francais_usa

18 hours ago, Cosmos22 said:

Take two - Shipped our packet out again today, it should arrive tomorrow by 3pm. Fingers crossed!

Awesome, good luck Cosmos22 and everyone else that shipped already! Our 90 day window should open next Saturday, so I hope we get the tax transcripts by then.  I just requested them today

You must send in the newest version--don't take the risk!. " Starting 02/19/2018, we will only accept the 12/05/17 edition"

Could a moderator merge the other Feb 2018 thread that was created a few days before this one? Here's the link: 

Our taxes were approved and IRS says transcripts can be requested 2-3 weeks after submitting taxes, so hopefully we can request that soon!

12 minutes ago, ChuckandBoram said:

Last year I recalled that the date was coming soon and saw that I actually still had 6 months since my wife's is expiring in the middle of March. As the holidays came and went I spaced the timing and a few days ago got really nervous 

 

Just today, to be honest, I have begun preparing and pretty much have the necessary documents but I'm really nervous since most people on here have filled as soon as they were able to. Has anyone else filled a month before or is it also okay or is it better to have filled right away? Any recommendations?

 

-Nervous husband

Don't stress! People on VJ are overachievers haha - I'm waiting for my 2017 tax transcripts to file, so I'll likely be weeks into my 90 day window.  It's generally better to file earlier since some ROC's can take over a year to be processed, but there's no penalty or anything as long as you file w/in that 90 day window.  Best of luck!

18 minutes ago, Fr8dog said:

Well, as we both had bad experiences with previous relations, neither one of us wanted a joined bank account, so we don't have those. Also I made a selection on the evidence. I feel that nobody is happy with 24+ months worth of insurance bills, phone bills etc. So I picked a few months here and there and put those in.

I also figured there was no reason to try and get out of an interview with front loading this time. I did not get an interview on the AOS part so I'm pretty sure we get one this time around.

Gotcha, I didn't know there was a correlation between interviews for AOS and interviews for ROC - that would be awesome if we didn't get one based on our AOS interview  When are you filing? 

Also do you all think 33ish pics that span the marriage is enough?  Our AOS interviewer really wanted pics of us last time, which I was surprised at since I thought they were pretty low on the evidence scale. Goes to show that each adjudicator is different!

29 minutes ago, Fr8dog said:

I guess I will be going here as I have been procrastinating with the petition. Anybody else feel like there is a lot less paperwork with this one that with the AOS? Looks like all forms are now condensed  in the I751 and that is the only one we file.

huh haha? This will most definitely be my biggest packet yet with all the bank statements we have to submit.  And it's the one I'm least certain about since it's really up to the adjudicator to decide the amount of comingling they deem appropriate. 

We received the 1st NOA saying we're 120 days out from the 2 year GC anniversary! Filing in less than a month

3 minutes ago, SSKK said:

Hi, thank you for the respond. 

 

I was thinking the same, but I'd like to submit as soon as I can unless Tax file from 2017 is needed. My "90 day" window will start beginning of February. Do you think USCIS would ask me to send the tax 2017 as well? I'm still waiting on the form from my insurance. ; ;

I believe that it's better to submit later with all the evidence than delay processing with an RFE. I'll definitely be waiting for my transcript to come in, and I'm a Feb filer as well.

Hey SSKK - try to wait for the 2017 Tax forms before you submit.  I think it's an extra piece of financial evidence that could help your case! 

2 hours ago, singaporekeith said:

I was hoping to have my 2017 tax returns to submit but I haven't received my W-2's yet and I have to send out my package this Thursday.  That's the way it goes.  If they send me an RFE, I'm sure I'll have it by that time.  Good luck everyone.

Why do you have to submit on Thursday?  Your timeline says you received your GC on 05/07/16 - it should only expire 05/07/18, and you can submit anytime within the 90 day frame before it expires. 

Hey all! We are also submitting in February and waiting on the tax forms prior to submission

Great, thank you!!

Great, thank you!!

