I-751 January 2018

[Roy&Chanel 109]

Updated 1/11/2018
California Service Center (5 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)
VJName	I-751 Date (submission)		NOA 1 Date		NOA 1 Received		Biometrics		Interview		Approved
tomriesgo	1/2/2018		--/—/—		1/8/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
edpa	1/9/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
D.Ba	1/4/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
sidshwsito	1/2/2018		—/—/—		1/8/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
Jessica Donahue	1/8/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
Vermont Service Center (2 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)
VJName	I-751 Date (submission)		NOA 1 Date		NOA 1 Received		Biometrics		Interview		Approved
TabeaK	1/4/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
L & B	1/5/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—

[edpa 20]

10 minutes ago, Roy&Chanel said:

Updated 1/11/2018
California Service Center (5 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)
VJName	I-751 Date (submission)		NOA 1 Date		NOA 1 Received		Biometrics		Interview		Approved
tomriesgo	1/2/2018		--/—/—		1/8/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
edpa	1/10/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
D.Ba	1/4/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
sidshwsito	1/2/2018		—/—/—		1/8/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
Jessica Donahue	1/8/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
Vermont Service Center (2 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)
VJName	I-751 Date (submission)		NOA 1 Date		NOA 1 Received		Biometrics		Interview		Approved
TabeaK	1/4/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
L & B	1/5/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—

Hey! I submitted mine on 1/10/2018 with next day service so just wanted to update that.  Let's all hope for a quick process!

[morgan.croft 210]

About to send in our package... Tomorrow hopefully. Current GC expires 3/29. Looks like since I am in GA, I'll be mailing it to the Vermont Service Center.

 

Here is what i am including. Each exhibit is in it's own little folder. The credit card folder is pretty big LOL. Total package was just over 300 pages 

 

Exhibit A:

• Original Bank of America Bank Personal Check, in the amount of $680.00 for payment of the I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence + Biometric fee
• Enlarged copy of USCIS Form I-551 front and back (Permanent Resident Card)
• Original Form I-751 filled and signed by Morgan and Heather

Exhibit B:

• Copies of Morgan’s current driver’s license, and Heather’s current driver’s license showing joint residence at Address
• Copy of Heather’s 401k account showing Morgan is the beneficiary.
• Copy of Morgan’s 401k account showing Heather is the beneficiary.
• Copy of Morgan’s life insurance through employer showing Heather is the beneficiary.

Exhibit C:

• 2016 Tax return transcripts from the IRS showing returned was jointly filed.

Exhibit D:

• Copies of debit cards, and monthly bank statements for each quarter of our joint Bank of America checking account since Morgan moved to the US on 03/29/2016, showing various financial co-mingling such as rent payments, car loan payments, mortgage payments, insurance payments, grocery shopping, credit card payments, etc.

Exhibit E:

• Copy of signed Closing Disclosures document showing we purchased the house at address on date.
• Copy of deed for address showing Morgan and Heather as the owners.
• Copies of Mortgage statements from bank from January 23, 2017 with the most recent statement available of December 26, 2017.
• Copy of 2017 Property Tax Statement showing Morgan and Heather as the owners.

Exhibit F:

• Copies of County Utilities statements showing us as jointly responsible for paying water, sewer and irrigation at our joint residence at address
• Copies of AT&T monthly wireless phone statements each quarter showing us maintaining a joint cellular phone plan, which we have been sharing since Morgan moved to the US on March 29, 2016.
  • Oldest statement available from AT&T was August 29, 2016.

