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DV 2025 AOS (Adjustment of Status) Process Only

enaykey said:
Hey @Sm1smom ! I have a quick question for you:

I have two first names. My full name is like Homer Bart Simpson. On my passport, employment letters, visa, education records, birth records, all like that. I have no middle name.

On my I-94, it only shows one of them, Homer Simpson. When I fill the I-94 information part in I-485 form, I followed this and typed only Homer Simpson. All other parts, the initial page, etc I used both names.

Do you think I should contact somewhere tp fix my I-94 and include both my first names, or am I overthinking again?
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Overthinking.
 
azatinusa said:
Hi. I read the AOS process spreadsheet but I'm still a bit confused how early filing works. For example, I see from the March 2025 "upcoming VB" published yesterday that:

- For March, EU CN is 13,000
- For April, EU CN is 16,000

According to Volume 7, Part G, Chapter 2, Section 2C(2) of the USCIS Policy Manual it says that:
“A selectee may file an AOS application when the selectee’s CN is below the appropriate regional CN cut-off in either:
• The current month’s DV availability chart; or
• The advance notification chart for the next month.”

1. Does this mean that a selectee with EU 15,000 can mail their AOS application today (Feb 12)?
2. If not today, what is earliest date they can mail it in this example?
3. Once mailed by the appropriate advance date, does this mean USCIS will start working on their AOS case in April (in my example)? Meaning fingerprints, etc. will only happen after April 1?
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1. Yes. This will be early filing for both (be it the selectee whose CN falls under the March or April cutoff range).
3. Nope. USCIS will begin processing the application as soon as received. It how cannot be approved before the first day of the month in which the CN becomes current.
 
Sm1smom said:
1. Yes. This will be early filing for both (be it the selectee whose CN falls under the March or April cutoff range).
3. Nope. USCIS will begin processing the application as soon as received. It how cannot be approved before the first day of the month in which the CN becomes current.
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Clear. Thank you. So, this is my understanding of the pros and cons of advance filing (vs. waiting until after the current month):

Pros:
1. Be among the first in line to be approved when the CN month actually becomes current since USCIS already began processing the application as soon as received.
2. Especially useful for late fiscal year cases, so they don't miss the DV validity year.
Cons:
1. USCIS makes mistakes, so they might reject an advance filing because a clerk doesn't know their own rules -- thus, requiring to refile the case later.
2. Risk of point 1 means paying the CS for new sealed I-693 (since USCIS probably opened it) and repaying the AOS filing fee.

Are these the points to consider when evaluating whether to file in advance?
 
azatinusa said:
Clear. Thank you. So, this is my understanding of the pros and cons of advance filing (vs. waiting until after the current month):

Pros:
1. Be among the first in line to be approved when the CN month actually becomes current since USCIS already began processing the application as soon as received.
2. Especially useful for late fiscal year cases, so they don't miss the DV validity year.
Cons:
1. USCIS makes mistakes, so they might reject an advance filing because a clerk doesn't know their own rules -- thus, requiring to refile the case later.
2. Risk of point 1 means paying the CS for new sealed I-693 (since USCIS probably opened it) and repaying the AOS filing fee.

Are these the points to consider when evaluating whether to file in advance?
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Take a look at the FAQ tab of the AOS process spreadsheet.
 
Greetings!
Tell me please what to pick in the I-485 form in the Part 3 about the "Request for Exemption for Intending immigrants Affidavit of Support under section 213A of the INA" if I don't need a sponsor as I have my own source of income and savings in the United States.
Thank in advance for your response.
 
TETIANA68 said:
Greetings!
Tell me please what to pick in the I-485 form in the Part 3 about the "Request for Exemption for Intending immigrants Affidavit of Support under section 213A of the INA" if I don't need a sponsor as I have my own source of income and savings in the United States.
Thank in advance for your response.
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1e. You’re not required to request an exemption.
 
Hi everyone, I came across a post from a DV-2024 AOS applicant. I wanted to get some opinions on my situation.

In 2018, I started a PhD program but realized it wasn’t the right path for me. I continued attending classes but failed two courses in Spring 2019 (I didn’t take the final exams) while passing one. That summer, I transferred to a master’s program at another university. My SEVIS record was transferred before I officially received the failing grades.

Since I failed two courses in my second semester, would the CO suspect that I wasn’t attending classes? Should I include an employment letter from the university where I took PhD courses (I was a TA) or pay stubs along with my PhD transcript to prove I was there?

I don’t want to overload my application with unnecessary documents, but I also want to make sure everything is clear. Would transcripts and diplomas be enough, or should I include extra documents (PhD I-20, TA employment letter, etc.)?Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!
 
I can't seem to add the link to the post I mention in my original comment. I get a spam warning. But it was posted by user Plus19 in page 226 of the DV2024 AOS tread.
 
Stoic Turk said:
Hi everyone, I came across a post from a DV-2024 AOS applicant. I wanted to get some opinions on my situation.

In 2018, I started a PhD program but realized it wasn’t the right path for me. I continued attending classes but failed two courses in Spring 2019 (I didn’t take the final exams) while passing one. That summer, I transferred to a master’s program at another university. My SEVIS record was transferred before I officially received the failing grades.

Since I failed two courses in my second semester, would the CO suspect that I wasn’t attending classes? Should I include an employment letter from the university where I took PhD courses (I was a TA) or pay stubs along with my PhD transcript to prove I was there?

I don’t want to overload my application with unnecessary documents, but I also want to make sure everything is clear. Would transcripts and diplomas be enough, or should I include extra documents (PhD I-20, TA employment letter, etc.)?Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!
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I don’t seem to recall the AOS process spreadsheet listing transcripts as one of the recommended documents to include with the AOS package. If you want to guard against overloading your application with unnecessary documents, stick with what is listed on the AOS process spreadsheet.
 
Stoic Turk said:
I can't seem to add the link to the post I mention in my original comment. I get a spam warning. But it was posted by user Plus19 in page 226 of the DV2024 AOS tread.
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There was a lot going on with the referenced selectee’s case, not just a case of having failed a couple of courses. It seemed to me more or less like they had a messy immigration history, (probably fallen OOS at some point) and ended up overwhelming the IO with over 500 page documents in response to the RFE requiring them to demonstrate they never fell OOS.
 
Looking at the DV2024 Timeline Spreadsheet, applicant 45 (2024 Houston) became current in April, and by the end of that month they had their interview waived. Looked like it was quickly approved as no further comments. However, their Green card was not issued until September. Is this normal?
 
CounterS said:
Do all the copies of our i-485 paperwork need to be in color? Or just notarized black and white copies are okay?
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As far as I know, black and white are totally fine. Because we are sending copies of every document, no one cares if it's color or BW.
 
CounterS said:
Looking at the DV2024 Timeline Spreadsheet, applicant 45 (2024 Houston) became current in April, and by the end of that month they had their interview waived. Looked like it was quickly approved as no further comments. However, their Green card was not issued until September. Is this normal?
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The spreadsheet does not indicate the interview was waived by the end of the month in which it became current, or that it was quickly approved. You’re misinterpreting the data. They completed their bio in April following which there was no further movement on the case as it was in AP, until the interview got waived in September with the GC subsequently being ordered then.
 
CounterS said:
Do all the copies of our i-485 paperwork need to be in color? Or just notarized black and white copies are okay?
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1. There’s no requirement for colored copies.
2. There’s no requirement for any copy, black and white, or colored, to be notarized.

Copied documents need to be clear and legible - that is the requirement.
 
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