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That's a good point about the other names used area. However, we never did that when I was petitioning for my husband himself, even though his patronymic was on our marriage cert. It was never an issue. His patronymic was on his birth cert and our marriage cert but we always left the middle name area blank and never did an other names used area. Now I'm wondering if I should do the same and just write about it in the "additional info area". 

Thank makes sense, but in this case this is for my husband applying for his mom. Since my husband is now a US citizen, his ID documentation doesn't have a patronymic. The application doesn't ask for his mom's ID, just his birth cert which does include their patronymics. If his American ID doesn't include a patronymic but his birth cert does, would this be a problem?

Hi have some questions regarding filing form I-130 for a parent living in Russia and I am wondering if anyone who has applied for someone in Russia has had similar experiences. In the online form, it often asks for middle names, but Russians do not have middle names so I left that blank. I am assuming this is NOT the place for adding the patronymic, is that correct? Since patronymics are not middle names. The concern lies in the fact that the birth cert and other Russian documents will show the full name including the patronymic and I don't want that to cause confusion. Let me know if anyone knows how to handle this! Thanks!

On 3/13/2022 at 5:21 PM, mytruelove18 said:

I dont remember my old acccount number , i will use the new one for my n-400

Thank you!

On 3/8/2022 at 7:42 PM, mytruelove18 said:

Create another account, I forgot my password and account is blocked so I Create another to submit naturization

Did you use the same account number when filling out your form?

Hello, 

All the petitions we've submitted in the past were through the mail but now that an online submission is available we were looking to submit our next petition, that being I-130 for my naturalized husband's mother, online. However my husband, being the petitioner, doesn't seem to be able to access his online account. Like the password can't be found and when he selects forgot password, there's so option to reset, it just says contact help desk but when you do that it sends you back to the same place. My question is, does it matter if he uses a different account? I understand he has an USCIS account number and we don't really want a new one created because this account number is asked for in form I-130 and we want everything connected. 

Furthermore I would like to know if anyone has anything to say about their experience submitting form I-130 online verses the one way?

Thanks in advance! 

4 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

He should enter his previously issued A number 

Follow the-instructions .. if it says “ leave blank”  … and it applies to you .. then do so. Elsewhere  use N/A or NONE. 

Follow the form and instructions. Despite our thoughts , they aren't intentionally planning to confuse you. Birth certificate shows familial relationship, US passport  or naturalization certificate shows citizenship 

 

 

 

Thank you so much - that all makes sense. 

Hello, my husband was naturalized a few years ago and now we are starting form 1-130 to bring his mother over to the States from Russia. I just have a few questions regarding this form that I wasn't able to find exact answers to in the instructions so I was hoping to get some opinions. Thanks in advance! 

1. Alien Registration Number - Since my husband is now a citizen, was naturalized in 2019, I was assuming we no longer have to enter an A- Number and we should enter "none" for that field. Is that correct or should we throw in the old Alien number he has associated with himself back in the day? 

2. Can you leave field blank if they don't pertain to you, or do you absolutely need to enter write N/A? The reason I'm asking is because the instructions mention saying "N/A" but on the actual form sometimes they say "leave blank". 

3. When asked to provide information about the beneficiary's (my husband's mother) children, do we need to list my husband again even though he's the petitioner and it should be evident that he is her child? (Page 6, Part 4). 

4. The supporting documentation we have per the info from USCIS regarding this petition is my husband's birth cert and his naturalization cert. In your experience, should this be enough, or is more documentation or "proof" needed? 

Thanks again for your help! 

My husband is from Russia and recently because a US citizen. We would like to have his mother visit us from Russia as they haven't seen each other for many years. We are wondering what kind of documents she would have to bring along to submit the application for a tourist visa besides the actual form. For example a letter from us inviting her. Any advice on what that letter needs to include? Also if we need proof that we can support her financially while she is here as she doesn't really have money on her own, how can we prove that? If there is anything else you can think of please let me know! Thanks!

On 4/17/2018 at 7:20 PM, Brother Hesekiel said:

You seem to be confusing Removal of Conditions, an act of immigration, with naturalization.

