I-751 September 2019 filers (merged)

[Happy2019 0]

Hi Guys,

Since we enrolled in paperless (GO Green) service, I can not print last year (2018) bank statement, do we need every month statement?

I only print out last 6 month statements!

 

Thank you

[Jasmine&Roni 33]

Hi everyone! We just sent our package off on Saturday (9/7/19). Getting ready for the long wait  

[Odry 1]

16 hours ago, Happy2019 said:

Hi Guys,

Since we enrolled in paperless (GO Green) service, I can not print last year (2018) bank statement, do we need every month statement?

I only print out last 6 month statements!

 

Thank you

The instructions says the evidence should cover the period between your marriage and the filing. From reading a lot of threads on VJ, it seems that evidence of joint finances is one of the most important items USCIS looks at so I would provide more than just the last 6 months (at least that’s what I did). Maybe reach out to your bank? I know that some of them let your order the older statements that are no longer available online.  Good luck!

[Happy2019 0]

8 hours ago, Odry said:

The instructions says the evidence should cover the period between your marriage and the filing. From reading a lot of threads on VJ, it seems that evidence of joint finances is one of the most important items USCIS looks at so I would provide more than just the last 6 months (at least that’s what I did). Maybe reach out to your bank? I know that some of them let your order the older statements that are no longer available online.  Good luck!

Thanks

 

[Happy2019 0]

On 9/7/2019 at 8:05 PM, Palawan1 said:

They will take passport photos of you when the biometrics are done...no need to send them in with your I-751.

Thanks

[narakthisud 174]

Just mailed over 400 pages of documentation to USCIS earlier today via USPS. Should arrive by Wednesday.

[Hawksquill 151]

1 hour ago, narakthisud said:

Just mailed over 400 pages of documentation to USCIS earlier today via USPS. Should arrive by Wednesday.

Wow, 400 pages!  I thought we were pushing the boat out with close to 100. 

 

Good luck!

[Hawksquill 151]

Seeing that someone else had their package sent back for sending it in too early, now I'm worried. My husband received his conditional permanent residency on December 14, 2017 and his temporary GC expires on December 14, 2019.  Does that mean if we sign, date, and mail everything on the 14th and they receive it several days later, that we're in the clear?

 

I'm just worried because the online calculator seems to tack an extra day onto the window (so we wouldn't be eligible to apply until the 15), but the 15th is a Sunday and it would be really inconvenient for either of us to take off work and go to a post office on a week day the next week.  I guess we could sign and date everything for the 15th and just mail the package off on the 14th? 

 

What do you all think? 

Edited September 10, 2019 by Hawksquill

[RS2016 31]

5 minutes ago, Hawksquill said:

Seeing that someone else had their package sent back for sending it in too early, now I'm worried. My husband received his conditional permanent residency on December 14, 2017 and his temporary GC expires on December 14, 2019.  Does that mean if we sign, date, and mail everything on the 14th and they receive it several days later, that we're in the clear?

 

I'm just worried because the online calculator seems to tack an extra day onto the window (so we wouldn't be eligible to apply until the 15), but the 15th is a Sunday and it would be really inconvenient for either of us to take off work and go to a post office on a week day the next week.  I guess we could sign and date everything for the 15th and just mail the package off on the 14th? 

 

What do you all think? 

Got final word, the application is not going to be sent back and was accepted, strange considering other people's experiences.

 

I-751 NOA Date Sept 5th and got I-797 today.

 

 

I would advise to only send it on the earliest filing date USCIS provides.

 

The green card issue date and expiration date are never the same. 

[Hawksquill 151]

Just now, RS2016 said:

Got final word, the application is not going to be sent back and was accepted, strange considering other people's experiences.

 

I-751 NOA Date Sept 5th and got I-797 today.

 

 

I would advise to only send it on the earliest filing date USCIS provides.

 

The green card issue date and expiration date are never the same. 

