NOA I-797E request for further evidence.

[groovin 0]

Hello,

I recently applied for the removal of conditions of my Green Card using the I-751 file. After the biometrics were taken we just waited for news. Today I received a letter from the USCIS with the NOA I-797E request for further evidence. Most of the things they asked for such as taxes, joint accounts, affidavits etc were already submitted. The only thing that really concerns me is the request for residence evidence. My wife and I have moved within the US quite a bit for the last few years which resulted in staying at her parents house for nearly a year, staying at friends for a few months there and some of the jobs provided housing. Result: we have no rental agreements to show for evidence. Would it be okay to have statements from all the people/employers we stayed with or provided housing?

I also went to Holland to finish up my BSc degree in geology and coming back to the US during the winter and summers. This does mean though that during my semesters I did not live with my wife at all times. She usually got a job with the National Park Service and they provided housing for her as well. Will this work against our case now?

I am getting really nervous about it since it states that if not all evidence is submitted in one file, the case can be denied and I am certain they will.

My wife and I have been trying really hard to make this work and build towards a future together but it has been a bumpy road so far. I hope someone has some useful tips and/or suggestions.

Thank you in advance.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

If your marriage is real, you will not be denied.

Many people provide very little evidence and get approved, others provide quite a lot and get an RFE. As in many corners of life, you also need a bit of luck in whatever you do.

Since you have the "issue" with cohabitation, the most important part of your I-751 application was your cover letter where you, in two or three paragraphs, explain who you guys are and what you do. If the I.O. read that letter, he or she should have understood. If you failed to provide this info, you have a chance to do this now in response to the RFE.

Write a short letter about your moves and living arrangements. Be truthful but keep the out-of-country part insignificant. Focus on what you want them to read. Don't write an essay, keep it short. Provide affidavits to this effect, and send it in.

I hope you also provided some nice photos of you guys during holidays, vacation, or birthdays. A photo is worth more than a thousand words, so if you failed to do that, do it now.

You will get your ROC approved; the RFE is just an annoying inconvenience and delay, that's all. In the end, however, your GC is like any other 10-year GC, you just have to live with the extension letter a bit longer, that's all.