APRIL 2018 AOS FILERS

[Cristina24 122]

30 minutes ago, Lana&Tyler said:

Great checklist. Thanks for posting it! 

 

Does everyone have to fill out the I-864a?

We have the affidavit of support filled out and I believe that all I need. Since it’s only me and my husband and no other household member. Is that correct? Or am I the household member in this instance? 

 

I have 0 income since I don’t have the work permit yet so it would not make any sense to fill out that form. 

 

Or is it mandatory?

 

Edited April 21, 2018 by Cristina24

[Cristina24 122]

10 minutes ago, Cristina24 said:

 

I would like to know this too  

[Cristina24 122]

1 hour ago, Jeto said:

Congrats!

I found this cover sheet online, and it actually doubled as a good checklist. Hope this helps. (Ignore the formatting at the top, it is a table inserted into Word)

I believe G-325A is no longer used. If it is, I didn't send it!

Hopefully this is all that is required, I'm no expert, so take this as advice.

 

 

Your name	Return Address
WACXXXXXXXXXX	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
A-XXXXXXXXX	P.O. Box 805887
your@email.com	Chicago, IL 60680-4120

I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence and Adjust Status

Original Submission

To Whom It May Concern,

 

Enclosed are:

·        Form G-1145 e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

·        Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

·        Form I-864 & I-864a Affidavit of Support & Contract between Sponsor and Household member

·        Form I-131 Application for Travel Document

·        Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization and all supporting documents.

 

Eligibility is based on admission as the fiancé of a U.S. citizen and subsequent marriage to that citizen within 90 days of entry.

 

Contents include:

I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

·         Check: Payment in the amount of $1225 (Biometrics fee included)

·         Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

·         Copy of my passport bio & K1 Visa/entry stamp

·         Copy of Form I-797 Notice of Action Approval Notice for I-129F

·         Copy of Electronic Form I-94

·         Copy of my foreign Australian birth certificate

·         Copy of Certified Marriage Certificate

·         DS3025 Completed vaccination documentation

·         Two (2) Passport size photos

 I-864 Affidavit of Support under Section 213A of the Act

·         Form I-864 Affidavit of Support

·         Form I-864a Contract between sponsor & household member

·         Copy of 2017 Federal Income Tax Returns from sponsor & household member

·         Copy of US citizen sponsor’s passport bio page

·         Copy of US citizen sponsor’s birth certificate (to prove relationship to father/household member)

 I-765 Application for Employment Document

·         Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization

·         Copy of my passport bio & K1 Visa/entry stamp

·         Two (2) Passport size photos

 I-131 Application for Travel Document

·         Form I-131 Application for Travel Document

·         Copy of my passport bio & K1 Visa/entry stamp

·         Two (2) Passport size photos

 

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date.

 

Sincerely,

 

Signature

Your name

Date

 

Thanks a lot!! 

[Jeto 118]

2 hours ago, Lana&Tyler said:

Great checklist. Thanks for posting it! 

 

Does everyone have to fill out the I-864a?

We have the affidavit of support filled out and I believe that all I need. Since it’s only me and my husband and no other household member. Is that correct? Or am I the household member in this instance? 

 

I have 0 income since I don’t have the work permit yet so it would not make any sense to fill out that form. 

 

Or is it mandatory?

From what I can work out, it's the sponsor who only needs to fill it out I-864. If the sponsor is above the poverty line, you should only need the I-864 form. We needed the I-864A because we're transitioning from Australia to USA  and my partner would appear to be below the poverty line with regards to US income, so we got her father to fill in the I-864A as a joint sponsor/household member as they're both residing at the same address.

 

I think I read about ways where you could add your assets to the US citizen's income if you filled in your own I-864 as another sponsor. We chose to go the other route and get a household member. It seemed easier for our situation.

I'm pretty sure you'll be 1 household member in the I-864, but not required to fill an additional I-864/A.

A total of 2 household members if it's just your husband and yourself.

 

I tried to research as much as I could, I hope I'm offering sound advice, haha 

[JAtlanta 8]

I am sending my packet next week. I have a question regarding the translated Birth certificate from Hindi (Indian language) to English.

 

Certification by Translator

I [typed name], certify that I am fluent (conversant) in the English and ________ languages, and that the above/attached document is an accurate translation of the document attached entitled ______________________________.

Signature_________________________________
Date Typed Name
Address

 

Do we need to write this I the start of at the end of the birth certificate?

 

Please let me know

[Nightshadow 14]

10 hours ago, AZSunshine78 said:

What fees did you pay?

 

only two correct, AOS and 85 for biometrics?

 

we were deniedon EAD because of incorrect fee that we still owe 135?

 

could you please pm me and help me with the specific questions I asked in my recent posts.

