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F1April20 said:
Awesome! Thank you so much.

I promise I have honored the spreadsheet and review it twice to find these answers before asking. And by no means I disregarded your previous question, I was simply trying to follow up on it by gathering more information on that situation, as I understand is trickier than if the interview had not been scheduled and, in fact, I was even wondering how inclined would KCC be to allow me such change.
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I was told a while ago that if the embassy has already gotten your file, you will need to ask them. Not sure if anyone here has been in that situation before or how positive the outcome is likely to be though. Have you had any luck calling KCC? I am trying to make that same change myself but they have not replied to my email yet
 
hi mom, in relation to including the I-20 (current and past), does this include all past ones? I have quite a few - 5 in total, would you suggest submitting all of them?
 
88lucky21 said:
hi mom, in relation to including the I-20 (current and past), does this include all past ones? I have quite a few - 5 in total, would you suggest submitting all of them?
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The I-20s are one of the ways you demonstrate you’ve never gone out of status by overstaying. 5 isn’t a lot, include them all.
 
Sm1smom said:
The I-20s are one of the ways you demonstrate you’ve never gone out of status by overstaying. 5 isn’t a lot, include them all.
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Thank you, in that same vein;

1. Should I be including my E3 documents since I was on an E3 before switching over to an F1?
2. If yes, would the visa in my passport plus the letter of employment suffice for this?

Thank you!
 
88lucky21 said:
Thank you, in that same vein;

1. Should I be including my E3 documents since I was on an E3 before switching over to an F1?
2. If yes, would the visa in my passport plus the letter of employment suffice for this?

Thank you!
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1. Yes
2. Yes
 
Sm1smom said:
The I-20s are one of the ways you demonstrate you’ve never gone out of status by overstaying. 5 isn’t a lot, include them all.
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Piggybacking on this:

1- I have three I20s, the first one was to begin in fall 2020 but when we saw that because of the pandemic I was not going to make it in time, they issued a new one for Spring. They made a mistake and had to issue a third one. Should I send all of them?

2- I have also had a J1 and a K1, not sure which documents should I send to demonstrate I have never gone out of status with those?
 
DV21M said:
I was told a while ago that if the embassy has already gotten your file, you will need to ask them. Not sure if anyone here has been in that situation before or how positive the outcome is likely to be though. Have you had any luck calling KCC? I am trying to make that same change myself but they have not replied to my email yet
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No, automated voice mail.
So the change is doable then? What are the chances my case will get stuck in limbo for good? Or what are the negative impact of trying at least?
 
DV21M said:
Piggybacking on this:

1- I have three I20s, the first one was to begin in fall 2020 but when we saw that because of the pandemic I was not going to make it in time, they issued a new one for Spring. They made a mistake and had to issue a third one. Should I send all of them?

2- I have also had a J1 and a K1, not sure which documents should I send to demonstrate I have never gone out of status with those?
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2. For the J1 you need all the DS-2019 you had to demonstrate you never were out of state.
 
fauchc said:
You may still need the originals at the interview though.
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Hopefully they'll understand those are not retrievable. Ugh! today is definitely a day of worries with this and KCC not changing my stupid case lol Thank you for the input, by the way, I forgot to say so before.
 
Hi Mom,

Regarding the I-797, I had one from when I applied for an EAD card but the card has expired already (it's been two years). Do I still need to include both the I-797 and the EAD card in the aos package? Thanks
 
DV21M said:
Piggybacking on this:

1- I have three I20s, the first one was to begin in fall 2020 but when we saw that because of the pandemic I was not going to make it in time, they issued a new one for Spring. They made a mistake and had to issue a third one. Should I send all of them?

