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happiestmanalive   23

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Hello all~ This is my first post started on VJ. So I guess a quick background...

Moved to Tokyo. Worked as English teacher. New staff started job. Amazing woman. Fell in love. Got better job in America. Moved back. On a trip to see me, proposed to her. Filed for K1 visa. Painful waiting, mixed with expensive trips back and forth 3 months at a time. Finally approved. More waiting. Interviewed. Approved. Visa in hand just now. Traveling back to US on visa June 27th. Plans to marry August 23rd in Hawaii. (can't wait :D v) Which brings us to my question.

From the day we get back, we will have 27 days to send in all of our paperwork. I want to have everything finished before we even go to Hawaii, so when I get back I can just add the marriage certificate and send it off. The question I have is, what forms do I need to prepare to submit? And is 27 days to file enough time? I'm afraid of time constraints and snail mail service. I read that I need to file for AOS, or EAD, or AP... So many acronyms... :wacko:

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

May the power of love be with you all~

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Penny Lane Grand Master

Penny Lane   8,159

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What do you mean, you'll have 27 days to file the paperwork? You do not need to file the AOS within the first 90 days of being in the US, you only need to get married in that time.

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happiestmanalive   23

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What do you mean, you'll have 27 days to file the paperwork? You do not need to file the AOS within the first 90 days of being in the US, you only need to get married in that time.

So we are definitely getting married within the 90 days... So when is the filing due?

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C-ma'am   684

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So we are definitely getting married within the 90 days... So when is the filing due?

For AOS? You have no deadline; however, the sooner the better.

Click to see my K1, AOS, ROC & Naturalization Timelines

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Penny Lane   8,159

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So we are definitely getting married within the 90 days... So when is the filing due?

The marriage in 90 days is the only deadline you have to meet. You'll have met it, and you can file AOS whenever you're able to. The sooner the better.

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dandk   72

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For AOS? You have no deadline; however, the sooner the better.

Technically, wouldn't the deadline to file AOS for K-1 visa is the expiration date of I-94? If AOS is not file by that time, then the fiance(e) would be "out of status", isn't that correct?

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Technically, wouldn't the deadline to file AOS for K-1 visa is the expiration date of I-94? If AOS is not file by that time, then the fiance(e) would be "out of status", isn't that correct?

No. There is no deadline to file for AOS. Yes,once the I-94 expires, then they will begin to accrue overstay and be out of status. There is a small remote chance they could be detained, but would not be deported because they are eligible to file for AOS. However, there is no actual deadline given to file, and many people file a few weeks or months after their I-94 expires and have no problem in doing so. Once you file the AOS, you enter a period of authorized stay and the overstay clock stops. When your I-485 is approved, the overstay is forgiven and no longer matters.

The foreign spouse cannot work, get a license, go to school, or travel outside the US and re-enter without filing for AOS and getting their EAD/AP or green card. Because of this, it is best to file as soon as possible.

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

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Bryan and Isabel   29

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Technically, wouldn't the deadline to file AOS for K-1 visa is the expiration date of I-94? If AOS is not file by that time, then the fiance(e) would be "out of status", isn't that correct?

I thought the same thing, thanks

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Our Timeline

03/02/2011 - Engaged

USCIS / VSC

12/20/2011: Sent I-129F to Dallas Lockbox

02/16/2012: NOA1 Received, Forwarded to Vermont Service Center

XX/XX/2012: NOA2

NVC

XX/XX/2012: NVC received

XX/XX/2012: Case number

US Embassy Rio De Janeiro

XX/XX/2012: Embassy received

XX/XX/2012: Medical

XX/XX/2012: Interview

XX/XX/2012: Visa in hand

XX/XX/2012: POE Newark, New Jersey

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Welcome. Along with the good information already given to you on this thread, you might want to check out the AOS forum: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/7-adjustment-of-status-green-card-from-family-based-visas/ for your future inquiries. Good luck!

Our K-1 and AOS Journey

05/12-05/22/10-met my sweetheart and family(had lots of fun!)
12/13-12/26/11-met again for engagement/Christmas
04/10/12-I-129F petition sent
04/13/12-USPS delivery confirmation
04/18/12-NOA1 text/email
04/21/12-NOA1(receipt 04/17/12)
10/10/12-NOA2 text
10/15/12-NOA2 letter received
10/27/12-NVC letter received
11/28/12-Medical Exam-PASSED
12/07/12-K-1 Interview-APPROVED
02/12/13-POE-Atlanta
03/04/13-Wedding
03/27/13-AOS,EAD,AP delivered
04/03/13-NOAs text/email
04/08/13-NOAs received
04/26/13-Biometrics appointment(walk-in done 04/17)

06/03/13-EAD card production/AP post decision approval

06/10/13-EAD/AP combo card received

04/04/14-AOS card production/decision

04/11/14-NOA2 welcome to the USA

04/12/14-Received GC

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Ryan H   3,812

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Moved from K1 Process & Procedures to Adjustment of Status from Family Based Visas; topic is related to the AOS process.

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Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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happiestmanalive   23

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Thank you everyone for the help! I wish I would have known about this site at the beginning of the process, I could have saved myself a lot of money and stress... I hired a company to do the paperwork for me because I was worried about getting something wrong. I actually believe my case would have gone by faster if I would have done it myself. *sigh* Live and learn I guess. Anyways, good luck to everyone else! My baby flies back to me the 28th with her visa in hand~~ Woot woot~

May the power of love be with you all~

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