Getting my packet ready for AOS, can you great folks do a comb-over on the contents

[bhunti]

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Petitioner A-0
Beneficiary A-
address
February 20, 2019

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120
Nature of Submission: Original Submission Concurrent Filing of I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative), I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status), I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization), I-131 (Application for Travel Document).
Dear USCIS,
Please kindly find enclosed concurrent filing of forms:
1. I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative)
2. I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status)
3. I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization)
4. I-131 (Application for Travel Document)

Contents include
1. I-130 Petition for Alien Relative
a) Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance.
b) Two passport-type photos of Petitioner.
c) Two passport-type photos of Beneficiary.
d) Check in the amount of $535.00 for application fee.
e) I-130 petition filed by Petitioner, petitioner on behalf of Beneficiary, beneficiary.
f) Copy of Petitioner?s Birth Certificate.
g) Copy of Petitioner?s Citizenship Certificate.
h) Copy of Beneficiary?s Birth certificate along with English translation and supporting affidavit.
i) Certified copy Marriage Certificate.
j) Evidence of Relationship.
k) Evidence of Co-Mingled Finances.
l) Power of Attorney.
m) Evidence of Co-habitation at 305 April 3rd, 2018.
n) Evidence of Wedding.

2. I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
a) Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance.
b) Two passport-type photos of Beneficiary.
c) Check in the amount of $1125.00 for application fee (Form I-485 and Biometrics) made payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
d) Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
e) Copy of Beneficiary?s passport, I-94 admission record and visa page.
f) Copy and certified translation of Beneficiary?s Birth Certificate, affidavit of birth.
g) Original Marriage Certificate.
h) Evidence of Beneficiary?s continuous lawful status.
i) Form I-864, Affidavit of Support and supporting documents.

3. I-765 Application for Employment Authorization
a) Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance.
b) Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.
c) Two passport-type photos of Applicant, Beneficiary.
d) Copy of Beneficiary?s Birth certificate along with English Translation and supporting affidavit.
e) Certified copy of Marriage Certificate.
f) Copy of Beneficiary?s passport biographic page with valid non-immigrant F1 visa and I-94
g) Copy of Beneficiary?s I20, employment authorization documents.

4. I-131 Application for Travel Document
a) Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance.
b) Two passport-type photos of Applicant, Beneficiary.
c) Copy of Beneficiary?s passport, I-94 admission record and visa page.
d) Certified copy of Marriage Certificate.
e) Form I-131, Application for Travel Document.
f) Supporting documents for I-131.
g) Explanation of circumstances that warrant issue of an Advance Parole document.

Thank you for your time and patience.

Kind regards,

Petitioner Beneficiary
(Petitioner) (Beneficiary)


for 485
February 20th, 2019

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680

Nature of Submission: I-485 Application

Dear USCIS,

Enclosed please find form I-485 and the supporting documents. The form is filed by Beneficiary whose eligibility is based on his immediate spouse Petitioner, a U.S Citizen. Our marriage took place on 02/17/2019 and an I-130 and I-130A, petition for alien relative, is filed concurrently with this I-485. Forms I-765, Application for Employment Authorization and I-131, Application for Travel Document are additionally included in this concurrent filing.

Contents of I-485 package:

1. Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance.
2. Two passport-type photos of Beneficiary.
3. Check in the amount of $1125.00 for application fee (Form I-485 and Biometrics) made payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
4. Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
5. Copy of Beneficiary?s passport and I-94.
a) Passport 000 (expired) with i94 Biographic page, VISA, Entry Stamps.
b) Passport 777 (current) Biographic Page.
6. Copy and certified translation of Beneficiary?s Birth Certificate.
a) Birth certificate issued from Office of Local Registrar, Nepal.
b) Certificate of Moral Character from Ministry of Home, Police Headquarters which confirms Name, Date of Birth and residence.
c) Notarized Affidavit document from Uncle to the applicant Beneficiary.
7. Original Marriage Certificate.
8. Evidence of Beneficiary?s continuous lawful status.
a) I20.
b) EAD.
c) H1-B Approval Notice.
d) TPS Approval Notice.
10. Form I-864, Affidavit of Support and supporting documents:
a) 2018 Tax Return Transcript for Petitioner.
b) 2017 Tax Return Transcript for Petitioner.
c) 2016 Tax Return Transcript for Petitioner.
d) Wells Fargo Bank Statement for Petitioner.
e) 2018 Tax Return Transcript for Beneficiary.
f) 2017 Tax Return Transcript for Beneficiary.
g) 2016 Tax Return Transcript for Beneficiary.
h) DCU Bank Statement for Beneficiary.
i) Letter of Continued Employment for Beneficiary from current employer Solwizs Inc.



Thank you for your time and patience.


Kind regards,


Contents of I-130 package:

1. Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance.
2. Two passport-type photos of Petitioner.
3. Two passport-type photos of Petitioner.
4. Money order in the amount of $535.00 for application fee.
5. I-130 petition filed by Petitioner, petitioner on behalf of Petitioner, beneficiary.
6. Copy of Petitioner?s Birth Certificate.
7. Copy of Petitioner?s Citizenship Certificate.
8. Copy of Petitioner?s Birth certificate along with English translation and supporting affidavit.
9. Certified copy Marriage Certificate.
10. Evidence of Relationship
a) Copy of photographs from relationship 2015-Present
b) Copy of Phone call records between ) (T-Mobile records available from 07/2017-Present)
c) Copy of flight bookings from vacations together.
a. New York Trip July 2016
b. California Trip December 2017
c. Boston Trip 2018
d) Letters of Support
a. A couple?s friend
b. B couple?s friend.
11. Evidence of Co-Mingled Finances
a) A copy of account information from DCU showing both names.
b) A copy of account information from Wells Fargo showing both names.
c) A copy of beneficiary statement from Roth-IRA account of Petitioner, which states Petitioner is the primary beneficiary.
d) Copies of credit cards co-owned from Amex, Chase and Bank of America.
e) A copy of transaction statement from Amex Platinum Card showing multiple transactions by both for for the period January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.
f) Purchase receipt from Macys Furniture for Sofa Purchase with delivery address.
g) Multiple bills for Internet service to the home address in Petitioner?s name.
h) Multiple bills for Electric Utility to the home address in Petitioner?s name.
i) Screenshot from Rent payments for the apartments: Some months paid by Manish from DCU bank, some paid by Sushmita with Wells Fargo bank account.
12. Power of Attorney
a) General power of Attorney for the Petitioner.
b) Healthcare power of Attorney for the Petitioner.
c) General power of Attorney for the Beneficiary.
d) Healthcare power of Attorney for the Beneficiary.
13. Evidence of Co-habitation at 3055 since April 3rd, 2018
a) Copy of Lease for April 2018-May 2019
b) Rental Insurance account from State-farm Insurance
c) MN Department of Revenue, 2018 Certificate of Rent paid.
d) Auto Insurance statement form Gieco for two cars owned by Petitioner and the Beneficiary.
e) Beneficiary?s D bank Statement copies which shows billing address.
f) Petitioners Wells Fargo bank Statement copies which shows billing address.
g) Receipts of various purchases by Beneficiary shipped to the home address.
h) Receipts of various purchases by Petitioner shipped to the home address.
14. Evidence of Wedding
a) Marriage Registration
b) Marriage Certificate
c) Pictures

[spaceprice]

Feedback

The overall TOC looks great. I have feedback on 3 things:

1. The i-485 fee you have typed is wrong (assuming it is a typo cause you have $1,125). The fee should be $1,225, which includes the biometric fee. You can use this link to verify your fees - https://www.uscis.gov/feecalculator

2. i-864 form - I strongly recommend sending your 1040 forms AND all W2's + 1099's instead of only the tax transcript (make sure the 1040's are signed and dated). If you don't have your 1040 forms handy, I recommend sending all the W2's and 1099's for the corresponding tax transcripts. The reason I am suggesting this is because I have seen a lot of people in this forum get an RFE for sending only the transcript even though the requirements state that the transcripts are enough - no idea why this happens but it has happened to a lot of people here.

