user19000

What...?
I'm trying to help you.
You're making it difficult.
You can keep waiting.
You may be waiting for a while.

Six months in CA, yes, but it's a piece of paper now and a piece later on. CA is a no-fault state so there is no arguing over stuff, it is 50/50 and that's that. What bothers me about is is that this whole thing is looking like such a complete failure. And we used to be so happy. :-(

Filing for divorce is easy, but then what? She will not move out, so have her formally evicted? To the streets? I'd rather save the money from a divorce and use it to get her where ever she wants to go. I brought her and the kids here, they were fine back home, I upset the apple cart so to speak. The least I can do is return things to their former condition.

Stop being belligerent Ivriesling! You could go about this a different way suggesting the change of wording rather than complaining it's wrong. The VJ forums/community do offer a great service that's voluntary.

Agree with what Harpa said, even if it was 'wrong' VJ is helping people be proactive and not depend on USCIS - the fact that you got the letter has NO impact on the effectiveness of the guide. After all, its not the official guide so I am not sure what your are asking here.

*** moved to general immigration as topic is not about removing conditions ***

After 6 years on this site, I can honestly say I've never seen a Filipina write a post in a sub-ebonics patois.
Obvious troll is obvious. Show's over, let's stop giving it oxygen.

Your father in law will be sued by the government for fraud. Also, if you can send money home to YOUR family, you have money to pay your bills. It is not OUR problem you have all of those kids. You are defrauding the government by including YOURSELF in the benefits. If your family qualifies WITHOUT YOU, then it is legal. IF they qualified WITH YOU, then it is FRAUD.

100 % Support this suggestion. PLEASE CLOSE THE THREAD

lazy to apply? are you serious? even though im 100% sure that you're a troll, how dare you sit here and act so entitled to something that you haven't even contributed to?
nobody made you get knocked up and nobody made you move here either. when it said that US is the land of the "free', it didn't mean "free stuff".
shame on you, you're disgusting.

Sound like a troll to me.
I think others already gave answer so let stop replying
Topic close is recommended

Could you please explain how did you get all these benefits? People are working hard while immigrating, and they pay taxes, and a lot of them cannot afford any kind of health insurance, and they still carry on. This is simply unfair to Americans that make a minimum wage per hour and do not receive any benefits, yet they still help others and don't cheat the system. You are tired? Of what?You are using the benefits of this Country illegally, and seem to enjoy it. Do you have any physical disabilities?

I think its a troll also... a black philipino one, judging by the way it talks lol

I hope she is a troll too! This kind of stuff makes the whole immigration process look bad!

I really hope this is just a troll trying to get people riled up.

I traveled to the Philippines for more than a month last year with a physically expired green card, valid passport (no stamp), and original extension letter. Nobody asked for my extension letter. No one ever questioned me why I was holding an "expired" green card.
Your husband is not out of status. I don't recommend mailing him his 10-year-green card either. That might be lost in the mail and just make things bad. Let him enjoy his vacation.

