485 application question: Military service

hnks

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AS y'all may know, I am preparing my I-485 and I have 3 questions on the form that I hope you can help me answer them:

1- In my spouse application (485 form), we are being asked for his A number. Currently, he has an EAD based on a J-2 status on which he has an A number. SHould he use this number in the 485 application? should he include a copy of his EAD? or should he write none assuming this number changes according to the type of application?

2- There is a question on the second page of the 485 form: " List your present and past membership in or affiliation with every organization, association, fund, foundation, party, club, society or similar group in the United States or in other places since your 16th birthday. Include any foreign military service in this part. If none, write "none." Include thename(s) of organization(s), location(s), dates of membership, from and to, and the nature of the organization(s). If additional space is needed, use aseparate piece of paper."

My husband has served in the military in our home country (EGYP), it is a mandatory service for all male citizens after graduation by the country's law. I beleive he should include this in the above question, am I right? I am worried though if this would raise any issues from the USCIS side. Has anyone had similar experience? What would you suggest??

3- In the above question, should we include memberships in societies such sigma XIi (scientific research society) or memeberships such the American chemical society (ACS) and similar societies?? I have clearly mentioned these in my I-140 NIW application.

Your help and comments are greatly appreciated
 
1- The J-2 EAD A# is not the same as the one he'll get for his immigrant application. So you can write "none". His permanent A# will be eight-digits (sometimes written as nine digits but the first digit is zero), the EAD A# is nine-digits with the first digit not zero. This won't carry over. No copy of EAD is necessary for I-485, but is necessary for new EAD application based on (C)(9) as they ask for copies of previous EADs.

2- Yes, he must include military service. It is very unlikely that USCIS will want to discuss this with him, as it was mandatory for him and also very common on I-485 applications.

3- Include anything that comes to mind, even Sigma Xi or ACS or whatever - I did.

By the way, do they use "y'all" in Egypt?
 
Thank you jk0274
Very helpful!
It looks like I picked some southern slangs...

hnks
 
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