Hi Guys,
I just went through a bunch of your experiences (over ten pages of threads. Congrats to everyone who is green. I had a few questions:
2. The spreadsheet mentions something called "CPO" after the interview, what exactly is this?
3. Right now my status is, I485 - Post Decision Activity with approved, I131 - Post Decision Activity with approved, I765 (EAD) - Decision with approved. What happens now? Do I get a welcome letter first and then get a GC?
4. I am right now on an H1B and am incredibly tempted to leave my job. From a immigration standpoint, have I become a LPR the day of the interview or is it the day I get the physical card?
Hi everyone!
Does anyone have a sample of cover letter that can be included in the AOS package?
Thank you guys,
Pritu
Hi everyone!
I have assembled my documents for preparing AOS package but now I am not sure how to order the documents in the package.
Can you guys share how you arranged your documents in the package?
Thank you guys,
Pritu
This is mostly what my experience has been, but it varies as you can clearly see it on the spreadsheet:
CPO: Card Production Order: Under Card/Document Production I saw a notice about a week after my interview saying "On [this day] we ordered the production of your new card" - that's the Card Production Order. In my case, the day after I saw that, it changed to "On [this day] we directly mailed your new card to your address", and by the end of that day when I checked my case status again I saw the tracking number (USPS). [The USPS reported that they picked up mail from USCIS containing your new card on [DATE]. The USPS tracking number assigned is ...]
After your interview, you will first get your Welcome Letter (it took exactly a week for me to get it), and then you will get your Green Card - arrival of your Green Card varies - as you can see it on the spreadsheet.
As far as I know, as your I-485 application is approved on the day of the interview - you are a Green Card holder and thus a permanent resident since the day of your approval - at least this is what I was told at the interview. However, in order to get a new Social Security card [if on your current card it's written "VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION"], and to be released from SEVIS system (for those of you that are on Student Visa); you physically need your Green Card.
I don't think there's any 'formal' cover letter that is required to be included with the I-485 package. As a matter of fact, I did not include any cover letter with my package, nor did I list out the supporting documents with my application. Anything you draft (if you choose to include a cover letter) should be fine.
Technically you are not H1B4. I am right now on an H1B and am incredibly tempted to leave my job. From a immigration standpoint, have I become a LPR the day of the interview or is it the day I get the physical card?
I am glad that this issue was brought up because I was starting to regret that I didn't include any cover letter either. Without a cover letter explaining this is a DV based submission, I'm afraid they'll just toss it into the pile with the all other I-485s. So anybody who's about to submit their application, it would be wise to put a cover letter with CAPSthat this is a dv lottery application. The order of documents in my case was the G-something form for e-mail/text, I-485, DV lottery letter, the DV payment receipt (original
), and the rest in no particular order.
I've read somewhere that they frown upon stapling so I just clipped everything. Also it would be wise to put name and case number on all pages of forms, which I didn't do either.
I'm just hoping I won't wait for a long time; I still didn't receive bio letter yet.![]()
Technically you are not H1BIf you are already approved you are not any visa any more. Actually they should have voided your H1B visa on your passport and taken your H1B documents. Did they do that? Anybody who is done with interview please jump in and let us know if that's the case.
My lawyer and I had an amusing back and forth reg. this. I wanted to put in a cover letter, he said that the packages would be reviewed by contractors and they didn't really care to read that. In the end, we went with his and my case went as fast as it could.
Hi everyone!
I have assembled my documents for preparing AOS package but now I am not sure how to order the documents in the package.
Can you guys share how you arranged your documents in the package?
Thank you guys,
Pritu
I don't think there's any 'formal' cover letter that is required to be included with the I-485 package. As a matter of fact, I did not include any cover letter with my package, nor did I list out the supporting documents with my application. Anything you draft (if you choose to include a cover letter) should be fine.