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Hi again @Sm1smom,
I have a slightly odd question this time.
My wife and I (who will be current in June and were thinking of doing early filing towards the middle of this month) went for the medical exam yesterday and were told by the CS that he cannot perform the TB blood test due to us having had our 2nd COVID shot about a week ago (apparently the TB test has to be done 30 days after the last COVID vaccine shot).
He wrote us a signed letter explaining that the exam was done but he is awaiting the TB test due to the aforementioned reason and recommended that we include the letter with our AOS package. Having gone thoroughly through the AOS worksheet we know that we can submit the AOS package without the medical exam as long as we have the latter in hand during the interview.

My questions are:
1. Does the CS signature date have to be within 60 days of the filing date or the date USCIS actually received/sees the medical exam (the interview date in our case)? ie: If the interview date is after 60 days from when the CS signs, do I need to get a new medical exam? or would it be more logical to wait for the TB test THEN file the package (keeping in mind that this would mean filing mid-June)?
2. Any recommendations on whether we should include that letter he wrote in the AOS package?

Tbh we've been going through the forums for quite a while and could not find similar cases so we're confused/scared as to what we could do.
 
Do I need to have a sponsor? I have a ead based on opt, but I haven't yet started working. The start date on my ead is of july.
 
Love00 said:
Do I need to have a sponsor? I have a ead based on opt, but I haven't yet started working. The start date on my ead is of july.
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You only need a sponsor if you don't think you can prove that you won't become a public charge. If your savings/income are low/not enough, then having a sponsor is a good idea.
 
A_D_123 said:
Hi again @Sm1smom,
I have a slightly odd question this time.
My wife and I (who will be current in June and were thinking of doing early filing towards the middle of this month) went for the medical exam yesterday and were told by the CS that he cannot perform the TB blood test due to us having had our 2nd COVID shot about a week ago (apparently the TB test has to be done 30 days after the last COVID vaccine shot).
He wrote us a signed letter explaining that the exam was done but he is awaiting the TB test due to the aforementioned reason and recommended that we include the letter with our AOS package. Having gone thoroughly through the AOS worksheet we know that we can submit the AOS package without the medical exam as long as we have the latter in hand during the interview.

My questions are:
1. Does the CS signature date have to be within 60 days of the filing date or the date USCIS actually received/sees the medical exam (the interview date in our case)? ie: If the interview date is after 60 days from when the CS signs, do I need to get a new medical exam? or would it be more logical to wait for the TB test THEN file the package (keeping in mind that this would mean filing mid-June)?
2. Any recommendations on whether we should include that letter he wrote in the AOS package?

Tbh we've been going through the forums for quite a while and could not find similar cases so we're confused/scared as to what we could do.
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1. Form should be signed no more than 60 days before the application is filed - "filed dated" is considered as the date USCIS receives the application. If taking the medical report to the interview, the signature needs to be within 60 days of the interview date.
2. No harm including it.
 
Hi,
For the Policy Memorandum do we have to include all the 7 pages or just the 1st page which says " Acceptance of DV I485 applications during the Advance Notification Period Reflected in the VB"?
 
Love00 said:
So, do I also need to submit bank statements any any other financial documents?
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The documents you submit depend on your situation. If you have savings, show your savings. If you have a substantial income, show documents that prove that that's your income. You can show your tax return as well. You can start by looking at what the poverty line is in your state. If your income is below the poverty line, then consider using a sponsor.

Take a look at this spreadsheet for more info.
 
Love00 said:
So, do I also need to submit bank statements any any other financial documents?
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If you wish to proceed with a sponsor, then it is his/her documents that matters! (since they're the one who are supposed to take care of financial situation in your case)
If you wish to proceed on your own, then any supporting document showing your financial strength/stability could help (including tax transcripts, W-2s, bank statements, paychecks, etc.)
 
AI26CC said:
Hi,
For the Policy Memorandum do we have to include all the 7 pages or just the 1st page which says " Acceptance of DV I485 applications during the Advance Notification Period Reflected in the VB"?
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Well you don't have to submit the policy memo at all, so it's up to you. Personally, I decided I would not use anything in my package that has "page n of m" printed on it, without including all m pages, because otherwise they might wonder what you left out and why. I sent the whole memo.
 
Good afternoon!

1. I’ve been cited for operating uninsured vehicle. I have to answer to 25 and 27 ‘Yes’. While answering in Page 14 can I answer to 25 and 27 together? Showing like 25/27. Or they have to be separate?

