GabachaYucateca

April 30, 2010

So confused...by not coming up with the money for ROC (there are plenty of franchises that offer small, quick loans; if you have a credit card, that would have been a time to use the dreaded cash advance, etc), you've effectively deported yourself or your family will need to incur thousands more dollars of debt for a great attorney to get you out of this mess.

Even if you were permitted by law to exit the country and re-apply for a visa and permanent residence, that will also cost you tons more in the long run.

April 17, 2010

Not that my thoughts on what you should have done beforehand are helpful since the interview already occured, but I don't understand why you two didn't go over elemental things like your family's names before the interview. My husband has a terrible memory for names and dates and I made damn sure he could remember important dates before his interview (only for K1...we didn't get intervied for his LPR card nor for ROC). I mean, the dude got his own birthday wrong most of the time (what his mother remembered and told him growing up was different from what was on his BC) much less my own. Finally after 11 years together he remembers my birthday...and had I not drilled it into his head for his interview, he probably still wouldn't know it.

March 1, 2010

So I was multi-tasking at work, packaged up the additional evidence in response to the RFE we received, and went to the post office. I got back and realized that I left the affadavit from my landlord out of the packet (it was listed on the cover sheet of what I had sent in). I immediately wrote up a letter explaining and put that together with a copy of the RFE NOA (I had included the original in the packet as advised) and stuck it in the mail.

It's got all his info on it (A#, receipt#)...anyone else ever had a major fail like this? What's the likelihood of this piece making it to the same place that the larger submission is?

And what happens if they don't feel like the additional info satisfies their concerns?

February 26, 2010

I will have a looksie to see if I can find pieces of mail addressed to both or either of us.

But no medical insurance together (can't afford the family plan through my employer), no 401K or anything (my employer doesn't offer that) and taxes aren't done for 2009 (always have to wait until late March for a few pieces of information).

February 26, 2010

Also, we JUST applied for a credit card for which I am the account user and he the authorized user...it should arrive before I mail this stuff off. Should I include photocopy of that? Just wonder because of the timing...don't want it to look like we were scrambling to create more joint responsibilities, but we indeed just decided to transfer a high interest balance to a new card,

February 26, 2010

So I need to get additional evidence out to USCIS because we didn't prove sufficient joint responsibilities and indebtedness. Here is what I'm sending and some concerns about certain pieces of evidence I tried to collect:

-copy of new driver's licenses with new addresses (had sent ones with the old address previously)

-letter from landlord stating that she knows we live together (she actually lives on adjacent property)

-federal tax transcripts from 2007 & 2008

-most recent car insurance policy listing both of us (only for a period of six months)

-printed out log from the car insurance company showing when I added him as a driver (because they couldn't provide me with something similar as above for earlier time periods)

-print out from YMCA showing our family membership (also showing his and my birth dates and join dates...though mine was first since I opened account before he was here)

-a couple of months' worth of family plan cell phone bills

-also want to call Tmobile to see if they'll fax over something regarding my changing from individual to family plan

Things I'm not sure about sending or things I couldn't get:

-one of those standard leases (don't actually have a lease with landlord, but she'd fill one out for me for immigration)

-a letter from Citibank stating that husband is an authorized user (I had to fight to get them to send me something, expected something as detailed time-wise that I got from the YMCA and car insurance and instead got a half-a$$ed letter just stating that...and I previously sent in copies of our cards w/ same account number)

-had sent in copies of our AAA card and figured they could also give me some more detailed account info showing our names together, but they couldn't

-an affadavit from the director where I work who is also a friend (feeling reticent about sending this because while she's my supervisor now, she's also a friend and gained her knowledge re: our marriage through her latter role...and because I am unsure about sending an affadavit without back up)

Thoughts on what I'm not sure about? Does this look like an okay list?

February 8, 2010

Fedekat....you have similar evidence as we had. But we didn't have the home insurance as you did. And I'm currently on the phone with the IRS to request tax transcripts to respond to our RFE! What about car insurance? That's my next call! Best of luck! And I'm not being snarky here, it just seems that sometimes people send in the same evidence, and one is approved and the other receives an RFE!

