Jason96

Thanks Holt for your time sharing your thoughts with me, and I read thru the link you sent and between that and what you have said, it has put my mind at ease now.  You have answered my questions, and while you didn't have to do that, I greatly appreciate your time and patience helping me! May God bless you and your family! I guess at this point I have everything photo copied and ready to send, so I just need to have my wife sign the application, compile all of the documents together, and send everything off.

One last question in case you might know the answer.  Do I need to include a cover letter like it was advised to do in earlier applications, or is that not needed for this application?

Thanks once again for all your help!

Ah, I think I understand what you are meaning, because when I look at the M-477 document checklist, it never says any documents are required beyond a check and photocopy of her permanent resident card, and it is only if filing under the basis of marriage to a US citizen that all of these extra documents are required.  I was not understanding that, so I appreciate you clearing that up for me!

I was thinking that it would be better for me to apply on the basis of marriage, since all of our prior filings have been based on that premise, and it would go better filing based on marriage, but it sounds like you believe it would go better if filing on the basis of 5 years of residency. This is all so new to me to consider the 5 years instead of the marriage basis, so is it less "messy" to file under the 5 year rule only because there are less documents to send in, or are there other reasons it is easier and less messy in your understanding? 

Finally, if I did still file under the 3 years and marriage basis, do you still believe I should include additional documentation beyond IRS tax transcripts then?

Thanks for that information you shared!   I have not yet filed the application, and since I don't have 5 years of IRS transcripts, I'm thinking I may be better off then just filing under the 3 year route.  In your post above, you said that I would need to provide proof of marital union, so in your thinking, then should I include other things with our names together like utility bills, bank statements and such?  I was hoping to avoid sending bank statements, as that is just very personal, and when I sent them last time with an earlier filing, I blanked out my account numbers and account balances, as I didn't feel that was any of their business, so if you think the IRS transcripts are sufficient, then I would like to only send that, as I already have that copied and ready to go, and I hate giving such personal documents for complete strangers to see.

I have everything else copied and ready to send, it was just the documents referring to me and my wife that I was a little hung up on, so it sounds like maybe I'm too worried for nothing.  My main reason for feeling concerned is it seemed with earlier applications that I killed two trees worth of paper to send them all of the evidence and forms and documentation to prove my case for those applications, and so this application just seem to "simple", and so I want to believe it is just as easy as it sounds, but I don't want to get trapped by that thinking and not send enough information. You are most likely right and I'm just over thinking this. LOL

On the form I marked it applying for citizenship based on marriage to a US citizen for the last 3 years. I only have transcripts for the last 4 years at most, not 5 years, and at this point I can't request transcripts from the IRS for more than 3 years back, so at this point I believe I may be best off applying under this rule, but since you said it would be less messy to file under the 5 year residency rule, what is your take on this? 

Yes, I was asking if it was sufficient to only send 3 years of IRS tax transcripts as documentation of relationship, since the application listed three sets of things to send in, and the last 3 years of IRS tax transcripts was one of the, and I have those in hand to send, so I was just wondering if that was all that was really needed?

She has been living here since July 2011, so it has been over five years at this point.

Does anyone else know if IRS tax return transcripts are sufficient evidence alone for the N-400 application?

When I filed to remove conditions, I already supplied them with bank statements, utility bills, and other documents with our names and accounts together, so would assume they would have access to my past filings that had that information in it.  Also, I can bring those additional documents to the interview if needed, I am just trying to avoid sending in a ton of more paperwork with this filing if it is not needed. However, if it is needed to send in with the application, then it just is what it is. So I'm not sure I completely understood your post.  Are you meaning that you think it would be fine to just only sent the tax transcripts, and then have additional documentation at the interview, or were you meaning to say to send all of the additional documentation along with the tax transcripts when filing the N-400? I am just not entirely sure how to take your post, but thanks for commenting just the same!

Oh, and one last bit of information based on your comment. We have been married for 6 years now and are well past the 3 year minimum mark required to file, so we are good to go on that end of things.

