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No, it is not required.

Your spouse can pass through security  but will not be allowed to go in with you during the interview. (base on my experience in Chicago). I think they only allow lawyers to go in. 

is good to be there for support though. 

On January 19, 2017 at 6:56 PM, neilsqueen said:

Hello everyone,

I'm so overwhelmed with deteriorating health of my parents right now that I can't think straight!  I'm having a brain freeze on where to find my hubby's A number and ELIS number.  Is the A number the USCIS  number on his greencard?  As for the ELIS number, I have no clue lol?  I looked through our entire packet from 2 years ago and simply don't see it.  We are sending his ROC package in on January 25th and I really want to get everything completed asap!  Thank you all for your help!!!!!

i think the ELIS number is on the confirmation letter when you first paid for the green card.  you should've gotten that via email.  The ELIS number is 12 digit. 

Is normal for people to live with their parents/in law. 

I included my parent's and our driver license showing the same address. just a few lines stating how we live together and my dad owns the house and all the bills are on his name. 

The only utility bill we sent in was the cell phone bill,  statement of each month for 2 years. we were approved with no RFE.

good luck.  

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they will update the site with a USPS tracking number so you can track it once it is mailed out.

I put down N/A for every field that is not relevant to me. like preparer and additional information (last page)

Congrats to those whomgot approved.

just wanna know if your case status is update online as well?

i mailed it via USPS express mail and opt-out for the signature. it was delivered the next day and the mailroom dude signed it anyway.

If you read the very last post in this thread, TBoneTX provides a very good answer to your dilemma.

thank you for your time. I am sending my package today and have one more dilemma

the tax transcript i got from IRS are printed double side on each page (front and back). should i scan and reprint so they only print on one side?

thanks again....

Thank you for the advise on healthcare power of attorney. it only takes like 15 min on legalzoom but will it seems fishy doing it now? right before sending the i-751?

also, when sending the green card copy (front and back). is it ok to have front and back on one page?

i got an express mail box from the post office but i don't want to just put 3 -4 inch of paper in the box. any suggestion?

The IO could question the lack of transactions in your accounts which is why I would also include the credit card stuff to show that you both do have financial co-mingling. It's normal that people use credit cards for everyday purchases rather than debit cards/checking accounts. As you mentioned, include a copy of the actual credit cards and then throw in several credit cards statements, even if it shows only one spouse's name.

Your living situation with in-laws is common. Have them write a notarized affidavit that you both are living with them and attesting to your bonafide relationship. Alternatively, you can explain the situation yourself in a cover letter.

Your list looks awesome. I would omit the Facebook printouts. Have you considered including healthcare power of attorneys and/or wills?

thank you, I will include several of those statements. Also, my credit card is under my husband's amazon account and we make purchase regularly from my CC. Should i include a printout showing my credit card under his account and statement from my bank showing all the amazon purchase?

I will include a letter from my father in law.

not really, since we don't have any kids or any property. we just never talked about that.

Hi Everyone.

1) my question is our checking and saving account is on both of our names, my USC spouse and I. However, we only use it to pay our bills like credit cards and student loans, we don't use this for everyday stuff like shopping or dining. will this cause any issue like lack of transactions?

we like to use our credit cards for everyday stuff and I am authorized user however it doesn't show my name on the monthly statement. should i even bother to send it even-tho it only shows my USC spouse name? i did include a photocopy of the actual credit cards showing the same account number under our names.

2) lack of co-ownership of any property and Utility bills. we live together with my in laws and the mortgage and all the utilities bills are under my Father and Mother-in laws name therefore, I included their driver license to prove that we all live together. is this good enough?

below is the list of our relationship that i have, please advise if this is more than enough.

• A copy of our (Married filing Joint) tax return transcript and account transcript for 2015, 2014 and 2013 along with all the W2 for all 3 years.

• A complete copy of every monthly statement of our saving account from August 2015 to February 2016.

• A complete copy of every monthly statement of our checking account from June 2014 to February 2016

• A copy of the actual credit cards showing the same account number under both of our names.

• A copy of our driver's licenses showing the same home address. Also included my Father and Mother-in laws

• A copy of Auto insurance verifying Joint auto liability coverage under both of our names from April 2015 to June 2016.

• A copy of our family cell phone bills for all months in 2016, 2015 and from October to December of 2014.

• A copy of our travel ticket from Chicago to New Delhi, India vacation in February to March of 2016

• A copy of our travel ticket from Chicago to Calgary for a family friend visit. May 30 to May 31 of 2015

• A copy of our travel ticket to Hong Kong and India vacation in February to March of 2015

• A copy of our travel ticket from Chicago to San Francisco family vacation in September to October 2014

• A copy of our hotel bill when we went to Calgary, Canada May 30 to May 31 of 2015

• A copy of our hotel bill when we went to Toronto, Canada. It was a road trip and we stayed overnight in Detroit, MI in 2015

• A copy of our hotel bill when we went to Toronto, Canada. It was a road trip and we stayed overnight in Detroit, MI in 2014

• Many copies of the pictures we took together and families over the past few years

• My Facebook printouts of my profile picture. It shows the date it was uploaded and comments from friends and families. Some printouts are from my husband’s Facebook page.

