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Hi all. We just got married less than two weeks ago and starting to REALLY think about filing for AOS.

Background: both in the US, he's the USC, I entered legally on a work visa 4 years ago. I'm still here on that visa.

My concerns/questions - finances:

He's not making that limit for support, but we are fine with our income combined. However, I saw somewhere here that if we combine our income I have to prove that I'm going to have that same source of income in the future. Does that mean I have to keep working my current job and possibly get some sort of guarantee from my employer?

I'm seeing different info on tax returns - is it the latest one or is it 3 years? If it's 3, what if the petitioner didn't file the 2013 and 2014 return?

My concerns/questions - evidence:

I'm assuming it's OK to just print out the pictures from FB on regular paper?

How far back do we have to show that we've been living together? We both are on the new apartment lease, but it's just me on the lease for out old apartment.

I added him to my medical insurance back in the spring, now in the process of adding him to my dental, and I should probably add him to my car insurance and back to my AAA account. We've also discussed opening a joint savings account and I can add him as an authorized used to one of my credit cards. Does that sound enough for finances?

We didn't have a wedding but we did have a grill out with his family the next day to celebrate, and we got a few greeting cards, but that's about it. I've read that no wedding is not really a problem?

My concerns/questions - other paperwork:

I plan to hyphenate my last name. However, I just got my new passport a couple of months ago, it obviously still has my maiden name. Do I have to change it before we file?

My visa is obviously in my old (expired) passport that was taken away when I got the new one. I still have the scans of the whole thing. Is that OK? Should I just add copies of bio and visa pages from the old passport + old I-94, along with the new passport bio page and the visa extension approval along with the new I-94? I haven't left the US since moving here, so my new passport is squeaky clean.

I know that it's very important that my legal history is clean - what about the USC petitioner? More precisely, if a legal matter (a misdemeanor) is getting sorted out right now, should we wait for the outcome before filing?

07-15-2016     Married.

03-25-2017     AOS packet sent (i-130 + i-485 + i-765 concurrent).

03-27-2017     AOS packet received according to USPS tracking number.

04-06-2017     NOA1 emails and texts received.

04-10-2017     NOA1 hard copies received.

04-15-2017     Biometrics appointment letter received.

04-25-2017     Biometrics appointment.

05-06-2017     RFE mailed.

07-05-2017     RFE response mailed.

07-06-2017     RFE response received according to USPS tracking number.

07-12-2017     RFE response receipt on 07-10-2017 confirmed via email and text.

07-22-2017     i-765 case updated with "we updated your name" message.

07-25-2017     EAD card mailed.

07-26-2017     EAD card mailing notification (email and text) received.

07-28-2017     EAD card in hand.

08-01-2017     "Interview scheduled" texts and email received. Hard copy interview letter (I-797C) received.

08-30-2017     Scheduled interview. 9 hours after getting out of the interview received email "we ordered your new card".

08-31-2017     33 hours after getting out of the interview received texts about case updates (i.e. texts were received 24 hours after emails). Hard copies of i-130 and i-485 approval notices received.

09-05-2017     "Card mailed" update on USCIS web site with notifications via text and email. Nothing on my USPS dashboard.

09-06-2017     Tracking number posted to USPS dashboard with "pre-shipment info sent".

09-08-2017     Green Card in hand.

09-11-2017     Online Request to fix the typo in the last name on the Green Card submitted.

09-20-2017     Infopass appointment. Result: "It's easier to wait for ROC and make sure they spell you name correctly at that time."

09-25-2017     Email received in response to the online request: "Infopass is the way to do this".

06-01-2019     ROC window opened.

08-01-2019     ROC packet sent.

08-05-2019     ROC packet delivered.

08-08-2019     Rejection notice sent (unable to process the credit card, possibly because of the formatting of billing address).

08-18-2019     Packet re-sent with personal check included.

08-20-2019     ROC packet delivered.

08-23-2019     NOA issued.

08-26-2019     NOA / 18 month extension letter received. Check cashed at 10:30 pm Mountain Time.

12-14-2019     Biometrics letter received. Notice date 12-06-2019. Appointment date 12-23-2019.

12-23-2019     Biometrics appointment. Email from USCIS stating that initial review has started. "During this step, USCIS initiates the background checks of the applicant/petitioner and identifies issues that may need to be addressed either during an interview or by asking the applicant/petitioner to submit additional information or documentation."

06-29-2020     Notification that "Name was updated" (hopefully they are putting back the hyphen they had dropped when issuing the original GC).

07-09-2020     Received notification "New card is being produced".

07-10-2020     Received notification "Case was approved".

07-29-2020     Received notification "Card mailed".

07-31-2020     Green Card in hand.

 
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