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On 5/5/2021 at 6:47 AM, Figtrees said:

Hi everyone,

 

We filed removal of conditions for the green cards of me and my daughter in august 2019.
After biometrics in 2020 we didn't hear anything back until i requested for more information in march 2021.

Beginning of April we received a RFE letter stating: that the evidence we submitted wasn't sufficient enough to proof good faith marriage.
We can submit new evidence, which includes a deed, mortgage or lease agreement.

And this is where our unique situation  comes in:

We got married in 2016, received the conditional green card in 2017 and filed for removal of conditions in August 2018.

I'm the green card holder, my husband is the US citizen. I was married before up until my previous husband deceased. 
My previous husband , with whom I had children, left us money for the future of our children.
I used the money he left us to invest in property in my home country. The investment was for the future of our  children as we had planned during the time he was alive.
My current husband handles his finances differently and has accumulated quite a bit of debt. Before our marriage we agreed that because of this debt I would like to protect my children's financial future..
I sold the property in 2019 and bought the house we live in now, the deed is on my name and there is no mortgage involved.
We are now faced with this RFE and although we have a lot of proof to show that we are genuinely married, it makes me nervous.
I don't know if the weight of the proof we are submitting will outweigh the fact that he is not on the deed.

 

Also" the previous house we lived in from 2016 - 2019 was my current husband's. The deed was in his name.
He sold that property and used most of it to pay part if his debt. 

 

This is the evidence we are sending:

 

1.       Tax documents 2017 – 2020 obtained from the IRS.gov website, showing that we have been filing taxes married jointly, since 2017.

2.       W-2’s

3.       Monthly Bank of America statements 2017 – 2021, showing our transactions since 2017 up to 2021.

4.       Home insurance policy with both our names

5.       Confirmation letter from XXXX Employers Pension XXXX showing XXXX XXXX has been registered as spouse. In the event XXXX XXXX deceases before XXXX XXXX, he is the beneficiary of the spouse pension.

6.       Drivers’ licenses from both XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX showing both live on the same address on XXXXXXXXXXXXX. Also included is a copy of XXXX XXXX previous driver’s license, which he lost and found after he got issued a new driver’s license. This is to proof that he has been living on XXXXXX since 2019.

7.       Auto loan Nissan bought in 2018 on both our names. The car is still in our possession.

8.       Family phone plan T-Mobile showing the phone numbers of XXXX , XXXX, XXXX, XXXX

9.       Receipt for furniture piece bought in august 2019 from City Furniture with both our names.

10.   Veterans Benefits statement listing XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX & XXXX XXXX as dependents of XXXX XXXX

         School cards of XXXX & XXXX listing XXXX as the stepfather & emergency contact # 2 , XXXX XXXX mother as emergency contact # 3 and his grandmother XXXX XXXX as # 4

12.   Affidavits from two friends that know us both.

13.   Flight itinerary back from  XXXX in 2017. XXXX flight to XXXXX  was on a later date. He couldn’t leave at the same day due to his work obligations at that time

14. Copy of passport with return date

15.   Air BNB reservation for our vacation rental in XXXXX 2017 showing the date and duration

16.   Pictures taken during our trip XXXXX 2017 while visiting XXXX, XXXX, and the XXXXX

17.   Pictures with XXXX’s mom, XXXX XXXX, during the ICE! Show T Gaylord, Florida in December 2016.

18.   Miscellaneous pictures us as a family from 2016- 2020

19.   SeaWorld Family pass 2018 with our names as the pass holders.

20.    SeaWorld trips with family 2020.

21.   Tickets for a trip with family to Discovery Cove in Orlando 2020.

22.   Sanford Zoo annual family pass 2019.

23.   Vendor Application  Event 2019, with both XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX listed as participants.

24.   Reservation at hotel The Maverick XXXX December 19^th – 26^th 2020

 

We did a lot of one to two day trips, sometimes we would stay overnight in a hotel. Unfortunately we haven't been saving the receipts and my husband usually made the reservations and auto deletes his email after a certain time.
We are not on my husbands health insurance because he is insured through the VA.

 

 

These should be more than enough evidence. You mean to say you are sending these only now after a RFE? 

On 2/19/2021 at 10:31 AM, tom3227 said:

Hello, I decided to give up my GC.  I have a 2y conditional one that expired in 2019. My application to remove conditions is 35 months old. I want to give up the GC. 

 

Can I file I-407 while in the US?

How long do I have to leave the country after filing? Do I have to leave and re-enter in the Visa Waiver program? 

 

Thank you for your answers. 

After seeing the chaos during the Tr@@@ presidency,  I would want to leave USA,  too.  Australia must 😅be nice place to live.  I am sure everything will work out at the end.  Good luck to you 

On 2/14/2021 at 8:35 PM, DavideT said:

Hi all,

I just received a RFE, due may 6th. So theres some time, but I'm both kind of annoyed and surprised AND worried lol.

 

What we sent with my I-751 (filed in june 2020) was 2 leases (from 2020 to 2021 of our new place) and our 2019 tax return. I didn't really add more because from my understanding (and what the lady interviewing us in 2018 said), tax return and lease should be more than enough for this petition. Regardless, my questions are as follows.

