Concurrent filing of I-130, I-485, I-756, I-131 checklists- please help us

[truongtu0191]

Hi, My name is Tu. I am preparing to file I-130 for myself and I need some help from the forum.
A little bit about myself, I entered US legally under F-1 visa ( expire 2-1017 ) and my I-20 is still valid til 6-2017. I got married to a US citizen 4/2107. As we preparing my GC application, my wife doesn't want to go to lawyer because she said it's not necessary and we could do it ourselves. She also came here via F-1 and had been married before. Below is my checklists for Concurrent filing of I-130, I-485, I-756, I-131 that I got from a post. Please review them and help us.

for I-130 we have

1. Filling fee for I-130
2. Form G-1145, e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance
3. Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative with an attachment sheet
4. Copy of Petitioner’s U.S. Birth Certificate
5. Copy of Petitioner’s U.S. Passport (all pages)
6. Copy of Petitioner’s Driver License
7. Copy of Petitioner’s Social Security Card
8. Copy of Marriage Certificate and her Divorce Decree
9. One recent passport-style color picture of the Petitioner
10. G-325A, Biographic Information filled by Petitioner
11. One recent passport-style color picture of the Beneficiary
12. G-325A, Biographic Information filled by Beneficiary
13. Copy of Beneficiary’s Birth Certificate and Certified and Notarized Translation
14. Copy of Beneficiary’s Passport including F-1 VISA and stamps (all pages)
15. Copy of Beneficiary’s I-20
16. Copy of Beneficiary’s I-94 and Travel History
17. Copy of Beneficiary’s Driver License
18. Copy of Beneficiary’s Social Security Card


for I-485 we have

1. Check for Filling fee for I-485 and bio-metric services
2. Form G-1145, e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance
3. Form I-1485, Application to Adjust Status
4. Copy of Marriage Certificate
5. Copy of Beneficiary’s Birth Certificate with Certified and Notarized Translation
6. Copy of Beneficiary’s Passport including F-1 VISA and stamps (all pages)
7. Copy of Beneficiary’s I-94 and Travel History
8. Copy of Beneficiary’s I-20
9. Copy of Beneficiary’s Driver License
10. Copy of Beneficiary’s Social Security Card
11. Two recent passport-style color picture of the Beneficiary (attached to G-325A)
12. G-325A, Biographic Information Filled by Beneficiary
13. I-693, Medical Examination of the Beneficiary completed by a civil surgeon, in a sealed (unopened) envelope
14. G-325A, Biographic Information Filled by Petitioner
15. I-864, Affidavit of Support filled by Petitioner and the following supporting documents:
- U.S Passport Copy of Sponsor (Petitioner): All Pages
- Copy of Sponsor’s (Petitioner) Social Security Card
- Copy of Sponsor’s (Petitioner) U.S. Birth Certificate
- Transcript of 2014 Sponsor’s (Petitioner) Federal Tax Return
- Proof of Sponsor’s Current (Petitioner) Employment (letter written and signed by her employer)
- Copies of recent pay stubs of the Sponsor
16. I-864, Affidavit of Support filled by Joint Sponsor and the following supporting documents:
- U.S. Passport Copy of Joint Sponsor: Biographic Page
- Copy of Joint Sponsor’s U.S. Birth Certificate
- Transcript Joint Sponsor’s Federal Tax Return
- Copies of recent pay stubs of the Joint Sponsor

For I-765 we have

1. Form G-1145, e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance
2. Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
3. Two recent passport-style color picture of the Beneficiary (attached to I-765)
4. Copy of Beneficiary’s Passport including F-1 VISA and stamps (all pages)
5. Copy of Beneficiary’s I-94 and Travel History
6. Copy of Beneficiary’s I-20
7. Copy of Beneficiary’s Driver License

For I-131 we have

1. Form G-1145, e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance
2. Form I-131, Application for Travel Document (Advanced Parole)
3. Two recent passport-style color picture of the Beneficiary
4. Copy of Beneficiary’s Passport including F-1 VISA and stamps (all pages)
5. Copy of Beneficiary’s I-94 and Travel History
6. Copy of Beneficiary’s I-20
7. Copy of Beneficiary’s Driver License

here is some questions that I have so far
-I heard that G-325A is not needed anymore, we have I-130A now, is that true ?
-I'm still a full time student and I'm applying for OPT, will it affect my application for I-131 ?
-We don't really have much joint properties since we're still students and we opened a joint bank account 1 month before our marriage and she just got a job recently, how to we prove our bona fide marriage and what should we attach with our I-130 form ?
-My wife said when she did you application, she submitted her i-130 first ( without any marriage evidence such as bank statements, phone bills or even photos ) and others later after she received her receipt form USCIS ( it was 5 years ago ) Can I submit all applications at the same time ?

please help us, we really appreciate any kind of help.
Thank you.

