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Correcting our Receipt Date to 06/20/2012.
California Service Center (13 applicants)
VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
DANILOU..............05/12/12........06/07/12.......06/29/12........--/--/--....
NEIL&KAT.............06/04/12........06/06/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
CHRISTI AND IAN......06/05/12........06/07/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
ROYANDME.............06/06/12........06/08/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
LYEKKA...............06/07/12........06/11/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
MITHMEOI.............06/12/12........06/14/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
JD63.................06/12/12........06/14/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
FIBI12...............06/13/12........06/14/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
M AND F..............06/14/12........06/15/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
JENNLEAH72...........06/15/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
HART11B..............06/18/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
MICHELLE SAHAGUN.....06/25/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
MATT_RIA.............06/26/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
Vermont Service Center (22 applicants)
VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
PEACHEY..............05/30/12........06/04/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
JEN&SALAH............05/31/12........06/01/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
UGLIDUKLIN...........06/01/12........06/04/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
VALERIEA.............06/01/12........06/04/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
LIRAC................06/01/12........06/04/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
MSHELL322............06/01/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
ALEX W...............06/02/12........06/05/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
MEANT2B2009..........06/02/12........06/04/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
SONG41...............06/04/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
HAPPYDANCER..........06/04/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
ADETHONY121..........06/05/12........06/06/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
JINXXABELLE..........06/06/12........06/07/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
JEREL AND MARIA......06/11/12........06/12/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
STREGA AND NINGIA....06/12/12........06/15/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
NYALL................06/13/12........06/15/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
NOEL194..............06/14/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
FPF_IMC..............06/14/12........06/18/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
MUAH.................06/15/12........06/19/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
THEMATRIX............06/18/12........06/20/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
JUSTINE+DAVID........06/20/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
KRISTIN&DAVID........06/20/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
ALESSANDRO P.........06/25/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
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Adding my information...
California Service Center (11 applicants)
VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
DANILOU..............05/12/12........06/07/12.......06/29/12........--/--/--....
NEIL&KAT.............06/04/12........06/06/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
CHRISTI AND IAN......06/05/12........06/07/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
ROYANDME.............06/06/12........06/08/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
LYEKKA...............06/07/12........06/11/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
MITHMEOI.............06/12/12........06/14/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
JD63.................06/12/12........06/14/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
FIBI12...............06/13/12........06/14/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
M AND F..............06/14/12........06/15/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
JENNLEAH72...........06/15/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
HART11B..............06/18/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
Vermont Service Center (19 applicants)
VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
PEACHEY..............05/30/12........06/04/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
JEN&SALAH............05/31/12........06/01/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
UGLIDUKLIN...........06/01/12........06/04/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
VALERIEA.............06/01/12........06/04/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
LIRAC................06/01/12........06/04/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
MSHELL322............06/01/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
ALEX W...............06/02/12........06/05/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
MEANT2B2009..........06/02/12........06/04/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
SONG41...............06/04/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
HAPPYDANCER..........06/04/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
ADETHONY121..........06/05/12........06/06/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
JINXXABELLE..........06/06/12........06/07/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
JEREL AND MARIA......06/11/12........06/12/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
STREGA AND NINGIA....06/12/12........06/15/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
NYALL................06/13/12........06/15/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
NOEL194..............06/14/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
FPF_IMC..............06/14/12........06/18/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
MUAH.................06/15/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
THEMATRIX............06/18/12........06/23/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
JUSTINE+DAVID........06/20/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
KRISTIN&DAVID........06/20/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
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OK... so we are ready to send out our packet tomorrow.
