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  1. I see your conditions was removing in vermont, can you Please tell me what date you file? My husband and i file in July 28 and after the bio we dont hear anything from vermont

    When my husband and I filed the first time before getting his Bio, it was I believe in March 2014, then in April 2014 he got his BIO completed. After that we waited and constantly checked our "Case Status" at www.USCIS.gov website, here's a link for checking case status https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do.

    We didn't hear anything from them for a good while reading about how long it would take at the USCIS website said around 6 months to hear anything. In September we called and right after his birthday in October they sent us a letter stating "Request For Evidence", we had only until January 1st to comply. We worked so hard to get everything done and sent off the documents they needed back to them in December before the holidays and that's that :D

  2. HAPPY DAY!

    Finally got my husbands conditions removed and we are super excited! Getting his new green card in 30 days!

    The first time submitting our documents to prove our marriage is bonafide wasn't good enough and I could see why. We thought we sent good documents but after looking it wasn't really good at all. But, when they sent the Horrifying letter saying they needed more evidence to prove our marriage was real, it broke our hearts. We didn't give up and we spent time looking everywhere online, asking around and going through stacks of papers that showed anything of us being together with in the 2 years since he came, we had come up at the end with a ton of papers. Thanks to everyone for sharing any information and I too will share what I had submitted and in hopes this will help others who are struggling as much as my husband and I did.

    I pasted the letter that I submitted and a list of what went with it at the very bottom of this message, I did Highlight our names and addresses on everything that had it, I printed out things from websites that I couldn't get a letter from any company that didn't show both names on the letter, but on their website would have both names so I printed that out by doing a "Screen Shot" here's a link on how to do that: http://www.wikihow.com/Take-a-Screenshot-in-Microsoft-Windows.

    Got bank statements from the bank with no charge which is awesome, but I think other banks would charge for printing out monthly statements for you. Submitted every month, I know some people say every 2 months is good too. But, I didn't want to risk it.

    IRS Transcripts of past Tax Returns, Thanks to a wonderful person on this site who provided information on this, here's a link for that: http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript

    And Pictures of us together, I had photoshop program (You can use "Publisher" "Word" or any other program to do this) to put 3-4 pictures on each page and wen't to Office Max to get them printed out, color copies are about $0.59 ea. but if you have a USB/Thumb Drive you can use the "Self serve" copy machine for less. But if you want better quality better to ask the Clerk working there.

    That's all I can think of, But here's that letter, It's best to use your OWN words to make it more genuine when making this letter :D. I hope this helps anyone who needs the help (^_^)

    U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES
    VERMONT SERVICE CENTER
    75 Lower Welden Street
    St. Albans, VT 05479-0001

    RE: I-751 JOINT PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF STATUS ON:

    NAME

    A#0000000

    PROVIDING RESPONSE, REQUEST FOR EVIDENCE
    Receipt Number # EAC************.


    Dear USCIS Examiner;


    Please find that with this letter my husband --------------------- and I,-----------------------
    have enclosed a response for requested evidence on a petition to Remove Conditions on Residence (Form I-751).
    With these documents showing our marriage is in good faith and that we share a great and happy life together.
    we are requesting that this petition to be accepted to remove conditions on residence for my husband -----------------------.

    Enclosed with this letter are the following documents as requested to our best ability to provide as
    much evidence that we could gather on verifying that our Marriage is ongoing and that it is in good faith.

    · U.S.C.I.S. Notice of Action.

    · Apartment leases in both names showing joint occupancy from 2012-present.

    · Joint checking and savings account statements in both names from Bank of America showing deposits,
    withdrawals from October 2012 to our most current bank statement as of today.

    · Joint credit cards from Bank of America.

    · Three sworn affidavits by U.S. citizen friends, attesting to our relationship and marriage.

    · Joint federal tax returns of 2013 and 2014.

    · Copies of AAA Life Insurance policies that show the other spouse as beneficiary.

    · Assurant Renter's Insurance copies in both names.

    · Copy of the title to our car, showing joint ownership for our 1996 Dodge.

    · Copy of Joint Registration Slips for 2013 Chevrolet.

    · Copy of Joint Registration Slips for 1996 Dodge.

    · CarMax documents of car purchase on a 2013 Chevrolet, showing joint owners

    · Santander Consumer USA Joint account with Payments on 2013 Chevrolet, statements of
    July 2014 to most current payment November 2014.

    · Progressive Car Insurance documents joint account.

    · Copy of our Sam's Club cards on a joint account.

    · Copy of our Sam's Club Joint Membership Details page.

