I - 751 January 2022 Filers

[Sarge2155 4,590]

@ra0010 You are going to keep on and your packet is going to be thick as mine LOL. Looking good though. Be careful and check your work several times.

[Sarge2155 4,590]

In case anyone is wondering it usually comes up in every thread I did not leave any empty boxes/blanks on the I-751 blank. I used a handwritten N/A. Again this is not the gospel and it depends on the IO you get. Folks used to get RFEs for that too, but i think they changed the rule on empty spaces though. With my doses of hard luck throughout this whole process K1 up until now I wanted to give myself every chance at success so that's why I'm going what seems like beyond what's required. It can't hurt as long as it pertains to the petition/application and remains quality documentation.

[Rocio0010 5,582]

29 minutes ago, Sarge2155 said:

are going to keep on and your packet is going to be thick as mine LOL.

Oh, for sure! I still have to print some bank statements and the January bills. The statements are going to add a lot of paper! Yep, I’ll check my work. Did the draft of the I-751 just now. No blank spaces either: N/A where it applied. 

31 minutes ago, Sarge2155 said:

In case anyone is wondering it usually comes up in every thread I did not leave any empty boxes/blanks on the I-751 blank. I used a handwritten N/A. Again this is not the gospel and it depends on the IO you get. Folks used to get RFEs for that too, but i think they changed the rule on empty spaces though. With my doses of hard luck throughout this whole process K1 up until now I wanted to give myself every chance at success so that's why I'm going what seems like beyond what's required. It can't hurt as long as it pertains to the petition/application and remains quality documentation.

Did you receive the letter reminding you to file?

[Sarge2155 4,590]

4 minutes ago, ra0010 said:

Oh, for sure! I still have to print some bank statements and the January bills. The statements are going to add a lot of paper! Yep, I’ll check my work. Did the draft of the I-751 just now. No blank spaces either: N/A where it applied. 

Did you receive the letter reminding you to file?

Yes we did receive the reminder letter about 2 weeks ago!

[Rocio0010 5,582]

1 minute ago, Sarge2155 said:

Yes we did receive the reminder letter about 2 weeks ago!

Then mine might be on the way! Me moved from WV to OH and both my husband (sponsor) and I (petitioner) filed for change of address the very next day we moved. Hopefully USCIS won’t mess up. Also, I signed up for USPS forwarding and informed delivery…

[Sarge2155 4,590]

18 minutes ago, ra0010 said:

Then mine might be on the way! Me moved from WV to OH and both my husband (sponsor) and I (petitioner) filed for change of address the very next day we moved. Hopefully USCIS won’t mess up. Also, I signed up for USPS forwarding and informed delivery…

It's not a really big deal if you don't  get it lots of people don't. It's just a reminder that's says you have to file a ROC, no dates no nothing.

[Rocio0010 5,582]

Just now, Sarge2155 said:

It's not a really big deal if you don't  get it lots of people don't. It's just a reminder that's says you have to file a ROC, no dates no nothing.

Oh bummer! I just want to reply to them with a message that says “I know!!!!” And a picture of me and my puppy working on all the paperwork hahahaha

[yoda one for me 322]

Ahhhh, it's getting real! Nice to see some familiar faces from the AOS thread way back when! Hope you've all been doing well in this weird two-ish years we've endured. ❤️ 

 

My window opens mid January so I've made myself a document checklist and have been collecting documents and making scans this week. I'm aiming to file by the end of January. 

 

I'm still holding onto some hope that I'll have my ROC interview waived, but given they waived my AOS interview I expect to be on the interview track and in for a long processing wait. 

 

edit: USPS Informed delivery says I have a USCIS letter arriving today. Looks like they sent it to my old address even though I notified them of a change of address in the summer. Thank goodness for postal redirections! I guess this is my "hey you have to file i-751 soon" reminder letter 😆

Edited December 31, 2021 by yoda one for me

[Sarge2155 4,590]

45 minutes ago, yoda one for me said:

Ahhhh, it's getting real! Nice to see some familiar faces from the AOS thread way back when! Hope you've all been doing well in this weird two-ish years we've endured. ❤️ 

 

My window opens mid January so I've made myself a document checklist and have been collecting documents and making scans this week. I'm aiming to file by the end of January. 

 

I'm still holding onto some hope that I'll have my ROC interview waived, but given they waived my AOS interview I expect to be on the interview track and in for a long processing wait. 

