AOS package - Am I forgetting anything?

[Frenchican 13]

Anyone could take a look and tell me if I am forgetting anything, I might be adding too much. Husband says I look desperate adding that much. thank you

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To Whom It May Concern:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

P.O. Box 805887

Chicago, IL 60680- 4120

Nature of the Submission:

Immediate Relative (Spouse) Family Based Adjustment of Status Application (I-485) with a concurrent I-130 filing and I-765

Enclosed please find

This cover letter

I. Form I-130, payment, related forms, and supporting documents

II. Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status,

III. Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization and all supporting documents.

My eligibility is based on admission as Student F1 Visa and subsequent marriage to US citizen.

I. Form I-130, payment, related forms, and supporting documents:

· Check for $420 made payable to the Department of Homeland Security for I-130

· Cover letter for I-130

· Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative

· Copy of marriage certificate

· Form G-325A of Petitioner (USC Spouse) with Passport style photo attached in plastic bag

· Copy of petitioner birth certificate

· Copy of petitioner passport biographical page

· Form G-325A of Beneficiary (non-US Spouse) with Passport style photo attached in plastic bag

· Copy of beneficiary passport biographical page

· Copy of beneficiary birth certificate

· Translation of beneficiary birth certificate

· Letter explain error in beneficiary´s birth certificate

· Copy of beneficiary Spouse F-1 visa page

· Copy of beneficiary Form I-94 front and back

· G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

Evidence of relationship and bonafide marriage including:

- Petitioner and Beneficiary driver's licenses

- Letter Proof of Occupancy from Landlord with Public Utilities bill proving ownership

- Utilities Bill at my name (USC Name name)

- My wife´s (Non-USC Spouse name) Bank statement with highlighted: utilities payment, and partial payment of Wedding dinner and vacation at xxxx

- My (USC Spouse name) Bank statement with highlighted: utilities payment, and partial payment of Wedding dinner and vacation at xxxx

- Auto Insurance covering husband and wife

- Major purchases showing motor scooter purchase with credit card receipts from husband and wife including, motorcycle permit (USC Spouse name) and Permit exam copy (non-USC Spouse name)

- Evidence of 18 months of relationship: 6 pages of pictures since February 2011, including wedding and vacation at xxxxx

- Copy of Wedding Card from USC Spouse name's grandparents

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II. Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

Includes:

· Check for $1070 made payable to the Department of Homeland Security or I-485 and Biometrics

· Cover letter

· Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

· 2 photographs & receipt for photographs (date on the receipt to show they were taken within 30 days of the filing of this application on August 19, 2012)

· Copy of my foreign birth certificate

· Translation of my foreign birth certificate

· Letter explain error in beneficiary´s birth certificate

· Form I-693, sealed envelope containing Medical Report

· Form G-325A, Biographic Information Sheet

· Evidence of eligibility which includes:

- Copy of marriage certificate

- Form I-94 (front & back)

- Copy of previous and current I-20 (front & back)

- Passport identity page

· G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

Form I-864 Affidavit of Support from Sponsor (husband) which also includes:

- Sponsor´s Tax Return 2011

- Letter of employment from sponsor

- Proof of U.S. Citizenship: copy of the biographic data page of sponsor's U.S. Passport

Sponsor´s wife/Intending immigrant added to household income, which includes

- Tax return 2011 with w2

- Letter from current employment with offer that continues into 2012-2013

- Pay Stubs from last 6 months

Form I-864 Affidavit of Support from joint-Sponsor (husband's father) which also includes:

- Proof of U.S. Citizenship: copy of the biographic data page of sponsor's U.S. Passport

- Letter explaining different income from 1099 and 6252 (Installment sale Income)

- Tax return 2011

- Letter from Social Security Benefits

- 6 last months of Bank statements

III. Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

Includes:

· Expedite Cover/Letter of request

· Cover letter for Form I-765

· 2 photographs (which were taken on August 19, 2012 – receipt attached to Form I-485)

· Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

· A copy of Form I-94 (front & back)

· A copy of Visa issued by US consulate in Mexico

· Passport Identity Page

· Copy of previous EAD Card (front and back)

· G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

Thank you for your help. Please do not hesitate to contact me in case any question arise

Regards,

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Edited August 22, 2012 by Frenchican Flo

[milimelo 4,565]

Moving to AOS from student, work, tourist visa.

[Malagasy 4]

Sponsor's I-864 (husband's) - include copies of all W2s and 1099s

Joint Sponsor's I-864 - include copies of all W2s and 1099s.

Don't think the letter explaining any differences is needed - USCIS will look at one field on the tax return to determine if your joint sponsor makes enough to meet the income requirements. I'm sure other's will chime in on this one.

Receipts for the photos are not needed.

