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MCRS   4

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Hello,

I'm guessing these questions are for those who mailed their application this way. My questions are...

1) What kind of envelope/folder did you use? Manila folder or something else? I definitely want to put it in something where it won't get bend easily.

2) What kind of tabs (is normal sticky one ok?) did you use?

3) Did you punch holes on the applications? 2-hole punch? Did you use fasteners? I read somewhere here that ACCU fasteners is recommended.

I know that these are not completely necessary, but I just want to make sure that whomever is going to read our file/application will not have a hard time going back and forth when looking at our stuff because I want everything to go well. I'm not sure if the person will like everything neatly filed before reading or not so I just want to play it safe. Personally, I would want everything to be neatly filed before reading the application.

What is your recommendation(s)? Any input will be greatly appreciated.

AOS Journey

I-485 - Mailed on 12/1/2016

I-765 - Mailed on 12/1/2016

I-485, I-765 - Received on 12/6/2016

Payment - Cleared on 12/014/2016

K1 Visa

I-129F - Mailed on 04/30/2016

I-129F - Received on 05/02/2016

Payment - Cleared on 05/05/2016

Acceptance - Confirmed on 05/05/2016 (Transferred to California Service Center)

NOA1 - Received on 05/09/2016 (Hard Copy)

NOA2 - Approved on 07/13/2016

NVC - Received on 07/28/2016

NVC - Left on 08/04/2016

Consulate - Received on 08/04/2016

Interview - Scheduled on 08/23/2016

Interview Result - APPROVED!!! :dancing:

VISA Received - 10/4/2016

US Entry (New York) - 10/8/2016

Applied for marriage License - 10/12/16

Civil Wedding - 10/18/16

Applied for SSN (with her married name) - 10/28/16

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MariaR323   199

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Hello,

I'm guessing these questions are for those who mailed their application this way. My questions are...

1) What kind of envelope/folder did you use? Manila folder or something else? I definitely want to put it in something where it won't get bend easily.

2) What kind of tabs (is normal sticky one ok?) did you use?

3) Did you punch holes on the applications? 2-hole punch? Did you use fasteners? I read somewhere here that ACCU fasteners is recommended.

I know that these are not completely necessary, but I just want to make sure that whomever is going to read our file/application will not have a hard time going back and forth when looking at our stuff because I want everything to go well. I'm not sure if the person will like everything neatly filed before reading or not so I just want to play it safe. Personally, I would want everything to be neatly filed before reading the application.

What is your recommendation(s)? Any input will be greatly appreciated.

In my case, since I work in the legal industry... I followed their guidelines just because it does make it easier for them to put together your case file.

I used a FedEx envelope since I sent it overnight thru them and didn't put my packet in any other folder inside the envelope. I did bind my packet using acco fastners with the two-hole punch at the top. I also used bottom tab dividers to divide my packet into sections which corresponded to the table of contents.

Maria ~ U.S. Citizen

 

K-1 & K-2 Process (Completed in 4 mos. 8 days)

 

1/19/16: I-129F Package recv'd by USCIS via FedEx overnight

4/1/16: NOA2 Approval :dancing:

5/17/16: Interview :star: - APPROVED :dance:

5/25/16 : Visas in hand! :thumbs: 

Aug 2016: Wedding (L)

AOS/EAD/AP Process, K-1 & K-2 (Completed in 4 mos. 15 days)

 

9/21/16: Package recv'd by USCIS via FedEx overnight [Day 1]

10/24/16: AOS Cases (I-864) RFIE recv'd hardcopy [Day 29]

12/23/16: AOS Case Status Updates - Interview Scheduled, text recv'd [Day 94] :dancing:

1/17/17: EAD/AP Combo Card recv'd via USPS Priority Mail [Day 119]

1/27/17: AOS Interview :star: - APPROVED!! :dance:  [Day 129 / 120 w/ 9day RFIE delay]

1/27/17: AOS Case status update - Approved | 1/31/17: New Card in Production | 2/1/17: Card Was Mailed

2/4/17: Green Cards Arrived :thumbs:

ROC Process, Spouse & 2 Step-Sons (Completed in 23 mos. 22 days)

 

1/25/19: Package recv'd by USCIS via FedEx overnight [Day 1]

