US Immigration from Argentina

Hello everyone! Our window opens on 01/29/2022, but just to be on the safer side, we are mailing our ROC package around February 4th. Our package is almost ready to go, so I thought maybe I could start the thread for February filers! ROC fun here we come!

This is what our package would look like. Good luck to us all! Let's share our progress!

February 4th, 2022

USCIS

Attn: I-751 (Box 21200)

1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S

Suite 100

Phoenix, AZ 85034-4850

ORIGINAL SUBMISSION

RE: I-751 JOINT PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS ON RESIDENCE

Conditional Resident (Petitioner) : xxxx xxxxxxxxx- SSN:xxxxxxxxxxDOB: xxxxxxxxxxx

U.S. Citizen Spouse:

xxxx xxxxxxxx SSN: 1- 1656 DOB: xxxxxxxx

Dear Sir or Madam:

Please find enclosed a joint Form I-751 and materials to support removal of conditions on residence for my wife, xxxx xxxxxxx. USCIS granted xxxx xxxxxxxxher conditional permanent residence on April 29, 2020.

The materials, which show a merging of our personal and financial lives since marriage (May 17, 2019), are organized in exhibits A- P and tab dividers for your convenience.

Thank you for your prompt processing of this petition and for what we hope is your favorable response at your earliest opportunity.

Sincerely,

xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxx

Table of Contents

Exhibit A: FORM I-751

Original xxxxxxxxBank 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 xxxx and xxxx

Addendum I and II to Form I-751

Copy of form G-1145.

Exhibit B: MARRIAGE

Copy of certified marriage certificate between xxxx and xxxx, showing marriage on May 17, 2019 in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Exhibit COHABITATION

Copy of Owners Title Insurance Policy with original recorded warranty deed for the property located at xxxxxxxx

Copy of American Land Title Association Settlement Statement showing xxxx and xxxx as buyers of the property situated at xxxxxxxx.

Copy of Veterans United pre- approval letter showing xxxx and xxxx as pre-approved for a home loan. Dated: Jun 18, 2021 Signed by Kris Ball (Loan Officer)

Copies of xxxx xxxxxxx and xxxx xxxxxx current drivers licenses showing joint residence at xxxxxxxx

Copies of xxxx xxxxxand xxxxxxxxxx old drivers licenses showing joint residence at xxxxxxxxx

Copy of xxxx Knotts s updated Argentinian ID listing address at xxxxxxxxx

Copies of Spectrum (Internet) monthly statements showing xxxx as responsible for paying gas and electricity in our joint residence at xxxxxxxxx

Copies of Columbia Gas of Ohio monthly statements showing xxxx as responsible for paying gas in our joint residence atxxxxxxxx

Copy of lease agreement listing us as joint tenants at previous address (xxxxxxxxxx), beginning May 28, 2019 and copies of lease renewals for the same address for subsequent terms until May 31, 2022.

Copy of xxxx xxxxx old argentinian ID listing address at xxxxxxxxxx

Copy of Horace Mann Insurance Company new business declaration listing us as jointly covered under renters insurance policy number xxxxxxx for our residence at xxxxxxxxxxxx. Effective date: 02/02/2021. Expiration date: 02/02/2022.

Copy of appointment reminder from veterinary addressed to both of us.

Exhibit TAX RETURNS- STATE TAXES- PROPERTY TAXES

Copies of joint IRS tax returns for 2020 and 2021.

Copy of 2021 and 2022 Monongalia County Personal Property Return filed jointly.

2020 and 2021 joint West Virginia Tax receipts.

Exhibit E: FINANCIAL COMMINGLING

Copies of quarterly bank statements of our joint checking account (with United Bank) since inception of the accounts on 04/19/2019 to closing of the account on xx/xx/xxxx,, showing various financial co-mingling such as Veteran United payments, rent payments, car loan payments, insurance payments, grocery shopping etc.

Copy of Chase Deposit Account Balance summary showing us as joint owners of the Chase Premier Plus Checking Account ending in 6235. Dated 10/30/2021.

Exhibit F: JOINT MORTGAGE STATEMENTS, UTILITIES, AND VET BILLS.

Veterans United joint mortgage statements from August 2021 to January /2022

Copies of the city of Southwest Licking Community Water & Sewer District statements showing us as jointly responsible for paying water in our joint residence xxxxxxxxx

Copies of AEP (Electric Company) monthly statements showing us as jointly responsible for paying the electric bill in our joint residence at xxxxxxxxx

Copies of Local Waste Services monthly statements showing us as jointly responsible for paying the trash pick up in our joint residence at xxxxxxxx

Copies veterinary bills showing us as jointly responsible for paying the veterinary bill

Copy of note from landlord in Morgantown stating he was responsible for paying the utilities on the property rented at xxxxxxxxx for the time period we lived there.

