November 2024 AOS Filers

[Edward and Jaycel 462]

Welcome to all AOS filers for November 2024!  Following the example of other users, I'm taking on the task of starting the thread for us, in order to track our progress.

 

We all come from a variety of situations, so please reference the Immigration Guides for your AOS filing directions.  Feel free to share your procedure/progress in the comments below!

 

My wife arrived on a K1 visa on August 30th and we were married on October 25th.  We filed today with the following packet composed (this is a copy of our Table of Contents):

 

I-485 Cover letter Itemization:

 

RE: ORIGINAL SUBMISSION of Form I-485 Application to Adjust Status as an Immediate Relative of a US Citizen (Spouse)

 

Enclosed please find my form I-485 Application to Adjust Status as an Immediate Relative of a US Citizen (Spouse). Following is a list of contents included in this application, in the order in which they appear:

 

·       Payment for the filing fee in the amount of $1,440 made payable to US Department of Homeland Security

·       Two 2x2 Passport Style Photos of Applicant (with Name and A-Number written on the back)

·       Form G-1145 Request for e-Notification

·       Cover Letter – 2 Pages (This Document)

·       Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Signed by Applicant)

·       Copy of my Passport Biographic Page

·       Copy of my K-1 Visa Passport Page with stamp showing Inspection and Admission issued by US Customs and Border Protection at Los Angeles International Airport on August 30, 2024

·       Copy of my most recent I-94 Record

·       Copy of my Philippine Birth Certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – 2 Pages

·       Copy of my Social Security Card

·       Copy of Form I-797C Receipt Notice (NOA 1) & Approval Notice (NOA 2) for the Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) filed on my behalf - 2 Pages

·       Copy of the K1-FTP NVC Letter from the Original I-129F Petition

·       Certified Copy of our Marriage Certificate

·       Medical Exam Requirements:

o   Cover Letter RE: medical exams for K-1 Non-Immigrant Visa holders adjusting status who have completed a medical exam abroad within one year of filing form I-485

o   Copy of my DS-3025 Vaccination Documentation Worksheet (2 Pages) completed by a panel physician during my Immigrant Medical Examination in Manila, Philippines on 8/6 & 8/7/2024, confirming voluntary completion of all vaccination requirements

·       Additional Documents – Proof of a Bona Fide Marriage

o   Photos taken at our Wedding and Celebratory Dinner on October 25^th, 2024 – 3 Pages

o   Copy of our Wedding Invitation

o   Copy of our Joint Apartment Lease (In my maiden name as we signed it before our marriage) – 24 Pages

o   Copy of our first Joint Bank Account Statement from XXXXXXX Bank – 6 Pages

o   Copy of My Husband’s Work Benefits Summary with me Included on his Health Insurance as Spouse and as the sole Beneficiary of his Life and AD&D Insurance Policies (Coverage for the Remainder of 2024) – 2 Pages

o   Copy of My Husband’s Work Benefits Summary with me Included on his Health Insurance and Life Insurance Plan as Spouse and as the sole Beneficiary of his Life and AD&D Insurance Policies (2025 Enrollment) – 2 Pages

o   Copy of my husband’s retirement plan beneficiary page listing me as Primary and Sole Beneficiary

o   Copy of my husband’s Last Will and Testament with me listed as Personal Representative and Sole Beneficiary – 9 Pages

o   Copy of my husband’s Power of Attorney for Healthcare with me listed as his “Agent” – 4 Pages

o   Copy of my husband’s Human Resources Portal page with me listed as his Emergency Contact

 

·       Form I-864 Affidavit of Support, Under Section 213 of the INA completed and signed by my husband, Edward XXXXXXXX, along with its supporting documents

 

I-864 Cover Letter Itemization:

 

 

RE: Form I-864 - Affidavit of Support, under Section 213 of the INA – In support of I-485 Application for Principal Immigrant Jaycel XXXXXXXX (A-XXXXXXXX)

 

Dear USCIS,

 

I, Edward XXXXXXXX, do hereby state that I am willing and have the capacity to support my wife, the principal immigrant, Jaycel XXXXXXX.

 

Kindly review the contents of this filing, listed in the order in which they appear:

 

·       Cover Letter – (This Page)

·       Form I-864 - Affidavit of Support, under Section 213 of the INA (Signed by Sponsor)

·       Proof of my US Citizenship (Copy of Birth Certificate)

·       Proof of my US Citizenship (Copy of Passport Biographic Page)

·       Verification of Employment Letter from my employer verifying; salary, position, hire date and employment status

·       Copies of my pay slips - Most recent 6 months (The pay slips for October and November 2024 are in a different format from the other months as my employer changed to a new HR/Payroll software on 10/1/2024) - (14 Pages)

·       Copies of my IRS transcripts for the previous three tax years - 2023, 2022 & 2021 (21 Pages)

 

I-765 Cover Letter Itemization:

 

 

RE: Original Submission, I-765 Application for Employment Authorization filing as category (c)(9), concurrently with Form I-485

 

Enclosed please find my form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization. Following is a list of contents included in this application, in the order in which they appear:

 

·       Payment for the filing fee in the amount of $260 made payable to US Department of Homeland Security (filing concurrently with form I-485)

·       Two 2x2 Passport Style Photos of Applicant (with Name and A-Number written on the back)

·       Form G-1145 Request for e-Notification

·       Cover Letter – (This Page)

·       Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization filing as category (c)(9) (Signed by Applicant)

·       Copy of my Passport Biographic Page

·       Copy of my K-1 Visa Passport Page with Stamp of Admission issued by US Customs and Border Protection at Los Angeles International Airport on August 30, 2024

·       Copy of my most recent I-94 Record

·       Copy of my Philippine Birth Certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – (2 Pages)

·       Copy of my Social Security Card

·       Copy of Form I-797C Receipt Notice (NOA 1) & Approval Notice (NOA 2) for the Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) filed on my behalf - 2 Pages

·       Copy of the K1-FTP NVC Letter from the Original I-129F Petition

·       Certified Copy of our Marriage Certificate

 

[Edward and Jaycel 462]

@hplusj and @ETM8986 here's the post I made for November 2024 filers 😁

[Mahmoud Kassab 18]

Filled Nov 14th 

[Edward and Jaycel 462]

5 hours ago, Mahmoud Kassab said:

Filled Nov 14th 

 

Good luck and keep us updated on any progress!

