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DV 2020 AOS Only

Got an answer from KCC when I requested a copy receipt:
"If you do not receive this by June 05, 2020 you must supply KCC with an email address."

I sent a request again repeating that it's important for me because I need to send AOS package earlier.
I do hope that it will work...
 
ElenaStNew,
I contacted them and discussed how it works and whether other docs can be included in the same application, but they kept repeating that they charge per degree. I think it totally depends on the agency.
I got an answer from the agency that you used and they indeed confirmed that they will evaluate all my degrees for 190$. Now I'm considering paying extra to get evaluated with them.
 
Sm1smom said:
1. I’m unable to determine precisely what your wife’s current status is, so I don’t know if she’s AOS eligible or not at this moment.
2. See my answer 1 ^^ above. Speak with an experienced immigration attorney to figure out her status. (Those sections are not applicable to DV based filings by the way).
3. This request can be safely ignored if you don’t have a copy of the original eDV registration form.
4. 13 (1) (A) - 0 income for your wife. 13 (1) (B) - your income.
5. No.
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Dear Mom, Thank you for your valuable response.

1. Let me clarify about my wife's status. Currently, she is on an F2 visa under my F1 OPT and this visa will expire on 08.31.2020. I applied and approved for H1B beginning from 09.01.2020 for 3 years. She requested H-4 starting from 09.01.2020 through her I-539 application, which is still pending.
I read that pending I539 itself is not determined as a lawful status. Since her F2 visa is valid till 08.31.2020, can she apply for AOS before the end of the F2 visa?
The only other option is to wait for I539 approval and then apply for I485.

2. I have a copy of the confirmation page (no mention of derivatives). But I don't have a copy of the whole registration form. Is there any other way to prove that we were originally entered in the eDV entrant?

Thank you in Advance!
 
asm_dv said:
One suggestion. So same thing happened with my AOS DV fee. It was showing that it is in a USPS shipping facility after 15 days. I even received the payment receipt hardcopy on the third week. So, I would suggest go to the local post office (a big one) and check with one of the supervisor. They have a more detail tracking system and they can provide more information. Sometimes, USPS has its own facility within a government building that deals with so much mail.

I sent my AOS packet by UPS to avoid this confusion.

Check with USPS before sending a whole new package.

check my post https://forums.immigration.com/threads/dv-2020-aos-only.340762/page-71#post-2516526
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Thanks for your advice.
I checked with USPS several times. They said it probably been delivered without a scan. However, for now, I haven't received anything and credit card not been cashed. I probably will wait for another few days.
 
Sm1smom said:
It’s probably lost within USPS system. I’ll suggesting sending in a new package if no further update by Monday.
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Hi Mom,
I'm not sure about one thing. If I send a new package and they get it in time and process the case. However, the old package somehow delivered after that. What will happen then? Is this will cause some bad impact on my case? Thanks!
 
I have a few translations with the signature of the translator (handwriting - original).
Now, since people are experiencing situations when the package may be lost, I'm a little concerned to send this original and not just a copy of it.
Because if I send the original translation with making a digital copy for myself and it gets lost, I will be in trouble if USCIS asks me about the original version of this copy. Do you guys still send copies or originals for such things? (e.g. translation, apartment appraisal, tax transcripts, education evaluation etc).

P.S.
limay, I believe you need to at least add some note to the second package telling about your negative experience with the first package. So that they know it and may check before starting doing any other actions.
 
dvelopp said:
I have a few translations with the signature of the translator (handwriting - original).
Now, since people are experiencing situations when the package may be lost, I'm a little concerned to send this original and not just a copy of it.
Because if I send the original translation with making a digital copy for myself and it gets lost, I will be in trouble if USCIS asks me about the original version of this copy. Do you guys still send copies or originals for such things? (e.g. translation, apartment appraisal, tax transcripts, education evaluation etc).

P.S.
limay, I believe you need to at least add some note to the second package telling about your negative experience with the first package. So that they know it and may check before starting doing any other actions.
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dveloop, see this,
https://forums.immigration.com/threads/dv-2020-aos-only.340762/page-122#post-2521952
plus if you are worried about package getting lost, you can ask the signature verification when you mail the package
 
2020AS00011xxx said:
Thank you. Who is eligible to fill out this form for me? They should be necessarily one of my relatives?

I have another question.
Do I need to have original title deed in its original language for the interview or its copy and translation should suffice?
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Any LPR or USC that meets the financial requirements, preferably a family (not a must though).
 
Sero1033 said:
Hi Sm1smom,

I have a question regarding i-944 (Part 3, Item 15 A, pag 7) - If you answer yes to the question about current health insurance, they ask "did you receive a re Premium Tax Credit" - does it refer to the last year PTC (2019) or current one? Because in instructions they ask to provide IRS transcript for Form 8963, 8962 and 1095A - and these can be only for 2019; or am I wrong? Please advise.
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I’m tired of opening the I-944 form and it’s instructions to corroborate or say otherwise, I think you’ve already answered this question by your self. Obviously there’s no way anyone can produce a 2020 IRS tax transcript at this time of the year.
 
SriSam said:
Dear Mom, Thank you for your valuable response.

