AOS Filing Fee Waver

[kris&me 572]

36 minutes ago, RevGreen said:

 

Realistically? A few months. If I had $1500 to spare I obviously wouldn't be making this post. I don't know why people are criticizing me.

We are to marry this week, but she just wants to start working and having her own money sooner rather than later. Also we need to travel back to Thailand later this year.

u can't afford the AOS but planning to travel back to Thailand next year???????

u left yourself open to this

AOS should be more important 

[florida racer 73 200]

5 minutes ago, RevGreen said:

Yes this is our worry. Also we have to travel back to Thailand at the end of this year, and I believe she won't be allowed to do that until the EAD is received. We can't wait much longer to start.

How do you pay with credit? I thought they only accepted check or money order?

So you do have the money to pay and you and are saving money for a trip.

 

just asking, why are you asking to file for a waiver when there clearly is money in your household?

 

this is not good, these are the reason for the new USCIS rules!

 

[VisaCode 72]

Good to know about the credit card payment option. I missed that they added that. I pay my statement balance monthly but getting 2% back on the hefty AOS fee will be nice.

[florida racer 73 200]

4 minutes ago, kris&me said:

u can't afford the AOS but planning to travel back to Thailand next year???????

u left yourself open to this

AOS should be more important 

Thank you !,,,,,,,,, ,

[RevGreen 86]

Traveling to Thailand later this year for my job, so they are paying. It has no bearing on the AOS fee and why we can't afford it right now.

 

Not that it is the business of anybody here.

[doggieandsam 765]

8 minutes ago, EM_Vandaveer said:

G-1450 form. You need to file two of these: one to go with form I-130 & one to go with form I-485.

OP, you will be AOS'ing from a K1 right? If yes, then you do not need the I-130.

[florida racer 73 200]

I have said it before and I will say it again, priorities people.

 

sorry, op, you sunk yourself on this one. Just pay the fees and either stop being cheap or scam the system.

 

Then why are you discussing the credit card fee for the AOS?

Edited July 17, 2018 by florida racer 73

[RevGreen 86]

Don't follow your logic.

 

My fiancee and I are young (mid 20s), and just beginning our life. My savings were spent on the K1 process. I'm not 60 with SS and a retirement fund.

 

Now she is here and I am providing for 2 people. My savings were exhausted and we are more or less paycheck-to-paycheck. It will take a few months to save for the fee. However, we need to travel soon (for my work, this trip is free for us both so it's not important to our situation other than needing the travel document). I didn't say someone else is paying the fee. I said my job is sending me (and her) to Thailand. Absolutely nothing to do with the AOS or K1. Why are you on about it?

So my question is : is it possible to get a waiver? Someone told me it is not, but I can pay with a card.

 

All my questions are answered so why are you still commenting and being judgemental?

Edited July 17, 2018 by RevGreen

[florida racer 73 200]

2 minutes ago, RevGreen said:

Don't follow your logic.

 

My fiancee and I are young (mid 20s), and just beginning our life. My savings were spent on the K1 process. I'm not 60 with SS and a retirement fund.

 

Now she is here and I am providing for 2 people. My savings were exhausted and we are more or less paycheck-to-paycheck. It will take a few months to save for the fee. However, we need to travel soon (for my work, this trip is free for us both so it's not important to our situation other than needing the travel document). I didn't say someone else is paying the fee. I said my job is sending me (and her) to Thailand. Absolutely nothing to do with the AOS or K1. Why are you on about it?

So my question is : is it possible to get a waiver? Someone told me it is not, but I can pay with a card.

 

All my questions are answered so why are you still commenting and being judgemental?

 

2 minutes ago, RevGreen said:

Don't follow your logic.

 

My fiancee and I are young (mid 20s), and just beginning our life. My savings were spent on the K1 process. I'm not 60 with SS and a retirement fund.

 

Now she is here and I am providing for 2 people. My savings were exhausted and we are more or less paycheck-to-paycheck. It will take a few months to save for the fee. However, we need to travel soon (for my work, this trip is free for us both so it's not important to our situation other than needing the travel document). I didn't say someone else is paying the fee. I said my job is sending me (and her) to Thailand. Absolutely nothing to do with the AOS or K1. Why are you on about it?

