Some questions about the I-751 Form

[pumpernickle 0]

Hi everyone:

I just started working on my I-751 package and I have some questions.I would appriciate for some help.

1. Is PART I refering to the permanent resident or the US citizen?

2. Are PART 8 & PART I the same person?

3. Part 5-regards to the kids-We've had a baby together after my arrival(PR) which means she is a US citizen by birth.Do I list her in PART 5?My understanding is No since she does not need removal of condition?

4. Is the following item mandatory ? "Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by at least two people who have known both of you since your conditional residence was granted and have personal knowledge of your marriage and relationship. "

It may sound weird but we do not have any friend who would write us such a letter.We have some family members;Can they provide these letters?

5.How many utility bills(that will have both of our names) would be good enoguh?

Thnx in advance.

Edited December 21, 2011 by pumpernickle

[pumpernickle 0]

Hi everyone:

I just started working on my I-751 package and I have some questions.I would appriciate for some help.

1. Is PART I refering to the permanent resident or the US citizen?

2. Are PART 8 & PART I the same person?

3. Part 5-regards to the kids-We've had a baby together after my arrival(PR) which means she is a US citizen by birth.Do I list her in PART 5?My understanding is No since she does not need removal of condition?

4. Is the following item mandatory ? "Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by at least two people who have known both of you since your conditional residence was granted and have personal knowledge of your marriage and relationship. "

It may sound weird but we do not have any friend who would write us such a letter.We have some family members;Can they provide these letters?

5.How many utility bills(that will have both of our names) would be good enoguh?

6.Bank statements-Do we need to submit the monthly bank statements for the last two years?That would be lots of paper..

7.Our 2011 Tax return is not ready and wont be ready till Feb 2012.My PR card is expiring on Apr 14,2012 which means that I can send the package as of Jan 14,2012.Since I wont be able to include 2011 tax return with the I-751 package,should I send it without the 2011 tax return or should I wait untill it is ready and send everything together?I'd realy like to send it asap and provide the 2011 Tax return later on.

Thnx in advance.

[Inky 1,111]

You need to include evidence spanning 2 years of marriage showing co-mingling of finances and living together.

Please see the example form. I-751 removal of conditions is about the green card holder.

http://www.visajourney.com/examples/INS-Form-I-751.pdf

[HeatDeath 430]

Hi everyone:

I just started working on my I-751 package and I have some questions.I would appriciate for some help.

1. Is PART I refering to the permanent resident or the US citizen?

The permanent resident, as evidenced by Section 1 asking for an Alien Registration Number. USCs don't have A-numbers.

2. Are PART 8 & PART I the same person?

Part 8 is whoever filled out the form, IF it was someone OTHER than the two signatories in Part 7. So no. By definition they cannot be the same person as the person in Part 1. If either the person in Part 1 or the USC spouse filled out the form, Part 8 should be left blank.

3. Part 5-regards to the kids-We've had a baby together after my arrival(PR) which means she is a US citizen by birth.Do I list her in PART 5?My understanding is No since she does not need removal of condition?

What does Part 5 say? "List All Your Children."

Is there any language qualifying that, on either the form or the instructions? No.

What can we conclude? That "All" means ALL!, regardless of whether they need to remove conditions or not.

[i'm not entirely certain how they could have made that part any clearer.]

4. Is the following item mandatory ? "Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by at least two people who have known both of you since your conditional residence was granted and have personal knowledge of your marriage and relationship. "

It may sound weird but we do not have any friend who would write us such a letter.We have some family members;Can they provide these letters?

Family members can certainly provide those letters. Affidavits are allowed primarily for the benefit of people whose packets are otherwise weak (little to no objective or official evidence of financial co-mingling or cohabitation) and many people do just fine without affidavits, as long as their evidence is rock-solid (2 years of tax returns showing filing as married, two years of statements showing shared bills and financial accounts, insurance, mortgage/rent agreement, etc.)

5.How many utility bills(that will have both of our names) would be good enoguh?

The standard recommendation is 1-2 bills for every quarter [3 months] of marriage. This is considered enough to show the accounts persisting in time, without burying the adjudicator.

Thnx in advance.

No problem.

If you haven't already, give the I-751 instructions document [http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-751instr.pdf] another read-over. You may find it clarifying, particularly the section about affidavits.

Edited December 21, 2011 by HeatDeath

[TBoneTX 46,166]

A very sharp immigration attorney told me that affidavits are suggested only if other evidence is very thin. If you have a lot of other material to include, don't worry about affidavits.

[jjbandero 39]

I read on VJ that while utility bills are good, better evidence of financial co-mingling your lives would be bank statements, credit cards, lease/mortgage documents, insurance (car, medical, life). This is because in most instances, you can just add whoever you want onto an utility account, but not to a bank account for instance. Please include documentation spanning 2 years