K1, now AOS, now what?....

[Warren and Cindy 6]

I just received notice that my conditionalGreen card was approved, yay!

Now my wife and I look forward to thenext 21 months and beyond to see what we need to do between now and the nextfew steps and should we be collecting for your continuing journey?

I started to write this down and thought I should share it with my fellow VJ members

Removal of conditions (I-751)

What should you collect from now till you file?

1. A deed, showing co-ownership of your property or a lease agreement withboth of your names on the lease.
2. Utility bills, credit card bills, and other types of bills which haveboth of your names on them. Since many utilities will only put a bill in oneperson's name, some bills in one name and other bills at the same address butin the other spouse's name serve the same purpose: showing your financial &social lives intermingled.
3. Copies of actual credit cards, health insurance cards, or other"joint" cards that you have together, showing same account number.
4. Car, health, or life insurance that has both of your names on the policyor the other spouse listed as the beneficiary.
5. 401K or other retirement plan with spouse listed as beneficiary (rightto survivorship is the technical term)
6. Bank or stock accounts with both of your names on them.
7. A copy of your joint tax returns. Tax transcripts from the IRS are stillthe preferred method.
8. A car title or other titles to property showing joint ownership withyour spouse.
9. Birth certificate of any children that have been born to your marriage.
10. Documentation of any vacations that you have taken, including flightitineraries, hotel bills, pictures of you together on vacation.
11. Other family pictures of you together.
12. Documentary proof showing evidence of your children together (Copy ofBirth Certificate, photos, etc)
13. Copies of Christmas cards and other holiday cards addressed to you both

Links;

Step-by-StepGuide on Removing of Conditions (Form I-751)

FormI-751

Application for Naturalization (N-400)

What should you collect from now till you file?

1. Listof dates you left the country for more than 24 hours since you received yourgreen card, this includes Canada and Mexico
2. A deed, showing co-ownership of your property or a lease agreement withboth of your names on the lease.
3. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-certified copies of the incometax forms that you both filed for the past three years, or an IRS taxreturn transcript for the last three years
4. Joint bank account statements
5. Birth certificates ofchildren

Links;

Naturalization Guide

NaturalizationProcess

Form I-400

[Warren and Cindy 6]

Another important thing i found out;

Once your green card arrives, apply for a new SS card to remove the "Valid for work only with DHS Authorization" conditions on it.

What yopu need to do is fill out Form SS-5 with any current/updated details and on question 5, check "Legal Alien Allowed to Work".

Then take this form to your local SS office with your current SS card, your green card and your passport.

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this is really not an AOS process topic but something more for general discussion... moving thread