I-751 April 2016 Filers

[kikat 0]

Hiya again Misuzu and Kikat,

Sorry for the delayed in reply. As mentioned by kikat, I am from India.

Did you guys filed for i751 after getting final divorce? I consulted and hired immigration attorney before proceeding further in my case and he strongly advised me to get rid off divorce process ASAP(approved divorce by judge with mutual consent in Dec'15) to avoid unnecessary issues before filing for i751 in April/May'16.

Hi Ami,

I filed it when I got the judgement signed by the clerk (In California's family law, there is a six month of waiting period before divorce is finalized) right before I submitted my I-751 even though the my divorce was finalized in beginning of August. My attorney told me that as long as I have the judgement, I'm good to go. At that time when I filed for I-751, I checked both divorce waiver and cruelty boxes in case you are curious. I was told to process the divorce ASAP too.

[Misuzu 10]

I didn't checlectic cruelty box, not enough evidence to prove it.

I finial zed my divirce e and sent documents after. It was perfect timing because I sent document 3 month before GC experation.

[petrichor 0]

I got a mail asking for more evidence. Did anybody else get that?

[St.James-One 14]

I got a mail asking for more evidence. Did anybody else get that?

Hi Petrichor,

I don't think anyone else has reported getting RFE for now. This is not necessarily a bad thing although you have to handle your response to them carefully. RFE actually shows that your case file is making its way through the lines. Can you please tell us exactly what the RFE says? Thanks

[GF1804 12]

I got a mail asking for more evidence. Did anybody else get that?

Hi Petrichor,

I have heard nothing so far from them. I looked for your timeline but you weren't on the April 2016 CSC list (assuming you filed at CSC?) If they are asking you for further evidence can you let us know what you sent we may be able to help see what you may have missed - or at least give you some idea of what to send to satisfy your RFE.

[.Ami. 0]

@kikat, Misuzu :- Thanks for sharing info. I also checked on "divorce waiver" since I was lacking of strong evidences to prove it. I have seen lot of my friends/friend of friends secured GC who filed as a divorce waiver in the past. Hence, I am also optimistic that we'll get GC without any hassle - it just matter of time. Keeping fingers crossed.

Best of luck everyone!

[petrichor 0]

Hi Petrichor,

I don't think anyone else has reported getting RFE for now. This is not necessarily a bad thing although you have to handle your response to them carefully. RFE actually shows that your case file is making its way through the lines. Can you please tell us exactly what the RFE says? Thanks

Hi Petrichor,

I have heard nothing so far from them. I looked for your timeline but you weren't on the April 2016 CSC list (assuming you filed at CSC?) If they are asking you for further evidence can you let us know what you sent we may be able to help see what you may have missed - or at least give you some idea of what to send to satisfy your RFE.

Thank you for your reply.

I filed my application to California Service Center. I did my biometrics on 04/28/2016.

On the letter it says that my documentation is insufficient. I think I gave them everything we had. But I didn't include my husband's and mine driver's license copies for some reason. I gave them jointly filed tax returns, leasing contracts of apartments and auto insurance. Everything that had both our names on it.

My husband and I are both going to school right now. We haven't bought anything major since we got married cause we are trying to finish school first, and we don't have money to buy a house or a car. We had medical insurance on and off, mainly because we couldn't really afford it. The power and internet bill is under his name, so I was wondering if we could just add my name on them right now? My friend asked my husband to put his name on her car title cause she just moved here and didn't have driver's license so she thought if would be better to have a local on the car title. She won't mind if I add my name on it too. I just don't know if it's okay to add my name to anything at this moment. Would they be suspicious that I only put name on certain paperwork after they asked for more evidence?

So heres the example evidence they listed on the letter:

Copies of driver's license;

Copies of birth certificate for any children; (we don't have kids yet)

Copies of mortgage agreements, deeds; (we sent the leasing contracts)

Copies of credit card statements;(we have a credit card together, but it only shows his name on the statement)

Copies of loan documents such as car loans, business loans etc; (we only have student loans)

Copies of tax returns include all required schedules, statements and any attachments such as W-2 records; (we gave them the tax returns)

Copies of utility bills; (water and sewer is included in the rent, power and internet is only under his name, but we can ask to add my name on them)

Any other documentation.

Any help would be much appreciated, we are totally lost.

[Sukie 1,464]

Thank you for your reply.

I filed my application to California Service Center. I did my biometrics on 04/28/2016.

On the letter it says that my documentation is insufficient. I think I gave them everything we had. But I didn't include my husband's and mine driver's license copies for some reason. I gave them jointly filed tax returns, leasing contracts of apartments and auto insurance. Everything that had both our names on it.