 

1- We are going to add the leases we had from 2018 to 2020, but before it's impossible (cuz I wasn't on the lease for reasons)... but i would imagine 2 extra years worth of lease would have a pretty decent impact no?

2- We are going to add the 2020 taxes... and send again the 2018 and 2019 taxes. We got married in 2017 (iirc right after he did taxes, or right before, so it wouldnt have mattered anyways, no?). I'm sure they have the 2018 tax return cuz i submitted it live at the interview, but again, since it was mentioned on the RFE resubmitting that year should still help?

3- My name is on the phone bill as well, but not much else... I think utilities are alongside rent and well, the internet its just at my own name. We have a shared bank account, but we use it mostly to move funds between us, not as much else, so it's dry most of the time. Not sure if it's worth including that? (though its been active since...2017 lol)

4- We have a couple of pictures taken over the years from 2/3 family trips and some selfies we take together every now and then, not sure how helpful those would be?

 

So yeah, i'm not quite sure what else could we submit, do y'all think 2 more years of lease and this year tax return and phone bill would be enough??? We're literally two boring ### dudes, too broke to have a mortgage or a car, not sure what else to provide

Not sure if I should start looking into an immigration attorney either. As i mentioned we're two broke dudes and if i could avoid that since ive done everything on my own, i'd rather to keep it that way!

 

Also, is it normal for the RFE to ask us to send evidence directly to someone and not one of the offices?

Sounds like you havent sent in sufficient convincing  supporting evidence. Follow the guide on visajourney.   There are many youtube videos by successful petitioners to get better idea what you should be sending.  

The question is how can you prove to a guy off the street your marriage is real and not con job?

1 hour ago, Tio said:

Hey, guys.

 

For the pictures...can I just print them in color from my computer or do I have to professionally print them by going to a Rite Aid?

If you have access to a decent color printer. Print it with brief description and date.  Minimum 4 - 5 per page.  I've been doing this since K-1 visa and no problems or RFIs.  

This isn't over after you send it in. After you send it, you need to keep at it and continue to collect and organize any new supporting documents until your interview date and bring it with you.  

Misty likely paper clips aren't  going to keep your hundreds pages together.   Others and myself punch holes at the top and use prong fasteners.

Every opportune moment or special events you are together take a picture for evidence.  Keep collecting those pics until the interview.   I personally don't trust usps and don't trust them even more after a certified letter still haven't been delivered after 2 weeks!  Pay extra to get it delivered by the other guys. 

Send both signed copies and irs tax transcripts just in case... 

Just now, Dzfiction said:

Thanks a lot for that I really appreciate it and I will proceed with the request right now.

No problem.  Hopefully you get some good news 

I forgot who posted this but here it is.  Repeat the steps if you get an unsatisfactory response. 
Go to Non-Delivery of Notice @ https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayNDNForm.do;jsessionid=7374B454EC16D43F15225333351BC16B?sroPageType=ndn&entryPoint=init

Fill in all the details then under 'Notice Type' select following.

a) What notice was not received?

Either Appointment or Other

b) Provide Last Action on Your Case

In this section you can let them know that you received I-797C for I-751 (provide WAC#) on MM/DD/YYYY and it's been X days you haven't received biometric appointment letter. Thus you are requesting them to provide an update on biometric letter.

Now, wait time begins.....your SR will have "Expect a reply by X days". I would suggest to wait till that day and then call the following day and be ready with WAC# and SR# to share with them.

18 minutes ago, Dzfiction said:

How did you send them the email please?

I forgot who posted this but here it is.  If you don't get an satisfactory reply repeat the steps in few weeks or a month or so... 

Go to Non-Delivery of Notice @ https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayNDNForm.do;jsessionid=7374B454EC16D43F15225333351BC16B?sroPageType=ndn&entryPoint=init

Fill in all the details then under 'Notice Type' select following.

a) What notice was not received?

Either Appointment or Other

b) Provide Last Action on Your Case

In this section you can let them know that you received I-797C for I-751 (provide WAC#) on MM/DD/YYYY and it's been X days you haven't received biometric appointment letter. Thus you are requesting them to provide an update on biometric letter.

Now, wait time begins.....your SR will have "Expect a reply by X days". I would suggest to wait till that day and then call the following day and be ready with WAC# and SR# to share with them.

Just got update that our WAC case was transferred to another office and they have jurisdiction.  

Hopefully biometrics appointment soon.  I got this update after i sent them an email requesting update on when I will be getting the biometric appointment notice.  

8 hours ago, Sarasota said:

Wow congrats! Good to know

I don't mean any disrespect and glad that folks are getting approved but I am one of those people being waiting without any update other than case is received.   The USCIS application processing system is messed in such a way that folks are waiting unnecessarily long to be approved.   I see folks getting approved as fast as 3-4 months while unlucky ones wait over a year or more.  

The whole system is messed up and unfair.  Trump administration's is anti-immigration policies maybe part at fault .  I hope Biden administration makes some changes so that folks who want to part of this country can do so quickly and not wait months and years.   Call you senators and Congress and complain. 