• Two birthday cards I gave my husband in 2013 and 2014.

• My husband’s Skype caller history of him calling me before I moved to the United States from April 2014 to March 2013.

• Our viper instant chat messages for various months between 2013 and 2014 before I moved to the United States.

thank you so much for your time and hope everyone have a good weekend.

sincerely,

jay

Hi,

just curious how everyone is filling for Part 11, the "additional information"

if no additional information do you still need to fill out the name? and put N/A for rest ?

thanks and good luck everyone!

jay

Hi everyone.

This is what i have so far and i want to include some hotel bills during vacation but is only showing my name (I am the USC spouse) and not my wife's name. should i just leave it out or include it?

I am enclosing the following:

• One 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 (Petitioner) and my (USC Spouse). We are filing this petition together.
• A copy of Petitioner’s Permanent Resident Card (I-551). Front and Back.

• A copy of the (Married filing Joint) tax return transcript and account transcript for 2015, 2014 and 2013 along with all the W2 for all 3 years.

• A copy of our Illinois driver's licenses showing the same home address

• A copy of Auto insurance verifying Joint auto liability coverage under both of our names from April 2015 to June 2016

• A copy of the actual credit showing the same account number under both of our names

• A copy of our family cell phone bills for various months in 2015, 2014 and 2013

• A copy of our travel ticket from Chicago to New Delhi, India vacation in February to March of 2016

• A copy of our travel ticket to Hong Kong and India vacation in February to March of 2015

• A copy of our travel ticket from Chicago to San Francisco family vacation in September to October 2014

• Some copies of the pictures we took together and some with families over the past few years

Just curious.. are you from Naperville, IL? I live in Glen Ellyn, so we are pretty close If so, then hello fellow suburbaner!

Hi there, sorry for the late reply i didn't want to bump this thread since i didn't have any questiony. just wanted to keep it on topic I hope all is well on your end. yes, i live in Naperville.

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thank you guys!

one more question.

when we went in person to apply my wife's SSN like 18 months ago, the lady told us USCIS combined her middle name into her first name and left her middle name blank.

can i update this when i fill out the I-751? so my wife will have a first, middle and last name?

Hi Everyone,

I received a letter by mail from USCIS stating my wife's conditional green card is expiring in few months so i am now preparing the package and send it in within the 90 days.

on the letter, I notice the city name was misspelled, can i just correct it when i fill out the I-751? or should i call in?

the correct spelling should be Naperville but they have Napperville, the zip code is correct.

sincerely,

-Jay

Hi Dwheels,

I have one more question, my wife is coming in a few days and does she still need any of the proof of relationship stuff at POE?

I already paid for the green card and only received the receipt, does she need any sort of confirmation page at POE?

thanks again for your time in this process!!

-jay

Hello Dwheels,

do you know if the USC spouse can create a USCIS ELIS account and pay for the green card?

thank you for your time!

Is it normal for the embassy to call before Interview? I have my interview on May 8th and today I got 2 missed calls for US embassy in New Delhi. I called back but the person at the other end said whosoever called will call back again...just confused. ..People going thru New Delhi can chip in...thnks

perfectly normal, it happened to my wife and they never call back. whoever called will call back again is the same respond she got btw. They usually call and tell you what to bring to the OFC interview, which includes fingerprint appointment letter, interview letter, ds-260 confirmation page and passport.

Me too. Do we need to bring doubles?

I don't think so, for OFC we need to bring, interview letter, ofc appointment letter, ds-260 confirmation page and passport.

She got her biometrics done today. All they asked was the DS-260 confirmation, biometrics appointment letter and her original current passport.

thank you for your respond. Did they call or email her what to exactly to bring?

Hello All,

Interview scheduled at NEW DELHI

I scheduled the OFC appointment for my wife in New Delhi. We received the confirmation email with instructions and the checklist for the required documents to bring. All the documents they requested at the OFC appt are the one they want us to bring to the actual interview so I am a bit confuse why they want those at the OFC.

Thanks,

Hello,

I am trying to schedule the fingerprint for my wife in new delhi

In step 5, i have a questioin regarding the mailing address/pick up for returned documents.

All returned documents will be sent to the address selected below. it is asking for a mailing address so should I put my wife’s india address or my USA address?

then the following page (specify documentation delivery) ask for the closest city office where all returned documents will be sent too..................am confused.

thanks,