OBTAINING A

GREEN CARD

Adjustment of status is the process of obtaining legal permanent residence in the U.S. The adjustment application is filed with the Department of Homeland Security to get what is known as a green card.

After your love one has been admitted to the United States as a Fiancée your marriage must take place within the 90-day time limit. Following your marriage, your wife MUST apply to the USCIS to adjust her status from nonimmigrant status to conditional permanent residence status. At that time she can apply for work authorization also which will give her a temporary "GREEN CARD".

You may apply to adjust your status if:

Based on being the spouse or child of another adjustment applicant or of a person granted permanent residence. You may apply to adjust status if you are the spouse or child of another adjustment applicant, or of a lawful permanent resident, if the relationship existed when that person was admitted as a permanent resident in an immigrant category, which allows derivative status for spouses and children.

Based on admission as the fiancée of a U.S. citizen and subsequent marriage to that citizen. You may apply to adjust status if you were admitted to the U.S. as the K-1 fiancée of a U.S. citizen and married that citizen within 90 days of your entry. If you were admitted as the K-2 child of such a fiancée, you might apply based on your parent's adjustment application.

How Long Is The I-485 Valid?

The I-485 permanent residence is valid indefinitely, as long as permanent residence is not abandoned through absence of six months or longer from the U.S.

Are Dependents Eligible for I-485?

Each person that desires permanent residence must file a separate I-485 application.

The I-485 adjustment process involves the investigation of an individual's identity, health, criminal background, and the ability to support him or herself in the United States. The employment-based adjustment applications must be filed at a USCIS Service Center. The family-based adjustment applications are filed at a local USCIS district office.

Green Card Process

An approved or concurrently filed visa petition allows a qualifying person to submit applications for registration, employment authorization, and travel permission, along with proof of financial support. The process involves filing the petitions and applications with supporting documents, getting fingerprinted, attending an interview, and answering any requests for additional evidence issued by the Department of Homeland Security or other agencies.

How to apply for and obtain an

Adjustment of Status

Permanent Residence (Green Card)

A Complete Do it Yourself Kit

This complete Do-it-Yourself U.S. Adjust of Status kit includes everything you need to apply for and obtain an Adjustment of Status Permanent Residence (Green Card) by Marriage to a U.S. Citizen.

Here is what you get:

• Overview - Applying for the Adjust of Status by Marriage to a United States Citizen

• Step by step instructions guiding you through the application process

• An explanation of how the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services determines which applications they will accept and which and applications they will reject.

• A complete list of all the required supporting documents for the United States Citizen

• A complete list of all the required supporting documents for the Foreign National Spouse

• An overview of how to apply for and obtain United States Citizenship.

• Instructions for USCIS Form I-130 - Petition For Alien Relative

• Instructions for USCIS Form I-485 - Application to Register Permanent Residence

• Instructions for USCIS Form I-765 - Permission for Work Authorization

• Instructions for USCIS Form I-131 - Request for Travel Documents

• Instructions for USCIS Form I-864 - Affidavit of Support

• Instructions for USCIS Form G-325 - Biographic Information - United States Citizen

• Instructions for USCIS Form G-325 - Biographic Information Questionnaire - Foreign National Spouse

• Instructions for USCIS Form I-693 - Medical Examination Form - Foreign National Spouse

• Specifications for immigration photos, with sample photos

• Form I-130 - Petition for Alien Relative

• Form I-485 - Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

• Form G-325 - Biographic Information - United States Citizen

• Form G-325 - Biographic Information - Alien Spouse

• Form I-765 - Application for Employment Authorization

• Form I-131 - Application for Travel Document

• Form I-864 - Affidavit of Support

• Form I-693 - Medical Examination of Aliens Seeking Adjustment of Status

• USCIS Photographs Specifications Guide

• Sample Cover Letter to USCIS

• The correct USCIS address to send your application to depending on what State you live in.

• The current USCIS fees to submit with your application.

• How to track the Status of your Petition.

• Sample interview questions for your Alien Spouse

• Form I-130 - Petition for Alien Relative - U.S. Citizen

• Form I-485 - Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status - Foreign Spouse

• Form G-325 - Biographic Information - U.S. Citizen

• Form G-325 - Biographic Information - Foreign Spouse

• Form I-765 - Application for Employment Authorization - Foreign Spouse

• Form I-131 - Application for Travel Document - Foreign Spouse

• Form I-864 - Affidavit of Support - U.S. Citizen

• Form I-693 - Medical Examination of Aliens Seeking Adjustment of Status - Foreign Spouse

• I-751 - Petition to Remove the Condition of Residence - Foreign Spouse

• I-864P - Poverty Guidelines

So what are you waiting for?

Trust me when I say that the paperwork for the AOS is much more complicated than for the K-1 visa or the K-3 visa. You will have many questions.

You will be able to download and use your Adjustment of Status Kit immediately.