I am American and my wife is Japanese. We were married in the US 7 years ago and, shortly afterward, moved to Japan. We lived in Japan for over 6 years until I was recently offered a job in Washington, DC and we decided to come back to the States. I moved back in July 2010, and my wife and our 3 year old daughter on October 20th, 2010. It is now December 29th (over 60 days) and we would like to file an AOS for my wife, as her 90-days expires on Jan 18th. We would like to do the paperwork ourselves in the coming weeks. Would anyone be kind enough to give us some advice of what to do and what NOT to do. My wife lived legally in the US for 8 years before we were married on a student visa and work visa, and therefore has a Social Security Number. Our daughter is currently a dual-citizen, so there will be no problems there.
Are we going to have a hard time getting through this process?
How long after filing will it take for my wife's status change to Pending?
Is filing AOS the same as filing a I-485?
Will we also file an I-130?
We already have joint bank accounts, insurance, etc.
AOS while on visa waiver
in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas
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Hello,
I am American and my wife is Japanese. We were married in the US 7 years ago and, shortly afterward, moved to Japan. We lived in Japan for over 6 years until I was recently offered a job in Washington, DC and we decided to come back to the States. I moved back in July 2010, and my wife and our 3 year old daughter on October 20th, 2010. It is now December 29th (over 60 days) and we would like to file an AOS for my wife, as her 90-days expires on Jan 18th. We would like to do the paperwork ourselves in the coming weeks. Would anyone be kind enough to give us some advice of what to do and what NOT to do. My wife lived legally in the US for 8 years before we were married on a student visa and work visa, and therefore has a Social Security Number. Our daughter is currently a dual-citizen, so there will be no problems there.
Are we going to have a hard time getting through this process?
How long after filing will it take for my wife's status change to Pending?
Is filing AOS the same as filing a I-485?
Will we also file an I-130?
We already have joint bank accounts, insurance, etc.
Should we even bother with hiring a lawyer?
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!!