Adjustment of Status: form I-130?

[Barbarac83 0]

Hello everyone!

I finally got my K-1 Fiancè Visa and I'll enter the United States in December and me and my US citizen fiancè will marry soon after Christmas, yay! I am reading about the Adjustment of Status and on the USCIS site (here) they say for a Green Card we should submit 2 forms:

"Step One – Your U.S. citizen immediate relative must file the Form I-130 for you and it must be either pending or approved.

Step Two – After you receive Form I-797, Notice of Action, showing that the Form I-130 has either been received by us or approved, then you may file Form I-485."

I also checked the Visajourney "Step-by-Step Guide on How to File for Adjustment of Status for K1 and K3 Visa Holders", and the form I-130 isn't mentioned. I am kinda confused now! Are we required to fill the I-130 Petition for Alien Relative, or the I-485 is enough?

Thank you!

Barb

Edited November 11, 2012 by Barbarac83

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Nope, you've got the wrong guide. You need this: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=fcf75b836ea73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=3d7fa6c515083210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

Here is the VJ Guide as well. http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1k3aos

No I-130, and good luck!

[Barbarac83 0]

Awesome! Me and me fiancè were kinda annoyed that we would have go through another petition once again, in fact it made no sense

thanks!

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

You apply for I-485 based on your approved I-129F petition and subsequent marriage to the petitioner within 90 days of arrival to the US, option C on the I-485.

[didopage 337]

Yep, don't file for the I-130 or you're going to waste your money.

The cost of the AOS form is $1,070 total only. File also for a temporary work authorization (I-765=EAD) and temporary travel authorization (I-131=AP), as the fees for those forms are waived if filed at the same time of the AOS one. Plus, EAD and AP should be approved after 2-3 months, while your AOS application may take a long time. This way, you will be able to work and travel while your AOS will be pending.

[Barbarac83 0]

Al clear thanks!