I-751 February 2014 Filers

[ClassyBee 19]

California Service Center (1 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
ClassyBee...........02/08/14........--/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

Vermont Service Center (2 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
DIANA AND CHRIS.....02/03/14........--/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

Chxryl..............02/06/14........--/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

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Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your petition
NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter
Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment
Approved = The Date your case was approved

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Edited February 10, 2014 by ClassyBee

[ClassyBee 19]

I found out in sending my ROC package, This is less fun or maybe I'm less enthusiastic compared to AOS application. I mean, I was grumbling trying to decide what to send or not. complete pages or not. (I sent bank statements in full though, as RFE seems to be common for those). Yes, I know its better to send all documents/pages but I just felt there's nothing to be worried about as regardless of RFE or delay in getting approved. My PR start date will be May 7, 2012 and that is all that matters to determine when to file for naturalization if & when I decide to do that.

Hence I decided NOT to send pix, addressed mails, affidavit, as they are considered light weight evidence in any case

I sent

Residential Lease,

bank statements in full

Drivers licenses for both of us

tax transcripts(2012), returns for 2013 + W-2s),

Auto, Renter's, health, dental & life & term life Insurances

401K plan/beneficiary for both of us

Electricity & insurance bills for both of us.

Should be good enough but you never know the mood of the examiner or adjudicator

but I limited all docs to about 1 inch thick by sending only cover, signature & beneficiary info pages. I know I risk RFE's but I will be ready and I dare them actually to send one. I will reply with a box of load of document

I wonder where all my 2012 AOS February folks are. I hope we all are finding time to enjoy our lives regardless of trying to prove to USCIS or not.

Edited February 10, 2014 by ClassyBee

[flora01 37]

I found out in sending my ROC package, This is less fun or maybe I'm less enthusiastic compared to AOS application. I mean, I was grumbling trying to decide what to send or not. complete pages or not. (I sent bank statements in full though, as RFE seems to be common for those). Yes, I know its better to send all documents/pages but I just felt there's nothing to be worried about as regardless of RFE or delay in getting approved. My PR start date will be May 7, 2012 and that is all that matters to determine when to file for naturalization if & when I decide to do that.

Hence I decided NOT to send pix, addressed mails, affidavit, as they are considered light weight evidence in any case

I sent

Residential Lease,

bank statements in full

Drivers licenses for both of us

tax transcripts(2012), returns for 2013 + W-2s),

Auto, Renter's, health, dental & life & term life Insurances

401K plan/beneficiary for both of us

Electricity & insurance bills for both of us.

Should be good enough but you never know the mood of the examiner or adjudicator

but I limited all docs to about 1 inch thick by sending only cover, signature & beneficiary info pages. I know I risk RFE's but I will be ready and I dare them actually to send one. I will reply with a box of load of document

I wonder where all my 2012 AOS February folks are. I hope we all are finding time to enjoy our lives regardless of trying to prove to USCIS or not.

Although my package is ready but window not open yet,so i will defenitely keep on thinking about making changes till last moment(as i am still waiting for few bills to be added).

My job will be of major concern for me once i file ROC next week(hopefully).I am planning to leave long term job and making some career changes

[Diana and Chris 25]

Getting ready to send in I 751 to remove conditions for my wife and stepson. Can someone who recently filed just clarify one thing for me. The fee for wife and stepson who will be included on the same I 751 should be 505 which covers both wife and stepson and then 85 x 2 for a total of 675 to submit with the I 751. They make it so confusing. Thanks for the help. Good luck to all.

I wish I could help you on that one, I have only sent an ROC for myself, no children to be added as my son was born here. I hope you get your question answered quickly.

[Diana and Chris 25]

I found out in sending my ROC package, This is less fun or maybe I'm less enthusiastic compared to AOS application. I mean, I was grumbling trying to decide what to send or not. complete pages or not. (I sent bank statements in full though, as RFE seems to be common for those). Yes, I know its better to send all documents/pages but I just felt there's nothing to be worried about as regardless of RFE or delay in getting approved. My PR start date will be May 7, 2012 and that is all that matters to determine when to file for naturalization if & when I decide to do that.

Hence I decided NOT to send pix, addressed mails, affidavit, as they are considered light weight evidence in any case

I sent

Residential Lease,

bank statements in full

Drivers licenses for both of us

tax transcripts(2012), returns for 2013 + W-2s),

Auto, Renter's, health, dental & life & term life Insurances

401K plan/beneficiary for both of us

Electricity & insurance bills for both of us.

Should be good enough but you never know the mood of the examiner or adjudicator

but I limited all docs to about 1 inch thick by sending only cover, signature & beneficiary info pages. I know I risk RFE's but I will be ready and I dare them actually to send one. I will reply with a box of load of document

I wonder where all my 2012 AOS February folks are. I hope we all are finding time to enjoy our lives regardless of trying to prove to USCIS or not.

I didn't send full bank statements. Just the pages where they have both of our names in them :/ but I did send a ton more. Here is my list:

- Tax transcript for 2012, 2011 and tax return for 2013.

- Lease for 2012 and 2013 with both our names on it.

- Copy of my medical and dental ID cards, where it shows his name and that it is with his job that we have them.

- A copy of the list of work plans (401K, thrift, life insurance, etc) where it shows me as being his beneficiary and our son as contingent.

- 2 Statements ( April and October 2013) of his Thrift plan where it shows me and our son as beneficiaries.

- Auto insurance with both our name. (I don't have a license, but I'm there as a non driving insured persona, thingy)

- Our Sons birth certificate where it shows both of us parents. (He was born last year, so no school stuff yet)

- Copy of both our credit cards where they have the same number.

