dcp19

13 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

I would say it is more often lack of sending enough that they can approve vs USCIS losing things.

His transcript from what year?

 

They are asking for current income. So an employer letter saying yes he works for us and the salary would do that. The I-864 form instructions say 6 months of pay stubs, and you only sent three. Send what they have asked for and you'll be good to go.

 

 

Actually  - the letter is headed Request for Initial Evidence...RIE....

So does that mean they did actually lose it??

So I got my first yellow letter with the dreaded request for further evidence.

My sponsor's current income is "considered sufficient" which is great but  "no evidence has been submitted as proof of current income"

It then goes to ask for "6 months of pay stubs and letter of employment" etc.

HOWEVER, I did send a very detailed list of my sponsor's tax transcripts, W2's and 3 months worth of pay stubs.

My question is this:

Are they in a habit of losing things at the USCIS or is this a generic letter because they want more evidence?

UPDATE: for anyone else in the same situation.

Went to the DMV (I'm in California) and did the usual wait in line for 2 hours torture...

The answer I got was they won't accept any I-797s or any other docs until they have my green card or EAD.

When I asked if I could still drive on my UK licence the lady behind the desk said, "Yes, just pretend you're on holiday if you get pulled over"

!! 

17 hours ago, kvito28 said:

I got my DL extended for 8 months with just I-797. I think it depends on your State and DMV. I live in NC. I think it is worth a shot. Also on DMV website it should state if I-797 is accepted or not.

Oh, that's hopeful! Thank you, I'll go in and ask them.

4 hours ago, Ben&Zian said:

In Cali illegal aliens can get driver's licenses so, would think you'd be okay.

Not sure that's accurate...unless your just having a sarcastic dig at the State.

Hello VJ'ers,

I'm a British person in California going through the AOS process ( work visa to spousal green card) and my Cali driver's licence is expiring tomorrow.

I have yet to get my EAD so there's nothing I can really take to the DMV yet other than the I-797 ... which is any status really.

Can I still drive about on my UK licence ??

5 hours ago, dcp19 said:

Finally at the end of these late nights and endless streams of paper and getting ready to mail my AOS packet today!

 

One last question thought popped into my head...

 

My wife (the petitioner) has used her maiden name on all the paperwork as she has yet to legally change it. We noted this in the cover letter saying we "were recently married, yadda yadda yadda..."

There is no problem in this as far as I can see, but the USCIS isn't going to be weird about this in anyway, are they? 

OR should she have used her married name throughout the filing ?

 

Small concern but thought I'd ask

 

THANK YOU VJ'ers! X

 

I should say that her name is changed on the marriage cert but everything else is maiden. Just to clarify.

1 minute ago, Etamkoos said:

Happy days, panic over then :).  As long as you put her married name where it asks for her legal name, I don't see an issue :).

THANK F***!

This thing really does drive you insane.

4 minutes ago, Etamkoos said:

I didn't mean to stress you out, I am all about 'dotting the i's and crossing the t's'.  They are understanding in regards to the fact that all of her other information may still be listed in her maiden name currently until they have been changed to her legal name.  This is why they ask for all other names in the forms.

 

An example on the I-485: page 7, part 5, Marital History - it asks for your Current Spouse's Legal Name - did you put her married surname?

Yes - I put her married name on that page. (I-485)

ALSO just found this in another thread from an veteran member of the thread:

10 minutes ago, Etamkoos said:

 

I completely understand when you say you are done with stressing about it.  Personally, I would have changed her surname in the documentation as it is legally yours now and underneath that she would list her maiden name.  I am not sure why you have left it as It is fairly easy to change to avoid a potential RFE.  USCIS understand that she will need to change her name in all other areas legally and that may not have been done yet.

Digging deeper -through the threads it looks like I should change all the paperwork to her married name. OH FFFFFS!!

4 minutes ago, Megalopolis said:

Hi, I (the petitioner) had the same question filling out our packet.

 

When does she plan to make the change?

 

The last piece I am waiting on for our packet is the marriage certificate copy. Once I have that, I will send off the AOS and all the paperwork for the name change at the same time.  So I have filled out all of the AOS forms with my married name. There is a part that asks for other previous names where I have entered my married name, so that should cover it.

She plans to make the changes ASAP. We got married in NOVEMBER so it's going through each thing step by step. 

2 minutes ago, Etamkoos said:

 

I completely understand when you say you are done with stressing about it.  Personally, I would have changed her surname in the documentation as it is legally yours now and underneath that she would list her maiden name.  I am not sure why you have left it as It is fairly easy to change to avoid a potential RFE.  USCIS understand that she will need to change her name in all other areas legally and that may not have been done yet.

Now you've got me stressing out.... :-/

The thing is EVERYTHING (checks, joint account, SSN driver's licence and all evidence submitted is in her maiden name) so surely they'll understand??

42 minutes ago, Etamkoos said:

I feel your pain, we are about to post our AOS packet too, however, every time I think we are almost done, I realise there is something else to add or check.  I am a bit of a perfectionist to an OCD degree.  We just want it in so we can finally relax!

 

I am a little confused by your post.  Did she keep her maiden name when you married?  By that I mean, is it her maiden name as her married last name on the marriage certificate?  If she changed her last name to yours, then, is that not considered a legal name change?

GOOD LUCK WITH YOURS!

25 minutes ago, Etamkoos said:

I feel your pain, we are about to post our AOS packet too, however, every time I think we are almost done, I realise there is something else to add or check.  I am a bit of a perfectionist to an OCD degree.  We just want it in so we can finally relax!

