Things we're taking to our AOS interview....
Jun 21st 2004, 1:16 am
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Things we're taking to our AOS interview....
Hello again, peeps!
Here's what we have for our file:
EMPLOYER INFO:
My salary info
Emergency contact info
Permanent address listed with employer
Employer health insurance confirmation for employee & spouse
My last 2 pay stubs
Joint I-864 (Corey's not working due to going back to school full-time, but my salary is enough to cover the requirements)
TAX INFO:
My tax transcripts for 2003
Corey's tax transcripts for the last 3 years
My W-2's
Corey's W-2's
ID's:
Birth certs for Corey and I
Copies of driver licenses
Copies of previously issued EAD's
Copy of K1 visa & I-94
EVIDENCE OF RELATIONSHIP:
Marriage cert
Joint checking & savings bank statements
Utility bills
Joint auto insurance
Medical cards from my employer with both names on
Prior medical bill for me paid by Corey's previous health insurance
Wedding invitation addressed to both of us
Copies of airline tickets to wedding in Oklahoma
Gift wrapping from Easter and wedding anniversary gifts sent by mum in UK
Vacation postacard from brother addressed to both of us
Wedding anniversary and Christmas cards from mum
Two letters from family members attesting to relationship
Letter from landlord saying we rent an apartment together and have been since Jan 2003
Rete, I know you suggested getting a co-sponsor anyway, although I make enough on my own, but we wanted that to be a last resort. Corey's parents are always out-of-state trucking, and his grandparents are always so busy. If the officer decides that we need one, then I'll bite my tongue and we'll ask his family, but we didn't want to bother them unless we have to. I'm prepared to risk a bit of a wait for approval.
We made copies of everything and arranged them in the same order listed above, two-hole punched everything and put it all in a binder with tabs and a table of contents. We'll give that to the officer so they can reference everything easily and I'll have the originals on standby in another file. If anyone has any suggestions on the content or layout of our file, please let me know.
Kate. xxxx
Here's what we have for our file:
EMPLOYER INFO:
My salary info
Emergency contact info
Permanent address listed with employer
Employer health insurance confirmation for employee & spouse
My last 2 pay stubs
Joint I-864 (Corey's not working due to going back to school full-time, but my salary is enough to cover the requirements)
TAX INFO:
My tax transcripts for 2003
Corey's tax transcripts for the last 3 years
My W-2's
Corey's W-2's
ID's:
Birth certs for Corey and I
Copies of driver licenses
Copies of previously issued EAD's
Copy of K1 visa & I-94
EVIDENCE OF RELATIONSHIP:
Marriage cert
Joint checking & savings bank statements
Utility bills
Joint auto insurance
Medical cards from my employer with both names on
Prior medical bill for me paid by Corey's previous health insurance
Wedding invitation addressed to both of us
Copies of airline tickets to wedding in Oklahoma
Gift wrapping from Easter and wedding anniversary gifts sent by mum in UK
Vacation postacard from brother addressed to both of us
Wedding anniversary and Christmas cards from mum
Two letters from family members attesting to relationship
Letter from landlord saying we rent an apartment together and have been since Jan 2003
Rete, I know you suggested getting a co-sponsor anyway, although I make enough on my own, but we wanted that to be a last resort. Corey's parents are always out-of-state trucking, and his grandparents are always so busy. If the officer decides that we need one, then I'll bite my tongue and we'll ask his family, but we didn't want to bother them unless we have to. I'm prepared to risk a bit of a wait for approval.
We made copies of everything and arranged them in the same order listed above, two-hole punched everything and put it all in a binder with tabs and a table of contents. We'll give that to the officer so they can reference everything easily and I'll have the originals on standby in another file. If anyone has any suggestions on the content or layout of our file, please let me know.
Kate. xxxx
Last edited by katesuiter1; Jun 21st 2004 at 1:51 am.
Jun 21st 2004, 5:13 am
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Re: Things we're taking to our AOS interview....
