1&2. Physically living in the US, not just maintaining a presence on paper (by having a State ID or being listed on your lease) or “visiting” now and then for a couple of months.
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Take a look at the FAQ section of the AOS process. FTJ requires being proactive and a lot of follow up. It can only be initiated after you have successfully completed your AOS process.
1. If you have some other means of demonstrating you’re unlikely to become a public charge, you don’t have to submit an I-134.
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I admit I am a little confused here - an I140 is an employment based application, so what does it mean that they “might” want to hire you? Depending on category you should either have a job offer or the kind of resume that shows getting a job will be easy if self-sponsoring; in other words, someone with a valid I140 should really not have a problem with the public charge angle. Anyway to answer the question directly, no, a letter saying they might want to hire you does not help. A proper job offer will.Thank you for your reply.
What are other means of demonstration? If i have letter from my advisor indicating that he/she might want to hire my after my graduation would that work? What documents are required
regarding the processing time, the 140 based 485 processing is historically 8-17 months. However, Im not sure of processing time for DV program
And since i have applied for 140 , the Receipt number would be the A - number in 485 form? If not what should i enter in that box
Thank you for your reply. 140 is self petitioned and is based on niw and 140 is not approved yet. So the required documentation is resume and job offer?
A job offer would be appropriate.
Thank you, and about the A-number or online account number in 485 form, are any of these related to the self petitioned 140 form Receipt number under processing in USCIS?
If you have an existing USCIS online account (regardless of the application it was created for), you list it on the I-485. Same thing with the A#, (not the receipt number) if one is listed on the NOA from your I-140, list it on the I-485.
Thank you for your reply. I do have an existing online account which i created myself and it was not on the notice. But it doesnt have a number. And my NOA doesnt have a A-number as well. So i would need to leave these sections empty?
Again, if you have an existing online USCIS account, list it - I didn't say the USCIS online account number gets listed by USCIS on the NOA. My reference to the NOA in my previous response is with regards to the A#. USCIS does not create the online account, applicants with pending application create those (like you did) after receiving the NOA. If you don't have an A#, leave the section blank.
Thank you very much for your reply. Sorry I was confused and wanted to make sure I'm understanding it correctly. Shall I ask another question, if I decide to send my DV in ocb later on if my 140 gets approved send my 485 for an approved 140. Is there a way to know what are the centers in which my 140 based 485 will go? I read the spread sheet and for dv it goes to Chicago, then NBC then field office but I don't know about 140 based 485. I consulted with a lawyer and said filling two different 485 will delay your application and it may cause confusion for officers reviewing it. As she said , she has seen cases in which the action that should have been updated for one case was sent to another one by mistake. I was thinking if they go in different centers then that might not be the case for me maybe
The guidance I provide here is limited to DV based process only, I can’t comment on your I-140 process. Nonetheless I stand by what I already said re having multiple applications in the system at the same time not being a problem because I have also seen applicants with multiple applications who did not run into any unusual delay. You’ll need to make the call on your own on whose word to go by.
Your income is considered jointly earned for immigration purpose. So the financial documents can be included in both packages.
Don't fill out the separate DS260 forms for your kids, they are already USC. The DS260 forms automatically got created for them because you listed them on your entry form, you can safely ignore the forms.