What do I need to file for ROC?

[ptate 0]

im new to the site....ill be filing my removal of condition soon.. what exactly the forms will i fill up?...please i need guidance..thanks

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Post has been split off from "Renewing Green Card: What do I need to file" thread to make its own post

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Hi ptate,

Welcome to Visa Journey. I've moved your post from the end of someone else's topic and made it into its own topic. That way you will get answers that are specifically for you. There are guides available on Visa Journey to help you through each step of the process. You will find them by looking at the Tool bar at the top of every page. Here is the one for Removing Conditions on a Green Card: http://www.visajourn...ontent/751guide

Basically, you will file form I-751 no earlier than 90 days before the expiry date on your 2 year conditional green card - and before the green card actually expires. Any time during that 90 day 'window' is fine. Along with the form you will need to provide documents that prove you have a valid marriage and didn't get married just to get a green card. Documents that prove you have a valid marriage generally mean those that show how you and your spouse have joined your lives together financially, physically and socially. You include documents that cover the whole time of your marriage. That means if you include copies of bank statements from a joint bank account, you need to include more than just one: you will need to have several statements from different dates during your marriage. There are lots of ideas on the instructions for the I-751 form, and many more here in this forum about what documents you can use as proof. You can also read over some of the earlier posts in this forum to get ideas of what other people have done.

When you send in your I-751 petition and your documentary evidence, you will receive back a letter from USCIS telling you they have received your application and your green card is extended for one more year. You need to keep this letter with your expired green card as it proves you are still in legal status. You can still work and travel with this letter and your expired green card.

You will also receive another notice for a biometrics appointment. The case number on this letter is different than one your 'extension' letter. This number is the one you use to look up your case status on line (The extension letter number doesn't work).

If you include enough evidence, you should receive your 10 year green card in the mail a number of months later - possibly as long as a year later because they are slow working on these files. If you didn't include enough evidence you may receive a request for more proof of your valid marriage. You may or may not be asked in for an interview. Interviews for Removing Conditions are very rare and are usually done just because USCIS has to interview a certain number of people. It doesn't necessarily mean that anything is wrong.

Good luck, and remember to read over the guide then ask any questions here. It is also a good idea to read over the I-751 form and its instructions before you actually need to file as well. You can find the most recent forms here: http://www.uscis.gov...000082ca60aRCRD

Edited September 10, 2012 by Kathryn41

[Caah4vieira 0]

Hi! Is this still the way things should be done. Since the post is from 2012, I wanna make sure this is still how the process goes.

 

thank you