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4 minutes ago, mushroomspore said:
As long as the LETTER is valid and unexpired, she will be able to come back perfectly fine even if the physical green card has expired. I hope her citizenship gets processed quickly. I have to do RoC in 2020 and I'm already thinking about the day I never have to deal with USCIS ever again haha.
Need to take a look again, but I would think the letter is valid and unexpired. They sent it to her last August or September telling her her process has moved from the usual 6-9 months to 18 months.
Good luck on that. I just want to get this thing over with. When all is said and done, roughly $2,100 in 3 years (visa, 10 year green card, citizenship). -
1 minute ago, mushroomspore said:
Yes...and they usually make a decision on both RoC and citizenship at the citizenship interview. Like I said, many people do it this way nowadays because RoC is taking so long..as you yourself are experiencing.
Ok, gotcha!
Yes, she is going to file for that citizenship, first thing in May, when she qualifies because, clearly, according to that letter they sent her, she is not going to hear from them until, at least October-November of this year regarding her petition to remove conditions. Oddly enough, we plan to leave the country, right after, but she has that letter (showing she applied and has an extension) to allow her to go and come if she has to. Of course, we have heard rumors of people leaving and upon returning, running into issues, but not sure if these are people not having proper documentation or being red flagged for one reason or another. -
1 minute ago, mushroomspore said:
You can't skip RoC. If you hadn't applied for RoC, her permanent resident status would have been terminated and she would be ineligible for citizenship. RoC is necessary for the process.
RoC will be adjudicated with N400 (citizenship). They will be aware she has a pending RoC application when they receive her citizenship application.
Oh, ok...so that am understanding this, when she sent in paperwork for her 10-year green card (which I guess is the process that "removes conditions") she was filing to have those conditions removed (which, basically, was a petition to upgrade from a temporary visa she received to enter the country as m spouse). So when she qualifies for citizenship, even if she has not received that 10-year green card, they will see she had/has a petition pending? Do I have this correct?
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2 minutes ago, little immigrant said:
No. She needed to remove conditions either way. She can't skip that step.
So, how does "remove conditions?" Isn't the the process we did in filing for the 10 yr green card? Is there another way to do it?
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2 hours ago, Georgia16 said:
USCIS processing time goes up and down all the time you can’t blame Trump for everything!
Just apply for citizenship when she is eligible.
Thought his order to redirect efforts to sniff out and weed out individuals took workers away from actual processing, hence the, across the board, delays so many are experiencing.
Thanks for the reply. Much appreciated.
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4 hours ago, mushroomspore said:
You mean "green card", not "visa". They're totally different things. She can apply for citizenship as soon as she's eligible, even if the 10 year GC is still pending. Pretty much everyone's doing this nowadays.
Ok...yes, I guess I mean green card and thank you. Guess that $700 goes down the drain then, huh?
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So, a few years ago, under the Obama administration, my wife had a relatively smooth process in getting her CR1 visa. Whole process took about 11 months and she moved to the states a few weeks later to be with me. 2 years later, she filed for her 10-year visa right at the time when the option became available, but Trump was now president. What, in the past, used to take about 6-9 months (getting the 10-year visa) turned into a potential EIGHTEEN months after she received a letter telling her that her processing time was INCREASED to that time frame. As of April 2019, it will be ONE year since we filed for that 10-year visa to remove conditions and May will be 3 years since she has been here and qualified to apply for citizenship. So, does she still wait for that 10-year visa BEFORE applying for citizenship or once she qualifies for the citizenship, she can simply apply for that and just forget about the 10-year visa or can she even do that considering the fact they could always find some reason to DENY the 10-year visa which, I can only assume, means you won't qualify for citizenship?
Anyone else in this predicament or received a letter telling them their road to the 10-year visa (to remove conditions) has become longer by well over a year?
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Two days later, after I went to the Post Office to complain, the package arrived in Vermont on Thursday (April 12th) at 12:03 PM. Now, what comes next because my wife's 2 year anniversary is 5/15. Hoping to receive something from the USCIS that "protects" while they are reviewing her paperwork. Of course, we lost about 17 days due to this fiasco.
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52 minutes ago, MadMax101 said:
Where did you find a PO box for the Vermont office? Are you sure you didn't confuse the two offices and put the wrong address?
It was just a recollection on my part. I am sure I put down an address to Saint Albans which did not include a PO Box
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34 minutes ago, bad4tatt said:
Courier address is,
USCIS Vermont Service Center
75 Lower Welden Street
St. Albans, VT 05479You work for FedEx and took a chance with USPS in the storms?
I was not aware of a courier address, if I remember correctly.
