sleeplessinla

Hey there,

It seems like you're packaging everything to elaborately. I don't think they much feel like going through a huge package. Think clear, but simple. We wrote down all the contents in a cover letter, then put all the contents together in the order we listed. That way they have a list of what contents there are, and in what order, so they can quickly get to something if needed. Raymaga suggested to have all documents attached. I personally didn't do that, but it might be a good thing to do.

Your package seems to be sufficient. Make sure you can track your package and you have receipt confirmation. We were very late with the filing, so we fed-exed it.

Good luck.

Hey there,

I recently received my green card from CSC, my timeline is in my signature. It took all but 8 weeks, they're very fast.

Yahoo!!! That's it. My 10-year green card finally arrived in the mail today! I haven't actually gotten the approval letter yet, I don't know if it's the same thing, oh well. It took no more than exactly 8 weeks. CSC is kicking ###. Good luck to everybody still going through the process and thanks to everybody for the help.

Congratulations on your 10 year card!!!!.I just have one question .when you receive your 10 year card,could you let us know if it says IR-1 or CR-1 .I am sur many members also want to find out this answer.

Thanks-Kishore

Congratulations on your 10 year card!!!!.I just have one question .when you receive your 10 year card,could you let us know if it says IR-1 or CR-1 .I am sur many members also want to find out this answer.

Thanks-Kishore

it wouldn't/doesn't say either..... the IR-1 or CR-1 are visas that you use to get into the US... whichever visa you get when you first enter the US lets the USCIS know if they should give you a 2 year card or a 10 year card....

Actually it does. My green card says IR1. I hope that helps.

A small update to my story. Today I received an email from USCIS saying that my petition has been approved, and an approval notice has been sent. I didn't even realize I would get on of these, but the way things are looking, it's very possible that I'll receive my approval letter and my new green card this week!!

Application Type: CRI89 , PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS

RECEIVED

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On April 23, 2007, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this CRI89 PETITION

TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED. Please follow any

instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer

service.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results

listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current

processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under

Case Status & Processing Dates.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Today I received my email saying that the card has been ordered. It shouldn't be long now before I actually have it in my hands. CSC is fast.

I'm so glad I won't have to deal with USCIS anymore for a while.

Application Type: CRI89 , PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS

RECEIVED

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On April 19, 2007, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for

your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If

you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive

automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to

register.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results

listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current

processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under

Case Status & Processing Dates.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Thanks!! I just noticed I posted this in the wrong section though. This should go in the "Removing conditions" section. I'll post it again in that section, this one can be removed, if the staff so desires. Thanks!

Today I received my email saying that the card has been ordered. It shouldn't be long now before I actually have it in my hands. CSC is fast.

I'm so glad I won't have to deal with USCIS anymore for a while.

Application Type: CRI89 , PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS

RECEIVED

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On April 19, 2007, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for

your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If

you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive

automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to

register.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results

listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current

processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under

Case Status & Processing Dates.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

I only used my interaries and confirmations, since I don't have the actual tickets anymore. Seems to be fine.

As you can see in our timeline, our case is also pretty fast.

I also did not include any pictures in the package.

Congratulations, you must feel great.

CSC is doing very well, I'm going through it right now as well and it's going fast. You can see it in my timeline.

My SC had a different address for FedEx deliveries, so I used that. Don't worry about the evidence too much, they can always ask for RFE which gives you some more time, but at least you won't be out of status.

I sent mine last Friday, I included one check for $275. They cashed it this week, so no problem there.

I noticed in the timeline of some of you that you have 2 seperate dates for "NOA Date" and "Receiving NOA". Can somebody tell me what the difference is? Thanks.

Congratulations!

We hope that the fee increases that they are asking for will result in the speeding up of processing in other service centers also! (yeah, right).

