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Just got married on an expired Tourist Visa, what now?

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emmhak   0

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Hello everyone!

I just got married and I am clueless as what to do in order to change my status in the US. Why a do I need to submit to start the process and where do I need to send it to? Also, when it's convenient to sent the paperwork?

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Em

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:guides:

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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Follow the guide:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

Entry on VWP to visit then-boyfriend 06/13/2011

Married 06/24/2011

Our first son was born 10/31/2012, our daughter was born 06/30/2014, our second son was born 06/20/2017

AOS Timeline

AOS package mailed 09/06/2011 (Chicago Lockbox)

AOS package signed for by R Mercado 09/07/2011

Priority date for I-485&I-130 09/08/2011

Biometrics done 10/03/2011

Interview letter received 11/18/2011

INTERVIEW DATE!!!! 12/20/2011

Approval e-mail 12/21/2011

Card production e-mail 12/27/2011

GREEN CARD ARRIVED 12/31/2011

Resident since 12/21/2011

ROC Timeline

ROC package mailed to VSC 11/22/2013

NOA1 date 11/26/2013

Biometrics date 12/26/2013

Transfer notice to CSC 03/14/2014

Change of address 03/27/2014

Card production ordered 04/30/2014

10-YEAR GREEN CARD ARRIVED 05/06/2014

N-400 Timeline

N-400 package mailed 09/30/2014

N-400 package delivered 10/01/2014

NOA1 date 10/20/2014

Biometrics date 11/14/2014

Early walk-in biometrics 11/12/2014

In-line for interview 11/23/2014

Interview letter 03/18/2015

Interview date 04/17/2015 ("Decision cannot yet be made.")

In-line for oath scheduling 05/04/2015

Oath ceremony letter dated 05/11/2015

Oath ceremony 06/02/2015

I am a United States citizen!

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SM & EF Enthusiast

SM & EF   41

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Check out the I-130 Adjustment of Status guide for couples with both individuals living in the US.

If successful, this will end with you getting a green card. In the interim, this process can also give you work authorization and the ability to travel (depending on the forms you file in addition to the I-130).

There are a lot of parts to the process, so take your time with it.

Good luck!

07/31/05 First met in Ft Lauderdale

06/26/13 DOMA overturned

07/16/13 Married in Rockville, Maryland

08/22/13 Day 0 Mailed AOS Package to Chicago Lockbox (I-130, I-485, I-765)

11/20/13 Day 90 AOS Interview completed - Approved!

09/01/15 Day 740 I-751 Mailed ROC packet to California Service Center

04/08/16 Day 960 I-751 RFE received - need to provide more evidence of financial commingling

05/03/16 Day 985 RFE response sent

06/07/16 Day 1020 I-751 approval notice received

06/16/16 Day 1029 10-year greencard received

11/16/16 Day 1182 Mailed N-400 citizenship application

08/21/17 Day 1460 Received alert that naturalization interview was scheduled

09/28/17 Day 1498 N-400 interview completed - Approved!

10/20/17 Day 1520 Oath ceremony finished - now a US Citizen

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emmhak   0

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Check out the I-130 Adjustment of Status guide for couples with both individuals living in the US.

If successful, this will end with you getting a green card. In the interim, this process can also give you work authorization and the ability to travel (depending on the forms you file in addition to the I-130).

There are a lot of parts to the process, so take your time with it.

Good luck!

Thank you! After reading the guides I am still a bit confused. Are both forms, the one filled by me and the one by my husband, supposed to be sent at the same time? Also, I signed the marriage certificate with my new last new, will I have to change my last name or can I still use my previous last name to do the forms?

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SM & EF   41

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Because you are both here in the US, you can file all the forms at the same time. If you were outside the US, it would work differently.

To be honest, we completed AOS a while ago and we used a lawyer so it is all a bit of a blur for me.

Your best bet is to read the guide multiple times and read the forums. I am sure that any question you can think of has already been asked and answered in many different posts on VJ. By reading these before you post your own questions you will actually understand the process better.

I also recommend having your spouse join in on the fun. Two heads are usually better than one when trying to understand something as complex as this.

On the bright side, it might be a complex process but a lot of people have gone through it without the help of a lawyer. It will take time and effort but you can definitely do it. :)

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07/31/05 First met in Ft Lauderdale

06/26/13 DOMA overturned

07/16/13 Married in Rockville, Maryland

08/22/13 Day 0 Mailed AOS Package to Chicago Lockbox (I-130, I-485, I-765)

11/20/13 Day 90 AOS Interview completed - Approved!

09/01/15 Day 740 I-751 Mailed ROC packet to California Service Center

04/08/16 Day 960 I-751 RFE received - need to provide more evidence of financial commingling

05/03/16 Day 985 RFE response sent

06/07/16 Day 1020 I-751 approval notice received

06/16/16 Day 1029 10-year greencard received

11/16/16 Day 1182 Mailed N-400 citizenship application

08/21/17 Day 1460 Received alert that naturalization interview was scheduled

09/28/17 Day 1498 N-400 interview completed - Approved!

10/20/17 Day 1520 Oath ceremony finished - now a US Citizen

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