I-751 OCTOBER 2018

[DannyAdelante 6]

Have some updates on my application, although I have since received an email saying that my interview has been cancelled because of COVID-19 (even though my date is outside the time when their offices will be closed).

 

I-751 Timeline:

10/03/2018 - Sent I-751 to USCIS via FedEx
10/09/2018 - I-751 received by USCIS

10/15/2018 - Check cashed by USCIS

10/19/2018 - NOA1 I-797 issued - 18 month extension letter

11/02/2018 - Biometrics Appointment issued for November 23, 2018

11/23/2018 - Biometrics Appointment
03/03/2020 - Received Notice that case has been transferred from Vermont Service Center to National Benefits Center in Missouri for faster processing.
So I went over 15 months without hearing anything until two weeks ago.

 

N-400

09/09/2019 - Sent I-751 to USCIS via FedEx

09/12/2019 - N-400 Received by USCIS
09/16/2019 - I-797C Notice of Receipt of N-400 issued

09/21/2019 - Biometrics appointment scheduled

09/24/2019 - Biometrics Appointment

03/09/2019 - Interview scheduled for April 20, 2020
 

I assume that they would conduct a combination interview for both I-751 and N-400.

 

On March 18, 2020, I received a letter with this notice:

Dear Stakeholder,
Effective March 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is suspending routine in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and Application Support Centers (ASCs) to help slow the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This suspension of public service will be in effect until at least April 1.

We are sending you this notice because we have cancelled your upcoming appointment, interview, or ceremony. Please refer to the chart below for instructions on what, if anything, you need to do:

If you were scheduled for a naturalization or Green Card interview: You don’t need to do anything. We will mail you a new interview notice when normal operations resume.

 

My lawyer still advised me to be prepared to appear on that date, but I don't see it going ahead.

Edited March 20, 2020 by DannyAdelante
Added an extra sentence

[HenriN400 0]

Hello - has anyone received any update on either i-751 or n400 since the whole covid19 started ?

[SunflowerSweet 1,321]

Still waiting in Nebraska. Seeing some April and May 2019 filers gettin approved, which is a little frustrating..

[Brunno 11]

Hi All,

 

Nothing here. Crickets. Our extension letter will expire soon. Called USCIS but no help provided. 

Have a good day!

 

Brunno....:-))

[SunflowerSweet 1,321]

On 5/6/2020 at 9:52 AM, Brunno said:

Hi All,

 

Nothing here. Crickets. Our extension letter will expire soon. Called USCIS but no help provided. 

Have a good day!

 

Brunno....:-))

I’m really worried about the extension letter too... my husband’s runs out in June, and he has a trip in August to visit his family back home. Hoping he can get an appointment to get a stamp before then..

[Brunno 11]

13 hours ago, MorganandMichael said:

I’m really worried about the extension letter too... my husband’s runs out in June, and he has a trip in August to visit his family back home. Hoping he can get an appointment to get a stamp before then..

Hello,

 

So we were able to find out that extension letter is not important if you don`t have to leave country. If you have a ROC - I751 pending you are still ok even the GC or the letter is expired. 

We have called USCIS and we also used their chat and the agents told us that USCIS offices are closed for the public till at least June 4th. They told us that offices are closed for public but USCIS is still processing applications. So being said maybe they will approve us before the letter will expire. ( I don`t think so..:-)) 

We have canceled all the travel plans due to Covid-19. We don`t want to take the risk to expose us to it on the plane or during the visit. We don`t want to spend 14 days with the fewer or be quarantined for 2 weeks in the Europe and 2 weeks in the US when we would come back. 

It is simply not worth it for us.

Everybody is in the same boat with this pandemic and we are waiting for the scientists to come up with the solution when we will not be afraid to live a normal life. 

I hope that visajourney will not be mad at me but these information mentioned above I do have from other members here and we are also using ***removed*** . com

In our situation we are desperate for any info we can get sometimes with a process with USCIS. So again : I am not trying to promote different site here but simply show to the other members other option to cross reference the available info.

 

I hope this will help. 

Stay safe and have a nice day!

 

Brunno...:-)))

 

[Brunno 11]

3 minutes ago, Brunno said:

Hello,

 

So we were able to find out that extension letter is not important if you don`t have to leave country. If you have a ROC - I751 pending you are still ok even the GC or the letter is expired. 

