Filing for AOS whilst in the US

[yourwelcome 0]

British citizen, came on VWP, marrying my US boyfriend on 9th JAN 13.

Basically guys, forms just stress me out ..and it might just be me but i find them so confusing.

I take it i do the i-130? and do i also do the G-325 for me and him, the i-485, the i-693 and the i-765?

I know everyones directing me to this page and that page but i'd just prefer it if someone who has maybe done this before tells me these are the forms u need to do..and which order to send them, because i don't know if im supposed to send all these completed forms at the same time, or send some then wait for a notice of approval saying to continue with this form or that form...

Also, my VWP ends on feb 11 2013, and i need to begin my AOS before then so i dont 'overstay' , but if i cant get all the correct information in time to send all the forms completed before that date.. can i just send the i-130 package first?

Like everyone i just want to do things quickly and correctly, dont want any 'overstays' .

( Just another question, a girl i know did what i'm doing but she was from Mexico on a 6 month visa, she's helping me out showing me the forms but would the forms she completed be different to what i should be doing???

THANKYOU, AND MERRY CHRISTMAS )))))))))))) :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :dance: :dance:

Edited December 24, 2012 by yourwelcome

[BAJAPUT 0]

I am not sure about the WVP process but this is what we sent and in the order we sent it all in one package i hope it can help you out a bit, i will dig more on the WVP process if i was you with the guys here doing the same, Merry X-mas

FORM G-1145:

- E notification of Application / petition acceptance ( only one for the whole pack and on the very top).

FORM I-130:

- US payable check ($1070)

- 1 passport photo for each of you ( name it on the back )

- proof of your US citizenship ( birth certificate, passport etc only one)

- FORM G-325A (one for each OF YOU)

- divorce papers ( if applicable)

- marriage certificate

- proof of ongoing marital union ( Photos, e-mails, bank accounts, insurance, house lease, etc...)

FORM I-485:

- US payable check ($ 1070)

- 2 passport photos of your wife ( name them in the back as well)

- form G-325A ( only for your wife)

- copy of her passport bio page

- copy of her US VISA

- copy of her I-94 (front and back)

- her birth certificate ( translated into english for a translator)

- FORM I-693

FORM I-864

- all related tax information they requiere on the form.

FORM I-765 ( APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION)

THIS IS FORM WILL ALLOWS HER TO WORK IN THE USA LEGALLY WHILE WAITING FOR HER GREEN CARD IT NORMALLY COST $360 BUT SINCE YOU ARE FILLING THE I-485 NOW THE FEE IS WAIVED, SO I WOULD TAKE THAT CHANCE...

- 2 Passport photos name them at the back

- copy of passport bio page

- copy of I-94 ( front and back)

Form I-131 (APPLICATION FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENT)

THIS IS FORM WILL ALLOWS YOU TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE US LEGALLY WHILE WAITING FOR YOUR GREEN CARD IT NORMALLY COST $380 BUT SINCE YOU ARE FILLING THE I-485 NOW THE FEE IS WAIVED, I FOUND OUT THAT YOU NEED A REASON TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE US IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THIS BUT I AM NOT SURE (I HAVE ONE THAT'S WHY WE APPLIED FOR IT) YOU CAN CHECK WITH THE GUYS HERE TO SEE WHAT THEY ADVICE YOU...

- FORM I-131

- 2 passport photos of your wife (name them on the back)

- evidence of purpose of your travel

-copy of your wife's passport bio page

- copy of the i-94

I hope this helps you, once again this is what we did some people might have done different things than we did in certain steps we followed the instructions from the USCIS as much as possible and to our understanding.

Good luck to both of you...

[VanessaTony 3,567]

You've been a member since April. Are you sure you want to file? Your previous posts before entering the US indicate you had intent. You know intent is immigration fraud right?

[Alaska2012 462]

Did you guys plan this, I mean the adjustment of status on the vwp?

[yourwelcome 0]

Did you guys plan this, I mean the adjustment of status on the vwp?

We planned to get married one day but this trip was meant to be for two and a half weeks, infact we were about to break up but it was a sudden change of events, and he proposed, and i looked into it and realised i could stay and handle things here ..

[yourwelcome 0]

You've been a member since April. Are you sure you want to file? Your previous posts before entering the US indicate you had intent. You know intent is immigration fraud right?

So? I first became a memeber because i was filing an i-130 with my father, and i needed help. & since making the majoritity of my pervious posts i have been to the US numerous times since so.. no i didn't intend on it or i would have done that ages agoooooooooo.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

So? I first became a memeber because i was filing an i-130 with my father, and i needed help. & since making the majoritity of my pervious posts i have been to the US numerous times since so.. no i didn't intend on it or i would have done that ages agoooooooooo.

No actually your multiple visits combined with being a member here for so long already indicates that you were making sure you were ready and fully sure it would work before doing it. It's a shame those jobs you apparently had lined up over Christmas (per your previous posts) can't happen now you had this "sudden change in events".

Either way it's your life and your status you're messing with and has no impact on me. So good luck to you.

Edited December 24, 2012 by Vanessa&Tony

[yourwelcome 0]

No actually your multiple visits combined with being a member here for so long already indicates that you were making sure you were ready and fully sure it would work before doing it. It's a shame those jobs you apparently had lined up over Christmas (per your previous posts) can't happen now you had this "sudden change in events".

