JusticeWarrior67

13 hours ago, njblue said:

Well if you moving soon I guess u can wait but if not it will be better to update address on dl , since you still have time to file you I 751. Try to think co-mingle your finances (bank statements) are very important, good luck 

Thanks! If you don't mind, can you please list what you sent to USCIS with your I-751 petition? 

On 4/12/2017 at 11:32 AM, bdshelton said:

Hi guys,

 

another "dumb" question, 

 

I have completed the I 130, both G325A's, and G1145 for the I 130 Petition for my wife to come to the US and I am currently having friends and family sign affidavits of proof of a Bona fide marriage as further proof to our marriage. 

 

The question I have now is :

 

Do I also need to attach my I-864 Affidavit of Support to my I 130 package before sending it into the Chicago Lockbox? 

Or do I wait until my wife has been scheduled for her interview abroad in Argentina? 

If I do wait until it's scheduled, how do I get it to her? Just travel there before her interview and bring it with me? 

 

Is there anything else I have missing from my petition?

Hi my friend, to answer your question, after you've submitted the I-130 petition along with the G-325A's, you'll have to wait for it to be approved by USCIS. Since I'm assuming you're going down the CR-1 visa path, you'll need to get a case # from NVC (Department of State) before you can send off the I-864 form with the civil docs, and wait for an email from them clarifying that your case is now complete. Soon after this stage, you'll get another email on the date & time for the interview. Hope this helps! 

10 hours ago, R&OC said:

I am relatively new to the visa process but I am trying to get my head around everything. We are planning to file for an I-130 sometimes this summer.

 

Now my question - I used to be an Au-Pair in the US and later did my Master degree plus extensive business travel. I do not have all my old passports and I can't find my student visa from back in the days nor the passport in which it should be.

 

The last 5 years are no problem whatsoever but what am I going to do about the other 15 years? How specific and correct am I supposed to be? And at which point in the application process am I supposed to provide that information. Initial filing or later on? And if I need to be specific, where would I get that information?

 

Thank you so much for your help!

I would say google I-94 travel history at the Department of Homeland Security website (if you know the passport number) but I am not sure how far back you can go...

On 4/26/2017 at 9:01 PM, Starkilla09 said:

Filing an I-90 will be a waste of money since green card will expire in about 3 months and you have to remove conditions. New green cards take more than 6 months to be issued and they can't issue you an expired one. Your best course of action will be to schedule an info pass appointment to request an I-551 stamp on your passport. You'll need this stamp when you also file I-751 as your extension letter will not be sufficient alone without the actual physical expired green card. The I-751 application process also require you to submit both front and back copies of green card, since you have only the front copy I wonder if that'll be a problem. 

I agree with you here. You cannot renew a conditional green-card, knowing that.. the only way to semi-solve this situation is by scheduling an info-pass appointment. Since, he does need front and back copies, he perhaps would have to explain the situation on a separate page. 

9 minutes ago, njblue said:

Tax return with same address excellent!  but if i was you I will ask your spouse to update the address on dl. It's important for this prosees to show proof that you live together other proofs are auto joint insurance , joint car tittle, joint bank statements, joint credit cards, joint health insurance ,life insurance both as beneficiaries, power of attorney for medical decisions, will , when you move joint lease agreement, utility bills , gym memberships showing same address etc  

Thanks again, but since we'll be moving out soon and will have a new address. Would it still make sense for me to ask her to change address to that of our current location? 

5 minutes ago, njblue said:

You can ask your brother in law to write an affidavit telling that you guys lived  with her for xx time and show with your sate I'd or dl the same address as proof , but as soon as your get your own place change it with uscis and change it  on your  IDs as well 

Thanks for your reply. I don't have a state ID, but I do have a driving permit (my spouse has a driver license but with her parents' house address on it, as opposed to mine which has my current address). Can our tax returns that show our shared address as married be adequate? 

Hey everyone! So my spouse and I don't have a place of your own yet, mostly because I struggled finding a job and she's still a full time student, so as of now, we reside with her brother in his own apartment. Now that I started working (finally) we're thinking of moving out soon...

