I-751 (Removal of Conditions) April 2020 Filers (merged)

[Hamilton 511]

On 11/17/2020 at 3:25 PM, Sarah_k92 said:

My timelines have always ran so close to out of processing. So I’ll be lucky if I get it at 12 months. 😂

The way I see it, I'd rather buckle in and expect a long wait, and then be pleasantly surprised if it ends up getting done early. 

 

Also, ROC was taking about a year on average even before the pandemic. So as long as it doesn't take months and months longer than a year, I'll be content. 

[Hamilton 511]

On 11/16/2020 at 12:30 PM, LiRo said:

It is a bit disheartening though, as people who applied in August already get their cards in mail... 

I put a couple of inquiries (suggested by the agent when I called) but none of them got assigned to be processed... 

I doubt they'll care about inquiries right now because we're still within normal processing times. Crazy that some August filers have gotten it already, I didn't know that. Well, I don't think my luck is good enough to be one of the people who get it so early 😂

[LiRo 15]

The agents told me to submit an inquiry regarding prolonged wait for biometrics... I guess I'm out of luck here.... 

[Sarah_k92 112]

On 11/18/2020 at 7:47 PM, Hamilton said:

The way I see it, I'd rather buckle in and expect a long wait, and then be pleasantly surprised if it ends up getting done early. 

 

Also, ROC was taking about a year on average even before the pandemic. So as long as it doesn't take months and months longer than a year, I'll be content. 

Same! I’m planning for the 18 month wait and will be amazed if it comes sooner! 😂 Never quite had any luck of getting it early with any of the visas I’ve had! 

Edited November 20, 2020 by Sarah_k92

[Sarah_k92 112]

On 11/17/2020 at 5:41 PM, Daneandkathy said:

Still waiting over here!! We are MSC center, anyone else have this center and had anything past "Your Case was received"..... 

have you started prepping for you Citizenship yet? I was planning on starting in January/Feb to start gathering documents. 

[Daneandkathy 53]

22 minutes ago, Sarah_k92 said:

have you started prepping for you Citizenship yet? I was planning on starting in January/Feb to start gathering documents. 

I am thinking along the same lines. Since we can do it online I didn't start printing and collating paperwork. Turns out that if you file for citizenship and the application is accepted then the department handling the green card has 1 month to send you the green card before the department handling the citizenship can continue, so it may be faster to get your green card by applying for citizenship. Just crazy. We can apply around April 19 and the first day he can become a citizen is July 17th (I think that was the day we entered the US 3 yrs ago, married for 4yrs). 

[Sarah_k92 112]

2 hours ago, Daneandkathy said:

I am thinking along the same lines. Since we can do it online I didn't start printing and collating paperwork. Turns out that if you file for citizenship and the application is accepted then the department handling the green card has 1 month to send you the green card before the department handling the citizenship can continue, so it may be faster to get your green card by applying for citizenship. Just crazy. We can apply around April 19 and the first day he can become a citizen is July 17th (I think that was the day we entered the US 3 yrs ago, married for 4yrs). 

Yes I read that somewhere too. I can also apply in April. I may reconnect with you closer to the time and cross reference anything that I may come across and not understand... if that’s okay?! I can’t wait for all this to be done with! 

[Daneandkathy 53]

9 minutes ago, Sarah_k92 said:

Yes I read that somewhere too. I can also apply in April. I may reconnect with you closer to the time and cross reference anything that I may come across and not understand... if that’s okay?! I can’t wait for all this to be done with! 

yes absolutely lets stay in touch and figure it out together!!! 

[Hamilton 511]

4 hours ago, Daneandkathy said:

I am thinking along the same lines. Since we can do it online I didn't start printing and collating paperwork. Turns out that if you file for citizenship and the application is accepted then the department handling the green card has 1 month to send you the green card before the department handling the citizenship can continue, so it may be faster to get your green card by applying for citizenship. Just crazy. We can apply around April 19 and the first day he can become a citizen is July 17th (I think that was the day we entered the US 3 yrs ago, married for 4yrs). 

Are we able to apply online for citizenship even if we're going the fast track marriage route (applying for citizenship after 3 years of having a green card instead of 5)? Aren't we supposed to submit a whole lot of documents proving the bona fide marriage once again for the 3-year naturalization process? Surprised that it's possible to do that online, I suppose they let you upload the evidence. 

 

[Hamilton 511]

2 hours ago, Sarah_k92 said:

Yes I read that somewhere too. I can also apply in April. I may reconnect with you closer to the time and cross reference anything that I may come across and not understand... if that’s okay?! I can’t wait for all this to be done with! 

