June 2017 I-751 filers

[First 1]

2 minutes ago, Lemon23 said:

Don't freak out people, as long as your package reached the destination then you guys will be fine. I did not signature required my package but everything is fine, I got my NOA1 na biometrics appointment already. Just make sure you keep your tracking number.

I agree! Guys don't worry too much. If ur package delivered and u didn't receive anything or no check cashed after 2-3weeks then start freaking out! Be patient 

[Whitehead 19]

2 hours ago, andruida said:

 

Wow! It looks amazing. I am planning on sending mine Wednesday, however seeing your pic is making me anxious. I mine is not even half as thick :-/. Would you mind letting us know what you included in your evidence?

 

Best of luck!

Sure... i it helps people I'm happy to post it up. So my situation is a little more complex because my husband and I were married and then a week later he left for a job in the USA. So we lived apart for about 10mths so we have to prove we were in a relationship for that time apart. This is why I've included info from our engagement just to show we were in the process of getting married long before we did. So my pack might be a little bigger than others. We also have banks accounts etc in two countries. Try to think of every little thing you have and put it in better they have it all and not get a RFE. Hope this helps people  

 

·         Filing and biometrics fee: check $680

·         Form I-751

·         Copy of front and back of USCIS Form I-551 (Permanent Resident Card)

 

Exhibit 1 - Rental lease and utility bills

1. Copy of our previous UK joint rental lease: December 2011 - end of October 2014
2. Copy of our current joint rental lease: November 2015 - present
3. Copy of renewal letter for joint rental lease: November 2016 - October 2017
4. Copy of joint Cat Addendum and Water/Sewer Addendum
5. Copy of joint resident ledger: shows rent payments
6. Copy of joint rent and water bills: do not have joint rent and water bills prior to 2016 as we did not receive any from our rental company
7. Copy of joint internet and TV package bills: my wife was added to the account March 2016
8. Copy of joint electric bills: my wife was added to the account May 2016

 

Exhibit 2 - Tax

1. US tax return transcript for 2014: showing married filing separately. My wife was not living in the US during this tax period as she was waiting for her green card
2. Joint US tax return transcripts for 2015 and 2016: showing married filing jointly
3. Copy of joint federal tax returns for 2015 and 2016: showing married filing jointly
4. Copy of joint state tax returns for 2015 and 2016: showing married filing jointly
5. Copy of my W2 for 2015 and 2016
6. Copy of joint invoices for tax return preparation: from McLean, Koehler, Sparks & Hammond

 

Exhibit 3 - UK - Checking, savings and credit cards

(Accounts are being used rarely now we both live in the USA and our UK debts are clear)

1. Copy of joint debit cards for our Santander checking account: shows wife added to the account and card valid from date, November 2014
2. Copy of joint checking account statements for Santander: shows money deposits and payments in both our names since our marriage, wage deposits from my previous UK employer Jagex and shared debts
3. Copy of credit cards for Santander: wife’s card shows valid from date, October 2014, as an additional card holder for the account
4. Copy of Santander credit card details: showing my wife as an additional card holder and the credit limit
5. Copy of several Santander credit card statements: shows us actively using the account and our debt. My wife does not appear on statements because you cannot get joint credit card accounts in the UK
6. Copy of my wife’s HSBC checking account statements: shows bank and PayPal transfers (PayPal statements in Exhibit 5-a/b) to my wife from November 2014 to when she arrived in the US. Also, shows my wife making payments to me

 

Exhibit 4 - US - checking, savings and credit cards

1. Copy of joint debit cards for our First National Bank checking account
2. Copy of joint check: shows both our names and home address
3. Copy of joint checking account statements for First National Bank: my wife was added to the account, November 2015. Statements highlighted to show: my wage deposits from Firaxis, my wife’s wage deposits from Kelly and Associates in Mar/Apr 2017, payments to our Bank of America credit card, money transfers by my wife to pay off our UK debts via PayPal and payments for our Comcast TV/internet, BGE electric and Henderson Webb rent
4. Two of my wife’s pay slips: showing her wages being deposited into our joint US checking account. She was only employed for two weeks
5. Copy of our credit cards for Bank of America: wife is an authorized user for the account
6. Copy of a letter from Bank of America: stating that my wife is an authorized user on my credit card account
7. Copy of credit card statements for Bank of America: account number on statements matches the number on our joint Bank of America credit cards. Shows us actively using the account
8. Copy of First National Bank joint savings account information and account activity since opening the account: account opened April 2017. Official statements are sent quarterly; therefore, we have not yet received one

