Need help !

[JULIE NG]

Hi , everyone. My name is Julie. I came to US on F1 student visa. I date an American guy and thing got serious. We plan to get married real soon. I have some questions:
1. Since I am already in US. Does it still require the income of $21,000 per year to qualify for green card application ?
2.What form do we have to fill?
3. Is this gonna be a problem for green card application if we live apart? We study at the same college but now he gonna move to another city to complete his degree
while I am finishing mine at the same college. We still live in the same state and he visits me every 2 weeks.
4. Are financial aid and scholarship considered as his income?

Appreciate all of your help. Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you!

Julie

[iuy87]

Steps:
1- The first thing then is to gather all your papers: -Birth Certificate (If it's not in English you need to translate it: https://www.immihelp.com/us-immigrat...anslation.html),
-Passport (Remember to renew it if it's going to expire in 6 months or earlier),
-Vaccination Records (This is the most difficult document for some, like me, who had lost it. Don't panic, it's easier than you think. You can take all the documents that you can find with some vaccine that you have and show it to the doctor that is going to do the Form I-693. If you need to apply a vaccine you can go to Fred Meyer and apply it in the pharmacy for a really low price. http://www.immihelp.com/greencard/va...uirements.html).
-Form I-94 (Arrival-Departure Records. You can get it online https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/consent.html)

2- Download all the Forms from the USCIS website (https://www.uscis.gov/forms): -Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative)
-Form I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status)
-Form I-864 (Affidavit of Support)
-Form I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization)
-Form I-131 (Application for Travel Document)
-Form G-325A and G-1145

3- Gather all other documents, fill the Forms and MAKE 2 COPIES OF EVERYTHING!!


Package Checklist
1- Cover Letter (see mine below)

2- FORM I-130:
2.1- Form G-1145
2.2- Cover Letter
2.3- Fee of $420 (Check or Money Order to "US Department of Homeland Security)
2.4- Form I-130 with all supporting documents: -Copy of Birth Certificates of each of you
-Copy of all pages of both Passports
-Form I-94 of Immigrant
-Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate
2.5- Form G-325A US Citizen and Form G-325A Immigrant
2.6- One Passport-Style photo of each placed in a small plastic bag and labeled (write the name on the back of the photo and on the bag)
2.7- Proof of Bona Fide Marriage: -Joint Bank Accounts
-Credit Cards
-Joint Lease
-Affidavits of the Relationship

3- FORM I-485:
3.1- G-1145
3.2- Cover Letter (see mine below)
3.3- Fee of $1,070 (Check or Money Order to "US Department of Homeland Security)
3.4- Form I-485 with all supporting documents: -Copy of Birth Certificates of the both of you
-Copy of all pages of both Immigrant's Passport + Visa Stamps
-Form I-94 of Immigrant
-Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate
3.5- Form G-325A US Citizen and Form G-325A Immigrant
3.6- Two Passport-Style photos of Immigrant placed in a small plastic bag and labeled (write the name on the back of the photo and on the bag)

4- FORM I-693 (Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination) completed by a doctor (If you are in the US you can find one here https://my.uscis.gov/findadoctor) and sealed.

5- FORM I-864 (VERY IMPORTANT!!!!! You have to send One for the US Citizen and, if needed, One for the Joint Sponsor),
with all supporting documents: -Copy of Current and Prior Year of Tax Returns and W-2
-Copy of bank statements
-Letter of Employment (I didn't send this and it was ok)

6- FORM I-765 with all supporting documents: -Two Passport-Style photos of Immigrant placed in a small plastic bag and labeled (write the name on the back of the photo and on the bag)
-Copy of Passport Biographic Data Page + Visa Stamp


7- FORM I-131