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Sm1smom said:
There is perjury involved as a matter of fact. The forms you’re submitting to USCIS constitutes what is known as “records” they are supposed to be accurate. The supporting documents such as the b/c in this case are meant to support what is written on the forms.
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Okay, I got you, Mom. And thank you so much for your patience in clarification :)
 
Sm1smom said:
It doesn’t necessarily mean those people did the “right” thing. Again the documents and what they say is actually a lot more important than your being her physical father contrary to what those others who already completed the AOS process told you.

Think of it this way, you wouldn’t always be around to speak to the situation years down the road, those “records” you are creating are what will be referred to. You don’t want to unintentionally create some unnecessary immigration nightmare for her later on in life. So make sure the forms you’re submitting on her behalf now contain consistent, and accurate information evidenced by the supporting documents to backup what is stated/claimed on those forms.
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You are right, Mom, I have to think it over ...
 
Hello @Sm1smom,

I wanted to share my progress report: This morning I managed to request an info pass (after a few tries). Then about 30 min later, the congresswoman's office that I've reached out to previously, emailed me saying I've been scheduled for an interview for end of June, and attaching the invitation notice. But it looks like the notice was issued earlier this week, on 5/24. I'm very grateful to you and this forum for help!

There's one thing that worries me a bit. On page 2 of the notice, among other things, it says I should bring a completed form
G-325A. I'm not sure about the rationale behind this since I don't have any criminal records and have never overstayed my visa. How commonly requested and how worrying would you say this is? From what I've read about "deferred action," I don't believe this applies to me at all. I'd really appreciate your opinion on this. Thanks a lot!
 

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MayaA said:
Hello @Sm1smom,

I wanted to share my progress report: This morning I managed to request an info pass (after a few tries). Then about 30 min later, the congresswoman's office that I've reached out to previously, emailed me saying I've been scheduled for an interview for end of June, and attaching the invitation notice. But it looks like the notice was issued earlier this week, on 5/24. I'm very grateful to you and this forum for help!

There's one thing that worries me a bit. On page 2 of the notice, among other things, it says I should bring a completed form
G-325A. I'm not sure about the rationale behind this since I don't have any criminal records and have never overstayed my visa. How commonly requested and how worrying would you say this is? From what I've read about "deferred action," I don't believe this applies to me at all. I'd really appreciate your opinion on this. Thanks a lot!
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In continuation of this, is there a chance this could have been requested by mistake? One of the online articles says, "Form G-325a is no longer in use. It was required only in certain cases in the first place, and this form is completely out of use now. Form G-325a was discontinued in early 2017 and is now replaced with other forms." https://www.stilt.com/blog/2019/07/form-g325a/ Thanks again!
 
ritallight said:
Rudolf, excuse me but Why you hired a lawyer? if the Spreadsheet is very good explained each step. In many cases lawyers do a lot of mistakes in DVs they dont know and dont have practise in it. Now it could delay your process and you are paying for that. Hope you will fix soon yourself
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I hired a lawyer to minimize the chances of making a costly mistake. I realize that lawyers occasionally make mistakes, which is why I am double checking my lawyer's work using the spreadsheet and reading this forum. In retrospect, I still think that hiring a lawyer was a good idea for me, because I had lots of questions regarding the I-485 (including many N/A and blank questions) and having somebody who could answer all of the questions on demand was valuable and gave me peace of mind.

Nevertheless I agree that having the forum and the spreadsheet makes the benefit of a lawyer marginal, the question is whether you think that marginal benefit is worth the lawyer cost or not.

Regarding the G-28 rejection, after googling it seems that the G-28 rejection does not affect the process timeline at all and sometimes perfectly correctly completed G-28 are rejected. Even though it seems that my lawyer has little experience with DV based AOS, I have a hard time believing that he had made a mistake with the G-28 form, because this form is used in so many other cases.
 
MayaA said:
Hello @Sm1smom,

I wanted to share my progress report: This morning I managed to request an info pass (after a few tries). Then about 30 min later, the congresswoman's office that I've reached out to previously, emailed me saying I've been scheduled for an interview for end of June, and attaching the invitation notice. But it looks like the notice was issued earlier this week, on 5/24. I'm very grateful to you and this forum for help!

There's one thing that worries me a bit. On page 2 of the notice, among other things, it says I should bring a completed form
G-325A. I'm not sure about the rationale behind this since I don't have any criminal records and have never overstayed my visa. How commonly requested and how worrying would you say this is? From what I've read about "deferred action," I don't believe this applies to me at all. I'd really appreciate your opinion on this. Thanks a lot!
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Congratulations on finally being scheduled for your interview, and thank you for the update.

