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Hi Everyone,
 
We have been gathering our evidences to get ready to file for joint I-751. We were married on Aug 2016. AOS interviewed on Nov 2016. Will be filing I-751 on Oct 2018.
We have lived together since Aug 2016 at our first address.
We moved to our second address on May 2018.
 
I can no longer find some of our older utility bills from our previous residence. However, I managed to retrieve one utility bill or utility notice sent for each year we lived there 2016-2018. Should that be fine? Or is it necessary that we have every monthly or quarterly bills?
 
Anyway, here is our list of evidences that we will be submitting for ROC in detail of every piece that we will be putting into our submission. I think we should be set, but it would be great to get feedback if we missed anything or if you have any advice/suggestions on the matter, we would truly appreciate it:
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Minnie Mouse and Mickey Mouse
123 Street Address
City, State Zip

USCIS California Service Center
PO BOX 10751
Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-1075
 
[Date of Submission]
 
RE: I-751 Joint Petition To Remove Conditions Of Status On: Mickey Mouse (A #: xxx-xxx-xxx)
ORIGINAL SUBMISSION

Dear Sir/Maam:
Greetings! Enclosed please find a Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence (Form I-751). Conditional residence of my husband, Mickey Mouse, is based on our marriage and we are jointly filing this petition. We are happily married and request that this petition be accepted for the removal of conditions on his residence. Please find the following enclosed:
⦁    $680.00 Money Order (for the Filing Fee of $595.00 and Biometric Fee of $85.00)
⦁    Copy of Mickey Mouse's conditional permanent resident card (front and back)
⦁    Form I-751
⦁    Evidences of the Relationship

Exhibit A.    EVIDENCES SHOWING JOINT OCCUPANCY OF PROPERTY/COMMUNAL RESIDENCE:
 
Exhibit A.1 PREVIOUS ADDRESS RESIDED FROM AUGUST 2016 – JUNE 2018
⦁    Copy of Driver's Licenses showing the same address of residence
⦁    Joint Apartment Lease at Previous Address
[Mickey Mouse (husband) could only be added to lease on January 2017 after receiving his ssn and California ID. This addition was done after the holidays. After the first written lease expired, our landlady allowed both of us to continue living at our apartment on a month to month basis as long as we continue paying rent. 
We, therefore, did not have to sign a new lease.]
Proofs of continued communal residence at Previous Address:
⦁    Joint Home Insurance – Liberty Mutual (Policy Declaration)
⦁    Utility Bills & Notices (sent to each spouse but shows same address of residence):
      Electricity (under wife's name) – Southern California Edison:
⦁    2016 September (deposit payment receipt) ⦁    2017 November (promotion notice) ⦁    2018 April (bill notice)                                              Internet (under husband's name) – Time Warner Cable/Spectrum:
⦁    2016 November (statement) ⦁    2017 April (account notification) ⦁    2017 October (statement) ⦁    2018 March (statement) ⦁    2018 May (promotion notice)  
Exhibit A.2 PRESENT ADDRESS RESIDED FROM MAY 2018 - PRESENT
⦁    Sworn Declaration of Joint Residence at Present Address provided by great aunt who owns the house (supported with her driver's license copy and photos of us together with her)
     Moved to Present Address residence on May 2018  (economic reasons & to accompany older relative)
     Attached also: copy of USCIS address change confirmation of AR-11. We mailed in I-185 Form.
Proofs of continued communal residence at Present Address:
⦁    Joint Phone Bills (T-Mobile)
⦁    2018 June – October ⦁    Joint Home Insurance – Liberty Mutual (Policy Declaration)

Exhibit A.3: OTHER EVIDENCES OF JOINT OCCUPANCY OF PROPERTY/COMMUNAL RESIDENCE
⦁    Greeting Cards/Letters
received from friends and family addressed to both husband and wife (2016-2018)
     PREVIOUS ADDRESS 
⦁    2016 August -  Wedding Congratulatory ⦁    2016 December -  Christmas Greeting ⦁    2017 January - Birthday Card to Minnie Mouse ⦁    2017 April - Birthday Card to Mickey Mouse ⦁    2017 August - 1st Year Wedding Anniversary Card ⦁    2017 December – Christmas Greeting ⦁    2018 January - Belated Holiday Greetings ⦁    2018 April - Easter Greeting Card     PRESENT ADDRESS 
⦁    2018 June – Cousin’s Birthday Invitation ⦁    2018 August - 2nd Year Wedding Anniversary Card ⦁    2018 September – Card (perhaps if we recv any)
Exhibit B.    JOINT FINANCIAL RECORDS
⦁    Official IRS Tax Account & Tax Return Transcripts [filed married jointly]
      2016 Tax Period
      2017 Tax Period
⦁    Copies of Joint Bank Cards
      Wells Fargo Debit Cards (Both are Primary Users)
      JetBlue/Barclay Credit Cards (Minnie Mouse as Primary / Mickey Mouse as Authorized)
      Capital One Credit Cards (Mickey Mouse as Primary / Minnie Mouse as Authorized)
⦁    Joint Checking Bank Statements -- Wells Fargo (Bi Monthly)
     PREVIOUS ADDRESS 
     2016 August to 2018 May
     PRESENT ADDRESS 
     2018 May to 2018 October
 