Exhibit G:

• Copies of American Express Credit Cards with two numbers under one account, and corresponding statements for various periods from card opening in April 2016, with Morgan as the account owner and Heather as the authorized use
  • Heather’s original card number ended in XXXXXX. This was replaced in April 2017 with new card ending in XXXXXX. Statements from April 2016 – March 2017 reflect the old XXXXXX card number, and statements from June onwards reflect the new XXXXX card number.
• Copies of American Express Credit Cards with two numbers under one account, and corresponding statements for various periods from card opening in October 2016, with Morgan as the account owner and Heather as the authorized use
• Copies of Wells Fargo Outdoor Solutions credit card in both Morgan and Heather’s name. Account opened September 2017. Statements included.
• Copies of Home Depot Credit cards for Morgan and Heather showing the same account number. Account opened December 2016. Last statement is July 2017 as there was 0 balance and no additional statements generated.
• Copies of Lowes Credit cards for Morgan and Heather showing the same account number. Account opened December 2017. Most recent statement included.

Exhibit H:

• Copy of Allstate Insurance change dated July 2016 showing Morgan was added to vehicle insurance for the address of old address
• Copy of current vehicle insurance cards with StateFarm showing Morgan and Heather listed jointly as the insured. Insurance is active from August 18, 2017 – February 18, 2018
• Copy of Allstate homeowner’s insurance dated January 23, 2017 showing Morgan and Heather jointly as the insured on the house located at address
• Copy of current homeowner’s insurance with StateFarm showing Morgan and Heather jointly as the insured on the house located at address. Insurance is active from August 18, 2017 – August 18., 2018.

Exhibit I:

• Copy of Flights purchased on October 4, 2016 for Morgan and Heather’s trip from Atlanta, GA to Vancouver, BC, Canada on December 15, 2016 with return on December 24, 2016.
• Copy of Flights purchased on September 15, 2017 for Morgan and Heather’s trip from Valdosta, GA to Vancouver, BC, Canada on December 26, 2017 with return on January 5, 2018.
• Copies of photos of us together at various events with family and friends from arrival in the US on March 29, 2016 to current.

Edited January 11, 2018 by morgan.croft

[AsafSB 3]

Updated 1/11/2018
California Service Center (5 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)
VJName	I-751 Date (submission)		NOA 1 Date		NOA 1 Received		Biometrics		Interview		Approved
tomriesgo	1/2/2018		--/—/—		1/8/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
edpa	1/10/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
D.Ba	1/4/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
sidshwsito	1/2/2018		—/—/—		1/8/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
Jessica Donahue	1/8/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
AsafSB	1/11/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
Vermont Service Center (2 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)
VJName	I-751 Date (submission)		NOA 1 Date		NOA 1 Received		Biometrics		Interview		Approved
TabeaK	1/4/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—
L & B	1/5/2018		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—		—/—/—

[AsafSB 3]

My window opened up on Dec 29, but we were traveling for most of December and could only start gathering evidence on Jan 2.

 

This is such a Deja Vu... Gathering papers and stressing over the number of pages and what should be stapled and what should be paper clipped.

 

Honestly, after two years of using Fahrenheit, feet and pounds I think we all deserve expedited treatment 

Edited January 11, 2018 by AsafSB

[TabeaK 517]

Alright, my ROC has been in Vermont since Monday - hoping to receive the NOA-1 next week, despite MLK day. Check hasn't be cashed so far.

From what I can tell from the recent filers, VSC takes usually 1-2 weeks to cash the check and send the NOA...we shall see.

 

Not a lot of VSC filers on this thread so far.

[Phil&Mich 36]

19 hours ago, morgan.croft said:

About to send in our package... Tomorrow hopefully. Current GC expires 3/29. Looks like since I am in GA, I'll be mailing it to the Vermont Service Center.

 

Here is what i am including. Each exhibit is in it's own little folder. The credit card folder is pretty big LOL. Total package was just over 300 pages 

 

Exhibit A:

• Original Bank of America Bank Personal Check, in the amount of $680.00 for payment of the I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence + Biometric fee
• Enlarged copy of USCIS Form I-551 front and back (Permanent Resident Card)
• Original Form I-751 filled and signed by Morgan and Heather

Exhibit B:

• Copies of Morgan’s current driver’s license, and Heather’s current driver’s license showing joint residence at Address
• Copy of Heather’s 401k account showing Morgan is the beneficiary.
• Copy of Morgan’s 401k account showing Heather is the beneficiary.
• Copy of Morgan’s life insurance through employer showing Heather is the beneficiary.

