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Many, many thanks!

Thank you! Let us see how varied people's experiences are.

Dear all,

Did you get any touches in your online status after you got your biometrics done or nothing happens for a while? Thanks!

Thank you, jasminelily.

I also have two different numbers on the top and the bottom of my NOA. The one on the top has a * in it, but the one on the bottom has a $. The confirmation email that I got via G-1145 corresponds to the number with the *.

When I check the online status for the number with the $ in it (after replacing $ with a *), the system says that this application was received on a date before I actually mailed my application.

Another observation: If you change the last three digits of the number on your NOA and try bunch of them, they all seem to correspond to different applications in the online system. It appears that USCIS assigns these numbers in a pretty sequential manner.

Any word from USCIS?

Dear Keso Love and AntandD,

It looks like you are both VSC-CSC transfers. Did your inquiry confirmation numbers end with VSC when you called the 1-800 number? I am curious about who gets to look at those service inquiries. Thanks!

Thank you, GinFar and Redneck-NOVA. Let us please resurrect the thread if someone gets a paper notice. I assume the letter will come from VSC and they are swamped over there now.

Thank you very much, alimar and KRS.

Thank you very much for the information, LastSurvivor. I saw a few posts dated March 9, and as of then, there were some people who got tranfered on the same date as you and did not receive a paper transfer notice. It sounds like your case is so very close. You have waited thus far. Just a bit more patience...

As I said, I would probably not worry much about not receiving the paper notice if I was not expecting an RFE.

Thanks to everyone who replied. I would still be curious to know if there are others who got transfered around March 3 and whether they received paper mail notices. I am probably a bit more nervous than the others since it is quite likely that I will receive an RFE.

To angelnoah: Congratulations on your approval. I submitted my package to VSC in the second half of August, 2008. As I said, I got the transfer email to CSC on March 3, 2009.

To KRS: If you do not mind me asking, when were you transfered to CSC?

Again, thanks for all your help.

Dear all,

On March 3, I got an email from USCIS saying that my case was transfered from VSC to CSC. This email also said that they sent me a notice of the transfer.

On March 6, I got another email saying that the case is now pending at CSC.

As of now, I have not received a paper mail notice from USCIS about the transfer and I am getting worried. If you have a similar timeline for your transfer, I was wondering whether you have or you have not gotten a paper mail notice from USCIS about your transfer and (if you have gotten the notice) how long it takes to get the paper notice.

Thank you for your help.

SnowXTC - Sorry, what do you wonder about them?

Sorry for bumping this up needlessly, but I wanted to say that I appreciate all the answers. Thanks!

maya62 - You should be in good shape. All they ask for is evidence accumulated *after* you received your conditional green card. This is at least what I-751 instructions say.

Dear Andersen - I read about cases where people essentially send the same documents in answer to their RFE's and they get approved with no problems. I also think that all you need to do is to send them more recent versions of what you have already sent.

Dear Jomo's girl - What do you mean it is broken? Do you know if there was a time when people did get email notifications for I-751 RFE's?

Thanks!

Dear all,

We submitted our I-751 package a few weeks back. As we were preparing the package, we overlooked the fact that the statements/bills should cover the period of time from receiving the conditional green card to the present. So a good bit of the statements/bills that we included focus on the more recent time. Nevertheless, we also think that there is still some other evidence we included that shows that we share a life together. Below is a detailed list of what we submitted. We got our conditional green card in November 2006. We submitted our package in August 2008. We would greatly appreciate any feedback on whether these documents look adequate. Thank you very much!

1. Joint federal tax returns for tax years 2007 and 2006 (personal copies).

2. Joint state tax return for tax year 2007 (personal copies).

3. Joint apartment leases for terms 2008-2009, 2007-2008 and 2006-2007.

4. Statements for joint checking and savings account for August 2008, July 2008, June 2008 and December 2007, and copies of debit cards for this checking and savings account. There are two debit cards for both of us.

5. Opening statements for 3 joint CD accounts, periodic renewal notices for these CD accounts and a *recent* statement showing the current status of these CD accounts. The opening dates for the CD accounts are between February 2007 and October 2007.

6. Copies of joint credit cards, and statements for this credit card for August 2008, July 2008, June 2008 and December 2007.

7. Designation of the spouse as the beneficiary in the retirement account of the conditional resident, and a *recent* statement that shows the accumulated funds in this retirement account. The designation is dated June 2006. The recent statement is for the March-June 2008 quarter.