1/29/19: NOA notice date, text & email recv'd, routed to CSC

2/1/19: NOA 18mo. Extension Letter arrived in the mail, for wife only [Day 7]

3/13/19: Filed SR for non-receipt of NOA for I-751A dependents [Day 48] | 3/21/19: Recv'd NOA for 2 stepsons [Day 56]

4/29/19: Biometrics (Scheduled) Appt Completed [Day 95]

8/28/20: Case Status Update - RFE [Day 582 ~ 19 mos. 4 days] | 11/20/20: Case Status Update - RFE response recv'd [Day 666 ~ 21 mos. 27 days]

1/7/21: Case Status Update - New Card in Production :dance: [Day 714 ~ 23 mos. 14 days] 

1/15/21: Green Cards Arrived :thumbs:[Day 722 ~ 23 mos. 22 days]

Naturalization Process for Spouse - in research stage (Completed in X mos. X days)

 

8/7/24: started research and prep for upcoming filing of N-400 Online

TBD: Filed N-400 Online

 :)

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MariaR323 Proficient

MariaR323   199

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Here's a pic of what my packet looked like

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Maria ~ U.S. Citizen

 

K-1 & K-2 Process (Completed in 4 mos. 8 days)

 

1/19/16: I-129F Package recv'd by USCIS via FedEx overnight

4/1/16: NOA2 Approval :dancing:

5/17/16: Interview :star: - APPROVED :dance:

5/25/16 : Visas in hand! :thumbs: 

Aug 2016: Wedding (L)

AOS/EAD/AP Process, K-1 & K-2 (Completed in 4 mos. 15 days)

 

9/21/16: Package recv'd by USCIS via FedEx overnight [Day 1]

10/24/16: AOS Cases (I-864) RFIE recv'd hardcopy [Day 29]

12/23/16: AOS Case Status Updates - Interview Scheduled, text recv'd [Day 94] :dancing:

1/17/17: EAD/AP Combo Card recv'd via USPS Priority Mail [Day 119]

1/27/17: AOS Interview :star: - APPROVED!! :dance:  [Day 129 / 120 w/ 9day RFIE delay]

1/27/17: AOS Case status update - Approved | 1/31/17: New Card in Production | 2/1/17: Card Was Mailed

2/4/17: Green Cards Arrived :thumbs:

ROC Process, Spouse & 2 Step-Sons (Completed in 23 mos. 22 days)

 

1/25/19: Package recv'd by USCIS via FedEx overnight [Day 1]

1/29/19: NOA notice date, text & email recv'd, routed to CSC

2/1/19: NOA 18mo. Extension Letter arrived in the mail, for wife only [Day 7]

3/13/19: Filed SR for non-receipt of NOA for I-751A dependents [Day 48] | 3/21/19: Recv'd NOA for 2 stepsons [Day 56]

4/29/19: Biometrics (Scheduled) Appt Completed [Day 95]

8/28/20: Case Status Update - RFE [Day 582 ~ 19 mos. 4 days] | 11/20/20: Case Status Update - RFE response recv'd [Day 666 ~ 21 mos. 27 days]

1/7/21: Case Status Update - New Card in Production :dance: [Day 714 ~ 23 mos. 14 days] 

1/15/21: Green Cards Arrived :thumbs:[Day 722 ~ 23 mos. 22 days]

Naturalization Process for Spouse - in research stage (Completed in X mos. X days)

 

8/7/24: started research and prep for upcoming filing of N-400 Online

TBD: Filed N-400 Online

 :)

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nygnyy   7

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Hello,

I'm guessing these questions are for those who mailed their application this way. My questions are...

1) What kind of envelope/folder did you use? Manila folder or something else? I definitely want to put it in something where it won't get bend easily.

2) What kind of tabs (is normal sticky one ok?) did you use?

3) Did you punch holes on the applications? 2-hole punch? Did you use fasteners? I read somewhere here that ACCU fasteners is recommended.

I know that these are not completely necessary, but I just want to make sure that whomever is going to read our file/application will not have a hard time going back and forth when looking at our stuff because I want everything to go well. I'm not sure if the person will like everything neatly filed before reading or not so I just want to play it safe. Personally, I would want everything to be neatly filed before reading the application.

What is your recommendation(s)? Any input will be greatly appreciated.

