Richard

Hi,

My fiance and I just got married - I am here on a tourist visa from the UK and we are
about to file our forms :-Z

I just have a couple of questions:

Does my fiance fill out the forms she has to file in her married name or her maiden
name? (sorry if this is a silly question)

Do we both need to supply a copy of our birth certs or does that only apply to me?

Does my wife need to supply an employment letter and does she need to supply bank
statements?

Whats the Alien Registration number?

Are these forms correct, do I need any others...

I file:

I485 G325A I693 I864 I765

My wife files:

I130 G325A

Is this correct?

I am panicking right now, frankly the INS scares me and I want to get
everything right.

If you could answer any of these questions I would be very grateful.

Thanks

R

Andy Platt

"Richard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Hi,
    >
    > My fiance and I just got married - I am here on a tourist visa from the UK and we
    > are about to file our forms :-Z
    >
    > I just have a couple of questions:
    >
    > Does my fiance fill out the forms she has to file in her married name or her maiden
    > name? (sorry if this is a silly question)

Married name in most places - some forms explicitly ask for maiden name and other
forms have a space for "other names" which would include the maiden name.

    > Do we both need to supply a copy of our birth certs or does that only apply to me?

Both. She needs to use hers to show she's a US citizen.

    > Does my wife need to supply an employment letter and does she need to supply bank
    > statements?

It depends. The employment letter can be used for the I-864 but a current payslip is
just as good. She will only need to supply bank statements if she has to use assets
to make up a shortfall in income on the I-864.

    > Whats the Alien Registration number?

You'll get one after you apply. Put NONE on the forms.

    > I file:
    >
    > I485 G325A I693 I864 I765 My wife files:
    >
    > I130 G325A

Technically your wife files the I-864. If you want to travel and you haven't
overstayed your visa by more than six months, you can file an I-131. Whether you file
the I-693 now or prior to the interview depends on the local INS office you are
filing at. Don't forget the ADIT photos and the fees! See this site for more info:

http://www.geocities.com/immigration_helpsite/index.htm

Andy.

--
I'm not really here - it's just your warped imagination.

Jennifer

"Andy Platt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > "Richard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > Hi,
    > >
    > > My fiance and I just got married - I am here on a tourist visa from the UK and we
    > > are about to file our forms :-Z
    > >
    > > I just have a couple of questions:
    > >
    > > Does my fiance fill out the forms she has to file in her married name or her
    > > maiden name? (sorry if this is a silly question)
    >
    > Married name in most places - some forms explicitly ask for maiden name and other
    > forms have a space for "other names" which would include the maiden name.
    >
    > > Do we both need to supply a copy of our birth certs or does that only apply
    > > to me?
    >
    > Both. She needs to use hers to show she's a US citizen.
    >
    > > Does my wife need to supply an employment letter and does she need to supply bank
    > > statements?
    >
    > It depends. The employment letter can be used for the I-864 but a current payslip
    > is just as good. She will only need to supply bank statements if she has to use
    > assets to make up a shortfall in income on the I-864.
    >
    > > Whats the Alien Registration number?
    >
    > You'll get one after you apply. Put NONE on the forms.
    >
    > > I file:
    > >
    > > I485 G325A I693 I864 I765 My wife files:
    > >
    > > I130 G325A
    >
    > Technically your wife files the I-864. If you want to travel and you haven't
    > overstayed your visa by more than six months, you can file an I-131. Whether
    > you file the I-693 now or prior to the interview depends on the local INS
    > office you are filing at. Don't forget the ADIT photos and the fees! See this
    > site for more info:
    >
    > http://www.geocities.com/immigration_helpsite/index.htm
    >
    > Andy.

Hi, The only thing that I can add to Andy's good advice is: some INS field offices
have different procedures, and you may want to check with your local INS office on
this one. My fiance and I will be filing for AOS at the Portland, Oregon field office
and I spoke with them yesterday concerning some procedural questions that I had.

The Portland field office REQUIRES an employment letter (not just paystubs) when
submitting the I-864.

Just a heads-up that there are variations. I used the AOS letter on the Doc Steen
website and sent it to the Portland office - the woman who called me at work
yesterday said that they get 100's of letters...and that she was so impressed with
this one, that she had to call and answer the questions personally! For example, on
their website it says you cannot file in person - through mail only. When in fact,
you CAN file in person...etc...

She also said the Bush just gave the INS a lot of money, and one of the rules is that
K-1 visa's are top priority now when it comes to AOS. She said interview will be 1-3
weeks after submitting paperwork, and green card in approx. 6 months.

Pretty cool!

    : )

~jennifer