ZedbraGuy

Got my new green card today

Got the email this morning.

10 year green card approved!

So relieved!!!!

California Service Center (34 applicants, 29 approved - 85%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
BOHOLANA_HERE.........10/30/13......11/01/13......11/26/13......03/18/14
SPECIAL4EVER..........11/01/13......11/06/13......11/27/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/19)
KAIBIL1977............11/04/13......11/??/13......12/02/13......03/10/14(Card received 03/12)
TAEKNO................11/04/13......11/05/13......12/02/13......03/13/14
SUNNYCALIFORNIAN......11/04/13......11/05/13......12/02/13......03/24/24(Early Bio 11/18)(Card received 03/31)
HOPE.ANDSUN...........11/04/13......11/05/13......??/??/13......03/14/14(Early Bio 11/21)
IMMIG1234.............11/04/13......11/04/13......11/29/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/19)(Early Bio 11/14)
A&M-FOREVER...........11/05/13......11/07/13......xx/xx/xx......--/--/--(Military, applied from overseas)
REDBLUFF..............11/06/13......11/12/13......12/06/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/20)
CHIMPOOOOO............11/09/13......11/13/13......12/10/13......03/17/14
ITSC..................11/12/13......11/13/13......12/10/13......03/24/14(Early Bio 12/06)
MEK...................11/12/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/27/14
STJARNA...............11/12/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)
JOHN+LOURDELIE........11/12/13......11/15/13......12/06/13......03/17/14(Card received 03/23)
BLITHELY..............11/13/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)
PAOJACK...............11/13/13......11/15/13......12/10/13......03/13/14(Card received 03/20)
S & P.................11/14/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......04/08/14(Card received 04/17)
ZEDBRAGUY.............11/14/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......06/05/14(RFE received 04/10, responded 5/23)
VIGGY.................11/14/13......11/15/13......12/16/13......--/--/--(Divorce Waiver)(RFE received 05/11, responded 05/28)
GILDAYJASON...........11/15/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......03/24/14(Card received 03/31)
JJJDDDLLL.............11/16/13......11/19/13......12/12/13......03/13/14(Early Bio 12/4)
ASKOLANG .............11/18/13......11/22/13......12/16/13......03/20/14(Card received 03/28)
S/B...................11/19/13......11/21/13......12/24/13......03/18/14(Early Bio 12/17)
OSCAR12...............11/19/13......11/21/13......12/16/13......04/08/14
NENTON................11/19/13......11/21/13......12/17/13......03/18/14
RALYSE................11/22/13......11/27/13......12/17/13......05/22/14(RFE received 04/01, responded 05/16)
HEATH AND SORAIA......11/23/13......11/??/13......12/24/13......--/--/--
DAVE AND KINNARI......11/22/13......11/25/13......12/23/13......03/14/14(Card received 03/20)
FROSTIANA.............11/??/13......11/25/13......12/30/13......04/18/14
PRECIOUSONE...........11/25/13......11/26/13......12/24/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)
TILEEKA...............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/20/13......04/01/14(Rescheduled Bio 12/30)
KATIE&GUSTAVO.........11/25/13......11/27/13......--/--/13......--/--/--
DINDO AND PATTY.......11/25/13......11/27/13......12/23/13......03/24/14(Card received 04/01)
LARRY86...............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/24/13......04/16/14(RFE received 03/26, responded 04/09)(Card received 04/22)


Vermont Service Center (26 applicants, 21 approved (81%) [11 transfer to CSC])