3. I did not see a certificate of translation for your translated documents. I hope its in there if not you will get an RFE

Just a suggestion - You can mention that 130A is also being submitted in the table of contents for I-130

[bhunti]

The overall TOC looks great. I have feedback on 3 things:

1. The i-485 fee you have typed is wrong (assuming it is a typo cause you have $1,125). The fee should be $1,225, which includes the biometric fee. You can use this link to verify your fees - https://www.uscis.gov/feecalculator

2. i-864 form - I strongly recommend sending your 1040 forms AND all W2's + 1099's instead of only the tax transcript (make sure the 1040's are signed and dated). If you don't have your 1040 forms handy, I recommend sending all the W2's and 1099's for the corresponding tax transcripts. The reason I am suggesting this is because I have seen a lot of people in this forum get an RFE for sending only the transcript even though the requirements state that the transcripts are enough - no idea why this happens but it has happened to a lot of people here.

3. I did not see a certificate of translation for your translated documents. I hope its in there if not you will get an RFE

Just a suggestion - You can mention that 130A is also being submitted in the table of contents for I-130

Thank you for looking over, yes check number amount was typo but check itself is correct
I will attach the tax documents as per your recommendation.
I have a birthcert doc which has both english and native language. I am adding affidavit from my uncle and one additional doc from background checks done by police that mentions the date.
And finally i will mention the 130A.

Any other suggestions are highly appreciated.

One more question I have is, would it be better to separate out applications its own manilla envelope and send it one one big packate or make one big stack using the binder prongs?

[spaceprice]

Thank you for looking over, yes check number amount was typo but check itself is correct
I will attach the tax documents as per your recommendation.
I have a birthcert doc which has both english and native language. I am adding affidavit from my uncle and one additional doc from background checks done by police that mentions the date.
And finally i will mention the 130A.

Any other suggestions are highly appreciated.

One more question I have is, would it be better to separate out applications its own manilla envelope and send it one one big packate or make one big stack using the binder prongs?

I do have another suggestion - It looks like you are providing a continuous employment letter for the beneficiary only. I suggest you supplement that with 6 months of pay stubs. If the petitioner works, I suggest you get an employment letter from his/her employer + 6 months of pay stubs. For the beneficiary include documentation to prove that you are legally authorized to work.

When I sent in my application (with the same forms as yours), I sent it as one big stack separated by binders and it worked out for me with no issues so far.

[bhunti]

I do have another suggestion - It looks like you are providing a continuous employment letter for the beneficiary only. I suggest you supplement that with 6 months of pay stubs. If the petitioner works, I suggest you get an employment letter from his/her employer + 6 months of pay stubs. For the beneficiary include documentation to prove that you are legally authorized to work.

When I sent in my application (with the same forms as yours), I sent it as one big stack separated by binders and it worked out for me with no issues so far.

I (beneficiary) have higher income; and have had work authorizations with h1 and then tps so am sending all the ead copies. TPS ead is still valid for 2019. Definitely will include pay stubs.

[seattlefiler2017]

I think it looks great, I dont see any mention of the petitioner's pay stubs.

[bhunti]

I think it looks great, I dont see any mention of the petitioner's pay stubs.

Partner was unfortunately just laid off, We are going to include her paysubs for 6 months as well as her unemployment benefits for this year in addition to my income as a intending immigrant. The benefits alone cover the federal minimums and our combined incomes for 2019 will be in six figures. We are also including bank statements just to put cherry on the top. Partner will be employed by the time the interview will be scheduled. We will then add additional docs during the period.