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Immediate relatives of USC (child under 21, spouse and parents) may adjust status in the USA regardless of overstay.

Tobias,

Jula is correct. Good luck with your naturalization and your dad's AOS.

Congratulations!!! I hope you receive the card very soon.

For domestic flights, I use online; but, for international flights, I use the local travel agencies. Find a travel agency that regularly deals with the plane tickets to Romania. For example, try the travel agency that is owned by Romanian-American.

Actually, the AR-11 on the USCIS website will also allow a change of address on a case. There is a process where you can change the address by entering your case number.

I know, but please read http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD. It advises that you call the customer service.

The idea is that when you have a pending case, you don't want to risk it. It is better to call USCIS and make sure they do have the right address. Most of the times, USCIS already have an updated address if you submitted AR-11; but you never know.

Hello all,

My wife had her biometrics appointment back in April and her case status is in pending for the I-751 (removal of conditions) - we are waiting for her approval now from Vermont Service center. We will be moving to our new house tomorrow, so wanted to know what forms are required to be filed for address change?

I know she will have to file the AR-11? Me being the sponsoring husband, do I have to file anything? Also, do we have to call them as well to get the address changed formally? Anyone who has been through this phase please advise - I don't want to make a wrong move at this stage to slow down the processing of our case or risk losing mail.

Thanks for your help.

Your wife, who is a non-U.S. citizen, must submit a Form AR-11 within 10 days after completing the change of address. You can do that on the USCIS's website. If you are going to mail the form, use the trackable method.

And because her case is pending, she must call customer service as well. It is because completing an AR-11 does not update her address on any pending case.

For you, who is a U.S. citizen, you must submit I-865.

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While it is not mandatory to sent letters from friends attesting to relationship, if we DID send them, do they HAVE To be notarlized?

Nora and Nick,

They DON'T have to be notarized. However, if they are not notarized, make sure to include the affirmation statement at the end of the document. For example, "I solemnly affirm and declare the foregoing to be a true statement."

Yesterday I returned from work to find all 3 of the 10 yr cards in the mailbox.

Case closed till Citizenship :thumbs:

Gratz!!!

I found my card in yesterday's mail. Now is a party time.

Congratulations!

If you have a friend at the post-office, ask him or her to postmark your letter now and

then mislay it for a few months to deliver it just after your 90-day window opens.

That's illegal. I doubt any postal worker will help out.

Congratulations!!!

Grats! That was super fast!!!

Hello. I posted my story here a couple of years ago, when, after applying for AOS, USCIS sent me, withouth any interview, a regular 10-year green card - instead of the 2-year conditional one I expected. At that time I made an appointment at my local office to see what I should do (that's what the customer service told me to do on the phone), and the perplexed employee sent an email to somebody at the Missouri Service Center to ask them to send me instructions. (I don't have a copy of that email, maybe I should have asked for one...) He told me not to send back my card until I got instructions, and I've been waiting since then for something that never arrived.

So now it should be time for me to file form I751 to remove conditions, even though I find myself with a regular card. When I first posted my story here I got mixed advice, some people saying I should do nothing, others advising to file for removal anyway. I've decided to file the form, maybe with a cover letter explaining why I'm filing it while having a normal card. I hope I'm not messing things up - I can just picture USCIS trying to understand what happened , taking years to process my case!! But I'm worried that, if I don't file, something will come up anyway when I apply for citizenship, and then I don't want to be in trouble.

I think what I'm hoping for is a nice letter from them saying "You've got a 10-year card, you're fine, see you for your N-400".

I just want to know what you people here think of this, and if there's somebody like me who got a normal card right after AOS. Thank you!

PS - I'll be on vacation for the next couple of weeks, so I won't be able to post anything. Bye!

gzaniche,

When did you get married and when did the USCIS granted you a residence status? I think we all need your timeline before we answer your question.

andresamia,

Yes, they need to be notarized. By definition, that is what an affidavit is (a sworn statement).