Wow, you guys had your I-751 approved fast! I'm generally reading these stories ranging from 6 months to 1 year, and now i'm seeing 2.5 months! Awesome. I filed last Friday 3/2/2007 at CSC. Hopefully they'll be just as fast. I sent it overnight, too bad that there was nobody there on Saturday.I had already given up on travel plans for March 14th. With a small miracle, the NOA might get here on time. Fingers crossed.

here's my timeline:

Nov 2005-conditional card expiration

Jul 2006- got the decree

Aug 2006- filed I-751

Aug 26- received NOA extension dated Aug18

Aug 28- biometric notice for 9/06/06

Sep 06- biometric appointment

Jan 03, 2007- RFE received

Jan 24- sent back RFE (detailed statement of marriage breakdown)

FEBRUARY 12---3 email notice from USCIS, current status: Card production ordered

Feb 13-- Touched!

So it seems you were out of status from Nov 2005 until August 2006. What did you do in the meantime? As you can't travel or work or anything when you're out of status. Also, i'm surprised that no removal proceedings were issued against you after you were out of status, I've always read that that's what they do.

Well you can't file the I-751 with the waiver without the decree.There was a reason for not filing on time due to the divorce process I have to go through.I have them known of that situation for my failure to file on time which was not my fault but of the circumstances that's beyond my control.I got the decree around July, that's the only time I could file mine.

How did you let them know? Did you write a letter when you knew you were getting divorced? Divorce in California doesn't always take that long, does it?

I'm wondering how common the removal proceedings are and how long it generally takes before they start them.

here's my timeline:

Nov 2005-conditional card expiration

Jul 2006- got the decree

Aug 2006- filed I-751

Aug 26- received NOA extension dated Aug18

Aug 28- biometric notice for 9/06/06

Sep 06- biometric appointment

Jan 03, 2007- RFE received

Jan 24- sent back RFE (detailed statement of marriage breakdown)

FEBRUARY 12---3 email notice from USCIS, current status: Card production ordered

Feb 13-- Touched!

So it seems you were out of status from Nov 2005 until August 2006. What did you do in the meantime? As you can't travel or work or anything when you're out of status. Also, i'm surprised that no removal proceedings were issued against you after you were out of status, I've always read that that's what they do.

I have two more concerns.

1) Except for the I-864 itself and other sites that repeat the same rules, I really can't find any credible info on what and when they would come after the sponsor, and most importantly; what they can't come after the sponsor for. I've said that it only goes for means tested benefits, and that's it. In the very unlikely situation that I use a lot of them, and can't pay them back, they can go to her. But anything other than that they don't really care about. Is there any place online where I can find some info that could ease her mind? Any info on how much this thing really gets enforced in reality (I've heard it pretty much never comes to it)

2) After the filing the I-751, there are 2 possible scenario's when it would turn out for either of us that it just really doesn't work and file for divorce. Either the divorce isn't final until my AOS is approved and I have the green card, or it's final before my card is in. If I receive the green card before a divorce is final, would I be good? In the other case, do I then need to file the I-751 again with a waiver? I know I get the 1 year extension after filing a I-751, but that would probably only go so far. Can she withdraw the I-751 or I-864 contract in the time the I-751 is getting processed? If yes, what would that mean for me?

This marriage is definitely bona-fide and I've build up a life here. A good job and friends. I really want to give up a whole life again, like I did when I moved to the US. In no way do I want to jeopardize my wife, but I'm trying to look out for myself here. Very stressful.

Any input would be very much appreciated!

Thanks.

Thanks.

Hey everybody,

I have a serious issue going on at the moment. My wife and I have been married a little over 2 years, and my conditional green card will expire March 17th. In the last year we've been having serious issues in the marriage and at this point it just doesn't seem to be working. We've tried counseling in the past, which worked for a while, but other issues kept piling up.

