Filing this week for AOS Help me please i really need help

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

The guide lists everything required, however, the guide is based on the actual form instruction requirements. You should actually read the form instructions for each and every form you intend to file. They will tell you what extra documentation is required. Sometimes this will be other forms too.

You are complaining that you have received wrong answers here, yet you do not even seem to read the info found through the links given to you. This is a DIY info website. If you are going to Do It Yourself, then you need to be pro-active and research, read and learn. You cannot expect other people to re-print all of the instructions that are already available in a post for you. No wrong answers if you follow the USCIS form instructions, right?

All the forms and their instructions and fees can be found here. > http://www.uscis.gov/forms

Start with the I-130 and I-485 and see what other documentation and forms are required for each of those.

If you find following the instructions and filling out the forms is beyond you doing it yourself, then hire an immigration attorney.

Edited January 23, 2015 by KayDeeCee

[*Snowdrop* 604]

You guys have been researching this very issue for a long time now...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/422952-visa-waiver-program/

In nearly two years you haven't had time to read the guides - linked clearly at the top of this site?

[Bjorn&lyne 20]

Filing for AoS is a straight forward process and pretty easy. Read the information carefully people already linked to. Also, read the USCIS instructions. Do not just skim at best. READ! Your questions are answered in the instructions. It appears you have not even read the USCIS instructions and looked at the forms on the USCIS website, so I encourage you to take the time and read. And I would encourage you to "diss" the members here who are trying to help, especially since you are not even reading their comments carefully and the links they send you. If you are not happy with the forum and its members, feel free to hire a lawyer and pay 300 dollars per hour who is not going to help you near as much as people on this forum.

Edited January 24, 2015 by Bjorn&lyne

[nicknackzz 0]

Okay so i have to file the i-130 first then once pending or approved i then file AOS??? or do i file both at the same time? on uscis it states that ou file the i-130 then once pending or approved you can file AOS and some other forms to show youve been approved the i-130?

okay so what else do i need to file and how do i file these? do i send all these papers in the same envelope to the USCIS office? including the Affadavit of support AOS I-130 and any other forms i need do i file them altogether in the same thing or seperate and seperate times? the damn uscis website hasnt got it written out good and doesnt give enough information, if i do this wrong then i gotta do it all again and i dont wanna do that..

i need heeellpp!!!

[mayfield 23]

file both together, then put everything into the same envelope, i130, aos,ead and ap, i 325a, i864, i693(which is d medicals that are sealed.

put everything with all supporting documents (such as birth certificates, passport picture,copies of passports, marriage certificate, proof of relatioship, copy of marriage certificate and anything else i may have forgotten)

You fill all these forms go over each one of them question by question and then have your spouse check them all as well, once this is done place all into one large envelope with cover letters for the forms you are sending explaining what you are appling for and what you have sent in support. ( example cover letters can be found by searching VJ forums or google). you either write a check to us department of homeland security or you buy a money order for the amounts stated one the forms i believe you need one for 420 and 1070. place all of this in that envelope and send to your designated lock box facility.

That's basically what you need to do,

After reading this reply, go and download the forms and start filling them in, and when you hit a snag, again I repeat when you hit a snag come back and ask, people replying above have told you all of this already. I just tried to break it down again, go start the process and then you will find that it is not so difficult from your responses it shows you haven't done anything yet.

Go get started then it will become clearer to you if your imagining the whole process it will be very confusing and seem hard.

[Ricdan 9]

Okay so i have to file the i-130 first then once pending or approved i then file AOS??? or do i file both at the same time? on uscis it states that ou file the i-130 then once pending or approved you can file AOS and some other forms to show youve been approved the i-130?

okay so what else do i need to file and how do i file these? do i send all these papers in the same envelope to the USCIS office? including the Affadavit of support AOS I-130 and any other forms i need do i file them altogether in the same thing or seperate and seperate times? the damn uscis website hasnt got it written out good and doesnt give enough information, if i do this wrong then i gotta do it all again and i dont wanna do that..

i need heeellpp!!!

You will need to send both the I-130, I-485, and all supporting documents and forms together in one package. The guide (http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2) will instruct you step by step on how to prepare your package and what forms you will need to include. Read the instructions for each one of the forms line by line and follow the instructions.

[Leo7777 243]

Gianluca laid it out for everyone beautifully.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/528881-cover-letter-for-i-130-i-485-and-merry-christmas-to-all/

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USCIS

P. O. BOX 805887

Chicago, IL 60680-4120

Dec 22, 2014

Immediate Relative (Spouse) Family Based Adjustment of Status Application with Concurrent I-130 Filing

Dear Sir/Madam:

Enclosed please find the following contents:

I-130, Petition for Alien Relative and evidence

I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status and evidence

I-864, Affidavit of Support

I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

Please contacts us if you have any questions. Thank you very much for your help.

Sincerely,

Name ( Petitioner) .........

Name (Beneficiary) ............

Address : .................

