Wilson & Hannah

34 minutes ago, JoJoJoJo said:

Hi, assuming your parents were non-resident aliens (foreign persons), and you were a resident alien (a US person) in 2019, and they sent you more than $100,000 in 2019, then you need to file 3520, which needs to be filed with the IRS in Utah by mail, separately from 1040.

 

https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-3520

 

It should not be considered as income, and should not be reported on 1040.

 

Disclaimer: this is not a legal or tax advice. This is for your educational purpose only.

OMG. Thank you SO much!!!

Hi there!

I’m currently on a pending AOS and my OPT ended 02/15/2020. Because I don’t have a form of income right now, my parents are sending me an allowance. I’m about to file taxes for this year but I was wondering.. do I need to report the allowance they send me? 

Might be a stupid question! But please help! Haha

thanks ~

x

5 minutes ago, Kells427 said:

Not a stupid question...if you have been married more than 2 years, then a permanent green card issued that's good for 10 years.  If married less than 2 years, then a conditional green card is issued for 2 years and you must petition to remove the condition during the 90 days before it expires (which will cost more money to do).

Wow! Thanks so much for informing me. In my case this was something important to know - I think we'll be put on a conditional green card. Appreciate it

7 hours ago, Kells427 said:

Ours has been ready to be scheduled for an interview since Feb 10, 2020 - which was before the pandemic.  My husband's I-765 and I-131 were approved a month ago.  We are receiving his SS card in the mail today. I honestly wouldn't be upset if things were delayed enough that his card wasn't issued until after Nov 1, since that's after our 2 year anniversary and he would get a permanent green card instead of a conditional one. 

Thanks for sharing some of your updates! This might be a dumb question but why would he get a permanent green card instead of a conditional one after your 2 year anniversary? 

12 hours ago, Roeentan said:

Good news that your I-765, I-131 got approved. Congrats! 

Actual interviews wait time is different for each local field office and it depends on the number of similar cases that they are processing, but I heard they putting green card requests on hold for a while to focus on naturalization cases. you can read about it here.

Thanks attaching that!!

I just checked again and just received “Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview”! I guess I’m a bit behind, haha.. that RFIE set me back a bit.

anyone know how long the average waiting times are for the actual interview?

xx

Hi guys! Just wanted to let everyone know that I got my "Case Approved" for both the I-765 and I-131 on 06/12/2020 and I received the physical approval notices in the mail today (06/15/2020). I responded to an RFIE on my I-485 and they received it on the 04/01/2020. The status on my I-485 currently says "Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received" and the I-130 says "Case Was Received".

Hope everyone is doing well!

hey hey - yep, we got an RFIE. About our birth certificate.. we don't even know what the issue is, because we included the copy of the BC and the translation. Anyone know how to get specifics about what went wrong?? Should I call? ughhhh..

My status case says that the fingerprints were received 👍🏼 . Here in the same boat waiting for the next step 🚣‍♀️.

It is really processing so fast? I thought it was going to take around 8 months (from the date of sending the I-485 and I-130 application in) until we got the ead/travel permit. At least that’s what my attorney (one time consultation) said and what the USCIS listed on their web.

If not, that’s great news!!

Hi y'all. I hope everyone is doing well  - just wanted to give an update, I did my biometrics on the 24th of January and waited there for an hour and a half (not as smooth as I had hoped but whatever.. it's done at least). I also had a question.. does anyone know what's next? Is it just the waiting game now? And anyone have an update on how long the waiting times are for our EADs and travel permits? sending good vibes to everyone x

Hey everyone! Joining in here.. We filed the 14th of December, got our NOA1 on the 30th and now currently waiting on the biometrics appt. Good luck to everyone 🙂 x

Hey everyone! Joining in here.. We filed the 14th of December, got our NOA1 on the 30th and now currently waiting on the biometrics appt. Good luck to everyone 🙂 x

We got it sorted out. They made me pay an extra $10 to get the issue fixed. whatever, whats another $10.. and Nitas_man I think my distrust just comes from the fact that a certified translation company spells words like "received" wrong.. tcha know? ✌️ 

This is both a warning and a cry for help.. Got my birth certificate translated with Universal Translation Services (www.universal-translation-services.com) and paid $97 for a hard copy and one page of translation to include to my AOS package. When I got both the electronic version and the physical copy (with the stamp) in the mail, it was completely illegible (see attached). I've already complained to them and told them my attorney rejected it but they want some kind of proof that the USCIS rejected it. lol. sorry, i'm not going to risk getting an RFE over something I cant even read. Just to continue the rant, me and my mom had to translate the whole thing after they sent us a draft because they made the stupidest mistakes in Japanese. The translation was sad.

Anyway, our plan B was to just attach a blown up copy to the original (illegible) certified translation and include an explanation to why we did so. Do y'all think the USCIS would have an issue with that?

