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I got my GC in 3 MONTHS after filing AOS
Hi to all,
I received so much info on this site before filing my MARRIAGE based application to adjust status (I-485) that I thought I must share my own experience here. I filed WITHOUT the assistance of a lawyer and was still able to become a Permanent Resident this last Monday, only three months after filing.
First, here are my timelines:
March 06th , 2009 FILED APPLICATION (CHICAGO LOCKERBOX)
March 11th RECEIPT LETTER mailed to me
April 3rd HAD BIOMETRICS TAKEN
April 13th NOTIFICATION LETTER OF AOS INTERVIEW mailed to me
May 1st ADVANCE PAROLE DOCUMENTS mailed to me
May 4th EMPLOYMENT AUTHORISATION CARD mailed to me
June 15th HAD AOS INTERVIEW (Philadelphia, PA)
PASSPORT STAMPED
June 19th, 2009 RECEIVED WELCOME LETTER (which notified me that the
actual GC would be mailed and that I should receive it
within 3 weeks)
How did I file?
--- I submitted all the documents they requested and more.
EVIDENCE TO SHOW THE BONA FIDES OF MY MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP
- Two affidavits, both signed by a notary public. The first affidavit from my country of origin, the second from the U.S.
- COPIES of two leases, showing joint tenancy, one from my country of origin and one from the U.S.
- A COPY of my life insurance policy that quotes my husband as the beneficiary if I were to die.
- COPIES of Homeowners and Car Insurance Policies with both our names even though I don’t drive.
- COPIES of Bills that show joint responsibility
- COPIES of Bank statements showing joint account
- Photographs of our wedding, courtship, time spent with each other’s family.
- A COPY of a letter from my midwife stating my due date and that my husband attended my prenatal appointments
- A COPY of Our marriage certificate
EVIDENCE OF MY SPONSORS INCOME
- A COPY of a Letter from my husband’s employer
- Husband’s Tax returns for 2006 and 2008
- Letter explaining why he was not required to file in 2007.
MEDICAL EXAMINATION
- a Clean Bill of Health
I was allowed exemption from the MMR vaccination because I was 5 months pregnant.
However note that if the TB test is positive for a reaction you will be forced to get a chest X-ray, even
while pregnant. Thank God mine was negative, I would leave the country before exposing my unborn
baby to x-rays.
MY INFO
- My birth certificate
- colour photocopies of the biographic pages of my passport
- colour photocopy of the page on my passport with the U.S. Visa I used to enter.
- photocopy of my I-94 (back and front)
- the required passport sized photos
Properly filled out forms (Affidavit of Support, Petition For Alien Relative, Applications for Advance Parole and Employment Authorisation, Adjustment of Status and Medical Examination)
Organisation
I used paper clips to attach the checks to the top of each relevant application - I think it was $1,010 for the AOS and $355 for the Petition for Alien Relative as everything else was a part of the AOS application.
I also placed the loose passport sized photos in tiny ziplock bags and stapled them to the side of the relevant applications. I also separated each application with a plain blue sheet of card the same size as the applications and wrote the name of the application on the front of the card, if I had files I probably would have used those instead. Anyway, you want to be as neat and orderly as possible.
I received no letter about “Further Evidence” probably because I had sent them more than they needed and I had tons of people praying for us.
Well I’m over 8 months pregnant now and I am feeling very nauseous as I’m typing this and so I will have to come back and describe what happened in my MED EXAM, BIOMETRICS and the all-important AOS INTERVIEW at a later time - Unless of course I go into labour….
Hope this first bit helps someone somehow….
-P
I received so much info on this site before filing my MARRIAGE based application to adjust status (I-485) that I thought I must share my own experience here. I filed WITHOUT the assistance of a lawyer and was still able to become a Permanent Resident this last Monday, only three months after filing.
First, here are my timelines:
March 06th , 2009 FILED APPLICATION (CHICAGO LOCKERBOX)
March 11th RECEIPT LETTER mailed to me
April 3rd HAD BIOMETRICS TAKEN
April 13th NOTIFICATION LETTER OF AOS INTERVIEW mailed to me
May 1st ADVANCE PAROLE DOCUMENTS mailed to me
May 4th EMPLOYMENT AUTHORISATION CARD mailed to me
June 15th HAD AOS INTERVIEW (Philadelphia, PA)
PASSPORT STAMPED
June 19th, 2009 RECEIVED WELCOME LETTER (which notified me that the
actual GC would be mailed and that I should receive it
within 3 weeks)
How did I file?
--- I submitted all the documents they requested and more.
EVIDENCE TO SHOW THE BONA FIDES OF MY MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP
- Two affidavits, both signed by a notary public. The first affidavit from my country of origin, the second from the U.S.
- COPIES of two leases, showing joint tenancy, one from my country of origin and one from the U.S.
- A COPY of my life insurance policy that quotes my husband as the beneficiary if I were to die.
- COPIES of Homeowners and Car Insurance Policies with both our names even though I don’t drive.
- COPIES of Bills that show joint responsibility
- COPIES of Bank statements showing joint account
- Photographs of our wedding, courtship, time spent with each other’s family.
- A COPY of a letter from my midwife stating my due date and that my husband attended my prenatal appointments
- A COPY of Our marriage certificate
EVIDENCE OF MY SPONSORS INCOME
- A COPY of a Letter from my husband’s employer
- Husband’s Tax returns for 2006 and 2008
- Letter explaining why he was not required to file in 2007.
MEDICAL EXAMINATION
- a Clean Bill of Health
I was allowed exemption from the MMR vaccination because I was 5 months pregnant.
However note that if the TB test is positive for a reaction you will be forced to get a chest X-ray, even
while pregnant. Thank God mine was negative, I would leave the country before exposing my unborn
baby to x-rays.
MY INFO
- My birth certificate
- colour photocopies of the biographic pages of my passport
- colour photocopy of the page on my passport with the U.S. Visa I used to enter.
- photocopy of my I-94 (back and front)
- the required passport sized photos
Properly filled out forms (Affidavit of Support, Petition For Alien Relative, Applications for Advance Parole and Employment Authorisation, Adjustment of Status and Medical Examination)
Organisation
I used paper clips to attach the checks to the top of each relevant application - I think it was $1,010 for the AOS and $355 for the Petition for Alien Relative as everything else was a part of the AOS application.
I also placed the loose passport sized photos in tiny ziplock bags and stapled them to the side of the relevant applications. I also separated each application with a plain blue sheet of card the same size as the applications and wrote the name of the application on the front of the card, if I had files I probably would have used those instead. Anyway, you want to be as neat and orderly as possible.
I received no letter about “Further Evidence” probably because I had sent them more than they needed and I had tons of people praying for us.
Well I’m over 8 months pregnant now and I am feeling very nauseous as I’m typing this and so I will have to come back and describe what happened in my MED EXAM, BIOMETRICS and the all-important AOS INTERVIEW at a later time - Unless of course I go into labour….
Hope this first bit helps someone somehow….
-P
I hope all went well for you 
Sorry for the delay in replying- Ive been very ill this last month.
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