We have called USCIS and we also used their chat and the agents told us that USCIS offices are closed for the public till at least June 4th. They told us that offices are closed for public but USCIS is still processing applications. So being said maybe they will approve us before the letter will expire. ( I don`t think so..:-)) 

We have canceled all the travel plans due to Covid-19. We don`t want to take the risk to expose us to it on the plane or during the visit. We don`t want to spend 14 days with the fewer or be quarantined for 2 weeks in the Europe and 2 weeks in the US when we would come back. 

It is simply not worth it for us.

Everybody is in the same boat with this pandemic and we are waiting for the scientists to come up with the solution when we will not be afraid to live a normal life. 

I hope that visajourney will not be mad at me but these information mentioned above I do have from other members here and we are also using ***removed*** . com

In our situation we are desperate for any info we can get sometimes with a process with USCIS. So again : I am not trying to promote different site here but simply show to the other members other option to cross reference the available info.

 

I hope this will help. 

Stay safe and have a nice day!

 

Brunno...:-)))

 

Well , right away the other site name was ***removed***. So you would have to find it on the net. Sorry

Like we said in our original post:

It was not our intention to promote different web site. We do love VISAJOURNEY.com and we are glad and happy we can use this platform to search and share the information with other members about immigration process. Visajourney was/is/will be very big part of our journey. Thank you visajourney....:-))

 

Brunno

[Texan Man 3]

Hi Guys, I have been a silent follower of VJ for years, I think its time to come break my wonderful news and give useful tips on how I was able to scale through the crazy process with the Grace of God.

 

Total processing time for my case  : 18 months and 20 days exactly Texas SRC Filer .

 

I was sent RFE in February 2020 ,  same week we moved from our residence of 3 years ,I know  it might take forever to finally get it in new updated mail , so I  updated my new address online  and  get on the phone with USCIS Agents , the first immigration that called me was not friendly , he insisted I wait till I receive it in the mail. That might take forever.  I never gave up. I got on the phone again few days after , fortunately , a friendly officer called and emailed me the RFE immediately while we were having conversation .

 

My marriage was having issues since a year now , me and Hubby living separately since February 2020 when our lease ended , My U.S Citizen Spouse insisted she is not including me in her new lease . So you guys should note I did not submit a new lease with my RFE,  But we have enough evidence and we were very  cordial with each other and I still use  her home address for all my correspondence . You can see list of what I submitted in the cover letter sample we both wrote to USCIS and signed below.

 

Few days ago, I called to enquire about why my case was taking longer than necessary and why was it sent to local field office. 2 officers told me at different times  that it is a must that we will be invited for interview once the office is open again after covid-19. I kept praying and believing God will work miracles and as  a Muslim , Its Ramadan season and I was crying to God everyday to intervene. As I know our interview may not go well , we are not living together for now.

 

 

 

 

SRC FILER TEXAS

10/22/2018- Filed jointly and sent  I-751 Removal Of Condition Application  

 

11/01/2018- Notice of Acceptance Received

 

11/6/2018- Finger print will be reused notice received

 

10/29/2019-Finger Print Appointment Letter received

 

02/05/2020- Request For Additional Evidence sent to me from USCIS

 

03/01/2020-My RFE response was sent to USCIS

 

03/05/2020- My Case Status Changed to -RFE received

 

04/16/2020- Case updated to (My case have been received at my local Office)- Updated  only on this site-https://my.uscis.gov/

 

5/21/2020- Case status changed to We ordered your new card

 

05/22/2020- Case status and updated to “ Case Approved”

 

No Citizenship (N-400) application filed yet.

 

 

Note : If you get an RFE , its your last shot to demonstrate you are in a real marriage, so do your best to put together what will get them convinced to approve your case . Check my cover letter below to se lists of evidences I submitted WITHOUT CURRENT JOINT LEASE.

 

 

USCIS I-751 JOINT FILING COVER LETTER SAMPLE

 

March 2^nd, 2020

United States Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Texas Service Center

 

 

ORIGINAL SUBMISSION

RE: I-751 RFE FOR JOINT PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS ON RESIDENCE

FOR JOHN DOE #SRCXXXXXXXXX

 

U.S. Citizen Spouse:

Jane Doe [DOB:  SSN:xxx-xx-xxxx]

Conditional Resident Spouse:

John Doe [DOB:  SSN:xxx-xx-xxx

Dear Sir or Madam:

Please find appended additional materials to support removal of conditions on residence for my husband, Jane Doe. USCIS granted him conditional permanent residence on January  2017. We jointly submitted his petition for removal of condition in October Of 2018.