Exhibit C.    OTHER EVIDENCES SHOWING JOINT RESPONSIBILITY OF LIABILITIES:
⦁    Joint Auto Insurance --Alliance United Insurance Company 
(Coverage Declaration, Cards, and Proofs of Payments)
(Before August 2017, wife's employer was paying for her auto insurance as she’s using their company vehicle until they told her to get her own personal insurance. Thus, our joint policy.)
     PREVIOUS ADDRESS 
     2017-2018 Period                                    
     PRESENT ADDRESS 
     2018-2019 Period
⦁    Joint Vision Insurance – Vision Plan Of America
(copy of joint insurance cards and evidence of coverage)                                            
      Previous Address
      Present Address                                                
⦁    Joint Dental Insurance (2016-2018) -- Policy, Cards, Statements
      Previous Address – Anthem Blue Cross
      Present Address – Blue Shield Of California
(Note: The second page of each statement shows that we are both beneficiaries under same coverage)
 
Exhibit D. OTHER EVIDENCES OF RELATIONSHIP:
⦁    Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate
⦁    Two Sworn Statements attesting our marriage
             Supplied by (uncle & aunt) supported with photos
             Supplied by (friend) supported with photo
⦁    Joint Entertainment Subscriptions – Hulu & Netflix (screenshots)
⦁    Time Lined Pictures of married couple together and with friends & family (dated from marriage)
2016
⦁    2016 August – Our Wedding ⦁    2016 October -- at Uncle Scrooge’s Birthday  ⦁    2016 November – Thanksgiving ⦁    2016 December – at Rapunzel and Flynn’s Wedding (cousins) ⦁    2016 December – Christmas & Holidays       2017
⦁    2017 Our Birthdays ⦁    2017 February -- Valentine’s ⦁    2017 April -- Easter Sunday ⦁    2017 June – at Great Uncle’s Funeral & Oakland family visit ⦁    2017 August – 1st Year Anniversary ⦁    2017 October – at Filipino Food Event ⦁    2017 November – Thanksgiving ⦁    2017 December – Christmas & Holidays       2018
⦁    2018 January – Minnie’s Birthday ⦁    2018 February – Valentine’s ⦁    2018 March – at friend's Baby Shower ⦁    2018 April – Mickey’s Birthday ⦁    2018 July – 4th Of July ⦁    2018 August – 2nd Year Anniversary ⦁    2018 September – Labor Day Weekend ⦁    (2016-2018) Other Random Pictures with friends & family ⦁    Out Of Town Trips Together
⦁    2016 November -- to Seattle (Plane Tickets & Pictures) ⦁    2017 June -- to Oakland/San Francisco (Plane Tickets, Hotel, Car Rental & Pictures) ⦁    2017 August -- to Washington & Oregon (Road Trip; Pictures) ⦁    2018 September – to Laughlin, NV (Road Trip; Pictures) ⦁    2018 Upcoming Trip to Arizona on November (Plane Ticket Itinerary)
You may feel free to inquire at any source of enclosed documentation in order to verify the information we attached. However, if you feel that more information is needed, do not hesitate to contact us at the address (or by phone) we specified in our application. Thank you for accepting and processing our petitioned request.
 
Very Truly,
Minnie Mouse                                     
and Mickey Mouse
 
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We just want to ensure we are submitting enough into evidence, and pray to God that our process goes smoothly and quickly. As I've read that the process is already long enough, we want to avoid RFEs and/or any interview(s) that would only further delay our petition's adjudication.
 
Thank you!!!
 

Hello folks,
 
early topic for the upcoming January 2018 ROC filers. My window opens on January 4th and I will begin putting my petition together tonight.
Can't believe it has been two years. Back to USCIS purgatory. And looks like we'll be in for the long haul again...
 
Hope this topic serves as a useful reference for the Jan 2018 cohort.
 
 
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Just an update guys! I got my social security card in the mail today!!! Didn't took 2 weeks!!! I applied on thursday and recieved it today so it was less than a week ago! I'm so happy I can finally start the process for the job offer that I have. ???????

