I-751 January 2021 Filers

[jazzyveal 0]

Hello Everyone! The 90 day period to file for removal of conditions for us started on Jan.4, 2021 as well, but I do have a few questions if any of you all would be so kind to assist us in any way! Thank you in advance!

 

1) We just had our son in Dec 2020 here in America! Would I list his information in Part 5 of the i-751? I am asking because I took Part 5 to be for providing all information for children who are also conditional resident dependents.

 

2) When I began this journey with my husband, I (the sponsor) filed the i-130 under my maiden name. Since he has rejoined me here in the US, I have since then changed my last name to my married name. Do I need to use Part 11 of the petition to explain that we started the process under my maiden name and provide (direct them to) evidence of proof of name change? I still have my old Driver's License and passport and plan to include it, but all of our evidence now has my married last name.

 

3) I have reviewed the i-797 (Notice of Action) from when we filed the i-130 and do not see a USCIS Online Account Number to include on this current petition (i-751). I have also check our myuscis,gov account to see if the number is there, but had no luck! Both the NOA and the online account only lists the receipt number from filling the i-130. Will I be penalized or delayed if I do not list the USCUS Online Account number?

[DIVITA 65]

On 1/2/2021 at 4:17 PM, JoJoJoJo said:

• Form G-1450 (authorizing a credit card transaction for the filing fee of $680.00)
• Form G-1145 (request for e-notification)
• Form I-751
• Evidence
  • Copy of my permanent resident card (my card is with errors, so also added my I-90, NOA2 from AOS)
  • Copy of our apartment rental agreements with joint occupancy
  • Copies of statements from our joint checking and savings accounts
  • Copy of the health insurance policies, showing joint coverage
  • Copy of our renter’s insurance, showing joint coverage
  • Photographs of us together on various trips and from our day-to-day life.

 

Did you send joint taxes or its not necessary?

[DIVITA 65]

 

 

On 1/2/2021 at 4:17 PM, JoJoJoJo said:

• Form G-1450 (authorizing a credit card transaction for the filing fee of $680.00)
• Form G-1145 (request for e-notification)
• Form I-751
• Evidence
  • Copy of my permanent resident card (my card is with errors, so also added my I-90, NOA2 from AOS)
  • Copy of our apartment rental agreements with joint occupancy
  • Copies of statements from our joint checking and savings accounts
  • Copy of the health insurance policies, showing joint coverage
  • Copy of our renter’s insurance, showing joint coverage
  • Photographs of us together on various trips and from our day-to-day life.

 

On 1/2/2021 at 4:17 PM, JoJoJoJo said:

• Form G-1450 (authorizing a credit card transaction for the filing fee of $680.00)
• Form G-1145 (request for e-notification)
• Form I-751
• Evidence
  • Copy of my permanent resident card (my card is with errors, so also added my I-90, NOA2 from AOS)
  • Copy of our apartment rental agreements with joint occupancy
  • Copies of statements from our joint checking and savings accounts
  • Copy of the health insurance policies, showing joint coverage
  • Copy of our renter’s insurance, showing joint coverage
  • Photographs of us together on various trips and from our day-to-day life.

 

Did you send joint taxes or its not necessary?

[Colin F 12]

Howdy!

 

I married my wife (U.S. Citizen) and our earliest filing date was Jan 8, 2021. Expiry Date is April 8, 2021.

 

We sent the following information via overnight UPS to the Phoenix LockBox location on Jan 9, 2021 (Saturday).  Scheduled delivery is Jan 12, 2021 (Tuesday).

 

Petition Cover Letter contained the following table of information/evidence.  I put numbered tabs between the sections to make it easier to find the information as the packet was about an inch thick.

 

 

