Excited to start i751 !

[Rocio0010 5,579]

32 minutes ago, Savva said:

Hey Naganda!

1. Cover letter isn't required but very helpful to the officer going through all the stuff you're sending in.

2. Credit card statements and the bank statements must cover everything from the adjustment of status to the removal of condition

3. Where to send 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-751-direct-filing-addresses

4. Utility bills preferred to be in both of your names

5. You better write on the back of the pictures (olace/date/names of the people mentioned on that picture/relationship to you or your spouse

6. You don't need to send 2 checks, one with both fees enough, you can also pay with the credit card by filling out and attaching it to the top of your I751 application the form called G1450 (credit card authorization form)

Now, you have no taxes together which is extremely important, you also don't have affidavits (sworn and notarized) to your relationship from friends and family, which is required,

hope it helps and sorry for the mess

Not 100% true. Affidavits are not required and are actually weak evidence.

[da95826 387]

10 minutes ago, Savva said:

200% agree!!!!

I bought an album, printed out 100 pictures put them together (like a family album) and below signed all dates/events/names/relationship under each photo

Be sure to submit only images on sheets of paper do not submit anything in a binder. It is okay to scan page of a wedding album and submit but not okay to submit something bound together in a binder or book form. 

[Savva 222]

4 minutes ago, ra0010 said:

Not 100% true. Affidavits are not required and are actually weak evidence.

Please don't advise something if you do NOT know

Sworn affidavits ftom at least 2  people that know you and your marriage are clear requirement for I751 form

Open Instructions for Petition to

Remove Conditions on Residence (uscis official form)

Go to page 6 paragraph 5 and you will be surprised to see it on there.....

[Nat&Amy 623]

3 minutes ago, Savva said:

Please don't advise something if you do NOT know

Sworn affidavits ftom at least 2  people that know you and your marriage are clear requirement for I751 form

Open Instructions for Petition to

Remove Conditions on Residence (uscis official form)

Go to page 6 paragraph 5 and you will be surprised to see it on there.....

Incorrect. That list also includes birth certificates of children for couples that have kids together - by your logic, couples not sending them would be failing to meet a requirement. That's not the case at all.

 

The list of documents in the instructions is a guide. For couples with strong evidence of cohabitation and financial commingling, affidavits are completely immaterial. For couples that for some reason don't have much to show, affidavits might be one of the few things they can submit to strengthen their case. But again, not a requirement and no one weakens their case by not submitting them.

[Savva 222]

13 minutes ago, da95826 said:

Be sure to submit only images on sheets of paper do not submit anything in a binder. It is okay to scan page of a wedding album and submit but not okay to submit something bound together in a binder or book form. 

The advice of gathering all pictures in the family album I got from an immigration officer who conducted my adjustment of status interview and who a few years later  stamped my passport with one year stem when my green card got expired, so just trying to help

[Savva 222]

1 minute ago, Nat&Amy said:

Incorrect. That list also includes birth certificates of children for couples that have kids together - by your logic, couples not sending them would be failing to meet a requirement. That's not the case at all.

 

The list of documents in the instructions is a guide. For couples with strong evidence of cohabitation and financial commingling, affidavits are completely immaterial. For couples that for some reason don't have much to show, affidavits might be one of the few things they can submit to strengthen their case. But again, not a requirement and no one weakens their case by not submitting them.

The couple definitely may not have kids together, and then there is no need to send birth certificates, but the same couple definitely have people that know them know their marriage and then that's what uscis  want to see

[Rocio0010 5,579]

8 minutes ago, Savva said:

Please don't advise something if you do NOT know

Sworn affidavits ftom at least 2  people that know you and your marriage are clear requirement for I751 form

Open Instructions for Petition to

Remove Conditions on Residence (uscis official form)

Go to page 6 paragraph 5 and you will be surprised to see it on there.....

No, I am not surprised. I have read the instructions 100 times because I’ll have to do ROC in the near future. It says that the evidence SHOULD include the affidavits. But then on VJ it says 

 

“If you are short on the documents that have both of your names listed on them you MAY include affidavits from people who know you as a couple confirming your marital relationship— note that they are not required. If you have little documentary evidence, you MAY find affidavits helpful”.

