My AOS checklist, any help to see if it's ready

[mroctober430 0]

Ready to send off our AOS for my wife. This is kind of a rough draft and want to see if I need to add or remove anything. 

 

I read the G-325A aren't needed anymore? Also should each packet have 2 passport photos? As for the I-864, I barely made the poverty line (due to switching jobs) but my wife makes well over that, so with our income, we wouldn't need a sponsor. Am I fine keeping her on the support packet? Any help would be appreciative. Thanks!

 

 

I-130 Petition for Alien Relative

1. Check of $535 payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security

2. Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

3. Form I-130a, Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary

4. Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

5. Form G-325A, Biographic Information Sheet for Petitioner

6. Form G-325A, Biographic Information Sheet for Beneficiary

7. Copy of Petitioner’s Birth Certificate

8. Copy of Petitioner’s Passport

9. Copy of Marriage License & Certificate

10. One Passport Style Photo of Petitioner

11. One Passport Style Photo of Beneficiary

12. Evidence of Bona Fide Marriage

• Copies of Joint Bank Account Statements

• Copies of Lease Agreements

• Copy of Shared Health Insurance

• Copy of Shared Phone Plan

• Vacation Photos

• Wedding Photos

 

I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

1. Check of $1,225 (with Biometric fees) payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security

2. Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

3. Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

4. Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Sealed Envelope)

5. Copy of Beneficiary’s Foreign Birth Certificate with Certified Translation

6. Copy of Beneficiary’s Passport Biographic Page and Non-Immigrant Visa Page

7. Copy of Beneficiary’s Electronic Form I-94 - Arrival/Departure Record

8. Two Passport-style Photo of Beneficiary

 

I-864 - Affidavit of Support

1. Form I-864, Affidavit of Support

2. Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

3. Copy of Petitioner’s Birth Certificate

4. Copy of Petitioner’s Passport

5. Copy of Petitioner’s Tax Transcript & W2’s (2017, 2018, 2019)

6. Copy of Petitioner’s 6 months of Paystubs

7. Copy of Petitioner’s Employment Verification

8. Copy of Beneficiary’s Tax Transcript & W2’s (2017, 2018, 2019)

9. Copy of Beneficiary’s 6 months of Paystubs

10. Copy of Beneficiary’s Employment Verification

11. Copy of Beneficiary’s Current EAD

12. Copy of Beneficiary’s Intent to Keep Working Cover Letter

 

I-765 - Application for Employment Authorization

1. Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

2.  Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

3. Copy of Beneficiary’s Passport Biographic Page

4. Copy of Beneficiary’s Current EAD

5. Two Passport-style Photo of Beneficiary

[arken 4,197]

12 minutes ago, mroctober430 said:

Ready to send off our AOS for my wife. This is kind of a rough draft and want to see if I need to add or remove anything. 

 

I read the G-325A aren't needed anymore? Also should each packet have 2 passport photos? As for the I-864, I barely made the poverty line (due to switching jobs) but my wife makes well over that, so with our income, we wouldn't need a sponsor. Am I fine keeping her on the support packet? Any help would be appreciative. Thanks!

 

 

I-130 Petition for Alien Relative

1. Check of $535 payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security

2. Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

3. Form I-130a, Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary

4. Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

5. Form G-325A, Biographic Information Sheet for Petitioner

6. Form G-325A, Biographic Information Sheet for Beneficiary

7. Copy of Petitioner’s Birth Certificate

8. Copy of Petitioner’s Passport

9. Copy of Marriage License & Certificate

10. One Passport Style Photo of Petitioner

11. One Passport Style Photo of Beneficiary

12. Evidence of Bona Fide Marriage

• Copies of Joint Bank Account Statements

• Copies of Lease Agreements

• Copy of Shared Health Insurance

• Copy of Shared Phone Plan

• Vacation Photos

• Wedding Photos

 

I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

1. Check of $1,225 (with Biometric fees) payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security

2. Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

3. Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

4. Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Sealed Envelope)

5. Copy of Beneficiary’s Foreign Birth Certificate with Certified Translation

6. Copy of Beneficiary’s Passport Biographic Page and Non-Immigrant Visa Page

7. Copy of Beneficiary’s Electronic Form I-94 - Arrival/Departure Record

8. Two Passport-style Photo of Beneficiary

 

I-864 - Affidavit of Support

1. Form I-864, Affidavit of Support

2. Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

3. Copy of Petitioner’s Birth Certificate

4. Copy of Petitioner’s Passport

5. Copy of Petitioner’s Tax Transcript & W2’s (2017, 2018, 2019)

6. Copy of Petitioner’s 6 months of Paystubs

7. Copy of Petitioner’s Employment Verification

8. Copy of Beneficiary’s Tax Transcript & W2’s (2017, 2018, 2019)

9. Copy of Beneficiary’s 6 months of Paystubs

10. Copy of Beneficiary’s Employment Verification

11. Copy of Beneficiary’s Current EAD

12. Copy of Beneficiary’s Intent to Keep Working Cover Letter

 

I-765 - Application for Employment Authorization

1. Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

2.  Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

3. Copy of Beneficiary’s Passport Biographic Page

4. Copy of Beneficiary’s Current EAD

5. Two Passport-style Photo of Beneficiary

Some comments

I-130:

G-325A is not needed for both.

The instruction clearly mentions 2 PP style photos if both, so why one on 10 and 11.

i-485:

where are the evidences of bonafide marriage? Include as many as possible.

 

i-864:

G-1145 not required, it’s not an application or petition, just a supporting form for i485

No. 12: it seems it’s your wife’s own statement, if so, no good. She will need a letter from her employer that she will be employed after she becomes an LPR. 
 

Unless your salary is low, switching jobs has no effect. If you didn’t have a job for 6 months and started a job from two months ago and you earn $5K a month, your current annual salary is $60K. In any case, you can include your beneficiary’s income to your i864 for increased household income.

 

[Nat&Amy 623]

OP, any reason why you're not filing for Advance Parole?

[elizabethquestion 13]

You only need one G-1145, place it on top of your application packet. 

[mroctober430 0]

1 hour ago, arken said:

Some comments

I-130:

G-325A is not needed for both.

The instruction clearly mentions 2 PP style photos if both, so why one on 10 and 11.

i-485:

where are the evidences of bonafide marriage? Include as many as possible.

 

i-864:

G-1145 not required, it’s not an application or petition, just a supporting form for i485

No. 12: it seems it’s your wife’s own statement, if so, no good. She will need a letter from her employer that she will be employed after she becomes an LPR. 
 

Unless your salary is low, switching jobs has no effect. If you didn’t have a job for 6 months and started a job from two months ago and you earn $5K a month, your current annual salary is $60K. In any case, you can include your beneficiary’s income to your i864 for increased household income.

 

Thank you. Notes I'm looking for! 

 

So to be clear, I-130 and I-485 should both have evidence of marriage?

 

I-864, I switched jobs and I work on a substitute basis so my income fluctuates. As my wife is stable.

[mroctober430 0]

53 minutes ago, Nat&Amy said:

OP, any reason why you're not filing for Advance Parole?

That's the i-131? We weren't sure if she needed it. Got confused on what to mark for the Application type.

 

26 minutes ago, elizabethquestion said:

You only need one G-1145, place it on top of your application packet. 

thank you!

[arken 4,197]

I hope you are revisiting No.12 of your i864 list.

[mroctober430 0]

2 hours ago, arken said:

I hope you are revisiting No.12 of your i864 list.

Yeah, it's kind of tricky. But shes going to have her employment supervisor write sort of a recommendation on her work ethics and her future goals within her department once she becomes a LPR.