8. Designation of the spouse as the beneficiary in the mutual fund account of the conditional resident, and a *recent* statement that shows the accumulated funds in this mutual fund account. The designation is dated February 2008. The recent statement is for the March-June 2008 quarter.

9. Designation of the spouse as the beneficiary in the life insurance plan of the conditional resident. The designation is dated June 2006.

10. Joint car insurance policies for years 2008 and 2007.

11. Joint health insurance cards, and notices from the health insurance company showing that both the conditional resident and the spouse have been using this health insurance plan. The notices span the period June 2007-July 2008.

12. Joint dental insurance cards, and notices from the dental insurance company showing that both the conditional resident and the spouse have been using this dental insurance plan. The notices span the period June 2007-July 2008.

13. Airline ticket reservations for 4 trips taken by the conditional resident and the spouse, and some boarding passes for these trips. The tickets span the period June 2006-July 2008.

14. Bills and statements indicating that the conditional resident and the spouse live at the same address.

15. Affidavits from a family member and a family friend.

16. Postcards and holiday cards addressed to the conditional resident and the spouse.

17. Holiday photos of the conditional resident and the spouse. The photos span the period June 2006-July 2008.

18. Copy of marriage certificate.

Many thanks to everyone. It looks like signing up for email updates gives little peace of mind.

The reason I am thinking this is a recent glitch is that I had gotten an online update when I got an RFE for my AOS case. Precious seems to be doing AOS and I find it strange that even (s)he did not get an online update.

Sorry, one more thing: Were your cases at least touched online when you received the RFE via snail mail? I wonder if this is a recent glitch in USCIS system, or they don't send emails for RFE's - period. Thanks again!

I feel like I have seen this on the forums before, but I spent an hour searching and cannot get to it. My question is the following: If we have signed up for email notifications on USCIS website, do we get an email notification from USCIS when an RFE occurs? Or do they only send the RFE notification via snail mail? I am nervous that I will get an RFE request via snail mail and it will get lost without me even knowing it.

Thank you very much for your help!

I agree with what the other people are saying. The process is taking such a long time that they are probably asking for an "update." On the bright side, they seem to be sending the RFE's for cases that are close to approval. Hopefully, you will get approved soon after you send the documents back.

Thank you very much for all the information... I wish we looked into this more carefully at the time we submitted the package. It sounds like all we can do is to wait for the RFE. Augmenting the already sent package is not an option. Maybe the other documents will be sufficient.

Hi everyone,

We sent in personal copies of our tax returns with our I-751 application - without W2's. I am wondering whether this will create a problem down the road. The more I look around now, the more I see that people generally send in their tax transcripts from IRS. What do you think? Is there anybody around who has been approved with personal copies of tax returns? By the way, the list of documents that we submitted is as follows:

1. Joint federal tax returns for tax years 2007 and 2006 (personal copies, no W2's)

2. Joint state tax return for tax year 2007 (personal copies)

3. Joint apartment leases for terms 2008-2009, 2007-2008 and 2006-2007

4. Statements for joint checking and savings account, and copies of debit cards for this checking and savings account

5. Opening statements for 3 joint CD accounts, renewal notices for these CD accounts and statements showing the current status of these CD accounts

6. Joint credit card and statements for this credit card

7. Designation of the spouse as the beneficiary in the retirement account of the conditional resident and a recent statement that shows the accumulated funds in this retirement account

8. Designation of the spouse as the beneficiary in the mutual fund account of the conditional resident and a recent statement that shows the accumulated funds in this mutual fund account

9. Designation of the spouse as the beneficiary in the life insurance plan of the conditional resident

10. Joint car insurance policies for 2008 and 2007

11. Joint health insurance cards and notices from the health insurance company showing that both the conditional resident and the spouse have been using this health insurance plan

12. Joint dental insurance cards and notices from the dental insurance company showing that both the conditional resident and the spouse have been using this dental insurance plan

13. Airline ticket reservations for 4 trips taken by the conditional resident and the spouse and some boarding passes for these trips

14. Bills and statements indicating that the conditional resident and the spouse live at the same address

15. Affidavits from a family member and a family friend

16. Postcards and holiday cards addressed to the conditional resident and the spouse

17. Holiday photos of the conditional resident and the spouse

18. Copy of marriage certificate

Thank you very much for your help!