Urgent! Addional documents requested by consular

[dpomerantsev]

HI,
my mom went for an interview yesterday to get a visitor's visa. Consular advised her that she needs to bring additonal documentaion:my status here from 2001-2005. Would INS give me any kind of letters to show my status here for those years? How do i get it?
I was on a F1 visa until 2002, then from 2002 till 2003 i worked under practical optional training employement authorization and then my husband petitioned for me for a green card, I got GC in 2005 through marriage. Was i legal on on adjustment of status status from 2003- till 2005? What should i give to the counsular show my status in US for those years?
thanks a lot for you help
Diana

[PraetorianXI]

Did you file for your green card while you were on OPT? if so, then you were legal.

Copies of your approval F1, OPT, And GC. Should suffice.

[dpomerantsev]

yes i applied while either still on F1 or an OPT. While i was at the process of adusting status, was i legal? and how can i show my status for those years? Should i show INS receipt when i filed for I-485?
thanks a lot!

[PraetorianXI]

The INS receipt for I-485 and the approval receipt for I-485 shows that you were legal during that time, as your status was "AOS pending".

I guess you were stuck in FBI namecheck right? either way, you have always been "in status".

[dpomerantsev]

nothing connected to FBI...i want my mom to come here...and they want to see how i stayed here...i think once they see i got GC through marrigae they will not give her a visa, esp. i did divorce thereafter...but they did request adll info: my status from 2001 and 2005 and i have to show that i applied for I485 thourgh I130.

[PraetorianXI]

No, I meant, your GC took a long time to be processed and I figured it had something to do with the FBI namecheck?

[dpomerantsev]

I don't think so..it's just how long it took back then here in NY.