I-751 Application / Evidence

[RJ5254 0]

I find this website very helpful, and only want to do my part in helping out. Just wanted to list the evidence we sent for our I-751 application.

Brief synopsis - My wife (from Tourist to Student Visa) and I (US Born Citizen) married in Nov. 2006. Applied for Green Card shortly thereafter, and received stamp of approval in Feb. 2007, which would expire Feb 2009. 90 days prior to expiration of her 2 year green card commenced on Nov. 2008. We mailed the application (I-751) to remove conditions in December 2008.

Here is the list of items we sent out (including the payment of $545) to the VSC.

• Copies of my wife’s passport, green card, social security card, and NYS Learner’s Permit

• Copies of my cancelled and current passport, and NYS Driver’s License

• Copy of our Marriage Certificate (Extended Form)

• Two sworn affidavits by our U.S. citizen mothers, attesting to our relationship & marriage.

• Copy of Joint IRS Tax Transcripts tax statement for 2006 and 2007

• Copy of our 2007-2008 Joint Tax Stimulus Rebate Check and documentation

• Copy of our Joint Lease on our apartment (November 2007 thru October 2008). Note: As of November 2008, we are still living in the same apartment on a month-to-month lease agreement

• Employment Letter stating my wife is my primary beneficiary on my life insurance and 401K policy

• Copies of recent bank statements and verification letter stating we have a joint checking/savings account

• Copy of our car insurance policy along with a verification letter from our provider

• Copies of our joint credit cards

• Copy of our health insurance cards with a verification letter from our provider

• Copies of recent cable and cell phone bills showing a joint status

• A copy of our frequent flyer miles cards, itinerary, boarding pass receipts, airline and hotel reservations for our vacation in December 2007

• A copy of an itinerary of a “planned” vacation in May 2008. This trip was later cancelled due to the pregnancy of my wife. Attached is the doctor’s note and letter I submitted to the airline requesting for a full refund of our airline tickets

• Birth certificate and photos of our newborn baby son – born in November 2008

• Photos of us together with friends and families

By the end of Dec 08, We received a notice indicating the application was received, and my wife was granted a one year extension on her GC. Funny thing is that they spelled her name wrong on the receipt. So, I had that taken care of by calling the toll-free number on the receipt and speaking with a rep. They fixed it, and said it would take 45 days. About a week later, we received a letter indicating the change has been made. At the same time we received a letter for her biometrics appt set for 1/10/09.

That's where we stand now. Hopefully all goes well. By what I've been reading and there are no issues, we are anticipating to receive her new card by the end of the year 2009.

Happy New Year all!

[snakey_sabrina1972 0]

Looks pretty good. Goodluck!

[TracyLuis 0]

Looks good...better than mine!

[maggieNomar 0]

That is a great list. My concern is that we live with my parents to help take care of my grandma, so no mortgage/deed or lease. He doens't believe in credit cards so we don't have any that are joint. We do have joint bank account, cars and insurance in both names...that's about it. Neither of us currently has medical or life insurance. We did take a 3 week trip together in Cec of 07 and have ticket stubs and plent of photos from that. But I"m thinking we are going to be in for another interview. (we were interviewed, and separated even, for initial green card).

[Merp 0]

That is a great list! My only question is do most people send in a copy of their marriage certificate for the I-751? Do you need too, even though they would have seen the certificate when they approved (in our case) the K3??

Good luck!

[maggieNomar 0]

This is the government we are dealing with. They can't even seem to delete an old married name from my tax records despite certified marriage cert, copy of ss card and license. (I just got a letter today saying it will take 45 days to research my request! No wonder the goverment is broke! Just hit backspace 5 times and save...sheesh ) I'd send anything listed on the I751 guide just to be sure!

[antda 13]

Hi Rj5254,

Nice to meet another NYSer on VJ! Your list of joint evidence that you have looks good, and you probably shouldn't get an RFE for it, as you have many items to submit. Just make sure that the evidence covers the entire span starting from your 2yr green card conditional residence, and of that period of your marriage.

Glad too, that they fixed that icorrect name spelling error quickly lon the first NOA extension letter you had and with no problems afterwards with that. Congratulations too, for your newborn baby.

By the way, what exactly is the extended form of the marriage certificate? Do you mean the standard blue one with the NYS steal on it and the barcode on the top, that's about 11"x8" in size?

Hope this helps. Good luck too on the rest of your immigration journey too.

Ant (Still waiting at the VSC, Still waiting for Baby...)

P.S. By the way, if you're filing at the VSC, feel free to add your name and I-751 information on the following VSC I-751 Status List too, as that's helpful to everyone on VJ. Thanks. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...&start=1200

I find this website very helpful, and only want to do my part in helping out. Just wanted to list the evidence we sent for our I-751 application.

