Our concurrent filing AOS from F1 package (suggestionis welcome)

[GEOntificator 281]

1 minute ago, ColoradoBeauty said:

Answers above

Thank you so much for you help. I greatly appreciate it!

[josefa 0]

first of all thank you so much for sharing your application, its the best I've seen so far .

I just had one question about the form I-693 (Medical Examination). do I have to fill it and send it with everything else (did you guys send it with your change of status Package ) or they only ask it during the interview process ?

thank you for taking time to answer my question

[ColoradoBeauty 79]

I wasn't aware of I-693 expiration date before I had it done.

You don't have to fill it and send it with everything else. A lot of people here got RFE to bring it to their interview.

[ms. tai 0]

your preparation packages are excellent! I am not presently working and probably wont be after we are married,(He will be the sole provider) would that be a problem when submitting I864? We don't have any bank accounts together, should we open one?

[ColoradoBeauty 79]

Thank you !! Worked really hard for it. 

As the sponsor (you) isn't working and beneficiary's (fiance) ability to work is dependent on work permit,  you will need to have a co-sponsor. Basically, a U.S. Citizen or lawful permanent resident who will fill out their own I-864 and attach their tax return transcript tp indicate that someone will be able to financially support or be responsible of you two.

[killadocg23 88]

3 hours ago, ms. tai said:

your preparation packages are excellent! I am not presently working and probably wont be after we are married,(He will be the sole provider) would that be a problem when submitting I864? We don't have any bank accounts together, should we open one?

Good to see another Bahamian on here ! LOL

[ms. tai 0]

Can I use my mother, who is a green card holder to sponsor my fiance when filling out I864?

[ColoradoBeauty 79]

Yes, but she has to make above poverty income limit listed here (for the size of the 2 of you and her family) or you will need another co-sponsor. 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p

[andrewtan421 3]

Hello there! 

Thank you so much for sharing - this has helped me a lot in my AoS preparation as well! Have you heard back from USCIS? How long did it take for them to issue you a receipt of notice (I-797C)?

[asahmed 0]

Hi there,

 

I just wanted to ask you what Alien number did you use on i 485 when filing? Did you use the one that is issued on your OPT (EAD Card)?

[ColoradoBeauty 79]

32 minutes ago, asahmed said:

Hi there,

 

I just wanted to ask you what Alien number did you use on i 485 when filing? Did you use the one that is issued on your OPT (EAD Card)?

Hi,

 

Yes, that's the one I used.

[ColoradoBeauty 79]

On 6/5/2018 at 11:28 AM, andrewtan421 said:

Hello there! 

Thank you so much for sharing - this has helped me a lot in my AoS preparation as well! Have you heard back from USCIS? How long did it take for them to issue you a receipt of notice (I-797C)?

Hi,

 

Sorry for the delayed response. I got the hard copies 16 days after package was delivered. 

[asahmed 0]

Hi again,

 

So did you use USCIS# from OPT card as an alien number on your I-485 just want to confirm? Also have you got your GC yet?

[ColoradoBeauty 79]

On 9/17/2018 at 6:08 PM, asahmed said:

Hi again,

 

So did you use USCIS# from OPT card as an alien number on your I-485 just want to confirm? Also have you got your GC yet?

Hi,

 

Yes, that's the one I used. I haven't got my GC and I believe that's because Denver is one of the slow offices, there are people that receive theirs in 3 months depending on the processing time of your local field office.

Edited September 19, 2018 by ColoradoBeauty

[a.b.l.k 0]

On 11/6/2017 at 10:39 AM, ColoradoBeauty said:

Hi everyone,

 

Finally, after ~2 months on and off preparation and countless re-prints, we are going to mail out our application package today. Background story, I'm currently in valid F-1 status working full time with my STEM OPT extension EAD (will expire end of April 2018) and got married to a U.S. citizen (last week). Thank you to everyone who have answered my questions in the past.

 

My application in a nutshell

 

• Filed for optional applications (I-765 & I-131)
• Photos are placed in ziploc bags and clipped to respective forms (Name and A-number (if any) written on the back with pencil).
• I organized my application package into folders
• Each form is paper clipped.
• Forms and evidences are binder clipped to the respective folder, so they won't fall out.
• My husband's family member agreed to joint sponsor, because my husband's income is insufficient.
• During the past five years, my husband had period of unemployment (full time student), so I went ahead and wrote "None-Student" on his I-130.
• In regard to the evidence of bona fide marriage, I definitely front-loaded our application package with plenty of secondary evidences. For example, list of all past shared trips and gifts exchanged.  I paper clip evidence from the same trip( i.e. hotel reservation, flight reservation, car rental reservation, photos) and made cover letter for it.
• Similarly, items included in my I-485 were not all required items per I-485 instructions, such as the entry stamps and copy of I-20s. Per page 11 #7 of the instruction document, I-94 Arrival - Departure record should be sufficient.

 

The whole package weighs 3 lbs 3 oz. and I will mail them with a priority mail envelope.

 

Alternative scenarios:

• Instead of joint sponsor, I can use my income (intending immigrant) by showing proof that my income will continue from the same source after getting the green card. 
• I could have use my saving accounts by submitting bank statements covering the last 12 months. 
• Get the medical examination (I-693) done closer to the interview date to avoid the risk of a Request for Evidence (RFE) asking for a new I-693, if case is pending for more than one year from priority date.
• Certified copy of marriage certificate is not required, but I had an extra, so I am sending it with the I-130.

 

Please let me know if you see anything missing from my application package. Otherwise, hopefully these photos could help future applicants.

 

this was very helpful, thank you. How many pictures, birth certificates and passport copy did you submit in total?