I'll be filing ROC on Feb 17, 2018, and I was wondering if that would be enough time to have taxes completed and a transcript in hand? Our tax situation is pretty simple, and we usually just fill it out w/ TurboTax online. If it's not enough time, does that warrant waiting until we do have the transcript? Husband arrived in 2016, and I filed a single tax return for 2015. We filed jointly for 2016, and I'd like to do the same for 2017.  Perhaps I could just submit a copy of the return if the transcript takes too long to arrive?

49 minutes ago, virilopez said:

So did it work? or did they return it? 

This was from a while ago; but yes, my husband has had his green card for almost 9 months now.

Waiting for my GC in the mail people who have already gotten theirs how long did it take after the "card has been mailed to you update" ? getting excited !

Congrats Abby! It took us a couple days. It's sent via USPS priority, so I think max it should be 2 business days from when they send it.

Congrats to everyone! Haven't been here in a while but wondering if anyone had tried going to the SSA after receiving their GC to update their card in order to remove the "valid with DHS authorization" statement? Do they reissue you a new social security card as long as you show them the GC? And I heard you could get in trouble later on with citizenship unless you register for service--how do you do this?

First of all, huge congrats to iPod and zwoodward! You made it!!

Second, my husband and I are having quite a day. He interviewed for one of his dream jobs, and it went so well that they offered him the job on the spot! He then came home and checked the mail. We weren't expecting anything since our I-485 case status hadn't changed, but there it was, the green card!! Only took one week after the interview to arrive. So happy!

Yay congrats to both of you!

HopeFab and Brian05--congratulations! Brian05, you will need to remove conditions BEFORE two years and not after (I think it's 90 days before the 2 year mark).

Hey everyone. Sorry I haven't been as active so far what with our move and having our wedding ceremony this week. I just wanted to say some good news that our officer was really excellent--we received a tracking number for the GC and will get the GC Friday at the latest

whoohu!! I bet u been doing nae nae . Congrats

Thanks Heley!

Congratulations!!!! ?

Thanks kurtndisty!

YAY!!!!

I was waiting on ur post about ur interview and I had no doubt in my mind that you would pass, I guess u donthaveto worry about the EAD/AP card anymore as your getting the GC in 2 weeks

Yeah I'm not worried about it anymore--thank you MASH!

Congrats!! That's awesome it must feel really good to know your GC is on the way. Can I ask what kind of pictures you took to the interview. Were they mostly wedding pictures or did you have some of your old K1 interview pics too. I'm asking because we just had a civil wedding without guest and a justice of the peace. We are planning a larger (cake, guest, etc) at the end of the year. We haven't taken many photos since I arrive as my hubby is mostly working and busy and we've just been doing boring everyday stuff lol. I hope this won't affect us if we have an interview.

Yes my husband is happy So honestly, we weren't going to take any photos to the interview but I just randomly found all our K1 visa photos last night that we submitted with that petition and I thought I would just bring it on the off chance the officer asked. I honestly didn't think they cared about photos, so that was the last thing on my mind. I wouldn't worry about if you have photos after your wedding or not. We haven't even had our wedding ceremonies yet, so we had a lot more photos from before we were legally married--I think they just want to see evidence of you being together.

Congratulations!! I'm so happy for you guys, but I had no doubts you would be approved.

What questions did he ask?

Thanks iPod! He asked my husband most of the terrorist/prostitute/public assistance questions on the I485, then he asked me about how we met and when we decided that we wanted to start dating--he mostly just wanted to know about our story. He complimented my husband on his English and said he wanted to go to France one day haha. It was very laid back and conversational, and he said there was no problem at all with our application and that he could tell it was legitimate. We got a very nice officer!

I asked him if it's easy to discern fraudulent couples from legit couples, and he said it was, but he had been doing it for a while so he could easily tell.

