Sm1smom
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DV 2025 AOS (Adjustment of Status) Process Only
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Hi Mom,thank you! the spreadsheet updated
Today I have received this update:
Case Remains Pending
We are temporarily pausing work on your application because an immigrant visa number is not immediately available to you. Once an immigrant visa number becomes immediately available to you, we will resume processing of your application.
Is this a regular thing? technically my case number becomes current in August. Thank you.
SusieQQQ
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There will be no visa number available to you until 1 August so yes this makes sense. Nice to know they’re already working on it.
Sm1smom
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My below updated post to you (made earlier on today) is in alignment with the above update that you posted.
Sm1smom
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By the way, how did you receive this update? Was it posted online?
Oh, haven't seen your post, thank you. Yes, the update was posted online. I didn't receiveany email or text notifications though.
Hi everyone,
Today, I had an interview and it was really well. My officer asked me some questions from my I-485 form like my name, birth, yes/no questions. He said it goes well and he is ok to approve me but he showed me a paper and said your background check is pending. So he did not give me an approval and said please wait until it approves online. Also, he worried about the deadline and he said he requested the expedite process.
It was straight forward and he and other employees treated me so nicely.
I sent my package in April 15, went to biometric in May 12 and my interview was in July 29.
Thank you so much and good luck.
Today, I had an interview and it was really well. My officer asked me some questions from my I-485 form like my name, birth, yes/no questions. He said it goes well and he is ok to approve me but he showed me a paper and said your background check is pending. So he did not give me an approval and said please wait until it approves online. Also, he worried about the deadline and he said he requested the expedite process.
It was straight forward and he and other employees treated me so nicely.
I sent my package in April 15, went to biometric in May 12 and my interview was in July 29.
Thank you so much and good luck.
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
Thanks for the update. Can you add your case details to the 2025 Timeline spreadsheet?
So my wife has two passports. Her current visa is in her current Paraguayan passport and her previous visa is her Swiss passport.
1. Should we include copies of both passports and visas or is just her Paraguayan sufficient? Any upside/downside to including them all?
2. Are there any original documents that should be sent? My impression is that all supporting documents are a copy and only thing that needs to be original are of course money orders, photos and i485 with a wet signature or anything that requires a wet signature and supporting documents are all copies of originals otherwise USCIS may destroy them at lockbox.
1. Should we include copies of both passports and visas or is just her Paraguayan sufficient? Any upside/downside to including them all?
2. Are there any original documents that should be sent? My impression is that all supporting documents are a copy and only thing that needs to be original are of course money orders, photos and i485 with a wet signature or anything that requires a wet signature and supporting documents are all copies of originals otherwise USCIS may destroy them at lockbox.
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
1. Include both - proof of maintaining a valid status covering all the time she's been in the US.
2. That is correct, plus the sealed medical report of course.
Hello Mom,
I hope you are doing well.
I have a diploma for a doctorate degree in English. But my high school diploma was translated in March 2024. Is it still usable? Do I have to re-translate my high school diploma or this is okay since I also have the doctorate diploma?
Thanks a lot!
I hope you are doing well.
I have a diploma for a doctorate degree in English. But my high school diploma was translated in March 2024. Is it still usable? Do I have to re-translate my high school diploma or this is okay since I also have the doctorate diploma?
Thanks a lot!
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
Does the 2024 translated version have a certified signed statement attesting to the translator's fluency in both English and your language? If it does, you can still use it, otherwise you need to get a new translation with the certified statement.
Hi Mom, I have two question.
1-For the interview, we will bring the original documents and copies of the documents we sent to the lockbox. My question is: do you think we should also bring copies of the original documents, just in case? Or is it not necessary?
2- My husband, the derivative applicant, had a J1 visa without the 2-year residency requirement. We haven't been able to find his old passport, but he does have photos showing the J1 visa stamp. I saw a comment saying they were asked to show the old passport with the J1 stamp, but I'm not sure if that's also required for derivative applicants. Do you think original documents like old passports or high school diplomas are necessary for derivative applicants as well?
1-For the interview, we will bring the original documents and copies of the documents we sent to the lockbox. My question is: do you think we should also bring copies of the original documents, just in case? Or is it not necessary?
2- My husband, the derivative applicant, had a J1 visa without the 2-year residency requirement. We haven't been able to find his old passport, but he does have photos showing the J1 visa stamp. I saw a comment saying they were asked to show the old passport with the J1 stamp, but I'm not sure if that's also required for derivative applicants. Do you think original documents like old passports or high school diplomas are necessary for derivative applicants as well?
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Sm1smom
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1. No harm in taking along copies in addition to the original document.
2. Derivatives are not required to submit or present HS diplomas. They are required to have original copies of applicable documents submitted though.
Thank you, Mom! Regarding the second question, we sent a copy of his old J-1 visa and passport. However, since we couldn’t find his original old passport, I wasn’t sure what the best option would be. Do you think the fact that it’s lost could cause a problem? We will bring a copy of it.
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
It shouldn’t be an issue.