February 3, 2010

Interesting but random piece of evidence! And I'm sure that you have some fun pictures to back it up, TracyTN!

Unfortunately, we are still sharing a car that my family bought for me 13 years ago and because of its age, I didn't even have to show the title when registering it in RI. I saw something on the evidence list about car registration, but I thought a car could only be registered under one name.

Family cell phone plan bills? I added a line for him pretty much the month he got here, so I could get a couple of bills spanning the length of the marriage with both our phone calls logged.

February 3, 2010

Thanks for the suggestion about having the landlord write a letter...I will also pull out the lease she started to do(a generic one from Staples) and have her actually complete the darn thing and just ask her to write a brief letter. I also see if the YMCA has anything that shows our family membership on our account...hopefully some sort of print out.

Unfortunately we have separate bank accounts, so that won't help, but we do each receive statements at the same address.

Here's what I originally submitted:

one affadavit

back up photos of things mentioned in affadavit (our families and us together, holidays, etc)

2008 tax return (will call for tax transcripts for both 2007 & 2008)

car insurance policy (as mentioned, he's on there but only his first name, which is weird, so I'll call them for something more substantive)

copies of our credit cards with same account #

drivers licenses with same address

AAA cards with same account #

airline itineraries for two trips to Mexico (showing tickets had been purchased)

pictures from that trip

Hotwire reservation for hotel in Niagara Falls and pictures of us together in front of the Falls

a seating arrangement tag from a wedding we went to and has both our names on it (dumb one, I know, but it was lying around)

February 3, 2010

Thanks for the responses! I wrote this at work while procrastinating, so the info that I did send was not mentioned very clearly.

My mother wrote an affadavit. I will include more than one this time. I also initially sent trip itineraries for the two trips we made back to Mexico, including both of our names and flight, as well as my mother's itinerary (she likes to make the trip with us, has twice, and also mentioned it in her affadavit. I also sent in all of our hotel reservations from those trips, as well as one to Niagara Falls, though my name was listed on the reservation, it did say two people and I also provided pictures that corresponded to each trip that we took. I will also see if I can't come up with the trip reservations we made for New Year's in Boston.

The unfortunate thing about the rental contract is that when I moved, I explicitly asked the landlord to provide me with a lease (though she didn't require one) because I knew that this was coming up. She gave me a generic, half-filled out one, though I requested that she fill it out completely. Anyone could have signed it. Though I will ask my upstairs neighbor to write a brief letter attesting to the fact that she's aware we live together. I avoid speaking with my landlord if at all possible.

We've filed married each year, so I'll get the transcripts from 2007 and 2008.

It's funny, we've been together for ten years and this immigration process has been fairly simple up until this point! Guess we're due for some speedbumps.

There is no RFE guide, just a Lifting of Conditions Guide (presumably you've reviewed the items suggested on the list).
You don't mention home lease/mortgage - nor affidavits from family/friends etc.

And yes, I did read the guide and initially provided all of the items that I could provide that pertained to us..i.e. since we can't afford health insurance for him through my employer and his doesn't offer it, I couldn't provide that piece of info.

February 2, 2010

Just received an RFE in the mail for our ROC not requesting anything more specific but general further documentation showing that we entered into the marriage in good faith.

There are no bills in his name at our address, my name is on the car title, and we have no shared health insurance (I work for a nonprofit and we can't afford the additional premium if I added him and he works part time and isn't offered insurance).

I had sent what I thought was a fair amount of evidence: tax forms (but will be requesting the official tax transcripts from the IRS this time around), vacation itineraries, photos, copies of our licenses showing the same address, a copy of the credit card for which he is an authorized user, and a page from the car insurance policy which shows he's an authorized driver, and a couple more things I can't remember right now.

Should I resubmit all of the evidence previously submitted with the additional documentation or should I just submit what I am adding as evidence? This is what I was thinking of adding:

affadavit from my employer stating that the cost of adding him to the insurance is prohibitive and that my employer doesn't offer a 401K to even add him to as well as her personal knowledge of our bonafide marriage; additional affadavits from family (only my mom did one); official tax transcripts; better proof that he's a registered driver from the car insurance company (for some weird reason, the policy only has his first name and it's not readily apparent that he's on there, though I highlighted his name); copies of our new drivers licenses shwoing our new address, and some more photos.

