Do I have my ducks in a row?

[Quantril 0]

Mailing in our I-751 today and want to make sure I have everything in order.

1- Personal check for $465 for fee and 1 personal check for $80 for biometrics

1- Completed I-751 signed by my wife (permanent resident) and me (USC).

1- Copy (front and back) of her current Green Card

2- Passport photos of my wife

1- Copy of our son's birth certificate

1- Copy (front and back) of both my wife's and my driver's licenses showing we live at the same address

1- Copy of deed to our house showing us both as owners

1- Copy of our most recent investment statement showing us both on the account and addressed to both of us

1- Copy of our most recent bank statement showing us both on the account and addressed to both of us

1- Copy of our most recent mortgage statement showing us both on the account and addressed to both of us

1- Copy of our most recent homeowner's insurance policy showing us both as insureds.

1- Original invite to our wedding ceremony last year (legally married in '05, had ceremony in '07)

3- Photos of us and our son at our wedding ceremony last year

1- Copy of our marriage license

1- Copy of my wife's SS card

1- Copy of my wife's passport photo/info page and 1 copy of the page showing a trip she took to China last year, which is not her country of citizenship. <<< (Not sure if this is necessary, thought I read somewhere that we needed to include documentation of any trips made outside the US since obtaining permanent resident status.)

If anyone knows/thinks I'm missing something, or has any suggestions, please let me know asap.

Thanks,

-Q

[Dakine 26]

Mailing in our I-751 today and want to make sure I have everything in order.

1- Personal check for $465 for fee and 1 personal check for $80 for biometrics

1- Completed I-751 signed by my wife (permanent resident) and me (USC).

1- Copy (front and back) of her current Green Card

2- Passport photos of my wife

1- Copy of our son's birth certificate

1- Copy (front and back) of both my wife's and my driver's licenses showing we live at the same address

1- Copy of deed to our house showing us both as owners

1- Copy of our most recent investment statement showing us both on the account and addressed to both of us

1- Copy of our most recent bank statement showing us both on the account and addressed to both of us

1- Copy of our most recent mortgage statement showing us both on the account and addressed to both of us

1- Copy of our most recent homeowner's insurance policy showing us both as insureds.

1- Original invite to our wedding ceremony last year (legally married in '05, had ceremony in '07)

3- Photos of us and our son at our wedding ceremony last year

1- Copy of our marriage license

1- Copy of my wife's SS card

1- Copy of my wife's passport photo/info page and 1 copy of the page showing a trip she took to China last year, which is not her country of citizenship. <<< (Not sure if this is necessary, thought I read somewhere that we needed to include documentation of any trips made outside the US since obtaining permanent resident status.)

If anyone knows/thinks I'm missing something, or has any suggestions, please let me know asap.

Thanks,

-Q

No need passport pics unless filing from overseas.

Looking good on everything!

Don't put child in Part 5 if he's a USC.

Edited October 20, 2008 by Haole

[*JG* 2]

Looks great.

If you can find the paper the original green card came attached to, they would like that too. If not, dont'worry.

Any bills with both your names on it would help as well.

Good luck.

[Keigwyn 1]

Looks great, but did I miss that you added jointly filed tax returns?

I did not add the marriage licence, assumed that was AOS

[Quantril 0]

Looks great, but did I miss that you added jointly filed tax returns?

I did not add the marriage licence, assumed that was AOS

I do not have tax returns in there. Are they a requirement?

[Mary Lou 681]

What about copies of bills in both your names? ie: gas, electric, phone ect. Or even bills in one name showing common address.

Yes, you do need to send jointly filed tax returns.

ETA: You need to show evidence from AOS until the present.

Edited October 20, 2008 by garyandmarylou

[Quantril 0]

What about copies of bills in both your names? ie: gas, electric, phone ect. Or even bills in one name showing common address.

Yes, you do need to send jointly filed tax returns.

ETA: You need to show evidence from AOS until the present.

All our utilities are in my name alone, but they (obviously) do show our address.