2. The instruction for the form I-485 says that If a question does not apply to you 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.
When the form asks for A-number, SSN, USCIS numbers should I leave them empty? Or write N/A? I got confused.
Also in YouTube I saw some people showing zero to the question do you have children? Which one is correct zero or none?
 

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Good luck on Friday!
raphael1899 said:
Please forgive me if the answer to this question can be found somewhere else. My interview is this Friday and as I have mentioned before I hired an attorney who I'm sure filed form G-28 with my AOS package. Because of this, will the IO expect to see my attorney at the interview or is it up to me whether I want my attorney there or not? Thank you.
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sultiik said:
Good afternoon!

1. I’ve been cited for operating uninsured vehicle. I have to answer to 25 and 27 ‘Yes’. While answering in Page 14 can I answer to 25 and 27 together? Showing like 25/27. Or they have to be separate?

2. The instruction for the form I-485 says that If a question does not apply to you 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.
When the form asks for A-number, SSN, USCIS numbers should I leave them empty? Or write N/A? I got confused.
Also in YouTube I saw some people showing zero to the question do you have children? Which one is correct zero or none?
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1. Please use your discretion on this.
2. For the A#, SSN, and USCIS#, you can leave those blank/empty, not a problem.
 
Love00 said:
So, do I also need to submit bank statements any any other financial documents?
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When it comes to the financial documents, don't think of them as "do I need to". Think more along the line of what can I do to convince the IO I'm not likely to become a public charge, then you can decide on whatever line of action you think best supports your application.
 
Hi everyone! Would love your thoughts here as we are about to mail our AOS Package. Again, thank you so much for helping us along this journey.


Context:
  • We are doing early filing as our CN will go current in June.
  • We didn’t use any preparer or interpreter for our forms. Did all the forms by ourselves.

Questions:

1)Where do you suggest putting an early filing memo in the package? I am thinking from the beginning, 1) sample cover letter and 2) early filing memo, and then G1145 >I-485 etc ( the rest is followed by the suggestion of USCIS filing tips page).

2)We are filing for my wife (main selectee) and myself (spouse). In that case, we will separate the main selectee documents and spouse-documents with fasteners or something? In the spouse-documents, we put everything from the spouse documents on the spreadsheet, and do the same for the main selectee. At the end, we put both into one envelope to mail?

3)For I-485 and 765, there is one section on each form that requires our signature and date if we did it by ourselves. Correct? (Just making sure we are not missing anything else to sign)

4)Related to the above, for the signed date, can we put the current date when we are doing an early filing?

5)I am planning on sending the package with USPS. When doing so, can I request a signature upon receiving just to be sure that we know it has been received? I’ve seen people mentioned in this thread so just wanted to double check.

6)If there is anything else that we should be aware of when sending the AOS Package as an early filing in order to avoid the denial, I would love to hear. ( I read through every single piece of information on the spreadsheet. Super helpful)

Thank you!
 
Ybuster said:
Hi everyone! Would love your thoughts here as we are about to mail our AOS Package. Again, thank you so much for helping us along this journey.


Context:
  • We are doing early filing as our CN will go current in June.
  • We didn’t use any preparer or interpreter for our forms. Did all the forms by ourselves.

Questions:

1)Where do you suggest putting an early filing memo in the package? I am thinking from the beginning, 1) sample cover letter and 2) early filing memo, and then G1145 >I-485 etc ( the rest is followed by the suggestion of USCIS filing tips page).

2)We are filing for my wife (main selectee) and myself (spouse). In that case, we will separate the main selectee documents and spouse-documents with fasteners or something? In the spouse-documents, we put everything from the spouse documents on the spreadsheet, and do the same for the main selectee. At the end, we put both into one envelope to mail?

3)For I-485 and 765, there is one section on each form that requires our signature and date if we did it by ourselves. Correct? (Just making sure we are not missing anything else to sign)

4)Related to the above, for the signed date, can we put the current date when we are doing an early filing?

5)I am planning on sending the package with USPS. When doing so, can I request a signature upon receiving just to be sure that we know it has been received? I’ve seen people mentioned in this thread so just wanted to double check.

6)If there is anything else that we should be aware of when sending the AOS Package as an early filing in order to avoid the denial, I would love to hear. ( I read through every single piece of information on the spreadsheet. Super helpful)

Thank you!
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1. Trust your instinct, do overthink this, it isn’t a one-size fit all approach.
2. Yeah, that should work.
3. Review your forms to confirm, I’m not up to opening the different forms at the moment to confirm.
4. As long as they’re not post dated to reflect some future date after the package was mailed.
5. You can, if you like.
 
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