An affidavit is a formal sworn statement of fact, signed by the declarant (who is called the affiant or deponent) and witnessed (as to the veracity of the affiant's signature) by a taker of oaths, such as a notary public. The name is Medieval Latin for he has declared upon oath.

One use of affidavits is to allow evidence to be gathered from witnesses or participants who may not be available to testify in person before the court.

(Most people's banks will do this for free - or can be performed for a small fee. Statement can (of course) be written/typed beforehand, but not signed until in front of the notary.)

Okay. You are right about the definition of a sworn affidavit with oath, but you are missing something here. An affidavit may appear in two forms: a sworn affidavit with oath, or an affirmed affidavit with affirmation. The latter doesn't need to be notarized. However, both have the same legal import.

According to the instruction of I-761, the USCIS requires that "affidavits sworn to or affirmed by at least two people who have known both of you since your conditional residence was granted and have personal knowledge of your marriage and relationship."

Therefore, it is okay to send the I-761 affidavit without being notarized as long as it is affirmed as I described in my above post. Just my two cents!

Do we have any sample sworn affidavits (from people who have known us) for I-751 saved here?

Yes. Please go to http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;page=751guide and click the examples in the second paragraph of "evidence of your bona fide relationship."

Do these affidavits have to be notarized?

The USCIS requires the I-761 affidavits sworn to or affirmed. Therefore, it does not need to be notorized as long as the letter includes the affirming statement, which is something like "I solemnly affirm and declare the foregoing to be a true statement," and the signature of an author. In short, if it is easy for you to get them notorized, go ahead and get them notorized. If it is not easy, just send the letters with the affirming statement.

Please also note that the affidavits are not absolutely required. They are one of the evidence. However, most people can agree that the affidavits are going to be helpful to prove your bona fide marraiage.

Hope this helps!

Hi Kearinne,

I see. I didn't know they screwed up with the expiration date as well. In this case, I would do the same thing you did. I sincerely hope that their mistake will work in favour for you this time. (now that the fee will go up in July 30.) Anyway, your case is truly one of a kind. Good luck!

Hi Kearinee,

I just noticed in your timeline that you have received your conditional GC on Jan 12, 2006. It means that your 90 day window to file for I-751 is not yet opened. If I calculated right, it is not until Oct 14, 2007.

Anyway, I'm kind of surprised that you've already received NOA. I think it is a good sign though. Usually, USCIS returns the application without issuing NOA if it is filed too early. Sooner or later, the USCIS will raise the application fee by a lot, so I hope they don't return your application.

If they issue the new green card for you, let us know the good news. Good luck.

I decided not to worry about that whole thing regarding the date. I already did an I-90 and I mentioned in my I-90 that the date my greencard expired was 2 years from the day I moved to the US not the day I got approved, this on top of them having my wrong gender. They did not change my new greencard's expiry date so why fight it? The application says "90 days from when your card expires" so that was the date I worked with. If they bring it up, I'll wait and re-apply. If not.... well it was their screw up from the start so if they give me my 10 year, I'm taking it. If I didn't file, according to my conditional greencard I'd be out of status.

Hi Kearinee,

I just noticed in your timeline that you have received your conditional GC on Jan 12, 2006. It means that your 90 day window to file for I-751 is not yet opened. If I calculated right, it is not until Oct 14, 2007.

Anyway, I'm kind of surprised that you've already received NOA. I think it is a good sign though. Usually, USCIS returns the application without issuing NOA if it is filed too early. Sooner or later, the USCIS will raise the application fee by a lot, so I hope they don't return your application.

If they issue the new green card for you, let us know the good news. Good luck.

Haven't posted in a while. Just wanted to post an update for any who remember me and may be wondering where I'm at.

04/09/07 - Filed I-751 with NSC

04/30/07 - NOA issued

05/15/07 - Biometrics letter sent

05/21/07 - NOA and Biometrics letter received

06/02/07 - Upcoming 8am Biometrics appointment

Do I dare jinx myself and hope for a correct 10 year GC after my botched conditional one?

Watch me get an RFE...