Dear All,
Below is the list of documents i am planning to send out to USCIS to petition my removal of conditions from my conditional GC:
Please review
The only question/issue i have is, i am living with my In laws therefore i have no mortgage/rental agreements to show.
Did any one write a letter explaining why they don't have mortgage or rental agreements.
OR can anyone be kind to provide this type of letter if they have drafted for this purpose?
I am planning to have this letter signed/notarized by my father/mother in law..
Please advise.
Case type: I-751, Petition to Remove the Conditions of Residence
Beneficiary: Beneficiary
A# xxx-xxx-xxx
Dear Immigration Officer,
Enclosed please find a JOINT I-751 petition for removal of conditions of permanent resident status for my husband, (Beneficiary). My husband was awarded Adjustment of Status to Conditional Permanent Residence on MMM, DD, YYYY. My husband entered the US on Student F-1 visa MMM, DD, YYYY.
We are happily living together and jointly request that this petition be accepted for removal of conditions on the residence of Beneficiary.
I am enclosing the following:
• Check of $590.00 for form I-751 ($505.00) and biometrics (85.00), payable to U.S Department of Homeland Security.
• Completed form I-751, signed by both [beneficiary] and [uSC Spouse]. We are filing this petition together.
• Copy of Beneficiary’s Permanent Resident Card (I-551). Front and Back.
Enclosed also please find the following documents to verify the status of our marriage and ongoing relationship:
• A copy of the approval letter of [beneficiary] permanent resident card
• Copy of the joint tax return for tax year 2011
• A partial copy of joint tax return for tax year 2012
• Original affidavits sworn by friends that knows us quite well. (Note: We have attached 2 letters and they are notarized)
• Copy of our Marriage Certificate
• Copy of our birth certificates
• Copy of our driver's licenses showing same home address
• Copies of our wage/income statement forms issued by our respective employers showing same address of residence:
- USC Spouse’s Form W-2 for the tax year 2011 & 2012
- Beneficiary’s form W2 & 1099 for tax year 2011 and form 1099 for tax year 2012
• Copy of our passports including the page of the entry/exit stamps from our India trip in December 2012.
• Copy of Empire Blue Cross & Blue Shield health Insurance policy showing the spouse
(Beneficiary) as beneficiary.
• A letter from Bank of America and American Express Costco Club verifying the joint accounts under both of our names and joint account monthly statements.
• Copy of joint credit cards from Bank of America and American Express Costco Club with all the numbers blacked out except for the last four
• Letter from Geico auto insurance company verifying joint auto liability coverage under both of our names
• A copy of our home phone bills for various months.
• A copy of our travel ticket to Boston vacation in April 2011
• A copy of our cruise ship tickets to Bahamas in November 2011
• A copy of our travel tickets to India vacation in December of 2012.
• Some copies of the pictures we took together and some with families over the past few years
You may feel free to inquire at any of the sources of enclosed documentation for validity of their statements, and you are always welcome to visit our home should you ever desire to do so. Please advise me if you have any further questions or problems related to this petition.
Sincerely,
USC Spouse
Email:
Mobile:
Work:
Address:

My wife had received a Request for Evidence (RFE) letter advising that additional evidence is needed to support our marriage as legitimate, or in the government's words as not trying to "circumvent" immigration laws. While it is insulting that one would consider our marriage illegitimate, I understand their intentions. Unfortunately, this could not come at a worse time for us. I have already left my full time job to go to graduate school as my wife now has a great job. However, we will not be able to afford a lawyer or expensive legal fees if USCIS denies her petition to adjust her status and remove conditions to become a permanent resident. My question is, what additional evidence can we send at this point that will change their mind? I have listed below what we have already sent and what is still being requested. Any supportive input would be more than appreciated, thank you.
Documentation already submitted:
-Copies of state and federal tax statements, transcripts and returns (all joint returns).
-Verification from our employers of the beneficiary designations of our life insurance.
-Copy of 401k beneficiary information.
-Copy of car and renter’s insurance information reflecting a joint account/joint residence.
-Copy of bank information verifying joint ownership of the checking and savings accounts.
-Copy of employer issued health insurance information and cards showing a joint policy.
-Copy of employer issued dental insurance documentation reflecting a joint policy.
-Copy of lease contracts showing joint occupancy.
-Copy of utility contract.
-Copies of current driver’s licenses.
-Pictures taken together since my wife’s residence in the United States.
The documentation requested on the RFE letter pertains to financial records and residence.
For financial records, the following is being requested:
Submit evidence of joint ownership of assets and joint responsibility for liabilities. This documentation should reflect the names of both the conditional permanent resident and the U.S. citizen spouse. Such evidence may include but is not limited to the following:
Copies of bank statements that reflect joint savings and/or checking accounts to include the -transaction pages for each bank statement provided.
Copies of mortgage agreements or deeds showing joint ownership of assets or property or joint tenancy of a common residence.
Copies of credit card statements.
Copies of loan documents such as car loans, home improvement loans, business loans, etc.
Copies of your 2010 State and Federal tax returns. Also include all required schedules, statements and any attachments such as W-2 records.
Any other documentation which shows that the marriage was not entered into in order to circumvent U.S. immigration laws.
Besides the verification letter we sent from our bank showing that we both share the same checking and savings account, we will also provide statements that include the transaction pages. Why it is necessary that they see where we spend our money and how much we have should not justify a marriage though. We are only able to lease at this time as buying a house is not financially possible at this point. However, we are going on our third year of leasing a residence together and have already provided the past two years of lease contracts signed by both of us and plan on including our third lease contract already signed this month. Credit card statements are not an option at this point, neither are any loans as I am still trying to stay above water with student loans. I have already provided federal tax transcripts for the past few years. I thought that tax returns and transcripts issued by the IRS would be sufficient, but apparently copies of W-2s are also needed. I will be sure to include tax information from 2012 as well.
For residence, the following is being requested:
Submit evidence of communal residence. This documentation should reflect the names of both the conditional permanent resident and their U.S. citizen spouse. Such evidence may include but is not limited to the following:
Copies of utility bills such as telephone, gas, water, cable, internet, etc. or other statements issued in both names indicating the residential address
I am surprised that our residence is being questioned as we have already sent two different lease contracts from the past couple of years showing that we had both signed to live in the same residence. We just signed another lease agreement this month that we will plan on including and sending as a response to the RFE as well. As far as utility bills, I have always been the one to take care of that and that is why they are in my name. I could add my wife, but we would only have two months of utility bills to send in and that would not look too well.
Finally, the only other thing that I can think of at this point is to send in are affidavit letters from those that know our marriage is valid. I have read before that affidavit letters can help if there is not enough financial evidence. Should I also include all of the evidence that we sent for her initial petition to remove conditions and then also include the additional evidence that is being asked of us?
The RFE letter also states, “Evidence of good faith marriage: to establish eligibility for removal of conditional status, it is requested that additional documentation be submitted to establish a good faith marriage that covers the period of time from the date of the marriage to the present date. Going off of that, should I also include all evidence already submitted since the time of our marriage, almost four years ago? I seem to think that more than likely they have already lost several of our documents or they were obviously disregarded at the time this RFE was sent to us. Our previous petition for the CR-1/IR-1 visa had no problems and no RFEs involved. I figured that if anything, the removal of conditions for permanent residence would have been the least difficult petition yet.
Again, please provide any helpful/supportive advice or input as time is of the essence at this point. I was elated that I was able to get into graduate school to be able to have the opportunity to provide a better life for my wife and I, but I am now distracted by this. Please help us out in any way you can, THANK YOU!!!

