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Just a quick update, we sailed this week on a Disney cruise to the Bahamas and had no problems at all checking in with my husbands extension letter to the cruise or when we came back and had to go through customs and border patrol. In fact, the officer barely even gave his extension letter a glance. 

I don’t remember the name, but I do know it said it was left at the front desk. 
 
Also, I think checks take a little longer to cash and then update,  so you are probably within normal times. If we didn’t have USPS informed delivery I would’ve never known the mail was coming today since they didn’t text or email. 

I panicked for no reason…the payment is getting taken out tonight 🤪 Thanks for all of your feedback and help!

Oh no, I didn’t make copies of the G forms for payment or text/email notifications, etc unfortunately. Oh well. If we don’t get notification next week then we will know lol

Just received a text message confirming receipt of my I-751! Case number starts with IOE...

We filed today!  In all it was between 450-500 pages due to the joint checking/savings account statements 🥴
 
UPS says it will be delivered tomorrow! 
 
Now the long wait begins! ⏳

We filed today!  In all it was between 450-500 pages due to the joint checking/savings account statements 🥴
 
UPS says it will be delivered tomorrow! 
 
Now the long wait begins! ⏳

We filed today!  In all it was between 450-500 pages due to the joint checking/savings account statements 🥴
 
UPS says it will be delivered tomorrow! 
 
Now the long wait begins! ⏳

You cannot pick location. You send it to the address provided on USCIS website and USCIS assigns service center for you.
 
https://www.uscis.gov/i-751-direct-filing-addresses
 
 

Here is mine:
 
 
USCIS
Attn: I-751
P.O. Box 21200
Phoenix, AZ 85036-1200
 
Petitioner
Spouse
Address
United States

Joint filing of form I-751: Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence
Nature of submission: Original Submission
Petitioner: XXXXXX (A#: 123456789)
US Citizen Spouse: XXXXXX
 
To whom it may concern,
In this envelope, please find enclosed our joint petition to remove conditions on residence. We have enclosed the filled and signed forms, filing fees, supporting documents and required evidence of our ongoing bonafide marriage in the following order:
 
This here cover letter
 
Part I: Forms and identification
Personal check for filing and biometric fees totaling $680
Filled form G-1145
Filled and signed form I-751
Marriage certificate
Petitioner’s form I-551 (Green Card)
Petitioner’s drivers license
Spouse’s drivers license
 
Part II: Evidence of bonafide marriage
Part II.a: Cohabitation
Statutory Warranty Deed for shared home at XXXXX in XXXX
Pages 1 — 2 and 15 — 16 of Deed of Trust showing property address and petitioner’s and spouse’s names
Title insurance policy through Title Company
Settlement statement from Title Company
Earnest money check paid to Real Estate Company
Home owner’s insurance policy with Insurance Company
Bill for engineer’s inspection prior to home purchase
Closing disclosure letter from Bank to petitioner
Closing disclosure letter from Bank to spouse
Brief explanation of mortgage in spouse’s name
Mortgage statements in spouse’s name
Lease agreement for previous rental at XXXXX in XXXXX
Renters insurance policy with Insurance Company
Old drivers licenses showing previous address
 
Part II.b: Taxes
Joint IRS tax return transcript for tax year 2022
Joint IRS tax return transcript for tax year 2021
 
Part II.c: Banking
Joint checking and savings account statements with Bank from XXX — present
Joint checking account statements with Bank 2 from XXX — XXX
 
Part II.d: Utilities
Joint electric bills XXX — present
Joint mobile and home internet bills XXX — present
Water delivery bills to shared home in petitioner’s name
Propane delivery bills to shared home in spouse’s name
 
Part II.e: Vehicles
Title for co-owned Vehicle 1
Title for co-owned Vehicle 2
Auto insurance policy with Insurance Company for Vehicle 1
Auto Insurance policy with Insurance Company for Vehicle 2
All-terrain vehicle (ATV) title/purchase agreement
ATV registration
Check used to pay for ATV
 
Part II.f: Retirement and Life Insurance
Beneficiary designation for petitioner’s Roth IRA and brokerage accounts
Beneficiary designation for spouse’s Roth IRA and brokerage accounts
Beneficiary designation for petitioner’s employer retirement accounts
Beneficiary designation for spouse’s employer retirement accounts
Beneficiary designation for petitioner’s employer life insurance
Beneficiary designation for spouse’s employer life insurance
 
Part II.g: Wedding celebration and trips
Email invitation sent to friends and family for 2021 wedding celebration
Booking confirmation and agreement for wedding celebration venue in XXXX (2021)
AirBnB booking confirmation for wedding celebration venue in YYYYY (2021)
Photos taken at wedding celebration in XXXXX (2021)
Photos taken at wedding celebration in YYYYY (2021)
XXXXX Airlines trip itinerary to ZZZZZZ (2022)
Photos taken during ZZZZZ trip (2022)

We have submitted photocopies of unaltered documents. We further understand that we may be required to submit or present originals of said documents to an Immigration Officer at a later date. We thank you for considering our petition and look forward to hearing from you.
 
