I-751 March 2017 Filers

[Jamy2014 55]

Hi guys!

This might be a stupid question but for the 90 day window what does count: the arrival date at the service center or the date you put on the application? Is it possible to send it out before the windows open (in our case 25th of March) as long as it arrives after the critical date?

Thanks in advance...

[boosbear 37]

Mailed our big box with signature confirmation today!! Good luck everyone, I hope this goes by quickly. A friend filed her I-751 in July & still hasn't heard, only received a letter stating she had permission to stay in the US another year. I'm just hoping we don't have to wait long! 

[MikeNZ1984 44]

We mailed ours off to CSC yesterday(03.07.17), thanks for the forum for the help - we didn't use a lawyer this time around to save $$$. 

 

Our evidence included (I've deleted any identifying info): 

 

Exhibit A:

• Copy of USCIS Form I-551 front and back (Permanent Resident Card)

Exhibit B:

• Certified marriage certificate between X and X, showing marriage on X in "X".

Exhibit C:

• X’s Divorce judgement.

Exhibit D:

• Copy of X’s birth certificate.

• Copy of X’s biometric Foriegn passport.

• Copy of X’s social security card.

Exhibit E:

• Copy of X’s birth certificate.

• Copy of X’s U.S. passport.

Exhibit F:

• 2016 Joint Tax returns

• 2016 W2s, 1098-T forms for X, and 1098-T form for X.

• 2015 Joint Tax returns and copy of 2015 refund check from the IRS addressed to both of us.

• 2015 W2s forms X, and W2 and 1098-T form for X.

• 2014 Joint Tax returns

• 2014 W2 form and 1098-T form for X.

Exhibit G

• X’s detailed statement.

• X’s detailed statement.

Exhibit H:

• Copy of X's current driver’s license, and X’s current driver’s license showing joint residence at our former address “X”.

Exhibit I:

• Copies of monthly Chase bank statements of our joint checking account since our marriage on X, showing various financial co-mingling such as rent payments, insurance payments, cell phone payments, grocery shopping etc.

• Copy of our ASB bank statements (streamlined) from since our marriage on X. Note that the address that we use for this bank account is the address of X's mother’s house in X.

Exhibit J:

• Copy of rental agreement listing us as residents at our current address “X”, beginning X and Rental Agreement Addendum extending our lease for the same address for subsequent terms until X.

• Copy of Tenancy Verification confirming our current mailing address “X”.

• Copy of rental agreement listing us as residents at our former address “X”, beginning X and copies of lease renewals for the same address for subsequent terms until X

• Copy of Tenancy Verification confirming our former mailing address “X”.

Exhibit K:

• Copy of California Vehicle Title showing X & X as joint owners of a Honda Accord VIN#X, Bill of Sale, copies of paid registration to date showing us as both owners at the same address, and copies of our joint car insurance policy.

• Copy of vehicle registration card for Toyota 4 runner VIN#X showing X & X as previous joint owners along with a copy of the check that was given to us in both our names for its disposal for parts, and joint vehicle insurance policy.

Exhibit L:

• Copies of the adoption record and medical record for our kitten “X”, listing both X and X as X’s joint legal guardians.

Exhibit M:

• Copies of San Diego Gas and Electric Company monthly statements showing X and Xas responsible for paying gas and electricity at our current joint residence at “X” and a copy of a Service Verification showing that we are both listed on the account.

• Copies of our Time Warner Cable monthly statement showing both of us as residents at our former residence at “X"

Exhibit N:

• Travel details of X and X’s trip to Mexico for Winter Break vacation 2016.

• Travel details of X and X’s trip to Mexico, for X’s X in 2016.

• Travel details of X and X’s trip to Malaysia for X in 2015.

• Travel details of X and X to Malta and England for our second wedding in 2015.

• Travel details of X and X’s trip to Mexico for Spring Break vacation and a late honeymoon in 2015.

