拿到绿卡啦！分享婚姻绿卡申请timeline+checklist+面经

emoo · 发表于 2017-2-16 20:11:40

本帖最后由 emoo 于 2017-3-11 23:01 编辑

首先感谢一下之前在论坛分享申请经验的JMS，干货满满帮助我少走了不少弯路，也对整个申请更有信心~
本来以为加州移民众多，case处理起来会很慢，已经做好了等上大半年的准备，所以还递交了I-131申请AP。没想到从交材料到approve只花了三个月，觉得我自己简直运气爆棚~~~

坐标洛杉矶，以下是Timeline：

11/14/2016	Sent
11/16/2016	Delivered
12/5/2016	E-Receipt
12/10/2016	Mail Receipt
1/4/2017	Biometric
2/16/2017	Interview/Approval

2/24/2017    Green Card Get √

Checklist/Cover letter: （注意~我没有申请工卡）

USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

Checklist:
Concurrent filing of I-130, I-485, and I-131
Petitioner (U.S. Citizen): XXX
Beneficiary (Alien Spouse): YYY

Dear Sir or Madam,
Please kindly find enclosed concurrent filing of forms:
I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative)
I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status)
I-864 (Affidavit of Support)
I-131 (Application for Travel Document)

Enclosed with this letter are:
1.       Check in the amount of $420 for I-130
2.       Check in the amount of $1,070 for the concurrent filing of I-485 and I-131
3.       2 passport photos of petitioner (XXX)
4.       4 passport photos of beneficiary (YYY) (申请工卡的话建议六张)
5.       Form G-1145 e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance
6.       Form I-130 signed by the petitioner, along with the following documents:
6-1-1       Form G-325A of petitioner
6-1-2       A copy of petitioner’s naturalization certificate
6-1-3       A copy of petitioner’s U.S. passport
6-1-4       A copy of petitioner’s driver’s license
6-2-1       Form G-325A of beneficiary
6-2-2       A copy of beneficiary’s passport
6-2-3       A copy of beneficiary’s notarized birth certificate with translation
6-2-4       A copy of beneficiary’s I-94
6-2-5       A copy of beneficiary’s social security card
6-3-1       A copy of marriage certificate
6-3-2       Copies of bank statement of joint account
6-3-3       Copies of utility bills
6-3-4       Copies of receipts of wedding bands and engagement ring
6-3-5       Copies of itinerary of trips
6-3-6       Photos
7.       Form I-485 signed by the beneficiary, along with the following documents:
7-1       Form G-325A of beneficiary
7-2       Form I-693 (sealed medical evaluation)
7-3       A copy of notarized birth certificate with translation
7-4       A copy of passport ID page
7-5       A copy of passport with F1-visa
7-6       A copy of I-94
7-7       Copies of I-20 documents
7-8       A copy of previous EAD card
7-9       A copy of marriage certificate
8.       Form I-864 signed by the petitioner (sponsor), along with the following documents:
8-1-1       A copy of petitioner’s U.S. passport
8-1-2       Petitioner’s IRS tax return transcript for the year 2015
8-2-1       Form I-864 signed by the joint sponsor
8-2-2       A copy of joint sponsor’s naturalization certificate
8-2-3       Joint sponsor’s IRS tax return transcript for the year 2015
8-2-4       Joint sponsor’s IRS tax return transcript for the year 2014
8-2-5       Joint sponsor’s IRS tax return transcript for the year 2013
8-2-6       Joint sponsor’s W-2 forms from 2013 to 2015
8-2-7       Joint sponsor’s pay stubs from last six months
9.       Form I-131 signed by the beneficiary (applicant), along with the following documents:
9-1       A copy of passport ID page
9-2       A copy of passport with F1-visa
9-3       A copy of I-94
9-4       A copy of current I-20
9-5       A copy of marriage certificate

   Please kindly approve our application. Thank you in advance for your attention and assistance in this matter. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,
XXX & YYYY
Date

面经：

Appointment的时间是12:15，我们12点出头到了Federal Building，门口一个排队的人也没有，直接走进去过安检——需要脱鞋，建议不要穿诸如过膝靴一类不容易穿脱的鞋子~安检的大叔还仔细地研究了我的Jimmy Choo，说WOW These are really nice shoes! I believe they probably worth a Louis Vuitton!

上楼把面试通知交给Reception后坐下等待，面试官会出来叫名字。我们过去的时候看到有大约五六对couple，还有几个貌似亲属移民在等，还想着完了，前面这么多人，估计等上一小时没商量。然而差不多12:25的时候就叫到我们了，那些早来的看来只能干等着，实际面试的时间和schedule的是差不了多少的。
进了面试的小房间，先不要坐下，要举右手宣誓tell truth, nothing but the truth。宣誓完以后面试官就问我们要ID，我给了她护照和以前OPT时候的EAD卡，我老公给了她护照。面试官又问我老公要公民纸，老公说公民纸只有copy，原件在中国。面试官就开始说教哎呀你不能这样我们面试是要求看原件的！但这次就放你们一马，以后一定要把这种重要的文件带在身边啊！（还好这个面试官比较nice，我们这种明知要带原件但懒得快递来碰运气的做法不可取……）接下来她又看了我们的结婚证和各自的出生公证，还感慨了下天朝出生公证nice & neat，美国的不行

然后面试官问我们自提交申请后有更多材料要补充的吗？我就给了她这几个月的utility bills和Joint bank statements，还有以前同居的lease（现在住址的lease只有我一个人的名字= =|||）。我们俩真的是没什么材料，既没有共同的insuarance也没有任何property，平时也不爱拍照……算是young, fabulous & broke吧~哈哈~面试官接过去看了看倒没意见，说我们材料够sufficient了。
于是进入了确认已经递交的材料的环节，问姓名、生日、出生地、父母姓名、现居地址，那一堆回答NO的问题。我答完后老公问，有人在这种问题上答过YES吗？面试官说有！而且还不算特别罕见…尤其是中东那块地方来的人…

接下来就是常规面试啦，第一个问题是How did you meet?老公巴拉巴拉把我们爱情故事的开头讲了一遍。第二个问了Have you met each others' parents?When?第三个是I noticed that you got married in Vegas, why and how was it?我们就解释说在加州结婚手续麻烦，去vegas就容易多了，我们简简单单领了个证也没拍照片，为什么不拍照片呢，因为chapel提供的照片质量太差我们觉得不值，反正之后还要回国摆酒。面试官哈哈大笑说可以理解，and that's gonna be grand!最后问那别人知道你们结婚了吗？我们说虽然没有高调宣布给所有人说我们结婚了，但家长和亲近的朋友的知道了。面试官点点头，然后说你们把带来的材料收起来吧。（所以准备着的以前所有的I-20、机票、照片、戒指收据、Joint sponsor的相关材料都没看，只收走了utility bill+bank statement+previous lease）
把桌面清理干净之后我和老公有点懵逼，不知道是个啥情况。面试官走出去又走回来，递给我们两张纸，说恭喜！我今天就approve你们的case了，绿卡会在3~4星期内寄到，你们还有什么问题吗？我们说没有，面试就这么欢欢喜喜地结束啦！

总体来说我的绿卡申请真的挺简单又顺利的，但愿我的这点经验分享能够帮到大家，也bless大家的case都顺顺利利！

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