Kate,
The case officer will possibly not want to accept the binder you offer and have to pull it apart to get to the materials she wants, regardless of how neatly indexed it is. He is likely have your case file on his desk and ask you to provide one item at a time he as he goes through his file, allowing you the priveledge of finding and extracting each document from your own file.
Regardless of which of you does the searching, the indexing and tabbing is a good idea, the binding is not as good an idea. 'Bulldog' clips hold things together securely, but come off to extract a document much more easily than binder clips.
Regards, JEff
The case officer will possibly not want to accept the binder you offer and have to pull it apart to get to the materials she wants, regardless of how neatly indexed it is. He is likely have your case file on his desk and ask you to provide one item at a time he as he goes through his file, allowing you the priveledge of finding and extracting each document from your own file.
Regardless of which of you does the searching, the indexing and tabbing is a good idea, the binding is not as good an idea. 'Bulldog' clips hold things together securely, but come off to extract a document much more easily than binder clips.
Regards, JEff
Originally posted by katesuiter1
Hello again, peeps!
...
We made copies of everything and arranged them in the same order listed above, two-hole punched everything and put it all in a binder with tabs and a table of contents. We'll give that to the officer so they can reference everything easily and I'll have the originals on standby in another file. If anyone has any suggestions on the content or layout of our file, please let me know.
Kate. xxxx
Hello again, peeps!
...
We made copies of everything and arranged them in the same order listed above, two-hole punched everything and put it all in a binder with tabs and a table of contents. We'll give that to the officer so they can reference everything easily and I'll have the originals on standby in another file. If anyone has any suggestions on the content or layout of our file, please let me know.
Kate. xxxx
Jun 21st 2004, 5:25 am
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Re: Things we're taking to our AOS interview....
TWO ITEMS YOU NEED BUT DIDN'T MENTION:
1. You need the original I-797 approval for your K-1
2. Fingerprint receipt from your full hand biometrics
Rete
1. You need the original I-797 approval for your K-1
2. Fingerprint receipt from your full hand biometrics
Rete
Originally posted by katesuiter1
Hello again, peeps!
Here's what we have for our file:
EMPLOYER INFO:
My salary info
Emergency contact info
Permanent address listed with employer
Employer health insurance confirmation for employee & spouse
My last 2 pay stubs
Joint I-864 (Corey's not working due to going back to school full-time, but my salary is enough to cover the requirements)
TAX INFO:
My tax transcripts for 2003
Corey's tax transcripts for the last 3 years
My W-2's
Corey's W-2's
ID's:
Birth certs for Corey and I
Copies of driver licenses
Copies of previously issued EAD's
Copy of K1 visa & I-94
EVIDENCE OF RELATIONSHIP:
Marriage cert
Joint checking & savings bank statements
Utility bills
Joint auto insurance
Medical cards from my employer with both names on
Prior medical bill for me paid by Corey's previous health insurance
Wedding invitation addressed to both of us
Copies of airline tickets to wedding in Oklahoma
Gift wrapping from Easter and wedding anniversary gifts sent by mum in UK
Vacation postacard from brother addressed to both of us
Wedding anniversary and Christmas cards from mum
Two letters from family members attesting to relationship
Letter from landlord saying we rent an apartment together and have been since Jan 2003
Rete, I know you suggested getting a co-sponsor anyway, although I make enough on my own, but we wanted that to be a last resort. Corey's parents are always out-of-state trucking, and his grandparents are always so busy. If the officer decides that we need one, then I'll bite my tongue and we'll ask his family, but we didn't want to bother them unless we have to. I'm prepared to risk a bit of a wait for approval.
We made copies of everything and arranged them in the same order listed above, two-hole punched everything and put it all in a binder with tabs and a table of contents. We'll give that to the officer so they can reference everything easily and I'll have the originals on standby in another file. If anyone has any suggestions on the content or layout of our file, please let me know.
Kate. xxxx
Hello again, peeps!