The package went back to Manhattan, it's origin. I will retrieve it, after cursing everyone and getting my refund and then mail it with FedEx.
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Could be, but after 2.5 weeks, Vermont has not responded with even a receipt.
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Could be, but after 2.5 weeks, Vermont has not responded with even a receipt.
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Will do.
Unlike the first process where we had to send the paperwork to Chicago and FedEx was a stated option, the USCIS in VT does not state such. All I know is that FedEx does not ship to P.O boxes, but it appears this place has a physical address.
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So, got through after a 1 hour and 11 minute hold and listen to this...they are telling me that the DESTINATION address was a Bronx address, but NOT our home address (rather, another address on our street which she could not divulge) and the she cannot see the address of origin. Seems like the clerk screwed up on the address and I failed to catch the subtle change/mistake. To make matters more puzzling, it is possible she put the from address as the send address (a wrong one), but how do you explain the destination address on the receipt showing the right destination address? - St. Albans, VT. It also does not explain how this package has taken two weeks to come back to its alleged return WRONG address.
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Funny thing is, I work for FedEx, but FedEx does not deliver to post office boxes. I saw where someone said you can deliver it by FedEx, but then FedEx relies, I believe, on a courier to take to the P.O Box. I was, like, "well it is a POST OFFICE BOX, what could go wrong?" *sigh*
They give NO explanation. All they are saying is that it was delayed, but delayed for WHAT reason?
Well, I am going to the Post Office that sent it out and raise hell. I just have to wait to see if it was "returned to sender" because it is now at my local Post office.
I remember the woman confirming ALL the information with me. This is not like it went to Vermont to a wrong address and being sent back. It has NOT left the New York/New Jersey area at all and the only explanation is that it was delayed.
I did not GUESS at the postage. I paid what rang up. The receipt shows the address I sent it to and we are going on vacation in 10 days and won't be back until a little over a week BEFORE her temporary visa is up. I am not worried as yet, just highly upset and this calm person will be exploding tomorrow. -
1 hour ago, FrenchKat said:
How did you send your package?
Regular delivery ? This seems really weird.
I sent my package via Priority Mail, with signature and it was received 2 days later.
Sent priority mail.
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So, my wife's 2 year anniversary on the temporary visa is up on May 15th, 2018. We sent off her package on MARCH 26th from New York City (Manhattan) and was told to expect it to arrive by MARCH 28th. On April 4th we decided to just check the tracking to make sure they had it by then. We were surprised to see that the package was delayed and was sitting in a Bronx facility and was scheduled to be shipped out. I called the post Office but the hold time was 1 hour and 54 minutes so I just let it go.
Checked today again and the package is STILL in the Bronx. In checking the history, it looks like it has been all over the place EXCEPT Vermont. Looked like it was shipped back to us.
Keep in mind, the postage price was provided to me by the clerk. I handed her my card to charge it. She charged it. She provided me a tracking number and a snip of the Vermont address. What could possibly wrong?
April 7, 2018, 8:13 am
Arrived at Post Office
BRONX, NY 10472
The package is delayed and will not be delivered by the expected delivery date. An updated delivery date will be provided when available. Your item arrived at the Post Office at 8:13 am on April 7, 2018 in BRONX, NY 10472.
April 7, 2018, 6:36 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
BRONX, NY 10472
April 7, 2018, 5:43 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
NEW YORK NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER
April 6, 2018, 4:04 am
Processing Exception
NEW YORK NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER
April 6, 2018, 3:54 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
NEW YORK NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER
April 5, 2018, 10:03 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
JERSEY CITY NJ NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER
April 5, 2018
In Transit to Next Facility
April 4, 2018, 11:43 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
NEW YORK NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER
April 4, 2018, 12:09 pm
Departed USPS Facility
BRONX, NY 10472
April 4, 2018, 6:43 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
BRONX, NY 10472
April 4, 2018, 5:40 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
NEW YORK NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER
April 3, 2018, 10:44 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
NEW YORK NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER
March 28, 2018, 11:07 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
BRONX, NY 10472
March 28, 2018, 8:57 am
Sorting Complete
BRONX, NY 10472
March 27, 2018
In Transit to Next Facility
March 26, 2018, 11:46 pm
Departed USPS Regional Origin Facility
JERSEY CITY NJ NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER
March 26, 2018, 10:27 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
JERSEY CITY NJ NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER
March 26, 2018, 5:39 pm
Departed Post Office
NEW YORK, NY 10021
March 26, 2018, 3:18 pm
USPS in possession of item
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Good day...
