Hi folks,
I will be getting my US citizenship this week and I have some questions regarding the various forms. Can you please help me:
1. Do all the forms be printed back to back or single sided? I-864, I-130, I-485, G-325A, I-131, I-765. Does it really matter?
2. The G-325A form which I submit for my wife, do I have to sign where it says "signature of applicant" and also what should I check in:
This form is submitted in connection with application for:
a) Naturalization
b) Other
c) Status as Permanent Resident?
For my wife, I marked (c), for my form also should I mark (c)?
3. For I-485, in part 1, it asks for Date of last arrival, I-94 # and Current USCIS status and expires on. Since my wife is on F1, her visa expires next year but I-94 has D/S written under date. What should I put there? F1 visa expiry or I-94 expiry?
4. In part 2 of I-485 (application type), it says, I am applying because:
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.)
b) my spouse or parent applied for adjustment of status or was granted lawful permanent residence
in an immigrant visa category that allows derivative status for spouses and children.
and so on ...
Should i mark a) or something else?
I really appreciate your inputs.
Thanks,
Morpheus
Hi as you can see on my signature I was also a F1 student who married a USC. Here is my input and how we did our thing, but get some additional confirmations, because although everything seems to be going fine in our process at this point we may still get an RFI because with USCIS you never know.
Answers:
1) We printed single sided. I personnally think it makes it easier to follow, and really a few pages "lost" for such an important goal doesn't really matter. Plus on this website somewhere there was a link that explains how contractors in the mail room go through the first triage of packages, and how they organize our forms and documents and pictures, I would think that if it weren't single sided it would make it difficult for them to do what the memo told them to do. But do what you want.
2) First of all, every time that form is requested, give the 4 pages (of the same thing).
When it asks one for the petitioner, that would be you since you are/will be the USC. Whoever fills those papers (G325A)is the applicant. I had called USCIS on that one and that's what they told me to do. So for example if I-130 required (can't remember if it was I-485 or I 130 or both) a copy of G-325A from the USC, and one from the immigrant, you must both fill in one copy of G325A (the 4 pages remember) and sign as applicant. You are applying also for her and she is applying for herself, therefore you are both applicants.
This part I am sure because the "NAZI" I spoke to at USCIS on the phone that day and asked that question was screaming at me as if I were an illiterate A..hole coming to his country to steal his job.
We were also told to put for both of our forms "permanent resident" even though she is a born USC, but this filing is for my permanent residency.
3)Asked USCIS there too. Last date of entry and port of entry is written on I-94. If it says D/S like it did on mine, that means the I-94 expiration date is the expiration date of her I-20. Don't lie to them, if I-20 expired, like mine did, put the correct I-20 expiration date there, make a copy of the I-20 even, and attach a letter to explain why you put that date and that her I-94 said D/S but you put the expiration date of I-20.
It makes it easier on them, thus on you too, if you explain everything. You will be surprised how people let things go easier when you show them that you know what you are doing and you aren't illiterate. Don't forget you will still have to attach a copy of the I-94.
Every additional explanation should be typed, dated and signed (emphasis on signed)
When the F1 visa expired is not when her I-94 expired, the I-20 is when it expired.
4)I had trouble there too because we filed everything concurrently so a) although sounding good did not fit me because we did not already have an approval.
I asked the USCIS guy on the phone and he told me to select "OTHER".
ANd write something like this: "Immediate relative of a USC who is concurrently filing I-130 with me"
Make sure you mention: "CONCURRENTLY"
NOTE: You say you are to become a USC. My wife is an American by birth. I would think that there are no second class citizens in the USA, therefore you could petition for her the same way as a born American from American parents for many generations. Nevertheless check see if you are allowed to petition for someone as soon as you yourself get citizenship or if you have a waiting period. I would think: NO !!! But please make sure.
NOTE 2: I am not a lawyer, just telling you what we did. And we made it to the FP notice with no problems so far.
). I'm mad at them and myself because I shouldn't have listened to the local immigrations when they told me I can either send it in (but I had financial issues and on top of it wouldn't be able to mail it out before the fee increase) or just bring it when I have my interview. Oh well, I guess you can't trust what they tell you. On the website it says: