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[clw654321 159]

My wife got her green card on February 14th 2020. She came here on a fiancé visa. I know we are supposed to do something 2 years after that which would be this coming up February, and we are supposed to register or something 3 months ahead of time.

Please help us to know what all needs to be done and when. If it’s in the guides on here, I couldn’t find it. Thanks!

Edited October 17, 2021 by clw654321

[Jöla 27]

I-751 Removal of Conditions (ROC)

 

[Sarge2155 4,587]

1 hour ago, clw654321 said:

My wife got her green card on February 14th 2020. She came here on a fiancé visa. I know we are supposed to do something 2 years after that which would be this coming up February, and we are supposed to register or something 3 months ahead of time.

Please help us to know what all needs to be done and when. If it’s in the guides on here, I couldn’t find it. Thanks!

Looks like you'll be in the ROC window on or after November 26, 2021 (not before this date)

 if I am reading your profile correctly. That's 90 days before your wife's green card expires. Better get busy putting things together.

[HRQX 4,145]

49 minutes ago, Sarge2155 said:

Looks like you'll be in the ROC window on or after November 26, 2021 (not before this date)

*on or after November 16, 2021: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-calculator-for-form-i-751-filing-jointly-with-your-spouse The date I-485 was approved is what matters: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=300239

 

*** Moved to Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion forum ***

Edited October 17, 2021 by HRQX

[da95826 387]

The green card holder must submit an i751 application to remove the conditions on their green card in the 90 day window before the expiration of the conditional green card (2 years); along with the i751 form, the i751 fee + biometric fee and evidence must all be submitted. With the i751 application you need to submit evidence of a bona fide marriage for the whole period of the marriage (about 3 years worth) things like joint tax return transcripts from IRS, joint lease(s) or joint mortgage, joint bank statements ( 3 years worth) showing joint finances (mixing money together), photos together at event or travel, joint travel docs, joint insurance, joint bills, driver licenses from each of you with common home address, any birth records of children together...

 

A couple of hundred pages of evidence is commonly required to get an i751 approved..

Go to https://www.uscis.gov/i-751 to get the instructions on how to file, download the form required to fill out, the fees required to be paid, the address to mail application package to, type of evidence required.

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

11 hours ago, da95826 said:

the fees required to be paid,

$680.00

[clw654321 159]

14 hours ago, da95826 said:

The green card holder must submit an i751 application to remove the conditions on their green card in the 90 day window before the expiration of the conditional green card (2 years); along with the i751 form, the i751 fee + biometric fee and evidence must all be submitted. With the i751 application you need to submit evidence of a bona fide marriage for the whole period of the marriage (about 3 years worth) things like joint tax return transcripts from IRS, joint lease(s) or joint mortgage, joint bank statements ( 3 years worth) showing joint finances (mixing money together), photos together at event or travel, joint travel docs, joint insurance, joint bills, driver licenses from each of you with common home address, any birth records of children together...

 

A couple of hundred pages of evidence is commonly required to get an i751 approved..

Go to https://www.uscis.gov/i-751 to get the instructions on how to file, download the form required to fill out, the fees required to be paid, the address to mail application package to, type of evidence required.

That is a lot of info to try to find! Wow

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

1 minute ago, clw654321 said:

That is a lot of info to try to find! Wow

This what we sent when we filed my wife's I-751 in 2019:

 

Apartment lease with both our names & signatures
Joint bank checking acct statements since wife's arrival in June 2017.
Deed for new home with both our names
Mortgage Lender Letter with both our names.
Credit Cards showing both on joint account with same card number.
Amazon delivery label showing both names and our current address.
Wife's Military Dependent ID card showing me as the sponsor.
Tricare Eligibility Letter showing both of us together.
Military pay statement showing wife as my benefic.
Texas Health Care Directives appointing each other as sole health care proxy(Advanced Directives)
Our Texas driver's licenses with same address for both of us
2018 Joint Tax ReturnTax Returns 
Pictures of us on special occasions here in the US.
Car Insurance Cards showing both of us as insured drivers for our car
Boarding Passes for Las Vegas Valentine Day Trip 2019
Utility application showing both our names for our current address    

Edited October 18, 2021 by Crazy Cat

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

1 minute ago, clw654321 said:

That is a lot of info to try to find! Wow

It is never too early to look ahead and start preparing for immigration milestones.  

[Rocio0010 5,579]

41 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

It is never too early to look ahead and start preparing for immigration milestones.  

Can’t stress this enough. People need to start preparing for ROC as soon as the gc is approved.

Make sure you do cover the whole period of your marriage, not just a few months prior to filing.

[Alekezam 161]

16 hours ago, da95826 said:

 

 

A couple of hundred pages of evidence is commonly required to get an i751 approved..

 

 

A couple of hundred pages.....lol. 

 

There are a ton of variables that can play a role in submissions so what one submits is completely unique to their situation. The minimum requirements as stated in the I-751 instructions are what you need to provide. Anything beyond that is at the discretion of each individual. 

[Sarge2155 4,587]

1 hour ago, ra0010 said:

Can’t stress this enough. People need to start preparing for ROC as soon as the gc is approved.

Make sure you do cover the whole period of your marriage, not just a few months prior to filing.

I concur my window does not open until  1/4/2022, but I have been collecting data since we got married. Collected data and put inside a gallon freezer zip bag every time I got something. Saved me a ton of time and energy looking for stuff. My ROC is done (assembled) just waiting for submission time. The hardest thing was to organize all information in a cohesive arrangement. Again do not wait until the last few weeks to gather and or put together your ROC packet!

Edited October 18, 2021 by Sarge2155

[Sarge2155 4,587]

1 hour ago, ra0010 said:

Can’t stress this enough. People need to start preparing for ROC as soon as the gc is approved.

Make sure you do cover the whole period of your marriage, not just a few months prior to filing.

Looks like your ROC window will be opening real soon too!

[CMJuilland 485]

As others have said, better more than not enough.  We got our ROC approved this summer (also K1 with AoS and no RoC interview), and we sent quite the pile as well.  Although I don’t think it was literally a couple of 100 pages, the envelope was quite thick:

• deed for our home we had just moved into with both of our names
• leases from two prior places we had lived at with both of our names
• mortgage statements with both of our names (there is nothing that screams comingling of lives louder than joint assets and, even more so, joint debt was what we thought)
• car loan with both of our names
• joint tax returns from two previous years
• benefits (e.g. life insurance) with other spouse as beneficiary
• bank statements of joint accounts (one checking and one savings account, about one statement per quarter)
• insurance (homeowner’s and car) showing both names 
• tickets for a past and upcoming (at the time) trip to Switzerland to see my family

 

Also, I kept a digital copy of everything I sent and started a folder where I collected stuff for my citizenship application the moment we had sent out our RoC application as I knew I was going to apply under the 3 year rule.  

I also scanned everything I sent in the order I put it into the envelope, just in case I would get an RFE.  

 

I hope that helps.  Good luck to both of you, and may your RoC go smoothly! 

Edited October 18, 2021 by CMJuilland

[Chocobo 196]

Make sure you don't send it in before your window opens or it will be rejected!