DV 2020 AOS Only
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theAfghan
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Hi everyone, my number will be current in May and I feel like I am little bit behind. I had completed DS260 a while ago and sent in DV Fee about 3 weeks (still waiting on receipt). I have a couple questions:
1- Is it fine to mail my AOS Package by mid April or is this too late?
2- I have been living in the States for 5.5 years now, Do I need a birth certificate?
3- What's the cheapest way to get the medical exam done? Estimate of how much it will cost me?
5- Which vaccines should I get from my GP (so I can avoid paying out of pocket since my insurance covers almost all vaccines)?
6- I graduated college here but I don't have my diploma in hand, would my unofficial transcript be good enough?
Sorry if this is long. Appreciate the help.
1- Is it fine to mail my AOS Package by mid April or is this too late?
2- I have been living in the States for 5.5 years now, Do I need a birth certificate?
3- What's the cheapest way to get the medical exam done? Estimate of how much it will cost me?
5- Which vaccines should I get from my GP (so I can avoid paying out of pocket since my insurance covers almost all vaccines)?
6- I graduated college here but I don't have my diploma in hand, would my unofficial transcript be good enough?
Sorry if this is long. Appreciate the help.
I'm also planing to include TOEFL (even though it's only valid for 2 years and expired now), but if you are an F1 graduate student then you can included the certificate you get for teaching from the English department (if you've ever done that).
Sm1smom
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Stop overthinking this! List the amount as shown on the bank statement you’re submitting as evidence in support of whatever you have on the form.
Sm1smom
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1. I am not aware of any situation in the past where a pending OPT petition negatively impacted AOS. You’ll need to be more specific as to your actual FO if you need more guidance on this - I don’t know if any single FO covering the “Mountain State Region”
2. They can find out anything they wish to know.
3. I-864 is not applicable for DV based AOS filing. If you wish to include an affidavit of support in addition to the required Self Sufficiency form, you’ll have to use an I-134.
Sm1smom
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1. You can take advantage of early filing and send in your package mid-April, or wait until May to file - its your call.
2. Yes of course you do. How long you’ve been in the US is irrelevant to including the required documents with your AOS package.
3. You really need to do your own homework. Start by reading the AOS process spreadsheet.
5. Same as 3 ^^ above.
6. Do whatever you can to get the original copy of your diploma.
I don’t see any tab for documents! I just see “your cases”, and under that two tabs “case status” and “case history”.
Sm1smom
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I see, thanks for clarifying. Now, have you called USCIS though? If you haven’t, you need to do so and request to speak with a level 2 rep.
RahulSingh1
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Sm1smom
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This new public charge form I-944 has many vague questions. You don't know if you should leave them unanswered or answer negatively
If I have not used or applied for federally-funded medicaid should I answer item number 20 "None of the above apply to me" or leave it unanswered?
“Answer all questions fully and accurately. If a question does not apply to you (for example, if you have never been married and the question asks, “Provide the name of your current spouse”), type or print “N/A” unless otherwise directed. If your answer to a question which requires a numeric response is zero or none (for example, “How many children do you have” or “How many times have you departed the United States”), type or print “None” unless otherwise directed”
Instructions For Declaration of Self Sufficiency
Hello Mom,
(Edit: I am the selectee) My husband has unfortunately been tested positive for TB. We are now waiting for results for the chest X-ray to determine if he has a latent or active TB. We read on the USCIS website that if the TB is latent, the CS can still sign the form and we will be able to proceed with the application. However, today the CS called and said that he would need to see the local health department to determine if a treatment is necessary (even if it's latent) which could take 3 months. i.e., My husband would have to wait until the treatment is done before he can apply for green card. There are several options that we are currently thinking of right now, and I need your help to see if it's feasible or not.
1. I submit my AOS application now and he'll submit after his treatment is done. (Is it a hard requirement that spouses submit AOS together?)
2. I submit my AOS application now and he'll do consular processing (Since he would probably have to wait until June for the treatment to be done, at that point maybe it's better to do CP?)
3. We submit AOS together but he'll have to include form I 603 waiver on grounds of inadmissibility (The issue is that this form can only be used for class A TB, which is active TB, and not latent).