USCIS

P. O. BOX 805887

Chicago, IL 60680-4120

Dec 22, 2014

Nature of the submission: I-130 Petition

Dear Sir/Madam:

Enclosed please find the form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative for (my wife name, alien spouse) and supporting documents.

Contents include:

1. Check for $420 (Filling fee for I-130)

2. Cover letter of the contents

3. Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

4. Copy of US Citizens Passport of All Pages

5. Copy of US Citizens Naturalization Certificate

6. Copy of immigrant Birth Certificate along with Translation

7. Copy of immigrants Passport (Biographical page)

8. Copy of marriage certificate

9. Copy of US Citizen divorce Paper

10. Form G-325A, Biographic Information for US Citizen Petitioner

11. Two Passport style Photograph for US Citizen (Placed on a plastic bag, attached to a paper)

12. Form G-325A, Biographic Information for Immigrant Spouse

13. Two Passport style Photograph for Immigrant Spouse (Placed on a plastic bag, attached to a paper)

14. Evidence of Bonafide Marriage

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date. Please feel free to contact me, if you have any questions. Thank you very much for your help.

Sincerely, ........ (USC Petitioner)

USCIS

P. O. BOX 805887

Chicago, IL 60680-4120

Dec 22,2014

Nature of Submission: I-485 Application for Immediate Relative (Spouse) Family-Based Adjustment of Status (Filed concurrently with I-130 Form)

Dear Sir/Madam:

Enclosed please find my form I-485 Application for Immediate Relative (Spouse) Family-Based Adjustment of Status and supporting documents.

Contents include:

1. Check for $1,070 (filing fee for form I-485, $985 + Biometrics fee, $85)

2. Cover letter of the contents

3. Form I-485 Application for Immediate Relative (Spouse) Family-Based Adjustment of Status

4. Copy of Immigrant Spouse Passport (Biographical Page and Entry Stamp)

5. Digital Copy of Immigrant Spouse I-94

6. Copy of Immigrant Spouse I-94W

7. Copy of immigrant Spouse Birth Certificate along with Translation

8. Copy of Marriage Certificate

9. Copy of US Citizen Spouse divorce Paper

10. Form G-325A, Biographic Information for Non-US Citizen Spouse

11. Two Passport style Photograph for Non-US Citizen (Placed on a plastic bag, attached to a paper)

12. Medical Form l-693 (Sealed envelope by the Civil Surgeon)

13. I-864, Affidavit of Support and Supporting documents

- Form I-864, filed by US Citizen Petitioner and Supporting documents

- 3 most recent tax reports and W2 forms

- 3 most recent paystubs

14. Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

- Copy of Immigrant Spouse Passport (Biographical Page)

- Digital Copy of Immigrant I-94

- Copy of immigrant I-94w (front and back)

- Two Passport style Photograph for Non-US Citizen (Placed on a plastic bag, Attached to a plain sheet of paper)

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date. Please feel free to contact me, if you have any questions. Thank you very much for your help.

Sincerely, ........(Immigrant Spouse)

[nicknackzz 0]

You will need to send both the I-130, I-485, and all supporting documents and forms together in one package. The guide (http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2) will instruct you step by step on how to prepare your package and what forms you will need to include. Read the instructions for each one of the forms line by line and follow the instructions.

okay wht i dont understand is this part on them links (Note: Evidence of a bona fide Marriage )

what kind of evidence do we need?? we aint got much of anything listed, can we use a picture of the marriage happening? we got married at the magistrates and we have pictures of that, can we attach a piture printed out on paper in color or would it need to be properly printed

Gianluca laid it out for everyone beautifully.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/528881-cover-letter-for-i-130-i-485-and-merry-christmas-to-all/

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USCIS

P. O. BOX 805887

Chicago, IL 60680-4120

Dec 22, 2014

Immediate Relative (Spouse) Family Based Adjustment of Status Application with Concurrent I-130 Filing

Dear Sir/Madam:

Enclosed please find the following contents:

I-130, Petition for Alien Relative and evidence

I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status and evidence

I-864, Affidavit of Support

I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

Please contacts us if you have any questions. Thank you very much for your help.

Sincerely,

Name ( Petitioner) .........

Name (Beneficiary) ............

Address : .................

USCIS

P. O. BOX 805887

Chicago, IL 60680-4120

Dec 22, 2014

Nature of the submission: I-130 Petition

Dear Sir/Madam:

Enclosed please find the form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative for (my wife name, alien spouse) and supporting documents.

Contents include:

1. Check for $420 (Filling fee for I-130)

2. Cover letter of the contents

3. Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

4. Copy of US Citizens Passport of All Pages

5. Copy of US Citizens Naturalization Certificate

6. Copy of immigrant Birth Certificate along with Translation

7. Copy of immigrants Passport (Biographical page)

8. Copy of marriage certificate

9. Copy of US Citizen divorce Paper

10. Form G-325A, Biographic Information for US Citizen Petitioner

11. Two Passport style Photograph for US Citizen (Placed on a plastic bag, attached to a paper)

12. Form G-325A, Biographic Information for Immigrant Spouse

13. Two Passport style Photograph for Immigrant Spouse (Placed on a plastic bag, attached to a paper)

14. Evidence of Bonafide Marriage

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date. Please feel free to contact me, if you have any questions. Thank you very much for your help.

