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Hello, I have a few questions about AOS. My wife winner of the DV lottery 2020, we are in the USA as F-1 students from last Summer to the present. Her winning number is 32*** but we sent our case to AOS in mid-April before the June visa bulletin. USCIS sent us back our case at the end of April. They said, that our case may be considered when our case number becomes current. I have several questions:

1. Can we send our case without waiting for June 1, since the visa bulletin for June was issued on April 25, or in our case with the rejected case it is still better to wait on June 1?
2. When we will send them a second time our case Do we need to put a letter there indicating that our case number is already current or they themselves will see it even without our letter?
3. When resubmitting documents Is it worth sending our medical examinations which expire (60 days) soon?
 
FDV said:
Hello, I have a few questions about AOS. My wife winner of the DV lottery 2020, we are in the USA as F-1 students from last Summer to the present. Her winning number is 32*** but we sent our case to AOS in mid-April before the June visa bulletin. USCIS sent us back our case at the end of April. They said, that our case may be considered when our case number becomes current. I have several questions:

1. Can we send our case without waiting for June 1, since the visa bulletin for June was issued on April 25, or in our case with the rejected case it is still better to wait on June 1?
2. When we will send them a second time our case Do we need to put a letter there indicating that our case number is already current or they themselves will see it even without our letter?
3. When resubmitting documents Is it worth sending our medical examinations which expire (60 days) soon?
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1. Yes you can re-file before June 1st.
2. The Chicago Lockbox has the discretion of accepting cases based on early filing. Including a cover note is optional, they already know about early filing possibility which they may or may not honor.
3. The medical exam must still be valid (not more than 60 days old) as at the time the package is accepted by USCIS. Since you’ve not stated when your medical exam was signed and the actual day you hope to re-send your AOS package (specific dates), it’s hard to know how risky this may be for you.
 
Form I-485 Question 22 a asks "When I last arrived in the US I was infected at a port of entry and admitted as (for example exchange visitor, visitor, waived through, temporary worker, student): "
I am on an E2 visa- would my answer be non-immigrant or e2? Or am I understanding this question incorrectly and it should be something completely different?
 
Hey everyone, I just got passport photographs taken at Costco and they made them with round corners. When I asked them , they said that nobody ever had problems with that. However, they are saying about passport, what’s about USCIS ? They are ok with those ?
 

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Sm1smom said:
1. Yes you can re-file before June 1st.
2. The Chicago Lockbox has the discretion of accepting cases based on early filing. Including a cover note is optional, they already know about early filing possibility which they may or may not honor.
3. The medical exam must still be valid (not more than 60 days old) as at the time the package is accepted by USCIS. Since you’ve not stated when your medical exam was signed and the actual day you hope to re-send your AOS package (specific dates), it’s hard to know how risky this may be for you.
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Thank you so much for the answers, I understood, of course, I can re-file before June 1. But I have a question of how risky it is to resend before June 1, given the fact that for the first time they regected. Moreover, you yourself wrote that they, at their discretion, can take matters on the basis of early registration or not accept.Will an early refusal affect their decision if I re-fiel before the first of June?
3. and about medical examinations, they end in a couple of days before we even forward our case, but I heard that it’s not worth spending money on it now because they still ask to bring a new medical examination for an interview. Have you heard anything about this? Or is a medical examination still needed for a full package of documents?
 
FDV said:
Thank you so much for the answers, I understood, of course, I can re-file before June 1. But I have a question of how risky it is to resend before June 1, given the fact that for the first time they regected. Moreover, you yourself wrote that they, at their discretion, can take matters on the basis of early registration or not accept.Will an early refusal affect their decision if I re-fiel before the first of June?
3. and about medical examinations, they end in a couple of days before we even forward our case, but I heard that it’s not worth spending money on it now because they still ask to bring a new medical examination for an interview. Have you heard anything about this? Or is a medical examination still needed for a full package of documents?
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1. Didn’t you say you filed in April BEFORE the June VB was released? Your package was rightly refused if you filed before the VB showing when your CN is current was released. That is different from taking advantage of the early filing I indicated you could take advantage of.

3. Where did you read this misleading “they still ask you to bring a new medical for an interview” information?

You should go through the AOS Process Spreadsheet as a matter of fact to help you better understand the process. One of the tabs on that spreadsheet has links to both past and present timeline spreadsheets which I recommend you also take a look at to get an idea of similar selectees filing timeline.
 
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Thank you so much for the clarification, especially for the advantage of early registration, I had the wrong opinion
 
For some reason the spreadshit does not work for me. Is is being updated or something? When I open it I just can see the first 12 points written and a disclaimer. Nothing else. if there are any links to more content they don't open for me. Help
 
antypolki said:
For some reason the spreadshit does not work for me. Is is being updated or something? When I open it I just can see the first 12 points written and a disclaimer. Nothing else. if there are any links to more content they don't open for me. Help
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Maybe the problem is with the device you’re using? The spreadsheet has always been open for everyone to read. There are several tabs on it which you you to navigate through.
 
tinks1 said:
Form I-485 Question 22 a asks "When I last arrived in the US I was infected at a port of entry and admitted as (for example exchange visitor, visitor, waived through, temporary worker, student): "
I am on an E2 visa- would my answer be non-immigrant or e2? Or am I understanding this question incorrectly and it should be something completely different?
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Treaty Investor, E2, non-immigrant - any of those.
 
dvelopp said:
Hey everyone, I just got passport photographs taken at Costco and they made them with round corners. When I asked them , they said that nobody ever had problems with that. However, they are saying about passport, what’s about USCIS ? They are ok with those ?
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Your photos are fine as is, stop over analyzing everything.
 
I was reading instructions regarding the real estates outside of the USA for i-944. It states here:
If you wish to include the net value of your or your household member’s home,
then you must include documentation demonstrating that you or the household member owns it, a recent appraisal by a
licensed appraiser, and evidence of the amount of all loans secured by a mortgage, trust deed, or other lien on the home.
Is it really necessary to have an actual appraisal or similar documents could be accepted as well? For example, besides the document of the ownership, I thought to include the official real estate tax document issued by my country with that. In that document, besides the amount of the tax that needs to be paid, there is an information of the estimated value of the property, in euros. Also, it's yearly issued so the information that is presented there is always up to date. In your opinion, would that be enough proof or should I do this official appraisal thing as well?
 
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