MARCH 2019 - AOS Filers

[Michaela K. 93]

37 minutes ago, Shiran said:

If it showed up on informed delivery, it means it was out of USCIS hands, and in hands of USPS. Was it in your name? Did you put "In Care Of" (Question 13.a on I-485) name of your petitioner? 

Informed delivery shows the mail coming on a specific day, I never noticed any delay. It shows it was delivered on the 21st in the website login, which is the same day they sent the email notifying me. The scanned envelope has a time stamp that it was mailed on the 16th so it should definitely be in our mailbox by now. A few other pieces of mail showing delivered on 20th and 23rd were all in the mailbox, just the uscis one is missing. The uscis envelope has my name on it, same as any other notice, including the biometrics letter that was delivered just fine before. We left 13a blank on the form. Does it make any difference? 

[Shiran 1,134]

5 minutes ago, Michaela K. said:

Informed delivery shows the mail coming on a specific day, I never noticed any delay. It shows it was delivered on the 21st in the website login, which is the same day they sent the email notifying me. The scanned envelope has a time stamp that it was mailed on the 16th so it should definitely be in our mailbox by now. A few other pieces of mail showing delivered on 20th and 23rd were all in the mailbox, just the uscis one is missing. The uscis envelope has my name on it, same as any other notice, including the biometrics letter that was delivered just fine before. We left 13a blank on the form. Does it make any difference? 

Every once in awhile, the postman that actually does delivery gets extra cautious with government letters. They might not deliver it unless addressee name is on the mailbox. We put my name for "In Care Of" on all the address for this specific reason, and also notified the local post office in person to make sure they know my wife now lives at our current address. 
See example here: 

 

[andreaam 514]

Hello everyone! We are about to start our  AOS journey but it seems I can't find a 'May fillers thread'. Anyway, I have a question regarding the BC. I'm from Argentina and we read in other threads that the BC needs to apostilled and translated. I did the apostille but I don't know how to proceed about the translation.

Can anyone give me and advice aboout what to do? Did you use a certified translator or a sworn translator? Did you do it yourself and signed an statement? I just ask because we read so many options and opinions that we don't know what to do and we want to do it the right way.

Thanks in advance!

Andrea

[Shiran 1,134]

11 minutes ago, andreaam said:

I can't find a 'May fillers thread'.

 

We self translated and provided self certified letter to that effect. 

Quote

I, <FULL_NAME>, certify that I am fluent in the English and <COUNTRY_LANGUAGE> languages,

and that the above document is an accurate translation of the document attached entitled “Certificate of birth”.

 

<CURRENT_DATE>

 

 

<CURRENT_ADDRESS>

<FULL_NAME>

 

Signed,______

 

Edited May 28, 2019 by Shiran

[Hirotoyoto 36]

hi everyone,

 

my wife is about to submit her aos. do we have to make copies everything for each form?

 

for example: copy of marriage certificate, passport for form 485, 765, 131

 

so we will have 3 duplicate of everything?

 

thanks in advance

[Pitaya 2,577]

Popular line of inquiry, similar-themed thread from earlier this month:

 

 

[KJvisa 46]

29 minutes ago, Hirotoyoto said:

hi everyone,

 

my wife is about to submit her aos. do we have to make copies everything for each form?

 

for example: copy of marriage certificate, passport for form 485, 765, 131

 

so we will have 3 duplicate of everything?

 

thanks in advance

Hello,

Yes you would need make copies for each separate forms that you submit, as all the forms go to different departments to be dealt with. 

[NYC-AB 56]

We had our interview this afternoon. Approved on the spot, and received the email about it just an hour later!!!!

They only asked us very basic questions - e.g., how did you meet, what did you do on your first date, where do you live, where do both of you work, what's your wife's birthday?

[Shiran 1,134]

2 minutes ago, NYC-AB said:

We had our interview this afternoon. Approved on the spot, and received the email about it just an hour later!!!!

Huge congrats! Glad that went smoothly for you. Now enjoy your 2 year break before having to deal with USCIS and next battle! 

