Removal of conditions

[Dexter_Morgan 0]

Hi, I have a question about removal of conditions. I received a gc 6 months ago based on my marriage to a US citizen. We lived together for a year before I received the gc. We met in grad school (I was an international student and met him at school). He graduated and found a job that was several hours away from where we both went to school. I am still working on a PhD at the same institution, and hence need to be there quite frequently. For that reason I needed to keep a separate temporary residence near the school. I kept this residence (a sublet) in addition to our joint apartment at the town at which he works for the past 3 and a half months. I will have a similar arrangement for next term. The reason behind this is that for my research I need to be near my school a lot, but not all the time, while he has to live where he works (teaches). During the past 3 and a half months I have been spending most of the weekdays at the temporary residence I had near my school, but the weekends with him. I can try and spend more time with him next semester, but this might hurt my research, and I need to graduate.

I am worried about how this will affect the removal of conditions in a year or so from now, and future application for US citizenship. During our initial interview the issue of how we are going to manage our situation (which was already known because he had just received the teaching position) came up. Since the situation was new to us, we did not really have a great answer. What I could say was that since I was writing a dissertation and not taking classes I didn't have to physically be next to my school all the time, and only needed to be there for my research, and that I was going to try and see whether I could use equipment at the university at which my husband works, and we hoped that we would not have to keep another apartment for me. However, it turned out that I really needed to be near my school quite a lot, so I did take a sublet for a couple of months, and since my research was not going as well as planned I will have to do this for next semester as well.

Me and husband are a real couple, we dated for 3 years before getting married. However, I'm not sure whether our situation (which is pretty common in general when both spouses are in academia) would not be the cause of problems with removal of conditions.

We'd appreciate any advice.

Thanks!

[Enigma11561 336]

Relax a bit here. Doing ROC means to prove you have a bonafide relationship. Actually it is the USCIS that needs to prove you don't.Your married and there must be and will be a lot of evidence you will have when the time comes. Living near your school, lets call it a dorm for the sake of argument,is perfectly normal in your situation.How many couples have a spouse who may travel extensively on business? Be away from home for a few weeks or months at a time.Knowing and planning in advance is cool headed. Just keep track of things to prove your situation.

[BigDaddy28 228]

Hi, I have a question about removal of conditions. I received a gc 6 months ago based on my marriage to a US citizen. We lived together for a year before I received the gc. We met in grad school (I was an international student and met him at school). He graduated and found a job that was several hours away from where we both went to school. I am still working on a PhD at the same institution, and hence need to be there quite frequently. For that reason I needed to keep a separate temporary residence near the school. I kept this residence (a sublet) in addition to our joint apartment at the town at which he works for the past 3 and a half months. I will have a similar arrangement for next term. The reason behind this is that for my research I need to be near my school a lot, but not all the time, while he has to live where he works (teaches). During the past 3 and a half months I have been spending most of the weekdays at the temporary residence I had near my school, but the weekends with him. I can try and spend more time with him next semester, but this might hurt my research, and I need to graduate.

I am worried about how this will affect the removal of conditions in a year or so from now, and future application for US citizenship. During our initial interview the issue of how we are going to manage our situation (which was already known because he had just received the teaching position) came up. Since the situation was new to us, we did not really have a great answer. What I could say was that since I was writing a dissertation and not taking classes I didn't have to physically be next to my school all the time, and only needed to be there for my research, and that I was going to try and see whether I could use equipment at the university at which my husband works, and we hoped that we would not have to keep another apartment for me. However, it turned out that I really needed to be near my school quite a lot, so I did take a sublet for a couple of months, and since my research was not going as well as planned I will have to do this for next semester as well.

Me and husband are a real couple, we dated for 3 years before getting married. However, I'm not sure whether our situation (which is pretty common in general when both spouses are in academia) would not be the cause of problems with removal of conditions.

We'd appreciate any advice.

Thanks!

I don't think that the USCIS will be so hard on you especially when you are working for your PhD. Not many people try to achieve that. But if it came in the immigration or if you have an interview it's good to explain to them I was working on my PhD and my school work requires to be close to it. They know obligations of work also. But if your husband can get a letter from the employer that he did work for each year you are apart, and you if possible can get a letter from school that you are there for your research that will be strong eveidence. Don't worry about it to much. for your info though: your cars, registere it in both your names and insurance in your names, any health insurance, life insurance, rental put it in both your names. Keep every proof of six months or a year for each insurance in a box. Get pictures, goout with friends and have dinner so later they can write you a letter to help you with that. if he has cable, internet, electricity water bills tell him to call the companies and add your name as "ATTN your name" right under his name. I hope you have a joint bank account in both your names, order chacks and keep every bank statment you recieve preferrably where either one of you is going to join the other (either he moves or you move after your studies). Those are little things that I didn't pay attention to until I applied for my removal of conditons, I hope I don't recieve a request of evidence though lol. I hope I helped. Good luck.

[bigdog 376]

See the post by Gary and Alla and the Director interview. As stated before this is a showing of your life sine getting your green card, throw anything and everything in a box to use it and before your 90 day filing get it our sort it and file. See numerous examples presented on VJ for ROC. Here is the USCIS calculator: Filing Date Calculator

[Pitaya 2,577]

See the post by Gary and Alla and the Director interview. As stated before this is a showing of your life sine getting your green card, throw anything and everything in a box to use it and before your 90 day filing get it our sort it and file. See numerous examples presented on VJ for ROC. Here is the USCIS calculator: Filing Date Calculator