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Hi all--- 

 

I'm wondering how long it took you to go from getting married to filing your AOS packet. Specifically in a COVID world I'm wondering how long it took to secure necessary documentation to prove a bona fide marriage & documents for the I-944. 

 

Thanks for your input! 

 

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We got married in June and filed in August. We could probably have done it sooner if it wasn't for the fact that some documents from my home country took some time to arrive. We had a lot of evidence to start with too so that helped.

 

That being said, there is no specific time you have to adhere to so just file when your application is ready. 

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08/25/2020 - Sent I-130, I-485, I-131 and I-765 to Chicago Lockbox using USPS                                         11/06/2020 - Received physical receipt notice for I-765 in the mail

08/28/2020 - Package was received by USCIS                                                                                                   12/15/2020 - Online account updated and indicated the I-944 RFIE was sent

09/25/2020 - Debit Card was charged by USCIS                                                                                                 12/28/2020 - Recieved the I-944 RFIE via e-mail after speaking with a tier 2 officer

09/29/2020 - Recieved text notifications from USCIS with reciept numbers                                                  1/11/2021 - Responded to the RFIE and sent the I-944 to USCIS 

10/01/2020 - Recieved rejected I-765 back                                                                                                           3/3/2021 - Biometrics scheduled for 03/29

10/05/2020 - Recieved physical reciept notices in the mail

10/06/2020 - Sent I-765 to Chicago Lockbox using UPS

10/09/2020 - Package was recieved by USCIS

10/30/2020 - Recieved text notication from USCIS with reciept number for I-765

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It is your personal choice, some people do it immediately, some waits for years (with out of status of course.) 

 

You can prove bonafide relationship at the interview, by the time of it, you will have plenty of them.

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12/06/2014: Package filed

12/31/2014: Fingerprinted

02/06/2015: In-Line for Interview

04/15/2015: Passed Interview

05/05/2015: Oath letter was sent

05/22/2015: Oath Ceremony

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1 minute ago, NancyNguyen said:

It is your personal choice, some people do it immediately, some waits for years (with out of status of course.) 

 

You can prove bonafide relationship at the interview, by the time of it, you will have plenty of them.

Is there any benefit to front loading evidence? For example, I can pull evidence my my fiance and I's relationship back to 2016; however is that something that is cared about in terms of filing AOS or purely the co-mingling after marriage? 

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16 minutes ago, Rachel D said:

Is there any benefit to front loading evidence? For example, I can pull evidence my my fiance and I's relationship back to 2016; however is that something that is cared about in terms of filing AOS or purely the co-mingling after marriage? 

Of course you can, but it doesn't make the process faster. 

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12/06/2014: Package filed

12/31/2014: Fingerprinted

02/06/2015: In-Line for Interview

04/15/2015: Passed Interview

05/05/2015: Oath letter was sent

05/22/2015: Oath Ceremony

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35 minutes ago, Rachel D said:

Specifically in a COVID world I'm wondering how long it took to secure necessary documentation to prove a bona fide marriage & documents for the I-944. 

 

Thanks for your input! 

 

Just a thought - the I-944 also asks for documents such as the beneficiary's school transcripts, diplomas, professional certifications, financial documents, etc.

 

It may be wise to secure these documents before the beneficiary leaves their home country. Saves time and the expense of shipping documents from the home country to the US.

 

For example, I've been waiting for my high school to send me copies of my diploma and transcript for a month now. I still haven't received my documents because they've been on a skeletal workforce arrangement since March.

 

Other documents related to the beneficiary's financial status (bank statements, investment statements, deeds, etc) may also take time to obtain. Not all countries have electronic versions that can easily be downloaded.

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56 minutes ago, Adventine said:

It may be wise to secure these documents before the beneficiary leaves their home country. Saves time and the expense of shipping documents from the home country to the US.

Seems that the beneficiary is already in the US on B-2:

If a beneficiary has preconceived intent at POE to AOS from B-2, that is visa fraud.

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Just now, HRQX said:

Seems that the beneficiary is already in the US on B-2:

If a beneficiary has preconceived intent at POE to AOS from B-2, that is visa fraud.

Thanks for noting that!

 

There was no preconceived intent to immigrate at POE. S/O still has return flight to India and we have not yet married, nor have any plans at the moment. We are simply trying to find out how things are working with COVID/current administration, etc. 

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7 hours ago, HRQX said:

Yes, it was wroth noting since the other poster was talking about physically bringing documents needed for AOS. Maybe the other poster thought this was AOS from K-1 case.

Thanks for clarifying. I did assume they were planning AOS from K1, and that the visit on the B1/B2 visa will be just a visit. 

 

 

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