Applying for spousal greencard, need guidance!

[aoshiryuki]

Hi! I'm trying to file for a green card. My husband is a US citizen. I'm currently on a E3 work visa and I'm working while my husband is unemployed. His parents is OK with being our sponsors if I'm not allowed to sponsor myself.

We're trying to fill in everything ourselves. Is there good info somewhere to walk us through all the steps, and maybe a checklist anywhere for all the items we need (like photocopies of passports...etc?) ? I'm paranoid that I'm going to forget something when I send the documents off.

I'm completely new to this and am bad with forms... Any help is greatly appreciated!

I'm currently living in NYC, How long does the process take normally? We want to go overseas early next year for a vacation, but we're not sure whether the green card will be processed yet....

Thanks in Advance!!!!

[iuy87]

Hi! I'm trying to file for a green card. My husband is a US citizen. I'm currently on a E3 work visa and I'm working while my husband is unemployed. His parents is OK with being our sponsors if I'm not allowed to sponsor myself.

We're trying to fill in everything ourselves. Is there good info somewhere to walk us through all the steps, and maybe a checklist anywhere for all the items we need (like photocopies of passports...etc?) ? I'm paranoid that I'm going to forget something when I send the documents off.

I'm completely new to this and am bad with forms... Any help is greatly appreciated!

I'm currently living in NYC, How long does the process take normally? We want to go overseas early next year for a vacation, but we're not sure whether the green card will be processed yet....

Thanks in Advance!!!!

read the instruction under each form. the hardest part for me way the i864 form. if u r missing anything USCIS will ask u for it

[laurens]

Hi! I recently petitioned for my husband, and for all the forms, there are instruction sheets provided by USCIS. If you go on each USCIS form page, there is also a download available for the instructions. It's tedious, but that's what I did.

I made a checklist while I was filing of all the "accessory" paperwork to the forms, and I'm listing it here for you below.

Additionally, I know you said your in-laws are willing to sponsor you since your husband is unemployed, but when I petitioned for my husband unemployed, USCIS said that I STILL had to fill out an I-864 form (for sponsoring) since I was the petitioner. Just a little heads up, because that was information I had never read elsewhere.

I'm not a lawyer, and I'm not intending to give legal advice in any way, I'm simply speaking from my experiences and giving you the resources I used to put together my petition. I'd advise you to look over all of the instructions and confirm this information, especially since you're on a different visa than my husband was on when I petitioned. You may require different forms or less than what I have listed. Best of luck!


Checklist:
1. Check in the amount of US$xxx for I-130
2. Check in the amount of US$xxx for I-485
3. Form G1145 E-Notification of application/petition acceptance
4. I-130 Petition For Alien Relative
• Copy of US Citizen’s birth certificate
• Copy of US Citizen’s passport
• Copy of marriage certificate
• G325A signed by US Citizen
• G325A signed by beneficiary
• Passport photo of US Citizen (attached with a paper clip to Form I-130 and signed)
• Passport photo of beneficiary (attached with a paper clip to Form I-130 and signed)
• Evidence of Bona fide Marriage
- Copy of joint bank account information
- Copy of apartment lease
- Pictures that document relationship and marriage
- Copy of the petitioner’s passport with the visas showing travel with the beneficiary to visit the beneficiary’s family; copies of boarding passes and itinerary showing the beneficiary’s family paid for their tickets
- letters written from petitioner’s family to the beneficiary
5. I-485 Application To Register Permanent Residence Or Adjust Status
• Copy of Birth Certificate with English translation
• Copy of passport page with nonimmigrant visa
• 2 passport photos of beneficiary (attached with a paper clip to Form I-485 and signed)
• Form I-693 Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Completed by a Civil Surgeon sealed in an envelope)
• G325A signed by beneficiary
• Copy of I-94 Form (front and back)
6. I-765 Application For Employment Document
• 2 passport photos of beneficiary (attached with a paper clip to Form I-765 and signed)
• Copy of passport page with nonimmigrant visa
7. I-131 Application For Travel Document
• Copy of passport page with nonimmigrant visa
• 2 passport photos of beneficiary (attached with a paper clip to Form I-131 and signed)

[rebelde]

Applying for spousal greencard, need guidance!

My husband and I filed from NY too he is USC all forms has the instructions and are easy to fill out, if you have any question in the process ask here, based on other cases that I checked is taking around 6 months for NYC Case.

The filing fee for Form I-485 is $985.
An additional biometrics services fee of $85 is required for applicants ages 14 to 78.

I130 $420

[aoshiryuki]

Thank you! This helps immensely!
sorry for the late response, I thought I would be sent email notifications when I got a response, but for some reason I didn't

Just printed out your checklist to check off

Also you mentioned that you sponsored your husband, the thing is my husband is petitioning for me, and he's unemployed, but I earn enough for both of us on my work Visa... how does that work?