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Greetings Everyone, Has anyone gotten the Global Entry card with a Conditional Green Card? https://ttp.dhs.gov/ Global Entry is for 5-year, but will DHS grant 5-year card with a 2-year Green Card? If anyone has experience with this please post your experience or advice about things to look out for? Thanks in advance.

Yes as @Mike E said, the I-131 (AP) is free if filed in conjunction with the I-485 (AOS), as is the I-765 (EAD), and use the example link. The only thing I would add is in Part 7 of the I-131, you can include a separate sheet explaining how you qualify for an AP, and what circumstances warrant issuance of AP. We listed some elderly relatives of my foreign spouse and pics of their foreign ids. See https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/799068-i-131-part4-information-about-your-proposed-travel/?do=findComment&comment=10831468

Get the SSN as soon as the I-94 is available after entering the US. You can see the steps we went thru at our Profile->Our Story or Timeline

@Caleta You can compare your list to the VJ guide? https://www.visajourney.com/guides/i130-spouse-inside-usa/

@Kawika & Michelle For i-864, US sponsor is financially responsible till the foreign spouse works 40 quarters, or gets naturalized, or dies. The bona fide marriage proofs may need to be reinforced for I-485 AOS approval or interview and I-751 ROC approval or interview.

I think you should ask yourself, do you really want to leave anything at risk after waiting 1.5 years to get to the interview for the K1? Do you really want to risk any more delays with the consulate requesting for more information because you didn't want the trouble to get the documentations? You may be in the right that what you provided is more than sufficient financially. But the consulate makes the decision holistically and I'm one to believe that extra financial evidence can make up for any other shortcomings of a relationship. For example, one could ask what is the petitioner hiding? Financially or otherwise to prove bona fide relationship? The I-134 is not financially binding, but the I-864 is the binding contract between you and US government to provide for the foreign spouse financially filed with the I-485 AOS. As for my humble opinion, I would do as much as I can for the relationship that I cherish.

Do you mean submit I-134 with the original I-129F? No. I-134 affidavit of support is sent to your K1 beneficiary before the consulate interview for the K1 beneficiary to take to the interview. The supporting documents like pay stubs, employment verification letter, bank reference letter, etc. needs to be fairly recent. You can get the 3-year IRS tax transcripts whenever it is available if you have online IRS account. You can see our Profile->Our Story for the time table of when I sent the I-134 to the K1 beneficiary.

Greetings AOS experts, I'm asking for an acquaintance who is not on VJ. He filed a K1 a while back and married his K1 beneficiary about 3 years back, but they never filed an AOS for whatever reason. Yes, I told him the foreign spouse is out of status. They are currently putting together the I-485 and plan to submit soon. Some questions are: Will the foreign spouse that is out of status have more complications with the AOS application or should they hire a lawyer? Will the foreign spouse be eligible for the 10-year Green Card since they've been married for over 3 years? Thanks in advance for any response.

As mentioned, pay stubs, bank statements, bank reference letter, employment verification letter, K1 beneficiary police report, affidavit of single status, letter of intent, etc. need to be fairly recent before sending to your K1 beneficiary for the consulate interview. A few documents that you can start collecting are like the 3 previous years of tax transcripts from the IRS, property title deeds, etc. You can look at our Profile for the time table of when I sent the I-134 to my K1 beneficiary.

Yes. I agree. If you read our Civil Surgeon report, you only check the first 2-pages. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/798091-request-for-form-i-693-courtesy-email/?do=findComment&comment=10826873 We did pay a little more for this Civil Surgeon because this doctor did provide a copy of the I-693 that is supposed to be in the sealed envelope. However, we were not there when the doctor completed the form after the test results came back, and the envelope was sealed. There is a small leap of faith that you assume the doctor to be competent and the sealed envelope contains the completed and complied I-693. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/798091-request-for-form-i-693-courtesy-email/?do=findComment&comment=10831413 It is theoretically possible that the doctor makes a mistake like put in the form of the wrong patient, etc. But fortunately for us, we were approved so I assume the sealed I-693 was fine.

@Noktor You can see how we filled it out at https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/799068-i-131-part4-information-about-your-proposed-travel/?do=findComment&comment=10831468 If you are filing the AP within the US and expect the AP to be delivered in the US, then you can leave 2 thru 4 blank.