Your husband is done with immigration. All he needs in regard to documents when it comes to naturalization, and even that only as a backup, is your jointly filed income tax returns. No bank statements are needed, no library card, no letter form your pastor. If you go with him to the appointment, and sit next to him when the I.O. calls him in to the interview, you need pretty much nothing

Hi, thanks for this. But is this still true considering he hasn't be in the US for 5 years, but 3 years as this application is based on our marriage? Thanks!

Thank you, the reason I'm asking is because when we were applying to remove the conditions on the temporary green card, we got a RFE and ended up having to provide every bank statement which resulted in us getting approved

Hello, 

I was hoping someone could help me with this question. My husband needs to apply for naturalization. It is based on our marriage as I am a US Citizen. One of the pieces of evidence we have of our relationship is our bank statements as we have a joint account. My question is do we really have to include every single bank statement from when we opened the account or can I just include a bank statement from every six months or something from when we opened our account until now? My concern is how much paper that will be and that it will be hard to fit it. The second part of this question is if we do need to in fact include every single bank statement, then is it okay to send our packet in a box? Because it will not fit in the usual envelope at that point. I feel like USCIS is a bit picky with how things are sent to them so I want to make sure sending the packet in a box if need be won't be problematic or something.

Thank you!

Hi All, just wanted to post an update saying that the documents worked. The green card extension was approved in mid January!

Hi All, just wanted to post an update saying that the documents worked. The green card extension was approved in mid January!

7 minutes ago, HK12 said:

She said they sent them. I think OP has more than enough evidence. 

 

I don't have any "assets" besides these. I sent every single bank statement dating back from when we've been together and this package weighs quite a bit. They don't even sell clips big enough to clip the whole thing. I don't have anything I could put in a will. I have nothing. My husband is my beneficiary to my life insurance and I only have one back account and credit card account and those are joint with my husband so they're his as much as they are mine so if I die, he'll already have that lol. The most expensive thing I ever bought was probably my laptop several years ago but that has long since broken and is lying somewhere with a cracked screen so I don't think that's worth putting in a will. Anyway, the package has been sent, so there's no point in commenting here anymore about whether they will accept it or not lest I have a heart attack. Thank you!

Just now, Lemon23 said:

You have tons of evidences my dear so you'll be good. Send them then seat back and wait for the approval. Good luck

Phew. Thanks so much.

Just now, Lemon23 said:

I actually don't know what kind of evidences that you sent initially to USCIS and what are the evidences that you will send to response the RFE letter, so I really I can't tell, if you can provide a little information then we can tell if you have enough evidence or not.

A letter from the landlord of the apartment we lived in from March 2016 to March 2017 located at****.

* Copy of the first page of the lease of the apartment we lived in from March 2016 to March 2017 located at ****. My husband was listed as an authorized occupant since he did not have the income to apply as a tenant. The letter from the landlord confirms that we lived together.

* Proof of shared homeowner’s insurance for the above mentioned address **** where we lived together from March 2016 to March 2017.

* A letter from our current landlord confirming that we both in fact live at our current address at **** and have been doing so since March 2017.

* Copy of the upcoming lease for our current apartment for the period of March 2018 to March 2019 with both our names on it. Please note my husband’s name is not on the current lease for this address because he did not have the income to be the main tenant when we were applying for this apartment.

* Bank statements from our joint account from every month since I’ve added my husband to my account, dating back to March 2015. Please note this includes all of our expenses, showing the joint ownership of assets.

* A letter from our bank, explaining that my husband was added to the credit card account as an authorized user, since his name isn’t on the credit card statements.

* Credit card statements dating back from when we started using the credit card, showing all expenses, representing our joint ownership of assets and joint responsibility for liabilities.

* Copy of the 2015 IRS tax transcript filed jointly.

* Copy of the 2016 IRS tax transcript filed jointly.

* Copy of the 2016 tax return from TurboTax.

* My most recent pay stub for the period of October 14 2017 to October 27 2017 showing our current address at ****, and our joint bank account.

* My family’s family-plan recent phone bill for the period of September 2nd 2017 to October 1st 2017 which includes both our names as well as my husband’s phone number (****). 

