Urgent qestions. Thanks !!

[Aeris]

We're ready to apply for her AOS ( for the 2 years conditional green card). She had the medical in China right before her visa interview, however, she didn't have a copy of the medical result. Since, she is holding a K1, so at that time the vaccination was not required. I wonder, during the process of applying for her greencard, do we need to send any medical result & vaccination proof? She has not had her vaccination done yet. Do we do that before apply for the AOS, or we do it before we have our AOS interview here in the states?

 

Another question, on her SSN, social security card, it says that VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION. What dose that mean? She donse't have a greencard now, is her condition as a K1 holder okay to work legally? We're married already.

 

Thank you very much if any reply!

Edited April 19, 2007 by Aeris (see edit history)

[tonado]

http://candleforlove.com/FAQ/CFL_FAQ_AOS_Final1.htm

[Aeris]

SORRY, I THOUGHT MY OTHER THREAD WAS DELETED , THAT'S WHY I POSTED A NEW TOPIC, HEHE. I JUST SAW MY PREVIOUS POST, IT WAS JUST MOVED.

 

THX!

Edited April 19, 2007 by Aeris (see edit history)

[tywy_99]

We're ready to apply for her AOS ( for the 2 years conditional green card). She had the medical in China right before her visa interview, however, she didn't have a copy of the medical result. Since, she is holding a K1, so at that time the vaccination was not required. I wonder, during the process of applying for her greencard, do we need to send any medical result & vaccination proof? She has not had her vaccination done yet. Do we do that before apply for the AOS, or we do it before we have our AOS interview here in the states?

 

Another question, on her SSN, social security card, it says that VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION. What dose that mean? She donse't have a greencard now, is her condition as a K1 holder okay to work legally? We're married already.

 

Thank you very much if any reply!

Aeris,

 

Find a good Civil Surgeon in your area. Shop around for a good price. You can go to the USCIS website to their civil surgeon look-up page.

Explain to the CS what shots she's had and what shots she needs.

The CS will probably tell you 1)varicella (chicken pox), 2) Tuberculosis (TB), and 3) tetanus-diptheria vaccine (Td).

All three are easy and simple to get. Your local health department could do the TB skin prick for her.

Alot of CS's will want to do a complete exam on her but it isn't necessary or mandatory. Try to let the CS know this.

The CS visit isn't bad but there are some unscrupulous ones out there so be careful.

 

I'm not sure about the SSN thing. I think it says that on the card to make sure employers check the individual for a greencard before employing them. That might not be the official reason but it sounds good to me!

 

-GOOD LUCK

[Aeris]

Thanks for replying~

 

So it means we have to have the vaccination done before applying for AOS,right?? Since she has had her medical in China, the Civil surgoen can not force us to do it again, i assume. The problem is we are in a hurry to send out the AOS application, but we don't have vaccination supplyment at hand, should we just send in the application first without the vaccination proof or we should have the shots done first and send it in along with other documents?

 

 

by the way, dose the application for work permit cost us another 180 bucks? I knew the fee for AOS is 390 something.

 

thx!

[dnoblett]

Thanks for replying~

 

So it means we have to have the vaccination done before applying for AOS,right?? Since she has had her medical in China, the Civil surgoen can not force us to do it again, i assume. The problem is we are in a hurry to send out the AOS application, but we don't have vaccination supplyment at hand, should we just send in the application first without the vaccination proof or we should have the shots done first and send it in along with other documents?

 

 

by the way, dose the application for work permit cost us another 180 bucks? I knew the fee for AOS is 390 something.

 

thx!

They will send you a Request for Evidence if you do not include the vaccination supplement I-693A with the petition.

 

My Yu had vaccinations done after medical in Guangzhou, and got a yellow book, we will take the book to a civil surgeon to have transfered to a I-693A to send in with the AOS paper.

 

You may want to look carefully at the step by step on VJ

 

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=k1k3aos

 

The current fees can be found on USCIS site:

 

I-485 (AOS) $325 + $70 biometric fee

I-131 (AP) $170 Optional

I-765 (EAD) $180 Optional

[warpedbored]

I would get the I-693 supplimental for vaccinations signed off on by a civil surgeon and send it with the I-485. There have been some RFE's issued because of not including them. Also there is a good chance that you won't be subjected to an AOS interview If everything they need is in there.

