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Divorce not finalized by the time it’s deadline to apply for I-751Petition to Removal Conditions on residence

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yanahardy   0

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Hi everyone ! 
I hope somebody can help me to answer my question!🙏

 

Me and my husband applied for a divorce a few months before it was time for me to apply for I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence.

The divorce took longer then expected and my GC was close to be expired. 
I collected all the paperwork including the copy of divorce court hearing notice and mentioned in my Cover letter that I am in process of getting a divorce and I will send the Finalized divorce papers as soon as I receive them.


My question is: Should I send the Finalized divorce papers with cover letter explaining and asking to add it to my case? If so, do I send it to the same address as where I send all the paperwork? 
OR should I wait for the request of additional evidence? 
I read that it’s very unlikely that my letter will make it to my case file.


Has anyone been in a similar situation? 
 

Thank you! 

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I would wait for the RFE.  

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Hello,

I'm sorry to hear about your circumstances. I am in a similar boat and was planning to send the final divorce decree once I receive it from the court. I guess it wouldn't be much different from waiting for the RFE though.

 

I have a question for you ~ When you submitted your petition, did you cross the "divorced" status? I did and am wondering if I did the right thing as technically we are not divorced yet!

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45 minutes ago, Aftershock said:

Hello,

I'm sorry to hear about your circumstances. I am in a similar boat and was planning to send the final divorce decree once I receive it from the court. I guess it wouldn't be much different from waiting for the RFE though.

 

I have a question for you ~ When you submitted your petition, did you cross the "divorced" status? I did and am wondering if I did the right thing as technically we are not divorced yet!

That's what I thought too, I'm worried that waiting for RFE would just make the process longer. 

Yes, I did. The only thing that I didn't fill out is the divorce date. 

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Don't bother sending them the divorce decree, it probably won't get attached to your file and you'll receive an RFE anyway.

 

I didn't have my decree when I submitted my removal of conditions with a divorce waiver and I received my RFE like 2 months ago requesting a copy of the divorce decree and the divorce petition (I got this from the courthouse records for like $4). It went very smoothly and I'm just waiting for them to schedule my interview now. 

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1 hour ago, HarryWL said:

Don't bother sending them the divorce decree, it probably won't get attached to your file and you'll receive an RFE anyway.

 

I didn't have my decree when I submitted my removal of conditions with a divorce waiver and I received my RFE like 2 months ago requesting a copy of the divorce decree and the divorce petition (I got this from the courthouse records for like $4). It went very smoothly and I'm just waiting for them to schedule my interview now. 

Thanks for your reply! How long did it take you to get the RFE after you applied ? 

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On 10/6/2021 at 1:00 AM, yanahardy said:

Thanks for your reply! How long did it take you to get the RFE after you applied ? 

 

10 months or so. I did my Biometrics at 10 months and then RFE like 3 days later. 

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