Just an update guys! I got my social security card in the mail today!!! Didn't took 2 weeks!!! I applied on thursday and recieved it today so it was less than a week ago! I'm so happy I can finally start the process for the job offer that I have. ???????

5 to 10 business day if your information is in the system means take 5 days

I got mine in less than a week after applying. If you go back the next day they can read the number off the screen for you to write down until the card comes in. This is all assuming you are in the SAVE database to cross reference your ID. If not, add a few weeks to the process 

Finally recieved my EAD/AP combo card today!! 107 days from PD. Don't lose hope everyone! You'll get yours soon. ?????

Finally recieved my EAD/AP combo card today!! 107 days from PD. Don't lose hope everyone! You'll get yours soon. ?????

On February 14, 2017, we ordered your new card for Receipt Number xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, and will mail it to the address you gave us. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.
 
Just checked now and found this about my EAD. I mailed Nobember 12 and They received my case November 14. so 90 days exactly (3 months)
Am so happy and I thought I share my happiness with you guys

Hi guys, 
I've been a silent reader for some time now, and this thread has really helped me a lot through this long process. I just wanted to post my timeline for those who are still waiting. 
I submitted I-485, I-130, and I-765 on Nov 14, my NOA date is November 26.
Biometrics we're done on December 20 2016. 
My I-485 status changed to ready to be scheduled for an interview on December 28. And my EAD changed to card is being produced today February 10.   

Congrats on your EAD! hopefully more people will get approved sooner because most of us are getting a little impatient. I've been silently reading and following this thread almost everyday and hoping to get more approvals. I guess a week or two wouldn't hurt. I'm on Day 80.. ?

Good news, friends! Just got an email stating that my Card is being produced! I am adjusting from a K1 visa and sent the package on Nov 7th. My NOA date is of Nov 10th and Biometrics on Dec 7th. Exactly 3 months after filing and 2 months after bio appointment. I raised a service inquiry on Jan 24th (75th day), and it was processed on Jan 31st. They sent me the service inquiry through mail but still haven't gotten it. Not sure if it helped my case, but just sharing the info with you all. Finally I can work here in the U.S.! will update my timeline right now. Good luck to you all!!

I'm sorry this has happened to you. I am from Philippines and I can tell you that what your fiancée told you was a lie. First of all you do not need a marriage license for her to process her son's birth certificate at the hospital unless she was married to the father. There are kids that are born out of wedlock in the Philippines and such paperworks are not necessary. I don't want to judge her because I know few women who really just want to start a new life and move on from previous relationship. But it is not an excuse for her to lie to you and wait until up to this point. It seemed like she try her way around this situation and just hope that things will go her way but it didn't worked out. I know that you spent a lot already for her but I think it's best to re-assess your relationship with her. It's not fair to you to be paying the annulment for her and plus she was not honest with you in the beggining. What makes you think she will not lie to you about other things? This is a difficult situation for you and I hope you will think hard about it before making any sudden decision. Sometimes we need to take a step back to see clearly. If you really love her and she loves you she will owned up her mistakes and won't rush you into making decision. You will recover the loss that you spent working for her visa but if you pursue into helping her with the annulment you will spend much more than you can possibly think. Philippines is not known for having a fast process of things. Even wealthy people takes years for them to have it finalize. goodluck and I hope you decide wisely. 

I am from the Philippines and I want to share with you my experience then maybe, you can get some insight from it. My dad went through annulment just to marry my filipina mom. Since dad's first marriage happened in the Philippines, also with a filipina. My father has money but that has nothing to do with the annulment's approval. It took 6 years for my father's annulment to happen finally. I on the other hand also got married at the age of 18 in the Philippines. Tried annulment but so many requirements that I cannot meet. There can only be certain reasons that annulment can be approved in the Philippines. I finally just decided to file for divorce here in the USA so I can marry my now husband. If you have the time, do your own research and do NOT believe everything that this lady is telling you because she is obviously lying through her teeth. 6 months then annulment can be approved? That is pure baloney. You are young and it breaks my heart that you are going through this. Listen to all the advices in this thread. If someone lies to you about a thing this big, that someone can most definitely do it again. RUN, fast! 