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
WORRIEDNEWBIE.........10/28/13......11/01/13......--/--/13......--/--/--
BOSTONDUDE............10/28/13......11/05/13......12/13/13......03/25/14
INSANEMAN01...........10/28/13......11/04/13......12/06/13......04/30/14
BELLENPEPPER..........10/29/13......11/01/13......11/26/13......03/24/14(11/19 Transfer to CSC)(Card received 03/31)
WALVAREZ..............11/02/13......11/05/13......12/11/13......05/08/14(Card received 05/16)
RUNNINGTRACKS.........11/02/13......11/05/13......12/11/13......--/--/--(RFE Received 04/25)
BOBBYA................11/04/13......11/06/13......12/04/13......05/08/14(Early Bio 11/29)(Card received 05/17)
BABSAA................11/04/13......11/??/13......12/11/13......05/27/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC)(RFE received 04/25, responded 05/02)
CARLOS EA.............11/06/13......11/08/13......12/13/13......04/11/14(Early Bio 12/04)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
MRAG..................??/??/13......11/12/13......12/??/13......05/05/14
DEZAMAN...............11/??/13......11/13/13......12/12/13......04/24/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC)(RFE received 03/28)
ROCK81................11/06/13......11/15/13......12/26/13......04/15/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
MLEE..................11/13/13......11/15/13......12/19/13......04/07/14(card received 04/14)
NKS...................11/16/13......11/19/13......??/??/13......05/07/14(Early Bio 12/16)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
DMAV35................11/14/13......11/19/13......??/??/13......04/25/14(Early Bio 12/02)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
VICKYP................11/18/13......11/20/13......12/26/13......--/--/--
CODEGEEK..............11/18/13......11/21/13......12/23/13......05/15/14
ESCUREL...............11/18/13......11/21/13......12/23/13......--/--/--
SF2007................11/18/13......11/21/13......12/19/13......--/--/--(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
KITTY17...............11/19/13......11/21/13......12/24/13......04/28/14(Early Bio 12/05)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
ROD N CHRISTY.........11/20/13......11/25/13......12/26/13......05/28/14(RFE received 03/17?, responded 03/28?)
ROBERT DE BONDA.......11/22/13......12/02/13......12/20/13......04/24/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC)(Card received 05/03)
EM_VANDAVEER..........11/22/13......11/26/13......12/26/13......04/30/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC) (Card received 05/06)
FIFTH ECHELON.........11/23/13......11/26/13......12/26/13......05/06/14(Early Bio 12/10)
KSWSKY94..............11/22/13......11/26/13......12/27/13......05/22/14
CHARLINELP............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/30/13......05/15/14(Early Bio 12/26)



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How long do they usually take to responses to RFE's for extra evidence of bona fide relationship?

I know it's only been a week but I have no idea how long it usually takes

Sent my RFE response today

So much paperwork I emptied an entire printer cartridge.

Every piece of paper with both our names on going back three years

California Service Center (34 applicants, 29 approved - 85%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
BOHOLANA_HERE.........10/30/13......11/01/13......11/26/13......03/18/14
SPECIAL4EVER..........11/01/13......11/06/13......11/27/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/19)
KAIBIL1977............11/04/13......11/??/13......12/02/13......03/10/14(Card received 03/12)
TAEKNO................11/04/13......11/05/13......12/02/13......03/13/14
SUNNYCALIFORNIAN......11/04/13......11/05/13......12/02/13......03/24/24(Early Bio 11/18)(Card received 03/31)
HOPE.ANDSUN...........11/04/13......11/05/13......??/??/13......03/14/14(Early Bio 11/21)
IMMIG1234.............11/04/13......11/04/13......11/29/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/19)(Early Bio 11/14)
A&M-FOREVER...........11/05/13......11/07/13......xx/xx/xx......--/--/--(Military, applied from overseas)
REDBLUFF..............11/06/13......11/12/13......12/06/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/20)
CHIMPOOOOO............11/09/13......11/13/13......12/10/13......03/17/14
ITSC..................11/12/13......11/13/13......12/10/13......03/24/14(Early Bio 12/06)
MEK...................11/12/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/27/14
STJARNA...............11/12/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)
JOHN+LOURDELIE........11/12/13......11/15/13......12/06/13......03/17/14(Card received 03/23)
BLITHELY..............11/13/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)
PAOJACK...............11/13/13......11/15/13......12/10/13......03/13/14(Card received 03/20)
S & P.................11/14/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......04/08/14(Card received 04/17)
ZEDBRAGUY.............11/14/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......--/--/--(RFE received 04/10, responded 5/23)
VIGGY.................11/14/13......11/15/13......12/16/13......--/--/--(Divorce Waiver)(RFE received 05/11)
GILDAYJASON...........11/15/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......03/24/14(Card received 03/31)
JJJDDDLLL.............11/16/13......11/19/13......12/12/13......03/13/14(Early Bio 12/4)
ASKOLANG .............11/18/13......11/22/13......12/16/13......03/20/14(Card received 03/28)
S/B...................11/19/13......11/21/13......12/24/13......03/18/14(Early Bio 12/17)
OSCAR12...............11/19/13......11/21/13......12/16/13......04/08/14
NENTON................11/19/13......11/21/13......12/17/13......03/18/14
RALYSE................11/22/13......11/27/13......12/17/13......05/22/14(RFE received 04/01, responded 05/16)
HEATH AND SORAIA......11/23/13......11/??/13......12/24/13......--/--/--
DAVE AND KINNARI......11/22/13......11/25/13......12/23/13......03/14/14(Card received 03/20)
FROSTIANA.............11/??/13......11/25/13......12/30/13......04/18/14
PRECIOUSONE...........11/25/13......11/26/13......12/24/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)
TILEEKA...............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/20/13......04/01/14(Rescheduled Bio 12/30)
KATIE&GUSTAVO.........11/25/13......11/27/13......--/--/13......--/--/--
DINDO AND PATTY.......11/25/13......11/27/13......12/23/13......03/24/14(Card received 04/01)
LARRY86...............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/24/13......04/16/14(RFE received 03/26, responded 04/09)(Card received 04/22)