Brief synopsis - My wife (from Tourist to Student Visa) and I (US Born Citizen) married in Nov. 2006. Applied for Green Card shortly thereafter, and received stamp of approval in Feb. 2007, which would expire Feb 2009. 90 days prior to expiration of her 2 year green card commenced on Nov. 2008. We mailed the application (I-751) to remove conditions in December 2008.

Here is the list of items we sent out (including the payment of $545) to the VSC.

• Copies of my wife's passport, green card, social security card, and NYS Learner's Permit

• Copies of my cancelled and current passport, and NYS Driver's License

• Copy of our Marriage Certificate (Extended Form)

• Two sworn affidavits by our U.S. citizen mothers, attesting to our relationship & marriage.

• Copy of Joint IRS Tax Transcripts tax statement for 2006 and 2007

• Copy of our 2007-2008 Joint Tax Stimulus Rebate Check and documentation

• Copy of our Joint Lease on our apartment (November 2007 thru October 2008). Note: As of November 2008, we are still living in the same apartment on a month-to-month lease agreement

• Employment Letter stating my wife is my primary beneficiary on my life insurance and 401K policy

• Copies of recent bank statements and verification letter stating we have a joint checking/savings account

• Copy of our car insurance policy along with a verification letter from our provider

• Copies of our joint credit cards

• Copy of our health insurance cards with a verification letter from our provider

• Copies of recent cable and cell phone bills showing a joint status

• A copy of our frequent flyer miles cards, itinerary, boarding pass receipts, airline and hotel reservations for our vacation in December 2007

• A copy of an itinerary of a "planned" vacation in May 2008. This trip was later cancelled due to the pregnancy of my wife. Attached is the doctor's note and letter I submitted to the airline requesting for a full refund of our airline tickets

• Birth certificate and photos of our newborn baby son – born in November 2008

• Photos of us together with friends and families

By the end of Dec 08, We received a notice indicating the application was received, and my wife was granted a one year extension on her GC. Funny thing is that they spelled her name wrong on the receipt. So, I had that taken care of by calling the toll-free number on the receipt and speaking with a rep. They fixed it, and said it would take 45 days. About a week later, we received a letter indicating the change has been made. At the same time we received a letter for her biometrics appt set for 1/10/09.

That's where we stand now. Hopefully all goes well. By what I've been reading and there are no issues, we are anticipating to receive her new card by the end of the year 2009.

Happy New Year all!

[antda 13]

Hi Merp,

No, the marriage certificate is not manditory to submit as joint evidence for the I-751. In my case, I submitted it anyways, as I figured that this was a joint petition, and what better way to prove a marriage then to send them a copy of that (and it was only 1 more piece of extra paper anyways). Better safe than sorry, right? Don't worry though, if you didn't send it in before, as again, they didn't require it, and it's more of an optional choice to include/not include....

Hmm...now you got be thinking: Why is it that they make a copy of the marriage certificate for other stages of the immigration proces (AOS, K3, CR/IR, Citizenship/Naturalization., etc.) manditory to submit, but not at this I-751 Removal of Conditions stage? Seems especially odd, since the I-751 is a joint petition based on marriage....hmmm..

Good luck too, on the rest of your immigration journey....

Ant (Still waiting at the VSC, Still waiting for Baby...)

My only question is do most people send in a copy of their marriage certificate for the I-751? Do you need too, even though they would have seen the certificate when they approved (in our case) the K3??

Good luck!

[maggieNomar 0]

I would think that they don't need it at this stage because sending in a marriage cert is not going to prove that you are still married, just that you got married at some point in the past. From what I understand they are looking for evidence that covers the entire period of the marriage to date, which in most if not all of our cases is 2 years or near abouts. I may have to check out some of the other 751 threads to see what kinds of evidence can be submitted in our situation.

[RJ5254 0]

This is the government we are dealing with. They can't even seem to delete an old married name from my tax records despite certified marriage cert, copy of ss card and license. (I just got a letter today saying it will take 45 days to research my request! No wonder the goverment is broke! Just hit backspace 5 times and save...sheesh ) I'd send anything listed on the I751 guide just to be sure!

Hi ANTandD

The "Extended Form" Marriage License is nothing more than the standard Marriage License, but has the names of the Witnesses on the license. In addition, it states how many times you and your spouse have been married.

The only reason I had a copy of the "extended" license was because my wife needed to change her name on her Passport. So, I decided to send a copy of it with the I-751 application.

[antda 13]

Hi RJ5254,

Thanks for your reply in explaining to me what an "extended form" of the NYS marriage license is. I never knew such existed, and what other information it included in it. Did it cost you more to have this extended version, or is it just the same price as the regular version of the marriage certificate?