2- I have also had a J1 and a K1, not sure which documents should I send to demonstrate I have never gone out of status with those?
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1. Did you enter the US with the first two I-20s or where you already in the US when they were issued? If the answer is NO, then they are irrelevant.
2a. You already know what you need for the J1 - you asked about the DS2019 a couple of weeks ago.
2b. Did you ever enter the US on the K1 visa? If yes:
"Evidence of Continuously Maintaining a Lawful Status Since Arrival in the United States
Anyone applying under the following immigrant categories must submit evidence to show they have continuously
maintained lawful immigration status while in the United States and are therefore not barred from adjustment by INA
section 245(c)(2): applicants applying under a family-based preference category or an employment-based preference
category; special immigrant religious workers, Afghan or Iraqi nationals, and international broadcasters; and selectees
under the Diversity Visa Lottery program.
Acceptable evidence may include, but is not limited to, copies of the following documents:
A. Form I-797 approval notices for all extensions and changes of nonimmigrant status;
B. Form I-94 Arrival-Departure Record, including printouts of paperless I-94 admissions;
C. Form I-20, Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F-1) Student Status - For Academic and Language
Students, or Form I-20, Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (M-1) Student Status - For Vocational
Students, including all pages containing notations by authorized school officials;
D. Form DS-2019 (formerly IAP 66), Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J-1) Status, including all pages
containing notations by authorized exchange visitor program officials; or
E. Passport page with an admission or parole stamp (issued by a U.S. immigration officer)."

Form I-485 Instructions

p.s. you honestly need to stop panicking or over-analyzing every single post or information you come across. While the AOS process may appear daunting and intimidating, it really isn't rocket science. The information you need is right there staring you in the face!
 
88lucky21 said:
Lastly regarding maintaining status - should I be including any pages with stamps in my passport for visiting the US as a visitor (for holiday/leisure)? Or is the record on the I-94 from the website sufficient for this
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Please use your discretion.
 
Gnignia said:
Hi Mom,

Regarding the I-797, I had one from when I applied for an EAD card but the card has expired already (it's been two years). Do I still need to include both the I-797 and the EAD card in the aos package? Thanks
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Have you taken a look at the AOS process spreadsheet? The "AOS Package" tab section of that spreadsheet has the answer to your question.
 
Sm1smom said:
1. Did you enter the US with the first two I-20s or where you already in the US when they were issued? If the answer is NO, then they are irrelevant.
2a. You already know what you need for the J1 - you asked about the DS2019 a couple of weeks ago.
2b. Did you ever enter the US on the K1 visa? If yes:
"Evidence of Continuously Maintaining a Lawful Status Since Arrival in the United States
Anyone applying under the following immigrant categories must submit evidence to show they have continuously
maintained lawful immigration status while in the United States and are therefore not barred from adjustment by INA
section 245(c)(2): applicants applying under a family-based preference category or an employment-based preference
category; special immigrant religious workers, Afghan or Iraqi nationals, and international broadcasters; and selectees
under the Diversity Visa Lottery program.
Acceptable evidence may include, but is not limited to, copies of the following documents:
A. Form I-797 approval notices for all extensions and changes of nonimmigrant status;
B. Form I-94 Arrival-Departure Record, including printouts of paperless I-94 admissions;
C. Form I-20, Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F-1) Student Status - For Academic and Language
Students, or Form I-20, Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (M-1) Student Status - For Vocational
Students, including all pages containing notations by authorized school officials;
D. Form DS-2019 (formerly IAP 66), Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J-1) Status, including all pages
containing notations by authorized exchange visitor program officials; or
E. Passport page with an admission or parole stamp (issued by a U.S. immigration officer)."

Form I-485 Instructions

p.s. you honestly need to stop panicking or over-analyzing every single post or information you come across. It is not rocket science. The information you need is right there staring you in the face!
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Right! Now that I have both documents and the K1 simply can be seen as looking at how I left the country before the 90 days were up, it should be all fine.
I really do have to stop living in anxiety, I feel like the yoga and meditation videos market is going to make a lot of money with me through this process lol
I just need KCC to process my change to AOS from CP so they don't mess that up and I focus on this. I have put together lots of evidence for my other concern so it should be really straightforward.
 
DV21M said:
I just need KCC to process my change to AOS from CP so they don't mess that up and I focus on this.
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Again, focusing and stressing on a non issue considering you never sent in the required documents to KCC after submitting your DS260 form, or did you submit the documents?
 
Sm1smom said:
Again, focusing and stressing on a non issue considering you never sent in the required documents to KCC after submitting your DS260 form, or did you submit the documents?
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I did submit them following BritSimmon's blog before I decided to switch to AOS back in mid march, even though they never asked for them until recently, so I did not expect for them to process them tbh. Kinda messy.
 
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