 

In October 2018, several materials which showed a merging of our personal and financial lives before and after our marriage on November 2015 were submitted along with the form I-751 applications.

 

2018 MATERIALS SUBMITTED ARE REFRENCED BELOW

 

·          Copy Of marriage certificate. Attached Here.

·         Copy of Husband’s Green card. Attached here.

·         Copy of our previous apartment’s rental agreement with joint occupancy from November 2016 to 2018. Attached here for reference.

·         Copies of the joint filed IRS tax transcripts returns for 2016 and 2017. Attached here again for reference.

·         Copies of statement from our joint checking accounts from the time the account was opened to October 2018 from  Credit Union.

·         Copies of United health insurance cards coverage from wife’s job covering all family members. Attached here again for reference.

·         Copy of Life  life insurance policies showing we are both 100% beneficiary on each other’s life insurance policy. Attached here for reference.

·         Copies of Geico cars joint insurance account. Attached here for reference.

·         Copies of joint furniture purchase ownership certificates and payment receipts. Attached here for reference.

·         Two original notarized copies affidavits attesting to the bona fide nature of our relationship and marriage. previously submitted by U.S citizen friends. (Here attached again for reference)

·         Copies of Several airlines’ tickets showing our travel history to Washington DC and Atlanta between 2014 and 2018. Attached here for reference.

• Copies of details of our first wedding anniversary celebrations on  November 2016; guests, cards received from family and friends, event bills and several pictures showing our bona fine relationship and marriage.

The request for more evidence materials provided, which show a merging of our personal and financial lives since after October 2018 when we submitted his I-751 joint petition , removal of condition is organized in tab dividers for your convenience. For ease of review, pertinent information is highlighted in yellow.

 

Thank you for your prompt processing of this petition and for what we hope is your favorable response at your earliest opportunity.

Sincerely,

Jane Doe & John Doe

Address: 

Address: .

Phone

E-mail: Jane Doe  –  aoj@gmail.com

          : John Doe –  aob@gmail.com

 

Table of Contents

Exhibit 1:

·         copy of USCIS front and back (Permanent Resident Card).

 

Exhibit 2:

·         Marriage certificate between showing marriage on Nov , 2015.

 

Exhibit 3:

 

·         Copies of  temporary driver license applied after to reflect new address &  current driver’s license showing joint residence at “Our Address”.

 

Exhibit 4:

• 2016, 2017, 2018 tax returns transcripts and 1040 proof of joint tax filing for 2019 tax returns from the IRS and copy of 2017 refund check from the IRS addressed to both of us in our joint residence.

Exhibit 5:

• Copies of ABC monthly bank statements of our joint checking accounts #xxxxxxxxxxxx since inception of the accounts on 03/30/2019 till 01/31/2020, showing various financial co-mingling such as deposits, car loan payments, credit card payments, At&t bills,  life insurance payments, grocery shopping , movie theater tickets etc.
• Copy of Cashapp transactions between myself and my husband from October 2, 2018 when the account was opened to date. Showing financial transactions between us.

Exhibit 6:

 

·         Copies of ABC bank Visa credit card statement account number xxxxxxxxxx with Spouse  as authorized user since the inception of the account on February 2018 till date, showing various financial co-mingling such as shopping, hotel bills, subscriptions etc.

 

Exhibit 7:

• Copy of resident charges/payments ledger, listing us as joint tenants at “Our former address”, beginning November 23, 2016 and copies of lease renewals for the same address for subsequent terms until February 1, 2020 move out date.
• Copy of final account in both of our name from The  showing our refund from rent deposit after moving out.
• Copy of The  Residential Parking Permit Application form completed and signed by both of us.

Exhibit 8:

·         Copy of American  Insurance Company of Florida home rentals insurance transferred to our new address in both of our names and copy of documents showing claim information we submitted and processed for the water damage that occurred in our apartment on December 21, 2019.