 

Exhibit 5 - Money transfers

1. Copy of my PayPal statement: shows me sending money to support my wife Jan 2015-Sep 2015
2. Copy of my wife’s PayPal statement: shows my wife receiving money from me Jan 2015-Sep 2015
3. Copy of a HIFX money transfer: from my wife to me in November 2014
4. Copy of two First National Bank money transfers and the corresponding UK Santander Bank receipts: from my US checking account to my wife in the UK in December 2014

 

Exhibit 6 - Health insurance and life insurance

1. Copy of our Cigna health insurance cards: shows coverage effective from dates. Cigna didn’t send a new set of cards for 2016 as coverage did not change
2. Copy of our Cigna health insurance coverage summary: shows coverage effective from dates
3. Copy of our Cigna medical insurance statements for 2015, 2016 and 2017: shows us both using the insurance for medical and prescriptions from the time my wife arrived in the US, September 2015
4. Copy of our 1095-B forms: showing joint health coverage for 2015 and 2016
5. Several medical bills: showing our home address and that we both use the same healthcare facility in Hunt Valley with Lifebridge Health
6. Prescriptions: showing our home address and that we both use the same pharmacy at Wegmans in Hunt Valley
7. Copy of my 2017 employee benefit elections for my wife and I: shows life insurance, HSA, medical, dental and vision. Also, shows my wife as beneficiary of my employer paid life insurance
8. Copy of a letter from my employer: explaining that my wife has been covered by my medical insurance since she arrived in the US. It also, states that she is the beneficiary for 100% of my life insurance and that she is covered under the new 2017 health savings account
9. Copy of the benefits section of my employers group life insurance: covers me as an employee and my wife

 

Exhibit 7 - Health reimbursement account (HRA) - 2015/2016

1. Cigna HRA statements for 2015: shows my wife and I using the HRA
2. Cigna HRA statements for 2016

 

Exhibit 8 - Health savings account (HSA) - 2017

1. Copy of our debit cards for our Discovery Benefits HSA account
2. Copy of our Discovery Benefits HSA account details: shows my wife as beneficiary and additional card holder
3. Copy of Discovery Benefits HSA transactions for 2017

 

Exhibit 9 - Dental insurance

1. Copy of our Delta Dental insurance information: shows coverage effective from dates
2. Copy of our Delta Dental insurance statements: shows us both using the plan, home address, my employer, matching ID and group number
3. Copy of statements from our dentist, Nathanson Dental: showing our treatment for 2016/2017. Also, shows that we both went for treatment together on the same days in 2016

Exhibit 10 - 401K

1. Copy of Wells Fargo account information: showing my wife as 100% beneficiary of my 401K plan
2. Copy of the recent statement for my 401K plan

 

Exhibit 11 - Pet ownership and insurance

1. Copy of our cat’s health insurance account information: showing my wife and I as pet owners and our home address
2. Copy of our cat’s microchip details: showing both our names as owners of him since 2008 and our home address

 

Exhibit 12 - Mail redirection

1. Copy of our Royal Mail redirection: showing both our names for UK mail redirection, to my mother and father-in-law’s address up until my wife moved to the US in September 2015

 

Exhibit 13 - Affidavits

1. Four affidavits: 2 from family and 2 from friends

 

Exhibit 14 - Drivers education

1. Copy of 2 emails confirming our booked driver’s education: date, time and location on documents show we are taking this course together

 

Exhibit 15 - Flight tickets

1. Copy of my flight ticket to see my wife and our family in the UK in December 2014
2. Copy of our hotel receipt for our trip to London UK in December 2014
3. Copy of my wife’s flight ticket to visit me in the US in March 2015
4. Copy of our flight ticket to the UK to see our family in December 2015: see page 2 of ticket for our passenger names
5. Copy of our flight ticket to Charlotte, SC to see our Stateside family in September 2016: see page 2 of ticket for our passenger names

 

Exhibit 16 - Conversations between my wife and I during our time apart, Nov 2014-Sep 2015

(I was working in the US while she lived in the UK until her visa was approved)

1. Skype and Facebook chat conversations
2. Facebook activity between us

 

Exhibit 17 - Gifts and cards

1. Copy of a Wayfair receipt: showing a climbing tree we bought together for our cat. My wife was visiting me in the US when this was delivered
2. Copy of an amazon receipt: showing a gift my wife got me for my birthday July 2015
3. Copy of 3 flower delivery receipts: sent by me to my wife for various occasions during 2015/2016
4. Copy of greetings cards: received from friends, family and some between my wife and I for 2014-2016