Tab	Content
1	USCIS Forms and Fee ·       Application fee paid in with a check payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security for $680.00 ·       Duly Completed USCIS form G-1145 eNotificaton of Application/Petition Acceptance ·       Front and Back copy of permanent resident card ·       Duly completed and signed USCIS form I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions of Residence ·       Copy of USCIS AR-11 Change of Address form signed and dated <date> mailed via USPS without tracking
2	Identity Documents ·       Copy of Certification of Vital Record (Marriage License) ·       Copy of Marriage Certificate ·       Copy of both husband and wife passport identity and signature pages
3	Tax Information ·       Wife o   Wife electronic files her taxes and as a result the included 1040 forms are not signed in ink. o   Fax confirmation from December 6, 2020 for form IRS 4506-T o   IRS form 4506-T  §  Please note as of January 9, 2021 the transcripts have not been received. o   2018 1040 form o   2019 1040 form ·       Husband o   Husband files his taxes via regular mail o   Fax confirmation from December 6, 2020 for form IRS 4506-T o   IRS form 4506-T  §  Please note as of January 9, 2021 the transcripts have not been received. o   2018 certified mail and return receipt information from USPS o   2018 1040 form o   2019 1040 received by IRS on June 26, 2020, returned for signature December 11, 2020 o   USPS Certified Mail Label and Return Receipt requested for 2019 1040 re-submission o   2019 1040 form
4	Financial Documents (in both names unless otherwise identified) ·       Copy of Grant, Bargain, Sale Deed for <home we purchased> ·       Notice of Value from County Accessor (Both Names) ·       Home Owners Association – Notice of Rescheduled Board of Directors meeting ·       Mortgage Statements o   October 2020, November 2020, December 2020 ·       Joint Bank Statements   o   September 2020, October 2020, November 2020 ·       Gas Company Bill (Wife's name) o   November 2020, December 2020 ·       Trash Bill  o   December 2020 ·       Water Bill (Wife's name) o   October 2020, December 2020 ·       Credit Card (Husband's name) o   Discover – September 2020, October 2020, November 2020 o   Lowes – December 2020
5	Insurance ·       Copy of current health and dental insurance cards ·       <name of insurer> (Home and Auto) o   September 2020, October 2020, November 2020 o   Insurance Card for <husbands> car o   Insurance Card for <wifes> car ·       Wife's work insurance beneficiary information ·       Husband's work life insurance beneficiary information ·       Husband's work AD&D beneficiary information ·       Wife's 401k beneficiary information ·       Husband's 401k beneficiary information
6	Affidavits by U.S. citizen family and friends ·       Wife's sister – copy of letter and envelope ·       Friend – copy of letter and envelope ·       Friend – copy of notarized letter (2 pages) ·       Friend – copy of letter
7	Xmas Cards Received (2020) ·       From wife's (envelope and card) ·       From friend (envelope and card) ·       From friend (card only) ·       From friend (envelope and card)
8	Pictures, Flight Itinerary and Hotel reservation  ·       Trip to Denver CO, <date> o   Hotel Reservation: <location> - <date>  o   Exotic Car Reservation: <location> - <date> o   Picture: Wife in an rented exotic car  o   Picture: Husband sitting behind the wheel of a rented exotic car
9	Pictures, Flight Itinerary and Hotel reservation  ·       Trip to Los Angeles CA <date> o   Flight Itinerary: airline reservation ## o   Hotel Reservation: hotel Reservation ## o   Hotel Reservation: hotel reservation ### o   Picture: Picture of Wife in <location> - <date> o   Husband and Wife at <location> - <date>
10	Pictures, Flight Itinerary and Hotel reservation  ·       Wedding for Friends and Family - <date> o   Public Wedding Ceremony – <location> <date> §  Picture: <name> (Maid of Honor), Wife, Husband, <name> (Best Man) o   Wedding Reception – <location> – <date> §  Left to Right – <name> (Wife's sister), Wife, Husband, <name> (Sister’s husband) o   Funny picture: Wedding Dinner – <location> - <date> o   Picture: <name> (Wife's Brother-in-Law) at our dining room table in <location> - <date> o   <name> (Wife's Sister) at our dining room table in <location> - <date>
11	Pictures, Flight Itinerary and Hotel reservation  ·       Trip to<location> - <date> (Honeymoon) o   United Airline Reservation ###### for flights o   United Airlines boarding passes (<location> to <location>) o   Hotel Reservation at <location> - <date> on points o   Picture: Wife and Husband on a river boat tour in <location> - <date> o   Picture: Wife and Husband at the <location> - <date>
12	Pictures, Flight Itinerary and Hotel reservation  ·       Trip to <location> - <date> o   Husband and Wife drove from <location> Island to <location> o   Hotel Reservation: Reservation Confirmation ##### for <location> - <date> o   Picture: Husband and Wife at <event> in the <location> - <date>
13	Pictures, Flight Itinerary and Hotel reservation  ·       Trip to <location> - <date> o   Flight Itinerary: Original flights booked on Delta Airlines (confirmation #####) o   Flight Itinerary: Return flight from <location> to <location> (Orbitz Itinerary # ######)  o   Hotel Reservation: <location> - <date> o   Picture: Wife and Husband at <location> - <date> o   Picture: Wife and Husband at Husband's parent house in <location> - <date>
14	Pictures, Flight Itinerary and Hotel reservation  ·       Pop-up Bar in <location> - <date> o   Drink Reservation: <location> - <date> o   Picture: Husband and Wife at the <location> - <date>
15	Pictures  ·       Picture: Wife and Husband at friend’s wedding in <location> - <date> ·       Picture: Wife and Husband at <location> - <date> ·       Husband and Wife at  <event> <location> - <date> ·       Trip to <location> - <date> o   Husband and Wife drove from <location> to <location> for a trip. o   Picture: Husband and Wife at the <location> - <date> ·       Picture: Husband and Wife's cat <name> (who still doesn’t like Husband) in <location> - <date> ·       Picture: Husband in the new house in <location> - <date> ·       Picture: Wife in the new house in <location> - <date> ·       Picture: Husband and Wife at <event> <location> - <date>

 

 

To head off some questions

0. We used a USPS money order for the check.

1. The documents were not redacted - account numbers, amounts, etc. were visiable

2. tax form for husband - IRS had sent back the originally submitted 2019 return for an issue with the signature. I refiled.  I wrote the certified mail number and return receipt number on the resubmission 1040 and provided a copy of the certified mailing label and return receipt label showing the Department of Treasury Address.