 

I am a little confused by your post.  Did she keep her maiden name when you married?  By that I mean, is it her maiden name as her married last name on the marriage certificate?  If she changed her last name to yours, then, is that not considered a legal name change?

She changed her name on the marriage certificate to mine but hasn't changed all any of her other legal docs. TBH I'm over going mental about it, I'm sure they'll understand. 

3 minutes ago, TNJ17 said:

Welcome to modern times. Not everyone changes their names. Most women don’t. 

exaccccctly! 

Finally at the end of these late nights and endless streams of paper and getting ready to mail my AOS packet today!

One last question thought popped into my head...

My wife (the petitioner) has used her maiden name on all the paperwork as she has yet to legally change it. We noted this in the cover letter saying we "were recently married, yadda yadda yadda..."

There is no problem in this as far as I can see, but the USCIS isn't going to be weird about this in anyway, are they? 

OR should she have used her married name throughout the filing ?

Small concern but thought I'd ask

THANK YOU VJ'ers! X

Hi VJ'ers,

Just finishing my AOS pack and realised my joint sponsor sent me his forms signed and then scanned. WIll these be accepted or do the USCIS require original docs for this??

THANKS!

Hello VJer's

After A LOT of late nights over the last 3 weeks I'm FINALLY getting ready to file my AOS  and a I have few concerns...

BACKSTORY:

I'm on an O-1 which expires in February. My partner and I have been together for 4 years, I've lived in LA for 3 years and we got engaged in September and then married in November in San Fran city hall with my 2 (one American and 1 Canadian) cousins as witnesses. We have a second wedding/blessing booked (deposit paid) for May 2019 in the UK. I have NOT gotten any affidavits after recommendation on VJ, but have I have complied a tonne of emails, love letters, photos, FB post, txt history, bills, tenancy agreements from 2014 onwards. to show our relationship is genuine. 

My concern is that will they look at the quick turnaround from engagement to wedding as suspicious, given the expiry date on my O-1. The family and close friends know the situation but everyone else thinks our BIG DAY is in 2019. We are both artists, doing it our own way and although my wife has an engagement ring, we do not yet have wedding bands either. It's something we want to do in 2019 at our UK blessing.

Should I be concerned on any of the above?

Here's hoping I can file this sucker on MONDAY!!

Thanks in advance!!

15 minutes ago, EvieMN said:

You don't have to have affidavits from friends and family.

I chose to save these for ROC.

I had no RFEs and my interview is coming soon.

You can prove a bona fide relationship in many, even better ways.

Agreed! Thanks!

1 hour ago, pushbrk said:

My advice is not to include ANY affidavits or statements.  They make you look desperate.  Concentrate on evidence of time spent together in person, like in your case, the fact that you live together is all they are going to care about.  Skip the rest of the stuff that comes after the words, "in addition to the required...." as it really is NOT required except in exceptional cases.

 

A US Notary is not part of any adjustment of status case.

Ok thanks ! Seemed a bit silly to have people swear your marriage is legit when we have 3 years of cohabiting documents and a billion photos and phone call history etc.

14 hours ago, janet3 said:

Is this an AOS from a K1 visa or a ROC?

 

My understanding is that you only have to complete the paperwork and send in the supporting documents (birth certificate, passport, NOA2, etc) for AOS.....

This is an AOS from my work visa. I married an American and this is for the I-130 supporting evidence. 

You have to have affidavits, I'm just asking if they ALL have to be sworn statements or can one suffice and two others just letters from friends?

Either way they seem to be the most inconsequential of evidence items from reading the various threads.

Hello !

I'm putting an AOS pack together through my recent marriage and gathering Affidavits for our "bona fide marriage" and wondering if ever single one has to be done at a Notary Public?

Or... can we get one fancy one done and the rest just regular letters from friends and family?

Also - how many letters are good? 3 letters 6? 10!? 

What are you experiences?

8 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

 

I am pretty sure his actual tax return is not 125 pages long. If he printed that from TurboTax or was given it by a tax prep service, it typically has all the worksheets and background information pages.

 

The actual tax return part will generally have pages called "Form [a number]" or "Schedule [a letter]".

So look for things like Form 1040, Schedule A, Schedule B, Schedule D, which can be several pages long depending on the form. Another clue is a tax form will always have a government number near the top right that says for example OMB No. xxxx-xxxx. (Your immigration forms have an OMB number as well.) 

 

If it says worksheet, taxpayer info, comparison, summary, or Thank you for using TurboTax, it is not part of the tax return and is just extraneous information for the taxpayer's files.

It actually is a 111 pages. I got it wrong. But yes, it is big. He works for a bank so...

Thanks for the info though. Appreciated!

20 minutes ago, Ryan H said:

 

An alternative would be for the joint sponsor to send his tax return transcript.

Thanks! Good call.

Hello! 

I have a joint sponsor as my wife's earnings are below threshold. He has sent me his (125 page!) tax return 1099 and W2.

Can I send a summary of his massive tax return, if so which pages suffice, or do they want the whole thing printed and sent (!?)

Thanks!

4 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

 

The form is for your wife to fill out, not you. If she makes enough in salary, then no assets have to be listed on the form. They approve on current salary alone. If she needs a boost to her income because it is not enough, then I suggest you go to the instructions for the form and read 

 

Part 5. Item Number 3. - 17. Current Annual Household Income.  

Part 7. Use of Assets to Supplement Income (Optional) 

Item Numbers 6. - 9. Assets of the Intending Immigrant.  

 

It will explain the details. https://www.uscis.gov/system/files_force/files/form/i-864instr.pdf?download=1

Thanks!