- Bi monthly statment of our joint checking and savings accounts. (From June 2012 - January 2014) Just the pages with our names on them! :/

- Envelopes and cards from family friends sent to us to our old and current addresses. (Includes one sent to me by my in laws for my birthday)

- First Father and First Mothers day cards sent to each other last year.

- 38 pictures of together, with our son and interacting with our family, also pictures of trips.

[ClassyBee 19]

I-751 Package delivered 02/10

...Tick tock, tick tock goes the time

[TwoCats 55]

Our package was sent out yesterday. Due to arrive on Wednesday.

I haven't added us to the listing since it wasn't working right for me, so if someone could add us to the list, that'd be great.

Going off of memory, I think we sent:

- Affidavit outlining our housing situation (we live with family and pay a share of taxes/utilities).

- Pay stubs from both spouses showing shared address.

- Bank account statements from both spouses showing shared address.

- Driver's licenses showing shared address.

- Joint checking account statement.

- Joint savings account statement.

- Joint credit card photocopy.

- 2011, 2012 tax transcripts, 2013 tax return.

- 401k beneficiary form from my work.

- Life insurance beneficiary form from my work.

- Insurance enrollment from my work showing medical, dental, and vision insurance for both spouses.

- Car insurane showing both spouses as named driver.

- Two affidavits from our closest friends, personal letter from his mom.

- 7 photographs photographs from 2012-2013 (we aren't big 'photo' takers)

- Celphone record showing both names on separate phones under the same account.

- Joint membership cards to the local Zoo.

The last additions might kind of be 'fluff', but I wanted to just include whatever I could find just to be 'safe'.

Edited February 11, 2014 by TwoCats

[mmdude 1]

California Service Center (0 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
MMDUDE..............02/10/14........--/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

Vermont Service Center (2 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
DIANA AND CHRIS.....02/03/14........--/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

Chxryl..............02/06/14........--/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

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Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your petition
NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter
Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment
Approved = The Date your case was approved

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[mmdude 1]

Hi all, I just mailed out my package through USPS certified priority mail yesterday.

This means I should be at peace today right?

Apparently not! I forgot to write "Attention: I-751 petition to remove conditions of status" in the address I wrote on my package.

I just wrote down the USCIS california center address!! Do you guys think this would be a problem? Is there anything I could do now?

[TwoCats 55]

California Service Center (3 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

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

ClassyBee...........02/08/14........--/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--
MMDUDE..............02/10/14........--/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

Twocats.............02/10/14........--/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

Vermont Service Center (2 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
DIANA AND CHRIS.....02/03/14........--/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

Chxryl..............02/06/14........--/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

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* Please check that you have not deleted anyone's NAME & DATA. Also please check that you have not deleted the name of the Service Center.

Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your petition
NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter
Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment
Approved = The Date your case was approved

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[TwoCats 55]

Apparently not! I forgot to write "Attention: I-751 petition to remove conditions of status" in the address I wrote on my package.

I just wrote down the USCIS california center address!! Do you guys think this would be a problem? Is there anything I could do now?

We didn't put it on our packet, either.

A quick search through the forums shows plenty of people who forgot and had no issues.

My understanding of the process is, the P.O. Box in the address is specifically for I-751 applications anyways, so it shouldn't matter that much.

[mmdude 1]

We didn't put it on our packet, either.

A quick search through the forums shows plenty of people who forgot and had no issues.

My understanding of the process is, the P.O. Box in the address is specifically for I-751 applications anyways, so it shouldn't matter that much.

Thank you!

Could anyone give me an estimated waiting/processing time for

1. NOA
2. Biometrics appointment
3. Interview (if needed)
4. New Permanent REsidency Card?

I sent my package yesterday at the California Center.

[TwoCats 55]

Could anyone give me an estimated waiting/processing time for

1. NOA
2. Biometrics appointment
3. Interview (if needed)
4. New Permanent REsidency Card?

I sent my package yesterday at the California Center.

Unfortunately, there's no great answer to this question.

Any information from the timelines is just an average and can vary quite a bit from case to case depending on circumstances.

So please don't take any of this as definite, as it's all just guess-work based on current timelines, information, etc.

1. NOA - It's an average of 5 days from sending the application to the NOA1 date, based on current information. Which means you may receive your NOA1 letter as early as next week.

2. A quick eyeballing of recent timelines shows 3-4 weeks wait between the NOA1 and the biometrics appointment. Not sure when people received their letters for that.

3. I can't find any recent information about interviews, so no clue there.

4. They are processing October applications right now, so I would estimate 5-6 months based on the current rate of approvals.

[TwoCats 55]

Getting ready to send in I 751 to remove conditions for my wife and stepson. Can someone who recently filed just clarify one thing for me. The fee for wife and stepson who will be included on the same I 751 should be 505 which covers both wife and stepson and then 85 x 2 for a total of 675 to submit with the I 751. They make it so confusing. Thanks for the help. Good luck to all.

Didn't see this get answered yet, so I looked it up. This is from page 1 of the I-751 instruction PDF:

If you have dependent children who acquired conditional resident status on the same day as you or within 90 days thereafter, then include the names and Alien Registration Numbers (A-Numbers) of these children in PART 4 of this form in order to request that the conditions on their status be removed as well.

Also, under 'What is the filing Fee?'

The Filing fee for a Form I-751 is $505.

An additional biometric services fee of $85 is required when filing form I-751.

Each conditional resident dependent, eligible to be included on the principal petitioner's Form I-751 and listed under PART 4 of Form I-751, is required to submit an additional biometric services fee of $85.

So yes, it appears to me that $675 is the correct amount. $505 + $85 + $85.

Edited February 11, 2014 by TwoCats

[tokyobelle 2]

I am finishing mine and looking into sending it out soon. Still waiting for the affidavits. Do you get the one-year extension from NOA1?