I-751 December 2021 Filers

[SuznAaron 121]

9 hours ago, Y & J said:

do we need to write our name behind the photos we sent?

We did not. Any photo we sent we put in a word doc and captioned it. 

[MarryMe987654 244]

9 hours ago, Y & J said:

do we need to write our name behind the photos we sent?

I did.

I added a caption below the photo with the people's name in the photo, where it is (or what the occasion was), and the date it was taken.

Edited December 21, 2021 by MarryMe987654

[Toastbear 149]

Sending mine out today via USPS express. I am super late, since my greencard expires January 3rd. Hopefully they accept it still on time. I also made sure I used check this time, since some people have had problems with their credit cards.

[s306 10]

12 hours ago, Y & J said:

what kind of improper filing?

Waiting for mail. Anyone know how long a rejected packet takes to receive?

[Nive86 1]

We received package 2 days after getting the rejection mail from USCIS

[TomandQi 19]

Your case has been accepted and routed to the USCIS Texas Service Center for processing. Within 7-10 days by standard mail you will receive your official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) with your Receipt Number SRC**********"". With the official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) you may visit www.uscis.gov where you can check the status of your case using My Case Status. We suggest you wait until you have received your Form I-797 before checking My Case Status.

 

This confirmation provides notification of the date USCIS received your case. This notice does NOT grant any immigration status or benefit. You MAY NOT present this notice as evidence that you have been granted any immigration status or benefit. Further, this notice does NOT constitute evidence that your case remains pending with USCIS. The current status of your case must be verified with USCIS.

 

Yay they checked the mail.

[komalds 0]

Hi Guys,

Sharing my i-751 journey so far.

GC filling date: from 12/16/2021; Exp date: 03/16/2021

Received notice to file i-751 11/17/2021

 

Sent package through UPS priority: 12/20/2021

Package received by Ponce 12/21/2021

[lsu_mike 97]

On 12/17/2021 at 1:37 PM, bird&bear said:

Oh my gosh, hey, MSC/CR1 buddy! We also got MSC. I was freaking out because only one other person seemed to have gotten that service center, but it's good to know that it's because my husband came in on a CR1. I was hoping we wouldn't have to do biometrics/interview, but oh well...

 

We submitted early December, and the i-797 was sent out to us on Dec 9. So now I guess we're all just waiting!

If your husband entered on a CR-1, you can almost guarantee an interview. Especially since it was sent to MSC.  Biometrics are required.  
 

If you included a good variety of supporting documents with your I-751, the interview will be no problem.  I think our interview lasted about 10 minutes. 
 

Good luck!

[lsu_mike 97]

On 12/17/2021 at 4:20 PM, SuznAaron said:

Yes this seems to be the case. You can’t get a time frame if assigned to MSC for the I 751. It’s back to the waiting game! 

Filed May 2019

Interview Dec 2021

 

no issues or RFE’s.  Seems COVID slowed down an already slow process. 
 

Good Luck!

 

[lsu_mike 97]

On 11/29/2021 at 2:04 PM, Isabel&Will said:

My window isn't until Dec 18 so I'm excited but nervous since it feels like time is flying. Our 2020 evidence is a bit lacking since we weren't really going anywhere other than work and were in survival mode but I'm hoping there's enough there to show we were still together through that period of time. I'm hoping this will be enough since we don't have much else to show, but I've seen some people send entire textbook-thick stacks. I've seen a lot of people submit another copy of their marriage license so we'll be submitting that along with the copy of my green card just in case along with:

- Copy of our original lease agreement (2019) and lease addendum that extended our lease into 2022
- Copies of joint power bills in both names

- Copies of water bills sent via email addressed to both of us at the same address
- Copy of recent joint bank account statement, and some earlier statements including the first one from when we first set up the account in early 2020

- Copy of a selection of [husband]’s Leave and Earnings Statements showing a dependent spouse

- Copy of 2019 and recent health insurance with both our names

- Copy of [husband]’s life insurance policy with [me] as a beneficiary

- Copy of 2019 and 2020 jointly filed tax returns

- Copy of title to jointly owned vehicle (purchased in early 2020)