My husband and I are both going to school right now. We haven't bought anything major since we got married cause we are trying to finish school first, and we don't have money to buy a house or a car. We had medical insurance on and off, mainly because we couldn't really afford it. The power and internet bill is under his name, so I was wondering if we could just add my name on them right now? My friend asked my husband to put his name on her car title cause she just moved here and didn't have driver's license so she thought if would be better to have a local on the car title. She won't mind if I add my name on it too. I just don't know if it's okay to add my name to anything at this moment. Would they be suspicious that I only put name on certain paperwork after they asked for more evidence?

So heres the example evidence they listed on the letter:

Copies of driver's license;

Copies of birth certificate for any children; (we don't have kids yet)

Copies of mortgage agreements, deeds; (we sent the leasing contracts)

Copies of credit card statements;(we have a credit card together, but it only shows his name on the statement)

Copies of loan documents such as car loans, business loans etc; (we only have student loans)

Copies of tax returns include all required schedules, statements and any attachments such as W-2 records; (we gave them the tax returns)

Copies of utility bills; (water and sewer is included in the rent, power and internet is only under his name, but we can ask to add my name on them)

Any other documentation.

Any help would be much appreciated, we are totally lost.

Send copies of both of your driver's licenses.

Send copies of the front and back of the credit card you share. Send all statements from the time you married.

Send a letter explaining exactly what you have said above: You are both students. You don't have children. You haven't bought anything major since you married because you cannot afford it. You only have student loans. Your water and sewer is included in your rent. The power and internet is under his name only (if your utility will only put one name on, then tell them that).

Do you have cell phones? Do you have separate contracts or are both of you covered under one contract? Send copies of all statements of the cell phone bills since you married (or since you both were on the contract).

Do you get statements for the student loans? Do both of you get your statement sent to the same address? If so, include the statements since the time you married.

Did you send tax returns or tax transcripts? If you sent tax returns, then order the transcripts and send them this time. Transcripts are stronger evidence that copies of tax returns.

Do you have any mail that is addressed to both of you? Holiday cards? Wedding or birth announcements? Do you have any other cards (gym, library, etc.) where both of you have cards, or both of you are on a statement?

Can you do wills naming each other as beneficiary?

The most important thing for you to show USCIS is that you have been together over the past two years. So adding your name to someone else's car now is not ideal. Look back over the past two years and gather info (pictures, letters, mail) that shows you have been together.

Best of luck!

Sukie in NY

[petrichor 0]

Send copies of both of your driver's licenses.

Send copies of the front and back of the credit card you share. Send all statements from the time you married.

Send a letter explaining exactly what you have said above: You are both students. You don't have children. You haven't bought anything major since you married because you cannot afford it. You only have student loans. Your water and sewer is included in your rent. The power and internet is under his name only (if your utility will only put one name on, then tell them that).

Do you have cell phones? Do you have separate contracts or are both of you covered under one contract? Send copies of all statements of the cell phone bills since you married (or since you both were on the contract).

Do you get statements for the student loans? Do both of you get your statement sent to the same address? If so, include the statements since the time you married.

Did you send tax returns or tax transcripts? If you sent tax returns, then order the transcripts and send them this time. Transcripts are stronger evidence that copies of tax returns.

Do you have any mail that is addressed to both of you? Holiday cards? Wedding or birth announcements? Do you have any other cards (gym, library, etc.) where both of you have cards, or both of you are on a statement?

Can you do wills naming each other as beneficiary?

The most important thing for you to show USCIS is that you have been together over the past two years. So adding your name to someone else's car now is not ideal. Look back over the past two years and gather info (pictures, letters, mail) that shows you have been together.

Best of luck!

Sukie in NY

We have a joint debit card, and the credit card is under the same account number, but we have each have a physical card with different card numbers. Does that matter? Should I make copies of the both cards on the same page?

Our cell phones are both basic phones, I don't think we have any contracts.

Yes, we can print the student loans statements out, they are under the same address.

We sent the tax returns, not the transcripts. I guess we should order the transcripts soon if they are helpful.

We sent pictures, and holiday cards when we filed. I guess we can send more, we went back to my country in the summer for my sister's wedding.

We can do wills too.

Thank you so much! Those are good suggestions. There's a catholic charity here that does immigration, so we are gonna go check it out soon too. We are trying to get as much help as possible. I just started my first semester in nursing school, I worked so hard to get in and I really want to finish it. The mail really hit my husband and I. Now we are worried about not getting it approved, that means I can't finish school. It's gonna ruin everything we've been building since I moved here. I really hope it will work out. Fingers crossed.

Thanks again,

Kate

[Sukie 1,464]

We have a joint debit card, and the credit card is under the same account number, but we have each have a physical card with different card numbers. Does that matter? Should I make copies of the both cards on the same page?