We handed over all our photos (about 15 or so) and wedding invitations for him to look at. He didn't ask for anything else, but we gave these items to him at the end just to add to our file: car insurance, joint health insurance, joint apartment lease, upcoming flight tickets, cell phone family plan, and our document from the french embassy in D.C. proving that our marriage is legally recognized in France + translations of that document.

:joy: congratulations

Thank you HopeFab!

Yay, congrats!! And thank you so much for posting this, all of this information is really good to know and makes me feel a lot better about our upcoming interview. Sounds like most interviews for people adjusting from K1s are quick and easy. Phew!

Thank you kikibozu and good luck on your interview! I'll keep you all updated when we receive the GC!

Congrats Heley!

We had our interview today, and he approved us on the spot. He said we should get our green card within 2-4 weeks, but I'm expecting it sooner rather than later. He really wanted to see photos and was happy that the ones we brought were labeled and dated. I was surprised that he didn't ask about a joint bank account or anything--he really stressed that that was more important for the removal of conditions rather than this process. He made some copies of our wedding invitations and I handed over all of our relationship evidence for him to add to the file. Additionally, he said the Chicago lockboxes were created to make it easier on the local offices--contractors at that lockbox compile everything in our file and then send it to the local office to reduce their burden of work. He said removing conditions was a process that was created because people would just get their 10 year green card and then divorce their spouse the next day since they could become a citizen in 5 years without their help. That's awful haha! He said it would be important to include joint assets, bank account, and photo evidence.

Good luck today Francais_usa

Heley..better luck on your next try

Hope everyone gets some good news this week.

Thanks HopeFab! It's tomorrow actually

Good luck!!!

I'm sure you guys will be fine. Be sure to come back and let us know how it went and the questions they asked.

Thank you and will do!

Your proof of legal residence are your NOA1's from applying for AOS. It's sufficient in North Carolina where I am. Not positive about California, though.

So I basically freaked out and intercepted my package. I saw people say they got denied when they didn't send a new medical. The officer I spoke to the first time put in a service request for me to say I shouldn't have got that letter because my medical is not expired but at this point I don't want to risk denial. I'm at the medical office waiting for a new medical it really sucks. At least they dropped the price since my vaccines are less than 6 months old.

I would have understood if I had a letter saying they don't have it (because they lost it) but they said mine was expired. It's incredibly infuriating. My exam was less than 6 months ago!

Another frustrating thing is that this rfe does not show up on my case tracking. It feels like it doesn't exist in their system. It also means I won't see if they receive my new expensive medical. I'm so anxiety ridden from this entire process. I pray that this medical is the last thing they need from me.

Thanks for checking in though

Oh no :/ I'm sorry to hear that. USCIS is so strange. I wish they could have just told you that they needed a new medical. Well at least that is sent off and all you can do is wait for them to receive it. Keep us updated!

I have not heard anything since the service request was filed. Will keep you posted. Hope you hear soon too.

awesome thx!

Finally got the notice of approval for the AP and card being produced for the EAD - so ecstatic to begin making travel plans to see family we've been waiting on this for so long.

Now onto the next worry: if we are out of town and the mail notice for interview arrives how long before the notice is mailed and the actual interview to take place. Is it usually scheduled atleast a month out? Sooner is better of course but worried it would come and be scheduled next week and we would be out of town.

Has anyone gotten their interview notice in the updates online ? and how far out from notice were you scheduled ?

We had our status change for the I485 and it listed the interview date on there. We then got the actual letter a few days later I think. We were scheduled about a month out as well.

Hi all

I want to know, how long does it takes to get SSN after applying with EAD? I applied on May 5th and was told that they need to do a security check on me and its gonna take up to 4 weeks..? I tried to apply for SSN with I-94 before, but they denied it because it was too close to my i-94 being expired (10 days to expired) I really need my SSN for opening a bank account and to get my license.. it's so stressful to just sit at home and not doing anything...

How long has it been so far? As I said before, manual verification takes time. Ours took 6.5 weeks.

Unrelated, but my interview is tomorrow! I hope they accept all our evidence.