I-751 October 2012 filers

[smsgrl2009 1]

After crunching over different items, I think this is what we will try to submit. Another set of eyes would be great, to make sure I didn't miss anything. And, the lists that others posted were very helpful to me, so hope others can customize what I have here.

Of these, today I found out that my wife forgot to assign me as her life insurance beneficiary, so she is updating that today. Should I try to include that information once she does? or is it odd that she is doing that now? Should I just leave it out entirely? She did the 401(k) a while ago, and I have documentation for that.

By the way, my wife is my sponsor.

Other than the check, copies of the Permanent Resident card, and the form, here are the items I am thinking about:

• Mortgage document
  
• Lease agreement – from our previous rental
  
• Driver’s licenses – showing our shared address
  
• car insurance identification cards – showing joint coverage for both our vehicles (Nov 2011 – Apr 2013)
  
• Life Insurance policy designation – showing <my spouse> as the beneficiary of <me>
  
• 401(k) Beneficiary designation – showing each other as beneficiary
  
• bank statements for 2012, 2011, 2010
  
• joint credit card statements (one month)
  
• Cell phone bill – showing our shared family plan
  
• W-2’s – proof of same residency
  
• 2011 and 2010 cover letter – as prepared by HR Block software
  
• our 2011 and 2010 US tax return – filed as Married Filing Separately*.
  * Because <spouse> works in MA, and <Me> works in CT.
  
• Boarding passes – from our trip to <Country> and <Country>
  
• our passport pages – from our trip to <Country> and <Country>
  
• receipts from the wedding ceremony expenses – shared expenses.
  
• tickets for our honeymoon – shared expenses.
  
• our BJ’s Wholesale Club – showing joint account.
  
• Mail addressed to both – showing our shared address -- if I can find any...
  
• Three (3) sworn affidavits by U.S. citizen friends – attesting to our relationship.
  
• Dated pictures
  
• Transcripts of emails to each other -- Maybe?
  

Any thoughts? Any help would be appreciated.

I think it sounds like a solid package...I didn't send half of that information..kept it pretty simple so lets see how it goes! Good luck

[A + M 29]

We're planning on sending in the following:

- cover letter

- I-751 form

- copy of the GC

- copies of ID and DL showing our shared address

- copies of health insurance & dental cards showing same account number

- copies of car, health, life insurance showing both our names on the policy/the other spouse listed as the beneficiary

- bank account copies/statements showing both our names

- copies of joint tax returns

- vacation documentation

- family pictures

- and of course the $590 check/money order

Are we good to go?

Edited October 5, 2012 by A + M

[bigdog 376]

Hello Everyone,

Pretty new to the forum here, but I have been reading a lot of different posts.

We are also hoping to file, and can do so after Oct 6th. Right now, what has me thinking is whether I should do it through the lawyers I have always used or just try to file myself.

Now, I understand that each person has to decide for themselves, but I am wondering if anyone has any information that could help my decision. The lawyers are offering a flat rate fee of $700, but if I could get the same success rate by filing myself, it would be nice to save this money (especially since I am the one still gathering all the information).

What do you guys think? Overall, we have a good amount of evidence in our relationship, the only thing that would help us is if we had kids already, but we are planning to have them next year.

Anyway, I saw very similar post on this, maybe I am just using this to vent my thoughts. But responses would be appreciated.

Hope things go well for all of us, as we start filing in Oct.

- Felix

Easy to do, save your money for a new vacation and file yourself.

[missin miss d 1]

I downloaded a coverletter sample and sent with my proof package from VJ..If it helps, here is a list of what I sent in my packet:

I-751 form (Hubby is filing, I am USC)

Copy of our Mortgage deed (hubby's name alone is on the loan but I am on the deed)

copy of our drivers licenses showing matching addresses

copy of our credit cards showing matching numbers and a downloaded from from the company showing i am authorized user on his account

copy of our bank statements from the day i added him and then one copy of the most recent

copy of our daughters birth certificate

copy of our electricity bill with both our names

copy of my benefits form from work showing he is my beneficiary

copy of our bug spray contract showing both of us as residents in same household

copy of our marriage certificate

copy of hubby's passport and ss card for his id

I don't think they need the marriage cert or the passport copy but hubby wanted to send so figured it wouldn't hurt..hope this helps

I am hoping you included the front and back copies of the green card cos this is one of their requirements

[Yurika & Jim 77]

I am hoping you included the front and back copies of the green card cos this is one of their requirements

She posted this later

also sent copies of his green card and the check too...

Edited October 6, 2012 by Yurika & Jim

[An & Ch 0]

Good luck with everything! You'll be fine, but you can always come here to to ask questions on any sticking points. As to the tax transcripts, I've read on VJ that they can be faxed to you right away or that you can go to your local IRS office and have them printed on the spot, although I have no first-hand experience with either of those methods.

Welcome, An & Ch

Thanks Leenie! Happy to [finally!] be here! Hoping for a nice, smooth, FAST process. Not so sure about that last part...sounds like Vermont is slow for many in previous months.

[An & Ch 0]

California Service Center (0 applicants)

VJName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved....

YOUR NAME HERE......--/--/12........--/--/12.......--/--/--.......--/--/--....

Vermont Service Center (3 applicants)

VJName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved....

MRTEE12.............09/29/12........--/--/12.......--/--/--.......--/--/--....

CHR&ANG.............10/01/12........10/02/12.......--/--/--.......--/--/--....

SMSGRL2009..........09/29/12........--/--/12.......--/--/--.......--/--/--....

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[Zeban 1]

I am going to send in my wifes ROC to CSC tomorrow, unfortunately, i couldnt find a physical address with which i could have sent it via fedex, thus the delay to monday.

