Document arrange requirements

USCIS has some guideline about how you should send your documents to Chicago Lock box. However, you can find detailed information about document arrangement in here.

Each applicant in your household must have own AOS package, i.e. one AOS package in a single envelope. i.e. If you are married with no kids, you should have two envelopes for both you and your spouse.

Each AOS package should have these documents. Arranging these documents is also very important and USCIS lockbox will appreciate it (in rare case, your application may get reject if you follow wrong arrangement as they cannot find the documents)

Cover letter
Payment (Check or Money order or G-1450)
eNotification form ( Form G-1145)
Two identical photos
Sealed I-693 medical
Completed form 1-485
DV Selection Letter
2NL from KCC
DV fee Receipt
Birth Certificate (followed by English translation)
Passport Bio page ( and previous passports if applicable)
Current Visa page on your passport (and any previous Visa pages)
Most recent I-94
Visa Stamp pages from your passport
Current immigration or nonimmigration status ( i.e. I-20, DS 2019)
Previous immigration or/and nonimmigration documents (if any)
Proof of maintaining current status (i.e for F1, Class Enrollment verification)
Last 3 years W2s (if available)
Social Security card
Tax transcript (last year, if available)
Pay stubs (3 months, if available)
High school diploma (and translation if required)
Any documents you received from USCIS (if applicable)
Marriage Certificate (for spouse package)

Place documents on this order, i.e. Cover letter on top. Then, use sticky tabs to label each document you have attached. Then try to assemble Form I-485 and it’s supporting documents in a single bundle. Use a heavy clip (fasteners medium size). DO NOT STAPLE your documents EVER.

Then use paper clips to attach the small envelop with your photos on I-485 top.

Then keep the form I-693 form on top of that.

Then place the eNotification form and Payment method and Cover letter. Finally Use a bigger heavy clip to hold everything together.

Finally, put everything inside a bigger envelop and label the envelop as “Diversity Visa Program based Adjustment of Status Application. Original Submission Form I-485“

Finally, you can use either USPS priority mail, FedEx or UPS mail carboard envelop to put this envelop and mail to the correct address. If you have spouse (and kids) you can put all yellow envelopes in a single mail carboard envelop. You should send them all together not separately.