On the tax returns, I should send both '07 and '08? My wife's green card is dated 01/17/07.

[Mary Lou 681]

What about copies of bills in both your names? ie: gas, electric, phone ect. Or even bills in one name showing common address.

Yes, you do need to send jointly filed tax returns.

ETA: You need to show evidence from AOS until the present.

All our utilities are in my name alone, but they (obviously) do show our address.

On the tax returns, I should send both '07 and '08? My wife's green card is dated 01/17/07.

Then you would only have '06 and '07 returns, correct? BTW tax transcripts are easiest to send. I phoned for ours and had them less then a week later.

[bettenan 1]

Mailing in our I-751 today and want to make sure I have everything in order.

1- Personal check for $465 for fee and 1 personal check for $80 for biometrics

1- Completed I-751 signed by my wife (permanent resident) and me (USC).

1- Copy (front and back) of her current Green Card

2- Passport photos of my wife

1- Copy of our son's birth certificate

1- Copy (front and back) of both my wife's and my driver's licenses showing we live at the same address

1- Copy of deed to our house showing us both as owners

1- Copy of our most recent investment statement showing us both on the account and addressed to both of us

1- Copy of our most recent bank statement showing us both on the account and addressed to both of us

1- Copy of our most recent mortgage statement showing us both on the account and addressed to both of us

1- Copy of our most recent homeowner's insurance policy showing us both as insureds.

1- Original invite to our wedding ceremony last year (legally married in '05, had ceremony in '07)

3- Photos of us and our son at our wedding ceremony last year

1- Copy of our marriage license

1- Copy of my wife's SS card

1- Copy of my wife's passport photo/info page and 1 copy of the page showing a trip she took to China last year, which is not her country of citizenship. <<< (Not sure if this is necessary, thought I read somewhere that we needed to include documentation of any trips made outside the US since obtaining permanent resident status.)

If anyone knows/thinks I'm missing something, or has any suggestions, please let me know asap.

Thanks,

-Q

Aside from the tax transcripts already mentioned, I would add a joint bank statement from earlier in the marriage. We included one for each year we had each account. They are looking to see that you did not just open the account for purposes of the I 751 filing.

[tom&tata 2]

Mailing in our I-751 today and want to make sure I have everything in order.

1- Personal check for $465 for fee and 1 personal check for $80 for biometrics

1- Completed I-751 signed by my wife (permanent resident) and me (USC).

1- Copy (front and back) of her current Green Card

2- Passport photos of my wife

1- Copy of our son's birth certificate

1- Copy (front and back) of both my wife's and my driver's licenses showing we live at the same address

1- Copy of deed to our house showing us both as owners

1- Copy of our most recent investment statement showing us both on the account and addressed to both of us

1- Copy of our most recent bank statement showing us both on the account and addressed to both of us

1- Copy of our most recent mortgage statement showing us both on the account and addressed to both of us

1- Copy of our most recent homeowner's insurance policy showing us both as insureds.

1- Original invite to our wedding ceremony last year (legally married in '05, had ceremony in '07)

3- Photos of us and our son at our wedding ceremony last year

1- Copy of our marriage license

1- Copy of my wife's SS card

1- Copy of my wife's passport photo/info page and 1 copy of the page showing a trip she took to China last year, which is not her country of citizenship. <<< (Not sure if this is necessary, thought I read somewhere that we needed to include documentation of any trips made outside the US since obtaining permanent resident status.)

If anyone knows/thinks I'm missing something, or has any suggestions, please let me know asap.

Thanks,

-Q

Aside from the tax transcripts already mentioned, I would add a joint bank statement from earlier in the marriage. We included one for each year we had each account. They are looking to see that you did not just open the account for purposes of the I 751 filing.

I second both transcripts & addtl statements. We had joint bank account since Jul 06 - filed removal of condition in late 07, we included statements from diff months since we had the joint accounts. Same thing with other accounts, you might want to include the prev statements to show that you did not open these joint accounts just for immigration purpose.