I think my window opens in March, so I'm game for staying in touch too! The window to apply for naturalization opens 3 months prior to the receipt of the original conditional green card, right? 

[Hamilton 511]

4 hours ago, Daneandkathy said:

We can apply around April 19 and the first day he can become a citizen is July 17th (I think that was the day we entered the US 3 yrs ago, married for 4yrs). 

This just struck me -- if you apply in April but he entered the US in July, you'll have been "living in marital union" for a couple of months less than the required three years to apply for naturalization. Do you know if that's an issue? 

[mcromer 26]

We submitted our packet to the AZ center on Oct 26 and got the notification that the check was cashed yesterday. 
 

We made a huge mistake of sending a photo album (tiny binder) and they rejected it 😭 They sent it back and now we are so nervous. We have other proof in there but is there any way to send an addendum with the photos in the correct format? He came on a K1 in 2016 and we clearly have been out of practice for all the details of these forms 😭 

[Sarah_k92 112]

2 hours ago, mcromer said:

We submitted our packet to the AZ center on Oct 26 and got the notification that the check was cashed yesterday. 
 

We made a huge mistake of sending a photo album (tiny binder) and they rejected it 😭 They sent it back and now we are so nervous. We have other proof in there but is there any way to send an addendum with the photos in the correct format? He came on a K1 in 2016 and we clearly have been out of practice for all the details of these forms 😭 

Photos aren’t a big deal for them. They don’t way all the evidence on them.
 

I’d save them ready to be sent if you get a RFE. But if you sent other proof then you should be fine. 

[Daneandkathy 53]

On 11/20/2020 at 8:12 PM, Hamilton said:

Are we able to apply online for citizenship even if we're going the fast track marriage route (applying for citizenship after 3 years of having a green card instead of 5)? Aren't we supposed to submit a whole lot of documents proving the bona fide marriage once again for the 3-year naturalization process? Surprised that it's possible to do that online, I suppose they let you upload the evidence. 

 

I believe we can, at least it looked like it online when I had a look. I am going to start focusing on it next year around March. 

 

On 11/20/2020 at 8:15 PM, Hamilton said:

I think my window opens in March, so I'm game for staying in touch too! The window to apply for naturalization opens 3 months prior to the receipt of the original conditional green card, right? 

Yes that is correct, we can apply 3mths before but they can't become an actual citizen with swearing in and everything until the date you entered (but most likely much later due to processing times). 

 

On 11/20/2020 at 8:18 PM, Hamilton said:

This just struck me -- if you apply in April but he entered the US in July, you'll have been "living in marital union" for a couple of months less than the required three years to apply for naturalization. Do you know if that's an issue? 

We were married November 2016, he got his green card March 2017 and we entered the US in July 2017. We can apply for citizenship 90days before the enter date because that is just a time for them to start processing it, he cannot become a citizen until 3yrs after the enter date. At least that is how I understand it from the website. 

[LCCF 35]

On 4/29/2020 at 12:43 AM, LCCF said:

Hi everyone! I finalized my packet today and will be sending out this week. Mailing out of NJ to TX, probably via FedEx. My card officially expires 7/25. My packet includes:

Cover letter (i mainly use it as a personal checklist)

Check

I-751 

Supporting documents:

1. A copy of the front and back of Resident Card. 

2. A copy of the marriage certificate

3. A copy of our most recent car insurance bill (just included most recent, has both our names and current address)

4. A copy of the birth certificates of our two kids

5. A copy of my life insurance policy (just the Declarations page which has my name and beneficiaries who are my husband and kids)

6. A Copy of the travel itinerary for our family trip taken in 2019.( 1 page)

7. Copy of taxes for 2017, 2018 & 2019. (Just federal, they are 3 pages /year) 

8. Photo book (a simple color photobook from shutterfly. Purchased for this specifically. Felt it was easier for me to put all photos together, labeled pages by year. Shows story of our family. Not sure if they scan picture files, they may not be able to scan them since its in a book but, a lot of them they already have from initial application.)

IN other posts i noticed people were sending large packets, some with 200+ pages. Mine has only 33 pages total including the I751 which is 11 pages. Makes me a bit nerveous but hope this all is more than enough. Good luck to everyone!

 

 

Hi everyone. Wanted to update. I checked the status online and as of 12/3/2020 my case has been approved. Update online indicates an approval letter is being mailed to me. I am assuming an updated card as well. Good luck everyone!