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marcy_d   0

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We need to remove hubby's conditions by October. Can we file immediately and beat the fee increase? What are the fees today?

* 129F filed in Nebraska in Aug 2004

* NOA1 August 3, 2004

* APPROVED NOA2 November 30, 2004 OMG :D :D :D (119 days)

* NSC forwards package to Vancouver Consulate on Dec 16, 2004

* Packet received by Vancouver Consulate on Dec 27, 2004

* Package 3 received by Smiwi on Dec 30, 2004

* Checklist returned to Vancouver Consulate on Jan 3, 2005 with requested interview date of Jan 25, 2005

* Package 4 received by Smiwi on January 11, 2005

* Interview scheduled for January 25, 2005 @ 10 am

* Visa Granted!!!! January 25, 2005

* Cross into the United States @ Niagra Falls January 26, 2005

* 2/18 MARRIED :D

* AOS finally filed April 25, 2005

* NOA1 June 1

* Biometrics July 7

* AOS interview for October 25, 2005 8:30 am!!!!!!!!!!!!! woot!

* Green card effective 10/25/2005

*I-751 filed July 27, 2007

Evidence

2 letters of attestation, our driver's licenses, bank statement, 2006 & 2005 joint tax returns, 403B and life ins beneficiary statements, car insurance, mortgage documents, credit cards (oye), health ins, airline tickets from a trip together, a variety of pictures

*I-751 Received by NSC July 30, 2007

*10 yr Green card issued without interview effective 11/28/2007

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I was thinking the same thing. My GC expires Oct 20th, so in effect I would be sending off paperwork around July 20th, which is 10 days before the new fees increase on July 30th (if I read it correctly).

Jo & Michael

K1

29th Jun 03 - Applied for I-129f

12th Jan 05 - Interview at Embassy

AOS

20th Apr 05 - Mailed AOS and paperwork to Chicago.

27th Oct 05 - Received Green Card in Mail (2 yr Conditional)

I-751

24th Jul 07 - Mailed I-751 to TSC

27th Jul 07 - I-751 Received at TSC (Transferred to CSC)

17th Aug 07 - Check Cleared

20th Aug 07 - NOA received (2 NOA's both with dif. receipt #'s for the same thing hmmm..)

30th Aug 07 - ACS Biometrics letters received

21st Sep 07 - Biometrics appointment at Charlotte

1st Nov 07 - Case status online reads "Card production ordered"

3rd Nov 07 - Greencard received in mail

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I was thinking the same thing. My GC expires Oct 20th, so in effect I would be sending off paperwork around July 20th, which is 10 days before the new fees increase on July 30th (if I read it correctly).

Yea I think ours is the 15th, but I'm waiting to talk to DH to confirm. Do you know how much the fee is now?

* 129F filed in Nebraska in Aug 2004

* NOA1 August 3, 2004

* APPROVED NOA2 November 30, 2004 OMG :D :D :D (119 days)

* NSC forwards package to Vancouver Consulate on Dec 16, 2004

* Packet received by Vancouver Consulate on Dec 27, 2004

* Package 3 received by Smiwi on Dec 30, 2004

* Checklist returned to Vancouver Consulate on Jan 3, 2005 with requested interview date of Jan 25, 2005

* Package 4 received by Smiwi on January 11, 2005

* Interview scheduled for January 25, 2005 @ 10 am

* Visa Granted!!!! January 25, 2005

* Cross into the United States @ Niagra Falls January 26, 2005

* 2/18 MARRIED :D

* AOS finally filed April 25, 2005

* NOA1 June 1

* Biometrics July 7

* AOS interview for October 25, 2005 8:30 am!!!!!!!!!!!!! woot!

* Green card effective 10/25/2005

*I-751 filed July 27, 2007

Evidence

2 letters of attestation, our driver's licenses, bank statement, 2006 & 2005 joint tax returns, 403B and life ins beneficiary statements, car insurance, mortgage documents, credit cards (oye), health ins, airline tickets from a trip together, a variety of pictures

*I-751 Received by NSC July 30, 2007

*10 yr Green card issued without interview effective 11/28/2007

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The old fee at the moment is $275 including biometric, the new fee will be $545 or around that much.

Kez,

That must suck for you. It's a fair old price hike that's for sure. I thought $275 was bad enough.

I best start gathering my info or I will end up paying the new fee.

Jo & Michael

K1

29th Jun 03 - Applied for I-129f

12th Jan 05 - Interview at Embassy

AOS

20th Apr 05 - Mailed AOS and paperwork to Chicago.

