Advice pls - married with army spouse - F1 student - sponsorship

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Hi everyone,

I need some help please. I will be getting married this week with a US Citizen active duty military soldier and we plan to start I-130 sponsorship ASAP. My status in the US is F-1 student visa studying medicine in my final year. I will be applying to residencies shortly. We hope that I will be a permanent resident so I will be able to apply to many residency programs that do not sponsor VISAs.

In addition to I-130, what else do I need to file? G-325? I-485? Anything else? Does it matter if my spouse is in the military?

Thank you
John

[Adrian Gruber]

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Hi everyone,

I need some help please. I will be getting married this week with a US Citizen active duty military soldier and we plan to start I-130 sponsorship ASAP. My status in the US is F-1 student visa studying medicine in my final year. I will be applying to residencies shortly. We hope that I will be a permanent resident so I will be able to apply to many residency programs that do not sponsor VISAs.

In addition to I-130, what else do I need to file? G-325? I-485? Anything else? Does it matter if my spouse is in the military?

Thank you
John

Form I-485 (type or print in black ink, answer all questions, use N/A or "none" when necessary, and don't forget to sign it!);
Form I-485A, Supplement A, if filed under 245(i);
Fee payment checks;
Form G-325A, Biographic Information Sheet, for applicants between 14 and 79 years of age;
Approval notice for I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker;
Form I-693, Medical Examination, signed and sealed by a designated physician;
Form G-28, if you have an attorney representing your case;
Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization (EAD), optional but recommended;
Form I-131, Application for Travel Document (Advance Parole - AP), optional but recommended;
Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, if applicable;
Passport photos, 2"x2" full face color frontal view on a white or off-white background (although USCIS now uses your photos taken during fingerprint appointment);
Birth certificate, or other records of your birth (for example, notarized birth documents for Chinese nationals);
Passport pages with non-immigrant visas (some immigration lawyers ask for copies of all pages, just to be safe);
Arrest and criminal history. Even if no charges were filed, or all charges were dismissed, or any conviction was vacated, sealed, expunged or otherwise removed from your record, they still need to be reported and accompanied with certified documents and court orders. Consult an immigration attorney if you are not sure whether a particular incident was considered an arrest;
Form I-134, Affidavit of Support, if you file as a derivative, (this is different from I-864);
Employment verification letter from sponsoring employer, on a company letterhead, stating your salary, position and the job is still available;
Tax returns for the previous two years;
W-2 forms for the previous two years;
Recent pay stubs;
Degree certificates;

[spoudaios]

Do I really need all these?

I just checked that I-485 A is not needed since my spouse is a US citizen sponsoring me.

I don't think I need I-131 since I am in the US

Do I really need I-864 and I-693?







QUOTE=Adrian Gruber;462725]Form I-485 (type or print in black ink, answer all questions, use N/A or "none" when necessary, and don't forget to sign it!);
Form I-485A, Supplement A, if filed under 245(i);
Fee payment checks;
Form G-325A, Biographic Information Sheet, for applicants between 14 and 79 years of age;
Approval notice for I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker;
Form I-693, Medical Examination, signed and sealed by a designated physician;
Form G-28, if you have an attorney representing your case;
Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization (EAD), optional but recommended;
Form I-131, Application for Travel Document (Advance Parole - AP), optional but recommended;
Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, if applicable;
Passport photos, 2"x2" full face color frontal view on a white or off-white background (although USCIS now uses your photos taken during fingerprint appointment);
Birth certificate, or other records of your birth (for example, notarized birth documents for Chinese nationals);
Passport pages with non-immigrant visas (some immigration lawyers ask for copies of all pages, just to be safe);
Arrest and criminal history. Even if no charges were filed, or all charges were dismissed, or any conviction was vacated, sealed, expunged or otherwise removed from your record, they still need to be reported and accompanied with certified documents and court orders. Consult an immigration attorney if you are not sure whether a particular incident was considered an arrest;
Form I-134, Affidavit of Support, if you file as a derivative, (this is different from I-864);
Employment verification letter from sponsoring employer, on a company letterhead, stating your salary, position and the job is still available;
Tax returns for the previous two years;
W-2 forms for the previous two years;
Recent pay stubs;
Degree certificates;[/QUOTE]

[Adrian Gruber]

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do i really need all these?

I just checked that i-485 a is not needed since my spouse is a us citizen sponsoring me.

I don't think i need i-131 since i am in the us

do i really need i-864 and i-693? You will need an afadavit of support so the answer is yes to the i-864! Uscis requires all applicants to be examined by a certified civil surgeon so yes you must have a physician fill out the i-693. Failure to enclose the completed forms along with your i-485 will result in an rfe "returned for evidence" in which your application stops being processed.







Quote=adrian gruber;462725]form i-485 (type or print in black ink, answer all questions, use n/a or "none" when necessary, and don't forget to sign it!);
form i-485a, supplement a, if filed under 245(i);
fee payment checks;
form g-325a, biographic information sheet, for applicants between 14 and 79 years of age;
approval notice for i-140, immigrant petition for alien worker;
form i-693, medical examination, signed and sealed by a designated physician;
form g-28, if you have an attorney representing your case;
form i-765, application for employment authorization (ead), optional but recommended;
form i-131, application for travel document (advance parole - ap), optional but recommended;
form i-864, affidavit of support, if applicable;
passport photos, 2"x2" full face color frontal view on a white or off-white background (although uscis now uses your photos taken during fingerprint appointment);
birth certificate, or other records of your birth (for example, notarized birth documents for chinese nationals);
passport pages with non-immigrant visas (some immigration lawyers ask for copies of all pages, just to be safe);
arrest and criminal history. Even if no charges were filed, or all charges were dismissed, or any conviction was vacated, sealed, expunged or otherwise removed from your record, they still need to be reported and accompanied with certified documents and court orders. Consult an immigration attorney if you are not sure whether a particular incident was considered an arrest;
form i-134, affidavit of support, if you file as a derivative, (this is different from i-864);
employment verification letter from sponsoring employer, on a company letterhead, stating your salary, position and the job is still available;
tax returns for the previous two years;
w-2 forms for the previous two years;
recent pay stubs;
degree certificates;

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