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I am about to mail my application by the end of the week and I had a question about my i 485. I am married to a US citizen and came here through an F1 visa and still in status. I am a little confused on what to choose in Part 2 in regards to my eligibility should I pick other and say married to USC? Please helpppppppppppppppp

Nov 25,2011(Day 0) - Mailed I 130,I 485, I 765 and I 864
Nov 28,2011(Day 1) - Tracked on USPS and saw that it had been delivered
Dec 1, 2011(Day 4) - Received emails/texts that application was received on Nov 29th and an I 797 is on its way
Dec 1, 2011(Day 4) - Checks cashed
Dec 5, 2011(Day 8) - NOA1 Hard Copies received with Dec 1st as Notice Date
Dec 9, 2011(Day 12) - Biometrics Letter received for 12/22/201
Dec 16, 2011(Day 19) - Biometrics Walk in completed in less than 30 minutes
Jan 24, 2011(Day 58) - Received text/email about card EAD card production
Jan 28, 2011(Day 62) - Received text/email about card EAD card production again
Jan 30, 2011(Day 64) - Received text/email about card EAD card approval and has been mailed
Feb 01, 2012(Day 66) - Received EAD in the mail.
Feb 03, 2012(Day 68) - Received email and text about March 8th interview
Feb 04, 2012(Day 69) - Received interview letter in the mail.
Mar 08, 2012(Day 102) - AOS INTERVIEW (Went in at 8:30am and was approved by 4:45pm)
Mar 13, 2012(Day 107) - Email that card is in production.
Mar 13, 2012(Day 107) - Received congratulations letter in the mail and my name is spelt wrong so i have to deal with that now.

Removal of Conditions

Dec 08, 2013 - 90 day mark

Jan 27, 2014 (Day 0) - Mailed ROC packet to VSC
Jan 31, 2014 (Day 1)- NOA1 date

Feb 18, 2014(Day 14) Biometrics letter received for March 5th 2014

Feb 25, 2014(Day 21) Early Walk in for Biometrics

July 8th, 2014 ( Day 153 - I stopped counting) - RFE Received

Sep 19, 2014 (Day 225....) - RFE received - Deadline was Sep 21 (too close I know)

Oct 29, 2014 (Day 265..) Email that card was sent to production.

Citizenship

5/18/2015 - Mailed in N400

5/21/2015 - NOA

5/25/2015- Check Cashed

6/06/2015 - Biometrics letter received for June 19th, 2015

6/11/2015- Biometrics completed Walk in

6/15/2015 - In line for interview

08/21/2015 - interview date ( Interview done) Recommended for citizenship.

9/25/2015- Became a US citizen. All done with USCIS

10/28/2018 - Received my passport. *Done* Good Luck everyone

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Little_My   464

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A: An immigrant petition giving me an immediately available immigrant visa number that has been approved. (Attach a copy of the approval notice, or a relative, special immigrant juvenile, or special immigrant military visa petition filed with this application that will give you an immediately available visa number, if approved.)

That immigrant petition is the I-130 that you are also filing.

Adjustment of Status from F-1 to Legal Permanent Resident

02/11/2011 Married at Manhattan City Hall

03/03/2011 - Day 0 - AOS -package mailed to Chicago Lockbox

03/04/2011 - Day 1 - AOS -package signed for at USCIS

03/09/2011 - Day 6 - E-mail notification received for all petitions

03/10/2011 - Day 7 - Checks cashed

03/11/2011 - Day 8 - NOA 1 received for all 4 forms

03/21/2011 - Day 18 - Biometrics letter received, biometrics scheduled for 04/14/2011

03/31/2011 - Day 28 - Successful walk-in biometrics done

05/12/2011 - Day 70 - EAD Arrived, issued on 05/02

06/14/2011 - Day 103 - E-mail notice: Interview letter mailed, interview scheduled for July 20th

07/20/2011 - Day 139 - Interview at Federal Plaza USCIS location

07/22/2011 - Day 141 - E-mail approval notice received (Card production)

07/27/2011 - Day 146 - 2nd Card Production Email received

07/28/2011 - Day 147 - Post-Decision Activity Email from USCIS

08/04/2011 - Day 154 - Husband returns home from abroad; Welcome Letter and GC have arrived in the mail

("Resident since" date on the GC is 07/20/2011

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Hopeful17   0

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A: An immigrant petition giving me an immediately available immigrant visa number that has been approved. (Attach a copy of the approval notice, or a relative, special immigrant juvenile, or special immigrant military visa petition filed with this application that will give you an immediately available visa number, if approved.)

