I-751 November 2011 Filers

[Lisa and Ian 7]

Just getting ready for November filing and gathering evidence. Anyone have their packet for November filing going yet?

[JoannaV 174]

No. But I'm wondering if I should file in November or January. Both will be sufficiently earlier than my green card expiration (mid February).

I've already gathered some of the evidence I'm going to send. But as there are some things I don't have I want to send as much as possible. (Our finances are completely joint, but I don't work so am not contributing income and our mortgage is just in my husband's name: doubt I could've been on the mortgage due to no credit or income, and he didn't realise he could get me on the title. Too expensive to do that now.) SO I'm wondering if it will be useful to be able to include our child's birth certificate. That's why I'm considering filing in January. Otherwise there is not much reason for me to wait.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Hi Lisa and Ian. Good to see you pop up again.

Joanna--We have the same house situation as you and had no problems or RFEs. It just took VSC a long time to approve because they are slower. I'd apply sooner just to get in the queue. As a matter of fact we don't have the same last name, only one joint utility bill, no kids, no beneficiary status on health insurance or pension plan. I just gathered all I could find with both names, like even the cat's rabies vaccination LOL. I also sent photos where we didn't look all posed, where we were working on our house and looked cr@ppy, as well some with family on holidays (ie Thanksgiving and Christmas, not vacation "holidays"). I thought those showed a shared life better than posing in front of Buckinham Palace. Try to get a smattering of documentation covering the full two years of marriage and you'll be fine without a lease or house title.

Meanwhile....it's time for us to start learning the citizenship stuff and apply around Christmas. More forms...more money...more waiting... ::SIGH::

[Lisa and Ian 7]

Hi Lisa and Ian. Good to see you pop up again.

Joanna--We have the same house situation as you and had no problems or RFEs. It just took VSC a long time to approve because they are slower. I'd apply sooner just to get in the queue. As a matter of fact we don't have the same last name, only one joint utility bill, no kids, no beneficiary status on health insurance or pension plan. I just gathered all I could find with both names, like even the cat's rabies vaccination LOL. I also sent photos where we didn't look all posed, where we were working on our house and looked cr@ppy, as well some with family on holidays (ie Thanksgiving and Christmas, not vacation "holidays"). I thought those showed a shared life better than posing in front of Buckinham Palace. Try to get a smattering of documentation covering the full two years of marriage and you'll be fine without a lease or house title.

Meanwhile....it's time for us to start learning the citizenship stuff and apply around Christmas. More forms...more money...more waiting... ::SIGH::

So, Nich... what do you do in that timeframe when you greencard has expired and you're waiting for ROC approval/new card, as far as being able to leave the country? Do they give you an extension letter?

Good luck with your citizenship test/paperwork.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

So, Nich... what do you do in that timeframe when you greencard has expired and you're waiting for ROC approval/new card, as far as being able to leave the country? Do they give you an extension letter?

Good luck with your citizenship test/paperwork.

Your NOA (receipt) extends your greencard for one year. It's in the text written on it. It comes quickly. Just carry it along with the expired GC if you need to travel internationally. It gets you back in the US.

Nick is the one going for citizenship and he's known all the answers to the sample tests for ages. No worries there or that he can read a paragraph in English.

[JoannaV 174]

Joanna--We have the same house situation as you and had no problems or RFEs. It just took VSC a long time to approve because they are slower. I'd apply sooner just to get in the queue. As a matter of fact we don't have the same last name, only one joint utility bill, no kids, no beneficiary status on health insurance or pension plan. I just gathered all I could find with both names, like even the cat's rabies vaccination LOL. I also sent photos where we didn't look all posed, where we were working on our house and looked cr@ppy, as well some with family on holidays (ie Thanksgiving and Christmas, not vacation "holidays"). I thought those showed a shared life better than posing in front of Buckinham Palace. Try to get a smattering of documentation covering the full two years of marriage and you'll be fine without a lease or house title.

Thank you! I was fine with the whole visa process but now that I'm on VisaJourney and see everyone's crazy stories it is easier to get worried about things