Docs for greencard!

K

kostik

Registered Users (C)
Hey guys! A year passed since I got my whitecard,now I'm ready for applying for green one:) So could anybody,please share the list of docs you need when you re applying for greencard? Probably It's been posted already but I haven't figured it out! I will really appreciate your help,my friends!;)
 
Here are some filing tips:

Processing Tips for I-485 Asylee Adjustments

Mailing Address:

US IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER
PO BOX 87485
LINCOLN NE 68501-7485

Direct mail of I-485 Asylum petitions to the NSC began in July of 1998. The petition adjusts status of asylees to that of permanent resident. Aliens must have been asylees for at least a year prior to filing the I-485.

Each application package should include the following in this order:

Fingerprint Fee $80
I-485 Filing Fee $930
I-485, Signed
2 passport photos in glassine envelope stapled to lower left corner
G-325A, Signed, original and at least one copy
I-693 Medical Examination with Vaccination Supplement
Evidence of Asylee Status (A clear, readable copy of the letter granting asylum, I-94, etc.)
I-643, Health and Human Services Statistical Data
Evidence of one year physical presence in the United States
Evidence might include a letter of employment, a lease, school enrollment records, or similar documentation which would cover broad periods of time.
Birth Certificate or other birth record with translation.
National passport and/or Refugee Travel Document (if you have one)
 
scully51 said:
Here are some filing tips:

Processing Tips for I-485 Asylee Adjustments

Mailing Address:

US IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER
PO BOX 87485
LINCOLN NE 68501-7485

Direct mail of I-485 Asylum petitions to the NSC began in July of 1998. The petition adjusts status of asylees to that of permanent resident. Aliens must have been asylees for at least a year prior to filing the I-485.

Each application package should include the following in this order:

Fingerprint Fee $80
I-485 Filing Fee $930
I-485, Signed
2 passport photos in glassine envelope stapled to lower left corner
G-325A, Signed, original and at least one copy
I-693 Medical Examination with Vaccination Supplement
Evidence of Asylee Status (A clear, readable copy of the letter granting asylum, I-94, etc.)
I-643, Health and Human Services Statistical Data
Evidence of one year physical presence in the United States
Evidence might include a letter of employment, a lease, school enrollment records, or similar documentation which would cover broad periods of time.
Birth Certificate or other birth record with translation.
National passport and/or Refugee Travel Document (if you have one)
Click to expand...

Just one correction. Not all applications go to the Nebraska Service Center. It now depends on state you reside in. Check the USCIS website to see which service center you have to send it to.
 
Hi,

I copied and pasted a section from the i-485 instructions regarding where to send the application.

Also, unless you're a refugee the fee for this transaction is $930. Remember refugee and asylee are two different status and have their own set of "rules".
 
I need to file my national passport or just copy of it? What about if I have 2 passports-International (which I used to come to the US) and domestic.
2) If I don't have lease agreemet,do I just need a letter from my roommates that I reside with them?
3)how many copies of documents should I include?
4)checks are filed together with documents?
5) where can I get Medical Examination and how much does it cost???

Sorry for so many questions,guys :)
 
kostik said:
I need to file my national passport or just copy of it? What about if I have 2 passports-International (which I used to come to the US) and domestic.
2) If I don't have lease agreemet,do I just need a letter from my roommates that I reside with them?
3)how many copies of documents should I include?
4)checks are filed together with documents?
5) where can I get Medical Examination and how much does it cost???

Sorry for so many questions,guys :)
Click to expand...

Never send original supporting documents. It will take you forever to get them back. Just send them copies. You could get a letter from you landlord. Letters from your roommates will not work. Your application packet should include

1. Filled and signed I-485 application with appropriate fees
2. Form G-325A
3. Proof of asylum grant
4. Proof of 12 months residence since asylum grant
5. Two passport size photos
6. your medical

As far as the medical examination is concerned, go to the USCIS website and go to the surgeon locator. Enter your zipcode and a list of doctors will appear. It will cost you around $200 and unfortunately health insurance does not cover it.
 
mesbahul said:
Never send original supporting documents. It will take you forever to get them back. Just send them copies. You could get a letter from you landlord. Letters from your roommates will not work. Your application packet should include

1. Filled and signed I-485 application with appropriate fees
2. Form G-325A
3. Proof of asylum grant
4. Proof of 12 months residence since asylum grant
5. Two passport size photos
6. your medical

As far as the medical examination is concerned, go to the USCIS website and go to the surgeon locator. Enter your zipcode and a list of doctors will appear. It will cost you around $200 and unfortunately health insurance does not cover it.
Click to expand...

But what if I'm not in the lease agreement? What else can I attach? Employment letter? And it has to be exactly 1 year or it can be less?
 
kostik said:
But what if I'm not in the lease agreement? What else can I attach? Employment letter? And it has to be exactly 1 year or it can be less?
Click to expand...

12 bank statements. Just blackout the account number. Employment letter will also work. You don't have to be on the lease. Just get a letter from the landlord stating you have been living there for a year or more.
 
kostik said:
Thank you very much!It will work perfectlu for me! 12 bank statements!! That's cool!
Click to expand...

What I did was I had a bank account which was open for a couple of years but very little activity. So I went online and printed out the transaction for the last one year. It turned out to be like two pages but it showed activity for one year. I did not even send them 12 continous bank statements. I just circled the dates to show that the bank account was active for the last one year.
 
u dont neeed lease or anything, do what i did for few people, write a statement that says you stayed in US continously one year after grand of asylum and u never departed US since arrival or after receiving asylum and whta u said is troe to the bets of ur knowledge. it works.
 
Thank you very much for ur help...Also,is it ok to send change-address form with application?
 
@mesbahul, i thought we are supposed to wait for them to ask us for medical? i did not know i have to send that together with application. am about to send my application next week. it seems like yu lately got your GC. please help me am clueless and have no cash to get a lawyer to do all this for me.
 
mamatonny said:
@mesbahul, i thought we are supposed to wait for them to ask us for medical? i did not know i have to send that together with application. am about to send my application next week. it seems like yu lately got your GC. please help me am clueless and have no cash to get a lawyer to do all this for me.
Click to expand...


If you send all the required documents at the same time, your processing will be faster as compared to waiting for the RFE and responding to it. You don't need a lawyer to file the I-485 if you have a basic understanding of English. Just read the instructions and follow them. If some questions confuse you, post it in this forum and most definately someone will point you in the right direction.

Best of luck and keep us posted!
 
kostik said:
Thank you very much for ur help...Also,is it ok to send change-address form with application?
Click to expand...

I would send it in separate envelopes. My brother and I one time had to mail in an application to the USCIS and we put it in the same envelope. My application was on top and his in the bottom. They acknowledged they received my appication but not my brother's. So we had to send his application all over again.

You are dealing with an agency that is overly unorganized.
 
mesbahul said:
As far as the medical examination is concerned, go to the USCIS website and go to the surgeon locator. Enter your zipcode and a list of doctors will appear. It will cost you around $200 and unfortunately health insurance does not cover it.
Click to expand...

mesbahul
When should the medical exam be done ? before or after the 1 year ?
Thanks
 
someone2007 said:
mesbahul
When should the medical exam be done ? before or after the 1 year ?
Thanks
Click to expand...

Try to do it as late as possible. Completing the medical takes about a week. Atleast here in NYC. So you maybe one week before you intend to send in your application.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top