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Received my permanent Green Card in mail today. DIVORCE WAIVER. Applied alone on July 2017, all the evidence were collected by myself and without any legal help. Had an interview in Minneapolis MN on May 21 2019, hired a lawyer  to be present (just in case, for a better security). Here are the 2 lists of my evidence.

1)  Evidence submitted at once with I-751 application:

Evidence of our marriage and life together

•    Explanation of details (some evidence submitted here might need an explanation to make it easier to proceed) – 2 pages
•    The relationship statement (my brief story about the reasons of our separation and divorce, brief description of hardships I’d face if removed) – 2 pages
•    Folder 1 ID&ADDRESS ( my passport, MN State ID and USPS address change) -- 3 pages
•    Folder 2 DIVORCE (Certificate of Dissolution of Marriage, marriage certificate, marital statement agreements and notarization) – 57 pages
•    Folder 3 TAX RETURNS (our joint US tax return for the years of 2014, 2015, 2016 and supporting identification) – 10 pages
•    Folder 4 BANK ACCOUNT (our joint checking and savings bank account and personal checks) – 3pages
•    Folder 5 VERIZON CONTRACT & BILLS (my phone purchase, joint account and bills) – 10 pages
•    Folder 6 CONTRACTS &DEALS (loan for home improvement, agreements and representation for selling and buying real estate) – 32 pages
•    Folder 7 JOINT INSURANCE (proof of me being added to my husband’s insurances through employer in 2015-2016) – 7pages
•    Folder 8 HEALTH INSURANCE (EOB for joint Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance service and payments) – 8 pages
•    Folder 9 DENTAL INSURANCE & BILLS (our mutual family dental insurance, treatment plans and bills) – 9 pages
•    Folder 10 VISION INSURANCE&BILLS (my ophthalmologist and optometrist exams and prescriptions, purchase of my contact lenses through my husband’s account, bills) – 8 pages
•    Folder 11 COUNSELING (family crisis plan, bills for my psychotherapy sessions, note about my husband’s call) – 3 pages
•    Folder 12 MEDICAL BILLS (my bills from the hospitals and emergency rooms paid by my husband) – 24 pages
•    Folder 13 JOINT MEMBERSHIPS (our joint Sam’s Club membership, COSTCO membership through my former step-son-in-law) – 3 pages
•    Folder 14 FRIENDS’ & RELATIVES’ CARDS & NOTES (multiple cards, invitations, packages to us from friends and both our relatives and from us to them) – 24 pages
•    Folder 15 OUR CARDS & NOTES (multiple mutual cards and little notes we’ve written to each other on different occasions) – 32 pages
•    Folder 16 ADOPTION OF THE CAT (adoption papers and pendant for our beloved cat Sheldon Monster) – 5 pages
•    Folder 17 AFFIDAVITS (letters from our friend, a married couple of friends and a note from my husband supporting my petition) – 3 pages
•    Folder 18 TRAVELLING (bills, cards, hotels tickets, route, rental, etc. from our trips to Duluth, MN for our honeymoon weekend and our vacation drive trip down South across the whole country) – 20 pages
•    Folder 19 PHOTOS WITH FRIENDS & RELATIVES (multiple photos with family and friends taken through the years 2014-2016) – 17 pages
•    Folder 20 OUR PHOTOS-2014 – 27 pages
•    Folder 21 OUR PHOTOS-2015 – 70 pages
•    Folder 22 OUR PHOTOS-2016 – 12 pages
•    Folder 23 PERSONAL (our very personal letters and emails to each other about our life together, relationship and divorce) – 7 pages
•    Folder 24 ADDITIONAL INFO (birth certificate and SSN of my newborn son, my medical condition diagnosis, medications list and treatment instructions) – 15 pages

2) Additional evidence collected to be submitted during my interview:

Additional evidence of our marriage and life together

•    SMS logs showing messages me and my husband exchanged while living together and shortly after our separation – 177 pages
•    Medical bills – 7 pages
•    Request for a partial withdrawal from our joint 401K -- 4 pages
•    Friends’ & relatives’ postal cards & parcels – 6 pieces
•    SMS logs from friends – 7 pages
•    Emails showing communication between me and my husband exchanged shortly after our separation – 10 pages
•    Letters from AMAZON.COM showing our joint membership – 2 pages
•    Affidavit from our family physician – 1 page
•    Affidavit from my husband, J**** M S****** (a letter about our marriage and divorce) – 3 pages
•    Medical records – will be provided for review only on request due to the highly sensitive personal information
•    Last will of J**** M S****** -- will be provided for review only on request due to the highly sensitive personal information

If you guys need any advice or help with organizing your evidence, like letter examples or a good lawyer contact info in Minneapolis - please do not hesitate to ask. Good luck and see y'all in that citizenship group in July 2020.

I called that same 800 number, chose the option 'for permanent residents' and then 'if you don't know or lost your receipt number'. Waited like forever.

I hope they are just overloaded. But even if it's an interview, I'll be happy to answer all their questions to get that nightmare over with. Good luck, Alex.

11 hours ago, AlexNY said:

Mine (divorce waiver) was transferred to NBC 8 months ago apparently to prepare for an interview. Since then have heard nothing from them.

Called USCIS this morning, so far they are swearing that it's a standard workload processing, no RFE or interview needed. I submitted like about 300 pages of different dociments, lots of paperwork indeed! You know, I'd be happy if it's an interview, just not that endless waiting again! 😢

Hello, has anyone's I-751 case been transferred to National Benefits Center WITHOUT any RFE or filing N-400, with the mailed notice letter stating the case was moved 'for a standard processing'? What is that supposed to mean? I'm July 17, 2017 filer at CSC, transferred to NSC on September 18, 2018 and now just recently on January 04, 2018 have been transferred to NBC, Lee Summit. I'm one step away from a nervous breakdown at this point, any information would be highly appreciated!

Mine has this standard processing reason, I also have a divorce waiver. Did you have RFE? And did you submit a lot of documents? 

9 minutes ago, AlexNY said:

Mine (divorce waiver) was transferred to NBC 8 months ago apparently to prepare for an interview. Since then have heard nothing from them.

Did your transfer notice letter you've got by mail say it was sent there to schedule an interview? They usually state the reason for transferring your case, like 'as a part of standard processing', or 'for faster processing' or 'to schedule an interview'.

I'm so sorry for being a pain in the neck but, my case wast first received at CSC on July 17, 2017, then transferred to NSC on September 18, 2018. And just recently on January 4, 2019 it was transferred to NBC. So, about that backlog - does it mean they are helping with cases in general (like issuing RFE, etc.) or helping with approvals and printing green cards?

Hello,

Anyone had their I-751 transferred to National Benefits Center in Lee Summit, MO without filing N-400? The letter says the case was transferred for a standard processing. No RFE or interview mentioned. Can anyone tell me what to expect?! Totally losing sleep here. 😢

Hi everyone,

WAC17289#####, filed July 17 2017, also transferred to Nebraska on Sept 18, 2018. Only have that "We received your Form I-751 ... and we are working on your case..." notice, nothing else so far. Anyone at all heard at least anything since being transferred to Nebraska?!