Edward and Jaycel

If you had charges in India and in the interview you said no charges, they may consider that misrepresentation. If you got an RFE to submit your PCC from India, then that is your next step. If you don't respond to the RFE then your I-485 will likely be denied as abandoned.

Same here... My income was well above the requirement and did not list any assets at all.

ok wish you the best of luck… but what your lawyer said in waiting to pull the I-130? Zero benefit in waiting for the divorce… it’s your application and you can pull it any time you are inclined to do so

I’m sorry if this seems blunt, but with this last post it has to be asked… Did you send the withdrawal request for the I-130 to USCIS?

You should have had her served with the divorce papers when you met yesterday

Yesterday was a Federal Holiday

This is from the instructions on the form for that section NOTE: You MUST attach a photocopy or transcript of your Federal income tax return for only the most recent tax year and complete Item Number 16.a. If you believe additional returns may help you to establish your ability to maintain sufficient income, you may submit transcripts or photocopies of your Federal individual income tax returns for the three most recent years and complete Item Numbers 16.a. - 16.с. Type or print the most recent tax year and your total income for that most recent tax year. If the amount was zero, type or print "zero" or if you were not required to file a Federal income tax return type or print "N/A" for not applicable. Type or print "N/A" for not applicable for Item Numbers 16.b. - 16.c. if you do are not submitting any additional tax returns. So type N/A in b-c if not including those tax years… my mistake

You are only required to list and provide tax return transcripts or returns for the most recent tax year. If you choose not to supply all 3 years then you leave 16.b. - c. blank. Just remember, current income is king.

Yes 100%.... Don't redact anything. This is all going to USCIS which hold all information in your A-File. Access to this information is classified.

Item 12 is the sum of your individual income in line 7 (which is your current income derived from the proof you provide from your paystubs and employment letter) plus lines 8-11. You should not have anything 8-11 based on your info so far, so lines 7 & 12 should be the same. You will put the amount from the "Total Income" line on your transcript in Part 6. Line 16.a. Your household size looks right if it's just you and your wife

@Greenbeatles1 This is what the document tab looks like when you upload stuff - What I couldn't capture in the screenshot is at the bottom of the page is an "Upload" button,

Yes... after your application gets accepted, USCIS will send you an "Online Access Code" with instructions on how to set up your online account. Once you do that you will have access to any notices issued to you on your application and you will have the ability to upload "Unsolicited Evidence". We have used that extensively since we have generated a bunch of evidince of our marriage bona fides after we mailed our original applications.

Send transcripts OR 1040 with all schedules + W-2s + 1099s (as applicable) Current income is king so if your spouse's income is $20K above the 125% Poverty Guidelines and that is proven with the 6 months of paystubs and employer letter, that's great! You are only required to provide the most recent year's tax return transcripts or Tax Returns + supporting docs. USCIS prefers the Tax Return Transcripts. The income you put for your current household income is whatever your spouse's paystubs shows for GROSS income (x26 for pay schedules of every other week or x52 for weekly pay schedules). When they look at the tax return transcripts, USCIS looks at the "Total Income" line.

The consular officer can and will extend the validity of the I-129F Approval Notice at the interview if they approve the visa and the Approval Notice is expired. The DS-160 is valid for 1 year from the date you submit the application.

You would put "K-1 Visa Holder" if filing within the 90 days and if filed after the 90 days "K-1 Entrant - Adjustment Applicant" So in this case... If you don't include your SSN and select "No" on the forms, since you're not doing a name change, it won't make a difference on the EAD. When you get the AOS approved and Green Card issued, you will then need to make an appointment to go to the SSA so you can update your immigration status with them and remove the "NOT VALID FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT DHS AUTHORIZATION" that will be on your SS Card when they issue it to you now.

Thanks to @TBoneTX there is better advice on this if you are filing after the 90 days: Two attorneys advised writing "K-1 entrant -- applicant for adjustment"; or, more simply, "K-1 entrant -- adjustment applicant."

Woo Hoo!! 🎉🎉 So happy to hear this GREAT news!! Enjoy your full and vibrant house! ❤️

You were admitted as a K-1 visa holder - You are past the validity date of that visa and now you are a K-1 Entrant - Adjustment Applicant. As @TBoneTX stated, two attorneys have recommended that language

Ah that makes much more sense!

Write "K-1 Visa Holder - Out of Status" If you want to use the AOS process to change your name - In the section where it says "Your Current Legal Name" you will put your New, Married Name (as long as it is some combination of the names that appear on the marriage certificate). In the section where it says "Other Names You Have Used Since Birth" you will put your maiden name. They will match your application to your A-File because you put your A-Number in the space provided. If you're filing the I-765, follow the same name procedure on that form. We did this for Jaycel and her EAD came in her married name and the SSA issued her a new card in her new married name about a week after the I-765 was approved.

I'm glad to see you thinking about the AOS process now instead of waiting until after you guys get married here - It's good to prepare ahead for sure. I will say this though, right at this moment, I would devote your energies preparing for the interview. Make sure you have the I-134 ready, the proof of relationship evidence to bring as well as the civil documents needed. Once you get verbally approved for the visa and while waiting for it to be issued, then I would start to get ready for the AOS. At least that's the way Jaycel and I did it and we seem to be on a good path. We got her SSN issued, got married and filed the AOS all within about 80 days from when she arrived. We got her EAD approved 51 days from when we applied - So far so good

That's great news!

I cannot help myself - I am a data driven animal

Write a brief summary of your relationship to include with the petition. The evidence of meetings should be focused on your time seeing each other within the last two years as that is the legal requirement. Same sex relationship will not be a concern.

Cherish the times you can be together and just bear the times you have to be apart - The year we were apart actually made Jaycel and I realize just how much we needed each other and couldn't ever be apart again for the rest of our lives