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Thank you Jackolantern for your reply as always. Yes, I have included her naturalization certificate and her name change letter from the court, while filing I-485

Hi, My I-130 was filed and approved when my spouse was a permanent resident. She is now naturalized to a US citizen and I have applied I-485 for adjustment of status, mentioning myself as a spouse of a US citizen, in all the documents sent. I was in US when I-130 was filed and am still in the US...

Thank you Jackolantern. Your reply has helped me 'delete' my confusion. I am planning to file the next day my spouse takes the oath. I hope that won't be a problem. Thanks again

Thank you so much newacct. We expect to get name change document during the oath ceremony. I am a bit confused with the ways things are going. As I mentioned earlier, my I-130 was filed and approved before spouse became a citizen. 1. Am I (student) filing AOS as a) an immediate relative of a...

Thank you for your suggestions and thought. We decided to file I-485 after the spouse gets naturalized. The good news is: Spouse's oath ceremony has been scheduled. Can you please shed some light on some of my concerns: 1. In order to file as a spouse of a US citizen, Can the adjustment of...

newacct and Jackolantern, Thanks a lot for your quick responses. Let me make the situation more clear: The student had F-1 visa valid for 5 years when he entered US. His EAD was approved under OPT at the beginning of third year. He worked for almost seven months during OPT outside his major...

Thank you Jackolantern for your reply. The student is filing I-485 in a family-based category as a spouse of a permanent resident. As I mentioned earlier, the unauthorized employment was during the OPT period, three years back, when the student had EAD in hand and had maintained F-1 status...

Hi, Here is the scenario: A F-1 student, who is a spouse of a permanent resident, is filing I-485 based upon the approval of I-130. The student worked using his social security (not using EAD though he had EAD) during the OPT (Optical Practical Training) period. This basically means the work...

Thank you Jackolantern for your reply. I am trying to figure out if my current annual income of around $20,000 (including assets) is sufficient for sponsoring my spouse, we have no other dependents. We had joint income of $25,000 in 2011 and $40,000 in 2012. Will that be a plus?

Thank you newacct for your reply. Will $20,000 annual income (including assets) be on a safer side for household of size two, me and my spouse? I know this amount marginally crosses the threshold. I can't find other joint sponsor.

Hi, I-130 for my spouse who is in F-1 status has been approved. I am a permanent resident. We are planning to file I-485 as the priority date will be current in August 1st. I have few questions. 1. My spouse works in University. He worked during the Spring (2013) semester as research...

Hi Saxo, as our priority date is not current, we will file AOS after I become citizen. Your case might be a bit different: as your priority date is current, I think you can file Adjustment of Status, before you become citizen. ( I am not a lawyer, I am a layman like you. Please get experts'...

RFE for Marriage Certificates After 21 months long wait, I (PR) received RFE for I-130 for my spouse. The RFE asks to send marriage certificate and its English translation (if applicable). I am sure I have already sent copies of both the certificates with the application. My questions: 1...

Thank you Jackolanthern for your reply. I wonder why I-130 application decision is taking so long. Will the processing time set to zero when we moved from one service center (California) to another (New York)?

Hi, I am planning to file for citizenship (N-400) at the end of April, 2013 based on 5 yrs of residency (minus 90 days). My husband is in F-1 status, we are married for 20 months now. I already filed I-130 for him in Dec, 2011 while we were in California. No decision was made for I-130 until...