firstbenjamin

congratulations to you and also to you Benjamin

Thanks guys for the great words. The journey was rough, but with the VJ family, we made it. Thanks again. I'll post again when I get the actual card in the mail.

I just got the approved letter!

Application Type: CRI89 , PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED

Current Status: Card production ordered.

My timeline:

Service Center: NSC

NOA: 02/14/07

Transfer to CSC: 03/27/08

Approval Date: 05/02/08

I am one of few people here who are lagging behind from the normal time frame for tranferred cases. It was really frustrated. I even called custom service center last week and the lady I talked with made me feel that my case is going through more background check. So if you have the same situation like me, be patient and don't stress yourself out.

I got the same email today

Application Type: CRI89 , PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT

RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On May 2, 2008, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30

days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you

we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call

customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we

process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case

status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from

USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS

Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at

www.uscis.gov under Case Status and Processing Dates.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

*************************************************************************

I believe I got approved too, right? Yeah I got approved, the email was just not signed for some reasons. US Citizenship, here I come !!!!!!! Thanks everyone for ur support through this journey. From when I just got here in the US, new to everything, this site has helped me all along to this point..........Thanks again guys...

a couple of years ago you was the USC and petitioned for your filipina girls... now your the one who came here on the K1 and your wife the USC

Where is all these posts about the filipina girls coming from. Someone said that before the last time I posted something, and now again. I don't understand what is going on.

Just because we currently don't have access to the posts of 05 doesn't mean we forget.... there is more than just me that remember you and your postings of 2005.... it would be hard to forget a troll like you.... thanks for the laughs....

Well then, you have the wrong person, I'm in no way affiliated with filipino. My only post about anything filipino was when a filipino lady on this forum asked for some advice. I NEVER EVER POSTED ANYTHING ABOUT BEING A USC, if I was why would I be here reading about immigrants' problems? Its amazing how some people just love showing everyone they're dumb. I need an advice from A SANE PERSON pls.

correction, you wasn't the one with the filipina ladies (that was bholiday if memory doesn't fail me again), you was the one with the unbelievable tales of your friends.... again thanks for the laughs.... it's hard to get real replies to questions when you've been trolling around before... good luck...

and you might want to try this forum with your question about I751+divorce:

"Effects of Major Family Changes on Immigration Benefits"

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showforum=127

Thanks for the info, it was helpful. Thanks again.

a couple of years ago you was the USC and petitioned for your filipina girls... now your the one who came here on the K1 and your wife the USC

Where is all these posts about the filipina girls coming from. Someone said that before the last time I posted something, and now again. I don't understand what is going on.

Just because we currently don't have access to the posts of 05 doesn't mean we forget.... there is more than just me that remember you and your postings of 2005.... it would be hard to forget a troll like you.... thanks for the laughs....

Well then, you have the wrong person, I'm in no way affiliated with filipino. My only post about anything filipino was when a filipino lady on this forum asked for some advice. I NEVER EVER POSTED ANYTHING ABOUT BEING A USC, if I was why would I be here reading about immigrants' problems? Its amazing how some people just love showing everyone they're dumb. I need an advice from A SANE PERSON pls.

a couple of years ago you was the USC and petitioned for your filipina girls... now your the one who came here on the K1 and your wife the USC

Where is all these posts about the filipina girls coming from. Someone said that before the last time I posted something, and now again. I don't understand what is going on.

I do not have similar experience, but your case is VERY serious

You do need a lawyer asap if you want to stay in the US. Your wife does not even have to fabricate any lies - all she has to do is to let USCIS know that you are in the divorce proceedings.

If you had finalized your divorce before submitting all the paperwork to the USCIS, you would most likely be all right.

If your divorce is not finalized until your conditions are removed (ie USCIS never finds out about your divorce) - you may be all right, although that would be borderline fraud, I suppose...

If USCIS finds out about the divorce pending, they will deny your application.

Dude, I don't want to scare you, but you are in serious trouble and better do something about it.

Thank you for the info. I've been thinking that is the best way out.

Hello everyone,

Our marriage isn't working at all. We started off as a perfect match, but eventually everything went apart and now we really can't deal with each other anymore. Twice this year she had filed for divorce. The first time she called it off, and this second time I believe we'll be showing up in court for real. This whole marriage thing is getting me really depressed, and every time she brings up an argument, the only thing I can think about is my status.

Now we filed for removal of conditions on my conditional residency together last month, and I just got NOA1. We have since been living apart, and for the fact that I didn't have to face any arguments everyday, i feel really relieved. With our divorce case still pending, I am presently seeing someone else as that is one way I could deal with the strength of getting out of a bad relationship.

