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hi all, i am not sure if this is not forum to ask this question but anyways.. I am a US citizen and Taiwan citizen (Taiwan allows dual citizenship). I married my wife, who is Japanese, IN Japan, and applied for her to come to the US through the DCF process. Anyways, she's here now and we got her permanent green card already. Now, when we got married in Japan. I use my US passport as my ID, so on the marriage certificate in Japan, I am listed as American. Now, I am also registered as citizen in Taiwan, and I would like to add my wife to the registery in Taiwan too. Because we might move to Taiwan one day. However, official in Taiwan wants me to show proof that I am also a Taiwanese when I married her in Japan. Yeah i know, didn't make sense to me either. So, anyway knows a way that I can do that? The Taiwan embassy in Japan said they can't do it, there's no proof I am Taiwanese during the time I married my wife. So, I am a bit lost now. In addition, we don't have a english marriage certificate since it was done in Japan. We translated one when we apply for her visa but they took that piece of paper already. I could do another translation and get it notarized I am sure. And then give it to the Taiwan embassy in US here, and show them my Taiwan passport too and have them add a line to the translation that specify that I am Taiwanese too.

I hope i havn't confuse ya all. If anyone had any similar experience, any help would be appreicated. Thanks.

Hi all

Just curious how long does it take for the entire oath ceremony to take?

I was in similar situation. Filed I-751. 1 month later we moved to a different address. Filed AR-11 for wife, and some other form for me, the sponsor. BUT it's not enough folks. I just spoke to someone from there. You have to personally make a call to the 1800 customer support number and tell them about the new address. I's the ONLY way they will change the address on the application. Wish someone would told me that earlier -__- some other posting on there said it was just the 2 forms I need to fill out plus notifying the postoffice for forwarding. So remember, call that call in addition to filling out the forms.

hi everyone. i'm filling out the AR-11 form for my wife right now. she's a permanent resident waiting for AOS right now. on the form it ask for her port of entry and the date she entered into US. now. i am not sure which date it is asking us. she has lived in the US for almost 2 years, but during this time she and I has travelled abroad twice. are we suppose to write down the date she entered the US for the first time when she received her temporary greencard? or the most recent time she entered us? thank you !

wow thats a lot of forms to fill out but its definitely what i need to do i am sure. one thing i am worried is if our documents get send back to USCIS. If that happens, I have a feeling its going to take a long time for it to deliver to our new address. I just don't want to delay the petition process any longer than it'll take.

maybe i should wait for my NOA first? I send it out on Sept 25th, USPS confirmed package delivered on 28th, check was cashed on the 29th. so i should get my NOA soon then. hopefully.

To successfully change your mailing address, from the Dept of Overkill:

-file AR-11 as required by law. This does not change your *mailing* address, but it informs USCIS where you might have been, at one time. Just do it, it's the

law

http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/address.htm

How Do I Report a Change of Address to the USCIS?

AR-11 does not generally generate a NOA receipt. Send by trackable mail.

-Copy of AR-11 to any LOCAL or district office where you might have a file. Include a letter saying: change my mailing address

-copy of AR-11 to any Service Center where you might have a file. Include a letter saying: change my mailing address

-Phone call to 1-800 MisInformation line with the request: please change my mailing address

-file I-865 for USC Sponsor as required by law. You *may* get a NOA for this one and it *might* change the Sponsor's mailing address. Or not.

-file Change of Address and Mail Forwarding with the USPS. Your USCIS mail *might* get forwarded to your new addy. Or returned to USCIS, you never know. Unfortunate side effect: the PO sells your new address to bulk mailers and you are now back on every junk mailing list under the sun.

http://www.obviously.com/junkmail/

Do-it-yourself: Stop junk mail, email and phone calls

30 days later

-Follow up phone call to 1-800 to see if address change is captured.

-Cross fingers and keep an eye on processing times and when you expect to be contacted. Don't let it go for ages and then say 'dude, where's my case?'.©

can we still sent in the 2 forms while we are waiting for the petition? since on the petition we write our current address and not where we want to move, would there be a mix up when they want to contact us?

hi all, got a question here. 2 weeks ago we submit the I-751 petition for my wife. we havn't receive our noa yet. but we are thinking of moving to a different apartment because with our new baby coming into this world we need a bigger and newer place to live. i am concerned about our address though. if we move, would the immigration service allow any of our documents to be forwarded to a new address? or would it have some kind of notice on the envelope that forbids forwarding. If we move i know I can just fill out one of those forwarding forms at the post office but i am not sure if its wise. what should i do? no idea how long it'll take for the petition to be approved but we would like to move in a couple month.

