Catt

Just received my green card in the mail. (For me, the email and text actually arrived before the card, lol.) Could someone please update the schedule? Thanks.

Hi everyone,

I had already posted that my ROC appl was approved on Jan 25th. I received the approval letter on the 28th.

Until now I had not received any text updates about this, and the USCIS site still said my case was under review. Today, I got a text from USCIS saying my case had been updated, and on their website it says my greencard was mailed out yesterday (waiting to receive that now).

So it can take a bit of time between getting your approval, and receiving your gc. GL to all still waiting!

Hi everyone,

I've been following this thread for a long time now, and I'm so happy I have something to post about as well today!

Today I received my approval notice from Vermont!

Date of Decision: 1/25

Date it was mailed out: 1/26

Date I received it: 1/28

No green card yet, it says the card will be mailed separately.

So happy this immigration step is over as well! Good luck to everyone still waiting!

Cat

Could someone please add this info in the timetable? Thanks!

No you won't lose it. http://www.800citizen.com/dualCitizenship.htm No stress

Just a heads up that this list is not up to date. For example, my country of origin (Belgium) changed its legislation regarding dual citizenship in 2007, this went into effect in 2008. But this change is not reflected in the above mentioned document. So please be sure to check for more recent updates about New Zealand as well.

Definitely not an all day appointment. I was out of there in less than 15 min. This was a tiny ASC though (only one person in front of me), maybe with a larger one it could take a little bit longer - but you should only have to have fingerprints and a photo taken. Sucks you have such a long drive back and forth though.

Bob, when doing your research, have you come across other EU countries also requiring a similar application being filed, prior to obtaining US Citizenship, in order to retain the first one?

I want to keep my Belgian citizenship when I become an American.

Where did you initially get started with your research? Did you contact your German Consulate abroad, and could they help you?

Thanks Mama Mia! Unfortunately, I would not qualify for it, I believe.. As much as I want to join him, he is being sent to a combat zone so it's not the type of place where families can join *sniff sniff* I would have loved for him to be sent to Germany or Italy or even Korea instead!! I appreciate the advice though!

Hi, It's smart you are already thinking ahead, much better than freaking out a few weeks before you have to file!

I would not worry about your possible lack of proof, because of the deployment. I actually went to my AOS interview by myself, because my hubby was at NTC, preparing for his year long deployment to Iraq, and the Officer was extremely nice. He told me a lot of them are ex military, so they know what it is like. We were also apart for a big chunk of the two years, because of that. Since your husband is serving his country, there is no way that absence would count against you, in your immigration case, obviously.

We recently filed I-751, and proof we included, deployment related:

- copy of his orders

- copy of the POAs I got, prior to the deployment (general one, and also specific ones, for getting the car registrations renewed, for example)

- copy of our wills - we both had them drawn up just before he left

- copy of a check, of our joint bank account. I paid the bills while he was gone, they were sometimes only in his name but my signature is on our checks

- a few photos I took during a VTC (video teleconference - we were lucky enough to have those on occasion)

- a bundle of emails we sent back and forth

- copy of amazon presents we sent back and forth

- if you do volunteering work on post, you sometimes get awards, and you can get a copy of that too

We also included copy of his life insurance we me as beneficiary.

One thing to think about: your husband will have to sign the I-751 as well.

Good luck! Oh, and I forgot to mention: sometimes, on post ACS has contacts with the nearest USCIS Field Office. Should you have questions, you can always contact ACS and see if they can get you in contact with them (at Ft Benning, for example, they had monthly appointments available to discuss immigration cases). It can be worth a shot.

I am Canadian and my wife is American up to two week ago I was in the USA with her, My Green Card is pending and soon to be approved I have EAD card also. 3 weeks ago I was told by USA doctor that I might have a medical problem with my prostate however we did not have health insurance and I was not working got laid off, the doctor informed me to get the procedures done in the next few day I had no option but to leave and get treatment in my home country Canada. I will know at the end of July if all is OK so far all test is looking good. Now we have a issue I would like to rejoin my wife of 4 years but I am concerned that if I try to enter the USA with my Canadian pass port and they see that I have a pending GREEN CARD they might not let me in. My wife was saying that I can wait in Canada until my Green Cards come to our address in the USA and she will mail it to me. I figure this will only work if the green card was approved before that date I left. Now I here about the AP status that I could get but as I said my health came first so I did not have the option to wait to do this and I needed to get this medical procedure done ASAP in Canada. We are unsure what to do should we wait for the green card and if it was approved before the date I left I can enter or even if was approved after the date I left can I use it to enter or should I just stay in Canada and we start the immigration process gain.

