c***r
发帖数: 1570 | 1 【 以下文字转载自 I485 讨论区 】
发信人: caoer (caoer), 信区: I485
标 题: 贡献一个史上最好的485填表指南 (checklist)
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Dec 23 23:00:59 2014, 美东)
没有比这个还好的版本了，既可以做指南，又可以做checklist
General information
• Need a separate, complete application for each
family member
• Parents can sign forms for children under 14
• Be sure all forms are signed and dated, and checks
are attached to each separate application
Cover letter • List all documents being submitted; include for each
person’s application
Form I-485
• Two photos (with name and A #, if any, on reverse) -
put in envelope and staple it to lower left corner
• Name: use your legal name as it appears on your
passport, including any middle names
• A#: if your I-140 has already been approved, then
your 9-digit A# is on the approval notice. Family
members will generally not have A#s yet – do NOT
have them use yours (they will get their own A#s)
• Staple filing fee check to first page of form ($1,070 for
adults; $635 for kids under 14 if application is being
filed with parents)
• Part 2: for main applicant, check “a”; family members
should check “b”
• Nonimmigrant visa number: is the red number in the
lower right area of the visa
Form I-765 (employment
card [EAD]– not required
but strongly
recommended; no
additional filing fee
required)
• Two photos (with name and A#, if any, on reverse) -
put in envelope and staple it to lower left corner
• Item #11 – is specifically asking whether you have
had an employment (EAD) card before
• Item #14 – Nonimmigrant Worker
• Item #15 – example is H-1B or H-4, etc.
• Item #16 – insert (c)(0)(9) into the three spaces
• Copy of identity page of passport
• Copy of marriage certificate (for spouse) or copy of
birth certificate (for children) to show relationship,
with translation if original document is not in English
• Copy of most current I-94 card and I-797 approval
notice (H-1B or O-1 approval notice)
• Copy of I-140 approval or receipt notice, if any
Form I-131 (travel
document – not required
but strongly
recommended; no
additional filing fee
required)
• Two photos (with name and A #, if any, on reverse) -
put in envelope and staple it to lower left corner
• Item #3 – example is H-1B, H-4, etc.
• Part 2: choose box “d”
• Part 3: dates of departure and length of trip can be
“Undetermined” or “To be determined”
• Copy of identity page of passport
• Copy of marriage certificate (for spouse) or copy of
birth certificate (for children) to show relationship,
with translation if original document is not in English
• Copy of most current I-94 card and I-797 approval
notice
• Copy of I-140 approval or receipt notice, if any
I-797 receipt or approval
notice for I-140 petition
• No copy of petition needed – just the approval notice,
or the receipt notice if the I-140 petition is not
approved yet
• If I-140 is being filed with I-485, insert a sheet of
paper saying “I-140 concurrently filed with I-485”
Letter of Employment
Confirmation
• Get from department (on dept. stationary) indicating
continued employment pursuant to I-140 petition
• Include a copy in each person’s application package
Evidence of valid
nonimmigrant status
• Include a summary of each person’s complete
nonimmigrant history in the U.S.
• Copies of all I-797s (H-1B or O-1 approval notice)
• Copies of all I-20s/DS-2019s, if any
• Copies of EADs, if any
• Copy of current (most recently issued) I-94 card
• Copy of all pages of current and canceled passports
(if used to enter the U.S.) – including all
nonimmigrant visa stamps. If old passports are not
available, do not worry about including a copy.