Here's what we have for our file:
EMPLOYER INFO:
My salary info
Emergency contact info
Permanent address listed with employer
Employer health insurance confirmation for employee & spouse
My last 2 pay stubs
Joint I-864 (Corey's not working due to going back to school full-time, but my salary is enough to cover the requirements)
TAX INFO:
My tax transcripts for 2003
Corey's tax transcripts for the last 3 years
My W-2's
Corey's W-2's
ID's:
Birth certs for Corey and I
Copies of driver licenses
Copies of previously issued EAD's
Copy of K1 visa & I-94
EVIDENCE OF RELATIONSHIP:
Marriage cert
Joint checking & savings bank statements
Utility bills
Joint auto insurance
Medical cards from my employer with both names on
Prior medical bill for me paid by Corey's previous health insurance
Wedding invitation addressed to both of us
Copies of airline tickets to wedding in Oklahoma
Gift wrapping from Easter and wedding anniversary gifts sent by mum in UK
Vacation postacard from brother addressed to both of us
Wedding anniversary and Christmas cards from mum
Two letters from family members attesting to relationship
Letter from landlord saying we rent an apartment together and have been since Jan 2003
Rete, I know you suggested getting a co-sponsor anyway, although I make enough on my own, but we wanted that to be a last resort. Corey's parents are always out-of-state trucking, and his grandparents are always so busy. If the officer decides that we need one, then I'll bite my tongue and we'll ask his family, but we didn't want to bother them unless we have to. I'm prepared to risk a bit of a wait for approval.
We made copies of everything and arranged them in the same order listed above, two-hole punched everything and put it all in a binder with tabs and a table of contents. We'll give that to the officer so they can reference everything easily and I'll have the originals on standby in another file. If anyone has any suggestions on the content or layout of our file, please let me know.
Kate. xxxx
Jun 21st 2004, 5:30 am
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Re: Things we're taking to our AOS interview....
Originally posted by jeffreyhy
Kate,
The case officer will possibly not want to accept the binder you offer and have to pull it apart to get to the materials she wants, regardless of how neatly indexed it is. He is likely have your case file on his desk and ask you to provide one item at a time he as he goes through his file, allowing you the priveledge of finding and extracting each document from your own file.
Regardless of which of you does the searching, the indexing and tabbing is a good idea, the binding is not as good an idea. 'Bulldog' clips hold things together securely, but come off to extract a document much more easily than binder clips.
Regards, JEff
Kate,
The case officer will possibly not want to accept the binder you offer and have to pull it apart to get to the materials she wants, regardless of how neatly indexed it is. He is likely have your case file on his desk and ask you to provide one item at a time he as he goes through his file, allowing you the priveledge of finding and extracting each document from your own file.
Regardless of which of you does the searching, the indexing and tabbing is a good idea, the binding is not as good an idea. 'Bulldog' clips hold things together securely, but come off to extract a document much more easily than binder clips.
Regards, JEff
I would definitely not go the way of the bulldog clip for the copies of the documents to go to the USCIS. We didn't use a formal binder but did index tab and checklist the documents, two hole punched them, and then slipped the entire thing onto an ACCO fastener. What I did was put the ACCO on backwards so that the agent took off the holding bar, slipped her ACCO prongs into my ACCO prongs and slide the entire package into our file.
Yes they do ask for one item at a time. That is where your binder comes into play. You look at your checklist and say it is item C, etc.
Just my two cents based on my own personal experience at an AOS interview.
Rete
Jun 21st 2004, 5:50 am
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Re: Things we're taking to our AOS interview....
Originally posted by Rete
TWO ITEMS YOU NEED BUT DIDN'T MENTION:
1. You need the original I-797 approval for your K-1
2. Fingerprint receipt from your full hand biometrics
Rete
TWO ITEMS YOU NEED BUT DIDN'T MENTION:
1. You need the original I-797 approval for your K-1
2. Fingerprint receipt from your full hand biometrics
Rete
Kate. xxxxx
Jun 21st 2004, 7:24 am
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Re: Things we're taking to our AOS interview....
