I-751 Waiver Update

[birdlover2008 2]

So I finally got a real update on my case.

First of all, they had mailed me a letter saying that it was waiting to be forwarded to my local District Office, letter dated may 18th, BUT THEY SENT IT TO MY OLD ADDRESS. Although I had updated my address online, where I was told not to send a form, and got a confirmation letter, they still did not get the right addres. So I am sooo glad that I called them last week and asked for an update.

In the letter that I received are the letter of update with my case, the original envelope they used (stapled to it, with the yellow labels saying to return to sender), and a letter explaining to me that I should have sent them a AR-11, with a copy at the back.

The letter of update says:

Your petition is being forwarded to your local District Office to await an interview schedule date. When an interview date becomes available, the Distric Office will notify you in a separate notice of the date and time you will need to appear for the interview.

When you appear for the interview, in addition to this notice, you must bring evidence to prove that the marriage through which you gained your conditional residence status was entered into in good faith. This evidence may include, but is not limited to, joint bank accounts, joint leases, joint martgage, insurance policies, cancelled checks, joint bills, children's birth ceritificates, income tax returns, wills, affidavits from acqaintances, photos, etc. If you are applying under one of the exemption provisions, bring evidence to support your claim.

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Can anyone please share their interview experiences specificallt at the Washington Field Office, Fairfax, VA? I have no idea what kinda question they ask.

I have already sent them joint bank account card copies, joint lease, income tax, health insurance evidence, photos, and other stuff I can think of. But I didnt send affidavits, how important are these?

I think I can add the cancelled checks form the account, may be a copy of my short term and long term disability copies showing him as a beneficiary, a a letter from his office stating that I am his emergency contact and such (which we used during AOS).

I am not surprised that my case is passed on for an interview since it's a waiver case and the marraige didnt even last a year, sad but true. But is there also a chance that they might not interview me? Either ways is find with me, the office is not that far from where I live now.

Thank you in advance for your help.

[sara9 0]

hello wish u best of luck. how u got this update? did u contacted them through phone or senator?

[birdlover2008 2]

hello wish u best of luck. how u got this update? did u contacted them through phone or senator?

Thank you!

I actually called them on Wednesday last week and then the mail arrived yesterday. I am not 100% sure that my call had to do with it since they had mailed me the update on May 18, but I never received it because of old address..so it was returned back and they mailed it again to my new address.

Let's wait and see what's next.

[blistex27 4]

So I finally got a real update on my case.

First of all, they had mailed me a letter saying that it was waiting to be forwarded to my local District Office, letter dated may 18th, BUT THEY SENT IT TO MY OLD ADDRESS. Although I had updated my address online, where I was told not to send a form, and got a confirmation letter, they still did not get the right addres. So I am sooo glad that I called them last week and asked for an update.

In the letter that I received are the letter of update with my case, the original envelope they used (stapled to it, with the yellow labels saying to return to sender), and a letter explaining to me that I should have sent them a AR-11, with a copy at the back.

The letter of update says:

Your petition is being forwarded to your local District Office to await an interview schedule date. When an interview date becomes available, the Distric Office will notify you in a separate notice of the date and time you will need to appear for the interview.

When you appear for the interview, in addition to this notice, you must bring evidence to prove that the marriage through which you gained your conditional residence status was entered into in good faith. This evidence may include, but is not limited to, joint bank accounts, joint leases, joint martgage, insurance policies, cancelled checks, joint bills, children's birth ceritificates, income tax returns, wills, affidavits from acqaintances, photos, etc. If you are applying under one of the exemption provisions, bring evidence to support your claim.

...

Can anyone please share their interview experiences specificallt at the Washington Field Office, Fairfax, VA? I have no idea what kinda question they ask.

I have already sent them joint bank account card copies, joint lease, income tax, health insurance evidence, photos, and other stuff I can think of. But I didnt send affidavits, how important are these?

I think I can add the cancelled checks form the account, may be a copy of my short term and long term disability copies showing him as a beneficiary, a a letter from his office stating that I am his emergency contact and such (which we used during AOS).

I am not surprised that my case is passed on for an interview since it's a waiver case and the marraige didnt even last a year, sad but true. But is there also a chance that they might not interview me? Either ways is find with me, the office is not that far from where I live now.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Hi - I wish you the best of luck on this interview. Will you be going alone or with an attorney? I know someone going through a very similar situation - he is scared and alone. Would you mind sharing your experience with me? We've spoken with several attorneys regarding these waiver cases - the attorneys basically said that the USCIS has the discretion to waive the interview for removing conditions based on a waiver, but that 9 out of 10 times these cases require interviews. The attorney also said that for these cases, to have as much evidence as you can to show the bonafide marriage, and that the USCIS will look at the evidence with a 'preponderance of the evidence' (the lowest evidentiary burden - just need to show them using the evidence that the marriage was bonafide at the inception and not for purposes of receiving a greencard). He also stated that you should also provide supporting document of your basis for the waiver - ie, if you got divorce, a statement from you regarding why your marriage didn't last would be helpful. I may not have answered all your questions, but I hope this information was useful to you nonetheless. I wish you well!

[birdlover2008 2]

hi blistex27, thank you so much for your help.

If they call me for an interview, I will be going in by myself. I had consulted a lawyer when I filed and the lawyer told me representation is not neccessary since I speak english well and can talk about the situation myself.

I think they are interveiwing me because the marriage was really short, so I dont really blame them. But the relationship was solid, we dated for about a year before we go married, and things changed right after. I did send them a notorized letter of explanation regarding why the marriage didnt workout- a tip from the lawyer. I think I sent about 8-10 evidence. I hope they realize that we are both in our 20s and thus do not have mortgage, wills or things like that.

Please let me know if you can think of anything else.

Thanks again!

[birdlover2008 2]

I got another letter today, only one page, reconizing that I made an inquiry about my case status and says my case is waiting for interview scheduling at my local office. This letter comes directly from my local office.

Also, the update I got earlier this week probably had nothing to do with my calling. It came directly from CSC telling me that my case has been sent to a local District Office and I should contact the District Office for any further assistance.

Just updating you guys since some of you had questions about the outcome requesting an update.

[canonfire 0]

hi blistex27, thank you so much for your help.

If they call me for an interview, I will be going in by myself. I had consulted a lawyer when I filed and the lawyer told me representation is not neccessary since I speak english well and can talk about the situation myself.

I think they are interveiwing me because the marriage was really short, so I dont really blame them. But the relationship was solid, we dated for about a year before we go married, and things changed right after. I did send them a notorized letter of explanation regarding why the marriage didnt workout- a tip from the lawyer. I think I sent about 8-10 evidence. I hope they realize that we are both in our 20s and thus do not have mortgage, wills or things like that.

Please let me know if you can think of anything else.

Thanks again!

Birdlover,

Here's a helpful tip from another member of this site: Pay for an attorney to represent you at the interview. It might be costly, but it will be worth it.

If you have an attorney there, the Immigration officers will not put as much pressure on you as if you went at it alone. Just think of it this way: If you were a criminal charged with a crime, when you went in for questioning, wouldn't you be more comfortable with an attorney present?