AOS, EAD & AP from K1 - the Aussie way (doc list included)

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Thanks

Trying to follow this guide for the AOS

Finding some of it difficult to understand

Im on the I-131 form, date of intended departure.... I dont plan to leave unless its an emergency, what do I put there?

unknown for both fields. Also there is mention of a letter to attach explaining eligibility or something, you don't do that as AOS is your eligibility.

[gc955 2]

With the payment, can a cashier check from walmart do? or does it have to be a personal check?

[VanessaTony 3,567]

With the payment, can a cashier check from walmart do? or does it have to be a personal check?

Cashiers cheque is fine but personal cheque is better (for you) because you'll see when they've cashed it, you can (if you have online banking) have a look at the cancelled cheque that will have your case number on the back.

[Ravi_Beth 0]

Its been a while that i have been on here, almost time for me to renew my AOS in February, however i had a simple question, me and my wife are taking a cruise to Southern Caribbean in January for a week and i believe my Conditional Green Card (Valid until 05/2012) should be sufficient enough for me to leave and come back into the country correct. My passport is good till 2016.

I want the folks on VJ to assure me even though i know i am correct

Thanks for all the help!!!

Ravi

[VanessaTony 3,567]

You're not "renewing your AOS". AOS stands for Adjustment of Status. So you will actually be applying for Removal of Conditions (ROC).

Yes your GC is still valid so you'll be fine

[Ravi_Beth 0]

You are correct, i have to apply for ROS , just came back from the cruise, it was a blast....thanks again Vanessa.

[newpoint 0]

thanks very much Vanessa. this is an impressive info, well detailed and precise. I have not gotten any information like this since i started using this site . this has now reduced my stress 100%, I will now focus on getting my paper work together. Thanks once again

[newpoint 0]

thanks very much Vanessa. this is an impressive info, well detailed and precise. I have not gotten any information like this since i started using this site . this has now reduced my stress 100%, I will now focus on getting my paper work together. Thanks once again

[VanessaTony 3,567]

thanks very much Vanessa. this is an impressive info, well detailed and precise. I have not gotten any information like this since i started using this site . this has now reduced my stress 100%, I will now focus on getting my paper work together. Thanks once again

No problem Happy to help. Remember the fee for AOS is now $1070. I can't change the OP.

[pichusboy 0]

Thank you for the great post. I have one question, what does the following mean? I obviously don't work but what are the residence attachments?

- G-325A - Biographic Information, including residence and employment attachments (1 copy as of July 2009)

thanks

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Thank you for the great post. I have one question, what does the following mean? I obviously don't work but what are the residence attachments?

The G-324A wants employment and residence info and I have too many previous addresses and employers to fit on the form so I had to include another piece of paper (one for employer and one for residence) with the full list. Here's my residence example: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/236661-g-325a-questions/page__view__findpost__p__3626180

[Emmysaur 29]

Thank you for this very detailed guide Vanessa I am almost done preparing my documents but I am bit confused with the I-864's supporting documents. What is the difference between income tax return and tax transcripts? My husband doesn't get income tax return because he paid his taxes at the end of the year.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Thank you for this very detailed guide Vanessa I am almost done preparing my documents but I am bit confused with the I-864's supporting documents. What is the difference between income tax return and tax transcripts? My husband doesn't get income tax return because he paid his taxes at the end of the year.

what do you mean he doesn't get an income tax return? An income tax return is something he files at the end of the year with the IRS. There are state and federal taxes. For immigration purposes only federal taxes matter.

An income tax return is made up of W2's (he getss these from his employer), 1040's (this is the tax form) as well as sometimes 1099's, 2555's and whatever else relates to his tax situation (say he owns a house there are forms for that as well). Once he files his taxes with the IRS he will either get a refund (they pay him back any tax that he as overpaid), OR he will owe money (hasn't paid enough tax during the year). An income tax return can be made up of quite a lot of paper. Mine are over 20 pages long and they can be over 50 pages long depending on your personal situation and ALL those pages MUST be sent to USCIS. An IRS transcript on the other hand is like a shorthand version. Some are only 4 pages long. one of the issues with sending tax returns as opposed to tax transcripts is sometimes people forget to include all of the forms with the tax return and get an RFE for missing info. A transcript is all that info in one and there's no risk of forgetting part.

Make sense? Your husband should know all this anyway but it's good that you're trying to learn so I hope that makes sense

[Emmysaur 29]

My husband and I had a misunderstanding regarding the income tax return but thank you for clarifying

[VanessaTony 3,567]

My husband and I had a misunderstanding regarding the income tax return but thank you for clarifying

Not a problem Great to know it's been sorted out Congrats on almost filing!!