Originally posted by Rete
TWO ITEMS YOU NEED BUT DIDN'T MENTION:
1. You need the original I-797 approval for your K-1
2. Fingerprint receipt from your full hand biometrics
Rete
TWO ITEMS YOU NEED BUT DIDN'T MENTION:
1. You need the original I-797 approval for your K-1
2. Fingerprint receipt from your full hand biometrics
Rete
)Kate. xxx
Jun 21st 2004, 7:47 am
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Re: Things we're taking to our AOS interview....
Rete,
Why not?
Regards, JEff
Why not?
Regards, JEff
Originally posted by Rete
I would definitely not go the way of the bulldog clip for the copies of the documents to go to the USCIS. ...
Rete
I would definitely not go the way of the bulldog clip for the copies of the documents to go to the USCIS. ...
Rete
Jun 21st 2004, 7:49 am
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Re: Things we're taking to our AOS interview....
Originally posted by jeffreyhy
Rete,
Why not?
Regards, JEff
Rete,
Why not?
Regards, JEff
Rene
Jun 21st 2004, 7:54 am
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Re: Things we're taking to our AOS interview....
Rete,
Also, I'm missing something here. You say, "Yes they do ask for one item at a time", but you also say, "the agent slide the entire package into our file".
Which was it in Jim's case - did the case officer take 1 item at a time to put into the file or the whole package in one shot?
Regards, JEff
Also, I'm missing something here. You say, "Yes they do ask for one item at a time", but you also say, "the agent slide the entire package into our file".
Which was it in Jim's case - did the case officer take 1 item at a time to put into the file or the whole package in one shot?
Regards, JEff
Originally posted by Rete
I would definitely not go the way of the bulldog clip for the copies of the documents to go to the USCIS. We didn't use a formal binder but did index tab and checklist the documents, two hole punched them, and then slipped the entire thing onto an ACCO fastener. What I did was put the ACCO on backwards so that the agent took off the holding bar, slipped her ACCO prongs into my ACCO prongs and slide the entire package into our file.
Yes they do ask for one item at a time. That is where your binder comes into play. You look at your checklist and say it is item C, etc.
Just my two cents based on my own personal experience at an AOS interview.
Rete
I would definitely not go the way of the bulldog clip for the copies of the documents to go to the USCIS. We didn't use a formal binder but did index tab and checklist the documents, two hole punched them, and then slipped the entire thing onto an ACCO fastener. What I did was put the ACCO on backwards so that the agent took off the holding bar, slipped her ACCO prongs into my ACCO prongs and slide the entire package into our file.
Yes they do ask for one item at a time. That is where your binder comes into play. You look at your checklist and say it is item C, etc.
Just my two cents based on my own personal experience at an AOS interview.
Rete
Jun 21st 2004, 7:58 am
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Re: Things we're taking to our AOS interview....
Kate it all looks great. Just remember to relax thats all :-)
In my case the officer just saw the employment stubs and never even
took our new I-864, so i am not sure if you really have to worry about
co-sponsor.
I mean if you make over poverty guidelines, thats all they care.
Again just relax and be freindly to the officer.
Now just think about all the fun stuff you will be doing this weekend
after becoming a permanent resident on Friday.
(I would suggest to visit new Hard Rock Seminole Casino, it is
awesome).
Take Care and Best of Luck
In my case the officer just saw the employment stubs and never even
took our new I-864, so i am not sure if you really have to worry about
co-sponsor.
I mean if you make over poverty guidelines, thats all they care.
Again just relax and be freindly to the officer.
Now just think about all the fun stuff you will be doing this weekend
after becoming a permanent resident on Friday.
(I would suggest to visit new Hard Rock Seminole Casino, it is
awesome).
Take Care and Best of Luck
Jun 21st 2004, 8:02 am
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Re: Things we're taking to our AOS interview....
Rene,
A 'bulldog' clip is indeed also known as a binder clip. I presumed (perhaps incorrectly) from the wording of Kate's post the she is using the two-prong clasp aka an ACCO binder to hold her documents in a binder (her word), and that's what I meant when I used the term "binder clip".
