Marco&Bettina

3 minutes ago, eduardo12305 said:

So basically i am filling the I-485, the I-765 and the I-131 and i just have to pay 1225 ? 

 

Yes.

That sucks to be getting I-751 Interivews just because of filing N-400.

On 2/25/2019 at 4:18 PM, pkgc said:

Is it as easy as just getting and info pass appointment and getting a stamp ? or is that a long procedure too ?

It is very easy. My wife had gotten one last year. We spent no more than like 2 hours in that building getting that.

I feel like this would be a good time to give thanks to this community as my wife received her 10-yr GC, approved 1-17-2019. We know that her process is not yet done but she's not quite ready to take the next steps, so we wait, but at least we wait knowing we won't have to deal with USCIS for a while. OK, where I was going. This whole process, from the time I 1st applied for the I-129F for my then-fiancee until now took about 5 painstaking years. All of it was done by using research from nothing but this website and the community that exists here. That's why I also wanna give back. If anyone needs any help with anything and I can remember, I'll gladly assist when I have time. It's truly amazing that such a website exists, considering I knew absolutely nothing at all about the immigration process when I 1st met my now-wife online in Oct 2013 and neither did she. All I knew was that I needed to learn fast if I was gonna be with her, and here we are today. So, again, if anyone needs help, even if it's just reassurance that the process works, feel free to hit me up.

On 1/24/2019 at 3:04 PM, AllanGrace said:

Can we have the wac or eac first couple of digits? Did u apply for n400 already?

WAC17335. My wife did not apply for N-400 & won't until her BBG (German Citizenship retention document) is complete but she hasn't even applied for that yet.

Just an update. My wife's ROC was approved 1-17-2019 and her 10-yr GC should arrive in the mail tomorrow, according to USCIS website. We received the approval letter in the mail a couple days ago.

About 3 weeks ago, my wife's case was transferred from CSC to Nebraska. We already got the snail mail version.

My apologies if I caused confusion. I guess my wife's GC end date was very similar to the extension letter receipt date.

17 hours ago, V24 said:

Hey guys, my noa1 ROC receipt date is September 2017, but my green card expired November 2017. I am traveling internationally in October, my extension letter is safe to use alone correct? Even though it is 13 months from the receipt date of my ROC application? I am worried they will look at that date and assume its not valid since it has been longer than 12 months, but the letter says a year from green card date.

They go by the date on the extension letter. I assume you'll return before the date on that paper? Nevertheless, you should go to USCIS and get a stamp in your passport.

On the other subject that popped up in here: 

You would not've needed medical insurance through work. Even if you got it in the marketplace (private insurance) but you paid for it, that's not the same as public assistance. You'd be fine and would not have a holdup applying for ROC or Naturalization.

5 hours ago, Maxi_López said:

Thanks guys for all the answers so far. 

 

But do I send new proof together with the things I showed her at the interview??? Or only new evidence?

You've asked twice now. I haven't seen it answered. New evidence. I mean you can send in the old evidence as a recap but they obviously want more/new evidence. If you send the same stuff in for the RFE, it'll be denied. I'm honestly surprised you sent in the same evidence for your ROC as you did your AOS.

Edit: Oh, it was answered. I just missed it.

2nd edit: We are in the waiting limbo right now for this process. We didn't send a large packet at all. We didn't send all possible evidences. Just very key evidences. Like basically the stuff at the top of the list. No pics. No bank statements. But we are confident that we will be approved. Even if we get an RFE, there is plenty of additional evidence we can supply easily. Not to mention that the birth of our 2nd child is currently forecast to be late Nov/early Dec, which will be before any decision has been made in our case based off current processing times.

Just updating that about 2-3 weeks ago, the wife and I went to San Antonio to get her passport stamp since we will be in Germany when her extension letter expires. It took about 2 hours total but they did stamp her passport and took her expired GC. So, we shouldn't encounter any issues traveling. That was a really simple process.