The contents are:
- Completed Form I-751
- Check in the amount of $ 590 made in the name of U.S Department of Homeland Security
- Photocopy (front & back) of Mrs. TheMatrix's Permanent Resident Card
- Supporting Evidence of Our Relationship:
- Copy of our son TheLittleMatrix's Birth Certificate
- Copy of Deed of our jointly-owned house
- Residential Lease for jointly-rented apartment home
- Copy of Joint Bank Account Statement (May 2012)
- Copy of Joint Bank Account Statement (July 2011)
- Copy of Joint Bank Account Statement (September 2010)
- Copy of Safe Deposit Box Notice for Joint Bank Account
- Copy of Credit Card Statement with both our names
- IRS Tax Transcripts for jointly-filed taxes for 2011
- IRS Tax Transcripts for jointly-filed taxes for 2010
- IRS Tax Account Transcripts for jointly-filed taxes for 2009
- Copy of Certificate of Title for jointly-owned Vehicle
- Copy of Homeowner's Policy of Title Insurance
- Copy of Auto Insurance Policy
- Copy of Home Insurance Policy
- Copy of Recent Electricity Bill
- Copy of Recent Gas Bill
- Copy of Utilities Bill from previous joint residence
- Copy of Health Insurance Card
- Copy of RailEurope Pass used in joint trip to Europe
- Affidavit from friend
- Affidavit from cousin
- 18 Photos
The only thing we couldn't come up with was boarding passes from our trips together. How does it look though? Have we missed out on anything?
Cheers!
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I am preparing my list for the I-751 packet. We became eligible to apply on April 26 but haven't got round to sending it yet. I want to send it in quickly though.
So, what is the deal with the affidavits? Are they necessary? As per the instructions they seems to be required.
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Hi there,
It has been a while since I logged on to VJ.
A friend has a visa interview in New Delhi next month.
He wants to know what are some good hotels to stay in for an early morning (9:00 AM) interview appointment?
What are some good hotels from the logistics point of view? Are they reasonably priced?
Thanks in advance!
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There are no name change issues for us, as she is keeping her maiden name for now. So we are peaceful on that front.
Virginia DMV has been having issues with their computer systems and they have been down for the last few days. It's always one thing after another. But they will work over the weekend to make up for it.
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A quick update from me.
We went on vacation for a few days down south to New Orleans. When we came back on the 30th of August, to our delight, we found the GC, the SSN Card and the health insurance cards for her in our mailbox!
Now we go for the driver's licence in a few days and she is studying for it diligently.
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Our SSA office is within walking distance of where we live. My wife strolled over to the SSA again this morning, hoping to find a different officer who may know how to look her up based on A# or something.
However, she happened to get the same lady at the counter! This time she just took the filled out SSN application form and gave her a receipt. I'm not sure if she looked at the DOB certificate but my wife carried it, just in case.
We should get the number in a few days.
One more thing done then, sort of.
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My wife went to the local SSA office here and told them that she came on a CR-1 visa four weeks ago and that we hadn't received anything yet.
The SSA officer asked "Had you applied for an SSN in this office?" So obviously she was clueless about the whole DS-230 Automatic SSN assignment process.
My wife showed her the passport with the stamp and then the officer just said "Oh..." and took it to make some checks. She said they should have heard from USCIS by now but that she couldn't find anything in the records..
She said we will have to apply for a new one and she gave a form to fill out and bring back with the original DOB certificate.
Is that normal?
Should we ask them to look by A# or look in the SAVE database or something?
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Amended tax return is needed as I filed as 'Married Filing Separately' rather than 'Married Filing Jointly' because we didn't have her SSN and we didn't want to get into the ITIN process. It would have taken time and required her to visit the US consulate in Delhi to get a notarized copy of her passport. She was quite busy at the time winding up her job getting ready to move.
Do you think we could get a Shngen visa for her just based on the CR-1 visa stamp in the passport and the A#?
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We did get the welcome letter today, and with the tracking number we could see online that the card has been ordered! Finally, something moved!
She will pay a visit to the SSA office tomorrow and tell them that we haven't received the SSN yet.
We want her GC fast so we could apply for a visa to Europe for her. Travelling back to the US should be fine with the stamp but when we apply to, say, the French embassy here they would likely want to see the physical GC.
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So the wife's POE was on July 26th. But we haven't received anything in the mail yet - No Welcome Letter, No SSN and No GC.