Either way it's your life and your status you're messing with and has no impact on me. So good luck to you.

Well if that was the case i'm the worst organised person ever, intending on something like that would mean i would have all the documents ready, i wouldnt be asking my family to find all my documents-- because if they dont find them in time guess what, ill be going home! And that certainly wouldn't have been my 'intention'

[coolmind1414 13]

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I am not sure about the WVP process but this is what we sent and in the order we sent it all in one package i hope it can help you out a bit, i will dig more on the WVP process if i was you with the guys here doing the same, Merry X-mas

FORM G-1145:

- E notification of Application / petition acceptance ( only one for the whole pack and on the very top).

FORM I-130:

- US payable check ($1070) - should be $420

- 1 passport photo for each of you ( name it on the back )

- proof of your US citizenship ( birth certificate, passport etc only one)

- FORM G-325A (one for each OF YOU)

- divorce papers ( if applicable)

- marriage certificate

- proof of ongoing marital union ( Photos, e-mails, bank accounts, insurance, house lease, etc...)

FORM I-485:

- US payable check ($ 1070)

- 2 passport photos of your wife ( name them in the back as well)

- form G-325A ( only for your wife)

- copy of her passport bio page

- copy of her US VISA

- copy of her I-94 (front and back)

- her birth certificate ( translated into english for a translator)

- FORM I-693

FORM I-864

- all related tax information they requiere on the form.

FORM I-765 ( APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION)

THIS IS FORM WILL ALLOWS HER TO WORK IN THE USA LEGALLY WHILE WAITING FOR HER GREEN CARD IT NORMALLY COST $360 BUT SINCE YOU ARE FILLING THE I-485 NOW THE FEE IS WAIVED, SO I WOULD TAKE THAT CHANCE...

- 2 Passport photos name them at the back

- copy of passport bio page

- copy of I-94 ( front and back)

Form I-131 (APPLICATION FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENT)

THIS IS FORM WILL ALLOWS YOU TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE US LEGALLY WHILE WAITING FOR YOUR GREEN CARD IT NORMALLY COST $380 BUT SINCE YOU ARE FILLING THE I-485 NOW THE FEE IS WAIVED, I FOUND OUT THAT YOU NEED A REASON TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE US IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THIS BUT I AM NOT SURE (I HAVE ONE THAT'S WHY WE APPLIED FOR IT) YOU CAN CHECK WITH THE GUYS HERE TO SEE WHAT THEY ADVICE YOU...

- FORM I-131

- 2 passport photos of your wife (name them on the back)

- evidence of purpose of your travel

-copy of your wife's passport bio page

- copy of the i-94

I hope this helps you, once again this is what we did some people might have done different things than we did in certain steps we followed the instructions from the USCIS as much as possible and to our understanding.

Good luck to both of you...

Edited December 24, 2012 by coolmind1414

[amykathleen2005 441]

Well if that was the case i'm the worst organised person ever, intending on something like that would mean i would have all the documents ready, i wouldnt be asking my family to find all my documents-- because if they dont find them in time guess what, ill be going home! And that certainly wouldn't have been my 'intention'

Make sure you don't rush too much though. If your paperwork is denied instead of RFE'd for missing things, etc. you have no appeal on VWP. You would simply be deported.

[yourwelcome 0]

Make sure you don't rush too much though. If your paperwork is denied instead of RFE'd for missing things, etc. you have no appeal on VWP. You would simply be deported.

what kind of things doo they deny you for?

[bigdog 376]

You've been a member since April. Are you sure you want to file? Your previous posts before entering the US indicate you had intent. You know intent is immigration fraud right?

Good call.

[Enigma11561 336]

British citizen, came on VWP, marrying my US boyfriend on 9th JAN 13.

Basically guys, forms just stress me out ..and it might just be me but i find them so confusing.

I take it i do the i-130? and do i also do the G-325 for me and him, the i-485, the i-693 and the i-765?

I know everyones directing me to this page and that page but i'd just prefer it if someone who has maybe done this before tells me these are the forms u need to do..and which order to send them, because i don't know if im supposed to send all these completed forms at the same time, or send some then wait for a notice of approval saying to continue with this form or that form...

Also, my VWP ends on feb 11 2013, and i need to begin my AOS before then so i dont 'overstay' , but if i cant get all the correct information in time to send all the forms completed before that date.. can i just send the i-130 package first?

Like everyone i just want to do things quickly and correctly, dont want any 'overstays' .

( Just another question, a girl i know did what i'm doing but she was from Mexico on a 6 month visa, she's helping me out showing me the forms but would the forms she completed be different to what i should be doing???

THANKYOU, AND MERRY CHRISTMAS )))))))))))) :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :dance: :dance:

Isn't your BF supposed to be doing these forms with you? He is the petitioner?

[ValerieA 350]

Also, my VWP ends on feb 11 2013, and i need to begin my AOS before then so i dont 'overstay' , but if i cant get all the correct information in time to send all the forms completed before that date.. can i just send the i-130 package first?

Like everyone i just want to do things quickly and correctly, dont want any 'overstays' .

( Just another question, a girl i know did what i'm doing but she was from Mexico on a 6 month visa, she's helping me out showing me the forms but would the forms she completed be different to what i should be doing???

1. Overstay is forgiven for spouses of US citizens, so I wouldn't worry too much about that. It is better to file both packages concurrently.

2. You will use the exact same forms.