Cover letter and evidence

[AmandaMS 0]

Hi everyone,

Could some kind person please look through me and my husbands cover letter and the evidence we listed? Is it enough evidence/anything missing?

I entered on a F1 (student visa), do we have to list that? Only asking as everyone else seem to have entered on a K1 visa, I'm just a little worried about listing the visa I entered on..

Do we add tabs for each of the bullets? They are pretty long, can we just number each bullet and label the tabs with the numbers instead?

If there is anything else that looks odd/is missing, please let me know!

Many thanks,

Amanda

United States Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

USCIS Vermont Service Center
75 Lower Welden Street
P.O. Box 200
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001

RE: I-751 JOINT PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF STATUS ON:

NAME: A#---------

Dear USCIS examiner:

Enclosed please find a JOINT I-751 Petition for Removal of Conditions of Permanent Resident status regarding my wife, (name). Please also find two (2) checks attached to the front of application form I-751. One is for the application fee of $505 and the second is for the Biometric Services Fee of $85. My wife entered the US on a F-1 Visa. We are happily living together and request that this petition be accepted for removal of conditions on the residence of my wife (name).

Also enclosed are documents to verify the status of our marriage and ongoing relationship. Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I agree to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date, if required. All documents enclosed are as follows:

• Personal Bank Check for I-751 Application Fee - $505.00 (Paper clipped to front of I-751).
• Personal Bank Check for Biometric Services Fee - $85.00 (Paper clipped to front of I-751).
• Form I-751: Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence.
• Copy of USCIS Form I-551 (Permanent Resident Card) – Front and Back.
• Copy of 2015 IRS Tax Return Transcript.
• Copy of 2015 Federal Tax Return – Filed jointly.
• Copy of 2015 New York State Part-Year Resident Income Tax Return – Filed Jointly.
• Copy of 2015 California State Part-Year Resident Income Tax Return – Filed Jointly.
• Copy of 2014 IRS Tax Return Transcript.
• Copy of 2014 Federal Tax Return – Filed Jointly.
• Copy of 2014 California State Tax Return – Filed Jointly.
• Copy of our New York Apartment Lease in its entirety, as received and signed by myself,(name), and my wife, (name). Also included in the lease packet copy is the Apartment Interview Approval Form.
• Copy of recent Rent Bill for our New York City apartment where we live.
• Copy of Confirmation Letter from Assurant Insurance Center (American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida) – Letter is confirming both (name) and I, are on the same Renters Insurance Policy for our New York Apartment. I, (name), am the Policy Holder for the Renters Insurance.
• Copy of Renters Insurance Policy for our New York City Apartment – I, (name), am the policy holder.
• Copy of our past Renters Insurance Policy for the apartment we lived at in San Francisco before moving to New York City. The hand written note on the copy, is a note I (name) wrote for myself to make sure and update our policy once we moved to New York City.
• Copy of a recent Con Edison Gas & Electric Bill for our New York City Apartment.
• Copy of Confirmation Letter from Aetna Health Insurance stating both Amanda and I are on the same Health Insurance Plan where (wifes name) is the policy holder and I am the beneficiary.
• Copy of our Health Insurance Cards (Front and Back), showing a joint policy.
• Copy of Letter of Termination of Health Insurance showing a joint health insurance policy we had in San Francisco. We terminated Health Insurance with Blue Shield of California since we moved to New York.
• Copy of Letter of Confirmation from Wells Fargo Bank showing our joint Checking Account, and duration of time we have had the account open for.
• Copy of Letter of Confirmation from Wells Fargo Bank showing our joint Savings Account and duration of time we have had the account open for.
• Wells Fargo Joint Bank Account Statements: The joint Checking and Savings account statements we have included are as follows:
  • March-April 2016
  • February-March 2016
  • January-February 2016
  • December 2015-January 2016
  • October-November 2015
  • July-August 2015
  • April-May 2015
  • January-February 2015
  • October-November 2014
  • July-August 2014
  • April-May 2014
  • January-February 2014
• Copy of an Airbnb Receipt for a weekend trip we took to upstate New York with (Wifes name) mom, (wifes mothers name), while she was visiting us here in New York.
• Copy of Virgin America Flight Itinerary and receipt for the flight we took when we moved out here to New York City on September 1^st, 2015 from San Francisco.
• Copy of Virgin America Flight Itinerary and receipt for a trip we took to New York City while we were still living in San Francisco.
• Copy of Verizon Phone Account and Bill showing that Amanda and I are on a Family Plan with my parents.
• Photos of (wife) and I and some family, ranging from 2014 to 2016.
• Four (4) sworn and notarized affidavits by U.S. citizen friends and family, attesting to our relationship and marriage.

You may feel free to inquire at any of the sources of enclosed documentation for validity of their statements, and you are always welcome to visit our home should you ever desire to do so. Please advise me if you have any further questions or problems related to this petition.

[AmandaMS 0]

Hi Happy Chic, thank you so much for your reply!

A few followup questions

1. Is it better to do two separate checks for the fees or one that totals to $590?

2. As for the rent bills, unfortunately we only saved this paper copy, the rest is payed online and we are unable to get copies of past bills. Is that going to be a problem?

3. As for gas and electric, it is possible to get copies of past bills, but only my husbands name is on it, not mine (he's the US citizen). Only the most recent one has both of our names. Do you see this being an issue as well?

4. For the previous health insurance, we do not have any cards or bills, the only thing we still have is the termination letter. However, since we are on the same insurance now, shouldn't that be enough?

5. For Verizon, the statements only show phone number, no names, should we include it anyway?

6. As for the tabs that I originally asked about, is it ok to simply number the bullets, and just put numbers on the tabs instead of full titles?

Thank you again for your help! We have edited down the cover letter per you suggestions, and it's now down to two pages (instead of three). Really appreciate it!

[vbtwo 54]

Hi Happy Chic, thank you so much for your reply!

A few followup questions

1. Is it better to do two separate checks for the fees or one that totals to $590?

One check, they will do an electronic transfer anyway instead of cashing it normally

2. As for the rent bills, unfortunately we only saved this paper copy, the rest is payed online and we are unable to get copies of past bills. Is that going to be a problem?

3. As for gas and electric, it is possible to get copies of past bills, but only my husbands name is on it, not mine (he's the US citizen). Only the most recent one has both of our names. Do you see this being an issue as well?

No point of sending if only one name is on it

4. For the previous health insurance, we do not have any cards or bills, the only thing we still have is the termination letter. However, since we are on the same insurance now, shouldn't that be enough?

5. For Verizon, the statements only show phone number, no names, should we include it anyway?

No point of sending as it proves nothing unless both your names are on it

6. As for the tabs that I originally asked about, is it ok to simply number the bullets, and just put numbers on the tabs instead of full titles?

Thank you again for your help! We have edited down the cover letter per you suggestions, and it's now down to two pages (instead of three). Really appreciate it!

In general, unless something has both your names on it, then there is no point of sending it in. Just send as much as you possibly can and hope they feel that it's enough. Worst case is that you receive an RFE and if you don't really have anything to add then you'll get an interview.