My wife has an appointment with USCIS San Antonio Office on Jul 26 because we are flying to Germany on Aug 29. Her extension letter would've expired while we were in Germany. She could've gotten the appointment about 1.5 weeks earlier or more but that time was convenient for us.

What's the actual question?

56 minutes ago, NewKid said:

Oh USCIS, you make me laugh.....

Working on date as of right now on their website:

 

VSC:09/10/2016

CSC:09/14/2016

Local Office: 12/4/2013

 

I guess that is the only way CSC catches up with VSC hahaha

Now CSC shows Sept 25, 2016.

VSC shows Jan 17, 2017.

On 3/29/2018 at 4:20 PM, lissatt89 said:

I really wanna know if Germany is the only country where you need to get a " certificate" before you file for citizenship from another country. I would automatically loose my german citizenship if I apply for the American. To even get the certificate it takes 6-8 months and cost me $1800-$2000 and after I finally get this certificate from the german government, i can go ahead and apply for US Citizenship. I would love to apply for N400 but I would also loose my Citizenship which I want to keep just in case. 

It's a BBG. And Germany is one of the few countries that America allows dual citizenship with.

2 minutes ago, ~Alessa~ said:

OMG!

I got a little bit confused now. So If I file ROC during 90 days period before my conditional green card expires I will get extension letter in the next several weeks, correct? And than I will have to wait for around 1,5 year for the 10yr old GC to be approved, so technically I will be a resident in US for 3 years and once I finally get my 10-year-old GC isn't it a time to file for a citizenship since I would still be married to the US citizen and resident for 3 years?

You can file N-400 after being a GC holder for 3 years, regardless of GC type. So yes, your I-751 can still be pending when you apply for N-400. However, they can't adjudicate your N-400 while your I-751 is pending. It will force USCIS' hand to take action on your I-751 if you apply for N-400 while it's still pending.

Currently CSC is processing I-751's in 17.5-19 months. Their last report says they're processing cases from Aug 31, 2016.

Won't let me edit my previous post any more.

In Angel's case, they are further along than all of us discussing this, so they will likely be approved soon and won't need to file for an extension letter because they received one with the RFE. So they're good during the additional processing time, which shouldn't take anywhere near as long as it took to get the RFE.

3 hours ago, ~Alessa~ said:

Hello! I just opened instructions to I-751 and on page 6 out of 10 it says, the documents SHOULD include, but are not limited to, the following examples:  1. Birth certificates of children born during the time of this marriage, if any; 2. Lease or mortgage contracts showing joint occupancy and/or ownership of your communal residence; 3. Financial records showing joint ownership of assets and joint responsibility for liabilities, such as joint savings and checking accounts with transaction history, complete joint Federal and State tax returns, insurance policies that show the other spouse as the beneficiary, joint utility bills, or joint installment or other loans. If applicable, submit copies of military Leave and Earnings Statements showing receipt of Basic Allowance for Quarters (BAQ) with family members and/or Form DD-1172 for military family member identification cards; 4. Other documents that you consider relevant to establish that your marriage was not entered for the purpose of evading U.S. immigration laws; and Form I-751 Instructions 12/05/17 N Page 6 of 10 5. Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by at least two people who have known both of you since your conditional residence was granted and have personal knowledge of your marriage and relationship. (Such persons may be required to testify before an immigration officer as to the information contained in the affidavit.) The original affidavit must be submitted and also contain the following information regarding the person making the affidavit: his or her full name and address; date and place of birth; relationship to you or your spouse, if any; and full information and complete details explaining how the person acquired his or her knowledge. Affidavits must be supported by other types of evidence listed above.

Is it required now? In the instructions it says "SHOULD include" from at least 2 people.....I don't have 2 solid people to write an affidavit. I can't even see asking people doing it, it's embarrassing.