That immigrant petition is the I-130 that you are also filing.

Thank you for your response.

I chose A but I went to a lawyer for advice and he told me I was to choose other since there is no certainty that my i 130 will be approved.

Also in the part 3 do I include his name when asked about spouse and children?

Thank you

Eunice

Nov 25,2011(Day 0) - Mailed I 130,I 485, I 765 and I 864
Nov 28,2011(Day 1) - Tracked on USPS and saw that it had been delivered
Dec 1, 2011(Day 4) - Received emails/texts that application was received on Nov 29th and an I 797 is on its way
Dec 1, 2011(Day 4) - Checks cashed
Dec 5, 2011(Day 8) - NOA1 Hard Copies received with Dec 1st as Notice Date
Dec 9, 2011(Day 12) - Biometrics Letter received for 12/22/201
Dec 16, 2011(Day 19) - Biometrics Walk in completed in less than 30 minutes
Jan 24, 2011(Day 58) - Received text/email about card EAD card production
Jan 28, 2011(Day 62) - Received text/email about card EAD card production again
Jan 30, 2011(Day 64) - Received text/email about card EAD card approval and has been mailed
Feb 01, 2012(Day 66) - Received EAD in the mail.
Feb 03, 2012(Day 68) - Received email and text about March 8th interview
Feb 04, 2012(Day 69) - Received interview letter in the mail.
Mar 08, 2012(Day 102) - AOS INTERVIEW (Went in at 8:30am and was approved by 4:45pm)
Mar 13, 2012(Day 107) - Email that card is in production.
Mar 13, 2012(Day 107) - Received congratulations letter in the mail and my name is spelt wrong so i have to deal with that now.

Removal of Conditions

Dec 08, 2013 - 90 day mark

Jan 27, 2014 (Day 0) - Mailed ROC packet to VSC
Jan 31, 2014 (Day 1)- NOA1 date

Feb 18, 2014(Day 14) Biometrics letter received for March 5th 2014

Feb 25, 2014(Day 21) Early Walk in for Biometrics

July 8th, 2014 ( Day 153 - I stopped counting) - RFE Received

Sep 19, 2014 (Day 225....) - RFE received - Deadline was Sep 21 (too close I know)

Oct 29, 2014 (Day 265..) Email that card was sent to production.

Citizenship

5/18/2015 - Mailed in N400

5/21/2015 - NOA

5/25/2015- Check Cashed

6/06/2015 - Biometrics letter received for June 19th, 2015

6/11/2015- Biometrics completed Walk in

6/15/2015 - In line for interview

08/21/2015 - interview date ( Interview done) Recommended for citizenship.

9/25/2015- Became a US citizen. All done with USCIS

10/28/2018 - Received my passport. *Done* Good Luck everyone

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Little_My   464

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You might want to consider finding a different lawyer.. that paragraph clearly states:

A: An immigrant petition giving me an immediately available immigrant visa number that has been approved. (Attach a copy of the approval notice, or a relative, special immigrant juvenile, or special immigrant military visa petition filed with this application that will give you an immediately available visa number, if approved.)

IF approved. You are filing the I-130, which is a relative visa petition, with your I-485 application. The I-130 will give you an immediately available visa number, IF APPROVED. It is the correct option, and your lawyer should know this..

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Adjustment of Status from F-1 to Legal Permanent Resident

02/11/2011 Married at Manhattan City Hall

03/03/2011 - Day 0 - AOS -package mailed to Chicago Lockbox

03/04/2011 - Day 1 - AOS -package signed for at USCIS

03/09/2011 - Day 6 - E-mail notification received for all petitions

03/10/2011 - Day 7 - Checks cashed

03/11/2011 - Day 8 - NOA 1 received for all 4 forms

03/21/2011 - Day 18 - Biometrics letter received, biometrics scheduled for 04/14/2011

03/31/2011 - Day 28 - Successful walk-in biometrics done

05/12/2011 - Day 70 - EAD Arrived, issued on 05/02

06/14/2011 - Day 103 - E-mail notice: Interview letter mailed, interview scheduled for July 20th

07/20/2011 - Day 139 - Interview at Federal Plaza USCIS location

07/22/2011 - Day 141 - E-mail approval notice received (Card production)

07/27/2011 - Day 146 - 2nd Card Production Email received

07/28/2011 - Day 147 - Post-Decision Activity Email from USCIS

08/04/2011 - Day 154 - Husband returns home from abroad; Welcome Letter and GC have arrived in the mail

("Resident since" date on the GC is 07/20/2011

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Guess you ran into a wellknown "insurance" lawyer, who tries to make some illegal money with immigration...