Kind regards,
 
 
XXXXXXX (Petitioner)                 XXXXXXXXX (US Citizen Spouse)               

XXXXXXXX May 2023

My package arrived on May 1st evening so just waiting for the checks to be cashed and may be get a NOA soon, will post updates!

Oh no, definitely not waiting. We have tons of other evidence so I’m sure we will be fine but I had a quick panic moment 😂

Joint utility bills aren't that important. Everyone's living circumstances are different, so it's completely normal to have a mix of things that vary from person to person. 
 
If you still want to use utility bills to bolster your evidence though, you can still send one that is in your name and one that is in his. For example, if the power bill is in your name but the internet is in his, it still shows further proof that you are a) both living at that address and b) both contributing to bills. If that doesn't work either, and all bills are in your name, leave it out and don't worry about it. 

We have the same evidence plus utility bills. I think you are more than fine! Good luck

We definitely can. We won’t have proof in time to send his packet but it will be there in case we have to interview for I-751 and will definitely be there for N-400. He works a lot so I just took care of it all when we moved and didn’t think much about it until now!

Hey all, figured I might as well get the ball rolling! Sent my ROC package today, May 1st.

I am not the OP, but we just went through AOS from VWP and we also had a K1 pending. Our interview was yesterday and we were approved on the spot. Intent was not even brought up at the interview. The only questions we were asked was “How did you meet?” And then the IO went over everything from the I-130 and I485. He mentioned that the I-129F in our paperwork confused him at first, but we just state that COVID changed our plans and he understood that. 

Congratulations!  My husbands card is coming in the mail tomorrow, just 8 days after interview. It should come fast!

Congratulations!  My husbands card is coming in the mail tomorrow, just 8 days after interview. It should come fast!

Update:
Hi guys, 
So I just got back from my interview and I must say it went very well. Although it was scheduled for 2pm, we were not called in till about 2.25pm. I think we spent just about 5mins with the interviewer. Apart from the questions in the Form I-130 or 485, She only asked us very few personal questions like where do you live, how did you meet, are you working, do you have children, did you have a big wedding? That was basically all and she asked if I had any documents to give her and I handed over all the documents I took with me. She asked if she could retain the pictures and I said yes and she just summarily glanced over the different categories of documents and said she is going to approve our case and I should get the green card in 3 days time. We were so shocked at how fast it was but very happy too. 😊

I am not the OP, but we just went through AOS from VWP and we also had a K1 pending. Our interview was yesterday and we were approved on the spot. Intent was not even brought up at the interview. The only questions we were asked was “How did you meet?” And then the IO went over everything from the I-130 and I485. He mentioned that the I-129F in our paperwork confused him at first, but we just state that COVID changed our plans and he understood that. 

We had our interview in the morning in Detroit today too. It went fine, and was pretty straightforward. The interviewer said that she was going to review the documents for a bit and approve our case today if there aren't any discrepancies. That was 4 hours ago, and I just checked the online portal and my status has changed to "New Card Is Being Produced". Hopefully we will get it in the next couple weeks. I feel so relieved. 

If anyone has any more questions about my experience, please feel free to ask me. I'd be more than happy to help in whatever way I can! 🙂

Interview was today at Detroit Field Office. The only question he asked was how my husband and I met and then went through all of the questions from the I-130 and I-485. He commented that our previous I-129F petition threw him off at first, but didn’t ask any further questions or clarification as to why we withdrew it and did concurrent filing instead. He said he was approving us and that we should receive his card in 7-10 days!  

Good luck to all of us Detroit filers with interviews tomorrow!  I feel like I killed a small jungle in the Amazon with all of the evidence I printed 😅

Awesome! Our notice came in the mail on Friday too. Best of luck to all of us! 
 
Btw there do seem to be a bunch of stuff that we need to be bringing to the interview according to the notice. So much paper being used just for one day. Wish there was a better way 😅