Adjustment of Status Questions

[JunFan]

Hoping to get some help here on the adjustment of status process.  I plan on filing immediately & simultaneously after I'm married for the Adjustment of Status, Authorization to Work, and Advanced Parole.

I'm not gonna use an attorney this time after the experience I had with the last one.

Does anyone know the exact forms necessary and what are the expected approval times, especially for the Texas INS Service center??

TIA,
Mike

www.sparhard.com/colombia.htm

[Michael B]

... in response to Adjustment of Status Questions, posted by JunFan on Sep 7, 2001

This is the official INS home page. Follow the links to find what you need. http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/index.htm

[JunFan]

... in response to Try this site, posted by Michael B on Sep 8, 2001

Thanks,
I forgot the obvious thing to do was read up on it myself instead of taking a shortcut, here is the answer to the first part of my question in case anyone else cares:

Advanced Parole: I-131
Adjustment of Status: I-485
Authorization for Employment: I-765

Also, in case anyone else lives in Dallas and is in the same situation, don't go to the "INS Support Center" near Bachman Lake, it's not a place where you can get questions answered...You have to go to the INS Office located at:

8101 North Stemmons
Mon & Tues 6:30am-1pm
Wed: closed for appts. only
Thurs & Fri: 6:30-1pm

I went to the Bachman Lake location to see if I have to only submit the I-485 or if I needed to submit the other documents that the website says: G-325A (Bio), I-130 (petition for alien relative), I-864 (affidavit of support), I-693 (Medial Examination of Aliens Seeking AOS).  It doesn't make sense to me that we have to file these again, since they already had a medical in Colombia, and we have already furnished the others once before.  But hey, this is the government and leave it to them to quadruple the amount of paperwork.

Anyone know anything about this??

Back to Football...

Later,
Mike

[JunFan]

... in response to Answer to My Own Question & Addition..., posted by JunFan on Sep 8, 2001

It's amazing what you can learn if you take the time to read the fine print, or the instructions in this case...

"If you are a K-1 fiance(e) or K-2 dependent who had a medical exam within the past year as required for the nonimmigrant fiance(e) visa, you only need to submit a vaccination supplement, not the entire medical report.  You may include the vaccination supplement with your adjustment of status application"

But it does appear that you have to file another affidavit of support document, as well as 4 copies of the Bio...It's all in the PDF file available on the INS website.

It looks to me that there is absolutely no reason to pay an attorney to do this stuff, it just requires alot of attention to detail.

Later,
Mike

www.sparhard.com/colombia.htm