All of a sudden, I got a call from her today talking about how she wants me back. i have been dealing with that for about three years, she leaves whenever she feels like it and returns whenever she feels like it. She's the one that threatens me with divorce over and over, and now she needs me back. I'm so tired of being flipped off and on like a switch and thought i need some peace like the one i already have in my present relationship. i told her we needed to actually try life apart because its pointless working a marriage that never worked a single day. Its almost like we just have two different personalities, and that is what we can't keep deceiving each other about. She got enraged and talked about how she's going to make me regret not wanting her back. I know her so well, and believe the only thing she would do is call the immigrations and fabricate some lies. Its been like that since the first time we had an argument. I got here on K1 visa with her as the petitioner, before our marriage her threats we all about calling the immigrations to tell them she didn't want me no more. Our wedding day was one day I always cry whenever I remember it because she flipped right there at the altar and started an argument. The next day after the wedding was another argument and the next thing she thought of was to destroy our marriage license. She'll come over to my work and start a fight with me right there, I still think that is strange. I just feel like a victim every single day, and the only reason i pulled through this far is not to hurt my immigration status.

Now I don't really know where I stand. I don't want to be in the marriage anymore, and that is why I decided to let her go on with the divorce proceedings. like i stated, we already did a joint filing on the removal of conditions, and some of the documents we submitted were:

1. Joint Bank statements ( Randomly selected to cover our three years of marriage)

2. Jointly filed tax returns (2005 and 2006)

3. Both of our pay-stubs showing the same address.

4. Burden passes for a trip we went on.

4. Auto insurance on both of our cars in both of our names.

5. Both of our driver's licenses showing the same address.

6. Accidental insurance covering both of us.

7. Water, cable and electricity bills (Some in both of our names, and some in just one person's name)

8. Many pictures at different events we attended.

We probably sent a few other stuffs I can't remember. What i don't understand is

1. If our divorce gets finalized before the removal of conditions is completed, what happens to my status?

2. If she happens to call the immigrations to make any false accusations, how again will that affect me.

I tried talking to a few friends that went through being in a bad relationship like mine, and I don't quite agree with their suggesting that I just have to keep taking all the pain and keep feeling depressed about a non-working marriage.

I probably should be talking to a lawyer now, but i don't know if my case is that serious. Please comment if you've had a similar experience.

Yeah, don't worry about it. We also filed Oct. 3 with NSC and still have not received a NOA. I was lucky with a 1-800 line yesterday and found out that our case has been entered into the system, transferred to California, but the officer told to wait another 3-4 weeks to actually receive the NOA. Good luck!

Thanks for the information.

usually when I call the 1-800 number, you're required to enter your application number or something like that, and that can only be found on the NOA. How did they pull up your info to tell you of your status without this. Thanks

Please Read:

http://www.visajourney.com/news/2007/09/28...eipting-delays/

AND

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...0004718190aRCRD

Thank you so much for the info, i didnt know anything like that was going on. Thank you again

I filed to remove conditions on my Greencard a month ago and still havent received any NOA, neither has my money order been cashed. Am I still in a good shape. I looked at everybody's timeline and found out some people got their NOAs two days after filing. I went through NSC, and believe its not that slow with them..... Please respond if u have a similar experience

I understand ur situation, and its funny how intend to report everybody to the immigrations. Even the American girl? What are they gonna do with her? Deport her to the US ? In your situation, I think u do have a good case here. If i was in your shoes, I would continue gathering evidences of him cheating like u have been doing. u can do a little bit more by waiting for an opportunity for him to abuse you. If you know he's cheating, just look for a perfect time to get in his business. That's going to make him mad and possibly hit you. Then u can call the cops. Look for two or more opportunities like that and make sure u save the police report numbers for each case. Then u can go ahead and file for a divorce. When its time for your removal pf conditions, all the letter u have as well as your police report are enough to prove that u were a victim of abuse, so u're filing independently. Wait... if u've been here for a year, didn't y'all ever file taxes together..? If u did, then that is a good reason to show ur marriage existed, no one would file taxes with a stranger u know.. U can switch the tables around like that. All the best.

I really hope this post is badly worded, but somehow that just does not seem to be the case.

Firstbenjamin - your suggestions here are outrageous (look for opportunities for when he can be abusive??). You may want to rethink your words when you post in the future.

I apologize for my wrong choice of words. What I meant is that she needed to have some proof that she's been victimized as much as she said. If everyone here knows she's gone thru all this she talked about, its still no proof without a police report or somethng. You don't have to solicit for abuse, just keep records of it when it happens. Sorry everyone again for my wrong choice of words

hi to everyone. i am a filipina and i had been here in the US for a year now. and my marriage is failing. my husband told me that he realized he wasnt inlove with me. this ahppened after he met another girl and started helping this girl in her restaurant. thats when everything changed, he doenst show any affection towards me anymore and seemed not to care anymore. he is always away and he is always witht his girl, i dont know if they have a relationship coz he keeps telling me they are just friends. they are seen together on wee hours in the morning and she calls him 12 am 2:30. also this girl is married to an american but she doesnt love him they just had an agreement that she will come here to marry him. they sleep in different rooms basicaly this is illegal. anyway i want to know if anyone can help me with a dvice or anything. i know if we divorce now my green card will be void and its possible ill be deported back to the philippines. we dont have joint accounts nor kids. i know these are the evidence that i can show the immigration that i entered this marriage in good faith and it is not my fault why this is failing. but i have evidence of him emailing other women and chatting with other women behind my back and they are asians too. so basically he is cheating. can i consider these things that he is doing as emotional abuse to me? and also if anyone can advice me on how i can report him to the immigration so he cant get any women outside the US, our divorce will be his 3rd divorce already. and i wanna report this girl also to the immigration. if anyone have some advice regarding this i would greatly appreciate it...thank you