N400

12/06/2014: Package filed

12/31/2014: Fingerprinted

02/06/2015: In-Line for Interview

04/15/2015: Passed Interview

05/05/2015: Oath letter was sent

05/22/2015: Oath Ceremony

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Thank you for your response.

I chose A but I went to a lawyer for advice and he told me I was to choose other since there is no certainty that my i 130 will be approved.

Your lawyer is an idiot. If your I-130 isn't approved you won't get a GC. It's that simple. There is not "other" option for you. The I-485 will only be looked at once the I-130 is approved so you're not lying by saying your filing i-485 based on an approved I-130.

Aussie K1 process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/206016-australian-beneficiaries-packet-3-to-interview-date/
AOS, EAD & AP - the Aussie Way (including document list) - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/235331-aos-ead-ap-from-k1-the-aussie-way-doc-list-included/
ROC April 2012 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/358760-i-751-april-2012-filers/ (includes document list)
N-400 April 2013 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/ (includes document list)

N-400 Interview review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6381814

N-400 Oath Ceremony review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6537699
Aussie Chat page continued - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/331922-new-2011-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/
Aussie Name Change on Passport Process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/248400-australian-passport-name-change-process/
Travel on maiden name passport with married name GC, tickets in married name - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/183541-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/page__view__findpost__p__4135806
Shipping Costs from Aus to US - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/293179-shipping-costs-aus-to-usa/

Notes:
- For my "standard" timeline please see timeline to the left
- For timeline with Aussie specifics & more detailed info, please see the "About Me" section of my profile

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Thank you for your response.

I chose A but I went to a lawyer for advice and he told me I was to choose other since there is no certainty that my i 130 will be approved.

Also in the part 3 do I include his name when asked about spouse and children?

Thank you

Eunice

I would NOT use that lawyer for any immigration help (or any other kind, for that matter). He is clearly wrong. It is to be filed as everyone else has stated, as A. That is what the rest of us AOSing as spouses of US citizens have done...and nary a problem :thumbs:

Post on Adjudicators's Field Manual re: AOS and Intent: My link
Wedding Date: 06/14/2009
POE at Pearson Airport - for a visit, did not intend to stay - 10/09/2009
Found VisaJourney and created an account - 10/19/2009

I-130 (approved as part of the CR-1 process):
Sent 10/01/2009
NOA1 10/07/2009
NOA2 02/10/2010

AOS:
NOA 05/14/2010
Interview - approved! 07/29/10 need to send in completed I-693 (doctor missed answering a couple of questions) - sent back same day
Green card received 08/20/10

ROC:
Sent 06/01/2012
Approved 02/27/2013

Green card received 05/08/2013

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Hopeful17 Apprentice

Hopeful17   0

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I am not going to use him again. I only went to him for consultation but obviously he doesn't know what he is talking about.

Thank you all.

I have another question. He said it is an issue that my husband is buying a house that we will be moving into and my name is not

on the house. Is that going to affect us when the interview time comes around? The reason why my name is not in the proceedings is

because I have no credit or source of income.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Nov 25,2011(Day 0) - Mailed I 130,I 485, I 765 and I 864
Nov 28,2011(Day 1) - Tracked on USPS and saw that it had been delivered
Dec 1, 2011(Day 4) - Received emails/texts that application was received on Nov 29th and an I 797 is on its way
Dec 1, 2011(Day 4) - Checks cashed
Dec 5, 2011(Day 8) - NOA1 Hard Copies received with Dec 1st as Notice Date
Dec 9, 2011(Day 12) - Biometrics Letter received for 12/22/201
Dec 16, 2011(Day 19) - Biometrics Walk in completed in less than 30 minutes
Jan 24, 2011(Day 58) - Received text/email about card EAD card production
Jan 28, 2011(Day 62) - Received text/email about card EAD card production again
Jan 30, 2011(Day 64) - Received text/email about card EAD card approval and has been mailed
Feb 01, 2012(Day 66) - Received EAD in the mail.
Feb 03, 2012(Day 68) - Received email and text about March 8th interview
Feb 04, 2012(Day 69) - Received interview letter in the mail.
Mar 08, 2012(Day 102) - AOS INTERVIEW (Went in at 8:30am and was approved by 4:45pm)
Mar 13, 2012(Day 107) - Email that card is in production.
Mar 13, 2012(Day 107) - Received congratulations letter in the mail and my name is spelt wrong so i have to deal with that now.