Someone linked the assembly instructions above... so you should follow those. Here's what I did, though:

1. I used the USPS Priority Mail envelope, nothing else

2. No tabs, just paper clips at the top clearly joining/separating pages

3. I punched holes at the top, but didn't use an ACCO fastener... I went to buy some and I could only purchase 50 for about $8...and didn't want to wait for it to be shipped. So I took a jumbo paper clip, unbent it and reshaped it so the 2 ends went vertical through the punched holes, then folded the ends over the top. see pic (ignore the bad holepunching on the first page :P):

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Here's a pic of what my packet looked like

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Nice!

Went through K-1 (I-129F) AOS (I-485) EAD (I-765) AP (I-131) processes. Thanks to the Visa Journey community for their help and support!

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MariaR323   199

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Thanks! :)

Maria ~ U.S. Citizen

 

K-1 & K-2 Process (Completed in 4 mos. 8 days)

 

1/19/16: I-129F Package recv'd by USCIS via FedEx overnight

4/1/16: NOA2 Approval :dancing:

5/17/16: Interview :star: - APPROVED :dance:

5/25/16 : Visas in hand! :thumbs: 

Aug 2016: Wedding (L)

AOS/EAD/AP Process, K-1 & K-2 (Completed in 4 mos. 15 days)

 

9/21/16: Package recv'd by USCIS via FedEx overnight [Day 1]

10/24/16: AOS Cases (I-864) RFIE recv'd hardcopy [Day 29]

12/23/16: AOS Case Status Updates - Interview Scheduled, text recv'd [Day 94] :dancing:

1/17/17: EAD/AP Combo Card recv'd via USPS Priority Mail [Day 119]

1/27/17: AOS Interview :star: - APPROVED!! :dance:  [Day 129 / 120 w/ 9day RFIE delay]

1/27/17: AOS Case status update - Approved | 1/31/17: New Card in Production | 2/1/17: Card Was Mailed

2/4/17: Green Cards Arrived :thumbs:

ROC Process, Spouse & 2 Step-Sons (Completed in 23 mos. 22 days)

 

1/25/19: Package recv'd by USCIS via FedEx overnight [Day 1]

1/29/19: NOA notice date, text & email recv'd, routed to CSC

2/1/19: NOA 18mo. Extension Letter arrived in the mail, for wife only [Day 7]

3/13/19: Filed SR for non-receipt of NOA for I-751A dependents [Day 48] | 3/21/19: Recv'd NOA for 2 stepsons [Day 56]

4/29/19: Biometrics (Scheduled) Appt Completed [Day 95]

8/28/20: Case Status Update - RFE [Day 582 ~ 19 mos. 4 days] | 11/20/20: Case Status Update - RFE response recv'd [Day 666 ~ 21 mos. 27 days]

1/7/21: Case Status Update - New Card in Production :dance: [Day 714 ~ 23 mos. 14 days] 

1/15/21: Green Cards Arrived :thumbs:[Day 722 ~ 23 mos. 22 days]

Naturalization Process for Spouse - in research stage (Completed in X mos. X days)

 

8/7/24: started research and prep for upcoming filing of N-400 Online

TBD: Filed N-400 Online

 :)

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MCRS   4

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Thanks MariaR323!

This gives me an idea on what to do and use. Thanks for including a photo, I appreciate it!!!

AOS Journey

I-485 - Mailed on 12/1/2016

I-765 - Mailed on 12/1/2016

I-485, I-765 - Received on 12/6/2016

Payment - Cleared on 12/014/2016

K1 Visa

I-129F - Mailed on 04/30/2016

I-129F - Received on 05/02/2016

Payment - Cleared on 05/05/2016

Acceptance - Confirmed on 05/05/2016 (Transferred to California Service Center)

NOA1 - Received on 05/09/2016 (Hard Copy)

NOA2 - Approved on 07/13/2016

NVC - Received on 07/28/2016

NVC - Left on 08/04/2016

Consulate - Received on 08/04/2016

Interview - Scheduled on 08/23/2016

Interview Result - APPROVED!!! :dancing:

VISA Received - 10/4/2016

US Entry (New York) - 10/8/2016

Applied for marriage License - 10/12/16

Civil Wedding - 10/18/16

Applied for SSN (with her married name) - 10/28/16

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