What do you mean by the issue date and expiry date are never the same?  I'm looking at his GC right now and the "resident since" date is December 14, 2017 and the expiry date is December 14, 2019?  

 

I would assume that the 90 day window would begin on September 14, and I'm just a little confused by what the online calculator (which seems to be for naturalization rather than ROC) seems to be adding an extra day to the window.  

 

I guess if we want to be safe we'd sign and date everything for the 15th even if we mail it on the 14th

[RS2016 31]

11 minutes ago, Hawksquill said:

What do you mean by the issue date and expiry date are never the same?  I'm looking at his GC right now and the "resident since" date is December 14, 2017 and the expiry date is December 14, 2019?  

 

I would assume that the 90 day window would begin on September 14, and I'm just a little confused by what the online calculator (which seems to be for naturalization rather than ROC) seems to be adding an extra day to the window.  

 

I guess if we want to be safe we'd sign and date everything for the 15th even if we mail it on the 14th

Usually I have only ever seen the issue and expiry date to be different.

 

I would do as you say and sign then mail the application on the 15th to be on the safe side.

[Hawksquill 151]

Just wrote our cover letter, sharing here in case it's helpful to anyone.  Feel free to borrow :)

 

USCIS
P.O. BOX 660480
Dallas, TX 75266

September 15, 2019

To Whom This May Concern,

Please find attached Form I-751, petition to remove conditions of permanent residence for Husband  (A# A123 456 789).  USCIS granted Husband conditional permanent residence on December 14, 2017 on the basis of his marriage to U.S. citizen Wife on March 18, 2017. 

The attached supporting evidence, outlined below, demonstrates that we have been living together as a couple since 2017 and have thoroughly mingled our family, social, and financial lives.  For ease of review, we have highlighted pertinent information on some of the documents.

Thank you for your consideration,

Husband and Wife

 

Contents:

-Payment in the form of a personal check for $680, for the filing fee and biometrics fee

-Form I-751

-Copy of the front and back of Husband's green card

-Copy of Husband and Wife’s marriage certificate

-Copies of our IRS tax transcripts for 2017 and 2018 showing that we filed jointly as a married couple

-Bank statements proving that we have had shared bank accounts since 2017

-Mortgage documents proving that we jointly own our home in City, Connecticut

-Home insurance documents in both of our names for our home in City, Connecticut

-Utility bills in both of our names for our home in City, Connecticut

-A copy of our 2017-2018 lease in both of our names for our previous apartment in City, Connecticut

-Renter’s insurance in both of our names for our previous apartment in City, Connecticut

-Car insurance documents in both of our names

- Life insurance documents proving that we are the beneficiaries of each other’s life insurance policies

-Retirement account documents proving that we are the beneficiaries of each other’s retirement accounts

-Health insurance card proving that we are on a shared health insurance plan

-Airline receipts, boarding passes, and hotel receipts from an anniversary vacation to City in 2018 and trips to the UK to visit Husband's family in 2019

-Photographs of us with family and friends since 2017

[amul 229]

Wow, it has been 2 years already? Time sure flies!

 

Just finished our paperwork and heading to the post office. This time our stuff fit in a large envelope, which is shy of 17 ounces vs the massive box I sent for the CR-1! 🤣

 

Wishing everyone the best! 🥳

[RS2016 31]

9 minutes ago, amul said:

Wow, it has been 2 years already? Time sure flies!

 

Just finished our paperwork and heading to the post office. This time our stuff fit in a large envelope, which is shy of 17 ounces vs the massive box I sent for the CR-1! 🤣

 

Wishing everyone the best! 🥳

I used a FedEx Small box and could have included much more and it weighed 3LBs.

[amul 229]

13 minutes ago, RS2016 said:

I used a FedEx Small box and could have included much more and it weighed 3LBs.

I sent our CR1 in a box and via USPS...I think it weighed as much as a new born baby! 😅

 

This time around is different for us and luckily, 16+ ounces did the trick. Now we wait...🙏

 

Best of luck to you!