- Foreign national marries U.S. citizen (take lots of photos at your wedding and whenever you both are doing anything interesting with family and friends)
- Meeting in our office
- Begin collecting supporting documents
- We set you up in our online case management system and e-mail you with login instructions
- You log into the system and fill out the questionnaire
- Your answers are plugged into the adjustment of status forms
G-325A (x2) – Biographic Information
I-130 – Petition for Alien Relative
I-131 – Application for Travel Document
I-485 – Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
I-765 – Application for Employment Authorization
I-864 – Affidavit of Support
- Once all forms are completed, you may either print them out on your end, sign them, and mail them to our office, or come by our office to sign the forms.
- We file your application for adjustment of status with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
- Approximately 2 weeks after filing, USCIS sends out your receipt notice.
- In approximately 3-4 weeks, USCIS will mail your notice of appointment at an Application Support Center for the electronic capture of your biometrics.
- You should receive your Employment Authorization Document (“E.A.D.”, commonly known as a work permit) and Advance Parole between 60 and 90 days from your filing date.
- You’ll receive your interview notice about 5-6 weeks before your interview. We will accompany you on your interview. Interviews are conducted in half-hour time slots. Your adjustment of status application will be approved at interview if everything goes well. The officer could give you a request for more documentation or schedule a second interview with a 2 hour time slot.
- If the officer believes there is fraud involved, the case will be referred to the Fraud Detection National Security (FDNS) unit.
NOTE: All processing times are an estimate and change constantly. Please call our office for current processing times. (415) 938-6689
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