Steffi

This has probably been asked before, but....does anyone know what happens with that "mysterious brown envelope" that we give to the immigration officer upon arrival into the US? Do they send it back to the BCIS? Does it serve any other purpose after immigration? Will it be in front of an officer at the AOS interview for example?

Rete

I've been told one thing and others have said that the agent at the POE has said another. In either case the contents of the brown envelope are all your originals and will eventually find its way to your local district office where you will AOS. It will make up your file and in the case of K-1'ers your AOS cannot be approved without these original documents. How do I know? Because we were placed on hold for approval until the original file which had been sent to national records in Lee's Summit, MO had been unearthed and delivered back to the DO.

I've been told the brown envelope goes to a central holding area and will be forwarded to the DO when you file for AOS. Others have said the agent at the POE asks them where they will be living and then says they will forward it on to the DO they would be using.

Rete

Steffi

So they will indeed be used for the AOS interview. Thanks for the info.

Duckie

maybe that is why the noa1 of the aos takes so long? the noa1 of the i-129f arrived within a week in the mail and the aos noa1 still not here

Steffi

Yeah, actually approx. how long does it take for the first NOA of the AOS?