So I am working on trying to file the N-400 form for my wife, and I'm going thru the document checklist at outlined in the M-477 form, and they list three different lines of types of evidence to submit for documents referring to me and my spouse:

a. Tax returns, bank accounts, leases, mortgages, or birth certificates of children; OR

b. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-certified copies of the income tax forms that you both filed for the past 3 years; OR

c. An IRS tax return transcript for the last 3 years

My question is, I have 3 years of IRS tax return transcripts in hand and I'm wondering if that is sufficient evidence or not? It does have an "OR" for each of the three lines, which makes me believe they only need one of the three lines of documents, so has anyone out there filed the N-400 with only tax return transcripts and no other evidence? Given that all of the other filings were so much more exhaustive and laborious to provide all of the documentation, I'm a little skeptical this is all that is needed, but I'm also hopeful that it is, as that makes the filing process SOOOO much easier, as I can just submit those transcripts along with the other required items, and I'm good to go.

So does anyone have any thoughts on this, or should I provide the tax return transcripts along with the documents from line a. above?

Thanks so much in advance for your time and help!

Ok, so I finally have time to update this thread with the results. We went to the Louisville, KY USCIS field office, and we had our InfoPASS appointment paperwork, but we were late, yet they didn't ever mention that and it was not a problem for us. We did not have the death certificate yet, nor did we have a letter from the office, the only thing we had were emails and facebook posts about him dying. Despite not having solid proof of death, they accepted the emails and facebook posts as sufficient, and then they told us we could process for $360. I told them I didn't think we were required to pay a fee because we had already filed our I-485 and we had her EAD already, but the lady insisted we had to pay the fee because we were expediting. After telling her there was no expedite fee listed on the form, she said we would just have to wait for the supervisor to get back from lunch, so we waited for a while and when he got back, he agreed that we were exempt from having to pay the fee, and so they gave us two re-entry permits for one year validity. We were soooooo thrilled to get the AP permits, and we offered up a prayer right then to thank God for blessing us, and I must say that overall the officials at that office were very helpful and they really worked with us despite the fact that we didn't have the evidence they needed. Also, they only accept money orders or checks at that office, so I only had a credit card on me at that time, and since we were a long ways from there, that is what led me to question the fee, which in the end resulted in not even having to pay it, thank the good Lord!!!!! So that part is done now.

I now have a problem, as I just realized that my passport is five months from expiring, and I have been reading that if you don't have more than six months left until your passport expires, that I might have problems getting into the country when I get to customs in the Philippines. Has anyone ever had less than six months on their passport and successfully entered the Philippines? I would greatly love to hear any feedback about that from any that might have knowledge of such things!!!

Thanks!

I agree - Go into the USCIS Field Office and explain the situation.

You're wasting time plugging away on the internet for a solution. Your best bet is to talk to someone in person for this.

Thanks everyone for your help! We were able to figure out how to get thru the menu in InfoPass to schedule an appointment at the nearest field office, so we have an appointment now for tomorrow, and we will see what they will tell us. We do not have an AP, so hopefully they will just grant us one right away so we can purchase our plane ticket.

You help was very much appreciated!! Thanks again!

Take care and may God bless!

What does this one lead too You need information or other services

When I choose that option, here is what I get:

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Information and Other Services

Instead of an appointment, we recommend you visit www.uscis.gov.

At this site you can -

Review fact Sheets that describe available benefits and services

Research citizenship and immigration laws and regulations

Obtain Case Status

Check current application wait times

You can also call NCSC at 1.800.375.5283

for information, assistance and a variety of other case services.

If you require additional assistance, you can make an appointment at your local office by clicking Continue.

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However, none of these options they give are options I can click on and continue to file something, rather it is just saying these services are available at USCIS.Gov, and to go there, so choosing that option doesn't take me any place.

Ok, so after choosing "You need service on a case that has already been filed", here are the options I get:

You can check current case processing times to get an idea of how long your case should take.

If your case has a receipt number, you can check the status.

We offer 4 kinds of appointments for a case that you have already filed. Please choose from the following -

Order from Immigration Court - If you were directed to us for processing based on an order from the Immigration Judge. You must bring all documents required in the post order instructions given to you by the court.

Case Processing Appointment - If you received a notice to go to your local office for further case processing.

EAD inquiry appointment - If your I-765 employment authorization application has been pending for more than 90 days.

Case Services follow-up appointment - If it has been over 45 days since you contacted NCSC and have not received a response to your inquiry. You must bring the Service Request ID Number related to your inquiry to the appointment.

