AOS Fee and IV FEE

[LizLovesFlor 11]

Ok, I am seeing AOS (affidavit of support) and IV fees. Every post I read does not help me understand what these fees are for and who gets them. My husband is living in the U.S., suppose to be H4 ( i think since he's still getting his EAD card), but got divorced from his ex in May 2011 so i guess that makes him out of status.. I really dont know because they keep giving him his EAD card. We got married 12/10/12, we also had our daughter on 11/05/11. I am a U.S. citizen. We just filed for i-485 and i-130 yesterday.

I know I probably do not understand what I am reading because 1) I am not up to that part of the process or 2) It just doesn't apply to us for what ever reason.

In any case, please tell me what AOS and IV fees are and who gets them. How much to they tend to be? I just want to be prepared(and yes I know the process takes long, still want to be prepared.)

and I welcome any comments on my story or questions. ex: H4-F2; out of status-F2

[MichaelTsao 0]

Check the USCIS site for instructions for i-130 and i-485.

The fees are in those documents.

[didopage 337]

I don't understand much of your topic because it seems that your sent your husband's AOS package 2 days ago, so you sent the checks, right?

AOS (I-485) is $1,070 (EAD and AP are free).

I-130 is $420.

If you followed the instructions, you made the checks payable to the US Department of Homeland Security.

There is no IV fee as your husband is not in a visa process.

Edited March 6, 2013 by didopage

[LizLovesFlor 11]

I don't understand much of your topic because it seems that your sent your husband's AOS package 2 days ago, so you sent the checks, right?

AOS (I-485) is $1,070 (EAD and AP are free).

I-130 is $420.

If you followed the instructions, you made the checks payable to the US Department of Homeland Security.

There is no IV fee as your husband is not in a visa process.

Ok thanks I don't know where I was getting that from.

[didopage 337]

Getting what? I guess that's where your first post is confusing.

There are AOS and IV fees in a spousal visa process for example. I guess that's where you read about that? It doesn't concern your husband as he is already in the US.