I-751 ROC Filers - January 2023

[Caitlin Kennedy 67]

Just now, Rearviewmirror said:

So it sounds like 4x6 photos are fine, but probably not preferred.

i guess i will put them on a mic word doc...wah

[Rocio0010 5,580]

10-15 pictures with captions are easy to do on a Word doc.

[beloved_dingo 1,979]

4 minutes ago, Caitlin Kennedy said:

Surprised by paper clip, i want them to know which documents go together but okay... haha

To be fair, your package is not going to get rejected because you held it together in some form or fashion. I think nearly everyone here used either 2-hole punch with ACCO fasteners, binder clips, rubber bands, or paper clips to keep the paper together. I wouldn't trust everything to stay together when mailing without some sort of fastener. 

Edited December 29, 2022 by beloved_dingo

[Rearviewmirror 397]

1 hour ago, Rocio0010 said:

10-15 pictures with captions are easy to do on a Word doc.

Agreed - this just took me 45 minutes (mainly because Word is a horrible piece of software).

[Caitlin Kennedy 67]

When you have been putting examples of joint bank / account examples / HSA, have you been marking out in terms of like how much is in it or what the account ends in? or does it not matter? it will have bank account xxx ending in 234343 for example with say X amount. thanks

[Rearviewmirror 397]

9 hours ago, Caitlin Kennedy said:

When you have been putting examples of joint bank / account examples / HSA, have you been marking out in terms of like how much is in it or what the account ends in? or does it not matter? it will have bank account xxx ending in 234343 for example with say X amount. thanks

No, just the statements.

[Jujusmom 49]

Hello everyone! I just sent my ROC yesterday 1/3. Hopefully we will all have a smooth process. 

[Caitlin Kennedy 67]

yea, but even statements have the amount in an account, or like has my roth ira account number, so crossing off that personal information i assume is not a bad idea?

[AFCF 273]

Will mail my paperwork in two weeks. I have a stupid question lol. Did anyone use sticky tabs? I’m sure it’s not that big of a deal, I just remember doing it for AOS and saw it here as well…

[Caitlin Kennedy 67]

3 minutes ago, chxakx said:

Will mail my paperwork in two weeks. I have a stupid question lol. Did anyone use sticky tabs? I’m sure it’s not that big of a deal, I just remember doing it for AOS and saw it here as well…

this came out 11/16/22. I'm not using anything like that to be safe.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/recommendations-for-paper-filings-to-avoid-scanning-delays

Edited January 4, 2023 by Caitlin Kennedy

[AFCF 273]

Just now, Caitlin Kennedy said:

this came out 11/16/22 to not use anything of the sort.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/recommendations-for-paper-filings-to-avoid-scanning-delays

Saw that too, but wasn’t sure if it’s for sticky notes on documents for additional info or something. I just won’t, to be safe (and less work tbh). Thank you! 

[beloved_dingo 1,979]

19 hours ago, Caitlin Kennedy said:

yea, but even statements have the amount in an account, or like has my roth ira account number, so crossing off that personal information i assume is not a bad idea?

The advice I have always seen on VJ is not to redact anything. They already have your SSN, DOB, address history, background info, tax info, etc. so there's really no point. 

[OldUser 6,976]

2 hours ago, beloved_dingo said:

The advice I have always seen on VJ is not to redact anything. They already have your SSN, DOB, address history, background info, tax info, etc. so there's really no point. 

+100 DO NOT redact anything you're sending to USCIS. You'll likely get RFE for that.

[Caitlin Kennedy 67]

8 minutes ago, OldUser said:

+100 DO NOT redact anything you're sending to USCIS. You'll likely get RFE for that.

 

8 minutes ago, OldUser said:

+100 DO NOT redact anything you're sending to USCIS. You'll likely get RFE for that.

yeah, i was thinking more like blacking out with a pen cc number security code, ROTH IRA account number, etc. but i guess not worth it

Edited January 5, 2023 by Caitlin Kennedy

[beloved_dingo 1,979]

Just now, Caitlin Kennedy said:

 

yeah, i was thinking more like cc's, ROTH IRA account number, etc.

Yes and the advice we are giving applies to all of that. What exactly are you concerned about that would make you want to redact these things? If it's identity theft or fraud, then as I said before, they already have a ton of sensitive info on file so I don't see how ROC docs being redacted protects you from that. If it's privacy you are concerned about (like the amount of money in a retirement fund) - they don't care if you have $10 in an IRA or 5 million. 

 

I also see from your timeline that you have gone through AOS so presumably, they got financial documents already from that process. Did you redact anything when doing AOS?

 

Personally, I wouldn't risk getting an RFE or causing USCIS to scrutinize your case.