Are any of the above options feasible for us? Do you think there's any other options that we should consider? I really appreciate your thoughts and opinions Mom.
(Edit: I am the selectee) My husband has unfortunately been tested positive for TB. We are now waiting for results for the chest X-ray to determine if he has a latent or active TB. We read on the USCIS website that if the TB is latent, the CS can still sign the form and we will be able to proceed with the application. However, today the CS called and said that he would need to see the local health department to determine if a treatment is necessary (even if it's latent) which could take 3 months. i.e., My husband would have to wait until the treatment is done before he can apply for green card. There are several options that we are currently thinking of right now, and I need your help to see if it's feasible or not.
1. I submit my AOS application now and he'll submit after his treatment is done. (Is it a hard requirement that spouses submit AOS together?)
2. I submit my AOS application now and he'll do consular processing (Since he would probably have to wait until June for the treatment to be done, at that point maybe it's better to do CP?)
3. We submit AOS together but he'll have to include form I 603 waiver on grounds of inadmissibility (The issue is that this form can only be used for class A TB, which is active TB, and not latent).
Are any of the above options feasible for us? Do you think there's any other options that we should consider? I really appreciate your thoughts and opinions Mom.
RahulSingh1
Member
I guess you can take your medical form at the time of interview. I have heard many people do that. On USCIS website you can also notice this. But it's all up to you and do it at your own risk.
You (not the civil surgeon) must submit your Form I-693 to USCIS. If you are applying for adjustment of status, you may submit Form I-693:
- By mail with your Form I-485, Application to Register for Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, to the location specified for your Form I-485 (see Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-485).
- By mail after filing your Form I-485 to the location specified in your most recent communication with USCIS (for example, a Request for Evidence letter from USCIS).
- In person at an interview in a USCIS field office (if an interview is required).
Thank you for the suggestion. But that would require the interview to be scheduled after the treatment is done, and we don't have much control over when the interview is scheduled. Unless we delay our AOS application, at which point it probably makes sense to include the form I-693 with the application anyway.
Sm1smom
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1. You can submit your AOS package alone, he can file after he’s cleared - you’ll need to include a copy of AOS NOA (your I-485 receipt from USCIS) in his package. Filing together is not a most, it just helps with adjudicating both cases together.
2. Weigh the pros and cons of CP vs. AOS and decide if CP may work for him. Take current travel restrictions and the ongoing pandemic (embassy shutdowns, interview cancellations, etc) into consideration when making your decision, advance documents submission requirements for CP, etc - several things you should be sure to take into consideration to help you decide on the best option for your spouse.
3. I wouldn’t even bother with this option if this was my case, there’s a lot of hoops to jump through for this - particularly not under this current administration.
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
I think the suggestion from @RahulSingh1 is not a bad one either. Yes you have no control over when the interview gets scheduled, filing without the medical report however gives you a head start.
If the interview gets scheduled while medical treatment is ongoing, you’ll both attend the interview as scheduled, you present yours (if it wasn’t previously filed with your package) and explain the fact that your spouse’s medical report is not ready because he’s undergoing the required treatments. The IO can still approve yours since you’re the main selectee, and put your spouse’s petition on AP pending medical report submission. On the hand other hand, your FO May be slow in scheduling your interview and your spouse gets to complete his treatment before you’re called in.
There is a chance that your husband does not need any treatment. I had a posititve TB test but my x-ray was absolutely fine and once CS got it she signed the form without any additional questions. I am not a doctor but heard that positive tests are not rare for people who have been vaccinated against TB (which was my case).
Thank you Mom, for your insight. That makes perfect sense. If we were to go to interview without my husband’s report, is there a chance that I will get AP along with him for that reason?
I read online that there’s two types of TB tests. Skin test and blood test. If it were the former, then yes false positives due to the BCG vaccine are likely. But we took the blood test which is much more accurate. As for the X-ray result, it will only show whether the TB is active or not. If the X-ray is clear, it means my husband has latent TB and according to the CS, he would have to consult the local health department to determine if a treatment is necessary before he can sign the form.
Sm1smom
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I cannot say with certainty if your assigned IO will or will not place you on AP also.