  

Exhibit 18 - Photos

1. Photos of us together since we were married: showing Facebook dates and comments

 

Exhibit 19 - Engagement and marriage

a.       Photos/Facebook screenshots from our engagement: August 2011 in Kos, Greece

b.       Flight ticket from our holiday to Kos, Greece: where we were engaged

c.        Engagement ring receipts and financing agreement from 2012: This was the second engagement ring I bought for her as the first did not fit

d.       Copy of our wedding photos

e.       Certified copy of our UK marriage certificate

 

[Whitehead 19]

2 hours ago, andruida said:

 

Wow! It looks amazing. I am planning on sending mine Wednesday, however seeing your pic is making me anxious. I mine is not even half as thick :-/. Would you mind letting us know what you included in your evidence?

 

Best of luck!

Oh and the other thing I did which makes it look big is I decided to send every bank statement. Some people send quarterly ones. Reason I decided to send them all is because on Visa Journey I saw that some people get RFE and get asked for more statements. Hope this helps

[andruida 5]

Just now, amanda_whitehead said:

Oh and the other thing I did which makes it look big is I decided to send every bank statement. Some people send quarterly ones. Reason I decided to send them all is because on Visa Journey I saw that some people get RFE and get asked for more statements. Hope this helps

Thank you so much for all this information! I have printed the summary for every bank statement for our joint account since we got married + the transaction details for every 6 months. For the savings I only printed the statements for a few times a year. I guess it doesn't hurt to just print everything. It's better to have too much than not enough.

 

Thanks again! 

[Whitehead 19]

Just now, andruida said:

Thank you so much for all this information! I have printed the summary for every bank statement for our joint account since we got married + the transaction details for every 6 months. For the savings I only printed the statements for a few times a year. I guess it doesn't hurt to just print everything. It's better to have too much than not enough.

 

Thanks again! 

Exactly that was my thoughts. Some people think its going overboard but I think why not. I rang USCIS once they told me send everything you can. For our two credit cards I just gave them about four statements for the year because those are not in joint names I'm just a card holder. I sent all the statements for our joint checking accounts, savings etc

 

Best of luck

[Lemon23 400]

@amanda_whitehead I agree on you, even on the instructions on the form I-751 mentioned to send as many as you can and I dont understand why some people limiting their evidences where in it is necessary to provide more evidences, the more the better:

 

Evidence of the Relationship: 

Submit copies of documents indicating that the marriage upon which you were granted conditional status was entered in “good faith” and was not for the purpose of circumventing immigration laws. Submit copies of as many documents as you can to establish this fact, to demonstrate the circumstances of the relationship from the date of the marriage to the present date, and to demonstrate any circumstances surrounding the end of the relationship, if it has ended. The documents should include, but are not limited to, the following examples:

Edited June 19, 2017 by Lemon23

[First 1]

Update ur self guys for who already send the package if they want too for VJ June.

 

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l2zjWPJIPwaKv5fh7v1RfFAc7WmQmRdecC9_gN05ygQ/edit#gid=0

[Ksenia1985 37]

Sent in my docs and added myself to the spreadsheet. 

[janet&adonis 57]

Again i sent my package june 2nd and it was delivered june 5. No signature, just priority with tracking. No news no check cashed. I called uscis today and they said to give it 30 days, then call and inquire. So i will wait till july 5th.  

[andruida 5]

I am in the last stretch of gathering evidence and I am hoping to be able to send my package tomorrow (fingers crossed). In the bank statements, do you guys include the pages with only disclosures or any blank pages? 

[Lemon23 400]

@andruida It is important to send all the pages so that USCIS officer dont think you omitted any pages.

 

[Ksenia_O 696]

1 hour ago, andruida said:

I am in the last stretch of gathering evidence and I am hoping to be able to send my package tomorrow (fingers crossed). In the bank statements, do you guys include the pages with only disclosures or any blank pages? 

Bank statement pages are numbered, so I included all. Even if some of them are blank. 

 

[andruida 5]

55 minutes ago, Lemon23 said:

@andruida It is important to send all the pages so that USCIS officer dont think you omitted any pages.

 

 

3 minutes ago, Ksenia_O said:

Bank statement pages are numbered, so I included all. Even if some of them are blank. 

 

 

Good to know. Thank you so much for your answers!

[hcm 11]

My check was processed today!!

[Ksenia_O 696]

4 minutes ago, hcm said:

My check was processed today!!

Goooood  Congrats!! I'd say "an official" wait has started at this point