On 11/13/2020 at 6:37 AM, Martasunny said:

My case updated yesterday, it says case was approved. YAY! 

My timeline here:

07/22 mailed to TX via USPS 

07/31 Checking account pending

(08/03 2 years green card expired, still working without questioning )

08/06 Received NOA letter in mail

08/26 Fingerprint waived

10/22 Transferred to another USCIS office

11/10 New card is been produced

11/12 Case was approved 

 

You got approved in 4 months!!!  Unbelievable. 

4 minutes ago, peachouille said:

I'm in the exact same boat, and sadly I think there's nothing we can do but wait. They're still catching up on the ones they missing during the shut downs.

 

Same here.  Requested update  online and just got response that they are working on it.  

5 hours ago, doggieandsam said:

so I might be wrong, but the federal fiscal year 2020 starts  October 1, 2019 and ends September 30, 2020. So by this time metric, 1st Quarter is actually Oct - Dec 2019 and our group of June 2020 filers would fall under 4th Quarter stats. By the above table, it looks like they have adjudicated about75% of the total I-751 applications they have received a year ago. sigh, looks like more waiting for us overall.

envy the SRC filers who got theirs approved in 3 months! 

For us,no new  updates after receiving our application  127 days ago .  It seems Processing time for CSC is the longest of all the other service centers 

20 hours ago, Linda999 said:

Since your i751 was transferred to NBC ( where is your N400), 99% that you will have a combo Interview. 

I believe approval of i751 first before N400 approval so combo interview for sure. 

3 hours ago, ilovepho said:

My 18month letter expired few days ago and I did absolutely nothing about it. Keep moving on with my life...

I hear you.  One person that filed in Jan 2020 already got their new green card im October 2020.   Go figure... 

On 9/12/2020 at 5:44 AM, Shoroow said:

hello all,

we are going to file next month so we started preparing our paperwork sooner.

we are posting this question here since the members already got the extension letter so they know what to do. anyway, we were wondering about what to write in the sections of the form that doesn't apply to us. for example, we do not have children, so do we write N/A, or None, or leave it blank.

second example: no  other names used, so what is the correct tip to write?

please if you can answer what is your experience and if you did write none or n/A or both, where did you write it. example: 2a: none...

 

thank you and good luck

I always left it blank since k-1 and no RFE or rejections.   

48 minutes ago, peachouille said:

Same here, MSC and received in June.

Same here.  Tommorrow will be 60 days since application was accepted.  WAC and no update after "application was received ".  Our state has reverted to another stay at home order and non essential businesses are closed so this may delay things a bit.   All we can do is be patient and wait.  

On 8/28/2020 at 4:53 AM, Tokenfreak said:

I see a lot of people show joint credit cards as proof for the i-751 form.  My question is do you just take pictures of both of your credit cards and submit that?  I'm not that fond of sending the USCIS my full credit card number. Thanks.

You can send credit card statements that shows charges made by spouse and conditional resident ShowYour credit card but only show last 4 digits and black out the rest of the digits.  

1 hour ago, HRQX said:

That is very incorrect. Expiration date is only for the document, not the status. INA is very clear that only an Immigration Judge can strip a GC holder of status.

Good point but Try telling the CBP officer that... 

1 hour ago, Dzfiction said:

Why is it that some filers get extension letters and others don’t ?  And can you travel overseas with that document?i 

I believe all i- 751 filers should get a NOA stating that it extends the expiring greencard to 18 months unless application was rejected.  Otherwise you are here illegally when your greencard card expires.  Yes You can travel with the extension NOA. 

16 hours ago, Dzfiction said:

Actually, they went with the postal stamp date on the envelope  which was a day earlier than required, this is kinda weird because the postal website was saying that they delivered It july 11th which would have been ok but when I got my package back I saw July 10th stamped on my envelope..... I have no explanation to that at all, it will stay a mystery!

That's interesting.  My application was signed and dated few days early of the 90 days eligibility but i made sure i fedex'd the package so it arrived a day after the 90 days.   Luckily mine got delivered as scheduled.   

7 hours ago, hopelifebetter201 said:

my husband signed as my preparer, he is not attorney, and my application got through.

I am sure it was out of ordinary but they let it go through....  your husband shouldn't be the preparer.   Preparer is someone in official capacity.

21 hours ago, hollandfriend said:

I just check mine and it shows the same too. Thanks!

Congrats 

22 hours ago, mangojuice said:

I-751 applied in 09/2018 to CSC and transferred to Nebraska. NOA1 with extension letter received 10/2018, and 18-months expired in 04/2020. Could not get infopass due to the pandemic, and even after they opened in 07/2020, they only do emergency appointments.  Applied for N-400 in 12/2019. 

Finally my I-751 is now approved after 23 months.. and they also scheduled an interview for N-400. 

Congrats.   Did you do an interview for i751 to get it approved ?

On 7/31/2020 at 10:36 AM, Sarasota said:

Yep, waiting and waiting

 

Apparently n400 fee is increasing from $725 to $1160 effective October 2nd.

 

Keep it in mind

 

80+ percent  increase in fee is outrageous!!!