Edward and Jaycel

Ah ok so this was right after you guys married... Did you guys not send in much marital evidence with the application?

Just curious… when did you file the AOS application? It’s not in your timeline

This will include sending not just proof of a joint account but the actual statements showing you both using the account

Woo Hoo!! 🎉🎉😁

After going through this whole process just to risk it all to have a party? Admittedly as @Crazy Cat said, the risks may be small but the consequences are huge. I would not even be in the same zip code of an event that could be misinterpreted and jeopardize everything I have worked for. Just my 2 cents since you asked

Yes!! It’s the only way we knew when Jaycel’s EAD Card was going to arrive because even though the status on her I-765 says “Card Was Produced”, it still says the tracking number is “Unavailable” and she got the card delivered almost 2 weeks ago. LOL

Yes they can include just the joint sponsor's income. They would include a tax transcript AND a W-2 form from the joint sponsor. Normally USCIS does not want a W-2 with the IRS Tax Transcript except in cases where they filed "Married Filing Jointly" and want to exclude the income of the spouse. See below from the I-864 Instructions: If you provide a photocopy of your Federal individual income tax returns, you must include a copy of each and every Form W-2 and Form 1099 that relates to your returns. Do not include copies of these forms if you provide an IRS transcript of your Federal individual income tax returns rather than a photocopy unless you filed a joint income tax return with your spouse and are qualifying using only your income.

Great info! I did not know about this

Much appreciated 😁

Thanks I just edited it 😁

Just remember that for K-1 AOS they realize you won’t have a ton of evidence immediately upon filing. What we’ve been doing since we filed, as we get more evidence, joint account statements, utility bills, etc., we use the “Documents” tab to upload “Unsolicited Evidence”.

You can either try to contact the medical facility that performed the exam and see if they will email you a copy of the DS-3025 or you can send the packet without the copy included. There is no requirement that you provide a copy of it with the I-485. It just serves as a reminder to USCIS that you had a medical exam abroad and to look for it in your A-File. They should see by your filing status on the I-485 that you are adjusting as a K Visa holder and know to look for the medical file. You really should try to get a copy of the DS-3025 however for your own records.

The Return Envelope that you send to the Embassy will be for them to return your report of marriage that they sign and stamp. That would go to your address in the Philippines. The one from the PSA you have to go into their website and request and you would then put your US address in the request with the PSA

This is why everyone keeps saying to pay no attention to the My Progress tab. It is wholly inaccurate and means nothing. After my wife’s biometric appointment, for her I-765 it went from 3 months to 40 months. It stayed at 40 months for a week and then went to 7 months. It stayed there for 3 or 4 days and then went up to 14 months. It stayed there for the next 3 days and then she got an approval notification. Don’t torture yourself with that tab. I know how hard it is to be separated, Jaycel and I spent a year apart waiting for her K-1 visa. Just keep the faith and just know it will be worth it in the end.

Us too

Ours did the same thing after the biometrics appointment.... it can always change so don't count on it being a sure thing. The My Progress Tab on the portal is the most inaccurate feature on the site

We have decided to just expect longer processing times and the probability of having to attend an interview with the new administration. That way if our AOS approval happens quickly, we will be pleasantly surprised

I would take it right to the FedEx Store or UPS Store.... again my OCD. LOL

@Rachel n Tyler Also each physical address used for UPS & FedEx deliveries for the lockboxes has an "ATTN" line in it. We wrote it in big letters, in sharpie, on the envelope, twice because we're OCD like that LOL Don't know if it made a difference? See below:

We sent via Fed-Ex 2 day with Direct Signature service. Got there on Monday and we had a text with our receipt numbers by that Friday and had the letter with the online access code the following Tuesday

Crossing our fingers for you guys!!

And MLK Jr. Day on 1/20/2025... plus a lot of government employees use some of their vacation days to extend those federal holidays into 4-5 day weekends and/or weeks off, so add in USCIS being short staffed basically for the whole of the last 6 weeks

Congratulations!! 🎉🎊

This is accurate, we were able to fill out Jaycel's application online at ssa.gov but for K-1 you have to go to the SSA office to complete it. They informed us that an appointment would be necessary and that was back in September. It was all very painless though. We were called to the window exactly at our appointment time and the SSA rep was kind and efficient and finished processing her application in about 10 minutes and she had her card in the mail 7 days later. We were so glad to get it because by the time we filed the AOS paperwork we had a month's worth of joint bank and credit card statements to include as evidence of co-mingling our finances.

Yes, and for this reason, Jaycel carries her passport, her EAD and a copy of her I-485 NOA1 in her purse wherever she goes so that she has proof until she gets her green card.