Question:
When using an attorney, will I do
all the listed steps below at the
same time and then leave it all
to the attorney? Can all those documents
be filed at the same time by the
attorney if he has those forms?
Apart from better knowledge of the
process, what else will using an
attorney bring to the table?
-I-130 Petition
-I-485 Application To Register Permanent
Residence or Adjust Status
-I-765 Application for Employment
Authorization. You will apply as
category (c)(9), "adjustment
applicant". (optional, but
you cannot work without this)
-I-864 Affidavit of Support
-G-325A Biographic Information
-WR-702, WR-703 or I-468 - Data
Collection for Alien Documentation,
Identification & Telecommunications
System (ADIT). (If you don't get
one of these forms in your package,
don't worry about it. These are
"office specific" forms
which may not be used at your local
office. Check local procedures by
calling 1-800-375-5283)
-A copy of form I-94, Nonimmigrant
Arrival Departure Record (this was
put in your passport when you arrived)
- copy of the marriage certificate
- A copy of your birth certificate.
(bring an extra when you move, or
two or three if you can). You need
a translated copy if it is not in
English.
-2 photos - the 3/4 face view -
like you have done before, but more
may required, depending on the requirements
of the local office.
Answer:
I think your context is correct.
The OP's list is verbatim from the
K1 FAQ (6.2, not 6.3, where I saw
it) with 1 exception - he added
an I-130 at the top of the list.
A K1 or K3 visa person would not
be submitting an I-130 with their
AOS package. (OK, maybe some K3s
would include an I-130 under a certain
circumstance.) Depends on the arrangement
you make with the attorney. Depends
on the facts of your case, and how
knowledgeable and experienced the
attorney is.
Do you have
a special case? Do you have overstays,
criminal convictions, etc? Are you
good with detail and forms? These
are questions to ask.... a. I-130
Petition > a. I-485 Application
To Register Permanent Residence
or Adjust Status > a. I-765 Application
for Employment Authorization. You
will apply as category (c)(9), "adjustment
applicant". (optional, but you cannot
work without this) a. I-864 Affidavit
of Support a. G-325A Biographic
Information > a. WR-702, WR-703
or I-468 -
Data Collection
for Alien Documentation, Identification
& Telecommunications System (ADIT).
(If you don't get one of> these
forms in your package, don't worry
about it. These are "office specific"
forms which may not be used at your
local office. Check local procedures
by calling 1-800-375-5283) a.
A copy of
form I-94, Nonimmigrant Arrival
Departure Record (this was put in
your passport when you arrived)
a. A copy of the marriage certificate
a. A copy of your birth certificate.
(bring an extra when you move, or
two or three if you can). You need
a translated copy if it is not in
English. a. 2 photos - the 3/4 face
view - like you have done before,
but more may required, depending
on the requirements of the local
office.