Vermont Service Center (26 applicants, 18 approved (69%) [11 transfer to CSC])

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
WORRIEDNEWBIE.........10/28/13......11/01/13......--/--/13......--/--/--
BOSTONDUDE............10/28/13......11/05/13......12/13/13......03/25/14
INSANEMAN01...........10/28/13......11/04/13......12/06/13......04/30/14
BELLENPEPPER..........10/29/13......11/01/13......11/26/13......03/24/14(11/19 Transfer to CSC)(Card received 03/31)
WALVAREZ..............11/02/13......11/05/13......12/11/13......05/08/14(Card received 05/16)
RUNNINGTRACKS.........11/02/13......11/05/13......12/11/13......--/--/--(RFE Received 04/25)
BOBBYA................11/04/13......11/06/13......12/04/13......05/08/14(Early Bio 11/29)(Card received 05/17)
BABSAA................11/04/13......11/??/13......12/11/13......--/--/--(03/14 Transfer to CSC)(RFE received 04/25, responded 05/02)
CARLOS EA.............11/06/13......11/08/13......12/13/13......04/11/14(Early Bio 12/04)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
MRAG..................??/??/13......11/12/13......12/??/13......05/05/14
DEZAMAN...............11/??/13......11/13/13......12/12/13......04/24/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC)(RFE received 03/28)
ROCK81................11/06/13......11/15/13......12/26/13......04/15/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
MLEE..................11/13/13......11/15/13......12/19/13......04/07/14(card received 04/14)
NKS...................11/16/13......11/19/13......??/??/13......05/07/14(Early Bio 12/16)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
DMAV35................11/14/13......11/19/13......??/??/13......04/25/14(Early Bio 12/02)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
VICKYP................11/18/13......11/20/13......12/26/13......--/--/--
CODEGEEK..............11/18/13......11/21/13......12/23/13......05/15/14
ESCUREL...............11/18/13......11/21/13......12/23/13......--/--/--
SF2007................11/18/13......11/21/13......12/19/13......--/--/--(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
KITTY17...............11/19/13......11/21/13......12/24/13......04/28/14(Early Bio 12/05)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
ROD N CHRISTY.........11/20/13......11/25/13......12/26/13......--/--/--(RFE received 03/17?, responded 03/28?)
ROBERT DE BONDA.......11/22/13......12/02/13......12/20/13......04/24/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC)(Card received 05/03)
EM_VANDAVEER..........11/22/13......11/26/13......12/26/13......04/30/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC) (Card received 05/06)
FIFTH ECHELON.........11/23/13......11/26/13......12/26/13......05/06/14(Early Bio 12/10)
KSWSKY94..............11/22/13......11/26/13......12/27/13......--/--/--
CHARLINELP............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/30/13......05/15/14(Early Bio 12/26)



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You'd have thought the fact we own a house together and the fact we are married and still together was quite good proof that we are in a genuine relationship.

obviously all the stuff you have to send, green card, passport, etc

3 months of joint bank account statements

2 years of tax returns - one at our old address

2 Mortgage Statements

Home insurance

2 Water bills

1 Car loan statement - also at old address

2 car titles, Insurance cards

Having had time to sleep on this I am ready to fight. I am going to send every piece of paper we have, every mortgage statement, water bill, car loan statement, bank statement that I can lay my hands on. We're also going to get my sons birth certificate which we still haven't sorted out yet, I wished we'd had the time to get that done before but it's hard to get downtown when you have a family to provide for.

First stop will be CVS to buy some more ink or the printer

The annoying thing is it doesn't even specify what kind or evidence and what time frame they need it for. So seriously what are you expected to do? Send every bank statement for the last two years? I'm so pissed off right now I almost want them to send me home, if this is how I'm going to be treated I don't feel like contributing to this country. But that would cripple us financially and put incredible pressure on our family.

RFE received today

Apparently our genuinely relationship isn't good enough or them, and they need evidence for the whole time since the marriage

This is going to be a problem as for quite a while we don't have anything, we didn't get a copy of any contract in our apartment and all the utilities which is to say Power and internet had to be in my wife's name .

