URGENT: proposing to girlfriend who is due to leave in a week

[OldUser 6,128]

17 hours ago, confusedURGENT said:

Will we need to file anything in addition to the I-130(a), I-864, I-485, and I-765 considering we will be filing while she is now here illegally? 

I-130?

I-131?

G-1145?

 

Do not use the word "illegaly", especially during AOS interview.

 

Overstay is forgiven for immidiate relative of US citizen. No need to file any forms for it specifically. 

 

 

Edited March 4, 2023 by OldUser

[confusedURGENT 1]

2 hours ago, OldUser said:

I-130?

I-131?

G-1145?

 

Do not use the word "illegaly", especially during AOS interview.

 

Overstay is forgiven for immidiate relative of US citizen. No need to file any forms for it specifically. 

 

 

Yes I meant I-130 and I-130a, with the parenthesis. What is the travel authorization document used for, so she may exit the country when she wants during greencard process or? Oh awesome I didn't even realize G-1145 was a thing, are we "lockbox" filing?

 

Got it, won't use the word illegally 😄 thank you for the clarification on no extra form for the overstay forgiveness

[OldUser 6,128]

6 hours ago, confusedURGENT said:

What is the travel authorization document used for, so she may exit the country when she wants during greencard process or?

Yes, please apply for it, as it's free with I-485.

Every now and again people regret not getting it. E.g. they didn't plan leaving the US, but a parent got sick / somebody died, and they're facing dilemma of abandoning their AOS due to not having the Advance Parole.

[confusedURGENT 1]

Hi, sorry, me again, upon printing the documents I am noticing within the print preview it shows the footer (a barcode, edition, the name of the document and page numbers etc) but when printing it does not include the footer, is this a necessary component?

[OldUser 6,128]

22 minutes ago, confusedURGENT said:

Hi, sorry, me again, upon printing the documents I am noticing within the print preview it shows the footer (a barcode, edition, the name of the document and page numbers etc) but when printing it does not include the footer, is this a necessary component?

Yes, it is a necessary component. Without the footer, petitions get rejected.

If you cannot print at home correctly, you may want to explore printing services at UPS, FedEx etc.

Edited March 12, 2023 by OldUser

[confusedURGENT 1]

9 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Yes, it is a necessary component. Without the footer, petitions get rejected.

If you cannot print at home correctly, you may want to explore printing services at UPS, FedEx etc.

Is there a way to print including the footer? Everything else seems to print correctly on my printer, except for this, which it shows the footer in the print preview but changing size of paper, "fit to printable page" and scaling isn't including it. Tried downloading as a PDF and printing directly from their site..

[OldUser 6,128]

Just now, confusedURGENT said:

Is there a way to print including the footer? Everything else seems to print correctly on my printer, except for this, which it shows the footer in the print preview but changing size of paper, "fit to printable page" and scaling isn't including it. Tried downloading as a PDF and printing directly from their site..

Well, can you play with page settings, scaling etc? Don't have to print everything. Just print one page with various options until you get the right result. Then print everything with those settings.

[confusedURGENT 1]

On 3/12/2023 at 1:03 PM, OldUser said:

Well, can you play with page settings, scaling etc? Don't have to print everything. Just print one page with various options until you get the right result. Then print everything with those settings.

I ended up purchasing A4 .. lol

[confusedURGENT 1]

Does anyone know whether they want an original copy of our marriage certificate in the package (concurrent filing) or a photo-copy?

 

And on my wife's I-94 it says she was admitted as a WB, so Business Waiver Tourist, however upon her last entry they waived her through at the Global Entry line and did not ask her purpose of travel or such (neither did the kiosk), she has no business in USA so WT (Visitor for pleasure, waiver tourist) seems more applicable, should we only put (where it asks class of admission on some of the documents) what is on the I-94 or her actual purpose? Does this matter?

[OldUser 6,128]

Just now, confusedURGENT said:

Does anyone know whether they want an original copy of our marriage certificate in the package (concurrent filing) or a photo-copy?

 

And on my wife's I-94 it says she was admitted as a WB, so Business Waiver Tourist, however upon her last entry they waived her through at the Global Entry line and did not ask her purpose of travel or such (neither did the kiosk), she has no business in USA so WT (Visitor for pleasure, waiver tourist) seems more applicable, should we only put (where it asks class of admission on some of the documents) what is on the I-94 or her actual purpose? Does this matter?

It's easy and cheap enough to get certified copies. I'd include that instead of photocopy to be sure.

[confusedURGENT 1]

OH, before I forget, I was naturalized in order to become a U.S Citizen over 10 years ago, but on the applications it does ask for Alien Registration numbers for myself, do I need to provide these even though I am a US Citizen and that number is no longer relevant in my day-to-day life, should I include this?

[OldUser 6,128]

26 minutes ago, confusedURGENT said:

OH, before I forget, I was naturalized in order to become a U.S Citizen over 10 years ago, but on the applications it does ask for Alien Registration numbers for myself, do I need to provide these even though I am a US Citizen and that number is no longer relevant in my day-to-day life, should I include this?

It doesn't hurt icluding it. It should be printed on your certificate of naturalization. Either way USCIS will do some checks on you. If you provide it, they'll find your info quicker. If you don't, they'll search by name and DOB.

[Ben & Katy 168]

On 2/20/2023 at 7:41 AM, confusedURGENT said:

Wow.. I am glad I posted here then, as the attorney seems to have intentionally misled me during the consultation, in order to make the process harder (so higher cost?). Good to know, I'll speak to my partner about this

I think what the attorney may have meant was; for example if your girlfriend comes into the country on a visitor visa on January 1st, 2023 and then you all get married the next week that it could be determined that she entered the US on intent to marry and stay.  A lot of people wait 90 days after arriving on a tourist visa to get married and then stay while filing for AOS so it doesn't look like there was intent to marry and stay versus visit.