Dear Friends,
We have got a RFE letter for our case on April 18, 2013. Finally, we could be able to gather all necessary documents and mail to the USCIS. Please kindly comment if below documents can be satisfactory. What do you think ?
1) RFE letter from USCIS
2) Our cover page to summarize what we are sending
3) Joint IRS tax transcripts for 2009-2010-2011-2012 -> we put a little post it to mention my GC holder wife does not have W2 because since we have been married , she is not working. I (USC husband) is the main income maker in the family. Because on the RFE, they told us that they have not seen our W2's even I have included my W2s in our first document set.
4)Health insurance letter and card copies for both of us
5)Life insurance letter showing my GC holder wife as a beneficiary
6)Pension Plan document showing my GC holder wife as a beneficiary
7)HSBC USD savings account , opened this account after RFE , ı know we should have before RFE but better than nothing
8) Credit Card statements for the last one year from Bank of America showing both of our names on
9)Utility bills - water and mobile phone bills are under my name and cable tv and internet bills are under my wife's name , address shows the same
10)Three affidavits from USC friends, two are notarized , one is not notarized - should it be also notarized ?
11)Pictures from different events, vacations and family gatherings
12) Travel itenary for one of our travel
13) Some letters from banks that we have received just including to show our address is the same

Trini!!!!!!!!!

You need to go sit down.. Anywho.. im oficially off this post .She will do what she has to do that feels right at the end of the day..

Couldn't say. I never met them. My opinion is based on this limited exchange.

Nobody should ask the parents to reciprocate. The very fact they offered the money with strings attached denotes the necessary lack of tact and consideration such an action would require.

Indeed, good point.
As Vanessa points out above there are issues with not having your name on the deed.
For instance, if the husband dies in 5 years then who gets the house? Will the parents allow the wife to stay in her home if she does not have survivorship benefits? Will they ask her for the money back? Will she be forced to leave? What about children, would they inherit the home or would the wife? This whole situation makes the wife's life uncertain.
If the parents want to help out, they should give the money to couple. There should be no preconditions.
If I were in the wife's position i would say no to the money.

My rationale was that in signing the I-864 for their son to get his greencard, their daughter-in-law put her assets on the line for the duration of the affidavit. It would stand to reason their son to feel the same way towards his wife.