Question on AOS & EAD

[Haz&Ross 0]

Hi, I have just arrived in the US, and am compiling the AOS and EAD documents for submission.

I am a K3 Visa holder.

Questions:

1) Any idea where I can get the A# (Alien No). Apparently the POE officer wrote this number from the brown envelope that I have handed in on the I-94 white form that was stapled to my passport. Unfortunately though, his handwriting sucked and I couldnt decipher the numbers.

2) Am I supposed to send the above documents to the Chicago Lockbox or to the local office ( Im based in NC)? When I read the instructions, they said send to Chicago Lockbox but the POE officer told me to send to the local office! So which one is right?

3) When they say submit the medical examination report- should I just submit the vaccination report I had from the doctor in Singapore where I did my medical examination? It doesnt make sense if I had to redo the whole medical examination again since I did it just last month!!

4) Under Form I-485

a) There is a section of first page " I am applying for an adjustment to permanent resident status because: .." Which box should I tick if I am a K3 visa holder?

B) On second page : Part 3 - "Nonimmigrant Visa Number" -- is this the number that is found on form I-94?

5) Under Form I-765

Page 1 no 16 -- "Eligibility under 8 CFR 274a.12" Is it correct to put number a 9 for a K3 visa holder?

6) It is ok to submit both I-485 and I-765 forms together at the same time?

7) Would I be required to go for another round of interview here in the US during this whole process despite already having gone through one round of interview back home for the K3 visa?

Appreciate any help! Thanks in advance...

[Yodrak 7]

Haz&Ross,

1. The A# should be on the petition Approval Notice, above or below your name. If you can't find it anywhere, write 'unknown'.

2. Chicago Lockbox

3. Just the vaccination report, same as a K1.

4. The first choice - based on an approved immigrant visa petition (the I-130).

5. The non-immigrant visa number is on the visa - use either the Control Number or the red number.

6. Yes. But for a K3 there is a benefit to submitting the I-765 before submitting the I-485, on the basis of (a)(9). The EAD will be valid for a longer period of time (until 2 years from your date of entry into the USA), which may be handy if your adjustment takes longer than a year.

7. You will likely have to be interviewed for your adjustment, most people are. (The change from not interviewing all adjustment applicants is relatively recent.)

Yodrak

Hi, I have just arrived in the US, and am compiling the AOS and EAD documents for submission.

I am a K3 Visa holder.

Questions:

1) Any idea where I can get the A# (Alien No). Apparently the POE officer wrote this number from the brown envelope that I have handed in on the I-94 white form that was stapled to my passport. Unfortunately though, his handwriting sucked and I couldnt decipher the numbers.

2) Am I supposed to send the above documents to the Chicago Lockbox or to the local office ( Im based in NC)? When I read the instructions, they said send to Chicago Lockbox but the POE officer told me to send to the local office! So which one is right?

3) When they say submit the medical examination report- should I just submit the vaccination report I had from the doctor in Singapore where I did my medical examination? It doesnt make sense if I had to redo the whole medical examination again since I did it just last month!!

4) Under Form I-485

a) There is a section of first page " I am applying for an adjustment to permanent resident status because: .." Which box should I tick if I am a K3 visa holder?

On second page : Part 3 - "Nonimmigrant Visa Number" -- is this the number that is found on form I-94?

5) Under Form I-765

Page 1 no 16 -- "Eligibility under 8 CFR 274a.12" Is it correct to put number a 9 for a K3 visa holder?

6) It is ok to submit both I-485 and I-765 forms together at the same time?

7) Would I be required to go for another round of interview here in the US during this whole process despite already having gone through one round of interview back home for the K3 visa?

Appreciate any help! Thanks in advance...

[Haz&Ross 0]

Thanks Yodrak.

Just one more question:

If I were to send both I-485 and I-765 at the same time- both of them should go to the same address which is the Chicago office- am I right?

Also, if I send the I-765 now- while my hubby fills up the affidavit of support for I-485- this should be fine? And I would have to send I-765 to the Chicago office address?

Thanks...

Haz&Ross,

1. The A# should be on the petition Approval Notice, above or below your name. If you can't find it anywhere, write 'unknown'.

2. Chicago Lockbox

3. Just the vaccination report, same as a K1.

4. The first choice - based on an approved immigrant visa petition (the I-130).

5. The non-immigrant visa number is on the visa - use either the Control Number or the red number.

6. Yes. But for a K3 there is a benefit to submitting the I-765 before submitting the I-485, on the basis of (a)(9). The EAD will be valid for a longer period of time (until 2 years from your date of entry into the USA), which may be handy if your adjustment takes longer than a year.

7. You will likely have to be interviewed for your adjustment, most people are. (The change from not interviewing all adjustment applicants is relatively recent.)

Yodrak

[Reba 2]

send both the AOS and EAD applications to the Chicago lockbox, but send them in separate packages. If you send them in the same envelope, your resulting EAD will be valid only one year, and if your AOS drags out longer than that, you'll have to renew it at additional expense. Send them separately and your EAD will be valid 2 years.