JenniferJarin

We cannot predict what YOUR interviewing officer asks for. Read and reread the appt letter - its pretty detailed. Although the proof of relationship is open to what you have.

I didn't have a co-sponsor, so don't know what they will ask for that. Your sister/co-sponsor should have her 2008 W-2 by now. The CO might want to see that. I recall providing my pay stub which showed my year to date earnings.

I don't think you would be denied if you don't bring what they want. BUT you'd have to have a second interview or send follow up info - which delays the GC. I wanted to get it done in the first pass.

Good Luck!!!

I think if our new baby son who will be crawling all over our laps isn't proof our marriage is bona fide, then it's time to get a new interviewing officer.

The 2007 taxes are moot as far as relationship proof, as we weren't married at the time, so would not have filed jointly.

I think my question was misunderstood -- I was asking if part of the point of the interview was to show if I could support my husband, etc. If the only point of the interview is that we need to show our marriage is real, like I said, I think having a baby together kinda trumps joint car insurance, which we have anyway.

We have our adjustment of status interview coming up this week. We have a ton of things/documents in both of our names, including a joint bank account, a recent new car purchase, and an 8-month-old baby!

But after looking over the forums here, it seems like some people are bringing financial records, especially tax returns. When we originally filed, my sister signed on as a co-sponsor and provided all her financial records & affadavit of support.

We don't have to bring copies of all her records and her affadavit again, do we? We don't have to file our own 2008 return before the interview, do we? Or bring anymore tax returns of mine, or assets, etc., in general?

The point of this interview is to make sure our relationship is genuine, right? So we bring as many supporting documents that show we have a continuing relationship. But do we also need to show my financial resources again to show I can support him? I am a freelancer who works part-time now that I have a baby, and he got his EAD card late, so he's been having difficulty getting a job, though he attends language classes at night. We are currently able to make ends meet with my part-time work, but also with help from family and my limited savings. So I'm a little concerned this might be an issue at the interview.

Any advice would be helpful!

You don't have to file your taxes before you go to the interview, unless it is AFTER april 15th. However I would still bring the tax returns from the previous year, as you never know if the INS may have misplaced them, and if they did, then you may not get approved, because of that.

So I'm supposed to bring the entire packet we submitted for AOS????

Also, my main question is: Do I have to show my financial capability or my sister's sponsorship, or basically anything financial on my part at this time, since it was already submitted? I would have received an RFE if it wasn't enough when I submitted the AOS packet. Is the purpose of this interview also to show I can support him, or was this already established & covered and this interview is primarily about establishing a continuing bona-fide relationship, not showing my financial/the co-sponsor's financial capability at this time??

We have our adjustment of status interview coming up this week. We have a ton of things/documents in both of our names, including a joint bank account, a recent new car purchase, and an 8-month-old baby!

But after looking over the forums here, it seems like some people are bringing financial records, especially tax returns. When we originally filed, my sister signed on as a co-sponsor and provided all her financial records & affadavit of support.

We don't have to bring copies of all her records and her affadavit again, do we? We don't have to file our own 2008 return before the interview, do we? Or bring anymore tax returns of mine, or assets, etc., in general?

The point of this interview is to make sure our relationship is genuine, right? So we bring as many supporting documents that show we have a continuing relationship. But do we also need to show my financial resources again to show I can support him? I am a freelancer who works part-time now that I have a baby, and he got his EAD card late, so he's been having difficulty getting a job, though he attends language classes at night. We are currently able to make ends meet with my part-time work, but also with help from family and my limited savings. So I'm a little concerned this might be an issue at the interview.

Any advice would be helpful!

The passport should be fine. If you had applied within the time your wife's I-94 was still valid, you probably could have gotten the driver's license, as long as you also had the SS card. I tried getting my husband's driver's license AFTER his I-94 expired and had to convince the DMV that he was "in the system" and could take his test. We had his SS card...well, we waited about 45 minutes, then they seemed to have "found" him in their computer system, and we paid the fee and he was able to take his tests and everything. He ended up getting a temporary paper print-out that stated he now had driving privileges, and that his permanent hard card could arrive in the mail. It never arrived -- just a letter stating they could not verify his status, so until then, the hard card would have to wait. They sent a list of all documents to prove he was approved to get his license -- one being the EAD card, which we didn't have at that point. But what's interesting is that when the 3-mo expiration date on his temporary paper dr's license came up, he received a new temporary paper driver's permit in the mail! With an apology that they still could not verify his status.

