AOS packet list help

[sgb77 1]

Hi,

I am about to submit my fiance's packet for AOS, I need help making sure I have everything I need. If I am missing anything, please let me know.

Thank you.

I-485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR ADJUST STATUS

Cover page

▪ G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance
▪ Bank cashier's check: Payment in the amount of $1,070.00
(Biometrics fee included)
▪ Copy of Form I-797 Notice of Action (Approval Notice for I-129F)
▪ Copy of passport page with non-immigrant K1 visa
▪ Copy of valid I-94 form (from web)
▪ Copy of passport's biographical page
▪ Copy of passport's entry stamps
▪ Certified True Copy of Marriage Certificate
▪ Copy of Birth Certificate

▪ Birth Certificate translation from Spanish to English

G-325A Biographic Information Sheet (4 original copies?)

▪ Two (2) passport-type pictures (placed in a small plastic bag, labeled with name of intending immigrant & alien #)

I-693 Vaccination Supplement (sealed in an envelope)

I-864 AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT
(signed and prepared by the USC spouse)
Copy of the Federal Income Tax Return for the year 20015-2014
Copy of W-2s for the year 2015-2014
Copy of Employment Letter

Explanation of not completing returns for 2013 because of unemployment.

I-765 APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT DOCUMENT
Copy of passport’s biographical page
Copy of passport page with non-immigrant K1 visa
Copy of Form I-94 form (from web)
Two (2) Passport-type photos

I-131 APPLICATION FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENT
Copy of passport’s biographical page
Copy of passport page with non-immigrant K1 visa
Copy of Form I-94 form (from web)
Two (2) Passport-type photos

Please advise if the redundant documentation is really necessary, passport biographical pages, K1 visa copies..etc

G-325(Biographical Information) How many copies do I need? I have seen people including up to 4 original copies?

Don't have DS-3025 Vaccination Documentation Worksheet only the I-693, I have seen both listed on some posts, Is this a must?

Do I need copy of pay stubs? if so how many?

Two of the six passport photos suffered a minor accident, they have a dimple from a pen falling on them in the back, do I need to get new photos?

No paperclips or staples are used, except for stapling plastic bag containing passport photos to a white sheet of paper.

Thanks for any help!

[Dohan 133]

G325a, you have to submit one for yourself and one for your husband, one original of each is fine.

You need proof that you are a US citizen, if you were born here then your birth certificate copy is fine. If you naturalized, you must include a copy of your naturalization certificate.

I-864

- include 3 of your most recent paystubs or copies of checks

-they prefer for the employment letter to have an original signature

Other than your marriage certificate, do you have any evidence like utility bills, photos, trips together, joint bank account, etc? If you submit all this with your original package AOS, you can avoid interview, just a suggestion and sorry to make you do more work but it's worth it. Feel free to PM me for more info.

[ch3john 308]

For AOS from K-1, I don't think the USC needs to fill out the G325A or prove citizenship. All of the paperwork is mainly for the one applying for AOS with the exception of the Affidavit of Support.

[KayDeeCee 4,895]

G325a, you have to submit one for yourself and one for your husband, one original of each is fine.

You need proof that you are a US citizen, if you were born here then your birth certificate copy is fine. If you naturalized, you must include a copy of your naturalization certificate.

I-864

- include 3 of your most recent paystubs or copies of checks

-they prefer for the employment letter to have an original signature

Other than your marriage certificate, do you have any evidence like utility bills, photos, trips together, joint bank account, etc? If you submit all this with your original package AOS, you can avoid interview, just a suggestion and sorry to make you do more work but it's worth it. Feel free to PM me for more info.

The USC spouse/sponsor does not include a G-325A. Only the AOS applicant requires one.

The USC spouse/sponsor also does not need to include proof of citizenship.

The only proof of marriage/relationship that is needed with the initial filing is a copy of the marriage certificate. It is not true that providing extras that are not required for the I-485 filing helps avoid an interview. What evidence is there that your statement is not false? I can say that over the years plenty of people have been approved without interview and they sent nothing more than what was required by the I-485 instructions. Who is chosen to not interview seems to be more related to backlogs at local USCIS offices, and sometimes it just seems completely random. I do not know if those with interview waivers are now getting approved any faster, but for the last couple years or so, getting an interview usually meant you received your green card faster.

Edited February 13, 2016 by KayDeeCee

[Dohan 133]

other than sponsoring my husband I work in this field, I am not a lawyer so I am not giving legal advice by any means. But based on the success rate of the applications I have worked on, including helping my friends, I have observed that

submitting more evidence and providing them with information they will ask for at interview does the following things:

a) if there are no red flags the interview was avoided nearly 50%

b) in the event that the interview was scheduled it was extremely brief

I regularly communicate with USCIS staff and they do admit (off the record of course) that they like well organized applications which have the evidence laid out and their questions answered for them before they have to ask.

I am by no means saying I am an expert, I am just sharing my experience and trying to help.