    · Time Warner Cable document 'ICOMS' joint account, address
    and account number. ***********.

    · Pictures of us throughout the years together.

    · CreditOne Joint credit card copies and statements.

    · Copies of Both North Carolina ID Cards.

    · Copies of our WWE LIVE Event Tickets purchased online.

    Please feel free to inquire any of the sources in the enclosed documents for validity of their statements and contact any of whom have contact information on any document. We apologize if we put some of the same documents that were previous submitted, Thank you so much for your patience. Please remember that you're always more than welcome to come and visit our home at anytime should you ever desire to do so. Please if you have any further questions or problems related to this petition and information We, --------------------------- and I, ------------------------- have provided you our contact information and you may contact us at any time. Thank you so much for your time and patience.

    Sincerely,

    NAME
    Phone
    U.S. Citizen Spouse

    and

    NAME
    Phone
    I-751 Petitioner

  3. Okay, so the past weeks me and my husband have been searching and searching for some straight answers about Affidavits and Notarizing, also if two people can be on the same affidavit. So I stumbled across this website called www.avvo.com. On this site you can post a question for FREE for any lawyer to answer and the topics are not limited. So far I have been given a lot of replies and seems very helpful. I wanted to share this with anyone who is having problems or questions about this topic. I though maybe this would be of some help. Here's the link to the topic: http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/can-an-i-751-affidavit-contain-two-people-on-the-s-1927905.html

    Can an I-751 affidavit contain two people on the same letter? E.I. friends that are couple and want to be written on same letter
    Asked 3 days ago - Fayetteville, NC

    we have friends that are husband and wife, they want to write an affidavit with both of them on the same letter, they don't feel to write two separate letters. Is this okay?

    Additional information

    When we get the affidavits Notarized, what are the best places to go? I heard Bank of America does Notaries, is this true?


    1. Lynne Feldman
      Immigration Attorney - San Diego, CA
      Contributor Level 18
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      3 days ago. If you are doing it as an affidavit it can be one letter but will need to be two Jurats at the bottom. alternatively you can do as a Joint Declaration.
      Asker
      Posted 3 days ago.

      okay, also can the affidavits be notarized?

      F. J. Capriotti III, Immigration Attorney - Portland, OR
      Posted 3 days ago.

      It isn't an affidavit if it isn't notarized.

      Without the notary seal it is merely a 'letter'.

    2. Adan G. Vega
      Immigration Attorney - Houston, TX
      Contributor Level 18
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      3 days ago. To avoid confusing the USCIS reviewing officer, I suggest 2 different sworn declarations.

    3. Morrie Nourian
      Immigration Attorney - Dallas, TX
      Contributor Level 18
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      3 days ago. Both can sign the affidavit and have both signatures notarized is OK , but having each write a separate one is better.

    4. F. Capriotti
      Immigration Attorney - Portland, OR
      Contributor Level 20
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      3 days ago. I always do 2 ... with slightly different wording.

      Also, remember it isn't an affidavit if it isn't NOTARIZED.
      PROFESSOR OF IMMIGRATION LAW for over 10 years -- This blog posting is offered for informational purposes only. It... more
    5. Evelyne M HartPRO
      Immigration Attorney - Fullerton, CA
      Contributor Level 13
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      3 days ago. Yes, I've done it that way but both signatures must be notarized.
    6. Toni Maschler
      Immigration Attorney - Washington, DC
      Contributor Level 11

      Answered

      a day ago. Regarding the second part of your question---any bank has a notary who will notarize documents for a fee. If you have an account at the bank they will generally do it without charging a fee.
      This general information does not establish any attorney-client relationship. There may well be factors not...more
      Asker
      Posted about 24 hours ago.

      Thank you Toni Maschler, I was also wondering would it be alright if I get the Affidavits Notarized myself? or should the one's who wrote the Affidavits get it Notarized?

      Reason I'm asking is because they live in another state from us but we all have met each other from time to time and they even come over to visit when their in town :D

      Toni Maschler, Immigration Attorney - Washington, DC
      Posted about 4 hours ago.

      You cannot get something notarized for someone else. It must be the author/affiant, because what the notary is doing is swearing that he or she has seen the letter writer/affiant(s) sign the document. If it is from two people they must both be there.