The fact we own a house together and have purchased several cars doesn't seem to be good enough

What happens now? Am I going to be deported? Because they are asking for stuff we cannot provide

California Service Center (34 applicants, 26 approved - 76%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
BOHOLANA_HERE.........10/30/13......11/01/13......11/26/13......03/18/14
SPECIAL4EVER..........11/01/13......11/06/13......11/27/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/19)
KAIBIL1977............11/04/13......11/??/13......12/02/13......03/10/14(Card received 03/12)
TAEKNO................11/04/13......11/05/13......12/02/13......03/13/14
SUNNYCALIFORNIAN......11/04/13......11/05/13......12/02/13......03/24/24(Early Bio 11/18)(Card received 03/31)
HOPE.ANDSUN...........11/04/13......11/05/13......??/??/13......03/14/14(Early Bio 11/21)
IMMIG1234.............11/04/13......11/04/13......11/29/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/19)(Early Bio 11/14)
A&M-FOREVER...........11/05/13......11/07/13......xx/xx/xx......--/--/--(Military, applied from overseas)
REDBLUFF..............11/06/13......11/12/13......12/06/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/20)
CHIMPOOOOO............11/09/13......11/13/13......12/10/13......03/17/14
ITSC..................11/12/13......11/13/13......12/10/13......03/24/14(Early Bio 12/06)
MEK...................11/12/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/27/14
STJARNA...............11/12/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)
JOHN+LOURDELIE........11/12/13......11/15/13......12/06/13......03/17/14(Card received 03/23)
BLITHELY..............11/13/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)
PAOJACK...............11/13/13......11/15/13......12/10/13......03/13/14(Card received 03/20)
S & P.................11/14/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......04/08/14
ZEDBRAGUY.............11/14/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......--/--/--(RFE received 04/10)
VIGGY.................11/14/13......11/15/13......12/16/13......--/--/--(Divorce Waiver)
GILDAYJASON...........11/15/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......03/24/14(Card received 03/31)
JJJDDDLLL.............11/16/13......11/19/13......12/12/13......03/13/14(Early Bio 12/4)
ASKOLANG .............11/18/13......11/22/13......12/16/13......03/20/14(Card received 03/28)
S/B...................11/19/13......11/21/13......12/24/13......03/18/14(Early Bio 12/17)
OSCAR12...............11/19/13......11/21/13......12/16/13......04/08/14
NENTON................11/19/13......11/21/13......12/17/13......03/18/14
RALYSE................11/22/13......11/27/13......12/17/13......--/--/--(RFE received 04/01)
HEATH AND SORAIA......11/23/13......11/??/13......12/24/13......--/--/--
DAVE AND KINNARI......11/22/13......11/25/13......12/23/13......03/14/14(Card received 03/20)

FROSTIANA.............11/??/13......11/25/13......12/30/13......--/--/--
PRECIOUSONE...........11/25/13......11/26/13......12/24/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)
TILEEKA...............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/20/13......04/01/14(Rescheduled Bio 12/30)
KATIE&GUSTAVO.........11/25/13......11/27/13......--/--/13......--/--/--
DINDO AND PATTY.......11/25/13......11/27/13......12/23/13......03/24/14(Card received 04/01)
LARRY86...............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/24/13......--/--/--(RFE received 03/26)


Vermont Service Center (19 applicants, 4 approved (21%) [8 transfer to CSC])

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
WORRIEDNEWBIE.........10/28/13......11/01/13......--/--/13......--/--/--
BOSTONDUDE............10/28/13......11/05/13......12/13/13......03/25/14
BELLENPEPPER..........10/29/13......11/01/13......11/26/13......03/24/14(11/19 Transfer to CSC)(Card received 03/31)
WALVAREZ..............11/02/13......11/05/13......12/11/13......--/--/--
RUNNINGTRACKS.........11/02/13......11/05/13......12/11/13......--/--/--
BOBBYA................11/04/13......11/06/13......12/04/13......--/--/--(Early Bio 11/29)
BABSAA................11/04/13......11/??/13......12/11/13......--/--/--(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
CARLOS EA.............11/06/13......11/08/13......12/13/13......04/11/13(Early Bio 12/04)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
ROCK81................11/06/13......11/15/13......12/26/13......--/--/--(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
MLEE..................11/13/13......11/15/13......12/19/13......04/07/14
VICKYP................11/18/13......11/20/13......12/26/13......--/--/--
CODEGEEK..............11/18/13......11/21/13......12/23/13......--/--/--
ESCUREL...............11/18/13......11/21/13......12/23/13......--/--/--
SF2007................11/18/13......11/21/13......12/19/13......--/--/--(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
KITTY17...............11/19/13......11/21/13......12/24/13......--/--/--(Early Bio 12/05)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
ROBERT DE BONDA.......11/22/13......12/02/13......12/20/13......--/--/--(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
EM_VANDAVEER..........11/22/13......11/26/13......12/26/13......--/--/--(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
FIFTH ECHELON.........11/23/13......11/26/13......12/26/13......--/--/--(Early Bio 12/10)
CHARLINELP............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/30/13......--/--/--(Early Bio 12/26)



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Still nothing for us

S & P and I seem to have been somewhat left behind

I suppose the whole area is something I need to do some reading into. I was under the impression that to gain US Citizenship you had to lose you foreign citizenship.

