I-751 January 2018

[charlieprince 24]

Just now, edpa said:

Yes! We were eligble to file on 1/08/2019 and just completed the N400 application online last night! 🙏🏼 Hoping it is a speedier process

awesome!  did you use any guides here on VJ? one would think i ought to be used to these applications by now and how to assemble the package.. LOL

 

i think/hope/assume the n400 was easier to file though specially since it's online? good luck man.. i think i'm going to go ahead and file as well since wifey is technically eligible already

[Wooderz 314]

5 minutes ago, jcspeed said:

He did show it, it did not expire yet, will expire on 1/30/19. However, this is a new job that he just started on 1/7/19. 

Ok, so he showed them his expired green card plus one year extension letter when he started the job last week. That’s a different situation than an unexpired green card. Does he have an unrestricted social security card (a normal one, not one that says “valid for work only with dhs approval”)? If so, he can use that and a drivers license to prove his work eligibility. If not, get him an infopass appointment and get a stamp in his passport. For infopass appointments, I’ve always heard you need to check often and at different times of day/night for appointments to become available. 

[jcspeed 4]

6 minutes ago, Wooderz said:

Ok, so he showed them his expired green card plus one year extension letter when he started the job last week. That’s a different situation than an unexpired green card. Does he have an unrestricted social security card (a normal one, not one that says “valid for work only with dhs approval”)? If so, he can use that and a drivers license to prove his work eligibility. If not, get him an infopass appointment and get a stamp in his passport. For infopass appointments, I’ve always heard you need to check often and at different times of day/night for appointments to become available. 

Yes, he has an unrestricted social security card. I will have him contact HR about that. I was able to get through USCIS on the phone, our local field office will contact us in 48-72hrs to schedule an appointment. Thanks for your help!

[Jessica Donahue 34]

1 hour ago, edpa said:

Yes! We were eligble to file on 1/08/2019 and just completed the N400 application online last night! 🙏🏼 Hoping it is a speedier process

 

1 hour ago, charlieprince said:

awesome!  did you use any guides here on VJ? one would think i ought to be used to these applications by now and how to assemble the package.. LOL

 

i think/hope/assume the n400 was easier to file though specially since it's online? good luck man.. i think i'm going to go ahead and file as well since wifey is technically eligible already

 

We filed the I-751 in January 2018, but the N-400 in 12/2018 and had the biometrics appointment on 1/4. I used the guides on VJ, VJ searches and some online research, but the process was pretty easy. Uploading and deleting files is simple and intuitive. You can upload as many supplementary evidence files as you want (not necessary, but I prefer to front load evidence) as long as they're each below the file limit. The online notifications in our USCIS account show up before we receive the paper copies, and you have the option to download copies of the letters from the updates.

 

We just hope the process doesn't drag on too long....

 

[edpa 20]

1 hour ago, charlieprince said:

awesome!  did you use any guides here on VJ? one would think i ought to be used to these applications by now and how to assemble the package.. LOL

 

i think/hope/assume the n400 was easier to file though specially since it's online? good luck man.. i think i'm going to go ahead and file as well since wifey is technically eligible already

We didn't use anything from VisaJourney! Honestly the online application was super easy. Files we uploaded:

 

-Greencard + Extension Letters

-Letter from Selective Service showing he doesn't need to be in the military/register

-Because he's a Turkish male, we included his military paperwork from Turkey + showed that he was discharged + translation of everything

-My Birth Certificate (I'm the US Citizen)

-Marriage License

-Mortgage Statements from last year and this year

-Our apartment lease from when we got married

-Savings account statements from 2016 2017 and 2018

-Life insurance statements

-Insurance statements

-Homeowners insurance statement

-2016 2017 Tax Return Documents

-Statement from the Credit Union for our Car Loan

 

Hope it helps  If you need any help just let me know!

[charlieprince 24]

Just now, Jessica Donahue said:

 

 

We filed the I-751 in January 2018, but the N-400 in 12/2018 and had the biometrics appointment on 1/4. I used the guides on VJ, VJ searches and some online research, but the process was pretty easy. Uploading and deleting files is simple and intuitive. You can upload as many supplementary evidence files as you want (not necessary, but I prefer to front load evidence) as long as they're each below the file limit. The online notifications in our USCIS account show up before we receive the paper copies, and you have the option to download copies of the letters from the updates.

 

We just hope the process doesn't drag on too long....

 

sweet! I took a look at the first page but didn't begin anyhting.. you gave me some much needed details iw as wondering about, thank you!!