So -- he can legally drive, but no permanent card yet. He just received his EAD about a week ago, however, so he should get his driver's license in the mail soon. If they don't send it, we can go to the DMV before the expiration date on his temp paper license and have it extended, or send a copy of his EAD as proof to the main DMV headquarters in Sacramento, and they should then issue it.

It's such a hassle, I know. Thankfully, you'll have your interview soon and your wife can then get her driver's license!

Thank you all for your answer. It seems that we did not do the I-765.

Regarding the I-94, they said it should be 60.

By the way, my wife got a ssn, right away after we got married.

The reason why I did the initial posting is because in the letter for the interview it says she needs to have a government issue photo id. She does not have one. We wonder if the passport will be sufficient.

Thanks again

That makes sense. Thanks for the input.

We are completing the affidavit of support to adjust status. It says on there that you can use a car as an asset, provided you have another car you are not including as an asset.

We are actually in the process of buying a new car. How do we determine the true value? Do we print out a page from Edmunds.com or Kelly Blue book with the true market value, and send that, along with a copy of the title and/or registration and the purchase receipt?

Do we then need to show current registration & title for the car we are NOT including?

Or do we just show the purchase price of the vehicle, on our contract?

If anyone has reported a car as an asset, I would appreciate knowing how you determined its current worth and what proof you sent in to USCIS.

Thanks in advance.

A friend tried to use a car as assets and it was not accepted, USCIS said that if the car is financed and has a lein on it then you can not use it as an asset because you could not sell it for the value to release the asset to support the immigrant as the finance company would need to be re-paid in full so only money left would be the residule balance.

So unless you are paying cash for your new car it would be unlikely to be included as an asset.

We are completing the affidavit of support to adjust status. It says on there that you can use a car as an asset, provided you have another car you are not including as an asset.

We are actually in the process of buying a new car. How do we determine the true value? Do we print out a page from Edmunds.com or Kelly Blue book with the true market value, and send that, along with a copy of the title and/or registration and the purchase receipt?

Do we then need to show current registration & title for the car we are NOT including?

Or do we just show the purchase price of the vehicle, on our contract?

If anyone has reported a car as an asset, I would appreciate knowing how you determined its current worth and what proof you sent in to USCIS.

Thanks in advance.

I would still like some help with the answer to my first question, if anyone has any ideas.

Do I somehow "project" my income, based on potential jobs that I don't yet have documentation for? Or simply write the amount earned up until this date for 2008, even though 2008 isn't finished yet & I expect to make more?

The problem, again, is that I have new clients all the time, and earn more some months than others.

Also, I cannot base any amounts off past tax returns, as the previous year was spent abroad, with my husband taking care of many expenses. My prior year tax returns do not show my earning potential, now that I am back in the US and returning to the work force.

I could just put fown my income up to this point, but that will not be reflective of my entire 2008 annual income.

Any help is much appreciated.

Hi -- I was wondering if someone could help me with what I need to write down for "annual income" on the affidavit of support for AOS. Because I returned to the US after living for a year in Thailand, I had to start finding clients all over again (I work from home, doing art, editorial services & tutoring). I was also pregnant when I came back, and soon after, had my son -- so my money has taken a dive.

I DO have some income to put down, but it's not much, and I expect to make more in the next few months. DO I just put down what I've made so far for the year, even though the year's not over? Or do I "project" the (total) rest of the income for the year?

Since I do not have regular clients or steady work, I'm not sure how I can verify this projected income. Some months I make quite a lot, other months not much. It all depends on the project I'm working on that month.

I will have a joint sponsor, and she exceeds the 125 percent for everyone, but I am still concerned, since I don't want an RFE and because, as the original petitioner, I DO need to fill out something under "income", even if I don't meet the minimum requirement.

Has anyone heard of someone who doesn't meet minimums not getting AOS approved, even though they have a joint sponsor that meets all guidelines? Even though I've been reassured in a previous posting, I just read a post where someone apparently DID get an RFE for this, though I don't have all their details.

Shouldn't be a problem if you have the required documents for your joint sponsor and you. One thing is to show you filed your taxes or have a good explanation why you didn't. Get tax transcripts for the last 3 years for you and joint sponsor. 1-800 829-1040.

Hi -- I was wondering if someone could help me with what I need to write down for "annual income" on the affidavit of support for AOS. Because I returned to the US after living for a year in Thailand, I had to start finding clients all over again (I work from home, doing art, editorial services & tutoring). I was also pregnant when I came back, and soon after, had my son -- so my money has taken a dive.