Any help on this would be great - one other thing I have never been out of status in the US.

Thanks

Do you mean you are in the process of Removal of Conditions on your permanent residence status (you would already have a green card but your status would still be conditional - if you have filed the I-751, then your NOA1 would mention your permanent resident status has been extended for one year, and that traveling is permitted), or are you right now in the process of Adjustment of Status, from visa holder to permanent resident (you would not have a green card at all yet)?

If the latter is the case, then you have posted in the wrong Forum (this is the ROC Forum). In that case, whether or not you would have had to ask for AP would depend on the type of visa you initially entered the US with, if I am not mistaken. For example, a K1 visa only allows the visa holder to enter the country once, so AP would be necessary. A K3 visa (while it is valid of course) allows the holder to enter the country multiple times, so then AP would not be necessary.

The posters with the type of visa you had, or an experienced immigration attorney, should be able to give you more useful info.

Help! I forgot to send the application to life my husbands conditions and his green card expires in a few days. Is he going to get deported? Should I send in the application now, even though its late or will I just lose the money?

Jamie

If his green card expires "in a few days", then right now you are still within the 90 days filing window, so you are NOT late yet. I would do as others have suggested, get the I-751 filled out today, get a copy of the green card (both sides), your check/money order for $590 and add copies of whatever documents you can find today and tomorrow, and send it off Tuesday morning. You can overnight it and have it there in one day. You might get an RFE later down the road, but at least you avoid being late.

I got my biometrics letter. Appointment for July 13. The letter was dated June 22.

Can someone please update this info in the chart? Many thanks!

Do you guys can check the status online? Mine say Your case can not be found at this time.

From what I read, we should be able to view the case online with the number on the biometrics letter. Then again, I never was able to view my AOS case online, so I'm not expecting anything.

I had some issues opening the form and instructions in the past months, it does seem to work better after I updated Adobe. Just opened it now and it works fine. Keep on trying and use a different computer (at work, a friend) if you have to, to print it out.

FYI, the expiration date of the Form I-751 version on USCIS today is 01/31/2013, same for the instructions. Should you look on other sites, do make sure you download the latest version (and by all means, do not pay for the download)!

I got the exact same letter, including the paragraph that threw you off, so I assume this is just the/a standard NOA1 format.

Since then We bought a house last year, and not wanting to repeat any of this clownery in our removal of conditions, we changed addresses a bunch of times online in the mail called the USCIS number, and I got a receipt that they accepted my change of address but nowhere do they acknowledge my wife's change of address. I don't get it, I am the sponsor they care about that but the permanent resident doesn't deserve receipt?

So I will file the ROC this summer and all the memories of the first process come flooding back. *sigh*

That just completely sucks. One question: didn't you guys get a confirmation number after filing the AR-11 online? It's not a paper document, like you get for the I-865, but it still counts as proof, right? We mentioned this confirmation number, and date it was filed, in our cover letter for the I-751, and put our new address in bold.

Filing earlier in the 90 day window just means they will get to your case a bit sooner, than if file a month/some weeks later. So in my view, it doesn't really make a difference (we are already with our family, and once we have filed I-751 and receive the NOA1, we are authorized to stay one year longer, so what's the rush?).

However, the only reason I see to not wait until the last minute, is just in case something goes wrong with your application, for whatever reason (you forgot to include a check, it bounced, problems with USPS sending your stuff, you forgot to sign the I-751, etc.), you would still have a chance to rectify that. If I am not mistaken, they only consider your application filed, if it is accepted by USCIS.

Could someone please add us to the VSC list? I don't want to mess up the lay-out. Thanks!!

5/26: I-751 sent to VSC

5/28: received at VSC

5/31: receipt date on NOA1

6/2: NOA1 letter sent by VSC

6/3: check cashed

6/4: we received NOA1 letter

The same happened to us.

In the I-751 package, I will be clearly indicating the new address, copy of the AR-11 and I-865, and mention that they sent the ROC reminder to the wrong address.

Catt,

Yeah, I am annoyed that the recruiter failed to mention this earlier. His recruiter was the one who said we could file now, My husband called USCIS and they verified that he could file now.

I am trying to get as much info as I can. My Husband is AWFUL at asking questions and getting information, I keep trying to stress to him how important is we get as much info as possible on this from his recruiter. I guess we will find out how big of a deal it is to them when he goes on the 22nd.

We have filed, so we will see what happens from there…worse case I guess they will just send it back to us.

Thanks for the info!

