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AM 7   92

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: India
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Alright guy. For those who have gone thru this process I’d appreciate your help a lot.

 

how to go about the AoS after getting married on K-1? There  are a lot of questions on AoS that I don’t have the answer to. Can someone please help me with it? Also, I heard that it’s tecommended to hire a lawyer for this part of the process. Is that true or can it be done without it as well?

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WeGuyGal   1,052

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Are you currently married and in the US? 

 

If not, and when you do get married, check out this guide. Come back and feel free to ask specific Qs. 

http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

I-751 journey

 

10/16/2017.......... ROC package mailed

10/18/2017.......... I-751 package received VSC

10/19/2017.......... I-797 NOA date

10/30/2017.......... Notice received in mail

10/30/2017.......... Check cashed

11/02/2017.......... Conditional GC expired

11/22/2017.......... Biometrics completed

  xx/xx/xxxx.......... waiting waiting waiting

AM 7 Enthusiast

AM 7   92

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: India
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2 minutes ago, WeGuyGal said:

Are you currently married and in the US? 

 

If not, and when you do get married, check out this guide. Come back and feel free to ask specific Qs. 

http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

No, I’m not married yet. But I’m preparing myself beforehand cuz it’s gonna be crazy when I enter the US and I’m not sure if we are gonna have leisure time to fill out app. I’m basically looking for answers for the below points:

 

Am I the primary applicant or will it be my US spouse? Just some dumb silly quesrions

—Questions for AoS—

 

  • 10. Alien number? Do we fill out?
  • 12. SSN. Old or new?
  • 19, 20 a & b. 21.
  • 22 a - what visa 
  • 24 current immigration status 
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 5, 10
  • Part 7: 2
  • Part 8
  • Part 13 - what is it?
geowrian Grand Master

geowrian   22,338

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Philippines
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7 minutes ago, WeGuyGal said:

Are you currently married and in the US? 

 

If not, and when you do get married, check out this guide. Come back and feel free to ask specific Qs. 

http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

Wrong guide...they are coming on a K-1 and will do AOS from that. :P

K-1 AOS guide: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1k3aos

 

4 minutes ago, Amit M said:

Am I the primary applicant or will it be my US spouse?

The intending immigrant is the I-485 applicant. The USC spouse is the petitioner for the underlying petition.

 

The only form the petitioner provides for AOS is the I-864.

 

4 minutes ago, Amit M said:

Just some dumb silly quesrions

—Questions for AoS—

 

  • 10. Alien number? Do we fill out?
  • 12. SSN. Old or new?
  • 19, 20 a & b. 21.
  • 22 a - what visa 
  • 24 current immigration status 
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 5, 10
  • Part 7: 2
  • Part 8
  • Part 13 - what is it?

* Yes - this is on the visa and NOAs.

* They should only have one SSN. SSNs are issued for life.

* ???

* K-1

* K-1 visa holder

* not sure what is being asked on the rest. I’m on mobile so o can’t check the question numbers directly (without gauging our my eyes :P)

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

WeGuyGal Proficient

WeGuyGal   1,052

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4 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Wrong guide...they are coming on a K-1 and will do AOS from that. :P

K-1 AOS guide: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1k3aos

 

Oops, yeah my bad

I-751 journey

 

10/16/2017.......... ROC package mailed

10/18/2017.......... I-751 package received VSC

10/19/2017.......... I-797 NOA date

10/30/2017.......... Notice received in mail

10/30/2017.......... Check cashed

11/02/2017.......... Conditional GC expired

11/22/2017.......... Biometrics completed

  xx/xx/xxxx.......... waiting waiting waiting

YecaCruz Rising Star

YecaCruz   379

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Nicaragua
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https://www.uscis.gov/i-485

 

Do what I did and read slowly through the instructions associated with the form. It's all explained there. Read it many times and practice filling it out. The form itself isn't difficult, part 5 for example is "marital history" so you just write down stuff as it applies to you. Same with the other parts. Otherwise you write in N/A (since typing it won't work).

 

If you have questions after taking time to read the instructions, come back and we'll help you

Edited by YecaCruz

A Tale of Two Dakotaraguans

K1 Journey - 78 Days

 

Sent I-129F - 11/16/15 [Day 1]
NOA1 - 11/18 (Hard copy: 11/24) [Day 2, Day 8]
NOA2 - 12/18 (Hard copy: 12/26) [Day 32, Day 40]
NVC received file: 1/05/2016 [Day 50] Obtained NVC invoice number, paid visa fee, filled out DS-160: 1/06 [Day 51]
Fiancé's medical: 1/12 9:00am [Day 57]
Interview: 1/22 9:30am, Approved! [67 days] (F)
Visa status on ceac site= "AP": 1/25, "Issued":01/27, "In Transit: 2/02", Visa packet in hand: 2/03 [Day 78]
POE: (Houston) 2/04, North Dakota arrival: 2/05

