CharlesB

Hi Immigrant2009. Great news. Good for you and your loved ones. congrats

Thanks so very much everyone for the kind words and thoughts. Well, I'm so surprised my wife received her permanent resident card today.

So yeah, I can just say in our case, the calling of the USCIS and getting a case officer on the line seemed to work for us.

From others experiences, I half expected us to be interviewed, or for my wife's green card to be lost in the mail, or have a misspelling, or something.

So, again, I just want to say thanks for everyone in the forum and please, if you're still in the process, please don't get discouraged. It's so easy to get upset and worried, and if an USCIS worker is rude to you, you don't have to take it. Just be polite and respectful, and ask for a supervisor or ask them if you need to contact your congressman or senator. It worked for us. Good luck everyone!

I don't know if the RFE was really because we didn't submit enough information at first, or because of the transfer from Vermont to California.

Thanks to everyone. Hmmm...as to filling in and out the timeline, I may need some help with that. lol

According to Wikipedia, this has been resolved.

George Noory has announced that he heard from Art and that the immigration controversy is over, and that Airyn has been granted permanent residency.

Hi everyone.

Thanks for the replies.

I just heard about the Art Bell stuff yesterday and that was why I posted it. Sorry for re-posting anything. George Noory had it posted on June 06, 2009 on his site and that was why I posted it. Thanks for the info about the Wikipedia and the USCIS.

I've never listened to Art Bell, but I posted it because of all the troubles others have had with the USCIS and I am glad that now his wife has got her green card. Good news for them.

From Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Bell

Immigration Controversy

In late 2008, Bell filed an I-751 with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service in order to get his wife a green card. In early 2009 the USCIS responded that they would need additional evidence to prove that Bell's marriage to a Filipino national and subsequent green card application therefor was in good faith. Bell responded with evidence including their marriage license, their daughter's birth certificate, Bell's last will and testament, bank records, family photos, and Social Security forms. Bell sent the package to the USCIS by return receipt mail, and he subsequently received the return receipt stamped "USCIS RECEIVED JAN-15-09."

On March 10, 2009, Bell and his wife and daughter left Nevada for Manila to deal with some family business including the disposition of a condo they owned. Shortly thereafter, the USCIS denied the application on the grounds that the documentary evidence was never received, and further stipulated that Airyn Bell is not permitted to re-enter the United States, which is why Bell remains in the Philippines. Moreover, since the Bells were out of the country when the application was denied, they must start the process all over again. [24]

On his June 6 broadcast, Bell explained the situation and asked his listeners to send emails on his behalf to the White House.

George Noory has announced that he heard from Art and that the immigration controversy is over, and that Airyn has been granted permanent residency.

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/caseStatusSearch.do

Receipt Number: WAC0900851515

Application Type: CRI89, PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On June 16, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this CRI89 PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

Airyn Bell, wife of radio talk show legend Art Bell, has been denied a U.S. Visa. Read about their incredible struggle against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Please also help Art plead his wife's case. Contact the President and his staff at whitehouse.gov.

Here's the letter Art Bell wrote to Senator Harry Reid on behalf of his wife Airyn Bell:

My name is Arthur W. Bell. My Wife is Airyn R. Bell. We have been Married over (3) Years now and have a (2) Year old Daughter who was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. My Wife is Philippine. In December 2006 she was given a CR1 Visa which was processed by the American Embassy in Manila, Philippines. We arrived in Las Vegas Dec 26, 2006.

In Oct 2008 (Oct 10th, 2008) we sent USCIS a I-751 with evidence of our Marriage and the fee ($545.00). My Wife went to Las Vegas and did the Bio-Metric. We were given case Number WAC0900851515. In early January 2009 we received a notice from the California service center to send MORE evidence. Within a few days we responded with much more evidence, it was RECEIVED by USCIS on Jan 15th 2009 (See POSTAL RECEIPTS - click for enlargement). Then in early March we received a notice that USCIS had not received our additional evidence and moreover that there was NO appeal and it was case CLOSED! So of course I called USCIS and they told me to send the evidence that they in fact received our package in a timely fashion which I did. They returned a letter saying they were sorry and had sent us the wrong form response and that we should send them $575.00.00. That was all they requested, so that's all we sent. At this point we had already sent $545.00 (which was cashed) with the original application and I thought even though this sounded wrong, what the heck, rather than argue with USCIS I just sent the money. They returned the check saying it was incomplete, but that was all they had asked for, most of the responses from USCIS seemed to refer to other cases, not ours, but I was tired of fighting.

In both sets of evidence we included:

- Our Marriage License

- Our Daughter's Birth Certif.

- Our JOINT bank accounts (2)

- Health insurance

- Joint car registration

- My Last Will (With my Wife and Daughter as receiving sole benefits)

- Social Security paperwork for all of us.

- Pictures (Trips we have taken etc.)

- The (2) homes I own in Nevada, payed in full

- (2) signed (Notarized) statements from friends attesting that our marriage is indeed in good faith

- Many additional documents proving it is a real Marriage entered to in good faith and still healthy

Then we had to return to the Philippines because of Family concerns and property there. Prior to leaving we went to USCIS in Las Vegas and had my Wife's Passport stamped because her Conditional green Card had expired at the end of December 2008. They stamped it for another Year, they told us it was OK to travel, just be sure to get her Passport stamped.

So, we are now in the Philippines with this horrible mess behind us. We will be here until we get the Family issues resolved and decide what to do with the property we own (A Condo) here in Manila.

