March 2020 AOS Filers

[ecuatorianos2018 41]

The way I interpreted it was that assets were only if your income doesn't meet the requirements so I didn't include them and I got my NOAs this week but if they ask for it in the future, I will send it. One thing though is that income requirements in the I-944 instructions state that your household income should be at least 125% above for the most recent tax year which is different from the I-864 which seems to focus more on current income. So the way I see this is that even if your household's current income is high enough, if your most recent tax return shows you made below the FPG, then you will need assets for sure to make up the difference. 

 

From the I-944 instructions:

"Your household’s annual gross income should be at least 125 percent (100 percent if you are on active duty, other than in training, in the U.S. Armed Forces) of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for the most recent year as set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the household size you listed in Part 2.

If your household annual gross income is less than 125 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines based on your household size listed in Part 2., you may demonstrate that the total value of your household’s assets and resources is five times the difference between your household’s annual gross income and 125 percent (100 percent if you are on active duty, other than in training, in the U.S. Armed Forces) of the Federal Poverty Guideline for your household size."

 

[soco 99]

On 4/18/2020 at 1:30 AM, irishoxford said:

Just updating this with my information:

 

AOS Package Received at Chicago Lockbox: 24th March (original package rejected on 11th March).

 

Still no NOAs/text messages/check cashing.

 

Let’s see if they’ve rejected it!  (I didn’t put N/A or None - left blanks instead.  Saw some worries about that being a cause of rejection here, so it’s on my mind now!  Lol/urgh).

 

 

 

Pretty much same status here. We'll hopefully find something out soon!

[irishoxford 38]

2 minutes ago, soco said:

 

Pretty much same status here. We'll hopefully find something out soon!

Was starting to get lonely out here!  Thanks for letting me know.  They are definitively still processing late March cases (have checked with the tracker).  

[kec523 255]

@David_Norway, @Bjh, @ecuatorianos2018

 

I have gone back and forth with at least 15 people on the whole 12 months/assets thing.  

 

I am of the belief that the APPLICANT should fill this out.  Period.  USCIS wants this information. 

 

If you are the APPLICANT and don't have that information, and if your household income is over the 125%, I do not believe you need to fill it out (with the PETITIONERS assets) 

 

The fact is, there are a bunch of people that have been accepted without the 12 months of bank statements/without filling in the assets table and leaving it blank.  So it is possible to be accepted without it being filled in - that's proven because people have been.  

 

HOWEVER, USCIS is known to be finnicky and inconsistent.  So, just because they accept one person that left it blank, that doesn't mean that they will accept all people that leave it blank.  A different reviewer, a different day, etc. 

 

So, the bottom line is that you COULD be accepted leaving it blank.  You COULD also be rejected leaving it blank.  

 

I am a person that left it blank, and got rejected two times.  I also left other things blank, didn't put N/As, etc.  Who knows what the reason is.  However, what is not worth it, is getting rejected over and over.  Take it from me.  Even though I don't personally think the extra income info is needed for the petitioner - if I get accepted this time, I am going to suggest to anyone else to fill it in somehow.  The fewer risks for rejection, the better. 

[AOKS 51]

I'm a bit confused right now...got a rejection notice, stating the check I sent is in the wrong amount. I sent $1225. I can't find that the amount should be different for i-485 + biometrics. 

My rejection notice listed two "Please note" sentences. Not sure if they feels it applies , or this is just their normal form letter, but neither is the case in this situation

 

"Please note:

The biometric services fee is not required for i-485 applicants age 13 or younger

The biometric services fee is not required for i-485 applicants age 79 or older"

[kec523 255]

7 minutes ago, AOKS said:

I'm a bit confused right now...got a rejection notice, stating the check I sent is in the wrong amount. I sent $1225. I can't find that the amount should be different for i-485 + biometrics. 

My rejection notice listed two "Please note" sentences. Not sure if they feels it applies , or this is just their normal form letter, but neither is the case in this situation

 

"Please note:

The biometric services fee is not required for i-485 applicants age 13 or younger

The biometric services fee is not required for i-485 applicants age 79 or older"

That's bizarre and super frustrating.  What kind of check was it? Do you think it's possible they could not read something correctly? Any way at all they could have misinterpreted numbers or letters and thought the amount was wrong? 

[ecuatorianos2018 41]

42 minutes ago, AOKS said:

I'm a bit confused right now...got a rejection notice, stating the check I sent is in the wrong amount. I sent $1225. I can't find that the amount should be different for i-485 + biometrics. 

My rejection notice listed two "Please note" sentences. Not sure if they feels it applies , or this is just their normal form letter, but neither is the case in this situation

 

"Please note:

The biometric services fee is not required for i-485 applicants age 13 or younger

The biometric services fee is not required for i-485 applicants age 79 or older"

What eligibility category did you put in form I-765 on page 3 part 2 #27? If you put anything other than (c)(9) there's a chance that could have changed the requirement payment amount. 

[irishoxford 38]

58 minutes ago, AOKS said:

I'm a bit confused right now...got a rejection notice, stating the check I sent is in the wrong amount. I sent $1225. I can't find that the amount should be different for i-485 + biometrics. 

My rejection notice listed two "Please note" sentences. Not sure if they feels it applies , or this is just their normal form letter, but neither is the case in this situation

 

"Please note:

The biometric services fee is not required for i-485 applicants age 13 or younger

The biometric services fee is not required for i-485 applicants age 79 or older"

AOKS, did you put in the memo on the cheque/check that your payment was for the I-485 application + the biometrics fee?  

(Bear in mind this is a question from someone who hasn't received any notifications on their 24th March case...)

[Sarge2155 4,582]

6 hours ago, AOKS said:

I'm a bit confused right now...got a rejection notice, stating the check I sent is in the wrong amount. I sent $1225. I can't find that the amount should be different for i-485 + biometrics. 

My rejection notice listed two "Please note" sentences. Not sure if they feels it applies , or this is just their normal form letter, but neither is the case in this situation

 

"Please note:

The biometric services fee is not required for i-485 applicants age 13 or younger

The biometric services fee is not required for i-485 applicants age 79 or older"

Check the payee name did you write it out in full no abbreviations?

[icyking10059 5]

March filer here too✋✋✋. I filed my I-485 package on March.25 through USPS, and it was delivered on March.27. Three weeks past, I still not heard anything. They didn't charge my application fee(I attached G-1450-credit card pay), they didn't send me the text(I attached G-1145),they didn't send the package back to reject. I just want to know is anybody face the same circumstance like me????

[MV88 0]

Same here. Filed on 03/26, delivered on 03/28. No updates yet.

[Sarge2155 4,582]

20 minutes ago, icyking10059 said:

March filer here too✋✋✋. I filed my I-485 package on March.25 through USPS, and it was delivered on March.27. Three weeks past, I still not heard anything. They didn't charge my application fee(I attached G-1450-credit card pay), they didn't send me the text(I attached G-1145),they didn't send the package back to reject. I just want to know is anybody face the same circumstance like me????

 

11 minutes ago, MV88 said:

Same here. Filed on 03/26, delivered on 03/28. No updates yet.

Give it 30 working days! It's coming for sure!

[soco 99]

So with the current president ordering an executive order, does that mean we''re all stuck in limbo now?

[Carina Brown 31]

On 4/17/2020 at 9:02 AM, soco said:

ours arrived March 25 and we still haven't heard anything.

Still nothing? 

[soco 99]

2 minutes ago, Carina Brown said:

Still nothing? 

 

Yup, still nothing.