* A letter from my place of employment from 2015 showing my husband as my beneficiary for my life insurance policy and a dependent for health insurance.

* A statement from my place of employment from 2016 showing my husband as my beneficiary for my life insurance policy and a dependent for health insurance.

* A summary of my benefits from my place of employment for 2017 showing my husband as my beneficiary for life insurance and my dependent for health insurance.

* A print out from my employee benefits page showing my husband as my beneficiary for life insurance.

* A summary of my benefit elections for 2018 showing my husband as my beneficiary for life insurance and my dependent for health insurance. 

* Copy of a dental explanation of benefits showing a joint policy.

* Plane ticket receipts and hotel confirmation from a trip we took 

* A notarized and translated statement from my husband’s mother explaining how we lived together in her apartment in Moscow from September 2013 to January 2014 before we moved to South Korea.

* A signed letter from my former employer in South Korea explaining that my husband and I lived together in an apartment that he was providing for us for the period of January 2014 to February 2015. 

* A signed letter from a close friend of mine who has known me ever since my husband and I started dating in 2012.

* Receipts for the flowers my husband sent to my desk at my office for Valentine’s Day in 2017 and International Women’s Day in 2017 (a holiday celebrated in Russia).

1 minute ago, Lemon23 said:

Then you're all set.

Thank you! So is it good that all the evidence pretty much is from me, the USC? My husband is under my insurance which I have proof of, he is added to my bank account and credit card account, we filed our taxes jointly and so on...

7 minutes ago, Lemon23 said:

Then you should be the one to put in writing and explain the situation by not having a lease for one year. Bottom line here is that, if there is a letter to support from USC the red flag that you're seeing on his application then it will be a big help.

I mean the whole cover letter including all the details is written by me, the USC, and I have a LOT of details explaining everything. 

5 minutes ago, Lemon23 said:

USC- US Citizen spouse 

I'm the spouse  this is for my husband who is the green card holder. I am the one writing out and signing the cover letter 

41 minutes ago, Lemon23 said:

I dont think not having an apartment lease agreement for a year is an issue as long as your USC put in writing and explain why you guys don't have a lease for that said year.

I'm sorry what do you mean by USC? And thanks!

1 minute ago, Suss&Camm said:

 Oh so then your almost there - so his 1 year extension will be up in February. Should it take longer, then you can get the i551 stamp. 

I agree with @Nitas_man that you could get a sworn affidavit on the living arrangement for 2015 if you want to further strengthen your other documents. You have continuously lived together since then, for which you have leases, so I see no problem for you even without the affidavit though. 

It will be the holidays, so difficult to say when you'll get a response, but you are def on the home stretch - good luck

i don't think it will be possible for me to get the affidavit... i hope everything else will be good. we have letters from both landlords as well as leases...

23 minutes ago, Suss&Camm said:

sorry - it helps to read everything sometimes lol 

 

WHen was your original submission? The NOA1 is the i751 receipt notice. It extends the current GC by 1 year. No he won't get kicked out  even if the 1 year extension is up, as long as he has it pending there will be no other actions taken. He will still be a LPR and can still work and all of that. Only thing is it is sometimes a bit difficult to provide the proof of the LPR status. The card + letter is your proof. WHen 1 year is up you can get a i551 stamp at your local USCIS office that serves as proof for another year.

Our original submission was November 10th 2016. Thank you

Just now, Suss&Camm said:

It currently takes over a year to process i751 so no. No one will read it before February. The i751 NOA1 will serve as a 1 year extension for your current green card. 

 

To me your evidence of living arrangement seems good. 

well this is just an RFE for the i175. Can you explain what you mean by the NOA1? So he won't get kicked out of the country in Feb? Will he be able to have a job? Thanks 

1 minute ago, mindthegap said:

Depends if the bored cubicle employee bothers to read it or not (or indeed, can read).

 

Either way, you can't send what you don't have. Will probably be at least a year before anyone gets around to reading it anyway.

Lol, I understand. Thanks

However jokes aside the green card expires in February, so they better read it before then