 

Thank you if you can.

$1225 total if I remember correctly. It was the full package and covers everything. 

[eagle85 268]

14 hours ago, AZSunshine78 said:

The form fee is currently 1140.00 

we did that correctly.

 

all three were sent in the same envelope. 

 

We we have an email saying they received our AOS, not approval, correct.

 

I will double check the other info but filed out the way you stated here.

 

i just can’t figure out where this extra fee is coming from.

 

thank you very much

 

 

@AZSunshine78, 

 

I just read your posts. I wish i could see the letter that you got. May I know how much you paid in total?. Was it $1,225?. (for I-485 and Biometric fee, I-765, I-131)

 

If you paid $1,225 then you're correct and USCIS made an error to your petition. The staff there is also just human who might make a mistake.  

 

Under filing fee:

https://www.uscis.gov/i-485

 

Special instructions part:

 

Filing Forms I-765 and I-131 with Form I-485

If you are filing Form I-485 (or already filed a Form I-485 on or after July 30, 2007), you do not have to pay an additional fee to also file a Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization and/or Form I-131, Application for Travel Document for advance parole. You may file these forms together. If you choose not to file Form I-765 and/or Form I-131 with your Form I-485, then you must submit a copy of your I-797C, Notice of Action, receipt as evidence of that you filed a Form I-485.

If you filed your Form I-485 before July 30, 2007, you must pay the fees associated with Forms I-765 and/or I-131 when you file them

 

If i were not wrong I also found someone got this kind of experience on another filers but I forgot in which AOS filer. They return the rejection letter to USCIS with a cover letter explain about the fee and special instruction on USCIS website. and attach the print of "special instruction" and mark those note above. 

 

I hope the problem solved. Good luck!

[msscarlette 488]

18 hours ago, Lana&Tyler said:

Great checklist. Thanks for posting it! 

 

Does everyone have to fill out the I-864a?

We have the affidavit of support filled out and I believe that all I need. Since it’s only me and my husband and no other household member. Is that correct? Or am I the household member in this instance? 

 

I have 0 income since I don’t have the work permit yet so it would not make any sense to fill out that form. 

 

Or is it mandatory?

If it's just you and your husband, you will only need to fill up Form I-864 not Form I-864a.

 

Here's a sample for Form I-864. This is last year's form but it has almost the same items to fill out on the 2018 version

 

http://www.visaharmony.com/sample-I864.php

Edited April 22, 2018 by msscarlette

[AZSunshine78 437]

Welp.... guess what came in the mail.

 

our receipt for all our AOS stuff dated BEFORE the rejection letters.

 

tight hand doesn’t have a clue what the left is doing!

 

Still going to follow the advice of @Wuozopo and the other fine folks who helped me in such great detail.

 

Also said his biometrics letter is on the way.

 

This process tests your sanity, for sure.

 

Thanks and love to you all.

[britishandusa 446]

My husband called today about our case. We got our case number and all. I don’t get why I wasn’t emailed or texted that they received and accepted it even though I filled out the G-1145  

[Tella&T 183]

2 hours ago, britishandusa said:

My husband called today about our case. We got our case number and all. I don’t get why I wasn’t emailed or texted that they received and accepted it even though I filled out the G-1145  

That sounds very frustrating! As usual the unpredictability is rampant... but the most important is getting your paper confirmations in the mail which I guess will come in a few days...

[thirteenthday12 211]

Filed for our AOS today. Hopefully everything will go smoothly on our end. Hope everyone else's AOS will go smoothly too!

[Cristina24 122]

I am confused with the EAD fee. On the USCIS site it says the application for work is 410$ but he AOS along with Biometrics fee is $1,225. Is the 410$ included or separate? what are your guys experiences with AOS application? 

[Cristina24 122]

On 4/21/2018 at 3:15 PM, Cristina24 said:

 

 

[msscarlette 488]

19 minutes ago, Cristina24 said:

I am confused with the EAD fee. On the USCIS site it says the application for work is 410$ but he AOS along with Biometrics fee is $1,225. Is the 410$ included or separate? what are your guys experiences with AOS application? 

Check this link, https://www.uscis.gov/i-485, as mentioned on the Special Instructions.

 

Filing Forms I-765 and I-131 with Form I-485

If you are filing Form I-485 (or already filed a Form I-485 on or after July 30, 2007), you do not have to pay an additional fee to also file a Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization and/or Form I-131, Application for Travel Document for advance parole. You may file these forms together. 

 

You will only need to pay the total of $1,225 (for AOS,EAD,AP and biometrics). You can send a single check for the said amount. The payment is already waived for Employment Authorization and Advance Parole if you file it together with the Form I-485 (AOS).