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Adjustment of Status - I-485
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I wanted to share my experience applying for the I-485 for my husband. I am a US citizen and he was born in Europe. We have been together for almost 2 years now. Here is the timeline we experienced:
February 2014 - Married
June 2014 - Filed all documents to include (I-130, I-485, G325A, and I-765); we also included medical affidavit, shot records, passport photos, birth certificates, and any other relevant documents from his country and to prove my birth in the United States. I waited to send the affidavit of support until USCIS asked for it as my employer had not yet documented my raise in payment at the time we sent out the application.
July 2014 - We received an appointment for biometrics (fingerprinting) and I also received a letter to provide financial documentation (as we had already anticipated). I quickly mailed several pay stubs and most recent tax return and also printed their requirements for support and highlighted the portion where my income matched what was required,
August 2014 - My husband was fingerprinted at USCIS office, and about a week later received his Employment Authorization Card.
October 2014 - We received a notice that our interview would be conducted in the beginning of December 2014.
December 2014 - We arrived to the interview only to learn that it was canceled as the investigator had not received our file yet.
December 2014 - A new interview date was scheduled for the end of January 2015.
January 2015 - We received another notice for a different interview date at the end of January 2015.
January 26 - Interview conducted
January 28 - USCIS updated case status online to "approved"
January 30 - We received a letter for him that is I485 and I130 was approved and "welcome to the US"
February 2 - Permanent Resident Card received in the mail.
Interview: The interview itself was about 15 to 20 minutes. I think that had to do with how prepared I was with documentation and pictures. The investigator did not seem to be in a very good mood and did not ask many questions at all. She asked when we met, and asked us questions for the G325A that my husband and I filled out in the initial application. She asked for my husband's paystubs at which point I also offered all other supporting documents which included: tax return that we filed together, about 30 pictures from the past 2 years, our car title showing that we are both co-owners, auto insurance, life insurance, lease, rental receipts with both our names from the past year. After she quickly reviewed the documents she kept about 5 pictures and all of the documents that I provided as proof. Then she escorted us to the door. Our appointment was at 9am and we were in the car and heading home by 9:20am.
Hope this helps everyone.
February 2014 - Married
June 2014 - Filed all documents to include (I-130, I-485, G325A, and I-765); we also included medical affidavit, shot records, passport photos, birth certificates, and any other relevant documents from his country and to prove my birth in the United States. I waited to send the affidavit of support until USCIS asked for it as my employer had not yet documented my raise in payment at the time we sent out the application.
July 2014 - We received an appointment for biometrics (fingerprinting) and I also received a letter to provide financial documentation (as we had already anticipated). I quickly mailed several pay stubs and most recent tax return and also printed their requirements for support and highlighted the portion where my income matched what was required,
August 2014 - My husband was fingerprinted at USCIS office, and about a week later received his Employment Authorization Card.
October 2014 - We received a notice that our interview would be conducted in the beginning of December 2014.
December 2014 - We arrived to the interview only to learn that it was canceled as the investigator had not received our file yet.
December 2014 - A new interview date was scheduled for the end of January 2015.
January 2015 - We received another notice for a different interview date at the end of January 2015.
January 26 - Interview conducted
January 28 - USCIS updated case status online to "approved"
January 30 - We received a letter for him that is I485 and I130 was approved and "welcome to the US"
February 2 - Permanent Resident Card received in the mail.
Interview: The interview itself was about 15 to 20 minutes. I think that had to do with how prepared I was with documentation and pictures. The investigator did not seem to be in a very good mood and did not ask many questions at all. She asked when we met, and asked us questions for the G325A that my husband and I filled out in the initial application. She asked for my husband's paystubs at which point I also offered all other supporting documents which included: tax return that we filed together, about 30 pictures from the past 2 years, our car title showing that we are both co-owners, auto insurance, life insurance, lease, rental receipts with both our names from the past year. After she quickly reviewed the documents she kept about 5 pictures and all of the documents that I provided as proof. Then she escorted us to the door. Our appointment was at 9am and we were in the car and heading home by 9:20am.
Hope this helps everyone.
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