Exhibit 9:

• Copy of “Current” Health Insurance cards with member ID: #xxxxxxxxxxx, showing both of us, both covered under the same ongoing health insurance plan from my husband’s job .
• Copies of health insurance claim in both of our names from our health care provider showing our recent Doctor’s visit.
• Copies of Health Savings ATM cards in both of our name from Health Insurance Provider.
• Copy of my husband’s employer’s dependent verification application adding me to his health insurance policy as his spouse
• Copy of former 2015-2018 health insurance card provided by wife’s former employer including all family members.

Exhibit 10:

·         Copy of  Life insurance policies in both of our names from Life Insurance stating both of us as each other’s 100% beneficiary.

·         Copies of most recent life Insurance policy monthly premium transaction history in both of our names showing the life insurance policies are up to date.

·         Copy of my husband’s employer  life insurance policy provided for employees and listed me as the beneficiary 100%.

Exhibit 11:

• Copies of Our Car Insurance Company yearly account statements beginning November 21, 2016 until May 10, 2020 listing us as jointly covered under car insurance policy number XXXXXXXXXXX for our cars at.”

Exhibit 12:

·         Copies of T-Mobile Account Number :xxxxxxxxxxx showing one-year telephone bills showing both of our names and our telephone numbers and payment transactions from January 2019-December 2019.

 

Exhibit 13:

·         Copies of Costco membership cards in both of our names, showing my husband added to the membership since 01/2017 and still current and valid and copy of 2020 Costco membership renewal receipt.

 

Exhibit 14:

·         Copy of email receipts and cookies order transaction confirmation for wife’s birthday on the XX-XX-XXXX.

 

·         Copies of various receipts of gas, parking, hotel lodging bills during various road trips to , wife’s hometown.

Exhibit 15:

·         Copies of joint furniture purchase ownership certificates and payment receipts in both of our names   from  furniture previously submitted with I-751 application in October 2018.

·         Copies of Several airlines’ tickets showing our travel history to Washington DC and Atlanta between 2014 and 2018. previously submitted with I-751 application in October 2018.

·         Two notarized copies affidavits attesting to the bona fide nature of our relationship and marriage by U.S citizen friends. previously submitted with I-751 application in October 2018

Exhibit16:

·         Copy of photo album showing us together with family and friends gathering throughout the years till date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SunflowerSweet 1,321]

Some cobwebs gathering here!

 

Divorced was finalized on 6/18 and the certified decreee with a request to switch to a waiver filing was delivered today!

 

Hopefully it will force someone to at least look at our case...

 

Any other fillers still waiting around?

[Mattia 7]

Here I am. Nebraska Center received my application on October, 30th 2018. Fingerprints sent and received in June 2019. Since that time (more than a year has passed) nothing has moved. It is now 20 months and a few days .... fingers crossed.

[Suze1 366]

GOT NATURALIZATION CERTIFICATE BACK!!!

Just got naturalization certificate back! A little bent here-and-there, but overall in decent shape.

Except for updating SSA and DMV am TOTALLY DONE now. YAAAY!

[des21 0]

On 6/30/2020 at 3:23 PM, MorganandMichael said:

Some cobwebs gathering here!

 

Divorced was finalized on 6/18 and the certified decreee with a request to switch to a waiver filing was delivered today!

 

Hopefully it will force someone to at least look at our case...

 

Any other fillers still waiting around?

My case was received by USCIS early October, 2018 (Nebraska). I did my bio around July, 2019 and didn't hear anything since then. My 18 month extension expired few months back. I am planning to attend college soon and I submitted my application. They sent me an email saying I was admitted and my status show 'checking legal status'. Just last week, I contacted Ombudsman immediately with a print version of the email and they replied within 2 days saying they have reached-out to USCIS. Boy little did I know this would lead to my approval 5 days later! Some 675 days later, I couldn't believe when I see the case tracker app notification "New Card is Being Produced". Stay strong and you will soon get approved. Cheers!

[noz 3]

Just an update for anyone still waiting around. I filed late October 2018 and my case was at CSC. Nothing changed on my case for about 400 days and today my status changed to "New Card Is Being Produced"!

 

I hope the same will happen to those still waiting.

[Linda999 7]

On 9/16/2020 at 1:29 PM, noz said:

Just an update for anyone still waiting around. I filed late October 2018 and my case was at CSC. Nothing changed on my case for about 400 days and today my status changed to "New Card Is Being Produced"!

 

I hope the same will happen to those still waiting.

Congrats! Was it waiver case? 
 

[SunflowerSweet 1,321]

Finally some action! Case is ready to be scheduled for interview.