I-751 Approved in 7 Weeks

[From_CAN_2_US 1,106]

I was pleasantly surprised to wake up to an approval email for my 1-751 submission this morning. I was totally not expecting it as the average timeline is currently around 2 years.

 

Just wanted to share the happy news 🙂 and thank everyone here for the support through this immigration journey.

 

Next stop - Citizenship!

 

 

[Family 3,988]

4 minutes ago, From_CAN_2_US said:

I was pleasantly surprised to wake up to an approval email for my 1-751 submission this morning. I was totally not expecting it as the average timeline is currently around 2 years.

 

Just wanted to share the happy news 🙂 and thank everyone here for the support through this immigration journey.

 

Next stop - Citizenship!

 

 

That’s excellent. Strike while the iron is hot !

[Crazy Cat 41,835]

Congratulations!!!  Citizenship will be a breeze.  The end is almost in your grasp. 

Edited April 4 by Crazy Cat

[From_CAN_2_US 1,106]

In case it helps anyone, this is what I submitted (copy-pasted from my cover letter):

 

1.       Duly filled and signed Form G-1450 authorizing $680 Credit Card Payment towards Filing fees (Form + Biometric).

2.       This Cover Letter.

3.       Duly filled and signed Form G-1145 requesting e-notification for acceptance of application.

4.       Duly filled and signed Form I-751

5.       Copy (Front and Back) of Permanent Residence Card

6.       Copy of marriage certificate

7.       Evidence of the Relationship:

i.                     Exhibit A – Joint Occupancy of Communal Residence.

This includes Lease documents, copies of IDs showing same address, examples of mail to both being received at same address and preparations for future joint home ownership (mortgage preapproval, buyer agency agreement and communication with realtors).

ii.                   Exhibit B – Financial – Joint Bank Account Statements. We submitted all monthly statements for all joint bank accounts.

iii.                  Exhibit C – Financial – Tax Returns.

iv.                  Exhibit D – Financial – Retirement and Insurance.

This includes Retirement, Life Insurance and Disability Insurance plans showing each other as beneficiary, and joint health insurance

v.                   Exhibit E – Other Evidence of Union.

This includes Nabeela and Greg listing each other as their emergency contacts, bill showing joint mobile family plan, joint amazon household and health documents providing evidence of plans to have a child together.

vi.                  Exhibit F – Evidence Related to Wedding Day and Personal and Family Interaction. (This was over 200 pages, but very well organised description of events, trips etc over the last 3 years, and supported by photos, hotel bookings, flight tickets, family zoom calls, snapshots of family group chats etc.)

vii.                Exhibit G – Affidavits from Spouse's mother and Petitioner's sister.

[Joyoussinger 1,425]

Congratulations!!! 

[Crazy Cat 41,835]

Here is what we sent in March of 2019....Approved after 44 months (December 2022).   USCIS never ceases to amaze me with their inconsistent practices.

 

Cover Letter

Copies of:

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 Health Care 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 April 4 by Crazy Cat

[OldUser 6,628]

That's amazing, congratulations! I hope this becomes a norm. I hope it's not a sneaky move to cut processing times statistics by working on new cases and abandoning old. Oh wait, I must have seen this movie before 😃

Edited April 4 by OldUser

[powerpuff 6,697]

Congratulations!!! That’s truly amazing! 

 

44 minutes ago, OldUser said:

That's amazing, congratulations! I hope this becomes a norm. I hope it's not a sneaky move to cut processing times statistics by working on new cases and abandoning old. Oh wait, I must have seen this movie before 😃

my thoughts exactly. Now I wonder if I should have waited a couple more months  to file to reap the benefits of this classic USCIS scheme 😄😫 

[Redro 4,611]

Congrats @From_CAN_2_US IIRC your IV journey wasn’t the easiest. you were worried about passport issues?  So I’m happy to hear ROC was a breeze. Hoping Natz is easy and in 2025 we all get speedy approvals. 

Edited April 5 by Redro

[From_CAN_2_US 1,106]

Happiness was short-lived. Read the approval letter and found out I may have difficulty travelling before receiving Green Card. Please see post below and anyone with advice please send it my way:

 

 

[JD2 72]

Are cases sent to the National Benefits Center approved quickly?  Which cases are sent there?

Edited April 5 by JD2

[OldUser 6,628]

8 hours ago, From_CAN_2_US said:

Happiness was short-lived. Read the approval letter and found out I may have difficulty travelling before receiving Green Card. Please see post below and anyone with advice please send it my way:

 

 

This is normal. You should receive GC soon. Typically, you first receive approval letter which tells you not to travel without new GC and 2-3 weeks later you should get GC itself.

[JudyWilde 20]

Thank you so much for sharing! Was your I-751 approved without an interview? I have been waiting for my I-751 for 40 months. God knows what the F is going on with my local USCIS office. 

[From_CAN_2_US 1,106]

22 minutes ago, JudyWilde said:

Thank you so much for sharing! Was your I-751 approved without an interview? I have been waiting for my I-751 for 40 months. God knows what the F is going on with my local USCIS office. 

Yes my interview was waived.

 

40 months is crazy. Have you applied for citizenship?

[JudyWilde 20]

I did apply for citizenship. My interview will be on May 8, 2024. However, it still seems to be slower than other petitioners. I submitted my citizenship petition on 10/5/23. Most would have already had their citizenship certificate in hands by now.