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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: France
Timeline
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Hi All,

I am not bragging so please don't slam us for this! I want to post this to help other people. And also to demonstrate how CIS doesn't work in order of date received. Granted we probably sent to much (even Kiva and YouTube!) but we were determined to send everything possible to prevent RFEs. A note on the photographs, we didn't send individually printed photos on photo paper (why waste the money?). Instead I ganged up 9 photos on an 8 1/2 x 11 and printed them with a color ink jet.

I must also say I am highly disappointed that President Obama is not in the president line-up on the back of the green card.

Application received NOA 11/20/08; St Albans, Vermont 05479

Biometrics NOA 11/27/08; St Albans, Vermont 05479

Approval NOA 4/17/09; St Albans, Vermont 05479

Green Card dated 4/20/09, posted 4/23/09; Lincoln, Nebraska 68508

No interview

Here is our cover letter, listing what was sent:

Cyril [last name] (A# ???-???-???) and

Kimberly [last name]

[address]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

75 Lower Welden Street

P.O. Box 200

St. Albans, Vermont 05479-0001

October 31, 2008

Nature of Submission: I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

Hello,

I, Cyril, arrived in the United States on October ??, 2006 with a K-1 Visa issued in Paris, France. We married on November ??, 2006. We are still married and are happily together (many would say still on our honeymoon!) and request that this petition be accepted for removal of conditions on my residence.

Please find enclosed our I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence and all necessary copies of supporting documents and evidence, divided into categories, of our continued relationship.

Completed I-751 Application

Check for $545.00, application fee ($465.00) and biometrics service fee ($80.00)

Permanent resident card

Passport biographical page

Certified marriage certificate

Birth Certificate of Cyril [last name], with translation from French into English

Birth Certificate of Kimberly [last name]

Three sworn affidavits by friends and family attesting to our relationship and marriage

Joint Residence:

Letter from Landlord

Appraisal card showing landlord ownership

Copy of cancelled rent check

Travelers apartment insurance statement and policy

Automobiles:

Drivers’ lisences with current address info on back

Email from Department of Motor Vehicles stating they cannot give letter of address confirmation

Car title to Nissan Versa purchased together July 2007

Registration card for Nissan Versa

Insurance cards for Nissan Versa and VW Jetta

Insurance policies for 2007 and 2008

Property tax statements for 2007 and 2008

Employment and Joint Taxes:

Social Security Statements

Cyril’s paystubs - various from January 2007 thru September 2008 with mailing address

Kim’s paystub showing employer doesn’t put the mailing address on them!

2006 W-2s and 1099s

2006 joint federal tax statement

2006 joint federal and state tax returns

2007 W-2s

2007 joint federal and state tax returns

Letters to each of us correcting our refund amount on 2007 taxes

Joint Banking:

Joint checking account statements - various from 2006 thru 2008

Joint money market account statements - various from 2007 thru 2008

Copy of USCIS check from our joint account

Joint Investments and Beneficiaries:

Cyril’s IRA statement

Cyril’s IRA beneficiary designation to Kim

Kim’s IRA statement

Kim’s IRA beneficiary designation to Cyril

Joint CD account

TDAmeritrade joint stock investment statement

Letter from employer stating Cyril is the beneficiary on Kim’s life insurance

Kim’s TIAA CREF 401k beneficiary statement

Kim’s will showing Cyril is executor and willing all property to him

Healthcare and insurance:

Health and Dental insurance cards

Online insurance statement showing Cyril as Kim’s spouse/dependent

Online statement of emergency contacts

Dental insurance statement and dentist statement

Various health statements for Kim and Cyril - bloodwork results, cytology, prescriptions, referrals,

Surgery discharge instructions for both Kim and Cyril showing each other as guardians

Fertility:

Letter from Obstetrician stating we are undergoing fertility treatment

Fertility consult referral

Letter from Fertility doctor stating we are undergoing fertility treatment

Ultrasound image

Placental chromosome analysis statement (we miscarried)

Joint Utilities and Credit Cards:

Connecticut Light and Power bill

Southern Connecticut Gas bills

Comcast - live chat session

Sprint cellular family plan service bill

[credit card] - Cyril’s closed account letter and statement

[credit card] bills and letter about identity theft (we were victims of theft)

House hunting:

