AOS is that close together which is unusual) the answer is yes but on photo paper.

You can take on any name or names, in any order or combination as long as it appears as a part of his name or your name on the Marriage Certificate.

You "can't" apply for a K1 SSN in the married name. It works 0.1% of the time. Please read and follow the VJ SSN guide.

Sure there's lots of ways. Google "Health Insurance (your state)" and see if she is eligible or look for a local Health Insurance broker in person to guide her.

She'll have to get her own. She won't qualify for yours.

What's wrong with email? It's the same info. And same info as if you check yourself on the website. Is he unable to manually check that for YOUR case? Teach him how to use the website? Create a joint email and create another tracker account so you both get notifications?

Both your RFE paper notice AND your RFE received status states WHEN you are eligible to contact them. It's usually 90 days from the status update stating your RFE documents were received by mail. Contacting them before that is useless and is well known to cause delays. Is that what happened? Did you contact them before 90 days of when your status changed to RFE documents received? If so, that's why you are delayed.

Not understanding your NEED to have access to your USCIS online account when you can just as easily check your case and have status updates sent by text or email through the website. Please explain the dire need.

Incorrect. That's a VJ glitch which is WHY I elaborated IN my timeline. 14 days FIVE WHOLE years ago. Hopefully not however 9 days is a bit too soon to even have a second thought never mind worry.

There is no timeline for Noa1. You are eligible to place an email enquiry to the Lockbox after 30 days from when the shipment was received not sent.

Sadly, it's always the "issue" with SEs. You're going to have to and take the tax hit and possibly be audited for other years as well for such a drastic "change" in income. That's irrelevant. Current tax year proof is required. And that tax proof must meet the FPGLs to be considered a viable sponsor. Or you could just get viable Joint Sponsor.

For self employed individuals, Gross Adjusted not Gross Total applies. Does your Gross Adjusted as listed on your 2022 ITR match what you wrote in as your current income on the I864 (not I485)? Does that amount meet the FPGLs? Often SEs do not report all of their income to reduce the amount of taxes owed thus their GA never meets the guidelines.

Parents can write affidavit stating you live with them. Provide IDs with shared address. SEPARATE ANYTHING with SAME address. Can't say you get zero pieces of mail???

Ask Emma Live Chat is your method of contact for USCIS. Look at forms. See if you have "parents listed". Confirm it's the same receipt number.

OP is referring to I485 GC. See title of post.

Couple days/weeks

No. That will likely result in a double issuance of SSNumber which will cause problems. That's why it's outlined to go get SSN first before marriage. She can go now, apply as SINGLE and of course, as you have to do anyways for a K1, with MAIDEN NAME only. Wait to get SSN and then file I485. Answer "yes, yes" on I485 as they will send her a replacement SSN Card in married name as that's what she's applying for AOS with.

As a VISITOR, that is correct. She is not a visitor and was not one since the moment she arrived so she cannot drive with a foreign DL (whether she has an IDP or not) AT ALL. I suggest you check out the DMV website for how long she has to get a SC DL to legally drive AND also, to talk to local LEO and State Highway Patrol who would be the ones arresting her when she could not prove she has a visitor's visa stamped in her passport along with her foreign DL at a traffic stop. I'm talking from experience.

So your immigrant is okay with not driving or having any freedom for possibly over a year? She's okay with bed rotting and being a complete housewife for that long. Mental health problems aren't a concern being secluded from the world while you go out and work every day? Is this something she feels okay to discuss with you? Does she understand it will take that long? The decision should be more hers than anyone's.

Same way you are getting junk mail. It has nothing to do with USCIS. Do you have a Bank of a America Account?...Exactly. Disregard.

Neither. You input "N/A" or "None" for ALL questions that don't apply. A K2 won't have an Alien Number until they have their first immigration benefit approved (I765 or I485). As a reciprocal VJ member:

Biometrics are completed at Application Support Centers more often than not. Yes and no. Biometrics, as above. Interviews are at Local Field Offices. Both are based on your zipcode primarily. You can look your LFO up on the office locator website at the bottom using your zipcode. So remembering that it is law that any immigrant (and non immigrant) must update their address of residence with USCIS within 10 days of moving, moving may greatly affect your processing times. Positively or negatively. Moving from a fast moving LFO to a slow moving LFO or from a slow moving LFO to a fast moving will change your experience. Also, noting that if you've already been scheduled for an interview at your old LFO and then move, canceling your spot may affect you as well when you need to be rescheduled at a new LFO. Moral of the story: 1. It's to your advantage to leaen how to and to monitor your estimated wait at your LFO on the website. 2. Moving complicates things. Address changes aren't USCIS's strong suit.