I-129F October 2016 Filers (merged thread)

[wagnerfsj 6]

Hi all, just popping in to say that I arrived in the US on April 28th. My POE was in Newark (review coming very soon), spent some time in NY. I am currently near Seattle with my love. Next step is applying to AOS. I hope everything is going well for you all. 

[wagnerfsj 6]

Okay, I am back again.. a few questions.

So, we are going to start the AOS and I just want to understand the total expenses with the AOS.

From what I understood: 

I-485, Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status: 1.140

I–765 Application for Employment Authorization: 410

I-131/I-131A Application for Travel Document: 575

Biometric Services Fee: 85

and a couple other free forms...

 

I read the AOS Guide here, but I am still confused: Do we need to pay all of them separately or are they all included in the i-485 fee (except biometric)? 

Someone enlight us, please.

Thanks

Edited May 15, 2017 by wagnerfsj

[Tracy-Tonia 24]

Wow, I can't believe how fast time is flying. My fiance arrived 2 weeks ago. We are getting married in June and we've already applied for his SS card. I hope to "see" some of you all in the AOS threads. Thanks for all who have answered questions and/or provided guidance during this first part of our journey.

[JGUnion 10]

Good news is that CEAC shows ready after a couple months of being on AP.  Fiancee got a letter saying passport being delivered, and ustraveldoc confirms that something is being sent. Don't know what it is since she has her passport, so we are assuming it's instructions to send in her passport (we hope) or something in the positive range. Guess we'll see tomorrow, as it has arrived.

Hope all the Octobers have their cases resolved by now.

[JGUnion 10]

Well, letter said to send in the passports in order to complete the file. We are all assuming then we will soon be have a fresh K-1 and K-2 stamps! What a journey, I tell ya!

[LostRonin 22]

And the journey has only begun...

[doreenmattseattle 9]

On 5/14/2017 at 9:25 PM, wagnerfsj said:

Okay, I am back again.. a few questions.

So, we are going to start the AOS and I just want to understand the total expenses with the AOS.

From what I understood: 

I-485, Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status: 1.140

I–765 Application for Employment Authorization: 410

I-131/I-131A Application for Travel Document: 575

Biometric Services Fee: 85

and a couple other free forms...

 

I read the AOS Guide here, but I am still confused: Do we need to pay all of them separately or are they all included in the i-485 fee (except biometric)? 

Someone enlight us, please.

Thanks

We had difficulty. We applied for the application for travel document. It came back saying "pay fees" but as we understood it you can lump them together.  I printed and showed them where it says fees waived and revised the application. Still rejected.  We decided not to pay extra and not to pursue it as we feel its not critical.  We have not received any other updates/notice about anything else in the package though. Its been since April. Anyone else have anything happening?

[wagnerfsj 6]

On 7/18/2017 at 7:35 AM, doreenmattseattle said:

We had difficulty. We applied for the application for travel document. It came back saying "pay fees" but as we understood it you can lump them together.  I printed and showed them where it says fees waived and revised the application. Still rejected.  We decided not to pay extra and not to pursue it as we feel its not critical.  We have not received any other updates/notice about anything else in the package though. Its been since April. Anyone else have anything happening?

oh wow, I am sorry about that. We applied late June, haven't heard anything yet, so I can't tell whether this could happen to us as well. It is really weird they demand this fee from you since it is all part of the i-485 fee. Have you heard from them yet? Good luck with everything.

Edited August 2, 2017 by wagnerfsj

[doreenmattseattle 9]

On 8/2/2017 at 1:25 PM, wagnerfsj said:

oh wow, I am sorry about that. We applied late June, haven't heard anything yet, so I can't tell whether this could happen to us as well. It is really weird they demand this fee from you since it is all part of the i-485 fee. Have you heard from them yet? Good luck with everything.

Our EAD was approved August 1st.  Huge relief.

[narakthisud 174]

On 8/8/2017 at 10:58 AM, doreenmattseattle said:

Our EAD was approved August 1st.  Huge relief.

Congrats. Please update your timeline.  

[jaydee_83 23]

Hi all.. just thought I'd say hi and spread the good news.. my green card was approved yesterday (!!) - I still can't believe it went through this quickly, and without any interview! I only filed for AOS at the end of March, so they were definitely making up for lost time!  

wish you all a great summer!

[Cleofe+Daniel 107]

I will be sending in our AOS paperwork this week. then the waiting game starts all over again

[javadown2 308]

On 8/27/2017 at 2:50 PM, Cleofe+Daniel said:

I will be sending in our AOS paperwork this week. then the waiting game starts all over again

Hi, we are sending ours this week also...pretty fun to see where everyone is at now with us October filers! For the AOS though we aren't in a hurry because my wife isn't going to work and just need it to clear by next year so we can plan some fun out of US vacations! Good luck in your AOS and ongoing journey!

[Cleofe+Daniel 107]

16 hours ago, javadown2 said:

Hi, we are sending ours this week also...pretty fun to see where everyone is at now with us October filers! For the AOS though we aren't in a hurry because my wife isn't going to work and just need it to clear by next year so we can plan some fun out of US vacations! Good luck in your AOS and ongoing journey!

So you will be filing for AOS and advanced parole so you can take out of the country while the AOS is processing?  We are filing all the forms,so if she wishes to work she can

[javadown2 308]

On 8/31/2017 at 4:15 AM, Cleofe+Daniel said:

So you will be filing for AOS and advanced parole so you can take out of the country while the AOS is processing?  We are filing all the forms,so if she wishes to work she can

No, just in case of a family emergency, you never know so might as well be prepared.