Exhibit G: JOINT HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE OVER THE YEARS.

Copy of xxxx s current life insurance underwritten by Principal Life Insurance company listing xxxx as beneficiary of this insurance.

Copy of current dental/ vision insurance (with Principal), via xxxx s current employer, showing us both covered under the same insurance plan. Effective date: 08/09/2021.

Copy of current United Health Care insurance, via xxxx s current employer, showing us both covered under the same insurance plan.

Public Employees Insurance Agency certification letter showing xxxx as policy holder and xxxx as covered by this insurance.

Copy of xxxx s life insurance underwritten by United Omaha Life Insurance Company designating spouse xxxx as beneficiary.

Copy of previous health insurance cards (Independence), via xxxx former employer (xxxxx), showing us both covered under the same (former) insurance plan.

EXHIBIT H: Special Permissions

One Point of Care (OPOC.US) authorization for use and disclosure of private health information, providing authorization on behalf of xxxx to disclose private health information and listing xxxx as spouse.

Exhibit H: JOINT RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS

Copy of xxxx Individual Retirement Account from Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIIA) beneficiary designation letter? listing xxxx as beneficiary of the account.

Copy of West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement Board Pre- Retirement Beneficiary Designation showing xxxx as member, and xxxx as beneficiary of the account.

Exhibit I: JOINT VEHICLE AND HOME INSURANCE.

Copy of xxxx s xxxxxxx Vehicle Insurance Card showing xxxx as covered by this insurance. Policy number: xxxxxxx . Effective date: 08/18/2021. Expiration date: 02/18/2022.

Copy of xxxx s Vehicle Insurance Card showing xxxx as covered by this insurance. Policy number: xxxxx . Effective date: 08/20/2021. Expiration date: 08/20/2022/

Copy of Progressive Home Advantage Insurance policy statement listing our joint residence at xxxxxx . Policy number: xxxxx. Covered from July 23, 2021 to July 23, 2022.

Copy of AAA (American Automobile Association) joint statement with a payment date of 11/16/2021.

Copy of xxxx xxxx Farm Vehicle Insurance Card and Renewal Policies showing xxxx xxxx as covered by this insurance. Policy number:xxxxxx. Covered from February 10, 2020 to July 9,2020.

Copy of xxxx xxxx State Farm Vehicle Insurance Card and Renewal Policies showing xxxx xxxxxx as covered by this insurance. Policy number: xxxxxxx. Covered from July 09, 2020 to January 09,2021.

Copy of xxxx xxxxxx State Farm Vehicle Insurance Card and Renewal Policies showing xxxx xxxxx as covered by this insurance. Policy number: xxxxxx. Covered from January 09, 2021 to July 9,2021.

Exhibit K: JOINT MEMBERSHIPS

Copies of Sam s membership listing xxxx xxxxx as a complimentary member of the account.

Exhibit L: TRIPS TAKEN TOGETHER

Flight reservations for our (postponed due to COVID) trip to Argentina in July 2020.

EXHIBIT M: EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:

West Virginia University Outpatient Face Sheet for patient xxxx listing, xxxx, as emergency contact.

Family Vision Clinic patient sheet for patient xxxx listing, xxxx, as emergency contact.

Paylocity profile for xxxx, listing husband xxxx as emergency contact.

Orthopedic ONE Patient Information sheet for patient xxxx listing, xxxx, as emergency contact.

Exhibit N: PICTURES

Copies of photos of us together at various events with family and friends throughout the years

Copy of wedding pics.

Include some of everyday pics already sent with AOS.

Exhibit O:

Copies of greeting cards, letters and packages from family and friends addressed to us throughout the years

Hi all,

This is just a summary of the events that led me to file a lawsuit with al lawyer called "Writ of Mandamus" to move my case forward.

Removal of conditions filed in July 2019.

October 2019 Fingerprints taken

No movement for 2 years. In the meantime all my fellow July 2019 filers had been approved.

In March 2021 my case was very much outside processing times, so I started contacting the DHS Ombudsman, my local representative and my 2 US Senators. Not one of them ever replied, nor contacted me in any way. With USCS I filed about 8 or 9 Service Requests. Not a single one was ever adressed. They were closed without any explaination.

After 30 months waiting, I decided to file a lawsuit in October of this year, within 3 weeks my Removal of Conditions was approved and my N400 interview was scheduled and last week I became a Citizen.

This should not be normal. Blaming COVID for these ridiculous delays is an easy excuse.

I have a strong case, both me and my wife have good jobs, I am not from a "conflictive" country (whatever that means) of course no criminal records and I pay a lot in taxes to Uncle Sam.

This process has been a complete nightmare to me and my family and I hope I never have to step inside a USCIS office ever again.

I wish you all the best of luck,

Hello everybody. I'm a US resident. I'm pregnant and my family wants to come over from Argentina to meet the kid. When they went to buy their flights they noticed that some family member's visa are expiring next year. They already submitted the application, but they got the interview scheduled for March 2023 (!!!!!!!) Anyway, I read over here that it's the regular timeline that we're looking at for tourist visas.

My questions are:

1- Is the expiration date considered the last day they can stay here? I mean, if they want to enter the country one week before it expires and then it expire while they are over here. Would that be an issue? could they get denied to enter the country if that's the case?

2- I'm searching information about the situations that are considered to approve an expedited appointment but I don't think the birth of a grandkid would be considered one. Any advice on that?

3- Can the fact that they already applied for a new visa while they still have a couple of months on this one, make their entry complicated or denied? I wonder if being already in a "new process" can cause any trouble coming in.

Thanks everybody!

Although We are ~18 months away to be eligible for I-751 filing. What proactive things we should do to have a strong removal of conditions case? Other than, Joint taxes, utilities, rental agreement, Auto & health insurance what other things are often overlooked?

Our initial I-485 package was bleak just enough to get the application started. We scrambled for 2 weeks before the interview to gather all the docs, which was arduous and anxiety inducing. We want to run a slow marathon and start putting evidences together over the next two years. Any tips advice is highly appreciated.

Hello, we received an RFE that asks to resubmit the I-864 with evidence. The letter contains the following bullet points to be resubmitted:

You did not submit a properly completed and signed Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, for the petitioning sponsor listed on Form I-130 or Form I-129F. Even if a joint sponsor will be used, the petitioning sponsor must submit Form I-864. (Form I-134 is not acceptable for Adjustment of Status.) In order to process your

application further, you must:

• Submit a completed and signed Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, from the petitioning sponsor.
• All pages must be present and of the latest edition date.
• Provide the petitioning sponsor's Social Security Number on Form I-864.
• Provide a complete and correctly calculated household size on Form I-864.
• Submit a complete copy of the petitioning sponsor's Federal income tax return and all supporting tax documents (W-2s, 1099s, Form 2555, and tax schedules) for the most recent tax year.

I have carefully reviewed the I-864 multiple times and referred to both VJ and the I-864 instruction PDF.

• Completed, signed, and submitted Form I-864 --> Done (in the initial and prospective submissions)
• All pages must be present and of the latest edition date. --> Done (in the initial and prospective submissions)

Per USCIS website, Edition Date: 03/10/21. We will publish a new edition of this form soon. In the meantime, you may continue using the 03/10/21 edition despite the expiration date. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

• Provide the petitioning sponsor's Social Security Number on Form I-864. --> Done (in the initial and prospective submissions)
• Provide a complete and correctly calculated household size on Form I-864. --> Done (2 household size, it is me and my husband. Submitted 2 in the initial and prospective submissions)
• Submit a complete copy of the petitioning sponsor's Federal income tax return and all supporting tax documents (W-2s, 1099s, Form 2555, and tax schedules) for the most recent tax year. --> Done with small revisions. These include "unchecking" 23.b.; still listed Tax Year for 24.a.,24.b., and 24.c. as 2020, 2019, and 2018; and corrected the dollar amounts from Adjusted Gross Income to Total Income as I filed 1040.

Included:

2020 IRS Tax Transcript downloaded from the IRS website (previously submitted 2018, 2019, and 2020 IRS Tax Transcripts)

Latest employment verification letter that states my current annual salary (in the initial and prospective submissions)

2020 W-2 Statement (in the initial and prospective submissions. Previously submitted W-2 for 2018 and 2019)

4 months of pay stubs (in the initial and prospective submissions. going to submit the latest 4 months of pay stubs)

I am confused as to what needs to be fixed at this point. For all the years (2020 & 2019) I submitted tax info for, I have been over the 125% income threshold needed. For 2018, I was slightly under the (poverty) income threshold by $3K as I started my job in November 2018; I am not sure if this could have been the issue. If so, would it be recommended to explain in Page 10 Part 11 (Additional Information) of I-864 why my 2018 income was below and include my job offer letter that states my start date as November 2018?

I would appreciate if you could please give us some guidance to this. Thank you.