December 2015 AOS filer status

[mdcatelli 16]

Biometrics done and was a breeze. I got there a few minutes early and there was no line. It took maybe 5 minutes.

[racheal&david 108]

Yey! Now to wait and hope the RFE response was sufficient. Looking back now the K1 process was far less worrisome...waiting and waiting ?

[Amhara 460]

Yey! Now to wait and hope the RFE response was sufficient. Looking back now the K1 process was far less worrisome...waiting and waiting ?

Good, they got it and your part is done! Hopefully they will get to it fast enough!

[usedforspam22 23]

Yey! Now to wait and hope the RFE response was sufficient. Looking back now the K1 process was far less worrisome...waiting and waiting ?

The took about two weeks to change our status from received RFE (initial) to ready for interview. It should go just as quickly for you - hopefully quicker!

[bariki 71]

Still radio silence here at day 49 since the NOA date. I can see why people say that patience is a virtue!

[Mena28 35]

Still radio silence here at day 49 since the NOA date. I can see why people say that patience is a virtue!

Same for us - I did the biometrics about two weeks ago, and that seemed fine. But my status on the website says "case received" for all of them. Never had anything change at all.

Something that made me feel like I am one step further overall is that I passed my driving test today! Yay! Always going everywhere together was driving my husband insane. Now we are planning on getting a second car and he won't have to babysit me while driving anymore :-D And I can go to school on my own too.

The examiner was very nice and chatty, the entire thing took 10 mins, then he pronounced me a good driver, gave me the temporary stamp on the permit and wished me well. Very short and painless, I am so glad :-)

[bariki 71]

Same for us - I did the biometrics about two weeks ago, and that seemed fine. But my status on the website says "case received" for all of them. Never had anything change at all.

Something that made me feel like I am one step further overall is that I passed my driving test today! Yay! Always going everywhere together was driving my husband insane. Now we are planning on getting a second car and he won't have to babysit me while driving anymore :-D And I can go to school on my own too.

The examiner was very nice and chatty, the entire thing took 10 mins, then he pronounced me a good driver, gave me the temporary stamp on the permit and wished me well. Very short and painless, I am so glad :-)

That's great news, congrats! Here in CA I have to wait until the EAD comes through before I can get a license, which is lame.

[Mena28 35]

That's great news, congrats! Here in CA I have to wait until the EAD comes through before I can get a license, which is lame.

thank you!

I hope you get your EAD soon then, it is not fun having no licence that's valid.

MA is nice like that - their drivers manual even states that they do not care about your immigration status, if you are eligible to get one (which I was because I entered on a K-1) that is enough to get your licence. Something to the effect of "It is not the job of the case worker at the RMV to determine your legal status in this country. This is between you and USCIS/DHS."

My I-94 only runs another 2 weeks, so yeah, I am glad it got done now.

[bariki 71]

thank you!

I hope you get your EAD soon then, it is not fun having no licence that's valid.

MA is nice like that - their drivers manual even states that they do not care about your immigration status, if you are eligible to get one (which I was because I entered on a K-1) that is enough to get your licence. Something to the effect of "It is not the job of the case worker at the RMV to determine your legal status in this country. This is between you and USCIS/DHS."

My I-94 only runs another 2 weeks, so yeah, I am glad it got done now.

Thanks, me too! I won't rant again about that particular frustration (much). If I were an undocumented alien, I could have a license, but because I'm playing by the rules, I cannot. Bit nuts really.

[GreenGem 58]

Babushka: Congrats. Hoping for the same speed

R&C: If you married on or before Dec 31 then your status for 2015 is married. I used Turbo Tax and when I entered and filed as married I saved a bunch of money in lower taxes because the married filing jointly bracket taxes are lower. Buy a version of Turbo Tax and the program does all the work for you and chooses the best class to file under.

To file as married your spouse will need a Social Security number. We filed for my wife's a few days after my wife arrived in the US. If you waited you may have difficulty getting it and that may impact when you file your taxes. Good Luck.

Hi there, my husband will also file as MFJ, did you include a statement about your non resident spouse to be treated as resident?

[bariki 71]

Just read what happened to this poor lady. I'm thinking that perhaps it's not a good idea to carry around the EAD/AP (combo) card? You should never need to unless proving your right to work to an employer and for international travel - unless there's something else it does that I'm unaware of?

[CharlieTanger 76]

We got our RFE yesterday and mailed it back to them today!

They stated that they needed my (petitioner) W-2 and other tax information (so I included my most recent 1040, etc.). I also included extra evidence such as the last 12 months of bank statements (they already have my pay stubs and letter from employer from the original package we submitted).

They also stated that I didn't meet the 125% income plus five times the amount...which I didn't know about! So I added a joint sponsor, just in case...with a new affidavit of support for them and the supporting documents (last year's W-2, 1040, and proof of American citizenship).

I hope that this suffices what they need! I basically sent my entire financial life to them! ...I'm so stressed out now

Edited January 30, 2016 by CharlieTanger

[SincerelyMeike 52]

Hi guys! This is the RFE I got! I just have a question, my we had a co-sponsor because before my husband didn't have a job. Now he has one, since January, and makes around 24k a year before taxes. It's just the two of us. The only problem is that for his last filed tax return he didn't make enough, and for this year's tax return he didn'the start working until January... do we still need to find a new cosponsor? Or do you think they'll accept 1 month of pay stubs?

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[HGord 22]

Hi guys! This is the RFE I got! I just have a question, my we had a co-sponsor because before my husband didn't have a job. Now he has one, since January, and makes around 24k a year before taxes. It's just the two of us. The only problem is that for his last filed tax return he didn't make enough, and for this year's tax return he didn'the start working until January... do we still need to find a new cosponsor? Or do you think they'll accept 1 month of pay stubs?

http://tinypic.com/r/rice3c/9

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So he's just been working this past month? I'm in a similar situation and all we sent were two pay stubs (because that's all we had at the time), a letter from his employer stating date started, salary (annually and monthly), nature of his job and the type of revenue his employer makes (although looking at your RFE I'm now worried it wasn't detailed enough). We also included a letter explaining why he didn't have a tax return from last year (student in the UK = no taxable income). I think the explanation letter is key. We haven't had an RFE yet (although only on day 33).

Theoretically you SHOULD be fine without the joint sponsor since your spouse makes above 125% of the poverty line (which is around $16k annually if memory serves). If you get a good letter from his employer and write an accompanying letter of explanation for why he hadn't filed tax returns previously then you should be fine. Having said that, this is the one thing I am worried about getting an RFE for!

[SincerelyMeike 52]

So he's just been working this past month? I'm in a similar situation and all we sent were two pay stubs (because that's all we had at the time), a letter from his employer stating date started, salary (annually and monthly), nature of his job and the type of revenue his employer makes (although looking at your RFE I'm now worried it wasn't detailed enough). We also included a letter explaining why he didn't have a tax return from last year (student in the UK = no taxable income). I think the explanation letter is key. We haven't had an RFE yet (although only on day 33).

Theoretically you SHOULD be fine without the joint sponsor since your spouse makes above 125% of the poverty line (which is around $16k annually if memory serves). If you get a good letter from his employer and write an accompanying letter of explanation for why he hadn't filed tax returns previously then you should be fine. Having said that, this is the one thing I am worried about getting an RFE for!

I hope it all works out for you I guess a big problem is that we didn't know there was a difference between the tax transcript and the original tax return that's filed.