Married (civil): 2/05/16 (L)

AOS - 55 Days

 

I-485, AP, EAD sent : 3/03/2016 [Day 1]

Delivered: 3/04 [Day 2]

Electronic NOA1: 3/08 [Day 5]  NOA1 Hardcopy rcv'd in mail: 3/12 [Day 9]; Biometric Notification rcv'd in mail: 3/26 [Day 23]; Biometrics Appt: 4/06 in Fargo, ND [Day 33]

Notification(s): "Your new card is being produced" 4/23 [Day 48] ; "Your case was approved" 4/26 [Day 51]; "Your card was mailed on 4/27" 4/28 [Day 53]

Green Card in Hand: 4/30 [Day 55]

D-day ("Dress day"/I do...again Day/wedding reception): 9/10/16

ROC - 390 days 

Spoiler

Window opens: 1/24/2018

Package sent: 1/26, Delivered on 1/29 at 11:17am to CSC - [Day 1]

Check cashed: 1/31 [Day 3]

NOA1: 1/29 [Day 1]; NOA rcv'd in mail: 2/02 [Day 4]

Biometrics  Sent 5/5, rcv'd in mail 5/12 [Day 107]

Biometrics appt: Not required

18 Month extension letter received, dated 8/18: 8/24/18 [Day 211]

"New Card Being Produced" - 2/11/19 [Day 382], email "we mailed your card on 2/14" - 2/15

Card arrived: 2/19/19 [Day 390]

Citizenship - 643 Days

Spoiler

Window opens: 01/24/2019

E-file: 01/28/2019 [Day 1]

Biometrics = scheduled: 02/01 [Day 4], view uploaded document: 02/05 [Day 8], appointment day: 02/19 [Day 22] In Fargo, ND

Interview scheduled notification online: 9/3/20 [Day 585]

Interview in Minneapolis, MN: 10/20/20 [Day 632] at 12:15 PM: passed/approved

Oath Ceremony: scheduled 10/20, view letter online 10/21

Oath : Fargo, ND 2:15pm at sanctuary events center. No guests allowed

 

1808 total days of thinking about/waiting for immigrations!

Applied for US Passport 11/4/2020, application approved 1/26/21, passport and naturalization cert received in mailbox: 1/28/21 📘

Ben&Zian Experienced

Ben&Zian   4,398

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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36 minutes ago, Amit M said:

Alright guy. For those who have gone thru this process I’d appreciate your help a lot.

 

how to go about the AoS after getting married on K-1? There  are a lot of questions on AoS that I don’t have the answer to. Can someone please help me with it? Also, I heard that it’s tecommended to hire a lawyer for this part of the process. Is that true or can it be done without it as well?

 

Do it yourself. We did, no issues. 

08/15/2014 : Met Online

06/30/2016 : I-129F Packet Sent

11/08/2016 : Interview - APPROVED!

11/23/2016 : POE - Dallas, Texas

From sending of I-129F petiton to POE - 146 days.

 

02/03/2017 - Married 

02/24/2017 - AOS packet sent

06/01/2017 - EAD/AP Combo Card Received in mail

12/06/2017 - I-485 Approved

12/14/2017 - Green Card Received in mail - No Interview

 

   

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T_P Proficient

T_P   872

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Brazil
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Never mind

Edited by T_P

8/14/17 --- AOS sent I-485, I-765, I-131

8/16/17 --- AOS Packet received Chicago USCIS Day 0

8/21/17  --- Received email & text notification 

8/23/17  --- Received hard copy of NOA  

9/01/17  --- Biometrics letter notice for I-485 & I-765 & I-131  

9/11/17  --- Biometrics Appointment Done

10/17/17 - Case Is Ready To Be Scheduled For An Interview

11/30/2017 - EAD/AP Approved
12/01/2017 - Card in Production
12/05/2017 - Received Approval Notice in the Mail
12/06//2017 - Card Mailed (Priority Mail) to Me
12/07/2017 - Card Received 

1/19/18  --- Interview Date 2/21

2/21/18  ---  Approved on the Spot

  • 1 hour after the interview received uscis mobile app alert
  • Status changed from "Interview is scheduled" to "New Card Is Being Produced

2/26/18  --- Received hard copy of NOA for the Green Card

2/26/18  --- USCIS Mobile Status changed to "Card was mailed to me"

2/28/18 --- Permanent Resident/Green Card received :jest:

 

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" Have you tried the search tool? K1 isnt an easy process and a LOT of reading is required to avoid problems (RFEs) etc, if you dont like reading, be prepared to spend WAY more time and couple more $$$ with an lawyer " 

 

 
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