46 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

It appears the 10 year green card was properly issued.  Thus, no I-751 is required.  Congratulations. 

 

Thank you very much

Just now, Mike E said:

What year were you married?

In 2017

Just now, Crazy Cat said:

1.  When does his Green Card expire?  

In 2029

hello everyone! 
 

my husband entered the US on an IR-1 visa in 2019 from Morocco. we are confused on whether or not he needs to file form i-751. 
 

when I did a quick Google search, it said it’s for conditional 2 year visa holders. but, I see a lot of people on here who also have IR-1 visas that are filing this form.

please send advice and thanks so much in advance. 

2 minutes ago, Scandi said:

Your husband was clearly granted a non-conditional greencard (not visa) so he will never have to remove conditions. His is already non-conditional.

 

Are you saying that he was supposed to have received a conditional? Sometimes USCIS makes mistakes. 

i don't know if it's because i am fasting or what but my head was completely in the clouds for a moment. i wanted to look to see what was the next step for my husband to become a citizen... i looked at our timeline and it said form I-751 so I just jumped on it's boat. THANK YOU and I'm deleted my question so no one else starts telling me!! haha

it won't let me delete it, everyone just ignore 😄

I was reading the instructions (skimming through while at work) for the form I-751, the Petition to Remove Conditions. The instructions say: 

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Filing jointly. If you are filing this petition jointly with your spouse, you must file it during the 90-day period immediately before your conditional residence expires.

My husband's visa expires in 2029. Does this mean he can't apply to remove conditions until 2029? Can someone please provide me with info/advice?

my husband picked up his visa this morning - monday morning.

20 hours ago, destiny-hope said:

BIG CONGRATS to u, really deserve it.I read ur story before and felt sorry for u as why they will even give ur Husband DS 5535 .but it was a record breaker when they took care of business so quickly Thanks, God.

 

thank you so much! ❤️❤️

4 minutes ago, Hobidyali said:

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! Congrats !!!! ❤️

 

 

Thank you SO much

11 hours ago, Jordan J said:

No Updates here also since Oct 2018. In AP for 518 Days!!!

wow. not even 1 date change? that's so sad. 😭

1 hour ago, SaRy said:

8 updates between April 14, 2017 and August 28, 2017

how many updates after you sent the ds5535???

1 hour ago, JennaL said:

Agreed. My fiancé is a Norwegian citizen, Christian, but was born in Iran - other than that we have no red flags or complications. We were given the DS5535 back in September 2018. Absolutely no word from the embassy since then.

that is terrible. i am very sorry to hear that.

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

As was mentioned.

yes. I've read this several times. what would signal a red flag for a guy who never travels, spends his days filming and skateboarding? i guess probably his religion, region, and name. he is from casablanca, morocco. they had terrorist bombings like in 2003 and 2 young ladies were murdered in the mountains in morocco more recently. 

moroccans have been getting the ds5535 like c r a z y. i don't necessarily disagree with the form being used. i just feel that our case is simple and I'm hoping it will be quickly processed.

1 minute ago, Boiler said:

Umar stated the reasons when the additional form is used, by definition not a simple case.

pretty sure it's because my husband is a Muslim and his name is Mohammed. 

15 hours ago, Boiler said:

You think it is simple.

we are the same age.

never married before, neither have kids.

we never traveled to other countries, except for me going to morocco to see him 9x.

we have been married for 2 years.

my husband does film making and i work in a medical facility.

we met in a group on Facebook called worldwide hippies.

everytime I've visited, i have stayed at his parent's home.

we talk almost 24/7 and video chat most of that time. we sent several screenshots of video calls lasting 18+ hours over the years. 

we have the same religion.

i make double the necessary amount to sponsor him alone.

we never had an rfe. never had a checklist.

we frontloaded our petition.

he took a binder very neatly arranged with everything needed and more to his interview.

i really can't see how it's not simple.

but my husband's name is Mohammed.

many people think this is why he got the form.

5 hours ago, Ahmed&Freda said:

our updates:   23-Oct
30-Oct
31-Oct
1-Nov
2-Nov
6-Nov
9-Dec
10-Dec
27-Dec
1/17/19	senator inquiry
25-Jan
12-Feb	self inquiry
2/21/19	senator inquiry
3/4/19	self inquiry
3/25/19	congressman inquiry

wow. thanks for replying. hoping you hear good news soon.

5 hours ago, simplykay said:

no updates since they received it  has been 8 months not even 1 update  i have seen

are you sure????! my husband was put in ap this month and has already had 3 updates.

what country are you from?

1 hour ago, adil-rafa said:

all we can say is follow the 

Form DS-5535 'SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS FOR VISA APPLICANTS'

 

it is under embassy and consulate reviews 

thanks. already following. a lot of arguing on there.

11 minutes ago, JNJUSA19 said:

Oh, great.  We are good at filling out forms.  That one looks fairly simple as she hasn't traveled too much.  I'm guessing that slows things down a few months though?

 

I guess it all depends on the country & case. You'd think it would be much simpler since she hasn't traveled much. Unfortunately, the country my husband is from tends to take anywhere from 3-20 months to process the DS-5535 form. 😕  It appears that it usually ends in a visa approval. Good luck to you both! I don't think Venezuela will have much of a wait time!

She is most likely going to receive the DS-5535 form like my husband did. Also, we didn't have any red flags. I believe that the form is given out completely at random.

for everyone who was under AP & given the DS-5535 form, i'd like to know how many times did you see an update on CEAC (the date) before you were approved?

or for those who have not yet been approved, how many updates have you received total? we got 2 in the last 2 days.

10 hours ago, Boiler said:

Simple cases are not given a DS 5535

our case was very simple. my husband was given the ds5535...

most of the people placed in AP with the DS5535 that I've seen eventually are approved.

7 hours ago, lynn2018 said:

the gave back my husbands but told him everything looked great just to complete the email and follow directions, so the waiting game it is

when was his interview? my husband's interview was 03/05/19 and they kept his passport.

for those of us who's cases were placed in AP w/ DS5535 - after the interview, was the passport kept by the CO or was it given back to the beneficiary?

4 hours ago, SaRy said:

I sent it to IVCasablanca and I did get a confirmation email.

can you please tell me what your confirmation email said & how long after you sent the ds5535 in did you receive the confirmation email?

3 hours ago, Apple Bee said:

Oh come on! Someone had to have experienced something similar. I just wanna know if it's gonna take a long time for them to review the documents again😭😭😭😭

are you in the Facebook group Moroccan Visa Journey? there are usually very helpful people in that group! people are ALWAYS on facebook, even when they aren't on here. so I guess that's probably why I normally get quicker responses on there!