I-751 September 2016 Filers

[Ketsuban 1,034]

34 minutes ago, AustinCanada said:

Wait!    I thought you could apply for US citizenship after 3 years of living in the US?   Am I missing something?  

You're not missing anything. I've decided to do it after 5 years because then it won't require another load of bona-fide marriage evidence. Just 5 years of legal residency evidence. 

[nightingalejules 678]

5 hours ago, AustinCanada said:

Wait!    I thought you could apply for US citizenship after 3 years of living in the US?   Am I missing something?  

Yes, you can. Ketsuban mentioned the other day that they were sick of having to prove the validity of their marriage over and over again, so they've decided to wait to apply until the only relevant qualification is duration of residency.

[AustinCanada 681]

21 hours ago, Ketsuban said:

You're not missing anything. I've decided to do it after 5 years because then it won't require another load of bona-fide marriage evidence. Just 5 years of legal residency evidence. 

 

17 hours ago, nightingalejules said:

Yes, you can. Ketsuban mentioned the other day that they were sick of having to prove the validity of their marriage over and over again, so they've decided to wait to apply until the only relevant qualification is duration of residency.

That's very tiring indeed!     I'm just mailing the same relationship documents that I used for I-751 when I submit my US Citizenship application.    Maybe updated bank statements?    Oh, we recently bought a condo so I'm attaching that document and that's it!  

[AK_2014 113]

17 hours ago, AustinCanada said:

 

That's very tiring indeed!     I'm just mailing the same relationship documents that I used for I-751 when I submit my US Citizenship application.    Maybe updated bank statements?    Oh, we recently bought a condo so I'm attaching that document and that's it!  

This comes up quite a bit in the Citizenship forum -- apparently you don't actually have to send very much proof if you're applying based on marriage. 

 

The VJ guide says, among other things (note the "ors", not "ands"):

• Tax returns, bank accounts, leases, mortgages, or birth certificates of children, or
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-certified copies of the income tax forms that you both filed for the past three years, or
• An IRS tax return transcript for the last three years.

For the proof of marriage part, you can apparently send as little as your current marriage certificate plus tax transcripts for the last three years, and then bring any other evidence you might have (bank statements, deeds, etc.) to the interview. Whichever route you choose, wishing you good luck for a speedy process!

[Penguin_ie 5,995]

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[AustinCanada 681]

On 3/24/2017 at 8:56 AM, AK_2014 said:

This comes up quite a bit in the Citizenship forum -- apparently you don't actually have to send very much proof if you're applying based on marriage. 

 

The VJ guide says, among other things (note the "ors", not "ands"):

• Tax returns, bank accounts, leases, mortgages, or birth certificates of children, or
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-certified copies of the income tax forms that you both filed for the past three years, or
• An IRS tax return transcript for the last three years.

For the proof of marriage part, you can apparently send as little as your current marriage certificate plus tax transcripts for the last three years, and then bring any other evidence you might have (bank statements, deeds, etc.) to the interview. Whichever route you choose, wishing you good luck for a speedy process!

That's nice to hear!    I'll definitely apply for Citizenship in August!   

 

However, I still hope I receive my 10-year Green Card before that!  

[BFP XX 62]

Just for those that were following the issue of traveling overseas with the extension letter:

 

We went on a cruise to the Caribbean, and upon boarding the ship the lady at check in hadn't encountered an extension letter before, so she took it to a supervisor for verification. There was a little wait, but no issue - She just told me to make sure that I carried the letter with me at all times (which I believe we are supposed to do anyway). Upon our return to the U.S. the officer looked at both my GC and the letter and let me right through - No issue at all 

While I now feel that my anxiety regarding traveling was perhaps excessive, I think only those that are going through a visa process can really understand the stress that it places on a person. More so now than ever before. 

I hope my positive experience puts anyone's mind at rest who may be concerned about traveling overseas during this period 

[Cathymac 60]

2 hours ago, BFP XX said:

Just for those that were following the issue of traveling overseas with the extension letter:

 

We went on a cruise to the Caribbean, and upon boarding the ship the lady at check in hadn't encountered an extension letter before, so she took it to a supervisor for verification. There was a little wait, but no issue - She just told me to make sure that I carried the letter with me at all times (which I believe we are supposed to do anyway). Upon our return to the U.S. the officer looked at both my GC and the letter and let me right through - No issue at all 

While I now feel that my anxiety regarding traveling was perhaps excessive, I think only those that are going through a visa process can really understand the stress that it places on a person. More so now than ever before. 

I hope my positive experience puts anyone's mind at rest who may be concerned about traveling overseas during this period 

Thanks for this. I'm going back to the UK in June for a week and am a little anxious even though I'll have every bit of evidence with me and triple check it every minute like when I had to go the US embassy for the interview  

[lesthatsri 9]

I Just wanted to let you guys know that I called the Customer Service Line and they told me that the processing for August is still within the correct time frame and that I should get an update before the second week of June. He said that if i haven't gotten any communications at that time I should call back and do another inquiry. :/ 

 

The wait kills....

[Ketsuban 1,034]

On 4/14/2017 at 9:36 PM, lesthatsri said:

I Just wanted to let you guys know that I called the Customer Service Line and they told me that the processing for August is still within the correct time frame and that I should get an update before the second week of June. He said that if i haven't gotten any communications at that time I should call back and do another inquiry. :/ 

 

The wait kills....

It does kill but I gotta admit, this is a lot better than the wait for the CR-1 visa. I was itching to move here!

[AustinCanada 681]

On 4/15/2017 at 8:15 PM, Ketsuban said:

It does kill but I gotta admit, this is a lot better than the wait for the CR-1 visa. I was itching to move here!

I agree 100%!  

 

No need to worry about USCIS transferring your case to 50 different visa offices and your file getting lost in transit!  

[Ingrid28 69]

May coming will make 8 months since we filed and still nothing yet. OMG would really love to have my green card in hand before the one year extension letter expires.

[Cathymac 60]

Just heard from a VSC April filer that they got notification today of ROC. So hopefully September for us East coasters. 

[darnit 2]

Hey guys,

Just checked the CSC webpage! Looks like they updated the processing time! Now they're processing I-751 as of June 7th 2016 filers!

Which means we've got 8-10 weeks or so to hear back about our cases according to my calculations =)

Alright, now to the fun stuff: Monte Carlo Masters is happening now! (April 14- 22 )

Round 32 is almost over, the question on everyone's mind: Will Rafa make it to the final and win his 10th title for this tournament??!!

Vamos Rafaaa!!! =)

 

Oh almost forgot to mention Champions League Games today!! Barca didnt make the comeback again today against Juventus!! : / It was very physical game, Juve didn't let Messi breathe!! It was absolutely defensive game from the old lady team.. Anyway, having always been a fan of the underdog, I am glad Juventus made it to the Semi's!!

So now we've got: R. Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Monaco and Juventus

Ohh I can't wait to see the draw on Friday!!

Alright, I want the semi finals to be as the following:

Real Madrid vs Monaco

Atletico Madrid vs Juventus OMG this would be an epic game you guys!!

 

Cheers

Edited April 20, 2017 by darnit

[Sungtory 4]

Just sharing another success scenario story involving traveling with an extension letter: My wife just came back from overseas after 3 months and entered via LAX with no problem.

 

On a separate note, tried checking her app status using the receipt number (staring with WAC) shown in her extension letter but the website states that it's an invalid number thus cannot be found. Anyone seeing this as well?