Homebuyers seminar certificates

Various prequalification statements - 2007, 2008

Various correspondence with loan officer, credit analyst, and real estate agent

Travel:

Honeymoon to California, April 2007 - flight ticket stubs, e-ticket confirmation, photos

Trip to France, September 2007 to celebrate marriage - passport pages, e-ticket confirmation,

celebration invitation, photos, and Paris - New York book, Rugby World Cup tickets

Roadtrip to Jacksonville, Florida to visit family March 2008 - misc. receipts showing both credit cards, photos

Roadtrip to Canada, July 2008 - passport stamp, photos

Misc. Personal:

E-ticket confirmations for family coming from France, December 2008

Joint YouTube account

Joint Kiva lending account

Various snail-mail letters and cards from France and the US

Postcards from Mom and Dad from their travels

Misc. photos 2006 thru 2008

Misc. e-mails from friends and family

Thank you!

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

Congrats. We are heading down that road in a couple of months. Good info for all.

I-864 Affidavit of Support FAQ -->> https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/support/i-864-frequently-asked-questions.html

FOREIGN INCOME REPORTING & TAX FILING -->> https://www.irs.gov/publications/p54/ch01.html#en_US_2015_publink100047318

CALL THIS NUMBER TO ORDER IRS TAX TRANSCRIPTS >> 800-908-9946

PLEASE READ THE GUIDES -->> Link to Visa Journey Guides

MULTI ENTRY SPOUSE VISA TO VN -->>Link to Visa Exemption for Vietnamese Residents Overseas & Their Spouses

Posted

Congratulations

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03-06-10 Mailed N-400

03-17-10 Check cashed

03-19-10 NOA received

03-22-10 Biometrics sent

04-09-10 Biometrics appointment

06-14-10 Interview Date

06-22-10 Received letter for Oath

07-02-10 Oath ceremony

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Brazil
Timeline
Posted

Congrats, that was pretty fast as far as VSC goes. :thumbs:

(Puerto Rico) Luis & Laura (Brazil) K1 JOURNEY
04/11/2006 - Filed I-129F.
09/29/2006 - Visa in hand!

10/15/2006 - POE San Juan
11/15/2006 - MARRIAGE

AOS JOURNEY
01/05/2007 - AOS sent to Chicago.
03/26/2007 - Green Card in hand!

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS JOURNEY
01/26/2009 - Filed I-751.
06/22/2009 - Green Card in hand!

NATURALIZATION JOURNEY
06/26/2014 - N-400 sent to Nebraska
07/02/2014 - NOA
07/24/2014 - Biometrics
10/24/2014 - Interview (approved)

01/16/2015 - Oath Ceremony


*View Complete Timeline

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Morocco
Timeline
Posted

Congrats!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:

______________________________________________________________

Citizenship (N-400)

09/15/2009 - Application mailed to Texas Lockbox

09/17/2009 - Delivered to the Lockbox

09/21/2009 - Check cashed

09/24/2009 - NOA dated 9/18/09

09/26/2009 - RFE mailed out dated 9/25 (biometrics notice)

10/14/2009 - Biometrics completed

01/01/2010 - finally an update - awaiting interview letter

02/08/2010 - interview (Garden City, NY) -- PASSED

03/03/2010 - Oath Ceremony in Brooklyn

03/13/2010 - U.S. Passport in hand

DONE!!!

Posted

congratulations !!

We're gathering papers now. We'll try to send the package sometime this week.

Married: August 2005

Enter USA: July 2007

Removing condition

5/13/09 : sent I-751 package to Vermont Center

check cashed : 5/22//09

NOA1 received : 5/26/09

Biometric Letter dated 5/29/09

Biometric Appointment: 6/25/09

touched: 6/26/09

9/30/09: got an email from USCIS. Production of the card has been ordered.

10/07/09: Got 10 years GC in mail

Apply for citizenship:....

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ghana
Timeline
Posted

What an amazing collection of evidence! You worked hard and shouldn't feel guilty on being approved quickly by the VSC. This will certainly help others.

Hooray!