1. Let me clarify about my wife's status. Currently, she is on an F2 visa under my F1 OPT and this visa will expire on 08.31.2020. I applied and approved for H1B beginning from 09.01.2020 for 3 years. She requested H-4 starting from 09.01.2020 through her I-539 application, which is still pending.
I read that pending I539 itself is not determined as a lawful status. Since her F2 visa is valid till 08.31.2020, can she apply for AOS before the end of the F2 visa?
The only other option is to wait for I539 approval and then apply for I485.

2. I have a copy of the confirmation page (no mention of derivatives). But I don't have a copy of the whole registration form. Is there any other way to prove that we were originally entered in the eDV entrant?

Thank you in Advance!
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1. If you’re still on F1, then your wife is also still on F2, she’s eligible to file AOS now before it expires.
2. You have no other way of proving that outside of a copy of the eRegistration. Not having this proof is not an issue.
 
limay said:
Hi Mom,
I'm not sure about one thing. If I send a new package and they get it in time and process the case. However, the old package somehow delivered after that. What will happen then? Is this will cause some bad impact on my case? Thanks!
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The Chicago Lockbox will accept and process both which will complicate the approval process down the road. Unless you’re able to stop payment on the second package which will force them to send back the package.
 
Sm1smom said:
1. If you’re still on F1, then your wife is also still on F2, she’s eligible to file AOS now before it expires.
2. You have no other way of proving that outside of a copy of the eRegistration. Not having this proof is not an issue.
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Thank You Mom..!!
 
rabey, thanks!
By the way, it will be my third time sending something in the US, so your advice is super helpful.

I also found that it's required to send 12 months of bank statements.
I found that there might be two options here:
1) Download all the transactions as a text document and print (~50 both pages for checking and saving accounts).
2) Download actual statements (available in a bank of America in statements section - over 200 pages total(6-12 pages per one month statement for one account due to some bank info on several pages for every month statement and some empty pages marked as "This page intentionally left blank".
It seems like a lot to include 200+ pages of statements.
However, which path do you guys follow here?
 
I think this was answered - people enclosed everything.
I'm not sure how it is with Bank of America, I'm with TD Bank and we only have these statements that have every transaction from the account displayed. So each statement is about 10-15 pages long.
My only good thing is that I will not have a full year of statements, since I have entered the country in August 2019.
 
dvelopp said:
rabey, thanks!
By the way, it will be my third time sending something in the US, so your advice is super helpful.

I also found that it's required to send 12 months of bank statements.
I found that there might be two options here:
1) Download all the transactions as a text document and print (~50 both pages for checking and saving accounts).
2) Download actual statements (available in a bank of America in statements section - over 200 pages total(6-12 pages per one month statement for one account due to some bank info on several pages for every month statement and some empty pages marked as "This page intentionally left blank".
It seems like a lot to include 200+ pages of statements.
However, which path do you guys follow here?
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What I did was, I requested the bank to issue an statement stating 24months,12months, 6months, and 3months average, opening date, etc. Then included the summery page of each month's statement (the first page, includes the opening balance and ending valance). That reduced the pages to be around 20-25. In my opinion they only care about you have money that you are actually claiming, not just topping on your account from someone else's money. That's just my opinion, feel free to include all the pages if you like. These I-944 requirements are new. So, there's no previous experience.
 
Hello Mom,

My money was cashed 04/22/2020 and then I received a confirmation text on the 23rd and finally got a mailed notice on the 27th. However I still didn't get any letter for the bio-metrics till now. Is it taking them longer now with everyone due to the current situation? Or should I call them and check ?

Thank you so much
 
Bolli said:
Hello Mom,

My money was cashed 04/22/2020 and then I received a confirmation text on the 23rd and finally got a mailed notice on the 27th. However I still didn't get any letter for the bio-metrics till now. Is it taking them longer now with everyone due to the current situation? Or should I call them and check ?

Thank you so much
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The ASCs are closed till at least 4 June so no biometric appointments are currently taking place. Don’t expect a letter until they know for sure when they are reopening and can schedule you.
 
Bolli said:
Hello Mom,

My money was cashed 04/22/2020 and then I received a confirmation text on the 23rd and finally got a mailed notice on the 27th. However I still didn't get any letter for the bio-metrics till now. Is it taking them longer now with everyone due to the current situation? Or should I call them and check ?

Thank you so much
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What she (Susie) said ^^ above.

p.s. stay current with posts by others filing around the same time as you on this thread.
 
Hey everyone,

I'm double checking my documents and I found that I didn't put an answer to any of the checkboxes in the following field for I-485:

You may need to file Form I-864. For more information, read
the Form I-485 Instructions, What Evidence Must You
Submit, Item Number 9. Public Charge: Declaration of Self-
Sufficiency (Form I-944) and Affidavit of Support Under
INA section 213A (Form I-864).
I am EXEMPT from filing Form I-864 because:

1) I'm not really sure if any option is applied to me. I'm H1B holder and my wife is a dependant (H4). She is a principal applicant.
We haven't filed any immigration petitions yet from my employer. Do I need to select something here or I need to fill out I-864 in addition to my I-944?

2) Receipt Number of Principal's Underlying Petition (if any) and Priority Date of Principal Applicant's Underlying Petition (if any) (mm/dd/yyyy)
Is that Case Number and 06/01/2020 (because a number is current June )

3) Do I need to put N/A even to those fields where it says (if any) or if you answered yes to something, then fill those fields? Also A-Number on each page, should I leave it blank or put N/A?
 
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