Scotriel

Because there are other ways of supporting and defending the country without bearing arms. Just my guess.

Hi everyone, I married a US citizen while staying here with an ESTA in 2020 because I got stuck by Covid and didn't want to risk being separated. Anyway, I got my green card in April 2021 and it expires in 6months! Time to file for a renewal!
From what I gathered, I can file online and need to file the i-90 and  i-751 forms and I can do it as soon as right now? is that it?

Thanks for confirmation! 

No incorrect you only file an i751 form to remove conditions from your green card, once you remove the conditions a 10 year green card will be issued.
 
Go to https://www.uscis.gov/i-751 to find and download the correct i751 form to use, calculate what the fees are to USCIS, to find the address to mail the i751 to based on your address. USCIS has complete instructions for the i751 form at that site. 
 
The i751 joint application must be filed within the 90 day period before the expiration date on the conditional green card.
 
You must include evidence of a bona fide marriage between you and your spouse since your marriage with the i751 form.
Proof you are and have lived together as a couple, like joint lease or leases, joint mortgage for each address you have had during marriage, include mail addressed for each of you at home address, drivers licenses for each of you with same home address…
 
Proof you share finances; joint tax transcripts during marriage, joint bank account statements showing joint income and joint expenses being paid month to month over the marriage, joint insurance (health, car, life).
 
Proof you do things as a couple, and have plans for things together; having children (birth records of kid together), proof of travel together as a couple, photos together on vacation and photos with family, large purchases together like a home, car, retirement accounts beneficiaries, and insurance beneficiaries. 
An i751 application can have 100s of pages of evidence required to show proof of your  bona fide marriage.

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Green card renewal is for those who have 10-year GCs.  Yours is only valid for 2 years, so you are not eligible for GC renewal.  You should jointly file I-751 with your spouse to remove conditions on your residency to get a 10-year GC.
 

Hi everyone, I married a US citizen while staying here with an ESTA in 2020 because I got stuck by Covid and didn't want to risk being separated. Anyway, I got my green card in April 2021 and it expires in 6months! Time to file for a renewal!
From what I gathered, I can file online and need to file the i-90 and  i-751 forms and I can do it as soon as right now? is that it?

Thanks for confirmation! 

Yes.

Hi everyone, still very confused by the i-944 form that I've learned to tame a little bit for a month or so. 
Appart from the very confusing wording, the table page 6 Part 3 Item 9 confuses me. 
The instructions say we should list the net value of the assets, so for instance I listed the appraised  value of our house minus the mortgage and did the same thing for our second car. But in the end, the last 2 lines of the table are: 
CURRENT CASH VALUE
TOTAL
 
Should the assets be listed in the table with their appraised value or net value? 
Because then CURRENT CASH VALUE should be the sum of all assets' net values and TOTAL the sum of all  asset's appraised values! right?

Thanks for your insights!

Well you need the services of an Accountancy firm familiar with both US and French practices. Maybe start by asking your employer for assistance, could their Accountants help?

Local consulate was able to provide me with a list of firms for my situation.  Bonne chance!
 
Union française and consulate are great resources.  Also, don't forget about https://www.cfe.fr/.  
 
Do not forget about state taxes also - not all states recognize treaties! [not sure how accurate the information is today, but see: https://ustaxesblog.wordpress.com/2017/07/21/does-states-conform-to-the-federal-tax-treaties for an overview].

Hi everyone, I'm ready to file my AOS and getting confused with the fees, I'm filing all together: 
i-485: $1140
i-130 + i-130A: $535
i-864: $0
i-944: $0
i-765: waived
+ biometric: $85
(fyi not filing i-131)
 
so $1760 total? do I write 3 checks? 
I promise I searched on the forum but could only find replies for the K1 AOS and it got me even more confused, thanks!
 