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Becoming a U.S. Citizen

2/15/10 Sent N-400 packet via Fedex to Lewisville TX

2/19/10 Received text message and email notification of application received, check cashed

2/27/10 Received biometrics appointment letter

3/19/10 Biometrics appointment

3/25/10 Received email notice that case will be sent for interview scheduling at local office

3/26/10 Received yellow letter asking to being more tax records/info to interview

3/27/10 Received interview letter (dated 3/24/10)

4/28/10 Interview appointment

6/5/10 Received oath letter (dated 6/1/10)

6/29/10 Oath ceremony date

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Germany
Timeline
Posted

Congratulations

AOS from F1 visa

05/02/2007 AOS Package delivered to Chicago Lockbox Day 1

05/25/2007 Biometrics appointment Day 24

07/26/2007 Interview Day 86 Approved

08/06/2007 Green card received Day 97

Removal of Conditions

04/28/2009 I-751 delivered to CSC Day 1

06/27/2009 Biometrics appointment (walk-in) Day 60

07/20/2009 Approval notice issued Day 83

07/22/2009 Received card production email Day 85

07/27/2009 Received green card & approval notice Day 90

Beibehaltungsgenehmigung (BBG)

08/03/2009 Submitted application to German consulate in L.A.

11/20/2009 Approval notice issued Day 109

US Citizenship

04/27/2010 Submitted N400

04/28/2010 N400 delivered Day 1

05/10/2010 Check cashed Day 12

05/13/2010 Received NOA (NOA was issued on 05/10) Day 15

05/20/2010 Received Biometrics notice Day 22

06/11/2010 Biometrics appointment (walk-in) Day 44

06/22/2010 Online Status changed to Testing & Interview Day 55

06/23/2010 Received interview notice in the mail Day 56

07/26/2010 Interview Day 89 Approved

08/24/2010 Oath Ceremony Day 118

My card making blog: http://silkeshimazu.wordpress.com/

Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Egypt
Timeline
Posted
CONGRATULATIONS!

Don't just open your mouth and prove yourself a fool....put it in writing.

It gets harder the more you know. Because the more you find out, the uglier everything seems.

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Morocco
Timeline
Posted
Hi All,

I am not bragging so please don't slam us for this! I want to post this to help other people. And also to demonstrate how CIS doesn't work in order of date received. Granted we probably sent to much (even Kiva and YouTube!) but we were determined to send everything possible to prevent RFEs. A note on the photographs, we didn't send individually printed photos on photo paper (why waste the money?). Instead I ganged up 9 photos on an 8 1/2 x 11 and printed them with a color ink jet.

I must also say I am highly disappointed that President Obama is not in the president line-up on the back of the green card.

Application received NOA 11/20/08; St Albans, Vermont 05479

Biometrics NOA 11/27/08; St Albans, Vermont 05479

Approval NOA 4/17/09; St Albans, Vermont 05479

Green Card dated 4/20/09, posted 4/23/09; Lincoln, Nebraska 68508

No interview

Here is our cover letter, listing what was sent:

Cyril [last name] (A# ???-???-???) and

Kimberly [last name]

[address]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

75 Lower Welden Street

P.O. Box 200

St. Albans, Vermont 05479-0001

October 31, 2008

Nature of Submission: I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

Hello,

I, Cyril, arrived in the United States on October ??, 2006 with a K-1 Visa issued in Paris, France. We married on November ??, 2006. We are still married and are happily together (many would say still on our honeymoon!) and request that this petition be accepted for removal of conditions on my residence.

Please find enclosed our I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence and all necessary copies of supporting documents and evidence, divided into categories, of our continued relationship.

Completed I-751 Application

Check for $545.00, application fee ($465.00) and biometrics service fee ($80.00)

Permanent resident card

Passport biographical page

Certified marriage certificate

Birth Certificate of Cyril [last name], with translation from French into English

Birth Certificate of Kimberly [last name]

Three sworn affidavits by friends and family attesting to our relationship and marriage

Joint Residence:

Letter from Landlord

Appraisal card showing landlord ownership

Copy of cancelled rent check

Travelers apartment insurance statement and policy

Automobiles:

Drivers’ lisences with current address info on back

Email from Department of Motor Vehicles stating they cannot give letter of address confirmation

Car title to Nissan Versa purchased together July 2007

Registration card for Nissan Versa

Insurance cards for Nissan Versa and VW Jetta

Insurance policies for 2007 and 2008

Property tax statements for 2007 and 2008

Employment and Joint Taxes:

Social Security Statements

Cyril’s paystubs - various from January 2007 thru September 2008 with mailing address

Kim’s paystub showing employer doesn’t put the mailing address on them!

