All paper filing vs. part e-filing/ part paper

[lovinglive 24]

Hello, 

 

Am wondering what advice people have on this as some forms, at least the I-130 can be e-filed, while the I-485 cannot.  Is it better to keep it all together in one packet and send it by mail?  Or does it make sense to file some part of it electronically?

 

Thanks in advance for any replies. 

[Verrou 1,962]

just filed everything together by paper. less stressed

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On 6/29/2022 at 11:08 AM, lovinglive said:

Hello, 

 

Am wondering what advice people have on this as some forms, at least the I-130 can be e-filed, while the I-485 cannot.  Is it better to keep it all together in one packet and send it by mail?  Or does it make sense to file some part of it electronically?

 

Thanks in advance for any replies. 

We filled my I-130 online and uploaded all our evidence . It was just easier than printing everything out and mailing it off. We sent a copy of the receipt with the rest of my I-485 package .

 

[lovinglive 24]

On 6/29/2022 at 2:02 PM, Misscloud said:

just filed everything together by paper. less stressed

Thank you MissCloud.

6 hours ago, Lorin123 said:

We filled my I-130 online and uploaded all our evidence . It was just easier than printing everything out and mailing it off. We sent a copy of the receipt with the rest of my I-485 package .

 

So I guess the receipt is generated immediately?

 

Considering all of the bona fide marriage documents it might be a lot easier to do online!

Edited July 1, 2022 by lovinglive
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2 minutes ago, lovinglive said:

Thank you MissCloud.

So I guess the receipt is generated immediately?

 

Considering all of the bona fide marriage documents it might be a lot easier to do online!

Yes, the receipt is generated immediately. We had a ton of evidence, it was much easier to just upload it all online 

[lovinglive 24]

21 hours ago, Lorin123 said:

Yes, the receipt is generated immediately. We had a ton of evidence, it was much easier to just upload it all online 

Hmmm, yes that seems like a good idea.

 

Do you know whether the I-130 and I-485 packet need to be submitted simultaneously?  Or can there be a gap of a few days?

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2 minutes ago, lovinglive said:

Hmmm, yes that seems like a good idea.

 

Do you know whether the I-130 and I-485 packet need to be submitted simultaneously?  Or can there be a gap of a few days?

Yes there can be a gap , my online filing was 20 August and we mailed the rest in October , so no worries there 

[lovinglive 24]

4 minutes ago, Lorin123 said:

Yes there can be a gap , my online filing was 20 August and we mailed the rest in October , so no worries there 

OK, so you had a two month gap between filing the I-130 and the I-485 packet.  I was thinking about a few days difference.  Sounds OK.

[mytruelove18 608]

5 hours ago, lovinglive said:

OK, so you had a two month gap between filing the I-130 and the I-485 packet.  I was thinking about a few days difference.  Sounds OK.

I filled aos package for a friend, she is adjusment status from tourist visa.

i did i-130 online on june 15, and mailed together  the i-485, I-131; i-765 and i-601 ( she is applying for a vaccination waiver)  on june 16.

uscis got the package on saturday june 18. 
on june 29 she got text message from uscis with receipts numbers.

We are waiting on the mail the letters from uscis, today i checked the status on UScis case status and i was surprised when i see that appoinment for biometric was scheduled.

 

[lovinglive 24]

17 hours ago, mytruelove18 said:

I filled aos package for a friend, she is adjusment status from tourist visa.

i did i-130 online on june 15, and mailed together  the i-485, I-131; i-765 and i-601 ( she is applying for a vaccination waiver)  on june 16.

uscis got the package on saturday june 18. 
on june 29 she got text message from uscis with receipts numbers.

We are waiting on the mail the letters from uscis, today i checked the status on UScis case status and i was surprised when i see that appoinment for biometric was scheduled.

 

 

Hmm, yes that is strange that you haven't gotten the receipt from USCIS and they have already scheduled the biometric appointment!

 

Do you have any idea why?

[mytruelove18 608]

5 hours ago, lovinglive said:

Hmm, yes that is strange that you haven't gotten the receipt from USCIS and they have already scheduled the biometric appointment!

 

Do you have any idea why?

Today she got her letrers on the mail. 
now waiting the appointment letter