I understand ur situation, and its funny how intend to report everybody to the immigrations. Even the American girl? What are they gonna do with her? Deport her to the US ? In your situation, I think u do have a good case here. If i was in your shoes, I would continue gathering evidences of him cheating like u have been doing. u can do a little bit more by waiting for an opportunity for him to abuse you. If you know he's cheating, just look for a perfect time to get in his business. That's going to make him mad and possibly hit you. Then u can call the cops. Look for two or more opportunities like that and make sure u save the police report numbers for each case. Then u can go ahead and file for a divorce. When its time for your removal pf conditions, all the letter u have as well as your police report are enough to prove that u were a victim of abuse, so u're filing independently. Wait... if u've been here for a year, didn't y'all ever file taxes together..? If u did, then that is a good reason to show ur marriage existed, no one would file taxes with a stranger u know.. U can switch the tables around like that. All the best.

I have a few questions! I am currently still married to my wife, we are seperated but not legally we are just not living together at the moment. We plan on hopefully getting back together in the future, but we are not sure if we will be back togehter by the time i need to apply to remove condtions. Can my wife still co-sign even if we are not living together? Does it make a difference that we are not legally seperated but just living apart?

Thanks in advance!

I'm going thru a similar situation because our marriage isnt working. What I did was that I filled out the form I-751 and kept it, I waited patiently for one of those days when we got along and had her sign it with me. That was about 6 months ago and I'm waiting for next month to come so I can send it in. That is still joint filing, aint it?

Hi, I have went to my final interview in the beginning of June 2007 for adjustment of status and permanent residency. They have approved it and told us the green card should come with mail in about a month. It is almost 3 monts now and I have not received anything yet. I have called USCIS 3 times and everytime I call people tell me different things, but basically they said, they dont have any information, because the case is not with them anymore it has been forwarded (didnt say where?) and told me that an immigration officer will write me a letter which should take about 45 to 60 days!!!! I am desprate right now, because nobody can tell me anything about the greencard. I dont want to wait that long, not knowing anything? Did somebody had a similar case or can help me with this? Thanks

I had a situation like that when I was in your shoes. I did everything and got different answers everytime. Later I found out what the possible reason was. They told me it was sent to the address on my application but it was returned to them stating that I didnt live in that address. i wondered where that came from. The problem was that we lived in an apartment complex, and only my wife's name was on the mail box. Government mails are often returned when ur name is not stated on the mail box, implying that u probably dont live there. I would suggest u ask them to resend it, and then make sure ur name is on the mailbox so it doesnt get returned again. Cheers...

damn man, firstbenajamin..you have the worst luck or is it your friends....thanks for the entertainment..

worth a double post..roflmao

Darn - I guess I don't know who the trolls are around here - I don't know why I respond to posts - I should just keep quiet...

Darn - I guess I don't know who the trolls are around here - I don't know why I respond to posts - I should just keep quiet...

heh, you'd need a very large scorecard to keep track. Don't worry about it.

wasnt firstbejamin the one who had the phillipine g/f and went to disney together like almost 2 years ago? then came back and wanted to be with a 16yr old or something? lol.

forget where that thread is or what its even called...

wasnt firstbejamin the one who had the phillipine g/f and went to disney together like almost 2 years ago? then came back and wanted to be with a 16yr old or something? lol.

forget where that thread is or what its even called...

That was a different source of entertainment

I have a problem understanding these posts, my predicament is really easy to understand, and I'm here to get an advice. do people here stay quiet if they dont have any response to a post? Pls ADVISE if u can.

I came here about 2 yrs ago, K1, and my wife, who was then my fiance had filed for me. We had everything going on fine with us, until we got to know eachother some more. I guess the 90 days we had to get married was too short to know if we were totally compatible.

We have been having a lot of marital problems, and have been blaming eachother for that. Left to me, I just believe we are totally different to get along...yeah, its like my brains turned upside down is the shape of her brain. She moved out of our home about six months ago, that seemed like relief, and all of a sudden showed up yesterday with divorce papers. Her reason being that she can't get along with me. I know i have to be my exact opposite to get along with her, and that's very hard.

My question is this--- I know we have to file the Removal of conditions stuff together, and when we're divorced that'll be hard. what happens to me? Does that make me subject to deportation? Do I need to marry again to stay? Pls any comment would matter to me now