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    Biometrics Appointment notification

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    Hello all, Filed our I-751 on September 21st and received our NOA 1 (I-797) in the mail about 10 days later. Now we have just received our letter of Biometrics appointment date and time (I-797C).

     

    My Thai wife speaks and understands limited English. I think she understands enough English to get through the few things needed for this process, but I will need to attend with her just to be sure. From online research I know that she will have her photo and fingerprints taken and will have to sign the statement of Truth regarding everything we have submitted to date being accurate and truthful. But is there anything else she will need to do that will require good English language skills?  

     

    The appointment letter has a page described as AIW (Applicant Information Worksheet) which asks for basic name and bio information but says it will be returned to the applicant once the appt. is completed. Will my Thai wife need to fill in this bio information into another form or electronic device to complete the appointment?

     

    Any information about how this appointment goes will be appreciated.

     

    Thanks in advance for any replies to this question.

     

    I-751 USPS Priority mail vs priority mail Express

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    On 9/15/2021 at 10:46 PM, SoCal2021 said:

    We used priority express last Friday to send our thick I-751 package. It got there next day on Sat @9 am.  It was great. Gave updates once it got to AZ distribution center and ultimately the final destination. I then printed a “proof of delivery” from USPS website showing Terry Wright (USCIS) signed for it. 
     

    Good luck. 

    Hi, thanks for your reply to my USPS Priority question.  One more question, did you mail your USPS Priority Express package to the P.O.Box address in Phoenix, AZ or did you mail to the "Street/Suite" address in Phoenix, AZ.     The street address is supposed to be reserved for packages delivered by Fed-Ex, UPS, or DHL. 

     

    Thanks for your reply. I'll be mailing on Monday the 20th. I want to use USPS Priority Express like you did, but want to make sure I send it to the proper address.

    I-751 Name question

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    Hello all,

    My Thai spouse had a previous name in Thailand, previous to her 1-130 CR-1 filing. It was changed back in 2011. It was listed as a previous name on her I-130 filing by our lawyers with no issues. She received her Green Card with no problem. On page 1 of the I-751 form it asks if you ever had or used a previous name. Would listing this previous name just open a can of worms or would omitting it be more problematic for her/us? She hasn't used that previous name since it was legally changed back in 2011. Her last 2 Thai passports and her current Thai national ID card have her current name on them, as does her current Green Card, but any type of cross-referencing with her I-130 might pick up this previous name.    Not trying to hide anything (she has no issues, legal or otherwise, under her previous name) but trying to avoid any additional hassles for no reason. 

     

    Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

    I-751 form question

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    12 minutes ago, arken said:

    "In care of" is only if one is not residing in that location or cannot get mail in own's name. If your petitioner resides there, leave it blank.

     

    Curious you didn't ask that for 15a but did so for 17a.

    Sorry, I meant 15a.  This is all so confusing!!!!   Most if not all of our mail comes addressed to me, the U.S. Citizen spouse, so I put my name in that slot, but she has received credit card offers directly to her name at this address, so toss up?

    USCIS returned my package

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    1 minute ago, BlueGatorGamer said:

    Yeah, as I could see there was no issue with my application. Submitted a very similar application for I-765 and had no issues then. I just left them all blank this time. 

    Yes, I think it was just a computer error that a person didn't catch, but should have. They tell you in the instructions to us "N/A" if something doesn't apply to you, but the "signature" slots may be handled differently by their scanning systems. Once the scanner sees something in one of those boxes, it wants to see a traditional signature of some kind...N/A doesn't fit the profile. That error should have been caught by someone, especially since you and your wife had signed in the proper places.

     

    Good luck with your re-submission....

    USCIS returned my package

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    21 hours ago, BlueGatorGamer said:

    I just got my package back. It says "Signature of person preparing the form, if other than above" block is not a valid signature. I left it blank while printing and wrote N/A along with on all the other blank fields. Should I have left it blank?  

    So you're saying that you and your wife signed where you were supposed to, but you wrote in "N/A" for the preparers signature and they kicked it out as invalid?

     

    The only thing I can think of is that when they scanned that page it's algorithm is looking for a signature or no signature in that box, and it kicked out as an invalid entry.

     

    Writing in "N/A" should have been fine since you both signed in the proper places. 

    I-751 Form Name question

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    Hello all,

     

    I know I posted this question a few days ago, and I got several replies, but I'm not totally comfortable with the kind answers I received.

     

    The question regarded my Thai wife's lack of a "Middle Name."   Three people replied that they had just left that field BLANK.

     

    My concern with doing that, aside from the instructions to not leave anything blank, is they may wonder if it was just overlooked by the person filling out the form.

     

    In my original question I asked if it should be put in as "N/A" or "None."     That way, the USCIS reviewer would know it just hadn't been overlooked. I'm leaning toward, "N/A" for the moment.

     

    If anyone has thoughts or advice regarding this, I'll ask this question again.

     

    Thank you in advance for any additional advice regarding this question.

     

     

    I-751 Biometrics Appt.

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    3 hours ago, carmel34 said:

    In Atlanta, they did not let me go into the biometrics appointment because of COVID, they only let applicants in, even though I said I was there to translate for my husband.  He went in alone and was out within 30 minutes, no problems with language since the whole process is very simple, they take a photo and fingerprints.  Good luck!

    Thanks for your answer. I think my wife will be fine if that's all she needs to do. She understands basic English, she's just not a fluent speaker.

    I-751 Biometrics Appt.

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    17 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

    I attended the biometrics appoint with my wife.  They took her finger prints and took her picture.  That was it.  

    Thanks for your reply.  That's good news!

    13 hours ago, Adventine said:

    They will only ask her basic things like presenting her ID, appointment letter, COVID-related questions (ex. Do you have a fever, etc), and simple instructions like "please put your fingers on this scanner". If she can understand all those instructions in English, she doesn't need a translator for the biometrics appointment.

    Thanks for your reply. That's what I was hoping to hear.

    I-751 Biometrics Appt.

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

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    My conditional resident wife is from Thailand.  Her English language skills are somewhat limited. We have gone over the I-751 form and her answers and she has read everything completely. She knows basic english, but nothing complicated. We are trying to avoid the additional expense of involving an INTERPRETER/TRANSLATOR in this process, but have concerns about how involved the Biometric Appointment is going to be for her and whether or not I, as her U.S. Citizen spouse can attend this appt. with her.

     

    Any experience with this would be very helpful...we will be filing our I-751 very soon, so need to make a decision.

     

    Thanks to anyone who replies to this question.

     

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