 

Just now, edpa said:

We didn't use anything from VisaJourney! Honestly the online application was super easy. Files we uploaded:

 

-Greencard + Extension Letters

-Letter from Selective Service showing he doesn't need to be in the military/register

-Because he's a Turkish male, we included his military paperwork from Turkey + showed that he was discharged + translation of everything

-My Birth Certificate (I'm the US Citizen)

-Marriage License

-Mortgage Statements from last year and this year

-Our apartment lease from when we got married

-Savings account statements from 2016 2017 and 2018

-Life insurance statements

-Insurance statements

-Homeowners insurance statement

-2016 2017 Tax Return Documents

-Statement from the Credit Union for our Car Loan

 

Hope it helps  If you need any help just let me know!

Awesome  yes i'm pretty much still sure I got my package from the 751 so that'll help tremendously, haha

 

i saw your post btw about not yet filing your 2018 return.. we're in the same boat, although i'm filing taxes sooner than your March one. I'll probably just supplement it soon as I get filed. Thank you again!

[edpa 20]

5 minutes ago, charlieprince said:

sweet! I took a look at the first page but didn't begin anyhting.. you gave me some much needed details iw as wondering about, thank you!!

 

Awesome  yes i'm pretty much still sure I got my package from the 751 so that'll help tremendously, haha

 

i saw your post btw about not yet filing your 2018 return.. we're in the same boat, although i'm filing taxes sooner than your March one. I'll probably just supplement it soon as I get filed. Thank you again!

No problem! Good luck! 

[jcspeed 4]

2 hours ago, jcspeed said:

Yes, he has an unrestricted social security card. I will have him contact HR about that. I was able to get through USCIS on the phone, our local field office will contact us in 48-72hrs to schedule an appointment. Thanks for your help!

We got an appointment today! Some locations say you can't make info pass appointments on the website, I called and got through and USCIS called within an hour to schedule for today. Thanks again!

[jcspeed 4]

3 hours ago, Tom and SooGyeong said:

Most of the January 2018 I-751 filers have received both a 12-month extension letter and a (second) 18-month extension letter. 

Yes An Appointment At Your Local Office is Necessary AND WORTH IT. 

SO, when your 12-month extension letter has only 30 days or less remaining, you should go inline here:

https://my.uscis.gov/en/appointment/us

and make an INFOPASS appointment. They only schedule out to two weeks forward, so it may take several tries. Once you make the appointment, your spouse should take his UNEXPIRED foreign passport, and all appropriate paperwork, including the expired greencard and soon-to-expire 12-month extension letter, and your local office will place an I-551 stamp in in his passport. This is the same as an extension letter. I-551stamps are sometimes for 6-months, sometimes 12-months, depending on the Local Office.

Thank you! I was able to make an appointment today, still waiting here!

[Tom and SooGyeong 87]

41 minutes ago, jcspeed said:

Thank you! I was able to make an appointment today, still waiting here!

Knowledge shared, is knowledge squared. Happy to hear that you were able to make an appointment so quickly!

 

[NikV 44]

49 minutes ago, jcspeed said:

Thank you! I was able to make an appointment today, still waiting here!

This is the fastest infoPass appointment i have seen. Good luck. No employer can terminate you for the expired green card. Have your hubby show the I551 stamp to HR and it should be okay.

Edited January 15, 2019 by NikV

[edpa 20]

Anyone here still not receive a Biometrics notice? 

[NikV 44]

15 minutes ago, edpa said:

Anyone here still not receive a Biometrics notice? 

I did not. I think i saw some folks on the forum say that they got a letter from USCIS explaining how their old fingerprints would be reused. More here

https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume12-PartB-Chapter2.html

[Wooderz 314]

4 hours ago, jcspeed said:

Thank you! I was able to make an appointment today, still waiting here!

Awesome! With the i-551 stamp he will have 2 options to show his employer. They can’t terminate him. The i-551 counts as a List A document for the i-9 and they are not supposed to re-verify that when it expires. He could also use his drivers license and unrestricted social security card as List B and C documents for the i-9. That won’t have to be re-verified either. (My husband also just started a new job 2 weeks ago during his roc process so I just did a bunch of research on this).  

[edpa 20]

8 hours ago, NikV said:

I did not. I think i saw some folks on the forum say that they got a letter from USCIS explaining how their old fingerprints would be reused. More here

https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume12-PartB-Chapter2.html

Ah yeah. I remember that. We never even got a letter. Just applied for the N400 so hope the 751 won't cause any issues!