I still have quite a while before I'll have to submit the I-751 to remove conditions (about a year for now to be exact), and was thinking, since I don't have any lease agreement that shows our joint tenancy, what'd be the best proof to evidence that we lived together? 

Hey everyone!! I still have about a year ahead of me before I'll have to remove conditions... but I thought I'd ask this anyways...

Me and my spouse have our own individual bank account where each one has access to his own money. When I opened my American bank account, she added me to her second account where I use to transfer money over to, and also withdraw from when I need to. 

We both use this joint account to buy groceries, fill up gas etc. Since we have our own separate account for ourselves, but also this joint account which we both manage, can I use this joint account to demonstrate our commingled finances? Is this common?

also when am I required to submit the I-751 petition? During the 90 days prior the expiration of my conditional green card or exactly 90 days before?

6 minutes ago, neilsqueen said:

Yes add the tax return  for when you were still in your home country.  Did your spouse include you on that return?  When I filed the year my hubby was still in Jamaica, I filed married filing separately and had to add his name on it even though he didn't live here or have a SS#.  I had to mail the returns in and write in the SS# spot for him alien spouse or something like that.  I can't remember.  USCIS understands that you weren't in the states due to pending immigration approvals.

 

As far as transcripts are concerned, yes, just send those.  This is proof that you actually filed and the government received the returns.  You cannot prove that you actually sent in the returns that you prepared.  You can say you did but it's really not proof that you actually mailed them or sent them electronically.  The are very easy to obtain on www.irs.gov.  I opted to have them mailed to me and they come in a little over a week.

 

Best wishes!

Thanks for your reply! I am not really sure, I thought since my name wasn't on her tax return, I shouldn't add it... I already ordered the transcripts by mail. 

As of now, we don't have an apartment or a house of our own but live with her sibling for the time being. I recently found a job, so we don't have much jointly... hopefully, I'll have more evidence soon. 

1 hour ago, PDXDD said:

I only attached return transcript. I was told they prefer the transcript.

I would just send joint tax returns. By that time, you will at least have 2 year tax returns. However, I can't think of anything bad if you attach 2015 return. It just shows the process of your application. 

Thanks for your reply! May I ask what else you submitted with your petition? I've read on here that a lot of people sent out a bunch of evidence that I'm afraid I'll receive an RFE. 

Hi all! It might be a little too early but I just want to get ahead of things so I won't have to worry about it last minute. I became a conditional permanent resident last year ( entered the U.S on a CR-1 visa) meaning that I have to remove the conditions sometime next year. I've already started gathering paperwork to prove the legitimacy of the marriage. As I got more into this, I encountered this issue: Me and my spouse filed jointly last month for 2016. However, in 2015 (when we were still married) I didn't have SSN, and wasn't in the country neither. Should I still add my spouse tax returns for 2015 along with the petition? Also, should I attach the tax returns with the IRS tax return transcripts or the transcripts alone will do? 

Hi, I've been a conditional permanent resident for about 6 months now, and recently I've noticed some smudges on the back of the card (the magnetic field). I tried to wipe them off with my shirt, but I can still see them. How do you guys clean your green card? Can smudges like this interfere with reading the card? 

Hi, I became a conditional permanent resident last October, received my SSN shortly after as well as the actual green card. However, I've failed to find a job. My wife suggested that I should get a welfare health insurance just for emergency situations! We filled out the paperwork in the hospital where I was found to be qualified to receive this benefit. 

Now im afraid having this welfare health insurance will affect my immigration status, what do you think? Also, her parents sign the I-864 affidavit of support form.

please let me know what you think! 

The card number on a green card is on the reverse, on the magnetic/holographic strip.

It's either your I-485 receipt number, I-751 receipt number, or your immigrant visa case number if you obtained LPR status through an immigrant visa.