If you are taking your husband's last name, be sure to use the new last name on the "family name" fields on all forms so your new last name are on the EAD and GD.

Happy filing!

[Brian&Ivy 1]

i like your cover letter. it is very straightforward and clear.

One more thing, do you need copy ur I-20s?

[Frenchican 13]

joint-Sponsor is retired, so there is no 1099, or w2s.

I used a letter to explain income in that other tax form, just because at first glance you just see social security benefits: 19,000 , but gross income - 2000, which equal less than income required for household of 2 (19,000)

but in that other form he gets 15,000 more a year for a business liquidation, for 10 years

i like your cover letter. it is very straightforward and clear.

One more thing, do you need copy ur I-20s?

[Dave&Judy 3]

Quite impressive.

Simple and straight !!

No need for photo receipts.

- My (USC Spouse name) Bank statement with highlighted: utilities payment, and partial payment of Wedding dinner and vacation at xxxx

So, did you highlight the transactions showing payments of your utilities?

- Evidence of 18 months of relationship: 6 pages of pictures since February 2011, including wedding and vacation at xxxxx

This looks interesting. How you did this?

Good Luck with your immigration journey !!

[easydoesit 6]

We submitted photo's using Walgreens photo collage which puts several pictures on an 8 1/2 x 11 page, and you can design and layout the pictures how you want. I think we had two pages of pictures in the package we sent and then we will bring some more recent pictures to the interview.

Your submission looks very thorough. We just did the the same forms last month and our submission was very similar. We also included a few affidavits in support of our relationship, and since her birth certificate also had errors, we submitted affidvits from her mother and aunt attesting to the facts of her birth.

Edited August 22, 2012 by iowanative

[Frenchican 13]

- Evidence of 18 months of relationship: 6 pages of pictures since February 2011, including wedding and vacation at xxxxx

This looks interesting. How you did this?

thanks, this is how it looked like. I just copied the photos, 2 to 6 per page in a word document. and printed it, then decided to add dates by hand next to photo, since they didn't had timestamp, i took it from the file date. some images were snapshot from facebook, so they had uploaded date. I hope it works.

I could have make it look better using photoshop (I teach photoshop at the university) but i was lazy and just used microsoft word.

[Dave&Judy 3]

thanks, this is how it looked like. I just copied the photos, 2 to 6 per page in a word document. and printed it, then decided to add dates by hand next to photo, since they didn't had timestamp, i took it from the file date. some images were snapshot from facebook, so they had uploaded date. I hope it works.

I could have make it look better using photoshop (I teach photoshop at the university) but i was lazy and just used microsoft word.

Thanks @iowanative, Frenchican Flo:

I checked max i can put 3 photos(4x6 size) on one page. How you managed to put more photos per page?

[akihon 129]

Thanks @iowanative, Frenchican Flo:

I checked max i can put 3 photos(4x6 size) on one page. How you managed to put more photos per page?

if you have digital copies of your photos, you can just use Powerpoint and put them together on portrait letter pages. you don't need a fancy photo manipulator. Resize the photos to fit more.

Edited August 23, 2012 by mebbe

[Frenchican 13]

if you have digital copies of your photos, you can just use Powerpoint and put them together on portrait letter pages. you don't need a fancy photo manipulator. Resize the photos to fit more.

Exactly, power point or Word. I know how to use a fancy manipulator, but I just used word, it allows you scale it at whatever size you want.

I wanted to keep formal vertical, but it's definitely not the best format.

Vertical, You can only add 3 pictures size 6x4, or more if you make them smaller

BUT If you change page orientation to horizontal page (landscape), and select "narrow margins", you can add 4 photos 6x4.5 (passport page size), and it would look much better.

[Frenchican 13]

i like your cover letter. it is very straightforward and clear.

One more thing, do you need copy ur I-20s?

thanks, I saw somewhere that you should add them for I-765, so I did

worst case, they'll get rid of them.

I added the because my passport visa expired in june 2011, and the extension for OPT is in the I-20 forms

AND JUST NOW I AM SEEING A MISTAKE!! DAMN!

Everytime I had a copy of VISA, I should have added a copy of last I-20 with visa extension!!! My copy is not even in the same package than visas

Well, I hope they can see it. Should I do something?! Send 2 copies of my I-20 with a letter asking to be added to packages I-130 & I-765?

I. Form I-130 -> copy of visa

II. Form I-485 -> Copy of I-20

III. Form I-765 -> copy of visa

- My (USC Spouse name) Bank statement with highlighted: utilities payment, and partial payment of Wedding dinner and vacation at xxxx

So, did you highlight the transactions showing payments of your utilities?

Yes, I just highlighted it in my bank statements because all utilities are at my husbands name, since he was living here before me. It doesn't make sense to change contracts with different companies, since we are planning to buy a house in less than 6 months