Maybe if my wife could apply to become a British Citizen also that might lessen the blow, because then we'd be doing it together, and being together is what brought me here in the first place.

This might seem like a strange question to some and I'm not knocking your decision, but I have noticed that most people on VJ see gaining US citizenship as something of a certainty

My question is why?

I know as a citizen you can vote, but the system is broken so that doesn't really appeal to me

You can commit a felony without being deported, but again as I'm not a criminal that isn't important

So the only other benefit I can see is you remove the need to deal with the USCIS every ten years

I'm not American, I never will be and I am proud of where I come from

But why is it that most people seem to consider it as an inevitable part of the migration process

Looks like they are working on the October filers now so not long to go. Although I don't think it makes much difference really, it's not like its holding up getting a job or something the AOS did.

Nothing here yet, but the estimated processing times at CSC are still a couple of months down the line and I think VSC are slower

Do we know what the chances of having an interview at this stage are? I had one for AOS and I really hope I can avoid it this time. I assume there is a quota and it's luck of the draw. It does seem however from reading on here that we have pretty solid evidence, we own a home together now so we have various bills, mortgage statements and car titles. Although I think because we have much more solid evidence we probably submitted less. Quality over quantity and all that

Got our Biometrics letter today

On the subject of the drivers license I think the DMV made a mess of mine as its expires in 2017, I'm not complaining though

California Service Center (22 applicants)

Check cashed this morning, and the NOA1 was in the mail box when I got home from work

California Service Center (14 applicants)

quick question - I just got the biometric appointment notice and realized that the case number is now different from what was on the first NOA.

Is that normal? Is the old case number not valid?

Thanks

Our packet was signed for this morning

I'm probably going to put all my accounts on the form just to be sure, I have 11 of them. At present only three have any money in. The banks tend only to close accounts after they have been completely inactive with zero balance for two years.

I've got that to do and my declaration to the Student Loan Company back home and that she have me about up to date on all my paperwork.

Life used to be so much easier, lol

As I've got above the threshold in bank accounts back home I need to fill out this form

My question is this

I've got maybe 10 accounts

Some have money in at the end of the tax year so they need to go in

Some had money during the year but at the end of the year were empty, do these need to go in?

Others were empty all year but are still active, do they need to do in?

I think you're right about the person being confused, they seemed to think that because my SSN card says 'valid for work only' that it couldn't be used for anything other than work, ignoring the rest of the words on the card. The rate we got on the loan is pretty bad, but we're going to pay it off quickly, and then I should at least have some credit next time.

If we assume the issues with the card and number are down to poor training at least it's one less thing to worry about

Irony of it is that I am the main bread winning in our home, I earn twice what my wife does

I was actually replying to the reply above you, there's no need to be so condescending

And I'm sorry but the word of the bank means more than yours. I'm just saying what they told me. I was approved for a car loan, and when the bank processed the paperwork they changed their mind, and those were the reasons given. An alternative loan was sourced at a much worse rate

I think you've missed the point I was trying to make

I got credit for what I was buying, not at a very good rate but I got credit so I'm building credit

My issue is that because I have a New York SSN and because my SSN card says 'valid only for work with DHS authorisation' or words to that affect the bank got very touchy about it and denied me credit

I don't want to go through the same problems again when I try and get a mortgage

Can anyone help clear this one up

I moved to America in July 2011

2 weeks later I applied for my SSN

I became a resident in December 2011

In January 2012 I started a job with no issues with my green card or SSN

Everything was fine until I applied for credit

Even now I have a credit score of Zero, this didn't help

But because of the words on my SSN card and because I have a New York SSN and live in California the bank threw their toys out of the pram and I have to get my credit from somewhere else at a much worse rate

Anyone have similar experience?

Is there anything I can do to fix this problem?

We filed a couple of weeks ago, and the IRS have since cashed the cheque. We're now hoping that this means they're happy and we can forget about it.

Hopefully next year will be less complicated, I'm living and working in the US and my foreign savings are a little smaller than they were since we bought a car