I-94 ???

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VOODOOX

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Hi everyone

I recently got married to a USC so i start putting my docs all together to file for a AOS based on marriage to a USC and i noticed that i dont have the actual I-94 or any copy of that so i start driving myself crazy. The situation is this i came to usa on a J-1 not subject to 2 yrs residency, then i filed I-539 for change of the status and i've submited the original I-94 now i only have an approval notice from USCIS where it says i-94 # and the dates when its valid (its already expired) . I'd greatly appreciate your opinion guys on what shld i do is USCIS notice gonna be enough to prove that i enter the country legally (is USCIS gonna have my I-94 somewhere in their files) thank you all in advence
 
one more thing my j-1 wasnt a subject to a 2yrs rule do i still need to file I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability

THANK YOU
 
The new approval notice has your new original updated I-94 attached to it on the right lower corner of the letter. I will leave it to the moderators to answer your I-601 question.
 
Thank you namecheckvictim for your fast response, it gave me a lil peace in this whole mad process.
 
What you need is to prove legal entry. The I-94 normally is the standard for doing that, but it's not the absolute only thing. If you provide a copy of the visa you used to enter the US, and the number of the I-94, USCIS can use that to verify that your entry was legal.
 
VOODOOX said:
Hi everyone

I recently got married to a USC so i start putting my docs all together to file for a AOS based on marriage to a USC and i noticed that i dont have the actual I-94 or any copy of that so i start driving myself crazy. The situation is this i came to usa on a J-1 not subject to 2 yrs residency, then i filed I-539 for change of the status and i've submited the original I-94 now i only have an approval notice from USCIS where it says i-94 # and the dates when its valid (its already expired) . I'd greatly appreciate your opinion guys on what shld i do is USCIS notice gonna be enough to prove that i enter the country legally (is USCIS gonna have my I-94 somewhere in their files) thank you all in advence
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From my understanding, even if the J1 states that it is not subject to 212E (made at us consulate), final determination has to be made by the US state Department. In this case you need to have a letter from the US state department to that effect. When I came to the States, I had the same situation where I still had to provide that information even though my JI was Not subject to 212E. in my case I had to actually process a waiver as the advisory opinion from the state department was that I was actually subject to 212E whereas my wife case, she was not subject to. Again I dont know if the rules changed over the years.
Best of luck!
 
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