• Travel details of X and X’s trip to Portland and Seattle to visit X’s sister and brother-in-law in 2015.

• Travel details of X and X’s trip to Portland to take care of X’s mother’s estate after her death in 2014.

• Travel details of X and X’s trip to Seattle to visit X’s sister and brother-in-law in 2014.

Exhibit O:

• Copies of photos of us together at various events with family and friends throughout the years

Exhibit P:

• Copies of greeting cards from family and friends addressed to us.

[Olive4870 10]

Hi guys...just mailed ours too today to CSC...God bless to all of us!!!

[La la lamb 4]

Check was cashed yesterday, two days after I sent the package. 

[Jimmy and Sonya 6]

Got my NOA today!!! yay!

Edited March 9, 2017 by Jimmy and Sonya

[TwoChickies 105]

On 3/8/2017 at 1:34 PM, Jamy2014 said:

Hi guys!

This might be a stupid question but for the 90 day window what does count: the arrival date at the service center or the date you put on the application? Is it possible to send it out before the windows open (in our case 25th of March) as long as it arrives after the critical date?

Thanks in advance...

I'm not sure but I personally would wait to send it until the window opens. We don't have everything quite finished yet, so we will file in the window. But good on you for being so organized and ready!

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Hi again VJ. Long time no see! It's so interesting and weird to come back and see some really familiar "faces" from the first time around. 

If anyone wouldn't mind looking over our list of evidence and providing any feedback it would be much appreciated! We are both students with barely any money, so we were a bit scared we might be lacking but I feel more confident now that we've got a solid bunch together. 

Cover letter 
I-751, fees, and color copy of permanent resident card (front and back) 
2014 taxes (married filed separately), US and Canadian 
2015 taxes (married filed jointly) 

2016 taxes (married filed jointly), W2s for us both 
Copy of marriage certificate 

Color copy of both drivers' licenses showing same address
Copy of car title in both our names/address 
Copy of insurance card in both our names/address 
All statements of car insurance policies in both our names/address, 2015-2017 
All statements of joint bank account, 2015-2017 
All statements of joint credit card, 2016-2017 
All statements of cell phone plan showing us on the same one, 2015-2017 
Copy of landlords' statement of how long we rented and terminating our lease based on visa approval, 2014-2015
Copy of lease agreement with my father, rent at $0, 2015-2017

Affidavit from my father mentioning why he lets us live here at no charge 
Affidavit from my brother 
Our adoption contract with SPCA for our dog in 2015, two vet bills with our names/address on it (2015 and 2016) 

Copies of all plane tickets and receipts of travel together, 2015-2016 

15 pages of color photos with dates and short descriptions, 2014-2017
5 pages of color copies of cards/invites from friends addressed to us both, 2014-2016

[MikeNZ1984 44]

@twochickies seems very similar to mine wifey (USC) is a student as well .. from what I understand join bank account, joint assets, joint insurance and joint living arrangements are what they are looking for.  It's easy to get an affidavit, harder to get co mingled finances unless you are a real couple. 

 

Regarding the window, I was given a piece of paper explicitly telling me when to file just under 2 years ago when I was granted my GC, assuming this is normal procedure, also had a letter from USCIS a few weeks ago reminding me to file. 

[TwoChickies 105]

1 minute ago, MikeNZ1984 said:

@twochickies seems very similar to mine wifey (USC) is a student as well .. from what I understand join bank account, joint assets, joint insurance and joint living arrangements are what they are looking for.  It's easy to get an affidavit, harder to get co mingled finances unless you are a real couple. 

 

Regarding the window, I was given a piece of paper explicitly telling me when to file just under 2 years ago when I was granted my GC, assuming this is normal procedure, also had a letter from USCIS a few weeks ago reminding me to file. 

Thanks for the feedback! We don't have any assets, I think that's where my fear comes from. But the car insurance, two lease agreements, one joint bank account, and phone plan are hopefully enough.

