Need some help with I-485, please!!!

[Robert and Tanya 0]

Hi there to everyone. Didn't no exactly where to ask my question. It's about form I- 485. I have a problem with choosing the right answer from the list in part 2. My situation is that I came here with J1 visa and than changed my status to F1, was going to school. Got married in 2006. SO what should I put there? Please, help me. I really appreciate it. Thank you very much.

[athena_ny 1]

Hi there to everyone. Didn't no exactly where to ask my question. It's about form I- 485. I have a problem with choosing the right answer from the list in part 2. My situation is that I came here with J1 visa and than changed my status to F1, was going to school. Got married in 2006. SO what should I put there? Please, help me. I really appreciate it. Thank you very much.

A tip for everyone: when asking about a specific question on a form, it helps to tell us what the question is, because I hate like hell to have to drag the file up and find the question.

Now that's out of the way: it's a). You'll be filing your I-130 which will give you an immigrant visa number when approved (aka A number).

[Dr_LHA 3]

Hi there to everyone. Didn't no exactly where to ask my question. It's about form I- 485. I have a problem with choosing the right answer from the list in part 2. My situation is that I came here with J1 visa and than changed my status to F1, was going to school. Got married in 2006. SO what should I put there? Please, help me. I really appreciate it. Thank you very much.

The answer is "A", but I want to ask a different question: As you were originally here on a J-1, are you sure that you are not subject to 212(E), i.e. the 2 year home residency requirement?

[Ladylethal 12]

I thought that only applied in case they were going for the K1 or K3, not if they were already in the states?

[Dr_LHA 3]

I thought that only applied in case they were going for the K1 or K3, not if they were already in the states?

What, the 2 year HHR requirement? No. If they were subject to it and never returned to their home country for 2 years, then its grounds for denial of AOS.

Edited April 13, 2007 by Dr_LHA

[Ladylethal 12]

Good to know that, not that I need it but always good to know.

[Dr_LHA 3]

Good to know that, not that I need it but always good to know.

Yes. J-1 can be a tricky business. Even if your J-1 doesn't officially state that its subject to 212(E) and your DS-????/IAP-66 says your not covered, you still can be. Former J-1 holders should really apply for a judgement on this from the Department of State.

My former J-1 was the only thing I got really quizzed about in any depth at my interview, despite the fact that I was clearly not covered by 212(E) and had been on an H-1B for 5 years since my J-1 expired.

[Robert and Tanya 0]

HI to evryone. Thank you for your answers. Well, first of all I wanted to appologize for not writing the question in the application right. Next time I'll do that, I promise.

Second, my J1 visa is not the subject to 212 (E).

So Answer is "I am applying for an adjustment to permanent resident status because an immigrant petition giving me an immediately available immigrant visa number has been approved"? But the thing is that I didn't apply for A#. I should put it anyway? Sorry, for stupid questions....

[athena_ny 1]

HI to evryone. Thank you for your answers. Well, first of all I wanted to appologize for not writing the question in the application right. Next time I'll do that, I promise.

Second, my J1 visa is not the subject to 212 (E).

So Answer is "I am applying for an adjustment to permanent resident status because an immigrant petition giving me an immediately available immigrant visa number has been approved"? But the thing is that I didn't apply for A#. I should put it anyway? Sorry, for stupid questions....

By filing the I-130, you are applying for an A#.

[Robert and Tanya 0]

oh, I c. Thank you very much!

[Yodrak 7]

sin_tatyana,

One does not apply for an A#. The USCIS assigns an A# automatically when they receive a petition or application for you. Once you've got an A# from the first case, if you don't give that number on subsequent cases you can wind up with multiple A#s.

Yodrak

..... But the thing is that I didn't apply for A#. ....