DV 2022 AOS (Adjustment of Status) Only
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Hi, my wife (J2) is a lottery winner (EU00020xxx) and we are almost ready to send our AoS package. I have two question. I appreciate if you can help me with these. (we got a favorable recommendation for J1 waiver from DOS)
- As I said, my wife is the lottery winner. She is a J-2 and she is unemployed. I am J1 and the stipend I am getting from university is more than the 125% of the poverty levels (I don't remember the exact term for that, it was related not being a public charge.). We are planning to present my financial records and my employment to prove that we both are not going to be a public charge. However, I am not sure whether as a derivative my income can be shown as a proof of our family's income. If you have any idea, can you clarify this one? We don't want to submit an affidavit of support.
- My second question is about the copy of the degrees we are going to send. My and my wife's university degrees are originally written in English. I also have a stamped true copy of my degree, but my wife doesn't have that. We have gotten prepared certified copies of our degrees, however it will take sometime to receive them. My question is should we submit certified copies of our degrees in our package, or is it okay just sending photocopies of these degrees?
Thank you in advance.
- As I said, my wife is the lottery winner. She is a J-2 and she is unemployed. I am J1 and the stipend I am getting from university is more than the 125% of the poverty levels (I don't remember the exact term for that, it was related not being a public charge.). We are planning to present my financial records and my employment to prove that we both are not going to be a public charge. However, I am not sure whether as a derivative my income can be shown as a proof of our family's income. If you have any idea, can you clarify this one? We don't want to submit an affidavit of support.
- My second question is about the copy of the degrees we are going to send. My and my wife's university degrees are originally written in English. I also have a stamped true copy of my degree, but my wife doesn't have that. We have gotten prepared certified copies of our degrees, however it will take sometime to receive them. My question is should we submit certified copies of our degrees in our package, or is it okay just sending photocopies of these degrees?
Thank you in advance.
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
1. Your income will be treated as family income, doesn’t matter who earns the income.
2. If the documents were originally issued in English, there’s no reason to get a certified copy. Just send the copies of what you currently have.
lolopolo
Active Member
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE ON BEHALF OF @RHC
Hi, I want to share my interview experience in New York FO on 6/23/22.
Suddenly, I received an interview EMAIL on 6/21 around 6pm and asked me to attend the interview on 6/23 otherwise it would be on 7/21 if I couldn't make it. I followed the instructions to bring every item with me as well as the copies that I submitted along with I-485 just in case. My scheduled time was 12:00pm but the security didn’t allow me to get in the waiting room until 11:45am. The interviewer called me at 12:05pm.
The interview went smoothly. The interviewer liked to talk about my 3-year old daughter and my little boy in my tummy. I was a bit hesitate to talk too much. She asked me to show her my original current passport and photo ID at the beginning. And then, though I submitted my 2021 tax forms, employment letter and DV payment receipt with I-485, she still requested me to show them. I missed to submit I-566 (I'm a G-4 visa holder because my husband is the principal G-4 holder) so initially she asked me to mail it back by mid-August. She tried to give me more time because she knew my baby will be due in the coming week. I asked politely for the possibility to complete it on-site and return to her immediately. In the beginning she said I could come back by 3pm. After thought, she brought me back to the waiting room to fill out the form there. It was her lunch break so she asked the check-in personnel to get my form when I finish. While I was waiting for the elevator to leave, she came back and told me to wait for a letter within 3 weeks. On my way home, the status was changed to “New Card Is Being Produced”. Yesterday (6/24), the status was “Case was Approved”.
Thank you all for the sharing/contributions in this forum. I really learnt a lot during the past months.
Hi, I want to share my interview experience in New York FO on 6/23/22.
Suddenly, I received an interview EMAIL on 6/21 around 6pm and asked me to attend the interview on 6/23 otherwise it would be on 7/21 if I couldn't make it. I followed the instructions to bring every item with me as well as the copies that I submitted along with I-485 just in case. My scheduled time was 12:00pm but the security didn’t allow me to get in the waiting room until 11:45am. The interviewer called me at 12:05pm.
The interview went smoothly. The interviewer liked to talk about my 3-year old daughter and my little boy in my tummy. I was a bit hesitate to talk too much. She asked me to show her my original current passport and photo ID at the beginning. And then, though I submitted my 2021 tax forms, employment letter and DV payment receipt with I-485, she still requested me to show them. I missed to submit I-566 (I'm a G-4 visa holder because my husband is the principal G-4 holder) so initially she asked me to mail it back by mid-August. She tried to give me more time because she knew my baby will be due in the coming week. I asked politely for the possibility to complete it on-site and return to her immediately. In the beginning she said I could come back by 3pm. After thought, she brought me back to the waiting room to fill out the form there. It was her lunch break so she asked the check-in personnel to get my form when I finish. While I was waiting for the elevator to leave, she came back and told me to wait for a letter within 3 weeks. On my way home, the status was changed to “New Card Is Being Produced”. Yesterday (6/24), the status was “Case was Approved”.
Thank you all for the sharing/contributions in this forum. I really learnt a lot during the past months.
tm_austin
New Member
This may not be addressed to me, but I was in asylum pending for over 6 years now with no interview and it was waived. Also, I have filed a congressional inquiry on June 1st, so I think most of the San Antonio FO dv cases were moved when mine was. Maybe it's congressional inquiry, maybe not, we'll never know... GC should be arriving tomorrow, can't wait!
shikhsheru
Member
Thank you for sharing.
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
Can you clarify, your F1 status was still valid all the 6 years your asylum application was pending up until your got your DV based AOS application?
tm_austin
New Member
No, I've actually noted F-1 as the status I've arrived on, but it expired in summer 2016, so I technically did not have any valid status while asylum application was pending, but did not accumulate unlawful presence either.
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
Okay, perfect. I just wanted to confirm if you were F1 with asylum pending (as that is what you put down on the timeline spreadsheet), or fully asylum pending. So based on the above explanation, you were fully asylum pending, and not F1 with Asylum pending. Other folks with similar asylum pending status will find your timeline encouraging. Thanks for the clarification.
tm_austin
New Member
Just updated the spreadsheet to remove F-1
Hi, please advice: the main selectee submitted I-485 much earlier than his derivates did, is it possible to attend the interview for him alone at first as his application is already at the FO? Or it's impossible and the interview for him will not be appointed till all his family members will go through the required process... in order to appoint one interview for the whole family?
Guma77
Active Member
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
It depends. You’ll need to be a bit more specific with the situation you’re dealing with in order to be pointed in the right direction.
1. When did you file your AOS application?
2. Have you completed your biometrics appointment?
3. Is the rest of your family now in the US? If yes, when did they enter and when did they send in their AOS package?
4. Did you already make the DV administrative fee for your wife and child? (previous post was about your IO wanting you to make the DV administrative fee payment for your spouse and kid who were supposed to be processing FTJ). If yes, when?
Zion_Hope_Alive
Member
I found mom's response quite witty.
SusieQQQ
Well-Known Member
I found mom's response quite witty.
lolopolo
Active Member
Wait, can you please clarify, as I'm a bit confused - I thought asylum pending was not a valid status from which you could adjust via AOS. Apparently, tm_austin's case proved my understanding was wrong. Does it only apply to asylum cases?
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
It depends on how they fill out the form and what sort of supporting documents they provide you with.