- Copy of previous and current auto insurance policy in both names
- Selection of photos from date of marriage until present day including major events with friends and family (they only took 10 from our massive album at the GC interview so I included a few that they didn't take from 2019/early 2020 including some wedding photos, plus a selection from 2020 and 2021)

- Copy of "future tenant agreement" for a potential apartment we are trying to move to near [spouse]’s hometown that we have jointly applied for (our lease agreement expires in March so I figured this would help explain that)

- Copy of a bill showing both of us as members of [husband]'s family's phone plan (we still pay for it but the benefits were too good to pass up, plus my husband was already on it so they just grandfathered me in)

Yeah, I’ve seen those who send in hundreds of pages of documents.  You have more than enough of the important ones. We only sent about half the documents you listed and was approved.  
 

Good luck!
 

 

[Meryem and Omar 0]

Dear all,

 

I had a question about addresses. I have two addresses, one for my home in the suburbs and another for my apartment near work in the city. My wife and I travel between the two together and are not living apart whatsoever. My question is, because I have different addresses listed on different documents, do I need to explain this somehow to USCIS?

For example: me and my wife(the immigrant) have our home listed as our address on both of our drivers licenses. Our car is registered in both of our names to our home. The car insurance, however, is listed at the apartment. My federal tax filings are listed for the apartment. My work related health insurance, life insurance, and disability are listed at the aparment. Bascially, most work related things go to the apartment and other things go to the home. As you can see, it is not simply that I have a difference in my mailing address and my physical address.

 

Many thanks in advance for any help you can provide,

Omar and Meryem

 

[SoCal2021 201]

14 minutes ago, Meryem and Omar said:

Dear all,

 

I had a question about addresses. I have two addresses, one for my home in the suburbs and another for my apartment near work in the city. My wife and I travel between the two together and are not living apart whatsoever. My question is, because I have different addresses listed on different documents, do I need to explain this somehow to USCIS?

For example: me and my wife(the immigrant) have our home listed as our address on both of our drivers licenses. Our car is registered in both of our names to our home. The car insurance, however, is listed at the apartment. My federal tax filings are listed for the apartment. My work related health insurance, life insurance, and disability are listed at the aparment. Bascially, most work related things go to the apartment and other things go to the home. As you can see, it is not simply that I have a difference in my mailing address and my physical address.

 

Many thanks in advance for any help you can provide,

Omar and Meryem

 

It seems to me that you and your wife have a "home" which is your primary permanent residence. In addition to that, you have a secondary residence where you both choose to occasionally visit and also receive some important mails, etc.  Since your driver licenses show your home as your address, I would select that address as your primary address with USCIS.  However, you may want to explain this in your cover letter so that IO will not be wondering why you have different addresses for your taxes, car insurance, etc.  Simple explanation will suffice.  You may want to use words I have highlighted to clarify difference between your residences.  

 

Wish you the best. 

[s306 10]

Update: Got the rejection packet back from USCIS. They sent it priority mail. They said that check has expired or its in the future which iss impossible. It was dated 12/10/21.

 

Anyway, I reprinted i-751, g1145 and i used a credit card with the original paperwork and submitted it overnight to USCIS today!

[Presbo 11]

Update:  We got our notice of action (I-797) today! So, I guess all our inital filing was ok.  The following is the timeline of the I-751 filing:

Dec. 13 - mailed the I-751 packet (Original Submission) by USPS priority with tracking

Dec. 15 - USPS tracking says packet delivered 

Dec. 16 - My wife received text from USCIS that the I-751 was received.  WAC receipt number (Caifornia Service Center) included in the message

Dec.  21 - $680 check cleared at my bank.

Dec.  23 - NOA received in the mail. It included the 24 month extension for residency while they process the petition

 

Now the long wait...I went to the USCIS site, to get the estimated processing time for I-751. It states, for California Service Center, the time frame is 7 - 22 months!

[Abcd1234 102]

Hi we are in process of completing application for my wife removal of conditions based on marriage based green card , do we need to submit biometric fee as well? What are the total fees did you guys sent, did you sent 1 check or 2?