I was under the impression that the I-751 waiver could be filed in situations like this with proof that the divorce has been filed, but hasn't been finalized yet, and that when the divorce would be final, you'd have to file the whole thing again. This was to let immigration know that you are trying to comply with immigration law, but to notify them of the situation. I'm pretty sure I heard this from the person I got my lawyer through. I talked to that lawyer yesterday, and he denied every saying that. What's worse is that he said you can't get an extension at all. That INS simply doesn't care in this case. He said the only choice I had was to try to keep the ball rolling with my wife and file it that way, and then get a divorce after I receive my unconditional green card. He said under no circumstance can you file the waiver, unless the divorce is final. Which would put me far over my expiration date. Making me illegal and not able to work anymore. In other words, I would be out of status and have to leave my life here in the States. Does anyone have experience with this, or does anyone know more? Is that really the only way?

Many people will argue to just tell my wife that I want to try again and hold on for another 9 months or so, when I would get the final green card. This is a huge dilemma for me. At the one hand I really want to stay here, I have a good job here and have built up a life. If I would look solely at myself I could be selfish and keep her in the dark about this. (I haven't told her I wanted to get a divorce yet, that was supposed to happen tonight). Then I could divorce her after the green card comes. But I'm at a point where I don't want to live lies anymore. I don't want to lie and go behind her back. Out of respect to her. I'd have to live with that the coming months, and after that. We have our problems and things are not working, but it's not like she's pure evil and I hate her. (That would've made it much more simple). So I can embrace truth and tell her the whole story and ask her if she would stay with me until the green card, and risk the fact that she'll just say no, knowing that it will force me to leave everything here and leave the country. Or I can pretend like it didn't happen for the next 9 months or so, and then leave her. All the while risking the fact that she'll find out during that time, if not when I would leave.

Anyway, I hope I can get some input from people here.

Thanks.

Hey guys,

I posted this in the general section, but I was redirected here, so hopefully I'm able to get some more input over here.

I'm looking for information regarding an extension of the window in which the I-751 has to be filed, due to divorce.

There's a good chance that I'll end up getting divorced soon. My 2 year green card expires March 17 and so the windows for filing the I-751 starts very soon. If I do end up getting a divorce, I will have to file the I-751 through a waiver. I'll already know how that process works. The divorce would take a good 6 months to be finalised, and I would therefore exceed my window for filing. I've heard that you can ask for an extension on filing because you are waiting for a divorce to get finalised.

I'm wondering if there are any people here who have experience with this situation, or people who can advise. How would one go about filing for that extension? Do you just send a letter explaining the situation and include proof of the fact that you have a divorce in process? The reason i'm asking is that I know a lawyer who can take care of all this stuff (all the processes), but I feel confident enough that I can do it by myself. The only thing would be the extension, but if that turns out to be quite straight forward, I could do that by myself as well. I just don't have that amount of money to spend on a lawyer.

So does anybody know how this process works, and what will happen?

Thanks, any help is greatly appreciated!

I believe it is usually suggested that you write a letter to the USCIS explaining, but I don't know the details. There is a new forum specifically for these questions (something like "Effects of Major Changes" forum) and people there might have a better idea.

Thanks for the help!

Hey guys,

I'm looking for information regarding an extension of the window in which the I-751 has to be filed, due to divorce.

There's a good chance that I'll end up getting divorced soon. My 2 year green card expires March 17 and so the windows for filing the I-751 starts very soon. If I do end up getting a divorce, I will have to file the I-751 through a waiver. I'll already know how that process works. The divorce would take a good 6 months to be finalised, and I would therefore exceed my window for filing. I've heard that you can ask for an extension on filing because you are waiting for a divorce to get finalised.

I'm wondering if there are any people here who have experience with this situation, or people who can advise. How would one go about filing for that extension? Do you just send a letter explaining the situation and include proof of the fact that you have a divorce in process? The reason i'm asking is that I know a lawyer who can take care of all this stuff (all the processes), but I feel confident enough that I can do it by myself. The only thing would be the extension, but if that turns out to be quite straight forward, I could do that by myself as well. I just don't have that amount of money to spend on a lawyer.

So does anybody know how this process works, and what will happen?

Thanks, any help is greatly appreciated!