Removal of Conditions

Dec 08, 2013 - 90 day mark

Jan 27, 2014 (Day 0) - Mailed ROC packet to VSC
Jan 31, 2014 (Day 1)- NOA1 date

Feb 18, 2014(Day 14) Biometrics letter received for March 5th 2014

Feb 25, 2014(Day 21) Early Walk in for Biometrics

July 8th, 2014 ( Day 153 - I stopped counting) - RFE Received

Sep 19, 2014 (Day 225....) - RFE received - Deadline was Sep 21 (too close I know)

Oct 29, 2014 (Day 265..) Email that card was sent to production.

Citizenship

5/18/2015 - Mailed in N400

5/21/2015 - NOA

5/25/2015- Check Cashed

6/06/2015 - Biometrics letter received for June 19th, 2015

6/11/2015- Biometrics completed Walk in

6/15/2015 - In line for interview

08/21/2015 - interview date ( Interview done) Recommended for citizenship.

9/25/2015- Became a US citizen. All done with USCIS

10/28/2018 - Received my passport. *Done* Good Luck everyone

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Of course it would look good if both of you would be on the deed but - even an IO will understand that you have no credit. If you are not paying your half of the house at the moment it is understandable that you are not on the paperwork. If I were the one paying for a house I wouldn't put my husband on the paperwork either, and he wouldn't want to be.

If you are worried about papers in both of your names, join a club, a gym, get utilities in both of your names, get cable/satellite in both of your names and have him put you on his bank account.

All done ;-)

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It's fine as long as you guys live together, in the I 130 instruction USCIS states that it only needs evidence of co-habitat.

F-1 2004-2005, 2005-2009
F-1, filed EAD for OPT 2009-2010
F-1, filed EAD for STEM OPT 17 months 2010-2011
+5/24/2010: USPS Express to Phoenix.
+5/26/2010: Delivered
+6/3/2010: NOA
+7/29/2010: Acceptance mailed! New EAD card.
AOS:
11/2/2011: Mailed USPS Priority to Chicago
11/4/2011: Package of I 130, 485, 131, 765 delivered~
11/9/2011: Text Messages - Confirmed all 4 applications were received with receipt #s.
Added 4 cases to portfolio on USCIS account. Enabled email and mobile alerts.
11/10/2011: All checks cashed, total $1490.
11/14/2011: All 4 NOAs received in the mail
11/17/2011: Biometrics Letter received in mail for Dec 8
11/18/2011: Biometrics done but 9/10 are rejected due to allergy.
11/25/2011: 2nd Biometrics letter received (send 11/23).
11/29/2011: 2nd Biometrics done but not all 10 are passed again. Hoping for the best =)
12/19/2011: Interview notice for Jan 27 at National Benefits Center (local office).
01/17/2012: EAD/AP Combo Card received.
01/27/2012: Interview done, lasts about 30 minutes but the wait is long - 1 hour. The interviewer approved us verbally, have to send in police clearance.
01/30/2012: Got police Clearance at local police station and mailed in.
02/06/2012: Card Production Ordered

01/16/2014: Receipt of I-751 Removing conditions
01/21/2014: NOA

02/10/2014: Biometrics

04/24/2014: Approval

05/01/2014: Card Received

11/08/2014: Sent N-400

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VanessaTony Grand Master

VanessaTony   3,567

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No. Your name not being on it isn't an issue as long as you have other evidence. My name isn't on the deed of our house because I had no credit history and it would have made the interest rate REALLY high.

Aussie K1 process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/206016-australian-beneficiaries-packet-3-to-interview-date/
AOS, EAD & AP - the Aussie Way (including document list) - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/235331-aos-ead-ap-from-k1-the-aussie-way-doc-list-included/
ROC April 2012 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/358760-i-751-april-2012-filers/ (includes document list)
N-400 April 2013 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/ (includes document list)

N-400 Interview review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6381814

N-400 Oath Ceremony review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6537699
Aussie Chat page continued - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/331922-new-2011-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/
Aussie Name Change on Passport Process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/248400-australian-passport-name-change-process/
Travel on maiden name passport with married name GC, tickets in married name - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/183541-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/page__view__findpost__p__4135806
Shipping Costs from Aus to US - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/293179-shipping-costs-aus-to-usa/

Notes:
- For my "standard" timeline please see timeline to the left
- For timeline with Aussie specifics & more detailed info, please see the "About Me" section of my profile

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