Getting married just before filing I-485 - required documents?
Aug 1st 2002, 8:40 pm
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Getting married just before filing I-485 - required documents?
With the new I-140/I-485 concurrent rule, I plan to file my I-485 ASAP. I was planning on getting married to my (non-American)fiancee later this year given that the I-140 would take 6 months, and she would be a dependant on my application.
Now it seems we have to move those marriage plans forward and get all the paperwork (marriage certificates) done before I file the I-485.
Q: Will this raise any suspicions getting married just days before filing the I-485?
Q: What evidence needs to be submitted with the I-485 in terms of marriage certificates etc?
Now it seems we have to move those marriage plans forward and get all the paperwork (marriage certificates) done before I file the I-485.
Q: Will this raise any suspicions getting married just days before filing the I-485?
Q: What evidence needs to be submitted with the I-485 in terms of marriage certificates etc?
Aug 11th 2002, 1:19 pm
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Re: Getting married just before filing I-485 - required documents?
On Thu, 01 Aug 2002 15:20:59 -0700, Will wrote:
> With the new I-140/I-485 concurrent rule, I plan to file my I-485 ASAP. I was
> planning on getting married to my (non-American)fiancee later this year given that
> the I-140 would take 6 months, and she would be a dependant on my application.
> Now it seems we have to move those marriage plans forward and get all the paperwork
> (marriage certificates) done before I file the I-485.
> Q: Will this raise any suspicions getting married just days before filing the
> I-485?
Probably not. Actually, you can still wait. You have to be married only by the time
the I-485 is *approved*.
> R: What evidence needs to be submitted with the I-485 in terms of marriage
> certificates etc?
Just a marriage certificate, and of course her own I-485 with all the supporting
paperwork and fees. If you get married later and file her I-485 separately, you'd
also need to include a copy of your own I-485 receipt to show that she is entitled to
derived status.
Ingo
> With the new I-140/I-485 concurrent rule, I plan to file my I-485 ASAP. I was
> planning on getting married to my (non-American)fiancee later this year given that
> the I-140 would take 6 months, and she would be a dependant on my application.
> Now it seems we have to move those marriage plans forward and get all the paperwork
> (marriage certificates) done before I file the I-485.
> Q: Will this raise any suspicions getting married just days before filing the
> I-485?
Probably not. Actually, you can still wait. You have to be married only by the time
the I-485 is *approved*.
> R: What evidence needs to be submitted with the I-485 in terms of marriage
> certificates etc?
Just a marriage certificate, and of course her own I-485 with all the supporting
paperwork and fees. If you get married later and file her I-485 separately, you'd
also need to include a copy of your own I-485 receipt to show that she is entitled to
derived status.
Ingo