2 checks:
1 for I-130 fee. The amount is $535.00. On the Memo line write "I-130 petition fee" 1 for I-485 fees. The amount is $1225.00. On the Memo line write "I-485 application and biometric services fee." Are you sending personal checks? "Personal checks must be pre-printed with your name and your bank’s name. Your address and phone number must be pre-printed, typed, or written in ink." https://www.uscis.gov/forms/paying-uscis-fees
 
Also, note that USCIS has a credit card payment option. So if you have a credit card with a good rewards program I recommend paying with credit card. https://www.uscis.gov/forms/pay-a-credit-card In that scenario, it'll be 2 Form G-1450.
On the G-1450 for I-130 packet put I-130 Petitioner's name in the first row. G-1450 must be the very first page of this packet. The amount is $535. On the G-1450 for I-485 packet put I-485 Applicant's name in the first row. G-1450 must be the very first page of this packet. The amount is $1225. @Scotriel: I agree with @Letspaintcookies. Filing I-131 is optional but highly recommended.
 
In that scenario, you'll generally send the following four packets in the same envelope:
I-130 with I-130A and copy of marriage certificate, filing fees, etc.; I-485 with  I-864 and supporting documents, I-944 and supporting documents, electronic I-94 copy, filing fees, etc.; I-765 with electronic I-94 copy, etc.; and I-131 with electronic I-94 copy, etc. You'll separate each packet with rubber bands or fasteners: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/forms-information/form-filing-tips
On the I-130 packet, I-130 payment method (check, money order, or Form G-1450) must be the very first item of this packet.
On the I-485 packet, I-485 payment method (check, money order, or Form G-1450) must be the very first item of this packet.

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The instructions aren't as debatable as your attorney might think they are.  They are very clear: 

"Foreign education should include an evaluation of equivalency to education or degrees acquired at accredited colleges, universities, or educational institutions in the United States. For a list of organizations that provide equivalency evaluation, see the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), at http://www.naces.org/members.htm."

Given the way in which the form is written, and given that it requires high school information in the boxes re: previous education, one can also presume that the equivalency stretches back to high school education.  "Education and degrees" here are in the plural form as well.  At no point does it say that having a higher-level American degree will waive those requirements for equivalency if you had a lower-level degree (or high school education) from elsewhere. 

As you said, there are no "successful results" from people who have so far filed the I-944, but bear in mind that USCIS, as of recently, has the latitude to reject forms without sending an RFE or RFIE.  The idea of "(not) willing to wait (to gather information)" is precisely why that rule is in place: to stop placeholder applications, which are all the more tempting in a form like the I-944 that requires a lot of gathering of documentation. 

Do I think they should do it the way your attorney thinks they should do it?  Absolutely.  That's not the way the instructions are written though, and claiming otherwise as an absolute will end up getting people here RFIEs (or possibly denied).  

   

There is no extension for a VWP travelers. One can request timer for a satisfactory departure (SD). USCIS can approve this, 30 days at a time. Every decision is discretionary.
 
That said, this would not apply to you because:
1) It was not timely requested.
2) You do not intend to depart - you are planning to stay.
 
File AOS as soon as you can. Being out of status is not a bar to AOS as the immediate relative of a USC, but it also does not protect you from being put into removal proceedings. It's not likely, but getting detained is not a fun experience.
Once AOS is properly filed, you will enter a period of authorized stay.

So the I-130 is what the USC or LPR completes to petition you and basically shows “hey I want to bring this person to the US and here’s how we are related”. It does not grant the immigrant authorized stay. The I-485 is your actual petition/application that lets uscis know you are seeking a green card, and this grants you authorized stay once uscis accepts it. Until that happens the immigrant will be out of status. Once you are married and send in all the forms and it’s accepted, uscis often “forgives” the duration of overstay especially if you can explain it (it also helps that he will be your spouse).

If you are a K1 - Only if  you didn't marry in the first 90 days.
 
 

Couple of questions for you if you dont mind answering,
 
1.When you say denied? Did you get denied and lost the fees for I-485 because you only forgot I-944 or did they reject the package and sent the fees and I485 back?
2. Did you submit I-130 and I-485 together and they returned both or they started working on I-130 and returned I-485 only.
3. Did you miss any other documents other than the I-944?
 
Thanks. Same shoes as yours and now waiting for them to give the packet back.