My husband is actually heading a recruiting Company right now, I am going to talk to him tonight and will send you a message if I find out more.

And again, if his recruiter is not clear enough, have your husband contact his boss. This is too important.

Who exactly did your husband talk to? Did they say that someone who enters basic training could file prior to the normal filing date, at a speedier rate? Just because they are army doesn't mean they know anything about immigration procedure, so I would try and find out more specifics. It also seems somewhat of an oversight that the recruiter did not think of this when signing him up.

But in any case, this does not seem to be something you and your husband have to deal with by yourselves.

I assume, since he is still to start basic training, you are not living on/near post yet so you cannot go to ACS - sometimes they have people there who are in contact with USCIS, like was the case at our last post.But I'd get back in touch with the recruiter, or his CO or the 1rst Sergeant if need be, and ask more info. This is their problem, just as much as it is your husband's. If he wouldn't be able to ship out because of this, then they suffer a drop in quota, which should be motivation enough to get their buts in gear and help you figure out how you guys can file prior to the 90 day window and how this can get done fast, in a matter of days/weeks.

If all else fails, you can always contact your Senator or Congressman. Some are very helpful, some are not. But our Senator got us a military expedite in less than a day, for another part of the immigration process, while people on post were telling us it was not possible.

Good luck!

Wrong.

Once again, the question is: How many of your siblings were born with two heads?

If you have siblings, but none of them were born with two heads, the answer would be none, just as I stated.

If you don't have siblings, however, the question is not applicable, so while none would be okay, N/A is the correct answer.

That doesn't make sense. The response is either none or N/A, not both. If N/A is correct, then none is incorrect, so it is therefore not okay.

Thanks for playing though, justbob .

Thanks, YuAndDan.

Hi everyone,

We are preparing our I-751 and am not sure anymore about when to fill in N/A, NONE or when to just leave spaces blank.

Maybe this is not really important ... but it would be stupid to get an RFE for this. So I wanted to check with you all first:

- Mailing address: they ask to fill this in, if it is different from the address above on the form. If it is the same, do you write N/A, or just leave blank? (If I remember correctly from the previous Forms, it wasn't a good idea to leave things blank. But does that even apply to something like this?).

- Part 3,1: Other names used: if I do not have another name, do I write NONE or N/A? (My other name is not NONE, that's why I thought N/A would be better.)

- Part 4: My husband is US Citizen so he does not have an A number. Is the correct reply NONE, or N/A?

Thanks for your feedback.

You worry too much.

First, because I almost got brain bleeding when reading this: do not, I repeat, do not go the negative route as in "what I did not do."

You always add to a petition what helps making your case. If you are a defense attorney, don't tell the jury why you would understand that they may believe your client is guilty. Instead tell 'em why he is innocent.

Thus, I suggest you add a cover page telling the I.O. in one (1) paragraph who you guys are and how you live. You continue this page with a list of the items you are submitting. Don't exceed one page total for all of this.

In addition, I am advising you to fill out a formal rental contract between your mom and you and your husband. Date it back to the day you moved in as a couple. Combined with some checks, that's as good as it gets to cover the pillar of cohabitation. You covered taxes, which is pillar two, and co-mingling of finances, which is the third and last pillar.

The rest is fine. You don't need any affidavits. This is a sure-fire approval without an RFE on the horizon. Wanna bet?.

I wouldn't draw up a contract, merely for the sake of getting evidence for the I-751. It is not necessary, and it might not represent reality.

It is not mandatory for couples to provide a lease agreement. USCIS is looking for evidence that the couple is still a couple, and such is one of the things that can help prove it, you do not have to provide it for the sake of providing it. If you have an explanation why you did not enter into one (and living with your family seems like a common sense explanation), then it seems better to simply add a note explaining this. The OP's Mom's affidavit can help there too, so it's good she has that.

I agree with you where you said that adding the tile "why I did NOT send such and such documents" is a bit oddly phrased. But it seems like a good idea to explain why you for instance do not have joint utility bills. If the Officers does not find any bills, he might wonder why not, and send an RFE. A brief explanation might make this unnecessary.

As an attorney, I did something similar in my cases anyway, rather than just omitting things. And as an applicant, that's what I will do in our case too (we just moved and can't locate a lot of our past utility bills, but I will add copies of checks I sent from our joint checking account to pay for the bills, and add a note explaining all this.)

Hi,

We will also be filing for ROC in (mid) March.

Can't wait to get it over with!

Wow, we moved half a year ago, and I filed AR-11 and thought we were good. We totally missed the I-865 for my husband, the US Citizen. I'm so glad I read this thread before filing for ROC.