 

edit: USPS Informed delivery says I have a USCIS letter arriving today. Looks like they sent it to my old address even though I notified them of a change of address in the summer. Thank goodness for postal redirections! I guess this is my "hey you have to file i-751 soon" reminder letter 😆

Yeah that's what it is your reminder letter. You and me both are hoping to get our interviews waived, but alas...since I had no AOS interview it does not look good for us. I expect you and I both will have to interview for the ROC on down the road. Oh well you can't win them all. Welcome to the thread and please be careful when assembling your packet!

[Rocio0010 5,582]

1 hour ago, yoda one for me said:

Ahhhh, it's getting real! Nice to see some familiar faces from the AOS thread way back when! Hope you've all been doing well in this weird two-ish years we've endured. ❤️ 

 

My window opens mid January so I've made myself a document checklist and have been collecting documents and making scans this week. I'm aiming to file by the end of January. 

 

I'm still holding onto some hope that I'll have my ROC interview waived, but given they waived my AOS interview I expect to be on the interview track and in for a long processing wait. 

 

edit: USPS Informed delivery says I have a USCIS letter arriving today. Looks like they sent it to my old address even though I notified them of a change of address in the summer. Thank goodness for postal redirections! I guess this is my "hey you have to file i-751 soon" reminder letter 😆

Mine was also waived (thanks COVID!) and Im hoping for a waiver now too. Who knows, miracles happen lol

[Rocio0010 5,582]

Making more progress!!!

Although for some reason, I can’t have access to the gas bill prior to Oct (we moved in August). Given the tremendous amount of evidence that we have, I don’t think it is going to be an issue. However, I am planning on a) calling the gas company to see if they can mail them b) (if plan a fails) write a letter to the USCIS officer with a screenshot of my gas bill, which shows the unavailability of said bills.

I am also missing a may 2019 bank statement. I went to my AOS binder (thank God I saved everything!) and I found the ones I was missing for 2019, except that one. But I’m not planning on making a note on that, I doubt they’ll even realize!

[NihonJim 3]

So far most of our packet is following the same format that ra0010 made.  I'm glad some of you guys posted how you formatted yours because I'm absolutely garbage when it comes to stuff like this.  Give me solid instructions and I can follow em to the T, but give me vague instructions and I'm left dumbfounded.  Anyway, looking at how thick some of you guys' packets are is intimidating.  I don't think our will be nearly as thick.  I've been in this house for almost 20 years, and while I've added my wife to all the bills/accounts/etc, a lot of them don't have a handy page with all the info I need in one place (example- main bank account I've got to open each sub acct- checking/savings/etc- to show her as joint owner, rather than it just being on the main page).  I'm going to dig out as many things as possible, but I just feel like I don't have enough (this is the pessimist in me talking, I'm sure we'll be fine).

[Rocio0010 5,582]

16 minutes ago, NihonJim said:

So far most of our packet is following the same format that ra0010 made.  I'm glad some of you guys posted how you formatted yours because I'm absolutely garbage when it comes to stuff like this.  Give me solid instructions and I can follow em to the T, but give me vague instructions and I'm left dumbfounded.  Anyway, looking at how thick some of you guys' packets are is intimidating.  I don't think our will be nearly as thick.  I've been in this house for almost 20 years, and while I've added my wife to all the bills/accounts/etc, a lot of them don't have a handy page with all the info I need in one place (example- main bank account I've got to open each sub acct- checking/savings/etc- to show her as joint owner, rather than it just being on the main page).  I'm going to dig out as many things as possible, but I just feel like I don't have enough (this is the pessimist in me talking, I'm sure we'll be fine).

Don’t worry, you’ll be fine! Just give them as much as you can, and make a short letter explaining what you can’t. I think it’s better to do that than to just fabricate evidence. 

[NihonJim 3]

3 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

Don’t worry, you’ll be fine! Just give them as much as you can, and make a short letter explaining what you can’t. I think it’s better to do that than to just fabricate evidence. 

Yeah, definitely not fabricating, as that would likely lead to her denial.  Going through all my utilities and stuff right now trying to download the latest statement to show both the financial mingling (both names on account) and cohabitation (service address with both names).  Stupid ISP (Cox) doesn't do joint accounts, so I can't use them as evidence, but whatever, I'll figure it out.

[Rocio0010 5,582]

9 minutes ago, NihonJim said:

the latest statement

They want to see a continuum of shared finances since the marriage started. So if you have older statements that is actually good to send. Most of our package consists of 24 bank statements from the inception of the account, not just the last one.

Feel free to go through my list to see if you can get any ideas. I always add my husband as emergency contact info every time I go to a new doctor, so maybe you have something like that?

Tax returns, state property taxes, joint health/ vehicle/ home insurance, credit cards, etc.