We left the U.S. on March 10, 2009.

I think of myself as a good American, however I do not feel as though I have been treated as one. Can you possibly help out in trying to untangle some of this mess? I have no idea what my Wife's status is currently and no idea what steps to take next. I have called the USCIS, I have faxed them, I have sent return receipt required letters, all with no response, or with a response that does not relate to our case.

We have now been told my Wife can not return to the U.S. Please see response from USCIS. This was the FINAL step before they were to issue her 10 Year GREEN CARD, now they want us to start a two Year process ALL OVER AGAIN BECAUSE OF THEIR MISTAKE. THIS IS JUST WRONG. Please help us, it may take direct legislative action because the following was received following a letter sent by a congressional aide:

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Thank you for contacting the Congressional Liaison Team within the California Service Center. Since the applicant is out of the country after the case was denied. The petitioner will need to start from filing the I-130 petition again for the beneficiary.

The reason for the denial was explained in the denial notice that your constituent received. The evidence was not received.

The applicant's status has been terminated at this point, and she will not be able to return to the United States using the stamps in her passport.

Sincerely,

Yining Wu

Adjudication Officer

Congressional Unit

DHS/USCIS/CSC

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As you can see, they say they did not receive the evidence, but in fact THEY DID. Does the truth even matter?

Yours Truly,

Arthur W. Bell & Airyn R. Bell

Art Bell's Wife Denied U.S. Visa

http://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/art-...denied-u-s-visa

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On July 21, 2009, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

In October 2008, we filed the I-751 for my wife.

Then she had her biometrics 6 weeks later.

Then no updates or emails or "touches" or anything. I would read stuff on this forum and get worried.

Then in March 2009, we got a transfer notice from Vermont to California.

Then in April 2009, we got a RFE (request for evidence).

No updates, letters, or emails, so I contacted our congressman's office in June 2009, and I received a letter from an aide, but she was never in the office or available for me to speak with her.

Last week, I called the 1 800 375 5283 number, pausing after pressing 1, then 2, then 3. I spoke with a call center rep, and told her what was happening with my wife's case. She transferred me to an "officer" and this officer was, to say the least, less than friendly. She said some things to my wife and me, and I asked her if I needed to contact my congressman's office. (I did not tell her that I had already done so.) She became very friendly, very helpful, and kept saying, "nooo, noo sir, you don't need to contact the congressman's office, as everything is normal with your wife's case."

After that, I saw at the uscis.gov site that my wife's case had been updated or "touched" and today we got this email and update that a new card is being made.

My advice is for those filing to not get so worried or upset about all of this 751 stuff. My wife is traveling with her extension letter. No problems. We didn't have a lot of "assets" to co-mingle.

It's almost like some people here act like know-it-alls and like to fear-monger or something. Just calm down and don't worry. That's my advice. Please don't worry or get upset or make mountains out of mole-hills.

Kindest regards and good luck to all. Thanks for everyone's kind words and thoughts.

Hello desperate_heart77. How are you? I hope that you and your loved ones are fine.

The I-797, Notice of Action states that "Your conditional resident status is extended for a period of one year. During the one-year extension you are authorized employment and travel ."

By that statement, I take it to mean that one can travel outside of the USA with the NOA letter during the one year extension.

So, would it not be possible to contact USCIS and reschedule the interview date? I don't see why not. My wife and I are in the same boat with similar circumstances. Good luck.

Hi everyone.

Last October we sent in the I-751 to Vermont, and this past March we received a notice of transfer to Laguna Niguel, California.

Now, we have received a blue form requesting financial records like mortgage agreements, insurance polices like life, retirement plans, credit cards, copies of checks made to both of us, loan documents, etc.

We don't have any of that except for a joint checking account.

What can we do about this financial records stuff?

My wife went back to the Philippines to finish a caregiver course. Of course, we are happily married and live together as man and wife. I'm upset because of her plane ticket and caregiver course tuition, and now I'm worried that they're gonna want a dang interview.

I'm a student. I'm fixing to file for bankruptcy. The only thing I own is a 1999 honda accord and it is in my name, not our names.

I don't have any loans. We don't have any loans. My credit cards were in my name. My wife is not going to file bankruptcy and ruin her credit, because she has no credit.

The request for evidence asks for financial records and residence info and a statement. We can do the stuff for the residence and the statement, but we just don't have the financial records except for a checking account.

What can we do?

We sent color photos and 2 statements (affadavits) last October along with utility bills, our lease agreement signed by our landlord, but I'm really stressed out about all this info for the financial records.

Mortgage? We don't have.

Insurance? We don't have.

Life insurance indicating spouse as beneficiary? We don't have.

Retirement plan showing spouse as benefiicary? We don't have.

Copies of joint credit cards? We don't have.

Copies of checks issued in both our names? We don't have.

Copies of loan documents like car loans? We don't have.

I'm a student (well, I finished my pharmacy degree and I'm studying for my exams).

They put this little statement, "Pursant to 8 CFR 103.2(B)(11) failure to submit ALL evidence requested AT ONE TIME may result in the denial of your application."

This is BS! I have served my country and the state of Georgia, and there was no problem marrying my wife in the Philippines or getting her into the USA and her 2 year green card, and no problem last year submitting the I-751, but now this #######!

The request for evidence is specifically requesting the listed items of the financial records, and we just don't have that stuff.

It's 0215 in the morning. I can't sleep. I'm so upset by this.

Can anyone please help? It reads that we have until May 31, 2009 to get them all this information.

Thanks.