Thanks guys! x

Thanks so much risky_fox and my&aaron 🌈🌼 we really appreciate it :)!! x

Hi there. Just recently (end of September, 2019) got married to my now husband 💛and after weighing all our options and resources, we have decided to do this without an attorney. We knew it was gonna be difficult but we didn't know it was going to be so meticulous in detail (in reference to my case and specific situation). So I am the beneficiary and I am currently on an OPT and I have an EAD (expires 02/18/2020) and was on an F1 VISA (expired 07/06/19) when I arrived in the US and my husband is the US citizen. So, again, my husband and I are assembling the whole package (concurrent I-130 + I-485) without an attorney and we are running into a couple of issues while completing the forms we have to fill out for this packet. We would love some help on how to do this properly (we really want to avoid even the slightest possibility of receiving RFE, lol who doesn't)... 

All our questions:

FORM I-131:

- Part 3. Page 2. Item 1 and 2: Date of Intended Departure and Expected Length of Trip (in days): I don't know the date of when I'm planning to travel outside of the US yet so therefor also don't know the length of the trip. Do I leave this blank/N/A? What do I put here?

- Part 7. Page 4: On a separate sheet of paper, explain how you qualify for an Advance Parole Document, and what circumstances warrant issuance of advance parole. Include copies of any documents you wish considered. (See instructions):

Do you guys have any advice on how to "explain how one qualifies for Advance Parole"? lol. 

FORM I-765:

- Part 1. Page 1. Item 1.a: I am applying for (select only one box):

√ Initial permission to accept employment.

- Replacement of lost, stolen, or damaged employment authorization document or correction my employment authorization document NOT DUE to US Citizenship and Immigration Services error.

- Renewal of my permission to accept employment. Attach a copy of your previous employment authorization document. 

I selected the "initial permission to accept employment" because I thought that this is a different case (Adjustment of Status through spouse) than me applying for a renewal of my EAD that I got through being an F1 student. Did I interpret this correctly?

- Part 2. Page 3. Item 25: "Your current Immigration Status or Category (for examples, B-2 visitor, F-1 student, parolee, deferred action, or no status or category)": I put "F-1 STUDENT ON OPT. Should I put something different?

- Part 2. Page 3. Item 27: Eligibility Category: Would it be (c)(9)?

FORM I-485:

- Part 1. Page 2. Item 19: "Nonimmigrant Visa Number from this Passport": So I have two passports from my foreign country (one is expired and one is current). The one that has my expired VISA in it is the expired passport. The one I used at my last arrival is my current passport that doesn't contain the VISA number in it. Should I include the Nonimmigrant Visa Number in the answer of item 19 even though it isn't in reference to "this Passport"?

- Part 1. Page 3. Item 24: "What is your current immigration status (if it has changed since your arrival?": At my arrival I was still in school and hadn't graduated yet. It was F1 at the time, but is it now F1 on OPT? Now that I am on an OPT but my VISA has expired.. what is my current immigration status? 

- Part 2. Page 3. Item NOTE: "Attach a copy of the Form I-797 receipt or approval notice for the underlying petition or application, as appropriate.": Isn't this only applicable in the case of when someone files just an I-130 instead of a concurrent I-130 and I-485?

- Part 5. Page 7. Item 10: "Is your current spouse applying with you?": Thats a no right? Because he is a US Citizen and doesn't "need" to apply for a permanent residence? 

FORM I-130/FORM I-130A/I-485:

- Mailing Address: Me and my husband are a little worried about having our mailing address be the same as our physical address just because we don't know if we will be living at our place for longer than the next 3 months. We were thinking that the USCIS would send all the documents to our mailing address only right? Therefore we were planning on putting my husband's parent's address (in Texas) on the forms instead of our physical address. Would this be the safe option? Has anyone done that before?

- Employment History: item #: 42. - 49.b: Like I said, I'm on an OPT but because I am a freelance video artist, I have had multiple gigs (+7) over the course of this year since I have gotten my OPT but I have NEVER worked anywhere as a Full Time or Part Time employee. Should I list all the gigs I have done titling the Employer: "Self Employed" and Address: my home address and Occupation: OPT Freelance Video for _____(company) ? or should I title the Employer: the employer I did the gig for and state the Occupation as: OPT Freelance Video? I have also worked at my school as a teacher assistant multiple times for multiple teachers, so I am guessing I should include all those as well?

Someone recommended me to fill out Employer 1 as OPT-F1-STUDENT-ACADEMIC and state the Date to: time that my OPT started and Date from: PRESENT and then just start at Employer 2 on the most recent gig I did, but I'm really not sure about that suggestion..

- Additional Information: So on almost every form there is a section to include additional information for Previous Employers or Previous Home Addresses. The thing that confuses me is what item number to refer to (together with the page number and part number). How did you guys gather what item number to put in?

Any answer to any question would be more than appreciated. I know it's a lot of info and we have many doubts but we would be very grateful for any help or input!