blueheart73

I'm K1, in Buffalo, NY. 1. In G-325A, there's a question: This form is submited in connection with application for: A: Nuaturalization B: Status as permanant resident C: Others(Specify) I don't know which one to choose. Should I also make it clear that I'm apply I-485? 2. Place of last entry into the US: Does it mean where I got the I-94? I got in Detriot, while I'm going to apply AOS in Buffalo, I'm so curious, where is my visa package now, which they asked me to offer when I entered the US? 3. Does my husband need to offer G-325A too? Does he need photos? I read from somewhere that he needs to offer 2 photos, but he insists me to show me the official web where it says clearly that he needs to, however I can't find anything now. 4.Can I buy money order to pay? Should I pay as follow:i-485, $315, fingerprint $70, 1-765 $175? Should I make the money order paying the local CIS office (Citizenship and Immigration Services, Buffalo District Office)? Also send all the files and money order to this place? Thanks much!

It does help me so much. We are going to file the documents and probably will go to Buffalo next week. I hope I would be as lucky as you. Thanks again.

Thanks Jeikun. Now I have the last question, which I cannot find answer online: what kinds of vaccination should I get? are they expensive? actually I got a lot of shots in childhood, but there's no medical record.

Thanks much Scott and Lai, you have been so helpful to me. Now I have some new questions, hope still could get help here: 1. How much should we pay? should we pay fingerprint fee? 2. There's a local INS office in Buffalo, which is about 45 miles away, do you suggest us to go there to apply in peron or by mail? if in person, should we make appointment? 3. I don't know if I should apply AP now. I don't have to return to China within half year or even longer. I just saw to apply AP I need to pay $165 extra, if I can get AOS within 10 months, probably I don't want to pay the extra money for AP, am I right? 4. Do my husband and I need to take new immigration photos? We still have the old ones, but they were taken last year, but I read that we need photos taken within 30 days. What did you do guys? 5. If I should get shots, how can I know where? Thanks again.

I'm K1, in NY state, got married last week. Visa will expire in 12 days. Should I apply AOS before visa expires? I downloaded an I-485 package online, now I'm so confused about some questions: 1. Should my husband prepare I-864? Can I use I-134 instead of I-864 as "Affiudavit of Support"? I kept I-134 which we used to apply the visa. 2. Should my husband and I fill in G-325A again? I still have the old one when I applied the visa, but his address changed recently. So did I, of course. 3. Do I need medical examination or get shots now? I had medical examination in Shanghai last Nov, but didn't get the shots. If I need, where? 4. Should I apply EAD and AP at the same time when I apply AOS? How long do you estimate that I'll get EAD, AP and AOS? I do hope could go to work soon, is it possible that I go to work before I get EAD? 5. I already have SSN, can I apply a licence to learn driving? Thanks so much guys, wish everybody have good life.

Thanks for your reply. I think the SSN officer must doesn't know K1 much, maybe next time when I go there again, if it's still her there, she would give me the same answer. Really, can I try a different SSN office, don't I need to apply in the local one?

I'm K1, in NY state. I went to SSN office to apply SSN twice, but a woman always asked me why I needed a SSN and told me that I couldn't apply until my "status changed"! Now my fiancee and I just registered, and we will have a ceremony soon, can I go to apply SSN after get married? If the woman still say No to me, can I persuade her by some documents? Also I heard from a friend that I must get the SSN before I-94 expires (mine will expire within 40 days), or else I would really have to wait until I got AOS, is it true? What paper work should I do after get married besides to apply AOS and SSN, can I apply a permission to go to work? How long do you estimate to get AOS? can I return to China for some time before I get AOS? Thanks much!

A couple of days ago I asked if I could change K1 visa to F1 visa, and I'm so glad to see many people replied me, yes finally it seems some people begin to argue. Really it's not worthy of arguing, people just often speak from their own position. I'll say, I'm grateful for all of you. In the past a few days, my fiancee and I still had some disagreement, but things are getting better, we know each other more and more, we adapt to each other more and more, most of all, we are so sure that we do love each other and want to live together. I'll give him more time, take care of him until he recovers, and see what will happen. My decision is, I don't want to take advantage from him, and don't want to stay in the US illegally (although I do love this place). If finally we still won't get married, I'll return to China, maybe apply school of US, or UK, or Canada, or Australia, or just find a job in Shanghai, I do miss my family and cats there...Life will continue. I have never cheated him, and will never cheat him. I won't ask him for any money either. What I have sacrificed cannot be calculated by money at all. I'll keep my dignity, and tell him, tell myself all the time my love to him is sincere. I have faith to my future. All of what you have said did encourage me. With all good wishes!

