asdic

Got the biometrics for 6/19/12

When is the Receipt Date on your NOA letter? You need that date for the list

dated 05/07/2012

Received NOA1 today.

It was definitely not the right thing to do. I doubt they would take away your greencard if they found out, unless you came under the radar of law enforcement.

They are not going to ask you regarding your military training on the I-751, but if you do get interviewed, you must be honest about it if asked.

But they will ask you this on the N-400 (Part 6 B)and Question 23.

Sounds like good evidence.

Which service center did you sent it to: California or Vermont?

Not needed. Photos arent considered very strong evidence to begin with.

You can just state that the pictures were spanning 2 years

yeah dont stress out.

Just get affidavits from your parents and sister stating that you live there with your husband giving the appropriate dates.

I lived with my parents for about a year after our marriage, and we sent in affidavits too.

Also, you have very strong evidence: you are pregnant

Most of us dont have that!

I like to classify the ROC evidence into 3 categories. I will organize each piece of evidence you have into them:

1. Evidence of Cohabitation:

(a) Drivers License listing both of your addresses (very strong)

- also can help: Affidavits from your parents and sister stating you are living with them with the time period (strong)

2. Evidence of Financial Comingling:

(a) Joint Income Tax return transcripts (very strong)

(b) Joint Bank acccounts (try to send selected statements covering the 2 years since you got the greencard) (strong)

3. Evidence of a Bonafide Marriage:

(a) Letter/ultrasound from your doctor stating that you are pregnant (very strong)

(b) Affidavits from your family regarding your bonafide marriage (ok)

You can send the paystubs, but they are not considered very strong evidence. You also add letter from your spouse's employer listing you as an emergency contact, health/dental/vision/life/car insurances listing any of you as beneficiaries, any IRA/ stock accounts etc if you have any

you may want to consider getting a lawyer regarding filing ROC under VAWA (Violence Against Womens Act)

They cannot adjudicate your N-400 until they adjudicate your I-751. Also, the USCIS has more resources and money for naturalization processing rather than for permanent residency.

That being said, this will force them to make a decision on your I-751 ASAP. I know of a poster who had his I-751 adjudicated within a week of his filing of the N-400.

You are definitely late now. Your best bet now is to obtain a waiver through a lawyer to refile.

Looks like there is going to be a delay at the VSC this month

http://www.wcax.com/story/18096945/suspicious-package-prompts-evacuations-in-st-albans

Your application cannot be ACCEPTED by the USCIS prior to 5/8/2012.

I dont think it matters when you date it on the form.

I sent out mine today, the post office stated a delivery date of 5/5/2012, which is a Saturday. I doubt anyone will accept it over the weekend.

will be sending out my application as well tomorrow.

Evidence we have:

1. Joint Lease for our apartment

2. Joint Taxes 2010 and 2011

3. Joint checking and savings account statements

4. Joint health insurance card

5. Joint dental insurance card

6. Joint renters insurance card

7. Joint life insurance card

8. Joint auto insurance card

9. Joint AAA membership

10. Copy of our drivers licenses

11. Joint stock market account statements

12. Pictures of us at various occasions

I hope all of this enough.

I know there was a G-1145 for our initial AOS application 2 years ago, is there anything similar for the I-751?

Thanks

I'm an international student adviser at a university in the USA and work with F-1 and J-1 students daily. I also know the staff at Purdue's international office. Unless you are on a reciprocity or exchange program, you will most likely be applying for an F-1 visa. You should be able to apply for a change of status after your marriage. I would, however, wait some time before applying for the change of status. Generally, we advise students to not change status until they are in their current status for 6+ months, unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Best of luck!

when you say, not change the status unless 6 or more months have elapsed, does that include after their initial entry into the US or subsequent entries also?

Also I just changed my address last month after I got married and my W2 form that I used to file my income tax has my old address. Will that be a problem?

Anyone here use mainly assets for their I-864? I am a full time student(USC) sponsoring for my wife on F1, I dont have any income at all nor do I have any assets. I am using my mother as a joint sponsor but she barely makes half of the poverty level for 4 persons.

We are thinking of using her bank account as assets. Do we need to send statements from the last 12 months with the I-864? I know the old I-864 form required it, but the new one doesnt mention it anywhere.

Thanks

I am a USC sponsoring my wife on F1. I am currently a full time student and I had occasional part time paid internships over the summers, but I never formally considered it to be "employment". I am applying for AOS now and it asks on G325a about my employment history, can I just put in "Full time student" in the employment history?

Also in I-864, there is no option for "student". It has an "uemployed" box with "date since". Can I just put in "student" in the "date since" box?

No SSN ? wow - thats a bit strange.

USUALLY, an F1 visa holder will qualify to make the application.

It's not needed, for most things, though.

If you are on F1 visa and you are a student, you only get a SS number if you apply for OPT. If you are a student attending school, the SSA will deny you a SS number because you are not authorized to be employed while you are in school.

T-mobile uses only the "primary account holder" in the billing statement even if you have a family plan with multiple lines. Since I am the primary account holder, I cannot add my wife even though we share the same plan. There cannot be 2 "primary account holders".

Bobby- I disagree, since they are filing the I-130 in addition to the I-485.

The I-130 lists 6 types of things to submit, in the instructions.

The I-485 is not so specific, alas.

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asdic - I think the joint bank account is good - but the fact yer living in the father's apartment, with out any paperwork trail there, on the two of you, might hurt you a bit. Are you paying rent to your father, at all? If so, prepare rent receipts in BOTH names. Ahn-map's got the gist of it, though.

It's weird you not have utility bills in both of yer names (husband and spouse) - no cell phone? I think the cheapest way to show something else would be 1--internet service provider and 2--vonage account - both in both names..

Does the CREDIT CARD STATEMENT include both names in the 'bill to ' section? That's a thing that will TRUMP MOST, if no utility bills in both names.

Also - suggest you include MONTHLY STATEMENTS on the JOINT BANK ACCOUNT.

re: IRA and Life Insurance - Make SURE THE POD (payable upon death) instructions are there, with the submittal, highlight her name.

you should prepare a coversheet /coverletter specifically going over the evidence.

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You can also make letters of attestation / affadavits from people that know the two of you are married.

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Remember - although you are submitting two major formsets - assume evidence included in one will not be reviewed for the other - so, when needed, make duplicate info (specifically the copy of the marriage certificate).

Good Luck !

I applying for concurrent filing ie I130 and I485. I dont make any payments to my father, I will just an affidavit saying I live at his home with all utilities under his name.

Also, my credit card company will not add my wife's name to the Statement because she will need an SS number.

Hi

I am applying for AOS for my wife from student visa and I wanted to know how we can include the fact that we are living together. We currently reside together in my father's apartment and the lease is in his name. All the utility bills are in his name too.

Also would this be enough:

1. Pictures of us with our family members

2. Joint bank account

3. IRA account with my wife as the beneficiary

4. Life insurance with my wife as the beneficiary

5. Credit cards with our names and same account number

6. Her drivers license showing that both of us have the same address

we got married after she came back to the US

That is correct as long as she didn't misrepresent her intentions when entering. In this context, omission is not misrepresentation.

I am concerned about the 30/60/90 day rule...would that apply in my case?

From what you're saying you did not marry her a month after she arrived in the US. You said that you met her 8 months after she came on her F1. You two got married on your trip to her homeland and then had a legal wedding after returning to the US. She still has a valid F1 visa and reentered the US on that visa. Is that correct?

Life happens. She went off to school and met someone that she later married. That is a common story on most college campuses.

yeah...but my question is would my AOS be denied because I married her within a month of her second entry into the US?