New to this I-751

[Blessing+faith 1]

Hi everyone,

My greencard expires next year and i want to start preparing...

1. How long before the card expires do i send my paper work in?

2. Where can i find a list of things that i need to prepare?

Gosh im nervouse already

[Dave&Roza 748]

Hi everyone,

My greencard expires next year and i want to start preparing...

1. How long before the card expires do i send my paper work in?

2. Where can i find a list of things that i need to prepare?

Gosh im nervouse already

You have from 90 days before your GC expires up to the date it expires for USCIS to receive and issue your NOA1 for ROC. There is a good source here on the forum. Look for Removing Conditions on conditional green card. Your evidence should span the entire length of your marriage. Joint items like bank accounts, credit card statements, financial investment statement, deed or lease on primary residence with both names, joint tax returns, beneficiary on employer's benefits with other spouse listed, wills and power of attorney are considered primary evidence. Utility bills, trips together, and photos are secondary evidence. You just want to show them that you are co-mingling your lives like any normal couple and the marriage was not for immigration purposes to circumvent the immigration laws of the US. This is usually one of the easier steps to complete.

Good luck,

Dave

[caly 48]

Gosh im nervouse already

Same here! My husband thinks I'm nuts for even worrying about this now (we can't file till 2013 )! Can't help it, I'm a worrier. We have a very solid marriage, but just thinking about the paperwork and another long wait for them to decide our fate is stressful.

Start here: http://www.visajourney.com/content/751guide

[Blessing+faith 1]

You have from 90 days before your GC expires up to the date it expires for USCIS to receive and issue your NOA1 for ROC. There is a good source here on the forum. Look for Removing Conditions on conditional green card. Your evidence should span the entire length of your marriage. Joint items like bank accounts, credit card statements, financial investment statement, deed or lease on primary residence with both names, joint tax returns, beneficiary on employer's benefits with other spouse listed, wills and power of attorney are considered primary evidence. Utility bills, trips together, and photos are secondary evidence. You just want to show them that you are co-mingling your lives like any normal couple and the marriage was not for immigration purposes to circumvent the immigration laws of the US. This is usually one of the easier steps to complete.

Good luck,

Dave

HI Dave,

Thank you for your reply.

Same here! My husband thinks I'm nuts for even worrying about this now (we can't file till 2013 )! Can't help it, I'm a worrier. We have a very solid marriage, but just thinking about the paperwork and another long wait for them to decide our fate is stressful.

Start here: http://www.visajourney.com/content/751guide

Tel me about it, i had to wait a whole year to get the visa in the start, but it was worth it in the end. How long have you been here?

Dave & Caly,

Has anyone ever been denied ?

[caly 48]

HI Dave,

Thank you for your reply.

Tel me about it, i had to wait a whole year to get the visa in the start, but it was worth it in the end. How long have you been here?

Dave & Caly,

Has anyone ever been denied ?

I've been here a little over a year now (arrived mid Nov 2011). ROC denials are very rare (if they even exist! haven't heard of a case like this yet) in straight forward cases. Some immigrants who have since divorced and had a difficult time proving bonafide marriage have been denied though.

Even though I know this rationally, can't help but worry about it.

[Dave&Roza 748]

Tell me about it, i had to wait a whole year to get the visa in the start, but it was worth it in the end. How long have you been here?

Dave & Caly,

Has anyone ever been denied ?

I am the USC so I have been here my entire life. My wife has been here two years next week. We get to file for ROC end of February 2013 and begin the waiting again. I have not heard of any denials, but there have been some people who have had bumps during this process and had to appeal a denial, but it was over turned in the end. My fear is that we have another interview and some youngish person whose own marriage could not stand up to this scrunity tells me that my marriage is not legit. I really hate Leavenworth especially in the summer .

Good luck,

Dave

[caly 48]

I am the USC so I have been here my entire life. My wife has been here two years next week. We get to file for ROC end of February 2013 and begin the waiting again. I have not heard of any denials, but there have been some people who have had bumps during this process and had to appeal a denial, but it was over turned in the end. My fear is that we have another interview and some youngish person whose own marriage could not stand up to this scrunity tells me that my marriage is not legit. I really hate Leavenworth especially in the summer .

Good luck,

Dave

This, exactly!

[bigdog 376]

Here is the calculator; Filing Date Calculator

Denials are rare, put your proof and get it over-with. It another major hassle in the cog of USCIS.

Edited December 15, 2012 by bigdog

[Blessing+faith 1]

I am the USC so I have been here my entire life. My wife has been here two years next week. We get to file for ROC end of February 2013 and begin the waiting again. I have not heard of any denials, but there have been some people who have had bumps during this process and had to appeal a denial, but it was over turned in the end. My fear is that we have another interview and some youngish person whose own marriage could not stand up to this scrunity tells me that my marriage is not legit. I really hate Leavenworth especially in the summer .

Good luck,

Dave

I understand....where is leavenworth??

Here is the calculator; Filing Date Calculator

Denials are rare, put your proof and get it over-with. It another major hassle in the cog of USCIS.

HI there,

What do you mean by "It another major hassle in the cog of USCIS"

[Dave&Roza 748]

I understand....where is leavenworth??

It is the federal prison in Kansas. I spent 21 years in eastern Kansas and it is hot and humid in the summer. I would end up there after assaulting a federal worker--i.e. the USCIS person doing our ROC interview if we have one. That has been my biggest fear during this whole process--that I would lose my temper because some fedearl work was being a complete jerk.

Hoping for no interview.

Dave

[caly 48]

It is the federal prison in Kansas. I spent 21 years in eastern Kansas and it is hot and humid in the summer. I would end up there after assaulting a federal worker--i.e. the USCIS person doing our ROC interview if we have one. That has been my biggest fear during this whole process--that I would lose my temper because some fedearl work was being a complete jerk.

Hoping for no interview.

Dave