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[cherylc522 0]

Is there a time limit in which we have to file AOS? we're saving up for it and im just not sure if we can take the time we need or if we run out of time?

[JillA 2]

Read this thread:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=193717

You should def file within 90 days. Otherwise, you are out of status once your I-94 expires.

Edited April 29, 2009 by JillA

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Not quite. They have to get married within 90 days. Adjustment of Status does not have to occur asap.

[JillA 2]

Not quite. They have to get married within 90 days. Adjustment of Status does not have to occur asap.

Yes married within 90 days, but it is often posted on here you should file AOS before your I-94 expires because you are technically out of status. Not to mention, if there is an emergency you cannot go home, etc.

[cherylc522 0]

Not quite. They have to get married within 90 days. Adjustment of Status does not have to occur asap.

Yes married within 90 days, but it is often posted on here you should file AOS before your I-94 expires because you are technically out of status. Not to mention, if there is an emergency you cannot go home, etc.

not so much worried about going home for any reason, im just worried about being denied, is there any reason i would have problems with my aos if i wait past the date my I94 expires?

Edited April 29, 2009 by CherylandRichard

[Tygrys 143]

Not quite. They have to get married within 90 days. Adjustment of Status does not have to occur asap.

Yes married within 90 days, but it is often posted on here you should file AOS before your I-94 expires because you are technically out of status. Not to mention, if there is an emergency you cannot go home, etc.

not so much worried about going home for any reason, im just worried about being denied, is there any reason i would have problems with my aos if i wait past the date my I94 expires?

Probably no. But filing asap will also (in addition to not being out of status and unable to travel) give you the opportunity to file for EAD at the same time. If, as I understand, money is tight... this maybe a reason good enough to file right now...

[cherylc522 0]

Not quite. They have to get married within 90 days. Adjustment of Status does not have to occur asap.

Yes married within 90 days, but it is often posted on here you should file AOS before your I-94 expires because you are technically out of status. Not to mention, if there is an emergency you cannot go home, etc.

not so much worried about going home for any reason, im just worried about being denied, is there any reason i would have problems with my aos if i wait past the date my I94 expires?

Probably no. But filing asap will also (in addition to not being out of status and unable to travel) give you the opportunity to file for EAD at the same time. If, as I understand, money is tight... this maybe a reason good enough to file right now...

ya it is tight, to the point that we dont have the money to file right now, thats why i wanted to make sure we would be ok filing later. thank you

[Reba 2]

Once your I-94 has expired, and if you have not yet filed your AOS application, if you are stopped at any ID check and asked to prove immigrant status, you could be detained and/or deported. It has happened recently when someone else on a K1 didn't have the money right away to file AOS.

If you can beg borrow or steal the money, get it done as soon as humanly possible. The US is not a kind place to be lately if you are "undocumented".

[Tygrys 143]

Once your I-94 has expired, and if you have not yet filed your AOS application, if you are stopped at any ID check and asked to prove immigrant status, you could be detained and/or deported. It has happened recently when someone else on a K1 didn't have the money right away to file AOS.

If you can beg borrow or steal the money, get it done as soon as humanly possible. The US is not a kind place to be lately if you are "undocumented".

Well said...

[TheATeam 0]

I moved to the US in April 2008 and we didn't file AOS until December 2008 for exactly the same reason. We were just fine and I got my Welcome to the United States letter in the mail last week. Reba is right though, try to do it as soon as possible. You shouldn't have a problem with the actual AOS though, as long as you don't encounter a situation like Reba describes. That's my opinion though!

[Krikit 1,164]

Yeah, I went beyond my I-94 expiry before I filed also. Mostly because my brain was mush and I couldn't stand the thought of filling out more paperwork.

[MrsCat 6]

Krikit, your emoticon has the same face as your sandcastles baby. weird.

Yeah, I went beyond my I-94 expiry before I filed also. Mostly because my brain was mush and I couldn't stand the thought of filling out more paperwork.

[Krikit 1,164]

Krikit, your emoticon has the same face as your sandcastles baby. weird.

I never even noticed!

[Caladan 19]

Once your I-94 has expired, and if you have not yet filed your AOS application, if you are stopped at any ID check and asked to prove immigrant status, you could be detained and/or deported. It has happened recently when someone else on a K1 didn't have the money right away to file AOS.

If you can beg borrow or steal the money, get it done as soon as humanly possible. The US is not a kind place to be lately if you are "undocumented".

Ditto. To make it painfully clear, "just didn't file in time" equals "out of status" equals "illegal alien" in the common parlance. (Many, many undocumented workers crossed legally on a visa and overstayed.) By marriage you have an easy path to a green card, but if you don't file it, get stopped, and run into someone who wants to make an issue of it, being married alone won't stop the process.