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Thanks for clarifying that up. As for the marriage certificate, since it's issued here in the US, I can just make a photocopy?

I have a foreign birth certificate and so does my wife (now a USC.) When I file the I-485, do I need to have my birth certificate professionally translated? I've Googled and found other people asking this question in the past few years but there was no clear answer. I'm hoping to find out...

I would like to know this as well.

Correction, I'm an importer-exporter :) I'm going on 4 years now under F1, I have a clean file with the college and USCIS. 1.5k would've been as far as I would've invested in this. I have a fairly straightforward case, I just wanted to make sure the AOS goes through smoothly because each...

Thanks for the advice! Do you recommend hiring a lawyer for this process or does it not make much difference? How much would one charge?

My wife is taking her naturalization oath next week. I'm currently under F1 visa and have just enrolled in another semester at college. How soon can I file for AOS? I'd like to file as soon as possible.

I have a simple follow-up question regarding the process: when will the interview take place? Right after I get my receipt for the AOS package? Thanks! Art

Thanks, this clears things up a whole lot. I'll probably be taking the whole year off from college then until I count as a resident, because where I'm studying it's $6000 for 12 credits vs. $1800 a semester for up to 18 credits. I already have an ITIN and built good credit history on that...

Thanks, I'll check with my college regarding the tuition. I don't have an SSN because the only way they'd issue me one was if I worked (on-campus with approval from USCIS.) That's great news regarding the AOS. Will they send me something in the mail that they received my application? I'm...

I'm currently an F1 student with about 1 more year to go (in NYC.) My wife is taking the citizenship oath in January. I would like to immediately apply for adjustment of status for two reasons: 1. Pay college tuition as a resident and 2. Get my SSN and build credit history. Next year I...