Of the four options they give me, it seems that none of them apply for us to apply for an emergency AP. The first two indicate that if we have had a notice from USCIS, then choose one of the first two, but we have not gotten a notice from them. We already have our EAD, so there is no inquiry about that third option. Lastly, we have not filed an inquiry, so there is nothing to follow up on. So of these options, I really don't understand which choice leads us to being able to file for an emergency AP. Any thoughts or help is appreciated!

You will need to make an infopass and carry documents to show why you need an emergency AP. Go online to schedule an appt for the infopass, at USCIS.gov

Thanks for that information!

When I go to the InfoPass website, it asks me to pick one of the following choices:

Please select Kind of Service you need

You need Service on a case that has already been filed

You are a new Permanent Resident and have not yet received your Permanent Resident Card

You want to file an application in person

You need information or other services

You need a form.

You are a United States Military Member, Military Retiree or a Military Dependant

So do I just say I want to file an application in person, and that is when I would as for an emergency Advanced Parole?

Look on her EAD. Does it say "Serves as 512-L Advance Parole?" That is travel permission for the time before the I-485 is finished. She can use that as long as she didn't accrue 180 days of overstay after her I-90 expired and the time you filed AOS.

Sorry about your loss.

Sadly her EAD has there that it cannot be used for a re-entry permit.

There is also an emergency AP.

Does anyone know who we are supposed to contact for an emergency Advanced Parole re-entry permit by chance?

Hello All,

My wife just received notice that her father died this weekend in the Philippines, and now we are trying to figure out how we can travel there for the funeral and to be with family during this time. Presently we have filed our I-485 and we already have her Employment Authorization Document, and we have done the biometrics already, but she does not yet have a finalized status for the I-485, and thus no green card just yet. Being how our situation is, is it possible for us to contact USCIS to get a re-entry permit right away, or would it be a lengthy process? The funeral will be in 13 days, so we just don't know if we can get a re-entry permit for her or not in time. If you can please advise us in what to do in this situation, it would be greatly appreciated!!!!

Thanks so much in advance for your help!

Sincerely,

Jason

Hi everyone!

Just one quick question..what do I have to write in the C/O (in care of) box in the I-485 form? Thank you..

thank you so much..actually I have founf example forms here in VJ already and I've noticed that the married name is used in those forms..Thank you for confirming though and making things more clear to me...God bless...

Hello everyone! I am filing the I-765 and I-485 together.My question is what do I need to write in the last name box? Do I need to write my married last name or my maiden last name still in both the forms? confused...thank you...

Hello everyone!

I have one question about filling out the form I-485. In part 3 letter B of the form it says list your present spouse and all of your children (include adult sons and daughters) If you have none write "None". Of course I have a present husband now so I have to write him there right? then, just check the no box in the applying with you since he is a U.S citizen already? The question is...Am I doing it right? and since I don't have children yet I just left the other boxes blank..just filled up the first boxes for the name and info of my husband now...Please someone tell me if I'm doing it right...Thank you...

OK, now I have another question...Do I also have to fill up the form I-131 and form I-765 in filling the adjustment of status?

Also, just I am worried and curious to know about my situation. My husband and I got married on september 25,2011 and my I-94 expires on september 30,2011. My concern is, my I-94 is obviously expired now and we have not filed the adjustment of status yet still on the process of filling up the forms needed for my AOS. The question is, is it still ok then to file for the AOS even if the I-94 has expired already? Because I thought that we have to file AOS right away before the I-94 expires..someone help me understand things here please...thank you

Check your K-1 visa, the number is printed in red on the lower right hand corner.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH..I FOUND IT...IT STARTS WITH E

Hello everyone!

Can anybody tell me where we can find our nonimmigrant visa number in our passport? I'm confused. There's nothing there as visa number only control number. Is the control number the visa number? I just need help!

Thanks

Hello everybody

Just wanna ask if the case number in our NOA2 the alien number as well?

Thanks

My fiancee and I are about to be married this coming weekend and we are working on the paperwork for the AoS to file after we are married. We filed for her SSN on 8/26 and still have not yet received her SSN card, so is this normal to wait so long to get the card, because her receipt says it should only take two weeks? Also, must we have the SSN to fill out the paperwork for the AoS, since it asks for it, or should we just file without having her SSN? I called the Social Security Administration office today and they said it could take as long as six weeks for DHS to issue a clearance before they would issue the SSN card, so this all has me confused and concerned at this point. Do we need to file our AoS documents before her I-94 expires?

Thanks in advance for any help/insight anyone can lend!