I-751 Petition with a Waiver - Approved!

[MacTO 6]

Hi all,

I just wanted to get you guys updated on my petition status. Mine was approved and the GC arrived in two days after the approval letter came in. And the whole thing took only two (2) months!!! Yes, two months! I couldn't believe it. No interview. Nothing. When ccd was approved in less than three months, I thought it was amazing. But mine took only two months! It can happen to everyone.

It was an amazing gift from USCIS to me for the new year! Thank you!

Anyway, I wanted to say thank you everyone who read and replied to my topics. And I must say that all the pinned topics are the best guiding tool to begin your process and all the cheers and encouraging words of those who came before me and also were walking with me somewhere out there are precious!

Good luck to all of you who are going through what I went through. As long as your marriage is bona fide, there's nothing to be afraid of. Once again, the only advice I took and can also give you is that the pinned topics are the bible.

MacTO

[daryl&lada 8]

Congratulations!

[david'sgirl 134]

Hi all,

I just wanted to get you guys updated on my petition status. Mine was approved and the GC arrived in two days after the approval letter came in. And the whole thing took only two (2) months!!! Yes, two months! I couldn't believe it. No interview. Nothing. When ccd was approved in less than three months, I thought it was amazing. But mine took only two months! It can happen to everyone.

It was an amazing gift from USCIS to me for the new year! Thank you!

Anyway, I wanted to say thank you everyone who read and replied to my topics. And I must say that all the pinned topics are the best guiding tool to begin your process and all the cheers and encouraging words of those who came before me and also were walking with me somewhere out there are precious!

Good luck to all of you who are going through what I went through. As long as your marriage is bona fide, there's nothing to be afraid of. Once again, the only advice I took and can also give you is that the pinned topics are the bible.

MacTO

That is terrific. Some of the timelines I read show people waiting for 6-8 months and thier goal is 6 months so they are not really incentived to move any faster than the goal. Yuo are lucky!

[MacTO 6]

Congratulations!

Thanks!!! Certainly the burden is taken off.

[MacTO 6]

That is terrific. Some of the timelines I read show people waiting for 6-8 months and thier goal is 6 months so they are not really incentived to move any faster than the goal. Yuo are lucky!

I had expected an interview either in February or March (if any) and that I would be granted GC by the end of April or so. Like you said, I gave it about 5-6 months of waiting period. That's why it was so unexpected and I was so delighted. What a nice surprise, right?

Good luck on your journey and all the best.

[Frenchness 0]

I had expected an interview either in February or March (if any) and that I would be granted GC by the end of April or so. Like you said, I gave it about 5-6 months of waiting period. That's why it was so unexpected and I was so delighted. What a nice surprise, right?

Good luck on your journey and all the best.

Congratulations to you MacTO!!!

Could you specify what evidence you submitted with your I-751? Thank you.

[MacTO 6]

Congratulations to you MacTO!!!

Could you specify what evidence you submitted with your I-751? Thank you.

Thanks, Frenchness!

You can find very similar lists of evidence that others submitted in the pinned topics as well. They are tremendously helpful. Below is what I submitted with the application.

• Copy of the Green Card (front and back)

• Copies of our joint Income Tax Return for 2009 and 2010

• Copies of our joint checking account monthly statements

• Copy of my debit card of our joint checking account

• Copies of our two (2) credit cards and bills sharing the same credit card account numbers and showing our names

• Copies of our health insurance cards and medical, dental and vision bills showing the joint policy

• Copies of auto insurance policy and cards showing both names

• Copies of my card and a billing statement of our Costco membership, showing the joint account

• Copies of AKC Certificate and Certified Pedigree of our dog, purebred Poodle we adopted, showing our names

• Sworn affidavit by ex

• Four (4) sworn affidavits by U.S. citizen friends and family, attesting to our relationship and marriage

• Two (2) sworn affidavits prepared by ex's college friend and ex's mother before ex and I decided to separate, followed by divorce

• Copies of our AT&T Family Talk plan billing statements showing both names

• Copies of our ADT bills, showing my name in account name, and ex's name in the billing statements

• Copies of Comcast high-speed Internet services bills

• Copy of Dish Satellite Agreement that I initialled and signed

• Copies of gas bills showing both names

• Copies of electric bills showing both names

• Copies of water utility bills showing both names

• Copies of summer vacation flight itinerary, boarding tickets, car rental records, airport parking receipts

• Copy of flight itinerary for Christmas holidays

• Copies of many wedding cards and holiday cards sent from friends, family and ex's co-workers

• Tons of pictures of our relationship, including our marriage.

Some said that affidavits don't count much. Some advised that they do. And some mentioned that an affidavit written by the ex would help too. And since I didn't have my name on the deed of the house or own the car that my ex and I used, so I thought that I should include as many affidavits as possible, obtained from those who knew that our marriage was bona fide.

And with these, I also included a 5-page letter (more like an essay) addressed to whoever would go over my petition, explaining our relationship, marriage and divorce. I figured that since the IO wouldn't be able to know who I was, without seeing me in person, let alone what kind of relationship and marriage my ex and I had had, so I decided to write about it. I believe that this tip was also found somewhere in one of the pinned topics. Anyway, I really felt that the letter would help the IO understand me better. Of course, I was ready for an interview at any time anyway, but I believed that it wouldn't hurt either if I told him/her about it as much as I could while the IO is actually reviewing my petition.

Hope this helps!