June 2019 AOS Filers

[KelsJosh 100]

Hey guys,

I was wondering if anyone who just had their interview could post a list of what they brought to it.

I know it says on the interview letter, I just want to make sure I have all the right stuff as there is A LOT of stuff on that letter that doesn't seem to pertain to me, like the medical stuff?.. but I could be wrong lol. Or if there is another forum someone can direct me to that was recently posted, I was struggling finding one. Thanks everyone! Congrats to everyone as well on interviews!

[Rosalind F 178]

1 hour ago, BlueGatorGamer said:

For the Greencard interview, does anyone know how many photos should I take? Should they be on a photographic paper or just color printouts?

Photos are not required for the interview. At our interview the officer did not even ask about them!

We still had them printed out 4 photos/page on the regular color printer. 

[Sarah G 177]

3 hours ago, KelsJosh said:

Hey guys,

I was wondering if anyone who just had their interview could post a list of what they brought to it.

I know it says on the interview letter, I just want to make sure I have all the right stuff as there is A LOT of stuff on that letter that doesn't seem to pertain to me, like the medical stuff?.. but I could be wrong lol. Or if there is another forum someone can direct me to that was recently posted, I was struggling finding one. Thanks everyone! Congrats to everyone as well on interviews!

I have my interview in a couple of days, and here's what I have ready to take:

 

*Copy of the full packet I sent in with I-485, I-864, I-131, I-765

*Original of every document that was submitted in the packet (including both mine and my husband's passports, birth certificates, our marriage cert, his divorce from his previous marriage, W2s, pay stubs)

*Letter from his employer stating his rate of pay and average weekly hours

*Two months of most recent pay stubs

*Evidence of bona fide marriage - Copy of lease in both names, copy of water bill in both names, documents showing me as beneficiary of his life insurance and him as beneficiary of my pension accounts, credit card statements showing that I have a card for his account, photo album with our pics going back to the beginning of our relationship 

*My sealed I-693 (since in my case this is needed as I didn't enter on K1) 

*The documents I carried with me when I arrived in the US to establish intent at the border, as my initial plan was to leave within 90 days as per VWP - highly unlikely they will look at these but just on the off chance that intent is questioned (although I know it shouldn't be) I will feel better if I have some evidence to show. 

 

There are probably plenty of things I've got that they won't need to see, but I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it. 

[sashsash 208]

On 10/19/2019 at 11:24 AM, KelsJosh said:

Hey guys,

I was wondering if anyone who just had their interview could post a list of what they brought to it.

I know it says on the interview letter, I just want to make sure I have all the right stuff as there is A LOT of stuff on that letter that doesn't seem to pertain to me, like the medical stuff?.. but I could be wrong lol. Or if there is another forum someone can direct me to that was recently posted, I was struggling finding one. Thanks everyone! Congrats to everyone as well on interviews!

Even if we submitted medical and I-864 we still brought everything to the interview. In my opinion it is better to bring as much related stuff as you can. Better be safe than sorry  You just have to be sure not to confuse yourself with all of the papers. 
Here's my list, hope it will help. And of course for every original I made a copy just in case (like passports, ID, SSN, Birth Certificates and so on).

 

• Interview notice

• Government issued photo ID (passport x2, state ID)

• A completed medical examination

• A completed Affidavit of Support (i-864) with required evidence:

- Federal income tax return and W-2’s, or IRS (2018)

- Letters from employer , pay stubs for 2 months

- Passport, Birth Certificate 

- Old employment letters (from beginning of the year) + copy of Driver License

• All documentation establishing you eligibility for Lawful Permanent Resident status:

- NOA1, NOA2 for i-129f

- Copy of K-1 visa with stamp

- Copy of I-94

• Any immigration-related documentation ever issued to you:

- NOA1 EAD

- NOA1 AP 

- SSN

- Biometrics appointment letter

• All travel documents used to enter the United States:

- Passport

- I-94

• Your Birth Certificate and translation to English

• Your petitioner Birth Certificate and Passport

• If your eligibility is based on your marriage:

- A certified copy of Marriage Certificate 

- Spouse Birth Certificate and Passport

• Copy of i-485

 

For the evidence of relationship we also gathered as much as we could:

• Different statements and confirmation letters from banks

• Medical Insurance with both of our names (including statement from a hospital)

• Any utility bills plus wifi and phone bills.

• Apartment lease 

• Our dog papers stating that my husband and I are the owners

• Letters from family and friends that they know us and our relationship

• Copy of my state ID

• Copy of SSN

• Letters on our names (same address)

• Cards from wedding

• Photos 

[AFA 94]

3 hours ago, sashsash said:

Even if we submitted medical and I-864 we still brought everything to the interview. In my opinion it is better to bring as much related stuff as you can. Better be safe than sorry  You just have to be sure not to confuse yourself with all of the papers. 
Here's my list, hope it will help. And of course for every original I made a copy just in case (like passports, ID, SSN, Birth Certificates and so on).

