Did I just screw myself?

[persian kitty 0]

Woke up in the middle of the night with a cold sweat. That's when I realized I may have made a mistake on my husband's AOS application that I had sent in the other day. I had mailed in two separate checks: one for the application and one for the biometrics fee. The application check was a $985 cashiers check through my bank while the $85 biometrics fee I paid through a CVS money order. #######. I, for whatever reason, forgot that the checks/money orders had to be through banks or government institutions.

...To make things worse, I just looked at the USPS # I had for the parcel and it says:

Notice Left (Business Closed)

December 31, 2011, 10:26 am

CHICAGO, IL 60603

Expected Delivery By:

December 31, 2011

Signature Confirmation™

Proof of Delivery

Undeliverable as Addressed

December 31, 2011, 10:25 am

CHICAGO, IL 60603

This is the address I had sent it to: USCIS

Attn: FBAS

131 South Dearborn – 3rd Floor

Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Did I totally just screw us over? His k-1 visa literally just expired too

[Travis and Meghan 24]

I can't comment on the money situation but you should be fine with the delivery. I had the same message from usps when Travis sent our I-129F in March. It just means that nobody was there to sign for it. The next time someone goes to collect the mail it will get signed for and picked up

[gary9891 10]

Woke up in the middle of the night with a cold sweat. That's when I realized I may have made a mistake on my husband's AOS application that I had sent in the other day. I had mailed in two separate checks: one for the application and one for the biometrics fee. The application check was a $985 cashiers check through my bank while the $85 biometrics fee I paid through a CVS money order. #######. I, for whatever reason, forgot that the checks/money orders had to be through banks or government institutions.

...To make things worse, I just looked at the USPS # I had for the parcel and it says:

Notice Left (Business Closed)

December 31, 2011, 10:26 am

CHICAGO, IL 60603

Expected Delivery By:

December 31, 2011

Signature Confirmation™

Proof of Delivery

Undeliverable as Addressed

December 31, 2011, 10:25 am

CHICAGO, IL 60603

This is the address I had sent it to: USCIS

Attn: FBAS

131 South Dearborn – 3rd Floor

Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Did I totally just screw us over? His k-1 visa literally just expired too

You may be ok. Money orders are accepted as long as the M.O. are drawn on US banks. Here is the link from the USCIS............

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=3850a99ba78af110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=fe529c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

[SuperDuper! 230]

My bet is that your checks will be returned, but that is not the end of the world here....Don't worry, just keep enjoying the fact she is in your arms (and bed) now!

It will all work out.

[venusfire503 54]

What do you mean that his K-1 visa just expired? It's been years for us, but if I remember correctly, the only things with a deadline you have to do are use the visa within a certain amount of time (6 months?) and get married within 90 days of his arrival. It's recommended to file for AOS as soon as possible, but there's no actual deadline. Check with others to make sure I'm right. That should give you one less thing to worry about!

venusfire

Woke up in the middle of the night with a cold sweat. That's when I realized I may have made a mistake on my husband's AOS application that I had sent in the other day. I had mailed in two separate checks: one for the application and one for the biometrics fee. The application check was a $985 cashiers check through my bank while the $85 biometrics fee I paid through a CVS money order. #######. I, for whatever reason, forgot that the checks/money orders had to be through banks or government institutions.

...To make things worse, I just looked at the USPS # I had for the parcel and it says:

Notice Left (Business Closed)

December 31, 2011, 10:26 am

CHICAGO, IL 60603

Expected Delivery By:

December 31, 2011

Signature Confirmation™

Proof of Delivery

Undeliverable as Addressed

December 31, 2011, 10:25 am

CHICAGO, IL 60603

This is the address I had sent it to: USCIS

Attn: FBAS

131 South Dearborn – 3rd Floor

Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Did I totally just screw us over? His k-1 visa literally just expired too

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Woke up in the middle of the night with a cold sweat. That's when I realized I may have made a mistake on my husband's AOS application that I had sent in the other day. I had mailed in two separate checks: one for the application and one for the biometrics fee. The application check was a $985 cashiers check through my bank while the $85 biometrics fee I paid through a CVS money order. #######. I, for whatever reason, forgot that the checks/money orders had to be through banks or government institutions.