@kpelo See SSSS boarding pass https://thepointsguy.com/news/ssss-on-boarding-pass/ Or https://www.forbes.com/advisor/credit-cards/travel-rewards/ssss-boarding-pass/#:~:text=If you see the SSSS,luggage swab tested for explosives Does anyone know what percent of boarding passes get the SSSS? Or what percent of travellers get selected for random secondary checks? I can't seem to find any data or statistics on those? Or are those numbers CBP confidential? Closest numbers I found are for CBP inadmissible at https://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/692/ 3 million were inadmissible over the last 10 years. Top countries for inadmissible are Mexico, Philippines, and Canada. If anyone can find better numbers or data, please post. Thanks in advance.

Thanks. I posted our approval report here https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/787260-august-2022-aos-filers/?do=findComment&comment=10834387

Congratulations!!!

I-485 approved today. Check out my more extensive report at https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/787260-august-2022-aos-filers/?do=findComment&comment=10834387

Greetings all, July 2022 filer here. I-485 was approved today with the "COA: CF1". According to this site, https://www.usimmigration.org/faq/what-are-the-green-card-category-codes CF1 = valid marriage contract after entering as a fiance or fiancee of a U.S. citizen. Conditional. A few things of note in our I-485 approval notice: 1. No mention of interview. Assume the interview is waived? We will wait and maybe call USCIS later next week to confirm no interview. 2. "Prior to receiving your permanent resident card you may be required to report for biometrics processing (photo/fingerprint/signature). Please do not take any action at this time. If you are required to report for this processing, you will receive another notice advising you of the date, time and location to appear." Since we already did one biometrics (2022-08), we may need another biometrics? We shall wait and see. 3. The I-485 Approval notice was from National Benefits Center, Lee's Summit MO, and not from the Atlanta Field Office, even though we submitted the I-693 and the additional evidence of bona fides of marriage to the Atlanta FO. Our assigned receipt number starts with IOE*** after we sent in the AOS paperwork. The approval process seems to be more distributed than linear? So my hypothesis is that the AOS process may not be as sequential as before or like the K1 process where the case is forwarded from USCIS to NVC to consulate, and the case decision is made at the point in the linear process. AOS process may be more distributed like one office may collect the evidence or I-693, but another office may be doing the background check, and another office may determine the approval since the system is more centralized, which could explain why some cases get approved quickly and others not quickly? I think this is what is meant by the IOE*** converted electronics filing, especially if interview is waived? Our AOS was approved in 284 days, which is better than the 38.5 months estimate for the Atlanta Field Office. But as conjectured, the field office processing model may be improving with the electronics filing conversion. This is not about whether we were right to get the I-693, or we should have waited for the RFE. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/798091-request-for-form-i-693-courtesy-email This is about sharing our experience so others can make the best decision for themselves. I certainly benefited from reading everyone's inputs. Your best preparation to do the immigration process is to research, ask the right questions, share your experiences, and repeat. So off to prepare for the ROC I-751...

All these can be determined by the Civil Surgeon. Since you got an RFE, you have no choice but to complete the I-693 medical. Civil Surgeon costs can vary a lot even within the same area. We had one doctor quote for 250, but ended up going to another doctor that is more convenient for us by paying 545 = 385 (I-693 medical) + 160 (vaccine). Best to find the Civil Surgeons in your area and call for quotes. Common misconception K-visa applicants have is that 3.C.1 implies 3.C.2. But 3.C.1 and 3.C.2 are separate and independent conditions. Keep in mind that the overseas doctors that filled out the DS-3025 are not USCIS employees, and can not speak for USCIS with regards to conditions 3.C.1 or 3.C.2. USCIS still reserves the right to enforce 3.C.2 as a separate condition with a US Civil Surgeon even if 3.C.1 is fulfilled. In our case, we received a courtesy email from our local field office notifying us that we do not have an I-693 with our AOS application. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/798091-request-for-form-i-693-courtesy-email/ Since it was an courtesy notice, and not an RFE, we could have ignored it and waited for USCIS to approve our DS-3025 or give us an I-693 RFE. But we decided to voluntarily do the I-693 in hopes of saving some time later on. Fortunately for us, the doctor did find a missing vaccine dose in the vaccination record, and we completed the I-693 in hopes that avoided the I-693 RFE. You can read our I-693 Civil Surgeon visit report at https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/798091-request-for-form-i-693-courtesy-email/?do=findComment&comment=10826873

Do you mean this page of reviews? https://www.visajourney.com/reviews/poereviews.php?poe=Houston&dfilter=0