 

They are not mandatory; they’re just good if you don’t have much evidence or if the evidence is weak. Maybe @Lucky Cat can chime in....

[Nat&Amy 623]

Just now, Savva said:

The couple definitely may not have kids together, and then there is no need to send birth certificates, but the same couple definitely have people that know them know their marriage and then that's what uscis  want to see

USCIS wants documents that show people have a genuine relationship. Affidavits are on that list as an example of what people might send but again, they are not mandatory, and again, they are weak evidence because friends and family will write whatever to make you look good and USCIS knows that.

[Savva 222]

2 minutes ago, ra0010 said:

No, I am not surprised. I have read the instructions 100 times because I’ll have to do ROC in the near future. It says that the evidence SHOULD include the affidavits. But then on VJ it says 

 

“If you are short on the documents that have both of your names listed on them you MAY include affidavits from people who know you as a couple confirming your marital relationship— note that they are not required. If you have little documentary evidence, you MAY find affidavits helpful”.

 

They are not mandatory; they’re just good if you don’t have much evidence or if the evidence is weak. Maybe @Lucky Cat can chime in....

Just Google how many people were getting RFE with one line on it

Lack of affidavits sworn from friends and family, I'm here to help not to fight, I got my ROC with not RFE and no interview

[da95826 387]

2 minutes ago, Savva said:

The advice of gathering all pictures in the family album I got from an immigration officer who conducted my adjustment of status interview and who a few years later  stamped my passport with one year stem when my green card got expired, so just trying to help

You are all good photo album format is great to submit on a per page bases, USCIS will not accept pages bound together in a three-ring binder or other book like format; they will accept each page of an album but not a photo album itself.

[Rocio0010 5,579]

OP, your list sounds good, but remember that USCIS wants to see a progression of your relationship and financial comingling and cohabitation. So you may want to cover whole time that you were married. I am gathering my evidence because we have to send mine, but I have read of people submitting the evidence they sent for initial AOS and add new evidence to it for ROC. I am not saying it’s a requirement; I’m saying that those cases are generally successful. 
For example, you should send the bank statements from the joint account since you opened it; same with bills, etc. 
About affidavits, they are a support if your other evidence is not enough.

Throughout my marriage, I have collected the following:

joint bank accounts 

IRA with spouse beneficiary

health insurance with spouse beneficiary 

lease with both names 

deed for a house 

mortgage

Flight tickets 

Sams club membership 

W2

life, car and renters insurance.

examples of mail received 

 

hope it helps!

[Nat&Amy 623]

4 minutes ago, Savva said:

Just Google how many people were getting RFE with one line on it

Lack of affidavits sworn from friends and family, I'm here to help not to fight, I got my ROC with not RFE and no interview

I have never heard of a request for affidavits when documents sent were strong enough. Cannot find examples on Google either, other than law firms instructing people based on hypotheticals. 

 

For clarification, I don't see a problem sending affidavits and am glad your case got approved. Many others were approved as well without ever sending affidavits and without getting an RFE either, so it's important that people filing understand that each case is different and the weight of affidavits in their application is extremely low in comparison to everything else they submit.

[Rocio0010 5,579]

11 minutes ago, Savva said:

Just Google how many people were getting RFE with one line on it

Lack of affidavits sworn from friends and family, I'm here to help not to fight, I got my ROC with not RFE and no interview

I’m not here to fight either; I just Googled it and I can’t find one single example of a RFE where they just asked for affidavits. Think about it: in the affidavit, anybody can say whatever to make you look good, and USCIS knows this. I’m not saying it’s going to hurt either, but it’s not mandatory by any means.

[PaulaCJohnny 713]

3 hours ago, Savva said:

Just Google how many people were getting RFE with one line on it

Lack of affidavits sworn from friends and family, I'm here to help not to fight, I got my ROC with not RFE and no interview

Can you show us one of your sources about this claim? I can't find out anything. 

[Rocio0010 5,579]

1 hour ago, Paula&Johnny said:

Can you show us one of your sources about this claim? I can't find out anything. 

I also couldn’t find anything. I am sure people get a RFE for more evidence of a bona fide relationship, among which USCIS mentions the affidavits. But I have never seen a RFE for just affidavits.