I DO have some income to put down, but it's not much, and I expect to make more in the next few months. DO I just put down what I've made so far for the year, even though the year's not over? Or do I "project" the (total) rest of the income for the year?

Since I do not have regular clients or steady work, I'm not sure how I can verify this projected income. Some months I make quite a lot, other months not much. It all depends on the project I'm working on that month.

I will have a joint sponsor, and she exceeds the 125 percent for everyone, but I am still concerned, since I don't want an RFE and because, as the original petitioner, I DO need to fill out something under "income", even if I don't meet the minimum requirement.

Has anyone heard of someone who doesn't meet minimums not getting AOS approved, even though they have a joint sponsor that meets all guidelines? Even though I've been reassured in a previous posting, I just read a post where someone apparently DID get an RFE for this, though I don't have all their details.

I'm getting ready to send off the AOS for my husband, and everything is nearly together, but I am concerned about my affidavit of support. I don't meet the income requirements, but my sister is sending all her information as a joint sponsor, and her income is well over the poverty level for a family of four, so it is definitely enough to cover herself (she's single w/ no dependents) and my husband.

If her income and all supporting documentation qualifies, will the USCIS normally approve the petition for AOS, even if mine is dismal? I am doubly concerned because I spent the majority of the last year (2007) in my husband's country. He took care of most of my living expenses, and I didn't earn that much.

When his K-1 visa was finally approved and we were able to go to the USA, I was already about to enter my third trimester of pregnancy. Because of this, and then the birth of my child, I was only able to work part-time (self-employed). I had to also take a few months off right before and right after the birth of my child (We did have savings).

So basically I have an affidavit that now reflects not only myself, but my newborn (12-wk-old) son as a dependent of mine. Like I said, my sister's income is more than 125 percent of the poverty level for sponsorship of my husband, but I guess I'm just concerned that USCIS will look at my barely-existent income on my affidavit and see it's below poverty-level for not only myself, but a child dependent as well, and it could raise some kind of red flag. (even though my baby's a very new dependent, and one of the reasons I don't have a great deal of income at this time!)

I WILL include my assets, but even with them, it's not enough. I can include recent personal checks I have been paid in 2008 for my editorial/creative work (I'm self-employed), but these are not consistent at this time -- one month I was paid quite a bit, but the next, not much.

Again, I will have my sister's affidavit.

My question is: Is this enough? Or should I wait and secure a new job before applying? (Easier said that done with a new baby, but it is possible). We've also, because of our situation, and the baby, delayed AOS longer than intended. Once my husband gets approved and gets his 1-year EAD, of course he will get work that will add to our financial situation. But for now, in applying for AOS, are we okay with my sister as a joint sponsor?

Any knowledge/thoughts/suggestions are appreciated.

I checked on my NOA2 and my A# has 0 on it too. But when I applied for my AOS I omitted the first 0. The A# on the NOA2 and my visa shows the same numbers except that the one on NOA2 has a 0 digit following the letter A. I now got my EAD and AP and never had a problem with omitting the 0 on my A#.

Thanks for your help. I also did another quick VJ search an this and came up with a posting saying sometimes officers omit the "0" but it is the same number.

Good to know! And congratulations to you. Can't wait to get this part over with already!

Not on my husband's visa. There is an 8-digit number in red, but that's the visa number. His Alien number (which appears on the NOA2 and on his I-94, and which is 9 or 8 digits, respectively, is the one that's confusing to me.)

I'm about to file AOS, and I was wondering if there is a specific # of digits for the alien number. The reason I ask is because my husband's NOA2 had an alien number on it that was nine digits, starting with "0", but at his port of entry, the officer wrote an alien number with EIGHT digits only, omitting the first "0". I've tried searching previous posts but found conflicting information.

My husband put the 8-digit number on all his application forms and photos -- but I want to make sure this is correct, otherwise we may need to redo everything, adding that first "0".

Any help is much appreciated!

Thanks for your responses. I have another question: My Vaccination Documentation Worksheet does not have a form number DS-3025 written on it. It has NO form number written on it. I am assuming this is the correct form, because it is a 2-page sheet, stapled together, has "Vaccination Documentation Worksheet" on the top, with "For Use with DS-2053" written underneath, and another form, "Appedix C", stapled to the back. I also just noted that the expiration date in the top right-hand corner says 5/31/2007 (It was checked and signed by the doctor on the date of exam, 12/12/2007.)

