Late filing help?

[PandO 21]

I applied for the I-751 ROC filing but did it kind’ve late. I was supposed to file by Feb 20, 2019. My application was received at the Arizona lockbox today July 2, 2019. 

 

Anyone else have experience filing late? If you could share your experience and how it progressed it’d be greatly appreciated. 

[geowrian 22,335]

Did you include a reason for filing late? Is it a joint petition (not a divorce waiver)? Was it accepted?

[milimelo 4,194]

Search on removing conditions forum. 

Hopefully you included a good sorry we messed up letter with enough evidence to not warrant a RFE. 

[PandO 21]

Thank you all for responding so quickly. I did include a letter with reason for being late on my end due to my own ignorance. 

 

With that I provided our original marriage certificate, and photos of our two children (9mo and 3yrs). I’ve seen others provide in excess of 600+ pages of evidence, but is that really necessary?

[PandO 21]

And sorry I thought I was posting into removing conditions forum. Idk how this post ended up where it did. If a mod can move it to the appropriate section it’d be appreciated!

[geowrian 22,335]

If you included a reason for the late filing, it likely will be accepted. If it was already accepted, you're good to go (wait) like anybody else filing for ROC.

[ch3john 308]

29 minutes ago, PandO said:

 

With that I provided our original marriage certificate, and photos of our two children (9mo and 3yrs).

Yep, that should do it 🙄

[arken 4,197]

5 minutes ago, PandO said:

I went off the guide from the uscis. Is there another guide I should’ve considered?

USCIS guide would have been sufficient if you had followed it properly. Did you read page 5 and 6 of i751 instructions from uscis?

 

look into uscis instructions more closely and VJ guidelines/i751 forum  on what other people have submitted and start assembling those documents to send once you receive an RFE. 

[mindthegap 2,521]

1 hour ago, PandO said:

but is that really necessary?

Yes.

Look forward to your RFE and interview.

[Scandi 3,970]

1 hour ago, PandO said:

Thank you all for responding so quickly. I did include a letter with reason for being late on my end due to my own ignorance. 

 

With that I provided our original marriage certificate, and photos of our two children (9mo and 3yrs). I’ve seen others provide in excess of 600+ pages of evidence, but is that really necessary?

Lol! That's all you sent? And late filing on top of that? 😂 

[Scandi 3,970]

Honestly, I'm not so sure the case will even be accepted at all with zero (0) proof of bonafide marriage. 

 

And the greencard, did you at least send a copy of the back and front of the card?

[PandO 21]

4 minutes ago, Scandi said:

Lol! That's all you sent? And late filing on top of that? 😂 

Cmon Scandi, looking for help 

 

15 minutes ago, arken said:

USCIS guide would have been sufficient if you had followed it properly. Did you read page 5 and 6 of i751 instructions from uscis?

 

look into uscis instructions more closely and VJ guidelines/i751 forum  on what other people have submitted and start assembling those documents to send once you receive an RFE. 

Honestly, I did not get a chance to read this portion beforehand (fml). I did include a photocopy of the PRC (front and back) with my submittal. From the Evidence of the Relationship portion, I provided nothing.

 

If an RFE request comes back (which it most likely will), I will provide all those docs at that time. I was in a rush as I was already late to submit the I-751 application  

[Amadia 711]

57 minutes ago, HappyG said:

And yes to answer your question all the 600+ pages of evidence are necessary

C'mon, 600+ pages are not necessary.....people just try to include as much evidence of their case as possible.

 

OP, you are filing your petition to RoC 4 months and 10 days late so sending a viable explanation to USCIS along with sufficient evidence of your married life as a Permanent Resident in the US for the past 2yrs would be ideal. For instance, I sent copies of the following:

Resident card

Marriage cert

Birth cert for our baby

Warranty deed for our house

Mortgage loan

Homeowner's insurance

Car loan

Driver's licenses

Auto insurance

Joint savings accounts

Joint credit cards

Tax returns for 2016 and 2017

Utility bills

Health insurance coverage (medical and dental)

Two affidavits from family members

Seven photos on vacation with timestamps

 

All of the above totaled to 56 pages....add the cover letter and my summary of documents with a table of contents and numbered pages....my total packet contained 58 pages.

I was approved with no RFE and no interview one week shy of my 1-year filing date.  

[Amadia 711]

2 minutes ago, PandO said:

If an RFE request comes back (which it most likely will)

It is clear that you have not followed up on the new rules at USCIS.    Issuing an RFE is completely up to the discretion of the case officer.....take some time to read this:

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Laws/Memoranda/AFM_10_Standards_for_RFEs_and_NOIDs_FINAL2.pdf

[PandO 21]

14 minutes ago, Amadia said:

 

All of the above totaled to 56 pages....add the cover letter and my summary of documents with a table of contents and numbered pages....my total packet contained 58 pages.

I was approved with no RFE and no interview one week shy of my 1-year filing date.  

Amadia,

 

First off thank you for taking the time to put that response together. With the exception of a few sarcastic replies, most are helpful and thats why VJ has grown to what it is today. 

 

Luckily I do have a lot of those documents ready to submit, when the RFE does come in. Unluckily, i did not provide them on initial submittal.

 

Nonetheless, your time and consideration are greatly appreciated!

 

*I hope I get an RFE (lol)

Edited July 2, 2019 by PandO
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