applying for I-485,i-131 and I-765 separately.

[joy717 4]

Hi all

 

I am in the states starting the AOS process. From what I have seen other people post online is that often they are getting their green card before EAD and AP are sent out. My local office case processing times are around 2-3 YEARS for the I-485. I was thinking then of sending the I-131 and I-765 separately and paying the extra few hundred in the hope that these come through quickly. The AP is the most important one to me at the moment as there are a lot of weddings back home that I am expected to attend next year. Are these two forms always done through the national benefits centre or one of the field offices? The case processing for AP appears much faster.

 

Also it is highly likely that we will move to my partners home state within the next 18 months halfway across the country. Will it be easy to change address and get the I-485 interview done in the new state?

 

Many thanks

 

E xx

[K1visaHopeful 2,817]

K1 AOS:

I765 and I131 are free if filed concurrently with I485 or if filed AFTER you file I485.

[K1visaHopeful 2,817]

Yes address changes are done online and your case will be transferred to your new Local Field Office (not state).

Your timeline will then follow that of your new LFO.

[joy717 4]

2 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

K1 AOS:

I765 and I131 are free if filed concurrently with I485 or if filed AFTER you file I485.

I want to file them before the i485

[Crazy Cat 41,893]

17 minutes ago, joy717 said:

Hi all

 

I am in the states starting the AOS process. From what I have seen other people post online is that often they are getting their green card before EAD and AP are sent out. My local office case processing times are around 2-3 YEARS for the I-485. I was thinking then of sending the I-131 and I-765 separately and paying the extra few hundred in the hope that these come through quickly. The AP is the most important one to me at the moment as there are a lot of weddings back home that I am expected to attend next year. Are these two forms always done through the national benefits centre or one of the field offices? The case processing for AP appears much faster.

 

Also it is highly likely that we will move to my partners home state within the next 18 months halfway across the country. Will it be easy to change address and get the I-485 interview done in the new state?

 

Many thanks

 

E xx

Sometimes, the green card comes first......but it isn't because they were sent together with the I-765 and I-131.  If you send them separately, include a copy of your I-485 receipt notice.  It serves two purposes. It shows the basis for work authorization and advance parole.......and it eliminates the associated fees.

[Crazy Cat 41,893]

1 minute ago, joy717 said:

I want to file them before the i485

How will you include evidence of  the basis for work authorization and AP?   Your adjustment of status is the foundation of both.

[joy717 4]

Just now, Crazy Cat said:

How will you include evidence of  the basis for work authorization and AP?   Your adjustment of status is the foundation of both.

I don't know, can you not apply for AP before AOS? 

[K1visaHopeful 2,817]

6 minutes ago, joy717 said:

I want to file them before the i485

You "can't".

You have no valid reason to unless you file I485.

Neither will be accepted for processing.

[Crazy Cat 41,893]

3 minutes ago, joy717 said:

I don't know, can you not apply for AP before AOS? 

This is directly from the instructions:

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-131instr.pdf

 

[joy717 4]

2 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

This is directly from the instructions:

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-131instr.pdf

 

Thanks. Can you apply for the I-131 separately from the I-765?

[Crazy Cat 41,893]

5 minutes ago, joy717 said:

I don't know, can you not apply for AP before AOS? 

Technically, a K-1 entrant can apply for work authorization upon entry into the US......however, the authorization would expire in 90 days...thus, it is fruitless since approval takes longer than 90 days.

[Crazy Cat 41,893]

1 minute ago, joy717 said:

Thanks. Can you apply for the I-131 separately from the I-765?

I see no benefit in doing so as explained above.  

[Ayrton 965]

30 minutes ago, joy717 said:

Hi all

 

I am in the states starting the AOS process. From what I have seen other people post online is that often they are getting their green card before EAD and AP are sent out. My local office case processing times are around 2-3 YEARS for the I-485. I was thinking then of sending the I-131 and I-765 separately and paying the extra few hundred in the hope that these come through quickly. The AP is the most important one to me at the moment as there are a lot of weddings back home that I am expected to attend next year. Are these two forms always done through the national benefits centre or one of the field offices? The case processing for AP appears much faster.

 

Also it is highly likely that we will move to my partners home state within the next 18 months halfway across the country. Will it be easy to change address and get the I-485 interview done in the new state?

 

Many thanks

 

E xx

That's not how it works. As a K1 (before filing for AOS), you're only entitled to an EAD, that is not free and will expire when the I-94 expires. No AP.

 

[Timona 4,207]

Even if it were permissible to file before I-485, you do know that the timeline are the same. It does not mean that if you just send one form, USCIS will process it faster. That 1 form still enters the same queue and will be processed when it's time comes.

[joy717 4]

So is there a chance I would not get either AP or EAD through before my green card even if it take 3 years? Are all these forms processed at the national benefits centre?