Birth Certificate
and/or Affidavits
• Certified translation, if the original document is not in
English – you cannot translate your own documents
• Must be “long form,” indicating both parents’ names
Marriage Certificate
• Certified translation, if the original document is not in
English - you cannot translate your own documents
• Any divorce or death certificate(s), if applicable, with
any necessary translation(s), if applicable
Form I-693 – Medical
Exam, and Supplement
Form
• The online list of Civil Surgeons can be found at
https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=offices.type
&OfficeLocator.office_type=CIV
• The medical exam must be UNOPENED when
submitted to USCIS
• Be sure that BOTH you and the physician sign the
medical exam (Form I-693) before it is put in the
sealed envelope
• If possible, have physician make a copy before
putting it in the sealed envelope
• Every family member needs an exam, even children
Form G-325A
• Must be completed by all applicants 14 or older
• “File number” means A#, if any
• Every applicant must complete the form in
quadruplicate for his/her application; all 4 must have
original signatures
• Remember to complete the name box at the very
bottom of the form | y***p
发帖数: 301 | | u**7
发帖数: 200 | 3 纠错下，485的A number不填。 除非以前提交过485. 140批准件上的不算。
【在 c***r 的大作中提到】
: 【 以下文字转载自 I485 讨论区 】
: 发信人: caoer (caoer), 信区: I485
: 标 题: 贡献一个史上最好的485填表指南 (checklist)
: 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Dec 23 23:00:59 2014, 美东)
: 没有比这个还好的版本了，既可以做指南，又可以做checklist
: General information
: • Need a separate, complete application for each
: family member
: • Parents can sign forms for children under 14
: • Be sure all forms are signed and dated, and checks
| R*******d
发帖数: 13640 | 4 有的算，不能一概而论
【在 u**7 的大作中提到】
: 纠错下，485的A number不填。 除非以前提交过485. 140批准件上的不算。
| z**1
发帖数: 83 | 5 我也对这个问题很困惑，希望您能详细解释一下。
【在 R*******d 的大作中提到】
: 有的算，不能一概而论
| s***a
发帖数: 671 | 6 就是140批准件上的A number。不确定的话就不填。
【在 z**1 的大作中提到】
: 我也对这个问题很困惑，希望您能详细解释一下。
| A**********8
发帖数: 285 | | m**m
发帖数: 349 | | r*****n
发帖数: 753 | | y*****o
发帖数: 2364 | 10 离婚证明也需要啊，我的天啊！这个有必要吗，我周一就交了，没附上离婚证明，等着
瞧吧！ | | | i*****y
发帖数: 329 | 11 Item #16 – insert (c)(0)(9)。instruction上面不是写着(c)(9)吗？中间的0怎么来
的？
【在 c***r 的大作中提到】
: 【 以下文字转载自 I485 讨论区 】
: 发信人: caoer (caoer), 信区: I485
: 标 题: 贡献一个史上最好的485填表指南 (checklist)
: 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Dec 23 23:00:59 2014, 美东)
: 没有比这个还好的版本了，既可以做指南，又可以做checklist
: General information
: • Need a separate, complete application for each
: family member
: • Parents can sign forms for children under 14
: • Be sure all forms are signed and dated, and checks
| e****u
发帖数: 1435 | | W***o
发帖数: 6519 | 13 谢谢
【在 c***r 的大作中提到】
: 【 以下文字转载自 I485 讨论区 】
: 发信人: caoer (caoer), 信区: I485
: 标 题: 贡献一个史上最好的485填表指南 (checklist)
: 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Dec 23 23:00:59 2014, 美东)
: 没有比这个还好的版本了，既可以做指南，又可以做checklist
: General information
: • Need a separate, complete application for each
: family member
: • Parents can sign forms for children under 14
: • Be sure all forms are signed and dated, and checks
| a*********0
发帖数: 268 | | W***o
发帖数: 6519 | 15 及时雨！ the timing cannot be better! Thank you!
【在 c***r 的大作中提到】
: 【 以下文字转载自 I485 讨论区 】
: 发信人: caoer (caoer), 信区: I485
: 标 题: 贡献一个史上最好的485填表指南 (checklist)
: 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Dec 23 23:00:59 2014, 美东)
: 没有比这个还好的版本了，既可以做指南，又可以做checklist
: General information
: • Need a separate, complete application for each
: family member
: • Parents can sign forms for children under 14
: • Be sure all forms are signed and dated, and checks
| r*******7
发帖数: 301 | |
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