APRIL 2018 AOS FILERS

[Iris M 105]

17 hours ago, emekus94 said:

Guys,
I am about to start filing for AOS and wanted to ask:

My fiance and I are getting married in a church. Do people know/have experience with using their church marriage certificate to file?
Or does USCIS only take something from the courts?

Thanks!

It would be best to provide the county issued marriage certificate as it's a municipal certification.

 

[emekus94 1,125]

1 hour ago, Jr, Iris & Jay said:

It would be best to provide the county issued marriage certificate as it's a municipal certification.

 

Thank you!

[Matiela 98]

hey guys, my NOA1 date was the 20th (got the letters in the mail on the 27th) and I still haven't received the biometrics appointment letter. we're going away for a family event next Wednesday, for a whole week (and there will be nobody home to check the mail). how likely do you think it is I get that letter AND the appointment date itself during that week away and what would happen if I miss it? what can I do?

[donsun 38]

2 hours ago, Matiela said:

hey guys, my NOA1 date was the 20th (got the letters in the mail on the 27th) and I still haven't received the biometrics appointment letter. we're going away for a family event next Wednesday, for a whole week (and there will be nobody home to check the mail). how likely do you think it is I get that letter AND the appointment date itself during that week away and what would happen if I miss it? what can I do?

usually the biometric appt is 2-3 weeks from receipt of mail. took me 8 days between noa1 and biometric mail to show up in mailbox, so give it til mon or tues maybe. 

[Iris M 105]

I had my biometrics today, and I learned something... 

 

I had my passport for ID (of course, it has my maiden name), and all my paperwork includes my married name now so if you are also applying with your married name and have no other identification with your married name, take you marriage certificate to verify that you have some registered information. 

 

USCIS said they registered both last names but my paperwork will be registered with my maiden name. 

 

I was hoping to avoid that. 

Edited May 4, 2018 by Jr, Iris & Jay

[ChristaandJosh 145]

On 04/05/2018 at 10:32 AM, Matiela said:

hey guys, my NOA1 date was the 20th (got the letters in the mail on the 27th) and I still haven't received the biometrics appointment letter. we're going away for a family event next Wednesday, for a whole week (and there will be nobody home to check the mail). how likely do you think it is I get that letter AND the appointment date itself during that week away and what would happen if I miss it? what can I do?

Hey there. It took around 2 weeks for me to recieve biometrics letter in the mail after noa1 hard copies arrived. They usually gave you about a week or more notice to when you're appointment it. I had 11 days notice from receiving my biometrics appointment to going for it nect week.

[donsun 38]

18 hours ago, Jr, Iris & Jay said:

I had my biometrics today, and I learned something... 

 

I had my passport for ID (of course, it has my maiden name), and all my paperwork includes my married name now so if you are also applying with your married name and have no other identification with your married name, take you marriage certificate to verify that you have some registered information. 

 

USCIS said they registered both last names but my paperwork will be registered with my maiden name. 

 

I was hoping to avoid that. 

The biometrics person said something similar when my wife went yesterday as well even though she took the marriage cert and certified marriage application, said we'll have to clarify with IO once we have our interview. We went by the DMV to get her state-id updated to her married name so hopefully we can show the IO at the interview and it'll be processed on her married name.

[Minori 111]

Hi, need help!!

I’m looking up about AoS, just noticed we forgot to add my maiden name as my middle name on marriage license, so my name is just my husband last name and my first name on our marriage certificate. 

I haven’t applied for SSN yet.

 

I wonder if I can put my maiden name as my middle when I apply for SSN and AoS.... 

 

thank you in advance, 

 

Minori

 

 

 

 

[britishandusa 446]

What happens if you miss biometrics appointment? We got out NOA 1 hard copies but it's been two weeks  

[ChristaandJosh 145]

Does anyone know when you're eligible to get a State ID and driving licence? I can't drive yet and want to take the test and stuff here. Do you have to wait until work authorisation or can you do it earlier? 

[Bgarcia0430 5]

1 hour ago, ChristaandJosh said:

Does anyone know when you're eligible to get a State ID and driving licence? I can't drive yet and want to take the test and stuff here. Do you have to wait until work authorisation or can you do it earlier? 

You have to wait until you get your SSN

[Bgarcia0430 5]

I-485/EAD/AP all sent out on April 27th 

[Matiela 98]

2 hours ago, ChristaandJosh said:

Does anyone know when you're eligible to get a State ID and driving licence? I can't drive yet and want to take the test and stuff here. Do you have to wait until work authorisation or can you do it earlier? 

it's probably not exactly the same for every state, but here in PA, I went yesterday and did the knowledge test, they asked for my passport, SSN card, the NOA1 AOS letter and two proofs of address, so I guess as soon as you have those things.

 

I gave them the paper that came with the SSN which has my address and name, and a letter from a bank saying thanks for opening a (joint) account. you can just take one proof though, if your spouse comes with their own proof of address (ie their driver's license) confirming that you do live together.

 

they did say I would have to come back later though, because they needed to check with DHS that my papers were in fact legit. I wasn't in the database they had immediate access to so they're gonna take a little while to enquire (I'm guessing that's pretty normal for K1 AOSers). they'll tell me in the mail when they're done with that and I can go back, pay, and get my learner's permit then.

 

the test itself is 80% mindblowingly obvious questions, 5% trick questions, and 15% things you really wouldn't care about (like penalties for minors) but have to memorize anyway in case they ask. all in all very easy.

 

hope that helps, good luck with that!

[pinkytwo 0]

Hi

One question. I submitted my aos a week ago. I put a copy of my stamp from my passport but not the electronic version of the i-94 do you think i will get an rfe?

[ChristaandJosh 145]

9 hours ago, Bgarcia0430 said:

You have to wait until you get your SSN

I've got my ssn. Being on the k1 visa I was eligible to get my ssn before applying for aos