kamas

If you got perfect on the civics test, but failed the writing portion of the naturalization test, does that mean you fail the entire test?

About the writing portion, you must write ONE out of Three sentences correctly, is that right? Does that mean every single thing on the sentence must be correct 100%, spelling and punctuation?

1 hour ago, Michelle13 said:

 

If you meet all of the requirements USCIS has in order to apply for N-400, then you should be good to go. 

Yes all requirements are met, however after looking at this list there might be one problem:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/naturalization_requirements

it says: " Individuals who have been lawfully admitted as permanent residents will be asked to produce an I-551, Alien Registration Receipt Card, as proof of their status."

so the problem is , we do not have the new green card yet, since it is in the mail. Can i use the old green card, or i have to wait for the new one? will i have to send them a copy of my new green card, on the N-400 application?

I just did the I-751, and got approved. Now that I go the I-797, am still waiting for green card in mail: what is the next step? is it to apply for N-400?

Can I apply for the N-400 today, or do I have to actually wait for the green card to arrive in the mail before I can do the N-400 application?

19 hours ago, kamas said:

Thank you for pointing this out! It does NOT specify the length of validity. However, I still wonder if they will accept it. Does anyone here know for sure?

Shouldnt it be obvious from this form that it will be a ten-year green card, so they will go based on that assumption? 

It worked! Took it to the DMV today, they extended the driver license for 2 more years.

Now that I go the I-797, waiting for green card in mail: what is the next step? is it to apply for N-400?

Can I apply for the N-400 today, or do I have to wait for the green card to arrive in the mail?

3 hours ago, jxn said:

I don't believe you can use that because it doesn't even specify its length of validity. When a DMV is supposed to accept an I-797 Notice of Action, that refers to the one-year extension letter (which is what the above reply to your post is referring to as well). You'll have to wait a few days or weeks for the ten-year green card to arrive in the mail, and then you can use that to renew your driver license.

Thank you for pointing this out! It does NOT specify the length of validity. However, I still wonder if they will accept it. Does anyone here know for sure?

Shouldnt it be obvious from this form that it will be a ten-year green card, so they will go based on that assumption? 

I called and spoke with an L2 officer, after almost 2 weeks i finally got an I-797 notice of action. it says "your request for removal of conditional basis of your permanent resident status has been approved."

Can I take this piece of paper to the DMV to get my drivers license removed? or will the people at the DMV ask for my new permanent resident card? the new permanent resident card will take 60 days to arrive. i do not want to go to infopass appointment  for a stamp if this I-797 will suffice in renewing the drivers license.

On 8/26/2017 at 8:40 AM, zilchfox said:

extending your LPR status an additional year by booking an InfoPass appointment.

Is there any other way to book an InfoPass appointment other than online? Everytime I go online, I cannot even make an appointment, since it just says all dates are booked, please try again.

2 minutes ago, zilchfox said:

 

You will still have LPR status as long as you have a pending ROC application and it hasn't been denied, however the letter you receive for ROC is only good to extend your LPR status "on paper" for a year. You should book an InfoPass appointment to get your passport stamped as proof that you're still an LPR, in case you ever need it. 

Ok. just to clarify:

Yes that is correct. The green card LPR status was extended "on paper" for a year. That year is now expired, but, as you mentioned: even though its expired on paper, the LPR status is good since the ROC application is still pending and has not been denied.

Question: Is the ONLY way to renew the LPR status now through booking an InfoPass appointment to get the passport stamped? Does this cost any money?

6 minutes ago, zilchfox said:

It's pretty normal, sadly. Good news is if you're eligible for the 3-year rule, you should now be eligible to file for naturalization despite your pending I-751. Your naturalization application will force your I-751 to process and you might even be able to do both at the same time, interview-wise.

 

You might have done this already, but ensure you're keeping your status updated with a stamp in your passport, extending your LPR status an additional year by booking an InfoPass appointment.

What exactly makes me "eligible to file for naturalization" now? Is it because the I-751 was applied for one full year ago with no results yet?

When you say "extending LPR" status, you basically mean, renewing the green card? 

