Shami

Hi, everybody.

Last minute question before I mail my I-751 application out: Does it matter that I use our joint-account check or my personal account check to pay for I-751 FEE? Thanks.

I don't think it matters. I used our joint account.

Adding Shami to CSC

California Service Center (15 applicants)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....

CARL&SUSAN..........01/02/10..........01/04/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

ETRIPKE.............01/04/10..........01/05/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

ZAHRA...............01/05/10..........01/06/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

ROSIE420............01/06/10..........01/07/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

JAMES77.............01/06/10..........01/07/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

CK&TYDI.............01/06/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

SARATARA............01/07/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

NECROTICA...........01/07/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

ALEJANDRA2..........01/11/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

LISA AND PHIL.......01/11/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

BUSYCHARLIE.........01/11/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

HAPPILYCONTENT......01/12/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

GBERTZ7.............01/12/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

SHAMI...............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

LYNAMON.............01/14/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

Vermont Service Center (10applicants)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....

DUNNY...............01/04/10.........01/06/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

SAU.................01/04/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

ABEFAIZI............01/04/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

GEN&PAUL............01/04/10.........01/07/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

GWEN666.............01/05/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

SHUB................01/05/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

DJTURBO.............01/11/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

WANGJEXI............01/11/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

LADYWHITE...........01/13/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

IGOMO...............01/15/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10....

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I mailed I-751 on the 13th of January and I left spouse A# blank too. There were two more items I left blank. Lets hope we don't get RFE's.

Thanks everybody! I was wondering for days why the expiration date was 10/31/2009. I don't know what I would do without you VJers. Thanks again for a great job.

Thank you for your response. Did you put a paper clip for every bank statement?

our bank statements are about 10 pages long. Our phone bills are about 20 pages long. When sending those as evidence for I-751 how many pages should I send? Should I send the front page only? Or about 3 or 4 pages? Or should I send the whole thing?

My green card is expiring on 03/05/2010. What forms do i have to fill to renew it? How much does is it cost and how long does it take?

I got my Green card last week. Thank you guys for all of your support and encouragement. It seems like it was a long year and a half. Even though I didn't post that much I got lot of help and encouragement just by reading what you guys post. Hope my FBI background check clears before I reapply for the 10 year GC in 2 years from now.

"has anyone gotten approved because of the "180 days" rule yet? as in approved for GC, but name check is still pending? and if so, did you get a 10 year GC or 2 year GC? i'm eligible to get a 10 year one, but wasn't sure if they approve the GC and the name check is still pending, if they were just issuing 2 year GC's even for people that are eligible for a 10 year one? "

my husband was approved after a 3 year wait right before the "180 day rule" was announced. we dont know if the name check was approved or not. we just got the standard welcome to america, greencard ordered letters. he got the 10 year one. i still wonder today if he was approved and out of name check or just fell into the 180 day rule. guess we will find out later when he files for citizenship.

lal, have u heard anything yet from your fingerprinting appointment?

No, but we expect a few months wait since fingerprinting as that is what seems to be normal. The only thing that makes me really uncomfortable about all this is that we dont realy know if we are done or not. Previously, if you got stuck, and were adjudicated, you knew you cleared the check. That is piece of mind. I wish we knew.

In my case I don't care even if they are not done with my background check. What bugs me is I have a clean record since the day I was born. I came to the country legally, lived legally worked legally, I can go on and on. I am waiting because FBI doesn't have time to look at my case. After I get my green card I am set.

What's happening march 10th? For me march 10th will be two months since the 2nd biometrics. We have been considering writing to our congressman and senator if we don't here anything by March 10th.

congratulations Donna!

So would anyone care to make an educated guess what the percentage of name checks that are finished by the time of the interview?

Thanks,

reach449

According to a report released in June 2007 by the ombudsman for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services , 64 percent of the 329,160 FBI name check cases pending from USCIS have been waiting more than 90 days, and 32 percent are more than one year old. There are more than 31,000 cases that have been pending longer than 33 months.

Hear is the link:

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=37281

Hi All.

Update!

My Name Cleared Today!

Interview Was 17 October 2007 (Waiting For Name Check)

Name Cleared Today 28 Dec. 2007

Thanks Visa journey.