Why not submit the AR-11 and I-865? And as a caution, always get return receipt for it and follow up by corresponding with the local district and Service Center.

hi all, got a question here. 2 weeks ago we submit the I-751 petition for my wife. we havn't receive our noa yet. but we are thinking of moving to a different apartment because with our new baby coming into this world we need a bigger and newer place to live. i am concerned about our address though. if we move, would the immigration service allow any of our documents to be forwarded to a new address? or would it have some kind of notice on the envelope that forbids forwarding. If we move i know I can just fill out one of those forwarding forms at the post office but i am not sure if its wise. what should i do? no idea how long it'll take for the petition to be approved but we would like to move in a couple month.

I am getting tax transcripts for last 2 years faxed to my house, that is better right?

I am also including whole bunch of bills with either my wife's name on it plus our home address, or both our name on the same bill with the same address, would that help?

I just don't have that many financial records, being a graduate student, we get "stipends" and not salary, which means I am considered below poverty level.. oh well, at least we get a lot of free health service at the community health center though!

No credit cards, houshold bills, social ties? Housing? Tax returns for sure.

Oh yeah, what hcj said.

thank you for your suggestions. unfortunetly we really don't have a lot of other joint financial ties. for bills, almost all are on my names. I do have some envelopes from credit card companies and my wife's school that's addressed to her name. I guess i could show some of them together with some bills showing my name, our names wouldn't be together, but the address on both would be the same. we don't have joint health insurance because i'm a grad student and i'm covered by my school, it was cheaper for her to get her own from other companies. we don't have joint credit cards either. I was able to get a letter from our bank together signed by the branch manager saying that we share an joint account. the letter shows the date in which my wife's name was added into my account.

As the other poster stated, I will try call the IRS and get them to fax me our joint tax returns for 2004 and 2005.

I realize my package will be kind of light, but we just don't have a lot of documents to show. I will try to dig up more supporting paperworks before i send it off then. thank you all!

My honest opinion -- I think it's a little light. I recently read the handbook for how USCIS does things and it was illuminating. Applications are reviewed and put in three categories --

A - definitely approvable without interview

B - probably approvable but interview at random

C - definitely needs interview

So obviously we all want to shoot for the first category. If I were the adjudicator (and I'm definitely NOT) I would put you in the middle category. You show some financial co-mingling, you're quite likely truly married, but you don't have a WHOLE lot of joint financial ties, it's kind of the bare minimum. Strictly IMHO.

My suggestions:

Are you submitting only one bank statement (i.e. from one month)? I would submit samples from throughout the last two years, maybe one every 4-6 months. Enough to show that you've had these accounts throughout the period in question and you didn't just open them yesterday.

Any utility bills? Not necessarily showing both your names on one bill, but some could be in one spouse's name and some in the other spouse's.

I assume you live somewhere -- if you own, both names on deed & mortgage, if you rent, both names on lease, if you live with relatives, affidavit from relative saying you live with them...

If you both work, paystubs showing both salaries are direct deposited into the same joint bank account number.

Joint health insurance?

Any joint debts or joint ownership, joint credit cards?

Any photos that tie into the itinerary to Japan?

Any beneficiary/right of survivorship type things -- i.e. statement showing your spouse is the beneficiary to your 401k/IRA/life insurance etc.

Yeah I could've, but it takes 2 to 3 weeks for them to deliver here, and i want to send off the petition as soon as I can (this friday will be exactly 3 month from her greencard expiration date).

Even though you filed taxes online can't you still request the transcripts from IRS?

hi all, i'm sure many people post about this often, and i have read the instructions many times, but just want to hear from you all to see if my list is enough. i'll be sending it out this friday.

- Completed I-751, cover letter, copy of greencard, passport photos

- 3 notarized letters from friends and relatives

- Copy of an itenary for travelling to Japan with both of our names on it

- Printed copy of a GEICO insurance policy showing both our names

- Printed copy of our ING savings account from internet showing both our names

- 2005 tax return (we filed online so only have a filled out form as reference only with a DO Not File watermark over it)

- Bank checking account statement showing joint account

- About 15 photos from the past 2 years showing either just of us two or with frienrds/family on various trips.

do you think it's enough or should i include more? We use internet a lot, so our Geico, ING statement are online only, i have print out of them, but is it necessary to obtain a paper copy from the company?

hi all, got another question that I'm concerned about. this friday (Sept 22nd) I will be sending out I-751 for my wife. her greencard expires on Dec 22. we will be going to Japan to her sister's wedding next week Sept 26th and returning oct 3rd. do you think we'll have problem getting back in? technically her greencard isn't expired yet so shouldn't be a problem right? i'm just worried because it's so close to the expiration date. plus we probably won't get a notice of recipt back before we leave next week.

thank you all for the responses. I will include evidence of pregnancy but not included in I-751. In about a month or so we would be able to get a sonagram i think, i'll keep you guys updated on whether we're having a girl or boy!

hi all. my wife's condition green card will expire late december so i am starting to gather the paperworks now. while i was filling out I-751 i noticed a table listing all the children that we have and their birthdate. well, my wife just found out she is pregnant a week ago, she is due next may. so.. technically do we have a children yet or i don't need to mention the pregnancy?