US Immigration from France

Hi guys!

Happy new year!

I am sending my parents AOS package next week, adjusting from E2 visa and I would love a double check from you!

I130

- Certificate of Naturalization

- My birth certificate

- Marriage certificate of parents

- Passport + visa

I485

- 2 passports pictures

- Copy of passports

- Birth certificate

- I944

- I693

- Criminal record from country of origin

I864

- Passport

- Tax return (last 3 years)

I765

- I94

- 2 passports pictures

- Passport

I131

- Passport + Visa

- 2 passports pictures

Am I forgetting something ?

thanks so much!

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to let you know that I sent my package last night to the Chicago office!

Thanks to everyone who answers our questions on this forum!

I would also like to share my cover letter lists, if you're interested in reading it.

I know that the documents depends on your situations but if you find the time, I would appreciate if you could tell me if you think that I am missing some documents, so I can prepare myself to some RFEs lol.

Just to give you some background, we were living in France together, my wife decided to move back to the US in October, I decided to do my green card process through consular processing from Paris, France. I still traveled with her to help her out in the first two or three months, with an ESTA through the VWP. These last weeks I changed my mind and don't want to get back to France so I decided to adjust status. Financially, my wife was a student in France and had very little income so she was never required to file her taxes. She got a job as soon as she moved paying well above the 125% poverty guideline to support us while I cant work. And that's pretty much it.

Here is the list for my I-130 Package :

1. A check for the amount of $535.00 to cover the filing fee;

2. This present cover letter;

3. Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative;

4. Form I-130A, Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary;

5. Two (2) photos of the petitioner and two (2) photos of the beneficiary;

6. Petitioner s U.S. Consular report of Birth Abroad;

7. Petitioner s U.S. Passport copy (All pages);

8. Beneficiary s Birth Certificate and English translation;

9. Beneficiary s French Passport (All pages);

10. Marriage certificate copy of Petitioner and Beneficiary;

11. Evidence of bona fide marriage.

    1. Dated Pictures of Petitioner and Beneficiary physically together since November 2018;

    2. Joint Apartment lease in Paris, France from 10/02/2018 to 12/12/2019;

    3. Affidavit sworn by the Beneficiary s mother;

    4. Plane tickets of trips together

Here is the list for my AOS Package :

1. A check for the amount of $1,225.00 to cover the I-485 filing fee and the biometric fee;

2. This present cover letter;

3. Form I-485, Application for Adjustment of Status;

4. Form I-944;

5. Form I-864, Affidavit of Support

6. Financial and global situation explanation letter

7. Applicant s Birth Certificate and English translation;

8. Applicant s French Passport (All pages);

9. Applicant s current School certificate

10. Applicant s current school progress

11. Applicant s past work contact as a Web Developer

12. Applicant s past work pay slip

13. Applicant s Electronic I-94

14. Marriage certificate copy of Petitioner and Applicant;

15. Petitioner s U.S. Consular Report of Birth Abroad;

16. Petitioner s U.S. Passport copy (All pages);

17. Petitioner s Employer Verification Letter and Verification of Address

18. Petitioner s Work Contract

19. Petitioner s Pay Slips

20. Petitioner s Self Employment Deliveries Tax Summary for the last month to date

21. Petitioner s Self Employment Sales and Profit Summary for the last month to date

22. Petitioner s Self Employment Sales Ratings for the last month to date

23. Petitioner s Last Months Bank Statements

24. Two (2) photos of the petitioner and two (2) photos of the applicant;

25. Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

26. Form I-131, Application for Travel Document

27. Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record

28. Petitioner s Health Insurance Explanation Letter

29. Petitioner s Medicaid proof

30. Petitioner s old pay slips, to show income way under IRS Filing threshold for the past years

31. Applicant s Health Insurance

Once again thanks for the help, now I'm looking forward to the rest of my process, just have to wait it out lol.

Hi Everyone !

I filed for AOS in June 4th 2020 along with EAD and AP applications. I finally got my biometrics taken on December 3rd, so far there was no updates on either applications but yesterday my case updated to interview scheduled. No updates of approval for EAD and AP though.. I am confused on how they are processing things I guess , I thought for sure I would receive the EAD card first but it seems like it might be the green card first . Has this happened to anyone ? Do they know not to send you the EAD in that case ?
I am not complaining , just surprised !

Hi everyone . Quick question about the petitioner.
the process will go faster if you are Citizen ? I always heard that but
i saw on the uscis that the processing time for the spousal visa (i-130) is approximately the same as for a citizen.

Can you confirm ?
My fiance is a LPR and was in process for the citizenship but he miss his interview month ago as he was stuck outside the us and no he was waiting for month for us is to Schedule an appointment

But because of some issues in his case (did not send a paper they required once he miss his appointment) they tell him that his case in under review and either they are gonna close it and he will have to apply again either they will give him an appointment but it s gonna take time dir to COVID .. we first wanted to wait till he become a citizen but we waist many time and we are thinking about filing for i-130 now even if he is a citizen and just wz t

To know if it is gonna take much more time than if he was citizen.
Thank you so much for your response

We submitted my wife's AOS paperwork with EAD and Travel Permission earlier this year and was received by USCIS on May 4, 2020. We received her approval for work and travel on September 25, 2020. Normally the EAD card prints shortly after approval (most get it within 2 weeks) and you receive it but we got nothing. We have called USCIS multiple times, opened inquiries, submitted e-status request, have contacted Ombudsman's Office, and also contacted our senator's office. Everything we are told is there are delays from COVID but many have submitted after us, been approved, and have gotten their cards. Its insane we have waited months just for the thing to be printed and mailed.

We did notice a weird issue that may have caused it relating to the biometrics. Technically you do not need your biometrics taken for the EAD it often is done before and we think a trigger for their process work flow. However, my wife has not had her biometrics done yet. We have also requested this appointment multiple times with no resolution.

USCIS due to these delays had a class action lawsuit where they allow those that received the approval letter to work, but only those approved before August 20, 2020. So we just missed this. We have also requested from all parties is there any way they can just extend this letter since delays continue.

We are at a complete loss on what to do. She started applying for jobs, got 2 offers she had to refuse, and booked an emergency trip back to France she had to cancel all because we thought this would come in the mail much sooner. It is not a mailed or lost card as the status online has changed from Approved. She just got another job offer, a very good one that would start the end of this month and we are trying to find some way to make this happen.

Thank you all. I hope someone has an idea.