First of all, the questions I am about to ask are not about me or for me. Thank goodness, I went through my process starting in 2015 and was successful 11 months later and my wife has been with me for the past year and a half and much of the information that helped us out was gathered right here on Visa Journey. In fact, we are preparing for that 2 year interview and thank goodness, marriage has been bliss and a new baby has been the crown so far.
A friend of mine recently began dating someone from her home country (Guyana, also my wife's home country) and it has gotten very serious. She knew the person from over a year ago, but was in a one-sided relationship and did not really entertain the someone until the other person in her previous relationship really began getting ridiculous and bare-faced with his cheating (I can verify this story because it was VERY public). As a result, she broke that off and turned her attention to this new person and things have been going well so far.
The new person has a visitor's visa and can travel back and forth, so seeing one another is not an issue (I did not have that luxury with my wife being able to travel to see me in the states). The current problem is, she needs a divorce from her "husband" who she has been separated from for about a good 3 years, but the financial fallout from the marriage left her financially struggling aided by staggering student loan debt. She is NOW serious about going to get that divorce because she now has a serious love interest that she sees great potential for that she did not have before.
Now, let's say she gets this divorce, what is her best route in filing:
1. A fiance visa?
2. Traditional CR1 visa where she goes to Guyana and marries there and files the papers there?
3. When he visits here, get married to him here and file the paperwork here while he and she continue visiting each other?
In an additional question, does it look suspicious to the INS if she divorces, say, yesterday, remarries in a month and immediately starts filing? I think she can provide proof of her lengthy separation, as her "husband," as far as I know, has since moved on back to his child's mother. -
Got to NY on the 15th and got my social security card on the 23rd!!! Happy camper!!
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So, I got in on Sunday and port of entry was JFK. It was a total breeze. Have a job interview on Monday and my husband and I went to a social security office today and we were told they processed my card on the 18th so I should receive it no later than June 1st.
Haven't been on here much lately since I've been getting settled but good luck to all upcoming interviews, congrats on all CCs and visa approvals. Hope everyone is fine and everything goes smoothly.
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Looking back over the 11 month, roughly 14 day process, we had NO issues at all and we did the paperwork without any lawyer. Everything was pretty self-explanatory. The only time I did something outside of just the formal paperwork was at the AOS stage, but that is because 2 major things were happening AFTER the AOS was submitted and BEFORE the Case Complete or interview date was given and that was that one of my dependents - my son - was going to be 21 well before the interview and he was no longer going to be a dependent and my incoming wife would take his place in sponsorship considerations. I explained this PROACTIVELY in writing to the NVC when sending in the AOS (I-864 EZ, as I needed no co-sponsor) so that if the NVC was not satisfied, I would know what needed to be done up front and early.
We sent NO additional proofs other than what they asked for, but I will admit, I did one thing from the start that I am saying that anyone has to do and that was, I attached a copy of one of our wedding photos to the I-130. We did it for a VERY specific, personal reason so again, I am NOT telling anyone this is something they had/have to do, but the photo showed a few key things I wanted to put "out there." For one thing, it showed a very relaxed, smiling, "into each other," comfortable couple as opposed to an awkward looking, "deer in headlights," uncomfortable or nervous looking couple. I wanted the relaxed look in the photo to the be the very same relaxed look they saw at the interview. AGAIN, not telling anyone to do this or that they HAVE to do this or this is EXPECTED.
Now, despite the idea that I had a gut feeling we were going to get through, we carried every bit of proof we could think of, "just in case" and the only "proof" they asked to see were a few wedding photos that would have complimented the one I sent in and that was it. Was interesting to see that the photo I sent in at the start, came full circle back to us at the interview.
For starters, the proofs we carried were:
1. One foot long album (weighs about 3 pounds) with 160 (plus) wedding photos of well over 600 photos in total and those were just OUR photos. My son was my best man and he is all over the album.
2. Skype call logs (not conversations as that was too tedious)
3. Tango call logs (188 pages of calls)
4. SOME Facebook statuses and comments, but also printing a page that showed over 68,000 messages between us over a 2.5 year period
5. A portion of a Whatsapp log, but the key was the bottom of the page that showed I walked with about 10 of 300 plus pages with 644,000 words between us on Whatsapp
6. Life Insurance through my job with my wife as prime beneficiary
7. Boarding passes from 5 flights to Guyana over 2 years.
8. Western Union receipts
9. Printed receipts of payments made for hall reservation for our reception, which ironically, was about 200 feet, directly ACROSS the street from the embassy a year earlier.
10. Two "character witness" letters from the person who introduced us and another prominent, well decorated author and world economist who attended the wedding and hosted us for a pre-wedding dinner and also hosted me as a guest the night before the wedding, as that is where I stayed.
