Too risky to file i-751 by yourself?

[usmsbow 803]

At least one person on VJ looked at the ROC approval stats, and found out that nearly all ROC applications are eventually approved (over 90% if memory serves). It's pretty straight forward. If you forget something, or USCIS wants more info, they'll just send you a RFE. Even if you're denied, you can appeal. 

 

IOW, the odds are very heavily in your favor your petition will be approved. No lawyer needed. 

[Hdblack84 0]

20 hours ago, CDN(ON)-USA(VT) said:

If you do not have any red flags I would suggest that you do not waste money on an attorney. I have said this many times before on other forums. I just came full circle and obtained US Citizenship. I went K-1 -> AOS -> ROC -> Citizenship without a single lawyer. At the following link you will find the proof needed for your I-751: https://www.visajourney.com/content/751guide/

Thank you so much! A few questions that maybe you (or someone) could answer......because I've been reading page after page on this website about the documentation needed and now it seems most people are providing way more documentation than I intended to....

1. The attorney did answer questions for me recently and she told me to submit copies of our joint tax return, but I keep reading on this site it needs to be specifically the tax TRANSCRIPT, which I do not have. Does it really matter which one you submit?

2. Attorney had also told me to include bank statements from our joint account, but didn't give specifics how many. From what I keep reading on here, it says we need statements from the start of marriage (so almost 3 years worth), is this really necessary?

3. I forgot my other question suddenly, but I wanted to say all you guys are AWESOME and I wish I had came across this website sooner. Thank you all SO much for the help!!

Edited November 8, 2019 by Hdblack84

[Canerican 242]

1 hour ago, Hdblack84 said:

Thank you so much! A few questions that maybe you (or someone) could answer......because I've been reading page after page on this website about the documentation needed and now it seems most people are providing way more documentation than I intended to....

1. The attorney did answer questions for me recently and she told me to submit copies of our joint tax return, but I keep reading on this site it needs to be specifically the tax TRANSCRIPT, which I do not have. Does it really matter which one you submit?

2. Attorney had also told me to include bank statements from our joint account, but didn't give specifics how many. From what I keep reading on here, it says we need statements from the start of marriage (so almost 3 years worth), is this really necessary?

3. I forgot my other question suddenly, but I wanted to say all you guys are AWESOME and I wish I had came across this website sooner. Thank you all SO much for the help!!

1. At this link:  https://www.visajourney.com/content/751guide/ it states "A copy of your joint federal and state tax returns (including W-2's and other applicable Schedules and attachments). Sending an official tax transcript from the IRS (for Federal) is beneficial and often preferred as it reflects what was actually filed." When I completed my ROC I sent in tax transcripts. If you got to https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/how-to-get-tax-transcripts-and-copies-of-tax-returns-from-the-irs you can order your tax transcripts and they can take up to 10 days.  

 

2. Yes, you should include bank statements, car insurance, DL's, credit card statements from marriage to ROC. Trust me, when we did my ROC I was like we need to do every month. When I found out how much paper that was going to be I was like, "ain't doing that." We sent in quarterly statements for all the statements stated in the previous sentence. 

 

3. I'm sure I speak for everyone on this site when I say that we are more than happy to help you out. That is why we have this wonderful community. When I was going through AOS I had some questions and one of the members helped me out even giving me his phone number to call him, and I really appreciated that assistance.