I probably won't need one at this time for passport purposes (as I won't be renewing my Canadian passport that expires this week..lol...). And for now, I only have the regular shorter version of the NYS marriage certificate (that's the only version that they gave me, 10 mins later after I got married and went directly to register for it..lol..). I submitted that shorter standard one with my I-751 application and for other purposes and haven't had any problems with it before. But nevertheless, it's good to know that this longer extended version of the NYS marriage certificate exists, just in case I do need it for future other purposes.

Good luck too, on the rest of your immigration journey.

Ant (Still waiting at the VSC, Still waiting for Baby...)

Hi ANTandD

The "Extended Form" Marriage License is nothing more than the standard Marriage License, but has the names of the Witnesses on the license. In addition, it states how many times you and your spouse have been married.

The only reason I had a copy of the "extended" license was because my wife needed to change her name on her Passport. So, I decided to send a copy of it with the I-751 application.

Edited January 12, 2009 by AntandD

[RJ5254 0]

Hi RJ5254,

Thanks for your reply in explaining to me what an "extended form" of the NYS marriage license is. I never knew such existed, and what other information it included in it. Did it cost you more to have this extended version, or is it just the same price as the regular version of the marriage certificate?

I probably won't need one at this time for passport purposes (as I won't be renewing my Canadian passport that expires this week..lol...). And for now, I only have the regular shorter version of the NYS marriage certificate (that's the only version that they gave me, 10 mins later after I got married and went directly to register for it..lol..). I submitted that shorter standard one with my I-751 application and for other purposes and haven't had any problems with it before. But nevertheless, it's good to know that this longer extended version of the NYS marriage certificate exists, just in case I do need it for future other purposes.

Good luck too, on the rest of your immigration journey.

Ant (Still waiting at the VSC, Still waiting for Baby...)

Hi ANTandD

The "Extended Form" Marriage License is nothing more than the standard Marriage License, but has the names of the Witnesses on the license. In addition, it states how many times you and your spouse have been married.

The only reason I had a copy of the "extended" license was because my wife needed to change her name on her Passport. So, I decided to send a copy of it with the I-751 application.

AntND - the price was the same. I think it was $35-$45 dollars.

Good luck as well.

[antda 13]

Hi Rj5254,

Thanks for your reply there about the price. Likewise, I paid the same too, for the short/regular version of the marriage certificate. Lol...I guess I was too caught up in the moment (I got the certificate 10mins after I got married), to realize that there was a difference...Oh well, now I know, and thanks again for telling of the extended/long version of the marriage certificate too.

Good luck to you too on the rest of your immigration journey.

Ant (Still waiting at the VSC...)

AntND - the price was the same. I think it was $35-$45 dollars.

Good luck as well.

[RJ5254 0]

Hello Everyone - just an update on this from my previous post back in January 2009.

My wife did have her biometrics done on 1/10/09 - however, she received a letter about a week later telling her the fingerprints did not come out properly, so they scheduled her to do it again a week later.

Then we waited..

Til today (5/4/09), I decided to check the USCIS website for status (since I have my wife's confirmation number), and it stated the following:

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

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On April 30, 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.

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Nice! So we do not have to send over additional evidence or go for an interview. Very happy - so we are just waiting for her 10 year GC.

So we mailed the I-751 Application on or about 12/10/08. Biometrics was scheduled for 1/10/09. She had to RE-take it about two weeks later. Application was being processed by the Vermont Service Center. And the online status states that her Card is in production as of 4/30/09 - so overall, it took approximately 5 months!

Good luck everyone!

[randidliyo 0]

Hello Everyone - just an update on this from my previous post back in January 2009.

My wife did have her biometrics done on 1/10/09 - however, she received a letter about a week later telling her the fingerprints did not come out properly, so they scheduled her to do it again a week later.

Then we waited..

Til today (5/4/09), I decided to check the USCIS website for status (since I have my wife's confirmation number), and it stated the following:

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

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On April 30, 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.

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Nice! So we do not have to send over additional evidence or go for an interview. Very happy - so we are just waiting for her 10 year GC.

So we mailed the I-751 Application on or about 12/10/08. Biometrics was scheduled for 1/10/09. She had to RE-take it about two weeks later. Application was being processed by the Vermont Service Center. And the online status states that her Card is in production as of 4/30/09 - so overall, it took approximately 5 months!

Good luck everyone!

So, let me ask, you mailed in your application and then they notified you to come in and have her fingerprinted? You didn't have to send in the fingerprints with the application?

As for all of the evidence that you submitted, were you advised to send all of that stuff or did you just decide to send everything that you could think of?