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When my husband and I initially filed his AOS I was unemployed, so on the I-864 I filled it out with no income coming in and attached a letter explaining why I had no employment or tax returns. I also included a co-sponsor (the same one I used for the K1). Just this week his AOS was transferred to CSC so we're still in the process and currently do not know if we will have an interview or not. Just waiting to hear from them.

I started a new job about 2 weeks ago. I'll be making just around the amount required for the affidavit of support (so I'll probably want to still keep the co-sponsor on there just in case), but wasn't sure if there was anything I needed to do to inform the USCIS that I now have full-time employment. I'm assuming that I would need to bring documentation with me if there was an interview as well as an updated I-864, but I just don't know if I'm supposed to submit anything to them now regarding the new job.

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One more thing I forgot to add. We will be moving in about 2-4 weeks to a new place. Right now we are living with my parents, but will have our own place soon. I understand that we need to send in the change of address form for my husband and do the change of address stuff online, but do they require a real mailbox (like the kind on the street)? Or would they accept a post office box? The place we will be renting doesn't have the most reliable of neighbors so we were warned that it would be best if we got a post office box to receive our mail so none of it goes missing or gets stolen by other tenants. If it would be safer for us to have a post office box in order to make sure that no one takes the letters and cards from the one at our new place, then I'll go get a new post office box instead. I just wasn't sure if they accept post office boxes for delivering letters, the EAD, or green card.

It's nice to see them moving pretty fast for everyone so far! Received the hard copy of the AOS transfer today. My husband's biometrics was scheduled for Tuesday, but we completed it on March 4th instead so I hope that helps to speed up the process a little bit.

Got a text this morning about my husband's case being transferred to California. Hope the work fast for us all!

My husband and I were in a similar situation to yours. I (the US Citizen) was unemployed at the time and we used my mother as a cosponsor. I filled out the I-134 and included a letter explaining why I had no tax returns to submit with it. Then I had my mother fill out an I-134 and I submitted her birth certificate, a printed sheet from her company website showing when she was hired, her title, her pay, and that she was employed full-time. I also included the most recent pay stubs (3 most recent) and also submitted her last three years worth of tax returns. It might have been more than necessary to submit, but we wanted to make sure that we didn't leave anything to chance. We did not include anything for a bank since her income from employment was enough.

When you arrive at the consulate you hand them your papers and they will look them over elsewhere before the interview (while you are waiting). My husband had no questions asked about what we submitted.

You can get an RFE at any time during the process. In a way I'm glad ours was so early so we could get it taken care of fast, already had the stuff printed since I knew what it was probably for when I got the email/text that we had an RFE.

Not sure about the county you live in, but I know in Des Moines we went to the Polk County Health Department. We paid $220 total when we went to get my husband's I-693 transcribed. But that charge was for the varicella shots he still needed to get done. They charged nothing for the transcription itself.

I made a complete copy of the original petition (minus the evidence). I sent that to my husband and the evidence that I submitted with the K1 petition I sent him the originals. Such as the plane ticket stubs, envelopes sent to me proving that I was there, cell phone bill, nothing too much, just the most recent one.

Finally the received our RFE response that we sent last week and have continued processing my husband's AOS.

It showed up today, finally! Wanted the proof of status for the joint sponsor, which I totally forgot to submit with the application, so an easy fix. Now I'm wondering where do I send this back to? Do I use the address that it was sent from or is there a specific one?

Never mind, just found the address on the form!

How long does it usually take to receive the RFE letter? I got the email/text that it was sent out a week ago, but so far nothing has shown up. Just wondering if it's normal to take a long time to receive the letter or if I should be worried. I'm assuming it's coming from the National Benefit Center which isn't that far from where I live. I figured that it would have shown up by now. Here's what it shows on the USCIS site:

Request for Evidence 03/04/2011 I485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Initial Review 02/28/2011 I765 APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION

Initial Review 02/28/2011 I131 APPLICATION FOR USCIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT

My husband and I were hoping it would show up fast as he wants his EAD as soon as possible. I guess this is payback for the easy K1 process that we had!

That's weird I have flown with Delta 3 times to and form here in the US and always beena ble to check in online the day before, never had an issue with them so whan I got to the airport all I had to do was drop my bag off so cool.

I flew Delta the first time I went to Brazil and wasn't able to check in before my flight from the US. They had to check my passport and visa before I could check in. Maybe it was just me, but when I went in for my flight leaving Des Moines I tried to use the automated machines to print my tickets (since I wasn't able to do so online) and even that error-ed on me and the lady at the counter had to verify everything.