Anyways. we going to have joint tax returns (will that be alright or they prefer transcripts?); our names on the lease; joint saving and checking; electric bill on husband's name, cable bill on mine (I didn't know we can do joint utility bill); mail on our address; pictures together; and probably just one affidavit from husband's mother.

Link to the I-751 instructions, https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-751instr.pdf. Expires 12/31/2019.

We included 0 affidavits and will provide none unless we get an RFE asking for more evidence.

Edit: There is some misinformation floating in this thread. The letter of extension does not mean that you are approved for 10-year GC. It merely means they're allowing you a stay in this country and ability to work while they adjudicate your case. Yes, you may or may not receive an RFE. Also, case may be approved or denied. Additionally, the process is currently taking longer than 1 year to process, even without RFE's. They are way behind. Therefore, near the end of your year, you will need to request another extension letter.

If the charges were dismissed, yall would choose no to anything pertaining to convictions for arrests.

11 hours ago, Illiria said:

The last name thing, she probably didn’t realize how much it meant until she had moved and it may have felt like losing the last bit of her cultural identity.

 

The sex, why does it all come down to sex with men who import women, might be for other medical reasons not just meds. Friend of mine had sex with her boyfriends in her home town moved country for school and met someone new and developed Dyspareunia which led to vaginismus when she tried to push sex when she just wasn’t able to. Luckily she had an understanding boyfriend and was able to after several years of therapy and techniques to get her body to relax to have a normal sex life again. It was the stress of moving that led to the initial issue and pushing sex a couple of times that made it to the more complex issue. 

 

Not saying it’s this exact for her but she might be too embarrassed to tell you why she doesn’t want it, you did say you are only her second boyfriend.

 

You say she isn’t affectionate but also say she loves to cuddle when watching stuff, so which is it? Or by affectionate do you just mean sex or what you consider foreplay?

It doesn't "all come down to sex with men who import women". Geez. Sorry but "men who import women". What a statement. Whether a relationship is between 2 people from the same country who met traditionally or whether it's between 1 person from a country who met someone from another country that was willing to give up their entire life to be with them, sex is important. It's a normal thing in a relationship, unless something is going on behind the scenes. Sex is like the ultimate thing that you give of yourself to another person. It usually shows a certain level of commitment. When sex doesn't exist, it's only natural for one partner (the deprived one) to start feeling insecure and inadequate. It also can lower their self-esteem as said feelings grow over time. It's natural to then question the commitment level of the other person. I envy people who claim sex isn't important.

And for the record, I didn't import my spouse. That makes it sound like I just ordered her online like you order something from Amazon. Our spouses come here willingly. They leave literally everything behind. That's not importing. It's just a normal relationship, aside from the original distance gap.

The marriage certificate is not evidence of a bonafide relationship. It only proves that you got married.

2 hours ago, Dee elle said:

Um  not yet.. but you're welcome to .... 😁

Why?

19 hours ago, mymercy said:

That's the same thing I'm doing too it's better to be patience without traveling if it's not pressing/important till I get through my N400.

 

But has there been cases of anyone who got his/her citizen without having the 10 years GC approved first?

No. Because USCIS will adjudicate your 10-yr GC before processing the N-400. I've heard that there were cases where you'd have both interviews the same day. Your 10-yr GC interview immediately followed by your N-400 processing. When USCIS sees a N-400 and are ready to process it, they have to check if you have a 10-yr GC 1st. Then they must adjudicate it so that you're eligible to be a US citizen.

4 minutes ago, Willallen25 said:

Oh Wow, that's wonderful. I honestly feel that just living with my parents has gotten to her. I think once we are on our own it will improve. Even here it isn't comfortable for her because the House has a lot of things in it too, and while there's space it is not properly utilized. Talking to my Wife She talks like it's hopeless, but She has spoken like that before. 

When women are not comfortable, it seems like the world is over. Mine wasn't comfortable either in my parents' house, even though they were as accommodating as possible. It just takes time. Best of luck.