 

• Interview notice

• Government issued photo ID (passport x2, state ID)

• A completed medical examination

• A completed Affidavit of Support (i-864) with required evidence:

- Federal income tax return and W-2’s, or IRS (2018)

- Letters from employer , pay stubs for 2 months

- Passport, Birth Certificate 

- Old employment letters (from beginning of the year) + copy of Driver License

• All documentation establishing you eligibility for Lawful Permanent Resident status:

- NOA1, NOA2 for i-129f

- Copy of K-1 visa with stamp

- Copy of I-94

• Any immigration-related documentation ever issued to you:

- NOA1 EAD

- NOA1 AP 

- SSN

- Biometrics appointment letter

• All travel documents used to enter the United States:

- Passport

- I-94

• Your Birth Certificate and translation to English

• Your petitioner Birth Certificate and Passport

• If your eligibility is based on your marriage:

- A certified copy of Marriage Certificate 

- Spouse Birth Certificate and Passport

• Copy of i-485

 

For the evidence of relationship we also gathered as much as we could:

• Different statements and confirmation letters from banks

• Medical Insurance with both of our names (including statement from a hospital)

• Any utility bills plus wifi and phone bills.

• Apartment lease 

• Our dog papers stating that my husband and I are the owners

• Letters from family and friends that they know us and our relationship

• Copy of my state ID

• Copy of SSN

• Letters on our names (same address)

• Cards from wedding

• Photos 

How much of that did they actually ask for to look at?

[sashsash 208]

25 minutes ago, AFA said:

How much of that did they actually ask for to look at?

Birth Certificates (mine and husband's), both of our passports, state ID, driver license, marriage certificate.For everything of those we had copies which we gave to the officer. For the evidence the officer just asked us what we want to put into the file so we gave him all evidence we had.

However some couples were asked to show financial documents or medical even if they were submitted before, so you never know 🙄 

[Rotnkid 33]

11 hours ago, sashsash said:

Even if we submitted medical and I-864 we still brought everything to the interview. In my opinion it is better to bring as much related stuff as you can. Better be safe than sorry  You just have to be sure not to confuse yourself with all of the papers. 
Here's my list, hope it will help. And of course for every original I made a copy just in case (like passports, ID, SSN, Birth Certificates and so on).

 

• Interview notice

• Government issued photo ID (passport x2, state ID)

• A completed medical examination

Hi, thank you for the detailed list. I do have a question though. Did you get a new medical examination done again here in the US or did you have a copy of the medical examination that you completed back in your country during the K1 process? I was only given a copy of my vaccination record to keep and not a copy of the complete medical examination done in my country  Now I am wondering if just the vaccination record would be enough or if I have to get a new medical examination done. I always thought that if the AOS is submitted within a year of the medical done back home, then I don’t need to redo it. Now I am a little confused. 

[sashsash 208]

4 hours ago, Rotnkid said:

Hi, thank you for the detailed list. I do have a question though. Did you get a new medical examination done again here in the US or did you have a copy of the medical examination that you completed back in your country during the K1 process? I was only given a copy of my vaccination record to keep and not a copy of the complete medical examination done in my country  Now I am wondering if just the vaccination record would be enough or if I have to get a new medical examination done. I always thought that if the AOS is submitted within a year of the medical done back home, then I don’t need to redo it. Now I am a little confused. 

Hello, you’re welcome ☺️

No, I didn’t get new medical here since I did medical examination in my home country in February and applied for AOS in June. In my country I received a full copy of my medical examination but I know not everywhere it’s like that. Basically you brought your full medical examination in a sealed envelope to the U.S. and gave it to the officer at your port of entry. Anyone please correct me if I’m wrong  Personally I wouldn’t worry about it, just bring your vaccination record if you have it. The officer at the interview should have it (at least this is how I understood it, reading about interviews when filers didn’t have their own copy of medical). 
That’s what I also heard about applying for AOS within a year since medical examination, however I cannot be 100% sure. Hope other June filers can help you out!  

[KelsJosh 100]

21 hours ago, sashsash said:

Even if we submitted medical and I-864 we still brought everything to the interview. In my opinion it is better to bring as much related stuff as you can. Better be safe than sorry  You just have to be sure not to confuse yourself with all of the papers. 
Here's my list, hope it will help. And of course for every original I made a copy just in case (like passports, ID, SSN, Birth Certificates and so on).

