Sending I-130 Petition/I-485 separately?

[Kez/JWolf 6]

I am sad to say that there will always be people on here who think that if they have had to do a K1/K3 then so should everyone else.... so they will continue to give very wrong info to people who ask about doing AOS from anything other than a K visa.... It is not illegal and never has been...

Kez

[Dr_LHA 3]

I did. I sent in my I-130 about 3 months before I sent any other document. See my signature below.

You did it the "old way", which is no longer required. Out of interest, how come? Was it a personal choice or did you not realise that you could file concurrently?

[winterr 0]

I am in the process of getting things together for my AOS too, I wanted to file seperately once but realized that it's better to file everything together, even though it's terribly expensive! All the best with your filing!

[ChristinaM 0]

As another VWP adjuster, just wanted to pop in and say welcome!

It sounds like you have a good idea of what you're filing, so no need to go into that. I don't have any useful input about filing the I-130 prior either, as I filed concurrently.

But Hi!!

[athena_ny 1]

I am in the process of getting things together for my AOS too, I wanted to file seperately once but realized that it's better to file everything together, even though it's terribly expensive! All the best with your filing!

You're not filing the I-130 though - completely different issue than the EAD and AOS together or separate.

I do agree it's best to file all together though.