What's the deal with SSN? I see several people going to the SSN office after the POE. Wasn't it supposed to be issued automatically?
If we go to the SSN office now, what do we say? Do we apply for a new one? Or can they look up and tell us what number was issued to us?
I don't want to interrupt any processes that may already be going on, like USCIS talking to SSA.
But so many things are on hold till she gets the SSN. Drivers License, Health Insurance, Joint Bank Account, Amended Tax Return.
And we need her GC fast too, as we would like to travel to Europe before it gets cold!
Why, oh why does it take such a long time?
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For me the World Cup trumps Superbowl anyday. But I respect those tens of millions, if not more, in the US who love NFL football or college football.
I have to say that in my 12.5 years of living in the US, nobody has ever tried to force me to watch American football, or to take an interest in it. And I have some really hardcore friends and cousins. So I find myself cringing when people talk about how to make soccer more popular in the US, and how to get people to watch it.
Who cares? As long as those who are interested in soccer get their games on TV, why should they be so concerned about making soccer fans out of others?
I play in casual pick-up soccer games all the time and more than half of the people are American-born football and basketball loving folks who happen to like soccer too. Perhaps they had a military posting in Europe, or they traveled to soccer-loving countries and picked up the game. Or they played in school here. That's how it should be.
So, basically why compare World Cup to Superbowl? I know what I like, and I appreciate that there are others who would like something else!
Let's just celebrate our right to choose and follow what we like!
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We were so concerned about all the maiden name vs. married name issues that she has kept her maiden name for now. All documents and certificates are under that name. She may change it when she applies to naturalize in a few years.
I also heard that DMV can make a fuss over name changes via marriage when you go to get a license. Did anyone have issues dealing with DMV? Do you have to wait till you get your GC in hand for that?
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Actually the guy I was processed by first was really funny! I hope your wife has a nice guy aswell!
I suppose after 17 hours of flying (with a brief halt in Munich) she would just want the POE process to go quickly, but yes, a few laughs are a nice way to welcome someone in a new country. I've had pleasant exchanges with British immigration when I've visited there. But the Americans are quick, efficient and professional.. There was that one time when the sleepy immigration officer at NY JFK said "Enjoy your stay" when he handed me my US passport back! I did that double take when you are just about to say something ("Errr... I am not visiting. I live here!") but then just sighed and moved on!
My POE was Dulles last month. They took forever to check my papers and let me in. I missed my connecting flight.
They will open the envelope and let her in on the 1st screening, then she will go to a 2nd screening that they will check her luggage as she is a new immigrant.
I hope they are faster than they were with me. If she has to catch a flight and misses it there is no charge though.
Let me know if you have any doubts and good luck!
Wow, so they take long, huh? I have set low expectations for her POE experience, telling her it could be "a few hours" before she can come out. She doesn't have a connecting flight and Dulles is her final destination so we are not worried that way.
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Si, senor.
I carried my X-ray and marriage certificate, just in case but it was not needed.
Thanks! The pre-screener at the embassy told her to carry the X-Rays.
A big big smile?
You'r good though, I was never asked for my x-rays either but I heard someone else was.
Thanks! A smile always helps, but immigration officers are so expressionless usually. They must all be poker players after working hours.
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So wifey is getting ready to arrive in Washington on Monday. There is no hassle of connecting flights and POE will be at Washington Dulles.
Just to confirm, does the following POE checklist look complete?
- Her Passport (Duh!)
- Sealed Immigration Envelope
- X-Rays
- Customs form filled out
Is there anything else she should carry? Photos? Documents? Certificates?
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Usually, US citizens can simply walk into any US consulate or embassy by showing their passport.
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Deep, see this thread. It sounds similar.
According to their time-line they received the visa after a few weeks.
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Sorry to hear that, Deep. I would say submit to VFS whatever they have mentioned in the letter. That should be the next course of action.
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It's not like they will ask you to wait at the airport till your hair grows back!
Maybe you can take a hairpiece with you in your hand baggage!
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MaryLan, that's great news. Congratulations!
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Congratulations on the approval! When is her POE?
