Form I-485 Question ??????

[ema76]

I am applying for adjustment of status but on the form I-485, Part 2 (Application Type) what should I check?????? The a ???? There is nothing yet approved because I am filing every forms right now (I-130 etc...).
Thanks for your help.

Ema.

 

[Jane Green]

Check the first option - (a)

I am applying for adjustment of status but on the form I-485, Part 2 (Application Type) what should I check?????? The a ???? There is nothing yet approved because I am filing every forms right now (I-130 etc...).
Thanks for your help.

Ema.

Ema,

Check the first option.
If you read that paragraph carefully, it says:
a. an immigrant petition giving me an immediately available immigrant visa number has been
approved. (Attach a copy of the approval notice, or a relative, special immigrant juvenile or
special immigrant military visa petition filed with this application that will give you an
immediately available visa number, if approved.)

it’s a bad wording, I agree.
Your I-130 an immigrant petition, filed concurrently with your I-485, will give you a visa number immediately.
Only US citizens imidiete relatives can file like that.

 

[jasrin]

Question for I-130 and I-485

Hi! if you will file I-130 and I-485 concurrently , where do you send the application? Is It in Chicago Center or In California? Since the petitioner residing in California.

Another question can they send it to the nearest Immigration and Naturalization Center or embassy where the beneficiary resides?

Thank you!

 

[Jane Green]

Can you just read the instruction?

Hi! if you will file I-130 and I-485 concurrently , where do you send the application? Is It in Chicago Center or In California? Since the petitioner residing in California.

Another question can they send it to the nearest Immigration and Naturalization Center or embassy where the beneficiary resides?

Thank you!

Petitiion I-130
Where to File: A petitioner residing in the United States should file Form I-130 at the Service Center with jurisdiction over the petitioner's place of residence.

Petition I-485
Where to File:
Effective December 1, 2004, if you live in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands of the United States, you will need to mail your application to:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

Or, for non-United States Postal Service (USPS) deliveries (e.g. private couriers)

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Attn: FBASI
427 S. LaSalle √ 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60605-1098

If you live in any other state than those listed above, file your Form I-485 at your local USCIS Office (except if you are in the Baltimore District - then file at the Vermont Service Center.) NOTE: Some offices accept Form I-485 only by mail. Please check with your local USCIS Office for local filing procedures.

I-130 should be send to California service center.
To file both forms concurrently the beneficiary should reside in US.
And again –> CSC, since the Chicago box is only for the east coast applicants.

 

[jasrin]

I-485

Thank you Jane, The spouse or the beneficiary is residing in Northern Mariana Island, this is a US territory and they are under the jurisdiction of Guam.

Just want to clear again, if it is the case she can file the I-485 in Guam. Am I right?