2006 W-2s and 1099s

2006 joint federal tax statement

2006 joint federal and state tax returns

2007 W-2s

2007 joint federal and state tax returns

Letters to each of us correcting our refund amount on 2007 taxes

Joint Banking:

Joint checking account statements - various from 2006 thru 2008

Joint money market account statements - various from 2007 thru 2008

Copy of USCIS check from our joint account

Joint Investments and Beneficiaries:

Cyril’s IRA statement

Cyril’s IRA beneficiary designation to Kim

Kim’s IRA statement

Kim’s IRA beneficiary designation to Cyril

Joint CD account

TDAmeritrade joint stock investment statement

Letter from employer stating Cyril is the beneficiary on Kim’s life insurance

Kim’s TIAA CREF 401k beneficiary statement

Kim’s will showing Cyril is executor and willing all property to him

Healthcare and insurance:

Health and Dental insurance cards

Online insurance statement showing Cyril as Kim’s spouse/dependent

Online statement of emergency contacts

Dental insurance statement and dentist statement

Various health statements for Kim and Cyril - bloodwork results, cytology, prescriptions, referrals,

Surgery discharge instructions for both Kim and Cyril showing each other as guardians

Fertility:

Letter from Obstetrician stating we are undergoing fertility treatment

Fertility consult referral

Letter from Fertility doctor stating we are undergoing fertility treatment

Ultrasound image

Placental chromosome analysis statement (we miscarried)

Joint Utilities and Credit Cards:

Connecticut Light and Power bill

Southern Connecticut Gas bills

Comcast - live chat session

Sprint cellular family plan service bill

[credit card] - Cyril’s closed account letter and statement

[credit card] bills and letter about identity theft (we were victims of theft)

House hunting:

Homebuyers seminar certificates

Various prequalification statements - 2007, 2008

Various correspondence with loan officer, credit analyst, and real estate agent

Travel:

Honeymoon to California, April 2007 - flight ticket stubs, e-ticket confirmation, photos

Trip to France, September 2007 to celebrate marriage - passport pages, e-ticket confirmation,

celebration invitation, photos, and Paris - New York book, Rugby World Cup tickets

Roadtrip to Jacksonville, Florida to visit family March 2008 - misc. receipts showing both credit cards, photos

Roadtrip to Canada, July 2008 - passport stamp, photos

Misc. Personal:

E-ticket confirmations for family coming from France, December 2008

Joint YouTube account

Joint Kiva lending account

Various snail-mail letters and cards from France and the US

Postcards from Mom and Dad from their travels

Misc. photos 2006 thru 2008

Misc. e-mails from friends and family

Thank you!

Congratulitions :dance:

February 01, 2010 Filed N-400 Citizenship.

February 08, 2010 Check Cashed.

February 10, 2010 NOA.

February 17, 2010 RFE Email.

February 22, 2010 Biometric Letter Received.

March 03, 2010 Biometric done.

March 13, 2010 Yellow Letter Received.

March 23, 2010 Email ( case transferred to local office for interview.

March 25, 2010 Interview Letter Arrived.

April 29, 2010 Interview (Rescheduled)

May 24, 2010 Interview (Passed)

June 17, 2010 Oath Letter Received

July 14, 2010 Oath Date ...........

July 14, 2010 DONE

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Kenya
Timeline
Posted

Congrats!

[00] 01/15/12---N-400 Filed/Mailed Lewisville, TX Lockbox

[03] 01/18/12---N-400 Delivered @11.22AM Express mail (PD)

[05] 01/20/12---NOA Issued/Email & Text @10.43PM

[08] 01/23/12---Check Cashed

[09] 01/24/12---NOA Received by Mail

[11] 01/26/12---FP Notice Issued: Email/SMS ---@12.45PM

[15] 01/30/12---FP Notice Received by Mail

[33] 02/17/12---FP Appointment-Done!

[44] 02/28/12---In-line for Interview sched Email/SMS

[51] 03/06/12---Interview Scheduled Email

[54] 03/09/12---Interview Letter

[86] 04/10/12---Interview Date PASSED/APPROVED!!

[88] 04/12/12--Oath Scheduled Email & Text

Called USCIS and got OD info

[92] 04/16/12--Oath Letter Received

[102] 04/26/12-Oath Date I'm A USC!!

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