I'm sorry this has happened to you. I am from Philippines and I can tell you that what your fiancée told you was a lie. First of all you do not need a marriage license for her to process her son's birth certificate at the hospital unless she was married to the father. There are kids that are born out of wedlock in the Philippines and such paperworks are not necessary. I don't want to judge her because I know few women who really just want to start a new life and move on from previous relationship. But it is not an excuse for her to lie to you and wait until up to this point. It seemed like she try her way around this situation and just hope that things will go her way but it didn't worked out. I know that you spent a lot already for her but I think it's best to re-assess your relationship with her. It's not fair to you to be paying the annulment for her and plus she was not honest with you in the beggining. What makes you think she will not lie to you about other things? This is a difficult situation for you and I hope you will think hard about it before making any sudden decision. Sometimes we need to take a step back to see clearly. If you really love her and she loves you she will owned up her mistakes and won't rush you into making decision. You will recover the loss that you spent working for her visa but if you pursue into helping her with the annulment you will spend much more than you can possibly think. Philippines is not known for having a fast process of things. Even wealthy people takes years for them to have it finalize. goodluck and I hope you decide wisely. 

I'm sorry this has happened to you. I am from Philippines and I can tell you that what your fiancée told you was a lie. First of all you do not need a marriage license for her to process her son's birth certificate at the hospital unless she was married to the father. There are kids that are born out of wedlock in the Philippines and such paperworks are not necessary. I don't want to judge her because I know few women who really just want to start a new life and move on from previous relationship. But it is not an excuse for her to lie to you and wait until up to this point. It seemed like she try her way around this situation and just hope that things will go her way but it didn't worked out. I know that you spent a lot already for her but I think it's best to re-assess your relationship with her. It's not fair to you to be paying the annulment for her and plus she was not honest with you in the beggining. What makes you think she will not lie to you about other things? This is a difficult situation for you and I hope you will think hard about it before making any sudden decision. Sometimes we need to take a step back to see clearly. If you really love her and she loves you she will owned up her mistakes and won't rush you into making decision. You will recover the loss that you spent working for her visa but if you pursue into helping her with the annulment you will spend much more than you can possibly think. Philippines is not known for having a fast process of things. Even wealthy people takes years for them to have it finalize. goodluck and I hope you decide wisely. 

I'm sorry this has happened to you. I am from Philippines and I can tell you that what your fiancée told you was a lie. First of all you do not need a marriage license for her to process her son's birth certificate at the hospital unless she was married to the father. There are kids that are born out of wedlock in the Philippines and such paperworks are not necessary. I don't want to judge her because I know few women who really just want to start a new life and move on from previous relationship. But it is not an excuse for her to lie to you and wait until up to this point. It seemed like she try her way around this situation and just hope that things will go her way but it didn't worked out. I know that you spent a lot already for her but I think it's best to re-assess your relationship with her. It's not fair to you to be paying the annulment for her and plus she was not honest with you in the beggining. What makes you think she will not lie to you about other things? This is a difficult situation for you and I hope you will think hard about it before making any sudden decision. Sometimes we need to take a step back to see clearly. If you really love her and she loves you she will owned up her mistakes and won't rush you into making decision. You will recover the loss that you spent working for her visa but if you pursue into helping her with the annulment you will spend much more than you can possibly think. Philippines is not known for having a fast process of things. Even wealthy people takes years for them to have it finalize. goodluck and I hope you decide wisely. 

I would agree with this. I dont buy the story of "just signing the paperworks at the hospital" to make the processing of her kid's birth certificate easier. I am from Philippines and obtaining a marriage license in Philippines is not as easy and quick as compared in U.S. She is obviously married and she hid that fact from you. In Philippines, you cannot get a marriage license in just 2days. 
You have to attend a pre-wedding seminar. And if you are 25years old and below, you need parent's advice/consent. 
 
What I am trying to say is... Marriage in Philippines is a long complex process. One cannot simply say, I didnt know I was married. I signed something and I didn't know it's a marriage thing. Philippines is semi-conservative. Having a baby before marriage is not socially accepted on some parts of the country and so some rush into marriage knowing that there is a baby on the way. It's still planned marriage though. 

I'm very heartbroken for you!  I have a 22 year old son and would guide him in the way of looking at this situation with his head and not his heart.  It is so easy to allow our hearts to make us see things with rose colored glasses...been there done that.  You are not the first person to fall in love with who potentially is not right for you.  Please do not be hard on yourself.  You are still relatively young and just learning what life is like.  You seem to have a beautiful heart and one day will be blessed with Mrs. Right whom will love you just as equally as you love her.
 
That being said, please take a step back and ask yourself some sobering questions.  Do you really want to be in a relationship with someone who truly did lie to you?  She knew she was married.  Do you want to live a life questioning everything that comes out of her mouth?  You will be doubting everything she says wondering if she is trying to pull the wool over your eyes.  Are you ready to take on a child at your young age?  Raising children is really as difficult job. 
 
I wish you all the happiness in the world.  Please just put your heart to the side and use your head!

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