aos after 2 years of marriage

[NANDA 0]

Hi everybody!

I am looking for someone who can give me some advice on my case.

I arrived in the U.S. in February this year and applied for the EAD in March. The card was approved and delivered quickly.

Now I am thinking about the AOS. However I think will be more rationally expect a little more, completing the 2 years married ( will be in next may ) and apply for the permanent GC (10 years).

I know that I will be forced to do again the medical because mine will have 1 year in November. I dont want have headache...maybe if i sent this monday the forms for AOS i still need to do again the medical, right? If they judge my case after november..the medical will be expired.

Am I correct? And financially, too, right? Since the renewal of the GC are over 545 U.S. dollars and medical checks will be cheaper. Someone? Any comment?

I am very grateful for any word...

[NANDA 0]

nobody?

[dale7570 0]

Hi everybody!

I am looking for someone who can give me some advice on my case.

I arrived in the U.S. in February this year and applied for the EAD in March. The card was approved and delivered quickly.

Now I am thinking about the AOS. However I think will be more rationally expect a little more, completing the 2 years married ( will be in next may ) and apply for the permanent GC (10 years).

I know that I will be forced to do again the medical because mine will have 1 year in November. I dont want have headache...maybe if i sent this monday the forms for AOS i still need to do again the medical, right? If they judge my case after november..the medical will be expired.

Am I correct? And financially, too, right? Since the renewal of the GC are over 545 U.S. dollars and medical checks will be cheaper. Someone? Any comment?

I am very grateful for any word...

as long as you mail in your aos application before your medical expires you are ok. it doesn't matter when you get the green card, only when you mail in the app.

[sweetpiano 0]

Yes, as long as you mail in your application before the medical expires, you should be ok. However it would not surprise me if they RFE'd you for another, new, medical, even though technically your medical was valid on the filing date (the date they received the application). Keep in mind that mailng your application before November and given the processing times as seen from VJ members' timelines, it is possible that your GC would be approved before May next year, in which case it would be a conditional (2 yr) green card. So you are chancing the expense of a new (RFE) medical plus the cost of removing conditions after 2 years of conditional residence (who knows, they might increase fees even more by then).

Let's make the assumption that you would not receive an RFE for a new medical if you apply now. In that case you are comparing the cost of a new medical (if you apply closer to May-09) versus the cost of removing conditions (if you apply before Nov-08). If I were you, I would look beyond the costs, look at the time and hassle of putting together the removing of conditions application (take a look at the ROC guide). If I were you, I would prefer to do another medical (which is also cheaper than ROC) than to go through the hassle of ROC. Also, if you don't need any new immunizations, that's another cost reason to prefer a new medical over ROC. And even with immunizations, I would still prefer that just to be rid of USCIS; and immunizations are good to have anyway.

If you decide to wait until next year to apply, remember that it is the approval date, not the filing date, that matters in deciding if you get the 2 yr or 10 yr residence. So don't apply too early, but also you don't have to wait until after your 2nd anniversary. In my case, it took 5 months from filing to interview (approval) date, and it just so happened that the interview was scheduled 1 week before our 2nd anniversary. Bummer, but what can you do? So I'd advise filing somewhat close to your anniversary.

Good luck!