Is this the correct form to send in for AOS? It's the only vaccination document I have for my husband, but it does not say DS-3025/ ?????

Though none of the vaccines on the first page are checked "completed series", he actually went back for second doses on 1/15/07, and this is checked and noted on he second page.

Again, thanks for your help in advance -- it is much appreciated.

I have a kind of uncommon situation, I think. Here's the deal:

I am about to apply for AOS for my husband (he came here on a K-1 visa). We have almost everything together. I decided to check out visa journey for some extra guidelines (hadn't been on in awhile) & discovered there are new vaccine requirements, yet it seems that if your medical was before August 1st, 2008, this won't apply to you.

Well, my husband received all the needed vaccines during his medical in Bangkok (he wasn't required to do so at the time, but we thought it better to go ahead and do them). The doctor at Bumrungrad filled out the DS-3025 (vaccination documentation worksheet), tore it out of the rest of the original medical, and handed it to me to keep for later. (We also have a copy).

I read in the VJ forums that if you have a copy of this worksheet, that you can substitute it in place of the i-693. The reasoning is that these forms were already included in the sealed brown envelope after the medical and eventually forwarded to USCIS. But that brings me to a few questions:

1. I am thinking this original worksheet was NOT included in the brown envelope, as it was ripped out and given to me. I CAN include a copy when I apply to AOS, or even the original (though I might want to hold onto that?) -- what are your suggestions?

BUT

2. Even if I include the original, or copy, I don't think there is not a duplicate document (vaccination worksheet) waiting in a brown envelope, because it was ripped out. Will this cause a problem, that I would mail an unsealed original? And again, should I still just send a copy?

3. Another option is to get the i-693 filled out by a civil surgeon here in America. The civil surgeon could just copy the worksheet I have. But because this would be filled out AFTER Aug. 1st (even though the dates of the vaccines and the worksheet itself was signed in January 2008), will my husband be required to get the NEW required vaccines now, if we are to submit an i-693?

Or would the surgeon have to fill out an older version of the i-693? But then it would be dated after Aug. 1st when the surgeon signed/stamped it.

The medical and old required vaccines were given back in January 2008, as stated. But we delayed sending in the AOS application until now, and now I don't know what to do.

If anyone has advice, I would really appreciate your help.

CA will also accept EAD as proof of legal presence.

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/dl/dl_info.htm#BDLP

Apply for EAD when you apply for AOS, EAD costs nothing when applied for when based on pending I-485.

Yu and Dan -- how long did it take your EAD to arrive after you applied for AOS?

Can my husband drive in CA with a valid thai drivers license, or does he need an international drivers license as well? the dmv site said somewhere they dont honor the internat. drivers license in ca, which confused me.

Hi -- I wonder if anyone can help me. My fiance came to the US on a K-1 fiance visa. We got married within the allotted time, but had to delay applying for AOS for a couple months. Now he's about to take his driver's test in california. He already passed the written portion, and got a temporary driving permit. He is scheduled to take the driving portion in a few days, but we just got a letter in the mail from the DMV that said: "the department of homeland security-bureau of immigrations and customs enforcement is unable to validate the documentation presented with your application." and that he cannot get a driver's license until he has proof he is here legally!

We showed the I-94 and passport/visa at the DMV, along with his Social Security card -- and also gave his alien number, which was written on the I-94. Because the I-94 was stamped with a mid-April expiration date, the DMV gave him a hard time and said he wouldn't be able to get his license without a green card. But he is here legally! They finally looked something up int he computers, verified that he WAS in the system, and let him get the permit.

But now this letter -- what can we do to show proof? We are filing for his AOS this week, but there is no card that "proves" he is here legally -- just the conditions on the K-1, which state that he can stay here as long as he is married. We are married, but the only documentation we have as proof of his presence here is the now-expired I-94.

Do we have to now wait until AOS is approved/he gets a green card for him to get his license?

Or is there something wlse we can show?

We just had a baby, and we are going to have a lot of difficulties getting around if he cannot legally drive.

Please help.

On the Advance Parole travel document form, it asks for specific dates of travel. We want to apply for an advance parole document to have just in case my husband may have to (or may want to) travel outside the country before his green card arrives. But we have no specific dates as of yet. We just want to be sure we have it in case a situation arises.