[azmi]

Check the uscis website for the filing fees

Hi, My name is Tu. I am preparing to file I-130 for myself and I need some help from the forum.
A little bit about myself, I entered US legally under F-1 visa ( expire 2-1017 ) and my I-20 is still valid til 6-2017. I got married to a US citizen 4/2107. As we preparing my GC application, my wife doesn't want to go to lawyer because she said it's not necessary and we could do it ourselves. She also came here via F-1 and had been married before. Below is my checklists for Concurrent filing of I-130, I-485, I-756, I-131 that I got from a post. Please review them and help us.

for I-130 we have

1. Check for $420 (Filling fee for I-130)
2. Form G-1145, e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance
3. Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative with an attachment sheet
4. Copy of Petitioner’s U.S. Birth Certificate
5. Copy of Petitioner’s U.S. Passport (all pages)
6. Copy of Petitioner’s Driver License
7. Copy of Petitioner’s Social Security Card
8. Copy of Marriage Certificate and her Divorce Decree
9. One recent passport-style color picture of the Petitioner
10. G-325A, Biographic Information filled by Petitioner
11. One recent passport-style color picture of the Beneficiary
12. G-325A, Biographic Information filled by Beneficiary
13. Copy of Beneficiary’s Birth Certificate and Certified and Notarized Translation
14. Copy of Beneficiary’s Passport including F-1 VISA and stamps (all pages)
15. Copy of Beneficiary’s I-20
16. Copy of Beneficiary’s I-94 and Travel History
17. Copy of Beneficiary’s Driver License
18. Copy of Beneficiary’s Social Security Card


for I-485 we have

1. Check for $1,070.00 (Filling fee for I-485 and bio-metric services fee)
2. Form G-1145, e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance
3. Form I-1485, Application to Adjust Status
4. Copy of Marriage Certificate
5. Copy of Beneficiary’s Birth Certificate with Certified and Notarized Translation
6. Copy of Beneficiary’s Passport including F-1 VISA and stamps (all pages)
7. Copy of Beneficiary’s I-94 and Travel History
8. Copy of Beneficiary’s I-20
9. Copy of Beneficiary’s Driver License
10. Copy of Beneficiary’s Social Security Card
11. Two recent passport-style color picture of the Beneficiary (attached to G-325A)
12. G-325A, Biographic Information Filled by Beneficiary
13. I-693, Medical Examination of the Beneficiary completed by a civil surgeon, in a sealed (unopened) envelope
14. G-325A, Biographic Information Filled by Petitioner
15. I-864, Affidavit of Support filled by Petitioner and the following supporting documents:
- U.S Passport Copy of Sponsor (Petitioner): All Pages
- Copy of Sponsor’s (Petitioner) Social Security Card
- Copy of Sponsor’s (Petitioner) U.S. Birth Certificate
- Transcript of 2014 Sponsor’s (Petitioner) Federal Tax Return
- Proof of Sponsor’s Current (Petitioner) Employment (letter written and signed by her employer)
- Copies of recent pay stubs of the Sponsor
16. I-864, Affidavit of Support filled by Joint Sponsor and the following supporting documents:
- U.S. Passport Copy of Joint Sponsor: Biographic Page
- Copy of Joint Sponsor’s U.S. Birth Certificate
- Transcript Joint Sponsor’s Federal Tax Return
- Copies of recent pay stubs of the Joint Sponsor

For I-765 we have

1. Form G-1145, e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance
2. Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
3. Two recent passport-style color picture of the Beneficiary (attached to I-765)
4. Copy of Beneficiary’s Passport including F-1 VISA and stamps (all pages)
5. Copy of Beneficiary’s I-94 and Travel History
6. Copy of Beneficiary’s I-20
7. Copy of Beneficiary’s Driver License

For I-131 we have

1. Form G-1145, e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance
2. Form I-131, Application for Travel Document (Advanced Parole)
3. Two recent passport-style color picture of the Beneficiary
4. Copy of Beneficiary’s Passport including F-1 VISA and stamps (all pages)
5. Copy of Beneficiary’s I-94 and Travel History
6. Copy of Beneficiary’s I-20
7. Copy of Beneficiary’s Driver License

here is some questions that I have so far
-I heard that G-325A is not needed anymore, we have I-130A now, is that true ?
-I'm still a full time student and I'm applying for OPT, will it affect my application for I-131 ?
-We don't really have much joint properties since we're still students and we opened a joint bank account 1 month before our marriage and she just got a job recently, how to we prove our bona fide marriage and what should we attach with our I-130 form ?
-My wife said when she did you application, she submitted her i-130 first ( without any marriage evidence such as bank statements, phone bills or even photos ) and others later after she received her receipt form USCIS ( it was 5 years ago ) Can I submit all applications at the same time ?

please help us, we really appreciate any kind of help.
Thank you.

Hey buddy please check the filing fees
its $535 for I-130
and $1225 for I-485 that includes your Biometric fees as well


and you don't need G325A anymore.

[newacct]

If you are using the an edition of I-130, it is no longer accepted; only the 02/27/17 edition is now accepted. Make sure you are using this edition. This new edition of I-130 does not need any G-325As; instead, for petitions for spouse, I-130A is needed. The new edition of I-130 also needs two photos each for the petitioner and beneficiary (not one).

G-325A is still needed for I-485. There is no "petitioner" for I-485 and there is no G-325A for the "petitioner" for I-485. Also note that only the 01/17/17 edition of I-485 is now accepted.

And as azmi noted, the fee for I-130 is $535 and for I-485 is $1225.

[truongtu0191]

Hey buddy please check the filing fees
its $535 for I-130
and $1225 for I-485 that includes your Biometric fees as well


and you don't need G325A anymore.

thank you

- - - Updated - - -

If you are using the an edition of I-130, it is no longer accepted; only the 02/27/17 edition is now accepted. Make sure you are using this edition. This new edition of I-130 does not need any G-325As; instead, for petitions for spouse, I-130A is needed. The new edition of I-130 also needs two photos each for the petitioner and beneficiary (not one).

G-325A is still needed for I-485. There is no "petitioner" for I-485 and there is no G-325A for the "petitioner" for I-485. Also note that only the 01/17/17 edition of I-485 is now accepted.

And as azmi noted, the fee for I-130 is $535 and for I-485 is $1225.

Thank you