Help with form I-485!!

[Aisayah 0]

Hi everyone!

I am about to send I-485 form for AOS but I have some doubts regarding how it has to be filled and also the support documentation that goes with it. I´ve been gathering information from multiple forums and web pages and the conclusion is that this is very confussing, and also i haven´t come across any checklist of documents based on being a DV program winner, and I was wondering if someone is or has been in my situation so that I know I´m doing things right.

1. Regarding the filling of form I-485 and other forms required: from what I´ve read you should write N/A or NONE when it is the case, BUT, the latest instructions of form I-485 clearly states that I´ve that happens, you should leave the space blank. So, does this apply to other forms such as G-325a, in which no instructions for that are provided? (I worry about this aspect because I read a lot of times that you should not leave any spaces blank, and I dont know if this is something they take into account a lot)

2. Regarding the support documents: If I follow instructions on form I-485, then I´d only need to include: check, photos, page with visa on passport copy, medical report, birth certificate,and form G-325 a. However I have read that other documents needed are: copies of I-20 and I-94 and I also have read that you should include copies of all pages of your passport. Should I include them even though It´s not stated on the I-485 instructions?

3. For documents supporting my DV program winner status I should include the DOS fee receipt, the DOS "notification letter"(the first I received) and also proof of having the educational requirements, like the high school diploma right? is this the time to send them, along with form I-485, or should I bring them on the day on the interview?

Am I forgetting any other documents?

I appreciate all the helpful information you could give me, because I´m finding this process very confusing, and I just want to make sure I´m doing it correctly.

Thanks in advance:)

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

Do you mean form I-864?

[cottonb13 0]

Hi everyone!

I am about to send I-485 form for AOS but I have some doubts regarding how it has to be filled and also the support documentation that goes with it. I´ve been gathering information from multiple forums and web pages and the conclusion is that this is very confussing, and also i haven´t come across any checklist of documents based on being a DV program winner, and I was wondering if someone is or has been in my situation so that I know I´m doing things right.

1. Regarding the filling of form I-485 and other forms required: from what I´ve read you should write N/A or NONE when it is the case, BUT, the latest instructions of form I-485 clearly states that I´ve that happens, you should leave the space blank. So, does this apply to other forms such as G-325a, in which no instructions for that are provided? (I worry about this aspect because I read a lot of times that you should not leave any spaces blank, and I dont know if this is something they take into account a lot)

2. Regarding the support documents: If I follow instructions on form I-485, then I´d only need to include: check, photos, page with visa on passport copy, medical report, birth certificate,and form G-325 a. However I have read that other documents needed are: copies of I-20 and I-94 and I also have read that you should include copies of all pages of your passport. Should I include them even though It´s not stated on the I-485 instructions?

3. For documents supporting my DV program winner status I should include the DOS fee receipt, the DOS "notification letter"(the first I received) and also proof of having the educational requirements, like the high school diploma right? is this the time to send them, along with form I-485, or should I bring them on the day on the interview?

Am I forgetting any other documents?

I appreciate all the helpful information you could give me, because I´m finding this process very confusing, and I just want to make sure I´m doing it correctly.

Thanks in advance:)

Hi Newbie,

I'm also in the same situation. I was able to find this. See if this helps

http://web.archive.org/web/20110801043609/http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextchannel=2df93a4107083210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextoid=2df93a4107083210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

If you donet mind could you please let me know your time line of events after submission. I would like to know how soon they process an application and invite for an interviews.

[Aisayah 0]

Hi Newbie,

I'm also in the same situation. I was able to find this. See if this helps

http://web.archive.org/web/20110801043609/http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextchannel=2df93a4107083210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextoid=2df93a4107083210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

If you donet mind could you please let me know your time line of events after submission. I would like to know how soon they process an application and invite for an interviews.

Hi! I hope this helps:

-I submitted form I-485 on tthe 10 of December.

-I received a letter like a week after that telling me that my form was received and that I´d have my biometrics appointment mailed to me soon

-By the 23 of december I received biometrics appointment letter. Appointment was on 01/10/2014

-Went to have biometrics done and that´s it for now. I´ve checked the case status online and It´s on the acceptance letter. They haven´t given any information in regards of when will I have my interview appointment, just that I´ll be notified via mail. So, I can only wait.