I apologize if there is a guide that addresses RFEs, but I couldn't find one!

January 20, 2010

Why would being told you're well within normal processing times make one have a panic attack? Especially because the PR has every legal right to continue working and traveling for a year, during which the 10 year card will most likely be approved and received?

I mean, I'd like to have my husband approved ASAP (and we're one of the last ones on the September VSC list, and I certainly check the online account at least once a day, but I'm not going to go ballistic over it. I'm more likely to have a panic attack regarding the Senate vote in Mass and Haiti. Perspective.

September 27, 2009

I will never use that word, however, I work at a community center working with youth and they use it all the time. While people slip and call me 'dawg' more frequently, they also have slipped and called me the "n-word" several times.

Unfortunately, I've kind of gotten desensitized to it and it takes too much energy to address it each time I hear it. However, if I were a teacher, there would be consequences for saying it in the classroom.

Had a convo with one person about the fact that I'd never, ever say the word and he asked me why. Said that nobody would take issue with my using it since I have a "G-pass." Leads me to believe that there would be major issues if they heard it used by someone white.

September 27, 2009

Would someone mind adding our Biometrics for 10/2? I tried adding it myself last time and everything got misaligned.

Thanks!

September 27, 2009

This is a bit of a silly question, but this seems like a good thread to ask it in, considering it relates to Biometrics. Hubby is scheduled for 10.2.09, which isn't a problem since the office is close (sometimes it's nice to live in such a small state!). But he wonders if they'll also take a new picture for his ten year green card. He looks like he's criminally insane in his first green card and would like an opportunity to look less scary.

September 21, 2009

Updated to reflect receipt of the NOA1!

California Service Center - CSC

VJName.................Date of I-751........NOA1 Date............Biometrics.........Approved

E&K....................08/31/09.............09/02/09.............--/--/--...........--/--/--

calitoday..............08/31/09.............09/02/09.............10/08/09...........--/--/--

David-and-Mae..........09/02/09.............--/--/--.............--/--/--...........--/--/--

chemaatah..............09/02/09.............09/06/09.............--/--/--...........--/--/--

CountryBoy.............09/04/09.............09/08/09.............--/--/--...........--/--/--

Coco&Kitten............09/05/09.............09/08/09.............--/--/--...........--/--/--

Chris_n_Veronica.......09/08/09.............--/--/--.............--/--/--...........--/--/--

payxibka...............09/09/09.............09/15/09.............--/--/--...........--/--/--

NycBra.................09/16/09.............--/--/--.............--/--/--...........--/--/--

RomeoNan...............09/17/09.............--/--/--.............--/--/--...........--/--/--

Nanusia&Lukaszek.......09/19/09.............--/--/--.............--/--/--...........--/--/--

Vermont Service Center - VSC

VJName.................Date of I-751..........NOA1 Date...........Biometrics.........Approved

crysethu...............08/31/09...............09/02/09............09/18/09...........--/--/--

JamalNTam..............09/01/09...............09/04/09............--/--/--...........--/--/--

SM&LP..................09/04/09...............09/08/09............--/--/--...........--/--/--

cdngirl06..............09/04/09...............09/09/09............--/--/--...........--/--/--

GabachaYucateca........09/04/09............09/09/2009............--/--/--...........--/--/--

MonicaMexico...........09/05/09...............09/14/09............--/--/--...........--/--/--

Lhedyjoe...............09/08/09...............--/--/--............--/--/--...........--/--/--

Agnar..................09/09/09...............09/11/09............--/--/--...........--/--/--

JelloShotGirl..........09/10/09...............09/14/09............--/--/--...........--/--/--

Dayna and Ali..........09/12/09...............--/--/--............--/--/--...........--/--/--

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September 20, 2009

Added myself!

VJName.................Date of I-751........NOA1 Date............Biometrics.........Approved