How did you find out your name cleared? I would like to find out whether my name check cleared. Recently I got a NOA for biometrics.

On form I-765 question 11 it asks, Have you ever applied for emplyment authorization from USCIS? Which USCIS office? Date(s)? The question I have is what do I put for date?

I filled form I-765 on 07/06/2006

I mailed it on 07/21/2006

USCIS received on 07/24/2006

Card was approved on 10/12/2007

Which date do I put?

Thanks Dr LHA

I got mine in about 3 months. On average I think around 90 days.

It would still be (c )(9). I don't recall what "Question 15" might be.

Question 15 is : Current Immigration Status (Visitor, Student, etc.)

I am getting ready to renew my EAD card. I have already applied for my green card and I am waiting for the card to arrive. On the I-765 form how do I answer questions 15 and 16? The last time I applied for EAD I put ©( 9) for question 16.

It will be 90 days soon since USCIS has received the documents for the RFE, and almost an year since I filed for my green card. My EAD card will expire October 17th 2007. I still haven't had recieved my green card. I am thinking about writing to our congressman. What should I do?

Shami are you still waiting to hear something? Have you received any emails or anything? I can't imagine waiting that long without any word! This is going to drive me crazy.

Lucy N Bebe, we have gotten RFE's. They are both related to the sponsor I-864. My wife did meet the salary requirement of $18,000, but they said we needed a joint sponsor. So, now her parents are the joint sponsor. It seems like they are just dragging our case. We were considering writing to our congressman if they drag this on much longer. We wish USCIS would just come to our house and make inspection visits if they are suspicious.

We had a very similar experience in Cincinnati, Ohio. Our interviewer became suspicious from the beginning. He interviewed us together, then separately, then called me in for another separate interview. He was obviously trying to get us trapped in our answers because he was asking us specific dates of when we saw each other, talked on the phone, etc. His first question was how did you know he was the one for you since you only knew each other a short time. This began his suspicion. Also, our wedding was simple (i didn't even where a white dress) and we didn't have a professional photographer so I put the wedding album together and he criticized it saying " when did you put this together?" In the end, we asked whether it was aproved, he said " I have to do some security checks, you'll be notified by mail. I have lived in US legally for 10 years, paying taxes all ten years. Never committed a crime. Entered the country legally, too. So, what security check is he talking about? He didn't even ask about important things like our documents. He asked stupid questions like did our church help arrange our marriage. We are extremely bothered, but in the end our relationship is on the up and up, nothing to hide. We married for love, so we figure there is no way they can deny. My wife is a US citizen and has all the rights therein to go to congressmen and such.

We got a RFE that stated:

Please submit an I-864 for your joint sponsor with an original signature. The I-864 you submitted is a copy and does not contain an original signature as required.

What does this mean? Every form we submitted were photocopies, because in the USCIS Assembling applications tips they state to send photocopies. So why are they asking for original signature?

Also they sent us an I-864 form to us. We already have the filled original form with my father-in-law's signatue. Why can't I sent it? Why do I have to send a new I-864?

We got a RFE for our I-864. The USCIS asked us to resubmit I-864 with a joint sponsor. Now my wife’s dad is the joint sponsor. Is there an advantage in showing that he is father in low? If there is how should I do it? Should I ask my father in law to state in his cover letter that I am his son in law?

I am using my wife’s parents as joint sponsor(s) for I-864. I have two options:

1) Use my wife’s dad as the only joint sponsor. Which requires filling one I-864

2) Use my wife’s mom and dad both as joint sponsors. Which requires filling I-864 and I-864A.

Here is my question. They filed their taxes jointly. For example, Mom made $40,000—Dad made $50,000. Their taxes say $90,000 combined. Question 23 on form I-864 asks what the annual income is. If I only use Dad (option 1 above) as a joint sponser do I put $50,000? Will USCIS wonder why I didn’t put $90,000.

$50,000 contains his pension, 401K, social security, and part-time salary. He is retired, but also still works part time occasionally.

If I use option 2, (both parents) what should I put for annual income for form I-864 and I-864A?

Tnaks Yodrak,

I got it now.