So my question is : is it possible to get a waiver? Someone told me it is not, but I can pay with a card.

 

All my questions are answered so why are you still commenting and being judgemental?

I am not being judgemental, here is the reality of it, pay the fee and files for AOS, otherwise, I do not believe that your wife can leave the country without the advance parole. If you say you do not have the money for it, than you have to wait.

 

there is no waiver available, so either pay by cash, check or charge or unfortunately, your wife cannot go

[RevGreen 86]

Thank you. That is all I was asking.

[florida racer 73 200]

Just now, RevGreen said:

Thank you. That is all I was asking.

Yes sir, it appears you words not were clear enough when you stated 

 

16 minutes ago, RevGreen said:

Traveling to Thailand later this year for my job, so they are paying. It has no bearing on the AOS fee and why we can't afford it right now.

 

Not that it is the business of anybody here.

When you said they are paying, that is where the confusion came in

 

its all good

 

[mcdull 474]

I doubt you are barely making ends meet working for a company that sends you and your spouse abroad.

 

Why don't you get a personal loan or a credit card that has a 0% introductory APR?

 

perhaps you could also borrow some money from your families or friends.

 

Regardless, it takes 5-6 months for them to approve your wife's AP. so most likely she won't be able to travel to Thailand this year.

 

 

[usmsbow 802]

Just now, mcdull said:

I doubt you are barely making ends meet working for a company that sends you and your spouse abroad.

 

 

 

 

There are plenty in the non-profit world (including churches) who fit this description. I would guess that is the OP's professional background. 

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

1 hour ago, RevGreen said:

 

Realistically? A few months. If I had $1500 to spare I obviously wouldn't be making this post. I don't know why people are criticizing me.

We are to marry this week, but she just wants to start working and having her own money sooner rather than later. Also we need to travel back to Thailand later this year.

This poster was not criticizing you...? She was actually giving you viable options. And it's fair to ask if you're capable of postponing AOS for now (without surpassing the I-94 expiration date), if it means you could save up for it. Some people here ARE actually trying to help you.

 

Paying with a credit card is a new option available, which is why most people weren't aware of it. You can find the credit card authorization form on the USCIS website - you just have to fill it out and include it with your AOS packet.

 

As for those not being quite as helpful - no, berating you about what you could've/should've done after the fact doesn't really do or mean diddly squat. But I suppose most people are bewildered that one would not plan better/ahead for this process, particularly at this stage when failing to fulfill the next step or requirement (in this case, AOS) could result in forfeiting the entire process, which means you wasted more money than you have even paid so far. My husband and I researched all costs from beginning to end before filing anything - from K1 application to naturalization - and came up with a total lump sum, split it down the middle, and agreed we'd each be responsible for half. We made sure at LEAST half of the lump sum was on hand before we ever even applied for the K1. Neither of us are rich people. Neither of us have fancy jobs. But we both did without other things in the meantime so we could fulfill this obligation. With the way things fluctuate so much with USCIS, you never really know how long you have between financial obligations, and being unprepared can be an unnecessary headache, or worse.

 

If it were me, I'd throw a credit card at it this time, get this out of your face, and start putting money aside NOW for the next part, even if it seems far off. So you don't run into this again. I definitely wouldn't recommend putting everything on credit cards between now and the finish line if you can help it, as you'll wind up paying way more in the end if you do. You said you are both mid 20s - you are young and likely still building financial stability and possibly even credit. Save save save - it's always best to pay something upfront if you can manage to.

 

Good luck to you.

[Roel 7,193]

46 minutes ago, RevGreen said:

. I said my job is sending me (and her) to Thailand. Absolutely nothing to do with the AOS or K1. Why are you on about it?

 

Just want to chip in - it actually has a lot to do with AOS.  You know it takes over a year for AOS to be approved. It takes up to 6 months to just receive a work/travel permit. 

 

If your fiance/wife leaves US without proper documents, she will not be able to come back to the US. You will need to file a spouse visa for her and that takes over a year to approve also. And of course a new filling fee. 

 

Not to mention, she will not be able to stay outside of the US too long. If you're planning to stay abroad for a year or longer, you need to file for reentry permit before you leave and wait for it to be approved. And guess what! Another filling fee. almost 600$ here.