Anyway, my package looks sorta something like this, we waited until our son was born so we could send it 2 birth certificates.

- Coversheet

-I-751

-Copy of wifes green card

-Copy of our drivers licenses

- 2011 +2012 state and federal tax returns

- Copy of housing contract from the university housing listing her as the spouse

- Copy of our Bank of America statements for last 3 months

- Copy of our other bank account last 3 months + the first statement

- Copy of our daughters and sons (born 9/26/12) birth certificates from the county

- Copy of our cable bill since june

- Check

I am hoping thats more than enough.

Edited October 7, 2012 by Zeban

[Neal851 3]

I am going to send in my wifes ROC to CSC tomorrow, unfortunately, i couldnt find a physical address with which i could have sent it via fedex, thus the delay to monday.

Anyway, my package looks sorta something like this, we waited until our son was born so we could send it 2 birth certificates.

- Coversheet

-I-751

-Copy of wifes green card

-Copy of our drivers licenses

- 2011 +2012 state and federal tax returns

- Copy of housing contract from the university housing listing her as the spouse

- Copy of our Bank of America statements for last 3 months

- Copy of our other bank account last 3 months + the first statement

- Copy of our daughters and sons (born 9/26/12) birth certificates from the county

- Copy of our cable bill since june

- Check

I am hoping thats more than enough.

Humm....Looks good buddy. Mine is also same as yours. Planing to send tomorrow or next day. Good Luck..

[Leenie 15]

I am going to send in my wifes ROC to CSC tomorrow, unfortunately, i couldnt find a physical address with which i could have sent it via fedex, thus the delay to monday.

Anyway, my package looks sorta something like this, we waited until our son was born so we could send it 2 birth certificates.

- Coversheet

-I-751

-Copy of wifes green card

-Copy of our drivers licenses

- 2011 +2012 state and federal tax returns

- Copy of housing contract from the university housing listing her as the spouse

- Copy of our Bank of America statements for last 3 months

- Copy of our other bank account last 3 months + the first statement

- Copy of our daughters and sons (born 9/26/12) birth certificates from the county

- Copy of our cable bill since june

- Check

I am hoping thats more than enough.

If I can give a little advice, one thing I might recommend is to make sure you send documents spanning the entire length of your marriage. For example, don't just send bank statements for the last three months; send statements from different points throughout your marriage. You don't have to send one for every single month, though. Ditto for the housing. Does the contract show you have been living together for your whole marriage? I've been trolling the forums like a mad woman, and people do get RFEs for this kind of stuff sometimes. Oh yeah, also, are you sending some pictures? Good luck!

[Leenie 15]

We're planning on sending in the following:

- cover letter

- I-751 form

- copy of the GC

- copies of ID and DL showing our shared address

- copies of health insurance & dental cards showing same account number

- copies of car, health, life insurance showing both our names on the policy/the other spouse listed as the beneficiary

- bank account copies/statements showing both our names

- copies of joint tax returns

- vacation documentation

- family pictures

- and of course the $590 check/money order

Are we good to go?

One thing that sticks out to me is that you seem to be lacking evidence of the fact that you live together, besides the IDs/DLs. Do you have rental or mortgage documents you can send as well? I think adding that, if available, would make your evidence very strong. If you live with parents, you could ask them to draw up and sign a letter attesting to the situation.

[Glynn & Jean 5]

California Service Center (0 applicants)

VJName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved....

YOUR NAME HERE......--/--/12........--/--/12.......--/--/--.......--/--/--....

Vermont Service Center (4 applicants)

VJName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved....

MRTEE12.............09/29/12........--/--/12.......--/--/--.......--/--/--....

CHR&ANG.............10/01/12........10/02/12.......--/--/--.......--/--/--....

SMSGRL2009..........09/29/12........--/--/12.......--/--/--.......--/--/--....

Glynn & Jean.....................10/05/12.....................---/-----/12.................---/----/-----................---/----/----..........

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[Yurika & Jim 77]

@An & Ch, I'm sorry but we can't relate your username and name on the list (CHR&ANG) and may create confusion, so I'll change your name, OK?

Fixing format

California Service Center (0 applicants)

VJName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved....

YOUR NAME HERE......--/--/12........--/--/12.......--/--/--.......--/--/--....

Vermont Service Center (4 applicants)

VJName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved....

MRTEE12.............09/29/12........--/--/12.......--/--/--.......--/--/--....

SMSGRL2009..........09/29/12........--/--/12.......--/--/--.......--/--/--....

AN & CH.............10/01/12........10/02/12.......--/--/--.......--/--/--....

GLYNN & JEAN........10/05/12........--/--/12.......--/--/--.......--/--/--....

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[smsgrl2009 1]

When hubby first moved here, he was not on my mortgage and all of the bills were in my name and I didn't add him to them. I did add him to my bank account right away so I sent a copy of the first month i added him, as well as a copy of the most recent. Didn't think to send anything in between. And we just moved in August as we bought a house and the loan is in his name but I am on the deed so I sent that information. I didn't send any photos because we didn't take any vacations yet. As soon as he arrived, we got pregnant and decided to buy a bigger house so we had to save our money. Considering we do have a baby, hopefully this will be pretty strong evidence in and of itself that we are living as a married couple.

[A + M 29]

One thing that sticks out to me is that you seem to be lacking evidence of the fact that you live together, besides the IDs/DLs. Do you have rental or mortgage documents you can send as well? I think adding that, if available, would make your evidence very strong. If you live with parents, you could ask them to draw up and sign a letter attesting to the situation.

Hi Leenie! Thank you very much for your advice!

Me and my husband live alone and rent. All apartment-related documentation is in my husband's name.

What should we do at this point? Any ideas?