Hi Lucy,
I'm very grateful for your help/information.
Lucy, Amanda meantioned something about:
"I think you'll need to fill a form to be pardoned for overstaying.
Hope Lucy can tell you which form. There is such a provision for those
files before April 30, 2001 via a law called 245 (i). I wonder what
form is used for that."
Did you fill out the form to be pardoned too?
Lucy, To tell you the true, I'm very nervous/scared of filling out the
INS' forms, since that they aren't easy to deal with (as I heard from
many ppl). Because if you mess up with the forms, it'll take you
forever and might give you problems in the future too. Therefore I
want to make sure that I do the paperwork "100%" right.(But maybe I
can do it, since that my boyfriend who will definitely help me out
with filling out the forms).
"ask questions if you get confused"
I'm honestly very scared of miss out any forms, or fill the wrong
forms. Therefore I'm very glad & really appreciated your offer for
having the will to help me out, if I have requestions in the
processing of filling out the forms- thank you very much Lucy! :) -
PS: And Amanda, thank you for your post too! :)
LucyMO wrote in message news:<1537021.1089899570@britishexpats.com>...
> Thank you for your response.
>
> 1.Will the process take much longer and
> ricky, If we file out the
> forms ourself?
>
> No
>
> 2. Lucy, do u know all the
> type of the forms (besides the i-130 &
> i-485) that we need to file out
> in order for us to complete of the
> paper working processing(?)
>
> I-130,
> I-485, I-864, I-765 (work permit). Since you overstayed, do not apply
> for I-131, Advance parole - travel document, since you will be banned
> from reentering the U.S.
>
> all the forms and instructions are at:
>
> http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/residency/family.htm
> read
> the rules and instructions very carefully
>
> http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/LPRApplication.htm
> file
> these forms and I-130 simultaneously at the local office. some offices
> require that you submit the results of the medical exam with your
> papers, some ask that you bring them to the interview. For example, in
> Atlanta it takes 3 years to process your I-485, so you bring your
> medexam results to the interview, since they are only good for a year
> (usually, there are exceptions).
>
>
> 3. Do you think that it'll be better
> and easier if we hire a lawer to
> do the paper work for us instead we do
> it ourself? (I want to save
> some money, but if the processing of the
> paper will be easier and
> faster by hiring a lawer to do the paper work
> for me, then I think
> it's worth).
>
> Sometimes lawyers screw up your
> papers really bad. Sometimes they help you. if you don't have a
> complicated case - and you don't, then you can file it yourself. I did,
> and so did all my friends, all by ourselves. They have green cards (I
> just filed two weeks ago) and no problems. you are smart enough to fill
> out very basic forms with pretty much basic questions. there are some
> tricky ones, but that's what these forums are for - ask questions if you
> get confused.
>
> you will also need a copy of your birth certificate, i-
> 94, passport with a visa page, etc. |