I just read the last message, I'll say, I admit some Chinese women do marry Americans for a better life, such as green card or something...My fiancee knows that I don't love him for his American citizenship, I used to live in Shanghai, as I said, my life was not bad. I don't love him for money either, as my savings is much more than him. I love him just because he is him, but now sometimes love is hurting us so much. As for some women who married for green card, probably they wouldn't feel so hurt, as why do they care anyways. Sometimes, in some degree, I feel it's so unfair, that I have to wait so long, and have had to give up so much, to meet him here, if love has changed, I have to suffer the worst result.

Until tonight I have some privacy time to read the response of my question. First, I'd like to say, I appreciate all of you. You are so kind to give me so much suggestions and showed so much care. However, it's really not easy to describe the whole situation by a few words...I feel better that last night my fiancee and I talked a while after I cried again, communication is always the most important thing in a relationship. Still, I can't say that we'll get married and we'll live happily ever since. It's a long story if I have to begin from the start. I'm not a pratical woman, I met him only because he talked with me by yahoo messenger, and I happened to have time and wanted to pratice English with him. I never know how to enter any chatting room or any online dating website. I did love him, and loved him more when we met in person, that I quited my offers of some best Australia schools, if I hadn't, I would have finished half the course of some master program. Some people may say, America is better than Australia, but as for me, they are almost the same, my life in China was pretty good, I'd like to go abroad because I somewhat like the lifestyle in western countries and hope to live a more peaceful and easier life. I really don't have to use my fiancee to go abroad, if somebody say that I love him because he is an American, well, I have to admit that probably deep in my mind, I think American men are more interesting and romantic than most Chinese men,that's all. His personality did impress me so much, and so far, I still love him, at least in most aspects. No matter if I could remain in the US or not, if we won't get married, it would hurt me so much, while if I have to return to China, it would hurt me more because I have to face a lot of difficulties in life, such as, probably I don't have the energy to apply schools in foreign countries again. After quited my job when we got engaged(we expected the K1 procedure much quicker), for more than a year most time I just stayed home, and did some volunteer job in a non-profit organization, and now probably it's uneasy for me to get a good job again. To lose face among family and friends is not what I concern, but the fact is, I would be tired of explaining the reasons and I don't like people's sympathy to me. I don't quite understand why my fiancee let me wait for extra 3 months after I got the visa. He didn't explain too much, but he said many times that he was "depressed", not because of me, but because of some problems in his life. We both never get married before, he is 42 and I'm 32, now we do have some difficulties to get along in real life, and I feel we know each other more each and every day. He has been sick before I came, and had to stay home for maybe another half month, which makes the situation worse. I think we both need support, but we both don't quite know how to show the consideration. Sometimes he treated me so meanly. For example, when i helped him to do some housework, he often coldly tell me not to do because I did it in a different way from him. When I said I didn't like some food, he got unhappy and kept unhappy for long time. He chatted online with aother girl quite often and has dozens of her photos, and he insists she's just a casual friend, like a sister. And strangely, although I'm quite independent, I don't know why recently I'm so sentimental, that I often cry, can't control my temper, often get impatient and depressed, I miss my family in China crazily, that when he is mean to me, it will make me feel extremely bad and I just keep on crying...That bothers him much as he doesn't think he did anything wrong and he doesn't know why I act this way, so he keeps on saying that maybe I should return to China, then I would be happier. I don't know if other people have experienced as hard time I do at the very beginning. Thanks you guys to have patience if you have finished reading my silly and long message, anyways I feel better now. I do hope to talk with some friends, and how I wish I'll see my fiancee's smile every day, and I do care about him, even he said, "Honey, can we go to China and live there?" Really I would be glad to.

After one year's waiting, and another 3 months after I got my K1 visa, my fiancee finally asked me to come to the US. But things seem have changed so much, the man I used to love so much now is almost a stranger to me...I don't want to describe the details, only want to ask a question: if I get an offer from some school, can I change this K1 visa to a F1 visa and so I can stay in the US?