ROC reminder service from VJ?

[realizment 18]

First like to thank who ever made this forums and its features are excellent for our needs etc. Just wondering is there a feature on here that reminds us in time for our ROC? If not it would be cool right. Yea i will set a reminder in my phone, laptop, ipad etc. But 2 years is a long time, and th thought of it slipping the mind is scary. What way have you guys made sure to remind yourselves in the past?

With all the features on here i wouldn't be surprised if there is something like that and im over looking it?

Thanks!

[djricky4 67]

i dont think there is something here that reminds you about ROC but it something you should be aware of since your going to have a 2 year green card and you should be away of when its about to expire

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[Kathryn41 3,205]

I suspect it would be hard to set up such a feature here on Visa Journey as that since it is so variable for everyone and that would take a lot of personalization. As mentioned above, you do have a 2 year conditional green card and you should know you need to apply before it expires.

One thing I did was to write a big notice and place it on our fridge that said 'Apply for Removal of Conditions starting xxxx". Then, when calendars for the year involved came out I made sure I wrote the date of my green card expiring on the wall calendar and the personal calendar I carry in my purse along with the date I could apply for ROC.

One other thing that kept the necessity of applying present in my mind is something else I did and found very useful and that I recommend you to do as well. I put aside a large box and during the time from when I applied for my green card I started to put anything and everything that could be useful as evidence to prove the validity of our marriage into that box: labels came off magazines and packages; correspondence; invitations, cards with envelopes, notices addressed to us from our HOA; expiring medical insurance and car registration documents, house and property maintenance receipts that I contracted or paid for, boarding passes, photographs, etc. Regular ongoing paperwork such as bank statements, credit card statements, etc. were filed in their regular places but with the 'reminder box' present I was able to go through it at the appropriate time and select a really good variety of supportive documentary evidence to add to the examples of the bank statement, medical payments, credit card statements, tax returns, etc. that I selected. We had lots of evidence - and the presence of that box and putting things into it on a regular basis kept the need to apply for ROC front and center in my mind.

Edited August 14, 2012 by Kathryn41

[realizment 18]

Some great ideas there, thank you. What is HOA sorry? Thanks again for your input!

I suspect it would be hard to set up such a feature here on Visa Journey as that since it is so variable for everyone and that would take a lot of personalization. As mentioned above, you do have a 2 year conditional green card and you should know you need to apply before it expires.

One thing I did was to write a big notice and place it on our fridge that said 'Apply for Removal of Conditions starting xxxx". Then, when calendars for the year involved came out I made sure I wrote the date of my green card expiring on the wall calendar and the personal calendar I carry in my purse along with the date I could apply for ROC.

One other thing that kept the necessity of applying present in my mind is something else I did and found very useful and that I recommend you to do as well. I put aside a large box and during the time from when I applied for my green card I started to put anything and everything that could be useful as evidence to prove the validity of our marriage into that box: labels came off magazines and packages; correspondence; invitations, cards with envelopes, notices addressed to us from our HOA; expiring medical insurance and car registration documents, house and property maintenance receipts that I contracted or paid for, boarding passes, photographs, etc. Regular ongoing paperwork such as bank statements, credit card statements, etc. were filed in their regular places but with the 'reminder box' present I was able to go through it at the appropriate time and select a really good variety of supportive documentary evidence to add to the examples of the bank statement, medical payments, credit card statements, tax returns, etc. that I selected. We had lots of evidence - and the presence of that box and putting things into it on a regular basis kept the need to apply for ROC front and center in my mind.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Some great ideas there, thank you. What is HOA sorry? Thanks again for your input!

You're welcome

Home Owners' Association = HOA

Also, documents showing each other listed as emergency contacts with employer, school, etc.

[realizment 18]

Great ideas thank you.. I didnt know the evidence was so crucial still at that stage. I thought we were past all that haha