Oli R

Hi all,

Just a quick last question, as I’m preparing to resend the forms tomorrow.. The letter that USCIS sent back to me (attached) was on top of every form they returned. Should I be leaving this letter on top and send it back as they sent it to me (obviously minus the error) - or should I remove this page from every form?

10 minutes ago, Unshakable Faith said:

They also allow electronic payment if you fill the form. 

Which form is that?

19 minutes ago, Ksenia_O said:

Here we go - THAT's the mistake. It has to be c(9)

https://www.uscis.gov/i-765

 

"K-1 Nonimmigrant Fiancé(e) of U.S. Citizen or K-2 Dependent--(a)(6). File Form I-765 along with evidence of your admission (for example, copies of your Form I-94, passport, or other travel document) and your K visa. You are only authorized to work under this category during your 90 days in K-1 or K-2 status. You cannot renew this EAD. If you submit subsequent EAD applications, other than for replacement of a lost, stolen, or damaged card or a card that contains incorrect data, you must apply on a different basis. If you have a pending application for adjustment of status, you should file under category (c)(9)."

 

Correct the mistake, double check everything - forms (have to current, not old), signatures, every box on each application, supporting documents. And re-send the package again. 

 

Oh, and write the check according to USCIS recommendations

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/paying-uscis-fees

 

Good luck!

Thank you and everyone else so much for your help. We will amend this section and change the “memo” on the cheque, along with printing off all new forms just to confirm they are 100% up to date.

Thank you all again. Wish us luck! 🤞

8 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Ah...my bad!!!

Then they may have been following an old guide? The G-325A is no longer needed, nor would the medical exam unless it has been over a year. Maybe they used old forms as well, which can trigger a rejection with the generic reason stated.

I needed to validate my immunisations, I was told by the doctor in London when I Had my medical dome there that I would need to have that done once I get to New York, as I didn’t have my jabs dome then although I got them dome before I left for the USA. I didn’t have a full medical here, it only cost me $40. 

50 minutes ago, A1&R1 said:

That is line item 27 on the 765 form. what did you put there?

38 minutes ago, Ksenia_O said:

OP, seems like A1&R1 is right -  you should check your I-765 application. A category you put in item 27. 

I found the item in question, would you both be able to inform me if this is correct/incorrect?

41 minutes ago, Ksenia_O said:

You see "memo"? This one is not the best google example  - I believe it should say N-400(I-485 in your case)  and biometric fee. But anyway, you see now what's meant as a memo

 

No worries, thanks for the explanation. I just had a quick look at the cheque - my partner signed her name on that line. I understand that’s not correct, but it wouldn’t invalidate the payment, would it?!

Just now, Pengunista said:

@Oli R do you remember what you put in the memo? If you don’t want to write two checks maybe put I-485 and biometrics on the memo.

Sorry, what do you mean in the memo? I scanned everything so can double check

Here is a list of all the documents I submitted along with my I-485, in order:

Form G-1145

Payment

Form I-485

Passport style photos of myself

Copy of my passport, biographical page and entry stamp

Copy of K1 visa from my passport

Copy of NOA2 approval

Form G325-A

Electronic I-94 copy

Copy of my birth certificate

Certified copy of marriage certificate

Form I-693 medical examination

Form I-763 employment authorisation

Form I-131 travel document

10 minutes ago, Phil & Han said:

We did 2 checks with a memo in each saying "biometrics" & "I485 application", may be worth doing 2 when resubmitting. Just a suggestion. Best of luck

Interesting. Thanks for that - worth thinking about.

8 minutes ago, A1&R1 said:

Hi

I had similar issue when I applied for AOS few years ago and they returned by application. It was tough to know the reason they returned it. Did you apply for employment authorization?

In my case I had put a wrong eligibility category on the I-765 form. EAD is free if you apply with AOS and that is eligibility category C 9.

If you pick any other code , you have to submit payment for it  and if they do not find the payment, they might return your application.

Good luck

 

Yes, I did apply for employment authorisation. I’m not sure what the eligibility category is - as in I don’t think I even recall coming across that when filling the form out. Do you think that could possibly be where the error lies?

19 minutes ago, Timona said:

Maybe list here what documents you sent. 

Not an expert but there may be a document that may have been included by error and it requires fee since it’s included.

 

I think listing your documents may help locate where the error lies. 

No worries - I sent a cover page/contents so I will just copy that here. Give me a moment

Hi all,

I am from England, and my wife is American. I arrived in New York on a K1 visa, on the 26th October, and had our wedding on the 4th November. We had no issues with anything visa related when filing the first step of the K1, other than getting a bit worried about the timing being to close to our wedding! However, since we got married and send the AOS and all the supporting documents on the 14th November, USCIS have since returned the package, which we received 2 weeks later on the 28th November. 

The reason that they said it was returned, is that we paid the wrong dollar amount. Now, I am a 27 year old male. On the government website, the fee clearly states $1,225, which is the amount we sent - https://www.uscis.gov/i-485

Me and my partner both find this very strange, and we’re not sure where to go from here, as we have so far found it impossible to get hold of anyone by phone when dialling the number provided. We tried emailing the next day and are yet to hear back. We are kind of in a rush here as I’d like to start working ASAP and then obviously there’s the 90 days to file.

A couple of other questions I have, is that when the package was sent back, the doctors form which is to strictly only to be opened by a USCIS officer, was sent back opened. Do I just send it back as it was sent back to me? 

Lastly, they also stated that some of the forms that we used were out of date - however we printed them directly off of the government website before printing them, so this seems strange. 

Sorry for such a long post, but I would be extremely grateful for any help that anyone can offer.

Thank you in advance,

Oli