[ETM8986 9]

Thanks for creating the thread and for sharing your filing process.

I arrived on Aug 9th on a K1 too. We were married Aug 17th - and sent the package (AOS and EAD only) off end October.

NOA receipt Nov 6th.

Edited November 20, 2024 by ETM8986

[Edward and Jaycel 462]

6 minutes ago, ETM8986 said:

Thanks for creating the thread and for sharing your filing process.

I arrived on Aug 9th on a K1 too. We were married Aug 17th - and sent the package (AOS and EAD only) off end October.

NOA receipt Nov 6th.

 

Welcome to the thread and thank you for sharing! 🙂

[Edward and Jaycel 462]

Woke up this morning and looked at our bank account and saw that USCIS had cashed both of our checks... the one for $1,440 for the I-485 and the one for $260 for the I-765! 😁 No e-Notification yet. Hopefully that will come today. At least we know it's not sitting in a pile of packages somewhere LOL

[Edward and Jaycel 462]

*** Update *** Jaycel just got the text notification with the case numbers for the I-485 and the I-765! 

@Mahmoud Kassab @ETM8986 I just noticed you guys aren't following this thread so I tagged you here 😁

[OldUser 7,400]

13 hours ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

Woke up this morning and looked at our bank account and saw that USCIS had cashed both of our checks... the one for $1,440 for the I-485 and the one for $260 for the I-765! 😁 No e-Notification yet. Hopefully that will come today. At least we know it's not sitting in a pile of packages somewhere LOL

They're quick to take the money but not so quick to adjudicate 😃

 

In general, notifications lag behind. You can sometimes get faster clues from other sources:

 

- Your bank when they cash the check

- USPS Informed Delivery when GC / work card or other correspondence is sent from USCIS.

 

And also, emails and messages lag behind case status, which in its turn lags behind the other things I mentioned above.

Edited November 23, 2024 by OldUser

[Edward and Jaycel 462]

Today we received the USCIS Account Access Notice and now we can see our case info online  

 

[AHRA 2]

On 11/16/2024 at 2:35 PM, Edward and Jaycel said:

@hplusj and @ETM8986 here's the post I made for November 2024 filers 😁

I have a question since we have a little bit same situation or timeline, when you submitted your I-485 did you submit Form I-693? Or only the DS-3025 which is done in Philippines? are we gonna have problem on that like RFE? which will slow down thw process.

[Edward and Jaycel 462]

27 minutes ago, AHRA said:

I have a question since we have a little bit same situation or timeline, when you submitted your I-485 did you submit Form I-693? Or only the DS-3025 which is done in Philippines? are we gonna have problem on that like RFE? which will slow down thw process.

 

We only submitted a copy of the DS-3025 as proof she had a medical exam abroad within 1 year of filing the I-485, which is all that is required from a K-1 visa holder adjusting status. Now, it is up to USCIS to get the Medical Exam results from Jaycel's A-File. It should have been sent to USCIS from CBP when they took her yellow packet at the PoE. If they can't find it or are negligent and don't look for it, then they will issue us an RFE for the I-693 and at that point we will just play their game and get another medical exam done and submit the I-693. We figured that if they do their job correctly, they will have the medical on file already. If not, the delay for an RFE for a medical is usually not that significant. Hopefully by then she'll have her EAD and the delay won't matter much. Yes it's a gamble but we would rather not pay for another medical exam unless we have to.

Edited November 30, 2024 by Edward and Jaycel

[AHRA 2]

2 minutes ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

We only submitted the DS-3025 as proof she had a medical exam abroad within 1 year of filing the I-485, which is all that is required from a K-1 visa holder adjusting status. Now, it is up to USCIS to get the Medical Exam results from Jaycel's A-File. It should have been sent to USCIS from CBP when they took her yellow packet at the PoE. If they can't find it or are negligent and don't look for it, then they will issue us an RFE for the I-693 and at that point we will just play their game and get another medical exam done and submit the I-693. We figured that if they do their job correctly, they will have the medical on file already. If not, the delay for an RFE for a medical is usually not that significant. Hopefully by then she'll have her EAD and the delay won't matter much. Yes it's a gamble but we would rather not pay for another medical exam unless we have to.

I agree to that too because getting medical examination here is very expensive, why not just wait if they will ask or not. Thank you so much for the reply . Please post an update here about your case if possible. Thank you.

[Edward and Jaycel 462]

@AHRA please note that I edited my comment to say that we submitted a copy of the DS-3025. Hold onto that original and submit a copy.

[Edward and Jaycel 462]

2 minutes ago, AHRA said:

I agree to that too because getting medical examination here is very expensive, why not just wait if they will ask or not. Thank you so much for the reply . Please post an update here about your case if possible. Thank you.

 

I will definitely keep this thread updated!
 

Edited November 30, 2024 by Edward and Jaycel