...To make things worse, I just looked at the USPS # I had for the parcel and it says:

Notice Left (Business Closed)

December 31, 2011, 10:26 am

CHICAGO, IL 60603

Expected Delivery By:

December 31, 2011

Signature Confirmation™

Proof of Delivery

Undeliverable as Addressed

December 31, 2011, 10:25 am

CHICAGO, IL 60603

This is the address I had sent it to: USCIS

Attn: FBAS

131 South Dearborn – 3rd Floor

Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Did I totally just screw us over? His k-1 visa literally just expired too

His visa did not expire. His visa was CANCELLED when he stepped off the plane. It was replaced by the I-94. If you were married before the I-94 expired you are fine. There is no particular deadline to file AOS

Worse case? The package gets returned and you send it out again. Slight delay.

Go back to sleep.

Happy New Year

What do you mean that his K-1 visa just expired? It's been years for us, but if I remember correctly, the only things with a deadline you have to do are use the visa within a certain amount of time (6 months?) and get married within 90 days of his arrival. It's recommended to file for AOS as soon as possible, but there's no actual deadline. Check with others to make sure I'm right. That should give you one less thing to worry about!

venusfire

You are right. Worse case this is a several day delay in the green card, nothing more.

[kokylolo 7]

Woke up in the middle of the night with a cold sweat. That's when I realized I may have made a mistake on my husband's AOS application that I had sent in the other day. I had mailed in two separate checks: one for the application and one for the biometrics fee. The application check was a $985 cashiers check through my bank while the $85 biometrics fee I paid through a CVS money order. #######. I, for whatever reason, forgot that the checks/money orders had to be through banks or government institutions.

...To make things worse, I just looked at the USPS # I had for the parcel and it says:

Notice Left (Business Closed)

December 31, 2011, 10:26 am

CHICAGO, IL 60603

Expected Delivery By:

December 31, 2011

Signature Confirmation™

Proof of Delivery

Undeliverable as Addressed

December 31, 2011, 10:25 am

CHICAGO, IL 60603

This is the address I had sent it to: USCIS

Attn: FBAS

131 South Dearborn – 3rd Floor

Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Did I totally just screw us over? His k-1 visa literally just expired too

The money order is fine. Not sure about the address.

[fazmo 24]

You are definitely fine on the money order. The CSV money order is aso drawn from a US bank (CVS just sell it) and it indicates which bank on the paper.

You are also probably fine on the address too. The Business Closed status happens sometmes over the weekend/holidays. They will probably try it again and the docs will be signed for.

[Dave&Roza 748]

Woke up in the middle of the night with a cold sweat. That's when I realized I may have made a mistake on my husband's AOS application that I had sent in the other day. I had mailed in two separate checks: one for the application and one for the biometrics fee. The application check was a $985 cashiers check through my bank while the $85 biometrics fee I paid through a CVS money order. #######. I, for whatever reason, forgot that the checks/money orders had to be through banks or government institutions.

...To make things worse, I just looked at the USPS # I had for the parcel and it says:

Notice Left (Business Closed)

December 31, 2011, 10:26 am

CHICAGO, IL 60603

Expected Delivery By:

December 31, 2011

Signature Confirmation™

Proof of Delivery

Undeliverable as Addressed

December 31, 2011, 10:25 am

CHICAGO, IL 60603

This is the address I had sent it to: USCIS

Attn: FBAS

131 South Dearborn – 3rd Floor

Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Did I totally just screw us over? His k-1 visa literally just expired too

As we tell everyone here on VJ, the K-1 visa "expired" the monent the holder entered the USA using it. The expiry date on the K-1 is its validity period for entering the USA. You MUST enter before that date. Once you enter you them have 90 days to get married. Once you do that you have no deadline to file AOS. Most will recomment you do it ASAP and they has been a very heated discussion on what happend if you wait until after you second wedding anniversary to file. Other than that I would just wit to see what happens. If you get them back, correct the error and resend them. If yoiu get your NOA then ou are on your way.

Good luck and relax this is the better part of the journey as you are now together.

Dave

[Robert&Karen 264]

You'll be fine. Delays over the holidays are to be expected. Get ready for another federal holiday on January 16 too. The only concern that you really have now is having filed before the medical screening was too old, but from the sound of it, that's not an issue at all, so just give it a little more time.

By the way I lived in Tajikistan for a year and a half and worked at the US Embassy there. I sure miss the place!