Can read about it here. http://odia.terra.com.br/portal/brasil/html/2011/3/obama_pode_acabar_com_visto_para_brasileiros_147962.html

My husband had a return ticket. He had no problems at all. He arrived in the US in September 2010, and his return flight was for March 2011. We were going to just let it run out, but had to file for AOS later than we had expected, so we ended up just calling and canceling. Had no trouble at all canceling either. They even sent us the updated itinerary via email showing the return flight canceled. We also have a credit now for the remaining balance if we want to purchase another ticket with that airline before the end of the year. At least with United, who we used for his flight, there was no charge to cancel (just a charge to rebook the flight later if we decided to do so), so it was pretty fast and easy.

I know Continental and United do this. They do it at the check-in counter where you check your bags/get your ticket. They also do it before you can board the airplane (in the U.S. anyway).

Delta is another one. Both times I flew with Delta and Continental I was unable to check-in online and had to do it at the counter and before boarding.

I would suggest you look at the guide posted here to make sure you are sending in all the required documents. The payment, Form I-129F, original statements from both (signed), proof of having met in the past two years, G-325A for both of you (signed and dated), passport photos of each, proof of citizenship for the petitioner, and any other stuff listed that applies to your case.

I would say if you plan to marry in April, you will use the CR1 route. You can't file for that until after you are married, of course. I don't believe there is any problem with her visiting you on her tourist visa during the process, but her interview will have to take place in Jordan.

I just submitted maybe 4-5 emails over the span of our relationship, the last months phone bill that showed calls to and from Brazil, about 10 photos, and our Ventrilo log for the last month. The only snail mail envelopes that I submitted were ones that I received from family (such as birthday and Christmas cards) while I was staying there, to show extra proof (besides the passport stamps and airline tickets) that I was actually there during that time at his address. For the interview I just submitted the originals snail mail envelopes (sent copies with the petition) and the actual airline ticket stub things as well as a few more emails from the time the petition was filed and the interview, another more recent original cell phone bill (1 month) and another copy of our Ventrilo log. We never received any RFEs during our K1 process and they didn't even bother to look at the new and original evidence we submitted at the interview.

I don't believe so. I never sent my husband's birth certificate when I submitted the K1 petition. He needed it for the interview (with English translation, not required I don't think, but we went ahead and got it translated anyway since it'll be needed for the AOS). The only birth certificate I sent in was mine (the US Citizen petitioner).

My husband has never had a tourist visa. I visited him twice in Brazil before we started the K1 process (for about 6 months total). He never even had a passport, he got it during our K1 process. His first trip outside of Brazil was when he entered with his K1.

Des Moines, Iowa

Done on March 4th, appointment was for March 28th. Almost turned away. The security guard said the lady agreed to do it only because there was no one else there. While waiting I overheard another lady tell a gentleman who walked in when my husband was almost done that they don't normally allow walk-ins, but she'd let him do it this once. His appointment was for March 10th.

Completed biometrics for my husband this morning!! I think the only thing that saved us from being turned away was that we were the only ones there.

Original appointment was for March 28th, but decided to try to walk-in on March 4th. Arrived at 9:25 AM. **Despite letter saying it was room 949, it's actually room 101 on the 1st floor** Went up to the security guard and gave him the appointment letter and passport. He went to stamp the letter and stopped then asked why we were coming in almost one month early. Told him to get it over with and thought we would see if we could get it done now. He said he had to check with the lady in the back first. He was very nice. He went to speak to her and came back and told us that she would go ahead and do it since no one else was there. He said that they used to allow walk-ins, but are more strict now with them.

He gave my husband the paper to fill out and he brought it back up, gave it to the lady and she called him over. Took fingerprints of all his fingers twice then his photo. Said that his EAD would arrive soon, but she couldn't tell us when. Then she had my husband fill out a comment card and that was it! Done by 9:35 AM.

There was another gentleman who came in while I was waiting for my husband. He was helped by another lady. She was not as friendly and nice as the other one or the security guard. The gentleman told her that he was in town and wanted to see if he could get his biometrics done early, his appointment was for March 10th. She told him that they prefer if you reschedule your appointment if you can't make it on that day and that they don't normally accept walk-ins, but she would accept him this time.

Just received a text/email about a RFE. Hopefully the letter will arrive fast so we can send off what is needed quickly and get the process going again. I'm hoping it's just for what I thought I would get one for, I forgot to include the co-sponsor's birth certificate. If that's it, it'll be easy to get, already have a copy here just in case.

Received biometrics letter today for March 28th. Going to try a walk-in sooner and hope that they let us, but haven't heard many good things about walk-ins to the Des Moines office.

I purchased round trip tickets for my fiancé, now husband because it was cheaper. He entered the US in September 2010 and we made his return flight for March 2011 because it was the cheapest we could find. We had no problems at all canceling the flight through United and actually have a discount on another flight if we purchase it before September 2011. Just make sure though that you do cancel the second return portion of the round trip ticket as it has caused problems for people adjusting status later on.

Received hard copy NOAs today! Hoping the biometrics comes sometime in the next week.