[Aeris]

THANK YOU GUYS!!

[sweattrl1]

THANK YOU GUYS!!

we filed I-485 & I-131 & I-765, we recieved the two year green card , the I-131 and the I-765, is in limbo, and the vaccination , supplement is a big deal,a must , and the Social Security Card , mean what it say , you need EAD after the K-1 VISA EXPIRE, after you get green card you can apply for one that do not require that, read my time line, you can see what i mean about , the limbo part, good luck

[dnoblett]

THANK YOU GUYS!!

we filed I-485 & I-131 & I-765, we recieved the two year green card , the I-131 and the I-765, is in limbo, and the vaccination , supplement is a big deal,a must , and the Social Security Card , mean what it say , you need EAD after the K-1 VISA EXPIRE, after you get green card you can apply for one that do not require that, read my time line, you can see what i mean about , the limbo part, good luck

If you received the Green-Card first you can forget about EAD (I-765) and AP (I-131) they no longer matter, the Green-card trumps the EAD and AP the Green-Card IS EAD, and AP is only needed if you plan on travel out of the country for more than a year at a time, AP is also known as a reentry permit. You can get SSN by showing Birth Cert, and Green-Card.

[Aeris]

I blieve EAD usually takes less time to get than that of a gree card. If we have a green card, that's a work permit itself. But the AP, I'm not sure. I heard that even though you have a green card, when you travel out of the the states, you will still need a AP, that can help you reentry US without problems ( not quite, shit happens nowadays ), if the stay out of the states is less than a year or less than half a year, the reentry should be okay, it will only cause you trouble if you stay in other country like more than a year or longer.

[dnoblett]

I blieve EAD usually takes less time to get than that of a gree card. If we have a green card, that's a work permit itself. But the AP, I'm not sure. I heard that even though you have a green card, when you travel out of the the states, you will still need a AP, that can help you reentry US without problems ( not quite, shit happens nowadays ), if the stay out of the states is less than a year or less than half a year, the reentry should be okay, it will only cause you trouble if you stay in other country like more than a year or longer.

The AP is only needed if you leave more than a year, it is known as a reentry permit.

 

International Travel

A Permanent Resident of the United States can travel freely outside of the US. A passport from the country of citizenship is normally all that is needed. To reenter the US a Permanent Resident normally needs to present the green card (Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551) for readmission. A reentry permit is needed for reentry for trips greater than one year but less than two years in duration.

 

You may be found to have abandoned your permanent resident status if you:

• Move to another country intending to live there permanently.
  
• Remain outside of the US for more than one year without obtaining a reentry permit or returning resident visa. However in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the US may be considered, even if it is less than one year.
  
• Remain outside of the US for more than two years after issuance of a reentry permit without obtaining a returning resident visa. However in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the US may be considered, even if it is less than one year.
  
• Fail to file income tax returns while living outside of the US for any period.
  
• Declare yourself a “nonimmigrant” on your tax returns.
  

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

 

For many the Green-Card is approved with out interview and on many occasions this happens faster than EAD gets issued, it is a gamble. Check out this timeline AOS applied Jan 29, GC issued Apr 7. http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=20733

Edited April 20, 2007 by dnoblett (see edit history)

[Aeris]

That would be great if the green card comes sooner than EAD. But we don't know the odds, and it is a gamble indeed for the AOS, some who is lucky get their green card within half a year, but some takes up to 2 years? What's the average? have no clue.

[dnoblett]

That would be great if the green card comes sooner than EAD. But we don't know the odds, and it is a gamble indeed for the AOS, some who is lucky get their green card within half a year, but some takes up to 2 years? What's the average? have no clue.

Yep (EAD) is a $180 gamble, it is your call.

[Randy W]

 

For many the Green-Card is approved with out interview and on many occasions this happens faster than EAD gets issued, it is a gamble. Check out this timeline AOS applied Jan 29, GC issued Apr 7. http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=20733

 

 

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