Edited February 12, 2016 by Dohan

[KayDeeCee 4,895]

And looking at the cases of people here on VJ, those adjusting from a K-1 have roughly about a 50% chance to not interview, period. Also, those adjusting from a K-1 typically have short, easy-going interviews. None of that is based on whether or not they sent in extras not required by the I-485 form instructions.

And a well organized submission is just that, well organized and containing everything required for the initial filing. A well organized submission does not mean one that included extras above and beyond what is required by the form instructions.

If people want to include extras, they can. However, telling people that including those things is what helps them avoid an interview is not a completely accurate statement. The timelines and cases here on VJ show it to be fairly random one way or the other.

Some people including extras have no interview.

Some people not including extras have no interview.

Some people including extras have an interview.

Some people including no extras have an interview.

And either way, the interviews are usually short and sweet. Some people are not even asked for those relationship proof extras at the interview.

[sgb77 1]

Can somebody advise, if staples or some kind of binding is needed on any part of the packet other than the pictures in plastic bags being stapled to a piece of white paper?

Two of the six passport photos suffered a minor accident, they have a dimple from a pen falling on them in the back, do I need to get new photos?

Don't have DS-3025 Vaccination Documentation Worksheet only the I-693, I have seen both listed on some posts, Is this a must?

Thank you.

Edited February 19, 2016 by sgb77

[KayDeeCee 4,895]

Can somebody advise, if staples or some kind of binding is needed on any part of the packet other than the pictures in plastic bags being stapled to a piece of white paper?

Two of the six passport photos suffered a minor accident, they have a dimple from a pen falling on them in the back, do I need to get new photos?

Don't have DS-3025 Vaccination Documentation Worksheet only the I-693, I have seen both listed on some posts, Is this a must?

Thank you.

Use paperclips if you need to hold certain papers together. https://www.uscis.gov/forms/forms-and-fees/general-tips-assembling-applications-mailing

I don't think you need new photos.

If you went to a civil surgeon and received an I-693, then that supersedes the DS-3025 and the I-693 is all you need to send with your AOS submission.

[sgb77 1]

Thanks KayDeeCee,

You guys are great help in these forums.

[angelalahavok 8]

So u don't need to include extra things like pics and proof of finances together correct?

[Chalandrae 32]

So u don't need to include extra things like pics and proof of finances together correct?

It is not necessary. I included some with my packet, but it's not needed when you send the I-485.

[angelalahavok 8]

Ok thanks

[francais_usa 74]

Hi,

I am about to submit my fiance's packet for AOS, I need help making sure I have everything I need. If I am missing anything, please let me know.

Thank you.

I-485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR ADJUST STATUS

Cover page

▪ G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

▪ Bank cashier's check: Payment in the amount of $1,070.00

(Biometrics fee included)

▪ Copy of Form I-797 Notice of Action (Approval Notice for I-129F)

▪ Copy of passport page with non-immigrant K1 visa

▪ Copy of valid I-94 form (from web)

▪ Copy of passport's biographical page

▪ Copy of passport's entry stamps

▪ Certified True Copy of Marriage Certificate

▪ Copy of Birth Certificate

▪ Birth Certificate translation from Spanish to English

G-325A Biographic Information Sheet (4 original copies?)

▪ Two (2) passport-type pictures (placed in a small plastic bag, labeled with name of intending immigrant & alien #)

I-693 Vaccination Supplement (sealed in an envelope)

I-864 AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT

(signed and prepared by the USC spouse)

Copy of the Federal Income Tax Return for the year 20015-2014

Copy of W-2s for the year 2015-2014

Copy of Employment Letter

Explanation of not completing returns for 2013 because of unemployment.

I-765 APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT DOCUMENT

Copy of passport’s biographical page

Copy of passport page with non-immigrant K1 visa

Copy of Form I-94 form (from web)

Two (2) Passport-type photos

I-131 APPLICATION FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENT

Copy of passport’s biographical page

Copy of passport page with non-immigrant K1 visa

Copy of Form I-94 form (from web)

Two (2) Passport-type photos

Please advise if the redundant documentation is really necessary, passport biographical pages, K1 visa copies..etc

G-325(Biographical Information) How many copies do I need? I have seen people including up to 4 original copies?

Don't have DS-3025 Vaccination Documentation Worksheet only the I-693, I have seen both listed on some posts, Is this a must?

Do I need copy of pay stubs? if so how many?

Two of the six passport photos suffered a minor accident, they have a dimple from a pen falling on them in the back, do I need to get new photos?

No paperclips or staples are used, except for stapling plastic bag containing passport photos to a white sheet of paper.

Thanks for any help!

"Form I-765 Instructions 11/04/15 Y Page 8

If you are mailing your application to USCIS, you must

also submit:

A copy of Form I-94, Arrival-Departure Record (front

and back), if available. If you are filing Form I-765

under the ©(9) category, Form I-94 is not required"

You do not need I-94's for the I765 OR the i-131. The I-131 doesn't explicitly state this, but it is not a required piece of evidence.