Edward and Jaycel

They did the same to Jaycel in Manila. They would not allow her to get her boarding pass online because she was required to check-in in person so they could make sure she had a valid visa for travel to the US

Respectfully.... It does not ask for residence address. It asks for Physical Address History Address History Provide your physical addresses for the last five years, whether inside or outside the United States. Provide your current address first. If you need extra space…..

Yeah.... I just know it's going to be needed before they approve her EAD and that's what we really want to get in hand so she can start working

Ugh.... still no Biometrics Appointment. Case is still sitting at "Received"

You will go online to ssa.gov and create an account a few days after you arrive and then apply for your SSN online via the SS-5 form. Once you submit this, it will tell you that you have to complete the application in person at an office and should provide you a link to schedule an appointment at your nearest office. Do that and by the time you go to the appointment, you should be all set in regards to the DHS & SSA databases being in sync. Bring a copy of your I-94, your passport with K-1 visa in it and your birth certificate.

@gabriellecarlisle If you go to my first post in the thread below, you will see all the things we included in our AOS package from the cover letters itemization

Yes, it is mandatory

Add the I-130 to your account since you filed it. Your wife should get a letter in the mail with her online access code. Once she gets that she should create her own account and add the case number for her I-485 to her account. At that point it will ask her to enter her online access code and her DOB and it will then bring her to the status page for the I-485, I-765 & I-131 which will be linked and show “Concurrent Filing”

Just remember that while you may be out of status at the moment, once you get the receipt notice for your I-485, you enter a period of authorized stay while it’s being processed and any unauthorized stay is forgiven for an immediate relative (spouse) of a US Citizen 😊

Jaycel and I included screen grabs of our Facebook Messenger chats from the time we first met. We put the screen grabs (pictures) into a Word document and just included 3 or so per month from the time we met. We put captions above each screen grab detailing the date and we did the same for pics of us together. Put them in a word doc and a caption above each detailing the date, location and people in the picture.

I know this is contrary to what @OldUser said and what he said is correct, you can pay with one check. The reason I paid with two is that if there is some defect with your I-765 submission and they have to reject the application, then they have to reject both the I-485 and the I765 because they cannot process just the I-485 with a check in the amount for both fees. They will reject it for "Incorrect Payment" and now you have to start over with both forms. If you have a separate check for each form, then if they have to reject the I-765, at least your I-485 will continue processing and you can just re-submit the I-765 once you get the NOA1 with receipt number for the I-485. Just me being overly cautious but I like to mitigate any risk of delay that is within my power to control, no matter how small the chance of it happening.

This is the reason... Also like @Dashinka said, you will see the "Estimated" time rise and fall over the course of time because they have no good algorithm to actually give you a good estimate. My brother works in IT for a Federal Gov't agency and he says that government systems are always at least 3-4 generations behind in terms of software versions, hardware and technology.

If paying by check, 2 checks - One for each form

I would HIGHLY recommend paying by checks as many credit card companies flag USCIS transactions as fraud and USCIS will not resubmit the charge and they will reject your application. And yes the DS-3025 is the record of vaccinations that you got at your medical. Send them a copy with your I-485

Yep I see it now sorry heh... a little bored at work this morning so I'm quick on the replies

If you physically lived at that address then you should include it in your physical address history wether you had it as a mailing address or not. Don't leave anything out.

They are a K-1 Visa holder so they should just be able to include a copy of their DS-3025 as proof of medical exam abroad

Yes, this is the preferred way to do it. This way you pay the discounted fee on the I-765 for filing concurrently. The I-485 is $1,440 and the I-765 is $260 when it is filed concurrently with the I-485. Make sure you pay for each form separately. If you are filing concurrently with the I-485 to get the discounted rate, it should be filed on paper and submitted in the same envelope as the I-485

The NOA1s indeed arrived today and the notice dates were 11/21/2024, just 3 days after they received our AOS package. Not too bad USCIS

We submitted a copy of Jaycel’s DS-3025 with her I-485 to be sure they know she voluntarily complied with the vaccination requirements during her immigration medical in the Philippines. We’re so #######-retentive we even included a cover letter just for the DS-3025 to highlight it 🤪

@BoWrite Here's the link to the Consulate Reviews for Malaysia from VJ members https://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?cnty=Malaysia

Thank you! Now we have proof of her authorized stay thankfully since her visa expired last week 🤪

HAHAHAHA exactly! In fact I saw through our Informed Delivery email this morning that Jaycel is receiving her NOA1 notices today from our AOS submission 🎉

I know LOL... We filed our AOS the week before Thanksgiving Informed Delivery is through USPS yes. It will tell you what you are getting via first class mail that day and it will give you updates on "Trackable" shipments once a shipper creates a label for your shipment

Just remember that everything slows down around a big national holiday like Thanksgiving. A lot of people take vacation, offices closed, etc.