In the end, NONE of those proofs mattered or were asked for because paperwork-wise, we were straight and if they did any behind the scenes work, they would have found a normal married couple with neither of us keeping any interesting secrets or "other lives" going on. Yet, we carried those items, just in case they threw us a curve. -
thank you dwheels76 for answering my question. After reading some of these comments I am a little confused about my case. A little background: my husband and I have been married for 5 years we have two kids together. I originally sent in a lot of proof for i-130 but I only sent in our marriage certificate as a proof to the NVC. I didn't send any additional documents. Do you guys think I should send in some proof because my file is still at NVC. Any advice guys?
Send what is necessary. Take any extra evidence to the interview. If they didn't ask for it then don't send it. That's my advice.
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My husband didn't send in anything at the ds260 stage either other than the necessary documents. Everything else we took to the interview. I was told by someone who is from Guyana and did her husband's papers that someone from the embassy actually went to their neighbors and asked if they knew the couple. These people do their investigations properly and already know whether you're lying about something so at the interview, if the questions being asked are along a certain line then you know something is wrong.
Since I've been following these interview threads, the questions asked by COs, except a few cases are basic simple easy to answer questions. So if you see them going deeper and asking questions about sex and positions in bed and weird stuff like that, know that they found something suspicious in their investigations and while you may be pre approved, what you say at that interview determines where your case goes. All they asked for was group pictures in our wedding album and they asked who were a few persons in the pictures, basic how did you meet etc and that was basically my interview. In addition to that, when it comes to the AOS, they really don't care much how you file, just as long as your taxes shows you can support the person you're sponsoring and that you actually do your taxes and you're not in trouble with the IRS. At least that is what is required at Guyana's embassy, don't know about others but I figure procedures are not much different other than in high fraud countries. My husband actually wrote to the embassy in Guyana when he had questions and they responded.
The way I see it, not sending in those thing at that stage matters little. Just take them to your interview and you should be fine. All they need at the ds260 stage is what they ask for so no need to send anything else unless requested. You also don't want to make it seem like you're trying to over prove anything. That is something we were warned about constantly while getting our proof documents together. Just do what is asked of you and no more unless required.
FROM THE HUSBAND:
I want to also add that, we kept in touch with a few couples who had their interviews in Guyana ahead of us AND others my wife met at her job where she assisted people working on their final preparations for their interview and I don't recall her ever telling me that ANY of these couples failed at their interview. In just about all the cases, the responses were the same: "they asked us a few questions (5 minutes) and that was it."
Of course, we are only giving our experience with the consulate in Guyana. They have a FB page, seems to very be transparent and make the effort to reach out to the local community. I am not sure how they are in other countries. As my wife said, it just seems to all you have to do is have a legit marriage-relationship, give them what they ask for and take it from there.
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My husband didn't send in anything at the ds260 stage either other than the necessary documents. Everything else we took to the interview. I was told by someone who is from Guyana and did her husband's papers that someone from the embassy actually went to their neighbors and asked if they knew the couple. These people do their investigations properly and already know whether you're lying about something so at the interview, if the questions being asked are along a certain line then you know something is wrong.Wow. My question though is what do they actually use to do the pre-approval? Is it from when the I-130 is done or when the DS260 is sent in? Are you sure it isn't that everyone is already pre-approved unless they find something really bad that they would turn the decision over? The only reason I ask is because my wife and I didn't send in pictures and convo history at DS260 stage. We asked our lawyer if he needed it at that stage he didn't take them. Said I should bring it to the interview. This is my only intimidating factor.
Since I've been following these interview threads, the questions asked by COs, except a few cases are basic simple easy to answer questions. So if you see them going deeper and asking questions about sex and positions in bed and weird stuff like that, know that they found something suspicious in their investigations and while you may be pre approved, what you say at that interview determines where your case goes. All they asked for was group pictures in our wedding album and they asked who were a few persons in the pictures, basic how did you meet etc and that was basically my interview. In addition to that, when it comes to the AOS, they really don't care much how you file, just as long as your taxes shows you can support the person you're sponsoring and that you actually do your taxes and you're not in trouble with the IRS. At least that is what is required at Guyana's embassy, don't know about others but I figure procedures are not much different other than in high fraud countries. My husband actually wrote to the embassy in Guyana when he had questions and they responded.
The way I see it, not sending in those thing at that stage matters little. Just take them to your interview and you should be fine. All they need at the ds260 stage is what they ask for so no need to send anything else unless requested. You also don't want to make it seem like you're trying to over prove anything. That is something we were warned about constantly while getting our proof documents together. Just do what is asked of you and no more unless required.
10 ye visa process overlapping into qualifying for citizenship
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Thank you!