27th Oct 05 - Received Green Card in Mail (2 yr Conditional)

I-751

24th Jul 07 - Mailed I-751 to TSC

27th Jul 07 - I-751 Received at TSC (Transferred to CSC)

17th Aug 07 - Check Cleared

20th Aug 07 - NOA received (2 NOA's both with dif. receipt #'s for the same thing hmmm..)

30th Aug 07 - ACS Biometrics letters received

21st Sep 07 - Biometrics appointment at Charlotte

1st Nov 07 - Case status online reads "Card production ordered"

3rd Nov 07 - Greencard received in mail

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marcy_d   0

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We're gonna make it but only by a few days. The earliest we can file is 7/27. Will our fee be set by the postage date? What if they don't open it or post our payment until after the 31?

* 129F filed in Nebraska in Aug 2004

* NOA1 August 3, 2004

* APPROVED NOA2 November 30, 2004 OMG :D :D :D (119 days)

* NSC forwards package to Vancouver Consulate on Dec 16, 2004

* Packet received by Vancouver Consulate on Dec 27, 2004

* Package 3 received by Smiwi on Dec 30, 2004

* Checklist returned to Vancouver Consulate on Jan 3, 2005 with requested interview date of Jan 25, 2005

* Package 4 received by Smiwi on January 11, 2005

* Interview scheduled for January 25, 2005 @ 10 am

* Visa Granted!!!! January 25, 2005

* Cross into the United States @ Niagra Falls January 26, 2005

* 2/18 MARRIED :D

* AOS finally filed April 25, 2005

* NOA1 June 1

* Biometrics July 7

* AOS interview for October 25, 2005 8:30 am!!!!!!!!!!!!! woot!

* Green card effective 10/25/2005

*I-751 filed July 27, 2007

Evidence

2 letters of attestation, our driver's licenses, bank statement, 2006 & 2005 joint tax returns, 403B and life ins beneficiary statements, car insurance, mortgage documents, credit cards (oye), health ins, airline tickets from a trip together, a variety of pictures

*I-751 Received by NSC July 30, 2007

*10 yr Green card issued without interview effective 11/28/2007

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We're gonna make it but only by a few days. The earliest we can file is 7/27. Will our fee be set by the postage date? What if they don't open it or post our payment until after the 31?

I believe they honor the postmark date... However, if it is postmarked the 30th, you'll need the new fee... The new fees are effective the 30th.. not after the 30th...

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They should honor the postmark date. But I can tell you from personal experience that they don't always. Should that happen you can either try to fight them on principle or pay up and get the benefit that you want.

Yodrak

We're gonna make it but only by a few days. The earliest we can file is 7/27. Will our fee be set by the postage date? What if they don't open it or post our payment until after the 31?

I believe they honor the postmark date... However, if it is postmarked the 30th, you'll need the new fee... The new fees are effective the 30th.. not after the 30th...

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well, if you are going to mail it July 27, 2007- mail it by Express Mail- it will get there July 28

( eventhough its saturday-it will be in their box)

They should honor the postmark date. But I can tell you from personal experience that they don't always. Should that happen you can either try to fight them on principal or pay up and get the benefit that you want.

Yodrak

We're gonna make it but only by a few days. The earliest we can file is 7/27. Will our fee be set by the postage date? What if they don't open it or post our payment until after the 31?

I believe they honor the postmark date... However, if it is postmarked the 30th, you'll need the new fee... The new fees are effective the 30th.. not after the 30th...

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well, if you are going to mail it July 27, 2007- mail it by Express Mail- it will get there July 28

( eventhough its saturday-it will be in their box)

They should honor the postmark date. But I can tell you from personal experience that they don't always. Should that happen you can either try to fight them on principal or pay up and get the benefit that you want.

Yodrak

We're gonna make it but only by a few days. The earliest we can file is 7/27. Will our fee be set by the postage date? What if they don't open it or post our payment until after the 31?

I believe they honor the postmark date... However, if it is postmarked the 30th, you'll need the new fee... The new fees are effective the 30th.. not after the 30th...

Or better yet, send it overnight on the 26th so it arrives there on the 27th... and I agree with Yodrak... even through they are supposed to honor the postmark date, there are some contract employees who don't get the memo and return it... Once it's returned and they request the updated fee.. it's an uphill battle to get them to see the error of their ways... At that point, it's better to just give up and pay the additional fee...

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Knowledge itself is power - Sir Francis Bacon

I have gone fishing... you can find me by going here http://**removed due to TOS**

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when is the price increase? what date exactly does it go up? date and year??