Hey @Sm1smom,
So on my i485 I disclosed that I was charged for driving without a license in 2014 (because the question states to disclose any/all crimes). I know that the USCIS instructions state that traffic fines that are under $500 and not related to drug use, DUIs or didn't result in injury don't require supporting documentation. The problem is while I have the police and court records, I can't get proof from the courts that I paid. Someone went in person to ask them for me and they stated that I paid online so they don't have a receipt for me. They are very difficult to deal with. They basically don't even want to talk to you. They stopped replying to my emails. I did get summoned to court and was found guilty (missed court date otherwise case would be dropped due to having a full license at the time of court) and given a €125 euro fine.
I'm hoping of course that none of this will be an issue as it's a traffic offense and falls under that category but worried in-case they do send a RFE that the fine was paid or something like that. In theory I could fly to Ireland today/tomorrow to try and solve it in person or at least get access to my old bank account which might contain a receipt of transaction at the very least.
1. Do you recommend filing with police reports and court records anyways to ensure less potential for an RFE?
2. Do you recommend trying to go to Ireland in person to gain access to bank account for proof of payment in a bank statement if that's the best I can get?
3. When filling out the i485, would I answer yes to the 3 questions in part 9, items 22, 23, and 24? I know that in your example in 23 you answered "no" to this question despite answering yes to having traffic offenses but the ones you cited were speeding offenses. I guess the discernment here is whether or not this counts as a "crime" or a mere citation. It resulted only in a fine of €125. I did mark item 23 as "yes" and explained in the last page that it was due to the same explanation as I gave for marking 22 as yes which was the driving offense of driving without a license.
Thank you.
So on my i485 I disclosed that I was charged for driving without a license in 2014 (because the question states to disclose any/all crimes). I know that the USCIS instructions state that traffic fines that are under $500 and not related to drug use, DUIs or didn't result in injury don't require supporting documentation. The problem is while I have the police and court records, I can't get proof from the courts that I paid. Someone went in person to ask them for me and they stated that I paid online so they don't have a receipt for me. They are very difficult to deal with. They basically don't even want to talk to you. They stopped replying to my emails. I did get summoned to court and was found guilty (missed court date otherwise case would be dropped due to having a full license at the time of court) and given a €125 euro fine.
I'm hoping of course that none of this will be an issue as it's a traffic offense and falls under that category but worried in-case they do send a RFE that the fine was paid or something like that. In theory I could fly to Ireland today/tomorrow to try and solve it in person or at least get access to my old bank account which might contain a receipt of transaction at the very least.
1. Do you recommend filing with police reports and court records anyways to ensure less potential for an RFE?
2. Do you recommend trying to go to Ireland in person to gain access to bank account for proof of payment in a bank statement if that's the best I can get?
3. When filling out the i485, would I answer yes to the 3 questions in part 9, items 22, 23, and 24? I know that in your example in 23 you answered "no" to this question despite answering yes to having traffic offenses but the ones you cited were speeding offenses. I guess the discernment here is whether or not this counts as a "crime" or a mere citation. It resulted only in a fine of €125. I did mark item 23 as "yes" and explained in the last page that it was due to the same explanation as I gave for marking 22 as yes which was the driving offense of driving without a license.
Thank you.
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
The first thing that needs to happen here is to determine if you were cited with a violation (an infraction), or charged with a crime (which could be a misdemeanor). It seems to me like the traffic offense was a citation, but I don't know anything about the charging code that was applied (or if there was any?). So I think you'll need to take a closer look at your papers to help you figure this out.
1. If the traffic offense was a citation, you do not need to include police or court records.
2. You probably do not need to travel to obtain proof of payment IMO - a simple explanation about having paid the paid would usually suffice.
3. If the traffic offense was a citation, you should not be answering YES to Q23. There's a difference between being charged with a crime, and being cited.
So according to the police certificate that contains this offense (term commonly used in Ireland):
It further states
I guess that would suggest that it is a criminal issue in Ireland, at least? The thing is we don't really have a big difference between criminal and non-criminal. They are kind of used interchangeably, it really depends. Although I guess in this case, speeding tickets and parking fines and such as far as I'm aware don't come up on your police record, so that would suggest that driving without a license is treated as more since it goes on your police record.
I was basically driving under a "learner's permit" and without a fully licensed driver accompanying me. Technically the charge for this all falls under "driving without a license", even though it's recognized as much less severe than if you were simply driving without any form of license. To give context, the police issued me a court summons and let me continue driving back to work and did not tell me to stop driving. To me that would obviously indicate a lack of serious nature of the crime in Ireland, especially considering the end result was a €125 fine. In fact, had I not had the wrong court date and missed the appearance, they would've dropped the charge, as I had obtained a full license already by that time.
I think that perhaps because it is listed as a "criminal conviction" in this jurisdiction, that would indicate the records should be included and I should answer yes to Q23?
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
In that case, yeah you should answer YES to Q23 also. Since you’re responding in the affirmative to Q23, you should include the court disposition documents and the PCC in your AOS package also.