F1 student, husband lied about sponsoring me and now jeopardized my status

Kaylee- if possible, I would take copies of joint bank accounts,car title,pictures and insurance info even though you have already submitted them in the packet.
During my AOS interview, even though I had submitted all of the above, the IO asked me for copies again and also took a few pictures of our wedding and some trips we took together. I don't know if they lost what we sent them before but she asked us to submit them again.

I'm not saying that all IOs will ask for it, but it's better to be prepared rather than get an RFE after the interview and cause more delays.
Good luck!
 
kaylee said:
I also received my work authorization card this week. I wasn't expecting so now all I have to do is wit for the interview.
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Have you applied for a state ID or driver's license? With the emp. authorization card and your other documents, you should have enough to get an ID or DL.
 
gcmarch2010 said:
Kaylee- if possible, I would take copies of joint bank accounts,car title,pictures and insurance info even though you have already submitted them in the packet.
During my AOS interview, even though I had submitted all of the above, the IO asked me for copies again and also took a few pictures of our wedding and some trips we took together. I don't know if they lost what we sent them before but she asked us to submit them again.

I'm not saying that all IOs will ask for it, but it's better to be prepared rather than get an RFE after the interview and cause more delays.
Good luck!
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Oh great! I think its then safe to just bring copies of everything that was submitted + originals in case something is missing. Thanks for letting me know. Its helpful to know :)
 
Jackolantern said:
Have you applied for a state ID or driver's license? With the emp. authorization card and your other documents, you should have enough to get an ID or DL.
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My driver's license is actually valid till 2013 so Im fine on that end. I renewed it when I had my OPT card :) Thanks
 
So, Im getting ready for my interview and gathering all the documents I need. They are asking for certified copies of translation of foreign documents. Do I really need certified copies?? Also, they need W2 for the most recent year, I sent them in my application but the ones I currently ahve are copies, do I need the originals? Thanks guys
 
kaylee said:
My driver's license is actually valid till 2013 so Im fine on that end. I renewed it when I had my OPT card :) Thanks
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Lucky you, you live in a state where they don't restrict nonimmigrants to a max of 1 or 2 years for the driver's license. Or at least they didn't implement that restriction yet when you applied for the license.
 
kaylee said:
So, Im getting ready for my interview and gathering all the documents I need. They are asking for certified copies of translation of foreign documents. Do I really need certified copies?? Also, they need W2 for the most recent year, I sent them in my application but the ones I currently ahve are copies, do I need the originals? Thanks guys
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They need certified translations of foreign language documents. If the documents are already in English, you don't need any translation. By "certified" translation, they mean it is certified by a person or company that is qualified to do the translation from the particular foreign language to English. There are several companies that provide document translation services.

A copy of the W2 should be OK. However, if you have tax transcripts from the IRS, they usually don't care about seeing the W2 or 1040 form.
 
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Hello Jackolantern,
Thank you for your answer.How do I get tax transcripts? I have the Federal Tax Returns, that's why Im attaching the W2s. I have a translated Birth Certificate that was translated by a friend who wrote on it that they certify they are fluent in both languages since they said anyone who is fluent in both languages can translate documents. Is that enough or do I need to get it certified by some sort of company? Thank you
 
Thank you. However its kinda cutting it close since it says on their site that it takes about 2 weeks to get the transcripts while my interview is on Nov 9th
 
Kaylee - You do not need to wait 2 weeks, you can walk into almost any IRS office and have them handed to you.... I did this on Thursday and was there for 25 minutes before my number was called, and what I needed only took 5 minutes. I can't post a URL, but if you Google "IRS local office" it is the first result returned.
 
Kaylee -

Just curious - what did you end up doing for transcripts? I had called for them the day before I actually went to the office to get them, and they showed up 5 days later.

Good luck tomorrow!
 
Daalben,
I just called them and asked them to fax them. Do you think a fax is okay? or do I really need to go and pick up the originals? My interview is tomorrow, so if I really have to go pick up originals I can go this afternoon. Thank you
 
I can't imagine a fax wouldn't be OK - there have been cases on here where people have said they used faxes too. Honestly the copies that I got in the office looked like a printed web page (guess the IRS's intranet systems are web based), so I'm sure a fax would be fine - and probably looks more legit than the web page looking ones that I got anyway.

Interestingly, the IO did not ask for either my transcripts, or my wife's. Only things filed with the 864 were my 2009 returns and W-2. Odd, I thought, but whatever.
 
Dalben,
You had your interview already? How was it? In your case they wouldn't need the transcripts because you had your original W2's with you. I only have copies of the W2s hence why I need the transcripts.
 
Oh - no, they didn't have the W-2's. They had a copy of them, they never saw the original, and didn't ask to. They did ask for my employment letter, which was not filed with the 864. Guess that was enough for the IO, as I've been at the same place for almost 7 years and earn well above the poverty guidelines. Thought they'd want my wife's to prove she's been compliant with her L1, but nope.

As for our interview - yeah, had it last Thursday. It went very well, the IO was nice enough. Asked what seems to be the usual questions - where did you meet, when, how many people at the weddings, did people from my family go to europe, did people from her family come here, etc. She looked at both our wedding albums, and took some contact sheets of photos of us together. The case was approved, and the IO put the 551 stamp in my wife's passport as we're going to Europe next week. Got the decision notice via email on Thursday night. Had a soft LUD on Friday, but haven't gotten any of the card production stuff yet. Not too stressed about it at this point though, as she's got the stamp.

Wishing you luck for tomorrow.
 
Awesome, Congratulations for both of you :) Glad it was uneventful. Crossing my fingers for tomorrow, hopefully all goes well. I will keep you posted. Have a safe trip to Europe :)
 
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