So what do we need to put down on the form if we have no specific dates of travel?

When we send in our marriage certificate, is it fine to send a black& white (or color) photocopy of the certified document, or do we need to send in the actual certified copy we received from the state?

I saw on the "immigration timelines" section that there were a few walk-ins that applied for Employment Authorization in person. Does anyone know where you can walk in to apply for this? Is it the Chicago office or any branch, or can you do this at all anymore?

i think it can only be done at the POE and the only POE that does this is JFK in NYC (wow lots of initials!)

It doesn't hurt to ask, though. I asked the officer in San Francisco and he found a stamp and stamped the card.

My husband entered on a K-1 visa. At his port of entry, I asked if the officer could give him an "Employment Authorized" stamp, and he did. It's stamped in red on the back of his I-94.

There is no expiration date on this, but on the front of the I-94 it is stamped "Admitted" and the date, with "K-1" written in, and underneath, it's stamped with a date three months into the future.

We just got married 2 weeks ago, and now we are applying for AOS this week. I was intending on applying for his I-765 work authorization and trael documents at the same time.

My question is, if he accepts work, will be have to legally stop working once the second date on the I-94 is here, if he hasn't gotten his I-765 work authorization card at that time? Or can he keep working since he already has that work authorization stamp on his I-94?

Also, is it faster to file the I-765 electronically after applying for the I-485, or is it just as fast to send in mail along with the I-485?

Is there any other way to expedite? I am concerned because I am about to give birth soon and it would help us out a lot if he could legally work, but I don't want him to jeopardize his status by taking work if he is not legally able.

If he accepted work now and just continued to work until his new work authorization arrived, then what?

Not many employers will hire him if he must quit in 6 weeks. How long does the work authorization card usually take to arrive?

Thanks for any help or advice with these questions.

Hello,

My fiance will soon be coming with me to the US, and I would like to make sure I have the vaccination form ready once he applies to adjust status.

I saw this on the visajourney guides:

" If you are a K-1 fiancé(e) or K-2 dependent who had a medical examination within the past year as required for the nonimmigrant fiancé(e) visa, you only need to submit a vaccination supplement (I-693A), not the entire medical report. You may include the vaccination supplement with your adjustment of status application.)"

My question is, he has the original vaccination checklist, with dates, signed by the doctor (He had three vaccinations). But the second page of this form says he needs three more similar shots in 4-6 weeks before he is fully vaccinated, and another shot 6 months to a year later. So does he need to go back to complete the second (or even third) round, before he can send off the sheet? Or is just proof of him undergoing the first round of shots sufficient when filing for AOS?

Any advice would be helpful, as well as if he will definitely need to get this sheet transferred by a US civil surgeon...or not?

Congratulations on Homeland Security approving your intitial application. (According to your timeline, this is the stage where you are.)

But you do understand that if you have filed a K-1, you still need to wait for your fiance's country's consulate to schedule an interview in a few months or so and then approve her visa, right?

She's going to be coming home to me.

Congratulations. I'm sure you're both relieved! My fiance has his interview in 10 days, so it's nice to hear that things went smoothly for you, gives us hope. I am still compiling all our relaionship materials and I think I may be going overboard as well, after what you said they told you! I won't stress myself out too much, then -- we have a lot of very good supporting documentation so we should be okay on this front.

Best of luck and happy wedding!

I think you got the best advice already, go to the interview anyway (it will not affect the interview process) and bring it back later when you get it. I would be concerned that if you try to reschedule the interview, you might have to wait 6 weeks. This way, if interview goes well, she will get her visa within a few days of bringing in the police cert. The Embassy accepts requested documentation only on non-holiday Mondays between 1pm and 3pm.

If it's true that the embassy only receives requested information on Mondays at those specified times, then we would be looking at either a week's wait in BKK, or else a third flight to Bangkok and back in the span of three weeks, because the interview is on a Monday.

My fiance just called a cousin of his in BKK who is a police officer. He told him to being in the documents that show that his interview is in less than two weeks, and he will see what he can do to help expedite. It's worth a try. Otherwise, another person on this site advised us to just go the the interview, and if we don't have the required document at the time, they will just turn us away without an interview as they collect documents and assign a different date a few days later -- that's if we even get the document by then.

Appreciate the response, and for the record -- my fiance is a he, not a she. Consulate makes the same mistake in their emails to me, calling me "Mr."

Not all petitioners in Thailand are male, and not all thai fiances are female, though it would often seem that way.