  4. Thank you everyone :D, glad to see i'm not the only one attempting to highlight. I also went to this website called 'AVVO' and they have tons of lawyers and immigration lawyers. I got a respond from one on there, here's a link: http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/i-751--request-for-evidence--can-i-highlight-my-hu-1930414.html?utm_campaign=answer_notify&utm_content=question_legal&utm_medium=email&utm_source=notification

    Here's the answer she gave me:

    ATTORNEY ANSWERS (1)
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      Lynne Feldman
      Immigration Attorney - San Diego, CA
      Contributor Level 18

      Answered

      about 23 hours ago. We often do that especially if the document is not obviously joint evidence. We also use a cover letter explaining the evidence.
  5. I know this may be a dumb question, would it be alright to Highlight both my husband and my name on documents such as bank statements and policies that I'll be sending as Evidence for our marriage?

    I thought it may be of help to the IO if we highlighted our names and our home address on bank statements and the such because some documents the names are so hidden and address to that I thought would give them some help. Just taking the time to scan through paper work just to find a name and address can be like looking for Waldo. :/

    Any suggestions? Thank you! (^_^)

  6. I'm in need of help or advice for sending more Evidence. My husband and I thought we had given what was needed but come to find out they are requesting more and are not very to pleased with what we had sent them. Broke our hearts thinking what we submitted was good enough but looking at the letter I guess it wasn't good enough :(.

    Here's a list of what they said we submitted;

    • an I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence;
    • a copy of the front side of a permanent Resident Card.
    • a copy of the reverse side of a Permanent Resident Card;
    • two copies of a passport immigrant visa page;
    • a copy of the biographical data page from a passport, issued by the kingdom of Nepal;
    • copies of separate identification cards, issued by the state of North Carolina;
    • a cpy of an identification card, issued by the state of Washington;
    • copies of separate social security cards;
    • two affidavits (husband's friend and a co-worker)
    • a copy of a 2013 Income Tax Return for single and joint filers with no dependents;
    • a copy of a Bank of America, combined statement, evidencing a ending balance of February 25, 2014;
    • a copy of Progressive Insurance, Auto Insurance Coverage Summary, with payment coupon;
    • a copy of a Certificate of Title, issued by the State of North Carolina;
    • a copy of two separate Sam's Club Advantage cards;
    • a copy of Residential Lease Agreement (renewal), dated November 01, 2013
    • various photos.

    "your supporting evidence does not sufficiently demonstrate a bona fide marriage for the following reason; the evidence you sent does not show in sufficient detail that you and your spouse live together, nor does i show a significant commingling of financial resources, during the two-year period proceeding the conferring of conditional resident status."

    It made us upset because a lot of our stuff has both address' of where we live, but we realize to we could have done better. in May 2012 and we both lived with my parents at the time in Washington State, then he was waiting for his Green Card to come in the mail before he could work and took a long time to get his Social Security Card. After that in September 2012 we both were given a Job in North Carolina so we moved, in October we opened up a joint bank account with Bank of America, Glad we did. (in Washington we tried but he didn't have his social security card and was trying to do a joint account with my credit union). so a lot of the stuff that we share has been since we moved here in September 2012.
    So here's a list of what we are thinking to send and have so far. Please let me know if this is good or we could do something more to help this situation? My husband came in the U.S.

    • Lease document since we moved to North Carolina (October 2012-Present) we stayed in a hotel while working in late September 2012 to early October 2012 while looking for an apartment.
    • Car Title to the Van (the first one we sent, can I send again?)
    • Car Registration for a New Car we both purchased (both names on registration, I'm the buyer, husband is co-buyer. He doesn't have a driver's license but I do.)
    • Car loan 'SANTANDER' with both names on account but not on billing letters :(
    • Car Max (all documents and contracts when we purchased the New car in August 2014)
    • Bank of America joint account since October 2012 - present (Bank was nice enough to print all of it out for us with all the deposits, withdrawals, and purchases made)
    • Credit One card (copies of both cards side by side. Credit one won't have both names on any document for us :(
    • Progressive insurance with both cars under a policy, both names now showing insured. (I can only print out stuff online that showed my husbands name but on any letter doesn't have his name only mine.)
    • Sam's club letter that show's both names, but it's a renewal letter.
    • PWC (Electric Bill) letter (no bills with both names or any other document they can provide, just a letter saying we live at the same location but not saying since 2012)
    • Time Warner Cable (Document they printed out just showing both names and address where we live. But never a letter or bill with both names)
    • AAA Life Insurance ( we just got this, wondering if it will help?)
    • Pictures of old and new (from when we married to present, including honeymoon and vacations)
    • E-mails of our past dates

    We stayed at some hotels in September 2014 but no itineraries because we drove up to Niagara falls and Statue of Liberty NJ, we have tickets for when we went to the statue and the Maid of the mist at Niagara Falls, will this help too?

    That's all we can think of for now. Any suggestions, advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your time and patience for reading all of this. :D

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