Alexs

I called over the phone last month and the officer was very nice he noticed that we were little beyond the normal proccessing time  and made an inquiry but i ended getting the same generic answer . and after 4 weeks got approved

Thank you . very helpful

Good morning everyone, I just read an article concerning green card holders and traveling outside the USA.  It is frightening and if you come from countries in the middle east, please be aware.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-order-immigrants-travel_us_588a7bd4e4b0cef5cf870a7d?6pohjkgsd30jp2e29
 
I am still waiting from Vermont to produce a green card

Me too, still waiting..... I'm curious what's your case status though, coz mine is still "case received"...:

its ok..thats life and we cannot control of it eventhough it is so painful and live alone.Hoping that we can receive a good news this following days.good luck for us who are waiting for approval

It took 7 months or so for us to get our RFE.  It was basically when others who filed at the same time as us started getting approved.  In the end, we got approved about a month after sending in our response to the RFE.
 
Good luck! 

Thank you! if you have filed in California you should hear something a lot sooner than us Vermont filers. I know California are MUCH faster  Good Luck!

Be grateful you didn't file at Vermont - I filed December 2015 and have heard nothing! I Had to get an Info Pass for an I-551 stamp a few weeks ago.

I did an online inquiry about my case and received an email is response that said that I should be expecting a rfe.
By now I've already received it and about to mail out additional paperwork on Monday. Hopefully will receive some good news after that! 

Probably 5 months at the earliest....
 
Sukie in NY

I received my approval letter in the mail today, and my case status online changed to 'card mailed.'  I hope to receive the card by the end of this week.  I don't believe there is a way to get the tracking number for the mailer.

For all of you who are looking at what dates the USCIS is processing cases and trying to draw estimates on when you think your case should/will be approved, save your time and energy.  If there is one certainty with the USCIS, it is that they do things in a haphazard manner.  Take my case for example - I mailed my packet on 5/25/16 and the NOA1 date was 6/3/16.  And my case was approved on 1/4/17.  I think it all comes down to them randomly processing cases, or picking up cases that they feel are easy to review and make a decision on.  But who the hell knows what the method to their madness is?  So my advice is to wait, as difficult as that might be.  Now if you are approaching critical dates like drivers license expiring, or you are within a couple of months of the one year extension expiring then by all means submit service requests or make phone calls.  Until then just hang tight and hope for the best.

Don't beat yourself too much over it.  What's happened has happened.  Not much you can do now, but just hope for a positive outcome.  In the evidence you have submitted, did you submit tax returns or tax transcripts (which you have to request from the IRS website)?  Also, do the leases, bills and utility accounts have both names listed on them?  If they do, that is pretty good evidence you have there.
 

Alexs - It's water under the bridge now, but I wish you'd done some of your independent research right here on VJ regarding what documents and evidence needs to be submitted with your case.  They have detailed how-to's on here with lists od what type of evidence needs to be sent in.  IMHO, affidavits, letters from friends/neighbors, pictures and such are very weak evidence and do not add much substance to your case of comingling of assets which is USCIS's eyes is the key proof of a legit marriage (not saying yours is not).  It is for that reason that bank statements, joint tax returns, joint mortgage docs etc where assets being shared is shown are considered to be strong evidence.  In any case, for your sake, I hope that they review your case with the evidence as submitted favorably.  However, if I were you, I would be prepared for an RFE and gather at least quarterly bank statements for the past 2-3 years.  I am not trying to discourage you - just saying it like it is and want you to be prepared for any eventuality.  Worst case, you won't need the documents and can simply shred them.
 
I agree with everything mycase17 above said.  I too used a lawyer for my original AOS application.  However, that was simply because mine was a little complicated of a case where I was converting an employment based filing into a marriage based filing.  I was fortunate enough to retain our corporate lawyers who were top notch when it came to attention to detail.  However, the ROC process is very straightforward and a little research on this site provided all the information you would need for a thorough filing.
 
My best wishes to you for a successful outcome.

Our I-751 was just approved and our list of evidence looks much like yours. Perhaps it was just bad luck or maybe the volume of evidence?
Did you send copies of bills, insurance polices, taxes, etc spanning two years or just the most recent? We sent three or four copies per year, as well as copies of our auto/renters' insurance for 2008-2010, health/life insurance 2008-2010, and 2008 and 2009 tax transcripts. Because I leased our apartment before my husband moved here most of the utility bills are in my name or his name was just added this past year. In the cover letter we listed different types of bills separately and pointed out that our lack of utility bills was because of when the apartment was leased. We sent about two inches of paperwork and most was repeats of the same item from a different month/year. Someone here suggested highlighting your names and dates to make it easier for USCIS when they go through it all. We used one color for names and another for dates.
I didn't see photos on your list. We only sent a few per year (we aren't photo people) and I wrote captions explaining where we were and who was with us ("4th of July cookout 2009 pictured with..." etc). We also sent a few pages of copies of greeting card envelopes addressed to both of us spanning 2008-2010 from various relatives. We also included copies of the cards if there was a note inside. Probably a good idea because they can see all the different return addresses with postmarks spanning your marriage.
Send copies of items that are unrelated to your marriage but prove you live at the same location. Copies driver's licences, IDs, magazine subscriptions, etc. If you both work, send a few copies of paycheck stubs per year, as well as Social Security statements. We also made a copy of our 2010 Census form before we mailed it with the intension of using it as evidence in I-751 packet but forgot to send it so not sure if that would help or not.
Also we do not have children and did not address that in our I-751 packet. That shouldn't matter.
Good Luck!

my 2 cents.
I used a lawyer for my initial I-485/I-130 case due to my busy schedule of work/school. He just told me to fill out forms and told me we will have an interview. He never emphasized about joint documents, insurance etc, but anyway we had 1 joint bank (2 months statements), some pics, and 1 comcast bill with adding my wife name. That's all I had for interview. We were only married for 4 months. I asked him if I needed more, he said don't worry you will be fine. I still remember that smile. When we went for interview, the IO laughed at us and asked that's all you have? We said yes. And then he started grilling us and after months I received Notice of Intent to Deny (much harsher than RFE). I went back to lawyer then he said oops I can't help you anymore (it's too complicated). I really wish I had done some research before I applied or even before interview. 
And my lawyer was a pretty high rated one but I forgot he had like 200-300 cases like ours. So think how much time would he had spent on me? 1-2 hours?  so the bottom line is, nobody knows your case better than you.
 
I'm not discouraging to hire a lawyer but do some homework from your end as well. Think what a couple could have when they get married and live together? 
 
That is why I'm so grateful to online community like VJ and it's senior members like CookieCat, Pitya, T-Bone, Cheezes etc. 
I feel like it's not about only this I-751 process, but you learn so much when you do it yourself. 
 
We're all stories in the end; just make it a good one, eh? (Doctor Who) 

I'd be a little ticked off with my lawyer if they gave me this advice.  It is always wise to send everything that you might have as evidence in your packet.  Better to send more than less, especially when it comes to crucial things like financial documents like bank statements.  This is especially since you had the statements on hand and it's not like you didn't have the evidence to submit.
 
Anyways, a little too late now.  All you can do is hope that they find the evidence you have turned in satisfactory and that they approve your case.  Worst case scenario, you will get an RFE for the bank statements, which you can them submit at that time.  I would not try to send in anything right now as that might just cause more confusion.

When i called they tild me the same thing too . i dont think it has something to do with rfe