Our cell phones are both basic phones, I don't think we have any contracts.

Yes, we can print the student loans statements out, they are under the same address.

We sent the tax returns, not the transcripts. I guess we should order the transcripts soon if they are helpful.

We sent pictures, and holiday cards when we filed. I guess we can send more, we went back to my country in the summer for my sister's wedding.

We can do wills too.

Thank you so much! Those are good suggestions. There's a catholic charity here that does immigration, so we are gonna go check it out soon too. We are trying to get as much help as possible. I just started my first semester in nursing school, I worked so hard to get in and I really want to finish it. The mail really hit my husband and I. Now we are worried about not getting it approved, that means I can't finish school. It's gonna ruin everything we've been building since I moved here. I really hope it will work out. Fingers crossed.

Thanks again,

Kate

Kate - throw everything you have at them. Most important is the explanation letter. Pictures of both credit cards on the same page.

And...it is VERY rare that you will be denied. What it might mean is that you will both be called in for an interview. Unless you really don't know anything about each other, or each other's family, it is RARE for a true couple to fail the interview.

Most likely, whoever reviewed your file didn't find the "usual" things a couple has. Because you are both students, and you don't have a lot of assets together, you almost got a "form letter" asking for more. Be creative. Hopefully you can find your itineraries/boarding passes for the trip to your sister's wedding.

Best of luck. Don't worry - keep studying!

Sukie in NY

[kikat 0]

We have a joint debit card, and the credit card is under the same account number, but we have each have a physical card with different card numbers. Does that matter? Should I make copies of the both cards on the same page?

Our cell phones are both basic phones, I don't think we have any contracts.

Yes, we can print the student loans statements out, they are under the same address.

We sent the tax returns, not the transcripts. I guess we should order the transcripts soon if they are helpful.

We sent pictures, and holiday cards when we filed. I guess we can send more, we went back to my country in the summer for my sister's wedding.

We can do wills too.

Thank you so much! Those are good suggestions. There's a catholic charity here that does immigration, so we are gonna go check it out soon too. We are trying to get as much help as possible. I just started my first semester in nursing school, I worked so hard to get in and I really want to finish it. The mail really hit my husband and I. Now we are worried about not getting it approved, that means I can't finish school. It's gonna ruin everything we've been building since I moved here. I really hope it will work out. Fingers crossed.

Thanks again,

Kate

You've mentioned student loans in your previous posts. Did you put each other as the reference? May be you can print that out as well.

Your school normally asks you for emergency contact in your student profile online. If you have each other as the emergency contacts, print that info as it may be helpful

Also, the flight tickets to show you two travel back to the country for your sister's wedding. It can be another piece of documents.

Hope that helps!

Edited October 6, 2016 by kikat

[petrichor 0]

Kate - throw everything you have at them. Most important is the explanation letter. Pictures of both credit cards on the same page.

And...it is VERY rare that you will be denied. What it might mean is that you will both be called in for an interview. Unless you really don't know anything about each other, or each other's family, it is RARE for a true couple to fail the interview.

Most likely, whoever reviewed your file didn't find the "usual" things a couple has. Because you are both students, and you don't have a lot of assets together, you almost got a "form letter" asking for more. Be creative. Hopefully you can find your itineraries/boarding passes for the trip to your sister's wedding.

Best of luck. Don't worry - keep studying!

Sukie in NY

Sukie, thank you so much! Yeah, we ll definitely mail them a well written explanation letter and include as much as documentations as possible. You are right, we are kinda "abnormal" to be a married couple. That's probably why they want more evidence.

Yeah, we still have the boarding passes for the trip and wedding pictures with my whole family.

Thanks a lot!

Kate

[petrichor 0]

You've mentioned student loans in your previous posts. Did you put each other as the reference? May be you can print that out as well.

Your school normally asks you for emergency contact in your student profile online. If you have each other as the emergency contacts, print that info as it may be helpful

Also, the flight tickets to show you two travel back to the country for your sister's wedding. It can be another piece of documents.

Hope that helps!

I am not sure about listing each other as the reference, but I ll look into it.

I looked at my student profile, and yes i put my husband as the emergency contact, and I can print that out. Thanks!!

[GF1804 12]

Now 6 months and 6 days since I filed by 4/4 ROC at CSC. Just checked my status and nothing has changed.

March 2016 filers are 59% completed.

Any day now I hope....

Any April 2016 filers heard anything RFE or approvals? Hang in there shouldn't be long....

[bkghosh 121]

March 2016 CSC approval is at 62% and February 2016 CSC approval is at 72% now. Our turn will start any day now