Exhibit C:

• 2016 Tax return transcripts from the IRS showing returned was jointly filed.

Exhibit D:

• Copies of debit cards, and monthly bank statements for each quarter of our joint Bank of America checking account since Morgan moved to the US on 03/29/2016, showing various financial co-mingling such as rent payments, car loan payments, mortgage payments, insurance payments, grocery shopping, credit card payments, etc.

Exhibit E:

• Copy of signed Closing Disclosures document showing we purchased the house at address on date.
• Copy of deed for address showing Morgan and Heather as the owners.
• Copies of Mortgage statements from bank from January 23, 2017 with the most recent statement available of December 26, 2017.
• Copy of 2017 Property Tax Statement showing Morgan and Heather as the owners.

Exhibit F:

• Copies of County Utilities statements showing us as jointly responsible for paying water, sewer and irrigation at our joint residence at address
• Copies of AT&T monthly wireless phone statements each quarter showing us maintaining a joint cellular phone plan, which we have been sharing since Morgan moved to the US on March 29, 2016.
  • Oldest statement available from AT&T was August 29, 2016.

Exhibit G:

• Copies of American Express Credit Cards with two numbers under one account, and corresponding statements for various periods from card opening in April 2016, with Morgan as the account owner and Heather as the authorized use
  • Heather’s original card number ended in XXXXXX. This was replaced in April 2017 with new card ending in XXXXXX. Statements from April 2016 – March 2017 reflect the old XXXXXX card number, and statements from June onwards reflect the new XXXXX card number.
• Copies of American Express Credit Cards with two numbers under one account, and corresponding statements for various periods from card opening in October 2016, with Morgan as the account owner and Heather as the authorized use
• Copies of Wells Fargo Outdoor Solutions credit card in both Morgan and Heather’s name. Account opened September 2017. Statements included.
• Copies of Home Depot Credit cards for Morgan and Heather showing the same account number. Account opened December 2016. Last statement is July 2017 as there was 0 balance and no additional statements generated.
• Copies of Lowes Credit cards for Morgan and Heather showing the same account number. Account opened December 2017. Most recent statement included.

Exhibit H:

• Copy of Allstate Insurance change dated July 2016 showing Morgan was added to vehicle insurance for the address of old address
• Copy of current vehicle insurance cards with StateFarm showing Morgan and Heather listed jointly as the insured. Insurance is active from August 18, 2017 – February 18, 2018
• Copy of Allstate homeowner’s insurance dated January 23, 2017 showing Morgan and Heather jointly as the insured on the house located at address
• Copy of current homeowner’s insurance with StateFarm showing Morgan and Heather jointly as the insured on the house located at address. Insurance is active from August 18, 2017 – August 18., 2018.

Exhibit I:

• Copy of Flights purchased on October 4, 2016 for Morgan and Heather’s trip from Atlanta, GA to Vancouver, BC, Canada on December 15, 2016 with return on December 24, 2016.
• Copy of Flights purchased on September 15, 2017 for Morgan and Heather’s trip from Valdosta, GA to Vancouver, BC, Canada on December 26, 2017 with return on January 5, 2018.
• Copies of photos of us together at various events with family and friends from arrival in the US on March 29, 2016 to current.

300 pages?? 

 

I don't even have 50 pages... do we need to send that much?

[TabeaK 517]

37 minutes ago, Phil&Mich said:

300 pages?? 

 

I don't even have 50 pages... do we need to send that much?

Philosphical question. Quality always trumps quantity.

 

If you feel better sending more, go for it and vice versa.

[morgan.croft 210]

53 minutes ago, Phil&Mich said:

300 pages?? 

 

I don't even have 50 pages... do we need to send that much?