Form G-325A is no longer in use, the information on the form has already been incorporated into the DS260 form. The form was previously used in conducting the background check for all AOS applicants, it used to be be required as part of the AOS package a couple of years back. I'm guessing your FO sent you a generic form, and the person that ticked the boxes didn't seem to realized a separate G-325A is no longer required. Nevertheless, don't panic, fill out the form and take it along, only present it if they actually ask about it when you show up for the interview.
 
Sm1smom said:
Congratulations on finally being scheduled for your interview, and thank you for the update.

Form G-325A is no longer in use, the information on the form has already been incorporated into the DS260 form. The form was previously used in conducting the background check for all AOS applicants, it used to be be required as part of the AOS package a couple of years back. I'm guessing your FO sent you a generic form, and the person that ticked the boxes didn't seem to realized a separate G-325A is no longer required. Nevertheless, don't panic, fill out the form and take it along, only present it if they actually ask about it when you show up for the interview.
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Got it! The longer I'm on this forum, the more I notice myself thinking "Would would Mom say about this?":) But for this one, I just didn't want to assume. Thanks a lot again for your feedback, really appreciate it!
 
MayaA said:
Got it! The longer I'm on this forum, the more I notice myself thinking "Would would Mom say about this?":)
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Rudolf19 said:
I hired a lawyer to minimize the chances of making a costly mistake. I realize that lawyers occasionally make mistakes, which is why I am double checking my lawyer's work using the spreadsheet and reading this forum. In retrospect, I still think that hiring a lawyer was a good idea for me, because I had lots of questions regarding the I-485 (including many N/A and blank questions) and having somebody who could answer all of the questions on demand was valuable and gave me peace of mind.

Nevertheless I agree that having the forum and the spreadsheet makes the benefit of a lawyer marginal, the question is whether you think that marginal benefit is worth the lawyer cost or not.

Regarding the G-28 rejection, after googling it seems that the G-28 rejection does not affect the process timeline at all and sometimes perfectly correctly completed G-28 are rejected. Even though it seems that my lawyer has little experience with DV based AOS, I have a hard time believing that he had made a mistake with the G-28 form, because this form is used in so many other cases.
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Hopefully you continue to check his work, because it is precisely the lack of DV experience that usually leads to mistakes. The DV AOS process is quite different to the family and employment based cases 99.99% of immigration lawyers work with. We’ve seen before people nearly lose their green card opportunity and being saved by this forum, hopefully you have better luck with yours. To me it’s not “is the marginal benefit worth the lawyer cost”, it’s “is having a lawyer inexperienced in this field going to damage my case”. In other words you are assuming there is a marginal benefit in having a lawyer - I don’t make that assumption when it comes to DV. And well I guess you can rationalize that uscis made the mistake on the G28 rather than your lawyer, but remember whoever is processing those sees hundreds a day and should know what they’re looking at. Anyway, good luck and keep checking on your lawyer back here.
 
the post office said the maximum limit for a money order is $1000. so i got 2 x postal money orders - 1 x for $1000 and 1 x for $225 - is this likely to be an issue when sending both money orders as part of the AOS packet?
 
im planning to include 3 months of bank statements as part of the AOS packet. my current checking account is a joint account with my sister and her name is printed on the e-statements i downloaded from the BoA portal - is this likely to be an issue since my sister's name is not listed on the AOS packet anywhere? my sister already has her green card for the last 1.5 years.
 
SimonTemplar86 said:
im planning to include 3 months of bank statements as part of the AOS packet. my current checking account is a joint account with my sister and her name is printed on the e-statements i downloaded from the BoA portal - is this likely to be an issue since my sister's name is not listed on the AOS packet anywhere? my sister already has her green card for the last 1.5 years.
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Shouldn’t be an issue.
 
I am almost ready to send my AOS package and need help to understand how to safely attach the following 3 items

1. Checks (can I put them in an envelope and attach them to the front of each person application or envelope is not recommended?)
2. Medical Exams (Should I attach the closed envelope to other files by person or is it Ok to put all 3 medical exam forms side by side below all other forms.)
3. Photos
 
Thanks for all the great answers. Two more questions.

We changed my son's passport using our embassy while in the U.S. Thus, his Last Arrival passport is different from his current passport.

1. In Part 1 Q15 and 17
Passport number Used at Last Arrival and Expiration Date
a. Should we indicate his old passport number and expiration date which is expired? I am afraid the FO might think his passport is expired and I am not sure how we can demonstrate his new passport.
b. Should we indicate the new passport number and expiration date and write by hand the old passport number?

2. Part 1 Q19
Nonmigrant visa Number from this passport (if any)
His visa (which expires in 1 year) is in another passport, should I put N/A in Part 1 Q19? Then, where should I include his visa number?
 
Hi, AS17XXX applicant here, CN becoming current in June. I sent the DV fee by money order Mar29, the envelope was received Apr7. The money order has not been cashed yet. Two emails sent to KCC, no reply. It seems the fee receipt is not coming anytime soon. Should I send AOS packet without it? Wait a couple more weeks?
 
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