Oct 29th 2004 -Met online
Oct 29th -First phone call
Dec 25th -She purposed and i said Yes!
May 10th I-130 Packet and Packet 3 sent off to me by the U.S. Consulate
May 16th -Received Packets 1-3 from the U.S. consulate
June 29th -I arrived in Puerto-Rico!
July 2nd -Married in Mayaguez, Puerto-Rico and also got our interview date for September 6th
August 17th -We arrived in Australia to file for Sep. 6th
September 6th - Filed DCF in Sydney and approved 1 hour later!
September 12 -Received my passport with the visa and yellow packet
November 24th -POE.......Guam,USA
December 12, 2005-Green Card arrived in the mail
September 11, 2007 -Filed I-751 on conditions
September 17 -VSC Receives my I-751 and issues NOA1
Oct 10 -Had biometrics taken in San Juan, Puerto Rico ASC
Oct 12 -Touched.
Aug 21, 2008 -Approved!...........finally
Sep 17, 2008 -Mailed off N-400
Oct 22, 2008 -Biometrics taken in San Juan ASC
Feb 12, 2009 -N-400 Interview
Feb 26, 2009 -Oath.....the end.

....................................*What we do in this life will have an echo in the life to come*...............................

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I was thinking the same thing. My GC expires Oct 20th, so in effect I would be sending off paperwork around July 20th, which is 10 days before the new fees increase on July 30th (if I read it correctly).

Yea I think ours is the 15th, but I'm waiting to talk to DH to confirm. Do you know how much the fee is now?

maybe I am misreading something but i don't think your green card expires on Oct 15th.... it says in your time line that your AOS interview was on the 25th and that you were approved on the 31st... so I am assuming your green card expires sometime between those two dates....

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I was thinking the same thing. My GC expires Oct 20th, so in effect I would be sending off paperwork around July 20th, which is 10 days before the new fees increase on July 30th (if I read it correctly).

Yea I think ours is the 15th, but I'm waiting to talk to DH to confirm. Do you know how much the fee is now?

maybe I am misreading something but i don't think your green card expires on Oct 15th.... it says in your time line that your AOS interview was on the 25th and that you were approved on the 31st... so I am assuming your green card expires sometime between those two dates....

Yea I was guessing from memory on the 15th before. I checked the GC and it actually expires on October 25th. I took that date and subtracted 90 days to get July 27th as the first day to file. So my current plan is overnight it on the 26th to beat the fees... :wacko:

* 129F filed in Nebraska in Aug 2004

* NOA1 August 3, 2004

* APPROVED NOA2 November 30, 2004 OMG :D :D :D (119 days)

* NSC forwards package to Vancouver Consulate on Dec 16, 2004

* Packet received by Vancouver Consulate on Dec 27, 2004

* Package 3 received by Smiwi on Dec 30, 2004

* Checklist returned to Vancouver Consulate on Jan 3, 2005 with requested interview date of Jan 25, 2005

* Package 4 received by Smiwi on January 11, 2005

* Interview scheduled for January 25, 2005 @ 10 am

* Visa Granted!!!! January 25, 2005

* Cross into the United States @ Niagra Falls January 26, 2005

* 2/18 MARRIED :D

* AOS finally filed April 25, 2005

* NOA1 June 1

* Biometrics July 7

* AOS interview for October 25, 2005 8:30 am!!!!!!!!!!!!! woot!

* Green card effective 10/25/2005

*I-751 filed July 27, 2007

Evidence

2 letters of attestation, our driver's licenses, bank statement, 2006 & 2005 joint tax returns, 403B and life ins beneficiary statements, car insurance, mortgage documents, credit cards (oye), health ins, airline tickets from a trip together, a variety of pictures

*I-751 Received by NSC July 30, 2007

*10 yr Green card issued without interview effective 11/28/2007

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Hi,

Wow, I didn't even know that they plan to increase the fee...

I'm getting ready to send my papers off. Thank goodness it still gonna be the old fee.

But it's kind of weird, because when I was looking at the fee last week I was surprised that it is "kind of low"... well as I see not any more... They took care of that.

Don't get me wrong, I still think that $275 is lots of money, but knowing how much they usually charge for everything ...

Well, good luck to everybody :thumbs:

Eva

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Ewa / Poland & Mike / USA

01/03/2005 our wedding

I-751 Removing Conditions

06/18/2007 Form I-751 sent to NSC

06/21/2007 Documents received by NSC

06/25/2007 Check cashed

07/02/2007 NOA received - 1 year extension of my resident status

07/19/2007 Biometrics appointment

04/01/2008 Case transferred to CSC

05/12/2008 Approved - Card production ordered

05/19/2008 10 yr GC in mail

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