 

• Interview notice

• Government issued photo ID (passport x2, state ID)

• A completed medical examination

• A completed Affidavit of Support (i-864) with required evidence:

- Federal income tax return and W-2’s, or IRS (2018)

- Letters from employer , pay stubs for 2 months

- Passport, Birth Certificate 

- Old employment letters (from beginning of the year) + copy of Driver License

• All documentation establishing you eligibility for Lawful Permanent Resident status:

- NOA1, NOA2 for i-129f

- Copy of K-1 visa with stamp

- Copy of I-94

• Any immigration-related documentation ever issued to you:

- NOA1 EAD

- NOA1 AP 

- SSN

- Biometrics appointment letter

• All travel documents used to enter the United States:

- Passport

- I-94

• Your Birth Certificate and translation to English

• Your petitioner Birth Certificate and Passport

• If your eligibility is based on your marriage:

- A certified copy of Marriage Certificate 

- Spouse Birth Certificate and Passport

• Copy of i-485

 

For the evidence of relationship we also gathered as much as we could:

• Different statements and confirmation letters from banks

• Medical Insurance with both of our names (including statement from a hospital)

• Any utility bills plus wifi and phone bills.

• Apartment lease 

• Our dog papers stating that my husband and I are the owners

• Letters from family and friends that they know us and our relationship

• Copy of my state ID

• Copy of SSN

• Letters on our names (same address)

• Cards from wedding

• Photos 

Thanks so much!! That is so much help, for the I-864 that you brought, was it just a copy from what you sent in with the AOS paperwork or did you guys fill out a whole new affidavit? 

[sashsash 208]

1 minute ago, KelsJosh said:

Thanks so much!! That is so much help, for the I-864 that you brought, was it just a copy from what you sent in with the AOS paperwork or did you guys fill out a whole new affidavit? 

Just a copy with an updated signature  

[Rotnkid 33]

7 hours ago, sashsash said:

Hello, you’re welcome ☺️

No, I didn’t get new medical here since I did medical examination in my home country in February and applied for AOS in June. In my country I received a full copy of my medical examination but I know not everywhere it’s like that. Basically you brought your full medical examination in a sealed envelope to the U.S. and gave it to the officer at your port of entry. Anyone please correct me if I’m wrong  Personally I wouldn’t worry about it, just bring your vaccination record if you have it. The officer at the interview should have it (at least this is how I understood it, reading about interviews when filers didn’t have their own copy of medical). 
That’s what I also heard about applying for AOS within a year since medical examination, however I cannot be 100% sure. Hope other June filers can help you out!  

Thank you Very much for the clarification . Yes I had to give mine away in the sealed envelope during the interview and then as another sealed final package at the border. I have read about cases where the medical examination results are misplaced and don’t reach the local office from the border on time, leading to further delays. It is nice that your home country gave you a copy. I wonder why other countries don’t do that.  I understand the chain of custody issue, but it would be good for us to have  at least a copy, for instances when they misplace medical examination results. 

[Sifou.kate 42]

Hey guys any june fillers that got their Ead ? Without having to expedite

[Rotnkid 33]

5 hours ago, Sifou.kate said:

Hey guys any june fillers that got their Ead ? Without having to expedite

I filed on May 31st and received the EAD card on Oct 4th (without expedite). I am pretty sure all June filers will be starting to receive theirs soon (if they haven’t been scheduled for the interview or received the gc already). My local office is Washington DC which is quite slow and I believe the EAD is processed by the national benefits center. The national benefits center could be processing the EAD for the slower local offices first because the other local offices would be already scheduling interviews for GC and those applicants would not require an EAD if they are getting their gc faster. I don’t know how the national Center prioritizes the application , but I am just assuming it could be that way ....or knowing them it could be totally random 🙄

[E & J 2018 132]

We are going to our interview on Thursday in Chicago.  Does anyone know what questions they may ask? I saw some sample questions, but I'm wondering what they may ask us at the interview in Chicago. 

[Eric&Mirella 367]

7 hours ago, Rotnkid said:

I filed on May 31st and received the EAD card on Oct 4th (without expedite). I am pretty sure all June filers will be starting to receive theirs soon (if they haven’t been scheduled for the interview or received the gc already). My local office is Washington DC which is quite slow and I believe the EAD is processed by the national benefits center. The national benefits center could be processing the EAD for the slower local offices first because the other local offices would be already scheduling our for GC and those applicants would not require an EAD if they are getting their gc faster. I don’t know how the national Center prioritizes the application , but I am just assuming it could be that way ....or knowing them it could be totally random 🙄

The EAD/aos situation is quite random IMO. There are filers from February/ March that just got their EAD approved. It took many months for them to receive it. I think is impossible to tell who's getting their EAD and who's not based on their LO. My Local office is meant to be "quick", current processing times start at 6 months. However, my case hasn't been touched since my bio appointment (96 days ago).