Thanks! 26th of July, a week from now, hopefully. She still has to collect her PP and stuff from VFS (the agency that handles the mailings in India). But her ticket is booked.
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AUS2USA, great story and wonderfully told too!
I-751 June 2012 Filers
in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion
Posted
Updating the Biometrics date...
California Service Center (18 applicants)
VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
DANILOU..............05/12/12........06/07/12.......06/29/12........--/--/--....
DRAYCHAN.............05/30/12........06/01/12.......07/20/12........--/--/--....(Interview letter received 07/13 for 07/30)
NEIL&KAT.............06/04/12........06/06/12.......07/11/12........--/--/--....
CHRISTI AND IAN......06/05/12........06/07/12.......07/16/12........--/--/--....
ROYANDME.............06/06/12........06/08/12.......07/12/12........--/--/--....
LYEKKA...............06/07/12........06/11/12.......08/02/12........--/--/--....
MITHMEOI.............06/12/12........06/14/12.......07/16/12........--/--/--....
JD63.................06/12/12........06/14/12.......07/18/12........--/--/--....
FIBI12...............06/13/12........06/14/12.......07/11/12........--/--/--....
ROAD417KING..........06/13/12........06/18/12.......08/06/12........--/--/--....
M AND F..............06/14/12........06/15/12.......07/12/12........--/--/--....
JENNLEAH72...........06/15/12........06/15/12.......07/09/12........--/--/--....
BRIANANDMERNE........06/18/12........06/20/12.......07/17/12........--/--/--....
HART11B..............06/18/12........06/20/12.......07/19/12........--/--/--....
Azure30..............06/23/12........06/25/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
MICHELLE SAHAGUN.....06/25/12........06/27/12.......08/01/12........--/--/--....
MATT_RIA.............06/26/12........06/28/12.......08/02/12........--/--/--....
JESSE28..............06/27/12........06/28/12.......07/27/12........--/--/--....
Vermont Service Center (25 applicants)
VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
PEACHEY..............05/30/12........06/04/12.......07/11/12........--/--/--....
JEN&SALAH............05/31/12........06/01/12.......07/23/12........--/--/--....
UGLIDUKLIN...........06/01/12........06/04/12.......07/23/12........--/--/--....
VALERIEA.............06/01/12........06/04/12.......07/24/12........--/--/--....
LIRAC................06/01/12........06/04/12.......07/13/12........--/--/--....
ACSMAMA..............06/01/12........06/04/12.......07/25/12........--/--/--....
MSHELL322............06/01/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
ALEX W...............06/02/12........06/05/12.......07/19/12........--/--/--....
MEANT2B2009..........06/02/12........06/04/12.......07/18/12........--/--/--....
SONG41...............06/04/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
HAPPYDANCER..........06/04/12........06/07/12.......07/18/12........--/--/--....
ADETHONY121..........06/05/12........06/06/12.......07/31/12........--/--/--....
JINXXABELLE..........06/06/12........06/07/12.......07/24/12........--/--/--....
JEREL AND MARIA......06/11/12........06/12/12.......07/20/12........--/--/--....
STREGA AND NINGIA....06/12/12........06/15/12.......07/18/12........--/--/--....
NYALL................06/13/12........06/15/12.......07/24/12........--/--/--....
NOEL194..............06/14/12........07/03/12.......08/06/12........--/--/--....
FPF_IMC..............06/14/12........06/18/12.......07/30/12........--/--/--....
MUAH.................06/15/12........06/19/12.......07/17/12........--/--/--....
R&AINC...............06/16/12........06/18/12.......07/31/12........--/--/--....
THEMATRIX............06/18/12........06/20/12.......07/26/12........--/--/--....
HADEZE...............06/19/12........06/??/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
Justine+David........06/20/12........06/22/12.......07/27/12........--/--/--....
Kristin&David........06/20/12........06/25/12.......07/27/12........--/--/--....
ALESSANDRO P.........06/25/12........06/27/12.......08/02/12........--/--/--....
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