I was able to get my Filipina spouse acclimated pretty quickly by going to the local Filipino restaurants and Filipino church. She also met a few other Filipinas with similar experiences online so she has a few chat mates. Keeping in touch with her friends and family back home is critical so make sure you have good phone plan and wifi at home. One thing that will help her confidence greatly is learning to drive and getting the driver's license. Find out how she can get a driver's permit and license in Texas and I recommend investing in driving lessons instead of you teaching her to drive since driving lesson cars come with passenger-side brakes. Teaching the wife to drive is a source of great stress where some marriages may not survive.😂 But getting her onto your car insurance is good evidence of bona fide marriage. Also get the SSN as soon as the I-94 is available. Don't sign up for the SSN with the AOS or EAD--it will take too long and you will need it sooner for bank accounts, joint billing, marriage certificate, driver's license, etc. Update the SSN card to the marriage name when you have the marriage certificate and before sending in the I-485 if she wants to file with the marriage name change. You can see our Timeline or Profile to see the steps that we went thru.

There is a current CFO thread discussion. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/799174-cfo-requirements-for-k1-fiance-visa Apparently there is a new digital CFO coming out May 1. CFO also has an expiration date.

Where in Texas? Houston has the most Filipinos with a Jollibee 😂 . Dallas has a Kabayan store and several Filipino restaurants. The best place to network with other Filipinos are at church, especially Catholic Churches. Do some searches on Google map to find Filipino restaurants and churches near you. Filipino church will be a good place to build relationships with others so they can write affidavit of bona fide marriage for you when you go to interview for AOS or ROC. Edit: beware not to make travel plans too close to the K1 interview. Filipinas need to pass the CFO to exit the Philippines, especially K1 Filipinas Edit: Plano, Houston, San Antonio all have a Jollibee 😂

Welcome! Remember to fill out your Timeline which helps with the stats pages and helps others to help you 😊

@EandK @mrveg @centric23 @BradPeters @MnY My report for submitting the I-693 per courtesy email is at https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/798091-request-for-form-i-693-courtesy-email/?do=findComment&comment=10831413

As mentioned, you can leave Part 4 blank if you do not have immediate travel plans. For our I-131, Part 4, 1.a, we listed "no current planned travels", and 1.b, we listed in a few countries including my foreign spouse home country as potential travels. For Part 7, #1 you can mark "More than one trip", and add a separate sheet of paper explaining that you have elderly parents. For our I-131, we added a Part 7 separate sheet including names of the elderly relatives and pics of their foreign ids who are potential "humanitarian reasons" to travel outside of the country for my foreign spouse. And surprisingly, that Part 7 separate sheet was a document uploaded by USCIS to our USCIS account under the I-131 application document section. I don't know if that made any difference, but if you go see our Profile or Timeline, you will see that we got the EAD/AP combo card after doing an I-765 expedite.

Yes, our DS-3025 was marked "K Visa applicant voluntarily completed vaccination requirements". Keep in mind that the overseas doctors are not USCIS employees. They are contracted out to check if the K1 applicant has the medical to enter the US. USCIS still reserves the right to make sure an applicant has the medical to stay in the US. Good point. I don't know the medical process for the IR-1/CR-1. However, I do know debating with USCIS to scrutinize their medical process is wasted time and effort at best. Another thread discusses the pros and cons of doing the I-693 with the AOS vs waiting for the RFE: https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/799022-is-form-i-693-required-when-filing-for-aos/ Like most K1-to-AOS filers, we assumed we did not need the I-693 medical because of the I-693 instructions 3.C.1: "You are not required to have another medical examination as long as you file your Form I-485 within one year of an overseas medical examination; and" https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/798091-request-for-form-i-693-courtesy-email/?do=findComment&comment=10822462 But there is still the instructions 3.C.2: "...you must still show proof that you complied with the vaccination record". Without going into lawyer mode, most assume 3.C.1 implies 3.C.2, but USCIS still reserves the right to enforce 3.C.2. The Atlanta courtesy email was just a reminder that we did not have the I-693, and if you do get an RFE, you should not be surprised since they already sent a courtesy email saying you do not have an I-693. If I had a K1 and a couple of K2s, I probably would wait for the RFE, since three I-693s could run about 2000. In our case, I was prepared to shell out about 1000 if the Civil Surgeon found extra medical conditions, but fortunately our I-693 only costs 545. I posted the complete Courtesy Email at https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/798091-request-for-form-i-693-courtesy-email/ I posted our latest report submitting the I-693 at https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/798091-request-for-form-i-693-courtesy-email/?do=findComment&comment=10831413 IMHO, the path of least resistance is still to complete the I-693 for the AOS. But everyone has to choose what is best for them.