3. Wife's electronic filing - we did not have any confirmation emails or the like , so i did not include them.  

4. We file as "MARRIED - FILING SEPARATELY" and have each others name and ssh listed on the 1040s.

5. The insurance cards for both vehicle has both names.

6. we are each others beneficiaries for ad&d, life insurance and 401ks.

7. the affidavits were from one family member, the only live family member of my wife, and then 3 friend/friend couples that have known us for some time.

8. We had a bunch of travel and printed the airline reservation, hotel reservation and put the associated pictures with the itineraries so that it could be grouped.

9. We bought a house about a year after getting the green card and moved across the country. Both names are on the deed and mortgage.

10. Vehicles are titled in each person's name respectively. not jointly titled.

11. In the cover letter, we identified that my wife changed her name from madden name to married name. We included her passport with her married name as evidence of the name change.

 

fingers crossed we won't need an interview.

Edited January 12, 2021 by Colin F

[JoJoJoJo 170]

11 hours ago, DIVITA said:

 

 

Did you send joint taxes or its not necessary?

I added them later: 2017-2019 tax return transcripts

[CouverNYC 8]

19 hours ago, DIVITA said:

Did you send joint taxes or its not necessary?

We didn’t, only because we filed “married filing separately” because we would get a larger return back from the gov’t. I didn’t want to submit that and have that be some sort of red flag. I also know there are some opinions in this group about whether or not tax returns are enough anymore. 

[Kuneesa 92]

Petition was delivered to the lockbox today. Recieved by PONCE. Now the waiting game begins!

 

 

Attaching the google sheet for Jan filers once again so that people can fill it and we can get an idea how the cases are moving forward. Cheers!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rhI5FjegJsQOxwx9qEUxcdOUv4PUuzwvWzNQPiEo2m8/edit#gid=0

[Colin F 12]

7 minutes ago, Kuneesa said:

Petition was delivered to the lockbox today. Recieved by PONCE. Now the waiting game begins!

 

 

Attaching the google sheet for Jan filers once again so that people can fill it and we can get an idea how the cases are moving forward. Cheers!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rhI5FjegJsQOxwx9qEUxcdOUv4PUuzwvWzNQPiEo2m8/edit#gid=0

 

Did you save the delivery notification PDF - as the information is only available for 120 days.

 

[Kuneesa 92]

1 minute ago, Colin F said:

 

Did you save the delivery notification PDF - as the information is only available for 120 days.

 

Yes I did. Thanks for the reminder!

[CE and JR 92]

4 hours ago, Kuneesa said:

Petition was delivered to the lockbox today. Recieved by PONCE. Now the waiting game begins!

 

 

Attaching the google sheet for Jan filers once again so that people can fill it and we can get an idea how the cases are moving forward. Cheers!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rhI5FjegJsQOxwx9qEUxcdOUv4PUuzwvWzNQPiEo2m8/edit#gid=0

Same here

3 hours ago, Colin F said:

 

Did you save the delivery notification PDF - as the information is only available for 120 days.

 

Good idea

[Fragger 49]

How thick were you guys’ package, were already at an inch and we’re not even halfway done compiling docs. 

[Kuneesa 92]

Just now, Fragger said:

How thick were you guys’ package, were already at an inch and we’re not even halfway done compiling docs. 

About 3-3.5 inches. I think ours was about 750-800 pages in total. 

[Fragger 49]

1 minute ago, Kuneesa said:

About 3-3.5 inches. I think ours was about 750-800 pages in total. 

Wow! And I thought an inch was already thick. Thanks again! 

[Kuneesa 92]

1 minute ago, Fragger said:

Wow! And I thought an inch was already thick. Thanks again! 

Well, some people really have just sent a total of 10 pages of evidence and have been approved. It all depends on the case and what you think makes good evidence. I think after combing through scores of pages on VJ, I’m firmly a believer that frontloading any petition is way better than getting an RFE and trying to fight it later 🤷🏻‍♂️

[Rick_rick 12]

Hello guys,

 

Currently doing the ROC, can you please confirm the address to send and is still USPS having issues on delivery or do I need to use UPS?

 
 

btw good luck everyone on this journey😊