To be fair, the majority of it was from the bank account statements from checking and savings account (8 statements each over last 2 years), and credit card statements (8 statements each for 3 cards over last 2 years). Initially I only included a few pages from each of the statements, but in doing some reading on the forums, some people claimed to have received RFE's for not including all pages of the statement (when it says page 1 of X). So rather than take the chance, I just printed all the pages. Almost all the credit card statements had 12-20 pages including the transaction details. 

 

 

On a side note -- my package was mailed to VSC today! Should be delivered on Tuesday. 

[Phil&Mich 36]

11 minutes ago, morgan.croft said:

To be fair, the majority of it was from the bank account statements from checking and savings account (8 statements each over last 2 years), and credit card statements (8 statements each for 3 cards over last 2 years). Initially I only included a few pages from each of the statements, but in doing some reading on the forums, some people claimed to have received RFE's for not including all pages of the statement (when it says page 1 of X). So rather than take the chance, I just printed all the pages. Almost all the credit card statements had 12-20 pages including the transaction details. 

 

 

On a side note -- my package was mailed to VSC today! Should be delivered on Tuesday. 

I am doing final touches for my package and when I saw yours, I feel like mine is not enough lol, so here I am adding some more.

 

I have one question though. me and my husband are joint owners of his bank account, but he only do online banking, is there a way I can print his statements? 

 

err... I don't really open his online banking so I have no idea.

 

we don't have a lot of evidences because I have not work since we got married.

[morgan.croft 210]

4 minutes ago, Phil&Mich said:

I am doing final touches for my package and when I saw yours, I feel like mine is not enough lol, so here I am adding some more.

 

I have one question though. me and my husband are joint owners of his bank account, but he only do online banking, is there a way I can print his statements? 

 

err... I don't really open his online banking so I have no idea.

 

we don't have a lot of evidences because I have not work since we got married.

You should be able to - especially if it's set up for online banking. We're with Bank of America, and I was able to log in and download the statements to my computer to print. 

 

You mentioned you haven't worked since you got married... Since you are both joint owners, that should prove that you both are using the account. If you have any credit cards where one of you is the owner, and the other is listed as an authorized user, that would also be good detail. If you're listed under his health insurance, also good to include. 

 

I know that there are people that have included more than I did (every month statements for every account vs. every quarter like I did). I don't think there is necessarily a right or wrong answer to what is enough. If what you have shows evidence that you have been intertwined since you've been married, you should be good. 

Edited January 12, 2018 by morgan.croft

[Phil&Mich 36]

1 minute ago, morgan.croft said:

You should be able to - especially if it's set up for online banking. We're with Bank of America, and I was able to log in and download the statements to my computer to print. 

 

I know that there are people that have included more than I did (every month statements for every account vs. every quarter like I did). I don't think there is necessarily a right or wrong answer to what is enough. If what you have shows evidence that you have been intertwined since you've been married, you should be good. 

 

 

Thank you. I will try to hack his account lol. 

 

yeah.. my husband said, it doesn't matter if we will be called for interview. 

[Roy&Chanel 109]

3 hours ago, Phil&Mich said:

300 pages?? 

 

I don't even have 50 pages... do we need to send that much?

I guess it depends, some of us don't really use cash, so whatever we buy even a 3-5 dollars item can be on the statement, hence it compiled to such a huge stack of pages. 

I submitted every month's instead of quarter like some others, I feel that its better to send out monthly just my personal opinion. 

I've removed the ads and terms conditions pages on each month's bank statement, they are still a whole big chunk!

 

As for online banking, some statements do not show both names. Even though I've printed the statements, I did a request from Chase bank, they printed a piece of paper stating both our names as Primary and Secondary joint account. Its free of charge. Hope that helps.

Edited January 12, 2018 by Roy&Chanel

[TabeaK 517]

Happy weekend January filers!

 

Hoping for some NOA-s from VSC next week.

[bellashay 14]

I sent my application today and will arrive on Tuesday, 01/16.