 

And I think Jamy2014 was asking whether the "window" applies to the dates on the forms and the dates the package is actually sent out. That's why I personally would suggest playing it safe and date things, at the earliest, the first day the window opens if they are ready to send it.

[S. & A. 159]

TwoChickies! I remember you and Jamy and some others from the horrible NVC threads (and some even from the April 2014 I-130 thread). I also hadn't logged into here in almost two years and it's definitely interesting and weird.

 

Your list looks great!

[TwoChickies 105]

Just now, S. & A. said:

TwoChickies! I remember you and Jamy and some others from the horrible NVC threads (and some even from the April 2014 I-130 thread). I also hadn't logged into here in almost two years and it's definitely interesting and weird.

 

Your list looks great!

I remember you too! It's crazy that we all spent so much time waiting and waiting for approval, finally got it and disappeared for about two years. Now we're all back again! It's nice to know we're all in it together though, and soon enough we'll go back to just living our lives not thinking about wait times.

Thanks so much! 

[S. & A. 159]

5 minutes ago, TwoChickies said:

I remember you too! It's crazy that we all spent so much time waiting and waiting for approval, finally got it and disappeared for about two years. Now we're all back again! It's nice to know we're all in it together though, and soon enough we'll go back to just living our lives not thinking about wait times.

Thanks so much! 

I think it was a pretty horrible time for all of us (especially with all the delays some of us suffered at various stages!) so once we were here we wanted to forget all about it. I'm even getting slight trauma from looking at VJ again, we're with our spouses now so it's sooooo much easier this time around! I really hope everything goes smoothly, but not going to stress this one out. I think we put together a pretty good petition. If we get any RFEs it will be an inconvenience but we'll just fix it.

 

Don't worry about the assets, we live in NYC and don't own a house or car and neither do a lot of other people. I think you have a pretty good list of other evidence.  

[TwoChickies 105]

2 minutes ago, S. & A. said:

I think it was a pretty horrible time for all of us (especially with all the delays some of us suffered at various stages!) so once we were here we wanted to forget all about it. I'm even getting slight trauma from looking at VJ again, we're with our spouses now so it's sooooo much easier this time around! I really hope everything goes smoothly, but not going to stress this one out. I think we put together a pretty good petition. If we get any RFEs it will be an inconvenience but we'll just fix it.

 

Don't worry about the assets, we live in NYC and don't own a house or car and neither do a lot of other people. I think you have a pretty good list of other evidence.  

You're so sweet. That is exactly how I feel, I'm mostly just antsy to get it sent off! Once they have it I can go back to not thinking about this stuff at all. 

So happy for you that it's easier.  This time next year it'll be citizenship time! 

[MikeNZ1984 44]

Its a lot less stressful than the first time around that's for sure.  Normally I head down to TJ every few weeks from here in SD, I sure won't be doing it for the few months after my physical greencard expires even if I have a NOA that gives me approval, it just don't trust ICE at the port of entry, especially after the executive order shenanigans of the current government. I'm just glad that this part of it is reasonably straight forward, if not a complete and utter waste of time (a 2nd round of biometrics ... honestly, i'm pretty sure my eyes and fingerprints haven't changed in two years) and massive inconvenience.  Fingers crossed that things don't get slowed down with all the messing with other aspects of immigration/hiring stoppages in public sector/removal of expedited H1-bs etc going on. 

[S. & A. 159]

6 minutes ago, TwoChickies said:

You're so sweet. That is exactly how I feel, I'm mostly just antsy to get it sent off! Once they have it I can go back to not thinking about this stuff at all. 

So happy for you that it's easier.  This time next year it'll be citizenship time! 

Definitely understand the feeling! I think after NOA1 you have to worry a little while longer about the biometrics, but after that we can forget about it for a long time. If you're still in NC like your profile says I think we'll be stuck together at VSC for a long time. When the time comes we can look into naturalizing with ROC pending (though hopefully not, hahaha).