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,092]

18 hours ago, Shiran said:

Every once in awhile, the postman that actually does delivery gets extra cautious with government letters. They might not deliver it unless addressee name is on the mailbox. We put my name for "In Care Of" on all the address for this specific reason, and also notified the local post office in person to make sure they know my wife now lives at our current address. 
See example here: 

 

Yeah; Anastasia's SSN showed up on informed delivery on the Monday ten days after we'd gone to the SSA office. When it hadn't actually been delivered by Wednesday, I ended up using USPS' online thing to inquire where it was, and then it was actually delivered on Friday. Lesson learned; all of the current mailing addresses on her AOS paperwork were c/o me. Of course, they still deliver mail addressed to two or three previous residents of my place even though I've been here two years ...

[Shiran 1,134]

6 minutes ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

Yeah; Anastasia's SSN showed up on informed delivery on the Monday ten days after we'd gone to the SSA office. When it hadn't actually been delivered by Wednesday, I ended up using USPS' online thing to inquire where it was, and then it was actually delivered on Friday. Lesson learned; all of the current mailing addresses on her AOS paperwork were c/o me. Of course, they still deliver mail addressed to two or three previous residents of my place even though I've been here two years ...

I suspected that would be the case, so after applying for SSN we went to local post office, to try to do "change of address" thing, but that was subverted, since she didn't have previous address for them to change from, instead their directed us to go thea tiny hole in the wall post office that is actually responsible for our day to day post deliveries, and we had just notify them in person that is her current address. The very next day they added her last name to the inside of post box drop off (we live in a multi unit housing) which I believe is sufficient to get her "official" mail delivered. I think @geowrianmight have more insight on ins and outs of post office operation. 

[NYC-AB 56]

21 minutes ago, Shiran said:

Huge congrats! Glad that went smoothly for you. Now enjoy your 2 year break before having to deal with USCIS and next battle! 

Thank you! Hopefully Round 2 in 2 years will be very easy!

 

Our interviewer was very friendly, I was comfortable right off the bat.

[geowrian 22,337]

3 minutes ago, Shiran said:

I suspected that would be the case, so after applying for SSN we went to local post office, to try to do "change of address" thing, but that was subverted, since she didn't have previous address for them to change from, instead their directed us to go thea tiny hole in the wall post office that is actually responsible for our day to day post deliveries, and we had just notify them in person that is her current address. The very next day they added her last name to the inside of post box drop off (we live in a multi unit housing) which I believe is sufficient to get her "official" mail delivered. I think @geowrianmight have more insight on ins and outs of post office operation.  

Mail classed as Official Mail generally is not forwarded to a new address, and they tend to be more careful with delivery. That said, a lot of it does come down to the individual mailperson as they are the people who actually do the delivery.

 

I generally advise putting the names of all parties on the mailbox. Sometimes the mailperson just doesn't know everybody yet. Sometimes they get sick or go on vacation and a substitute doesn't know the individuals.

Unlike "regular" mail that is delivered to an address (I still get mail at my house for previous residents...), they tend to be more careful with things like Official Mail so they are reasonable assured that the mail is being delivered to the intended individual.

[aroundtheworld19 24]

27 minutes ago, NYC-AB said:

We had our interview this afternoon. Approved on the spot, and received the email about it just an hour later!!!!

They only asked us very basic questions - e.g., how did you meet, what did you do on your first date, where do you live, where do both of you work, what's your wife's birthday?

Makes me so happy to see this! Congratulations to you guys!

 

We also got our interview date for the 3rd or July.

 

let us know how long it takes to get the card!

[Nicola and Jordan 668]

50 minutes ago, NYC-AB said:

We had our interview this afternoon. Approved on the spot, and received the email about it just an hour later!!!!

They only asked us very basic questions - e.g., how did you meet, what did you do on your first date, where do you live, where do both of you work, what's your wife's birthday?

Congratulations!! That’s awesome news! Glad you have the same office as us - makes me feel better that it was so smooth!