The kind of sloppy wording I usually complain about when others do it! I appologize for the confusion.
Regards, JEff
A 'bulldog' clip is indeed also known as a binder clip. I presumed (perhaps incorrectly) from the wording of Kate's post the she is using the two-prong clasp aka an ACCO binder to hold her documents in a binder (her word), and that's what I meant when I used the term "binder clip".
The kind of sloppy wording I usually complain about when others do it! I appologize for the confusion.
Regards, JEff
Originally posted by Noorah101
What's the difference between a bulldog clip and a binder clip?
Rene
What's the difference between a bulldog clip and a binder clip?
Rene
Jun 21st 2004, 8:04 am
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Re: Things we're taking to our AOS interview....
Kate,
Congrats on getting your AOS interview so quickly! I can't give you any advice on preparing (I'm still waiting for mine) but good luck on Friday
Debbie
Congrats on getting your AOS interview so quickly! I can't give you any advice on preparing (I'm still waiting for mine) but good luck on Friday
Debbie
Jun 21st 2004, 8:08 am
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Re: Things we're taking to our AOS interview....
Originally posted by jeffreyhy
Rene,
A 'bulldog' clip is indeed also known as a binder clip. I presumed (perhaps incorrectly) from the wording of Kate's post the she is using the two-prong clasp aka an ACCO binder to hold her documents in a binder (her word), and that's what I meant when I used the term "binder clip".
The kind of sloppy wording I usually complain about when others do it! I appologize for the confusion.
Regards, JEff
Rene,
A 'bulldog' clip is indeed also known as a binder clip. I presumed (perhaps incorrectly) from the wording of Kate's post the she is using the two-prong clasp aka an ACCO binder to hold her documents in a binder (her word), and that's what I meant when I used the term "binder clip".
The kind of sloppy wording I usually complain about when others do it! I appologize for the confusion.
Regards, JEff
The originals are all in one of those divided pocket-type thingies, and I have tabs to say what's where for my own reference. I think I'll just get several ACCO clips and attach all the different categories seperately for the photocopies. Kate. xxx
Last edited by katesuiter1; Jun 21st 2004 at 8:10 am.
Jun 21st 2004, 8:14 am
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Re: Things we're taking to our AOS interview....
Originally posted by jeffreyhy
Rete,
Also, I'm missing something here. You say, "Yes they do ask for one item at a time", but you also say, "the agent slide the entire package into our file".
Which was it in Jim's case - did the case officer take 1 item at a time to put into the file or the whole package in one shot?
Regards, JEff
Rete,
Also, I'm missing something here. You say, "Yes they do ask for one item at a time", but you also say, "the agent slide the entire package into our file".
Which was it in Jim's case - did the case officer take 1 item at a time to put into the file or the whole package in one shot?
Regards, JEff
Simple, JEff ... it was both. She slide everything into the file and then asked for say the Affidavit and I directed her to tab C while showing her the original and telling her the USCIS copy is under Tab C.
Rete
Jun 21st 2004, 8:16 am
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Re: Things we're taking to our AOS interview....
Originally posted by katesuiter1
Ooh, crap!!! Totally forgot about those!!! I have a receipt for the fingerprint fee, which I was given when I filed, but the only thing I have in the way of receipt for the actual fingerprints is the tenprinter sheet I had to fill out when I got there. I think they stamped or signed it to say when I had them done. Hope that's what I need. I'll make copies of that and my K1 approval notice tomorrow. Thanks, Rete.
Kate. xxxxx
Ooh, crap!!! Totally forgot about those!!! I have a receipt for the fingerprint fee, which I was given when I filed, but the only thing I have in the way of receipt for the actual fingerprints is the tenprinter sheet I had to fill out when I got there. I think they stamped or signed it to say when I had them done. Hope that's what I need. I'll make copies of that and my K1 approval notice tomorrow. Thanks, Rete.
Kate. xxxxx
Yes that is what you need. We were specifically asked for the receipt which was as you said yours is and is stamped with the date the prints were taken.
Rete