Sincerely, ........ (USC Petitioner)

USCIS

P. O. BOX 805887

Chicago, IL 60680-4120

Dec 22,2014

Nature of Submission: I-485 Application for Immediate Relative (Spouse) Family-Based Adjustment of Status (Filed concurrently with I-130 Form)

Dear Sir/Madam:

Enclosed please find my form I-485 Application for Immediate Relative (Spouse) Family-Based Adjustment of Status and supporting documents.

Contents include:

1. Check for $1,070 (filing fee for form I-485, $985 + Biometrics fee, $85)

2. Cover letter of the contents

3. Form I-485 Application for Immediate Relative (Spouse) Family-Based Adjustment of Status

4. Copy of Immigrant Spouse Passport (Biographical Page and Entry Stamp)

5. Digital Copy of Immigrant Spouse I-94

6. Copy of Immigrant Spouse I-94W

7. Copy of immigrant Spouse Birth Certificate along with Translation

8. Copy of Marriage Certificate

9. Copy of US Citizen Spouse divorce Paper

10. Form G-325A, Biographic Information for Non-US Citizen Spouse

11. Two Passport style Photograph for Non-US Citizen (Placed on a plastic bag, attached to a paper)

12. Medical Form l-693 (Sealed envelope by the Civil Surgeon)

13. I-864, Affidavit of Support and Supporting documents

- Form I-864, filed by US Citizen Petitioner and Supporting documents

- 3 most recent tax reports and W2 forms

- 3 most recent paystubs

14. Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

- Copy of Immigrant Spouse Passport (Biographical Page)

- Digital Copy of Immigrant I-94

- Copy of immigrant I-94w (front and back)

- Two Passport style Photograph for Non-US Citizen (Placed on a plastic bag, Attached to a plain sheet of paper)

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date. Please feel free to contact me, if you have any questions. Thank you very much for your help.

Sincerely, ........(Immigrant Spouse)

this is fantastic information but how do we get copies of everything?????????

[nicknackzz 0]

file both together, then put everything into the same envelope, i130, aos,ead and ap, i 325a, i864, i693(which is d medicals that are sealed.

put everything with all supporting documents (such as birth certificates, passport picture,copies of passports, marriage certificate, proof of relatioship, copy of marriage certificate and anything else i may have forgotten)

You fill all these forms go over each one of them question by question and then have your spouse check them all as well, once this is done place all into one large envelope with cover letters for the forms you are sending explaining what you are appling for and what you have sent in support. ( example cover letters can be found by searching VJ forums or google). you either write a check to us department of homeland security or you buy a money order for the amounts stated one the forms i believe you need one for 420 and 1070. place all of this in that envelope and send to your designated lock box facility.

That's basically what you need to do,

After reading this reply, go and download the forms and start filling them in, and when you hit a snag, again I repeat when you hit a snag come back and ask, people replying above have told you all of this already. I just tried to break it down again, go start the process and then you will find that it is not so difficult from your responses it shows you haven't done anything yet.

Go get started then it will become clearer to you if your imagining the whole process it will be very confusing and seem hard.

sorry we are just stressing over this its overwhelming at the moment.. but yeah youre right we will do them out now and then if we hit a snag come back for some answers...

quick question before we fill them out, can we fill them out online, then print them out ??? or does it have to be in pen?

[nicknackzz 0]

for the Affidavit of support under section 213A of the act form does it need to be filled out by my wifes grandmother who is going to sponsor me/us and keep us (fianically) until we can get on our feet, (she has money in her bank and retired with benefits..

so does she fill that form out? since she is my sponsor with money etc??

also can we fill these forms out online all the forms including i-130 & i-485 every form we need basically, and then print it out and sign and date it? is that okay

[mayfield 23]

your wife fills the i-864 then your grandmother also has to fill as a co sponsor,

then as for your other question, you can download the forms on to your computer and fill them out on your hard drive then print them out which is what I did. just make sure you go through each question one by one.

[nicknackzz 0]

okay thats fine we are going to fill them out online and print them then on, but i need my I-94 number for the i-485 form and my current USCIS status, what do i fill in these 2 parts???

[mayfield 23]

current status should be visitor

as for your i94 go here;

https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/request.html

and follow instructions

[nicknackzz 0]

current status should be visitor

as for your i94 go here;

https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/request.html

and follow instructions

Anyone know how to start off the i-485 form?? im not sure if its the aliens information first and all, or the US person to fill it in? with there details or the aliens details???

[mayfield 23]

the i-485 is to be filled by the alien, any alien number in your situation will not be available because your submitting all files together