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You don't automatically get a green card, you need to apply for it through I-485, the AOS application. good luck!

we hired a lawyer because we weren't even sure where to start. it was less stressful since i wasn't worried about me or my husband making a small mistake on filling out the papers and having our case denied.

The only fees you would need to pay are for the applications to adjust her status. I was in the same situation as you. My husband had over stayed his B2 tourist visa. We got a lawyer and she filed forms I-485, I-130, and I-765. We also needed a co-sponsor as I am a student and only have a part-time job. My husband had his friend from work sponsor him. That link is already posted above. Good luck!

yikes! that must be stressful. i say that there is no such thing as too much proof, as some officers could be pretty picky! basically bring anything with both your names on it/same address. we brought a rent lease (past, current, and one for next year), voided checks (we don't get bank statements in the mail) showing our joint account, flight itinerary from a trip we took together, phone records showing our conversations, an accident report showing both our names/same address, a joint loan, and i think that's it. if you have any utility bills, joint insurance, car leases/loans, bring those.

questions-wise, our officer asked us (we were interviewed separately) if we had any tattoos, what kind of cars we drove, when/where/how we met, how long we lived together before we were married, if my husband had any siblings/what their names were, and took some of the photos we brought of each other and us with our families. good luck! just think if it as a chance to get to talk about your relationship

wedding photos, invites, etc.

a letter from your landlord stating it's a month to month lease but that you both have lived there for however long would be helpful.

good luck!

for domestic travel you only need a form of identification (such as state ID card or driver's license). She may use her new passport if she doesn't have another form of identification, however a passport is not required for domestic travel.

I believe you have to have met the poverty requirements for 3 years. Correct me if I'm wrong.

No they didn't say anything except for when they asked where he was working when we met. The officer had the date that the EAD was issued and everything right in front of him so he knew.

When our lawyer filled out our applications we had another sponsor so my spouse (the one applying) didn't have to fill out any past taxes since he didn't have a social security number (but had worked illegally and paid taxes with an ITIN). Our lawyer also left the part about past work history blank. I'm not sure if this was for the I-485 or I-765 since we filed them concurrently and filled out the paperwork. In our interview, however, the officer asked where my husband was working when we met. At the time he was working illegally but I told the officer where he was working anyway...better not to lie to them!!

mine took 10 days as well.

My husband got his 7 days after.

We brought and interpreter just in case and used her b/c our officer was very hard to understand in English and didn't speak Spanish. We just brought along my friend who speaks Spanish so they are not picky about who is interpreting as long as it's not the USC. My biggest piece of advice would be bringing more is better than bringing less! I know it's hard but try to relax. I was so nervous and it didn't help at all! Just think of it as an opportunity to be able to talk about you and your spouse's relationship

Good luck!

my husband's divorce certificate is on the same paper as the marriage certificate - written on the side, the date of divorce and thats about it. It's just stamped on the back by some official.

our AOS case was at the national benefits center. it was received on 7-9-2007 and we received GC on 12-24-07. good luck!

we had a lawyer who said her translator could translate our documents (for a huge fee!) or i could translate them and her translator would go over them and sign them saying basically that she reviewed the translations and that they were correct. We did this and they were notarized. We then realized we needed a couple more documents translated for our AOS interview a few months later and didn't have time for someone else to translate them, etc. so I just translated them and had a friend who is also fluent in the language sign them. No officer ever asked to see them but I felt better knowing we'd have them if they asked. I didn't want to sign them since I was the USC and my husband was applying for AOS and I thought they might feel that my translation was 'biased' in a way since i was the petitioner.

From what I have read on here, they no longer stamp your passport w/ a temporary I-551 b/c of security purposes the day of the interview.

We got the email four days later that the i-485 had been approved, i didn't set my uscis account up until that day so i never got an email for the i-130 b/c it had already been approved. my husband got his green card 11 days after the interview.

good luck!

yes he is from salto!

Hello,

My husband came over on a B1/B2 (tourist/business) visa and overstayed it by over two years. We got married and hired a lawyer to fill out all our forms since we were worried that this would cause a problem. We filed on June 29th, 2007 and filed I-130/I-765/I-485 all together. He received his green card on 12/24/07, 11 days after our interview. I'm not sure if there is a question on the i-485 form asking about intent to marry but he didn't even know me when he came over and i do not know how our lawyer answered that question. I hope that our story encourages you, as we did not have any problems and he came over with no intent to marry!

my husband got his in 7 days. congrats!

You will have to mail everything in and wait.

My husband's EAD card took two months to be approved/get mailed to us. Good luck!

congrats! my husband's card came in 5 business days.

i would make an infopass appointment and bring the documents showing she has until april 08 until the temp. runs out.

I'm not exactly sure, but our immigration attorney told us (for any type of document from USCIS) to have our names on the mailbox or it would not be delivered to the address we provided. Maybe you could call the NVC customer service to ask them about it.

yes, it means you were approved, congrats! you should get an e-mail also saying a welcome notice was sent soon.

I'm not sure what you ended up doing, but I married a man who had overstayed his tourist visa by 3 years. We got married, got an immigration lawyer who filled out all our forms (I recommend this, as our lawyer did not put anything down for my husband's work record since he did not have permission to work, little things like that), and five months later he had his green card in hand. It actually sounds easy as I type it, but it was a lot of stress and waiting, interview, etc. But, it's over for two years now and everything went smoothly!