Well I looked at my green card which I obtained via consular processing and the IV case # isn't shown on it, instead there's a receipt number that I got online after I paid the 165 dollars fee that I used to track my green card. IV case number is the serial of numbers you used on the CEAC DOS website to inquire info on your case (NVC stage)

You can't track a case with an Alien registration number if that's what you're asking

How do you communicate? Send copies of emails, phone records. Also your visits to her each year are very valuable evidence. Gather up your tickets, passport stamps, itinerary, pictures of you two and you with her family. USCIS understands that some beneficiaries cannot travel to the US for visa or financial reasons.

For the I-130 that isn't required. The OP may use it for I-751 to remove conditions

Not necessarily. The cost of replacing a passport depends on how far away you live from your country's embassy. In my case, I would have to take a flight to the Swedish embassy to apply for the passport and then a flight 10 days later to pick up the passport, then contact USCIS to get a new I-551 stamp. Much more expensive.

OP, if you often loose your wallet/bag then yes, by all means either don't carry your green card or carry a copy of it, since you're legally required to carry it. Personally, I haven't lost my wallet in 40 years so I have no worries about carrying my green card on me.

I understand, I'm from Israel so getting a new passport would be a hassle for me too! Plus the law requires all legal residents like me & you to carry their green card at all time (JUST LIKE you carry your state ID, driver license etc so I guess I'll have to carry it!

It'd be much better if I was a naturalized citizen but I guess I'll have to wait for it

I'm a conditional permanent resident, do I still need my passport if I travel within the u.s or the green card alone will suffice?

You'll pay for the I-751 and biometrics fees, but there won't be an added $165 fee for the printing of the card this time around.

Thanks for replying! Have you tried using the self e-verify thing? I know many businesses use it nowadays, when I did, it gave me an error

When the time comes and I'll have to remove the conditions, will I need to pay the 165 dollars fee again for the green card or is it a one time payment?

Also, has anyone ever used the Self E-Verify thing on USCIS? I tried to use it yesterday and it said the following:

"Sorry, we are unable to give you access to the Self Check service at this time because the third party identity assurance service was unable to generate enough information about you in order to create a quiz to confirm your identity. The information you provided has not been checked against U.S. government databases for employment eligibility."

Okay everybody! Thanks a lot for your opinions on the matter! I'll stop worrying about stuff like that just as you guys suggested!

I also would like to close this discussion so we all can move on with out lives without being paranoid about these things.

Technically, yes. But your risk is no higher than the risk of any native USC having their identity stolen and ending up in prison for life or with a death sentence. It's all technically possible. The worst case scenario is always extreme suffering, no matter what your current circumstances are. So no need to obsess about it. Just because something is possible that doesn't mean that there is a reasonable chance of it happening.

So according to your statement, every time you carry your green card around with you, you're also carrying the chance of it happening as someone can look over your shoulder or into your wallet while you're opening it or reaching for something, correct? The same theory applies for everything that's exposed to the public, whether it's a credit card, house key etc

This. ^^^^^^^^

What if something steals it though? Isn't it risky?

But like I said you must be a very nice looking guy to put a traditionally bad picture like the ones on those cards up on social media... your bride is a lucky girl.

Thanks! So basically one who finds a green card can file a form to abandon the residency of the person who lost it?

No.. This ^^^^ is just saying whatever this is above they really like so they are pointing to like this ^^^^^ lol. I do it too sometimes... Its a bit easier then quoting I guess? I also think it makes the page look a bit cleaner then all those boxes when you quote someone... (sorry for being off topic)

Um I guess I should contribute to the thread while Im here though....

JusticeWarrior-

You put it on Instagram! OMG. Youre crazy!! Most people HATE their picture on the card to even consider doing something like that! Your picture mustve been a good one huh?

But I dunno, I mean in a crazy crazy world I suppose someone could find a GC and then fraudulently fill out a i407 and then go overseas and mail it? Thats all kinds of fraud though. And then when you submit for a replacement card at the same time USCIS is going to see something funky is going on- so I wouldnt worry too much- as screwed up as the gov is- they are actually pretty smart.

It's not that I put it out there like that, I censored everything but my name and my picture (I'm not that crazy) plus when someone fills out a form, they do need information like my A number, date of departure etc which I covered completely before I posted it