I-485 cover letter

[Twomoles 8]

I-485 cover letter

Name Surname

12345 Pennsylvania Ave, apt 3a

North City

PA 15678

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

P.O. Box 805887

Chicago

IL 60680-4120

26-feb-2007

Application Type: K-1 visa holder Adjustment for Status

Petitioner: Name Surname A012121212

Social Security number 123123123

Spouse: US citizen Name Surname

I-94 Number 12341234123

Visa number 12345678

To Whom It May Concern:

Enclosed is supporting forms and evidence that has been gathered by request of the K-1 Visa holder Adjustment for status process. All enclosed materials have been gathered by me and my husband in the best of our knowledge of this process.

Contents include:

- Payment in the amount of $ 325 I-485 filling fee

- Payment in the amount of $ 70 fingerprint fee

- Form I-485

- Photocopy of petitioners passport biographic page

- Photocopy of petitioners US visa

- Photocopy of petitioners birth certificate original

- Photocopy of petitioner’s birth certificate notarized translation

- Photocopy of petitioners I-94 front and back

- Two passport-type photos

- Photocopy of form I-797, Notification of action Approval for I-129F

- Certified copy of marriage certificate

- G-325A Biographic information

- I-693A immunization form

- I-864 Petitioners Spouses Affidavit of Support and supplement package

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to and Immigration officer at a later date.

Signed

Name Surname

[lou_7979 0]

Just something I noticed. Aren't you supposed to write "beneficiary" instead of "petitioner"?

I-485 cover letter

Name Surname

12345 Pennsylvania Ave, apt 3a

North City

PA 15678

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

P.O. Box 805887

Chicago

IL 60680-4120

26-feb-2007

Application Type: K-1 visa holder Adjustment for Status

Petitioner: Name Surname A012121212

Social Security number 123123123

Spouse: US citizen Name Surname

I-94 Number 12341234123

Visa number 12345678

To Whom It May Concern:

Enclosed is supporting forms and evidence that has been gathered by request of the K-1 Visa holder Adjustment for status process. All enclosed materials have been gathered by me and my husband in the best of our knowledge of this process.

Contents include:

- Payment in the amount of $ 325 I-485 filling fee

- Payment in the amount of $ 70 fingerprint fee

- Form I-485

- Photocopy of petitioners passport biographic page

- Photocopy of petitioners US visa

- Photocopy of petitioners birth certificate original

- Photocopy of petitioner’s birth certificate notarized translation

- Photocopy of petitioners I-94 front and back

- Two passport-type photos

- Photocopy of form I-797, Notification of action Approval for I-129F

- Certified copy of marriage certificate

- G-325A Biographic information

- I-693A immunization form

- I-864 Petitioners Spouses Affidavit of Support and supplement package

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to and Immigration officer at a later date.

Signed

Name Surname

[Twomoles 8]

Hmm, in this case I am the one who fill this form I-485, so i am petitioner who asks for AOS. I think. Maybe.

[together2love 0]

I just put "intending immigrant" instead of benificiary or petitioner. It just clears everything up then.

[Twomoles 8]

I just put "intending immigrant" instead of benificiary or petitioner. It just clears everything up then.

Yep, thats sounds proper.

[mercy 1]

Just something I noticed. Aren't you supposed to write "beneficiary" instead of "petitioner"?

I wouldn't worry too much about little things like this, as the cover letter is not a requirement and probably gets thrown away after the package has been opened and sorted.

[Twomoles 8]

I wouldn't worry too much about little things like this, as the cover letter is not a requirement and probably gets thrown away after the package has been opened and sorted.

Probably. But from other hand, immigration clerks deal with so many cases, so we can try to make their work easier and quick, so all our cases move faster too, so they can find things quickly and avoid RFE if something get lost or forgotten. I can imagine that some people just send one mess in some box. If everything looks nice that you spend time for this and for them easy to overlook, find and work with this, its worth to make your package look respectable and it can be benefit back.

[JenT 0]

I formatted David's cover letter according to the instructions on each form:

January 21, 2007

United States Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

PO Box 805887

Chicago, IL 60680-4120

RE: Adjustment of Status, Employment Authorization and Advance Parole for K-1 Visa Holder,

David xxxx A# xxxx

To Whom It May Concern:

Please accept the following documents for my Adjustment of Status, Employment Authorization and Advance Parole applications, filed based on eligibility grounds of being a K-1 Visa holder recently married (November 5, 2006) to my US-born spouse, Jennifer xxxx.

Summary of Contents:

I-485 Adjustment of Status

Initial Evidence:

• Copy of Birth certificate

• Copy of passport page containing the K-1 visa

• Two (2) passport photos

• I-693a – Vaccination supplement (K1 Medical completed on 9/19/2006)

• G-325a – Biographical data

• Evidence of Status: Copy of I-94 (front and back)

• I-864 – Affidavit of Support completed by my wife and sponsor, Jennifer xxxx

o 2005 federal tax return

o 2005 W2 and 1099 forms

Evidence of Eligibility

Based on admission as K1 fiancé of a US citizen and subsequent marriage to that citizen

• Copy of Notice of Action 2, approval of I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé

• Certified Copy of marriage certificate

• Copy of I-94 (front and back)

Payment: Check number xxxx payable to DHS for the amount of $395 (application plus biometrics)

I-765 Employment Authorization

• Copy of current, valid I-94 (front and back)

• Two (2) passport photos

• Copy of I-485 Adjustment of Status application being submitted simultaneously with the I-765

• Payment: Check number xxxx payable to DHS for the amount of $180

I-131 Advance Parole

Evidence of Eligibility

Copy of passport ID page as official photo identification

Copies of documents showing my present status in the US:

• Copy of the K1 visa

• Copy of current, valid I-94 (front and back)

Explanation of circumstances: My daughter, xxxx will remain in Germany with her motherxxxx. I would like to be able to travel to visit her during the adjustment process and to have the ‘safety net’ of Advance Parole in the event of an emergency.

Two (2) passport photos

Payment: Check number xxx payable to DHS for the amount of $170

Thank you for your consideration of these applications. I appreciate your expeditious processing of this request.

Sincerely,

David xxx

Address

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[mercy 1]

Probably. But from other hand, immigration clerks deal with so many cases, so we can try to make their work easier and quick, so all our cases move faster too, so they can find things quickly and avoid RFE if something get lost or forgotten. I can imagine that some people just send one mess in some box. If everything looks nice that you spend time for this and for them easy to overlook, find and work with this, its worth to make your package look respectable and it can be benefit back.

Oh I agree about organizing your package nicely, and including a cover letter, I did both. However, what I was saying is that there is no need to get all worried about if you should put "beneficiary" or "petitioner" (or how to fasten everything together or any other of the little things people worry about). I'd guess that whoever does the actual work on your case never sees the cover letter, whoever opens up your envelope in Chicago and sorts it properly most likely tosses it. What matters is having everything required. In the long run, including a cover letter or fastening everything just right isn't going to make your case get processed any faster.

Edited February 28, 2007 by mercy

[Sky_Cruiser 0]

We used TAB folders and said A=what, B=what and so on.

- TAB A = Payment in the amount of $ 325 I-485 filling fee

- TAB B = Payment in the amount of $ 70 fingerprint fee

- TAB C = Form I-485

While this might give some extra weight or bulkness to your folder it just makes it a no brainer.

gud luck.