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9 minutes ago, Going through said:

I would suggest calling them back and requesting to be transferred over to a L2 Immigration Officer who would be able to look at your specific case,

I will try this. Do they usually easily connect you to an L2 officer just as long as you ask them nicely? Is there another word for "L2" in case they don't understand what I mean by saying "connect me to L2".

I applied for I-751 within the 90 day window before green card expires.  It has been exactly 1 year since the I-751 application was sent, and still USCIS has not sent us anything.  After we called them, the only thing they said is that they are a little behind. So, do I just keep waiting? Do I call them and ask for an update?

My drivers license expired the same day as my green card. I filed I-751 and got a receipt I-797 notice of action. The I-797 says "your conditional resident status is extended for a period of one year."

Can I take this I-797 to the DMV and have them renew my drivers license for "a period of one year"?

Do we still use the terms "petitioner" and "beneficiary" for the forms I-751?

Is the foreign spouse still called a "petitioner" in this case?

Or is that stage past, now they are called something else? If so, what are they called?

I know you can have affidavit from friends. But the question is can you have it from family as well.

If affidavits were completely worthless then why would USCIS even bother mentioning it.

Is it ok to have affidavit in support of bonafide marriage for I-751 from Parents, or siblings?

The instructions for I-751 say "The original affidavit must be submitted...."

I thought that you should always keep your originals, and only send copies to USCIS.

So , what do we do here? Do we send them the original affidavit (with original signature) this time with our packet?

Bank statements: We have a copy of bank statements every month for the past 13 months.

I can't think of anything else we can get. We can get 2 affidavits from people who know of our marriage.

I thought we have the main and most important things. which are, bank statements, irs transcripts for past 3 years, health insurance together, joint credit cards, birth certificate of child.

isn't that the main thing?

Copy of marriage certificate is not needed.

How many bank statements are you sending?

Do you have any of the following:

1. Wills?
2. Medical powers of attorney?
3. Beneficiary's of life insurance?
4. Car insurance?
5. Titles to vehicles or homes?
6. Leases?
7. Mortgage?
8. Rental agreements?
9. Photos?
10. Trips together?
11. Utilities addressed to both or each of you at the same address?

answer: No to all the questions except 9 and 10. Photos and trips together.

we do have photos we can include those.

trips together?: do you mean actual boarding passes, or flight itineraries?

Here is the list of things we have for our I-751:

copy of green card, front and back.
Copy of marrage certificate
copy of birth certificate of child together
Copy of joint bank account showing activity on account
copy of actual credit cards showing same number (its a shared credit card with authorized user)
copy of irs transcripts from last 3 years showing both our names
copy of driver licenses showing both our names and same address
copy of medical insurance cards showing our names together

I know you are supposed to submit the I-751 90 days before expiration of green card.

The question is, If you fill out the form and for the signature area your date on signature shows it is 100 days before expiration of green card, will that be a problem?

If you have any medical bills sent to your address, with the name of ONE spouse, is that any good as evidence for the I-751?

What if we have copy of shared medical insurance, then will it be unnecessary to send copy of medical bills?

When sending documents for the I-751, do I need to sign and label every single page of evidence?

for example:

1; Document; copy of joint bank account. Do I need to actually label this "COPY OF JOINT BANK ACCOUNT" and "sign and date" this page? Signature from me and spouse?

2; Document: copy of joint health insurance plan: Do I label this "COPY OF JOINT HEALTH INSURANCE" and "sign and date" this page?

3: Document: copy of tax transcript from IRS: Do i label this "Copy of tax transcripts" , and "sign and date" .....

4. etc...

Will it be necessary to spend all that time labeling all those documents as mentioned above, and put signature/date on them? Or Do I just throw them all in the envelope without labeling them?

When sending copies of our drivers license, do we need to make copies of BOTH sides? or just the front side?

What about passports, do we need to copy ALL pages, or just the bio page?

IRS used to stamp them with date / they quit doing that last year / immigration knows the offical transcripts

OK, but now should I send the copy of transcript I got from IRS, or can i make a copy of it and send the copies? Doesnt USCIS say you should always keep originals, and send copies instead?

i-751 part 1, question15 "Conditional residence expires on"?

Is this asking about the expiration date on the Green card?