10 year green card question

[holidaygift 0]

I will need to remove my conditional residency next Apr. By then,my USC husband and I have been married for 3 years.

But since we were met 5 years ago, we were residing in China most of the time. Would it be a problem since most of our evidences of being together are overseas?

We do have joint rental contact with landlord,monthly untiltity bill with both of names, same address in the US. Joint tax return filling. Joint Bank account. Take the same flight to travel with seats next to each other, stay at the same hotel when we travel. Lots of pictures being together, being with family, taking trips. Mails from his mother and uncles to both of us.

Would these be enough evidence?

How long will it take to approve and how long will I receive my 10 year green card?

[alohaspirit 0]

I will need to remove my conditional residency next Apr. By then,my USC husband and I have been married for 3 years.

But since we were met 5 years ago, we were residing in China most of the time. Would it be a problem since most of our evidences of being together are overseas?

We do have joint rental contact with landlord,monthly untiltity bill with both of names, same address in the US. Joint tax return filling. Joint Bank account. Take the same flight to travel with seats next to each other, stay at the same hotel when we travel. Lots of pictures being together, being with family, taking trips. Mails from his mother and uncles to both of us.

Would these be enough evidence?

How long will it take to approve and how long will I receive my 10 year green card?

You'll also need affidavits from at least two people who known the two of you attesting to your marriage. My wife received her green card just under two months from filing I-751.

[meauxna 15]

You'll also need affidavits from at least two people who known the two of you attesting to your marriage.

Personal affidavits are not required.

[j-manu 0]

You'll also need affidavits from at least two people who known the two of you attesting to your marriage.

Personal affidavits are not required.

If you look at the first paragraph of page two of the I-751 instructions, you will find that it is required to have affidavits sworn to or affirmed by at least two people who have known both of you since your conditional residance was granted.

[Kez/JWolf 6]

You'll also need affidavits from at least two people who known the two of you attesting to your marriage.

Personal affidavits are not required.

If you look at the first paragraph of page two of the I-751 instructions, you will find that it is required to have affidavits sworn to or affirmed by at least two people who have known both of you since your conditional residance was granted.

3. 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 wish to establish this fact and 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 cover, but not limited to,the period from the date of your marriage to the filing of this petition. Examples of such documents are:

Birth certificate(s) of child(ren) born to the marriage.

Lease or mortgage contracts showing joint occupancy and/or ownership of your communal residence.

Financial records showing joint ownership of assets andjoint responsibility for liabilities, such as joint savings and checking accounts, joint federal and state tax returns, insurance policies that show the other spouse as the beneficiary, joint utility bills, joint installments or otherloans.

Other documents you consider relevant to establish that your marriage was not entered into in order to evade theU.S. immigration laws.

Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by at least two people who have known both of you since your

conditional residence was granted and have personal knowledge of your marriage and relationship. (Such persons may berequired to testify before an immigration officer as to the information contained in the affidavit.) The original affidavit must be submitted and also contain the following information regarding the person making the affidavit: his or her full name and address; date and place of birth; relationship to you or your spouse, if any; and full information and complete details explaining how the person acquired his or her knowledge. Affidavits must be supported by other types of evidence listed above.

See text in RED.... it is just a list of examples....

Kez

[meauxna 15]

You'll also need affidavits from at least two people who known the two of you attesting to your marriage.

Personal affidavits are not required.

If you look at the first paragraph of page two of the I-751 instructions, you will find that it is required to have affidavits sworn to or affirmed by at least two people who have known both of you since your conditional residance was granted.

Like Kez pointed out, they are *an* example of something you *can* include. I'm here as living proof that they are not a requirement. A lot ofpeople misread the form instruction.

Some people don't mind asking their friends to write such a thing, some do. I don't really advocate either way, and I do trust the 2 opposing opinions I've had from immigration attorneys. One thinks that if you've got nothing else, give affidavits, otherwise skip it (weak evidence). The other always includes them, out of attention to detail (hey, he's getting paid for it, why not?)

[alohaspirit 0]

You'll also need affidavits from at least two people who known the two of you attesting to your marriage.

Personal affidavits are not required.

I didn't say it was required.

But I would send it just to put an ice on the cake. Better safe than sorry!

[meauxna 15]

You'll also need affidavits from at least two people who known the two of you attesting to your marriage.

Personal affidavits are not required.

I didn't say it was required.

But I would send it just to put an ice on the cake. Better safe than sorry!

sigh.

What does "You'll also need affidavits from at least two people" mean, if not 'required'?

[alohaspirit 0]

You'll also need affidavits from at least two people who known the two of you attesting to your marriage.

Personal affidavits are not required.

I didn't say it was required.

But I would send it just to put an ice on the cake. Better safe than sorry!

sigh.

What does "You'll also need affidavits from at least two people" mean, if not 'required'?

Do you want me to say I made a mistake in my meaning? OK, so what? No big deal!Do you have anything else to comment on? Let's just stick to the subject in helping people. Edited April 24, 2007 by alohaspirit

[Flames9_RN 358]

dog/cat fight,lol Ya the wording on the 751 Instructions makes it a bit tricky, but the affidavits are not a MUST have. We sent in letters (not notarized) from friends, along with piles of other evidence. All turned out peachy!!

[Yodrak 7]

j-manu,

If you learn to read you will find that the instruction you reference does not say that affidavits are required.

Yodrak

You'll also need affidavits from at least two people who known the two of you attesting to your marriage.

Personal affidavits are not required.

If you look at the first paragraph of page two of the I-751 instructions, you will find that it is required to have affidavits sworn to or affirmed by at least two people who have known both of you since your conditional residance was granted.

[Yodrak 7]

holidaygift,

The evidence of your shared life while living in China got you the visa. What you need to remove the conditions on your green card is evidence of your shared life since becoming an LPR.

Yodrak

I will need to remove my conditional residency next Apr. By then,my USC husband and I have been married for 3 years.

But since we were met 5 years ago, we were residing in China most of the time. Would it be a problem since most of our evidences of being together are overseas?

We do have joint rental contact with landlord,monthly untiltity bill with both of names, same address in the US. Joint tax return filling. Joint Bank account. Take the same flight to travel with seats next to each other, stay at the same hotel when we travel. Lots of pictures being together, being with family, taking trips. Mails from his mother and uncles to both of us.

Would these be enough evidence?

How long will it take to approve and how long will I receive my 10 year green card?