I-751 Coover Letter with evidence list

[Yu1988 4]

Hi everyone, below is my cover letter for the I-751. I would appreciate your feedback. Thanks in advance! 

 

 

 

 

USCIS

Attn: I-751

P.O. Box 21200

Phoenix, AZ 85036-1200

 

RE:      I-751, Joint Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence – Original Submission

Conditional Resident:              A#: A

 

Dear USCIS officer:

 

Please find enclosed our jointly filed Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. My spouse and I remain happily married and continue to share our lives together. In support of our petition, we respectfully submit the following documents:

1.    G-1450: Authorization for credit card payment of $750

2.    G-1145: e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

3.    Completed and signed Form I-751

4.    Copy of Permanent Resident Card (front and back)

5.    Evidence of a bona fide marriage, including the following exhibits:

EXHIBIT A: JOINT FINANCIALS

·         Copy of our joint IRS tax return transcripts for 2022 and 2023

·         Copy of the title of our car

·         Copy of joint Bank A checking account statements

·         Copy of joint Credit Union B checking & savings account statements

·         Copy of our credit cards showing the same account number on both cards

·         Copy of health insurance membership page showing a joint policy

·         Copy of home and car insurance statements showing joint policies

·         Copy of IRA account beneficiary summary

EXHIBIT B: EVIDENCE OF COHABITATION

·         Copies of our driver’s licenses showing the same address

·         Copy of electricity and gas bills showing a joint account

·         Copy of water bills showing a joint account

·         Copy of mobile phone bills showing a joint account

EXHIBIT 😄 SHARED LIFE EXPERIENCE

·         Copies of photographs of us together

·         Copies of air ticket confirmations and boarding passes for trips taken together

EXHIBIT 😧 AFFIDAVITS

·         Two affidavits from U.S. citizen friends attesting to the authenticity of our marriage 

 

Thank you for your time and consideration of our petition.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

 

[Sukie 1,474]

Looks like you have ticked enough boxes!!!  Best of luck on your journey!

 

Sukie in NY

[Yu1988 4]

11 minutes ago, Sukie said:

Looks like you have ticked enough boxes!!!  Best of luck on your journey!

 

Sukie in NY

Thank you!

 

I saw your comments on the other post that it should be printed one-sided only. Will my 3 years' bank statements, bills, and other supporting documents too many pages and overwhelming? Should I print documents in color? Thanks!

 

[Sukie 1,474]

27 minutes ago, Yu1988 said:

Thank you!

 

I saw your comments on the other post that it should be printed one-sided only. Will my 3 years' bank statements, bills, and other supporting documents too many pages and overwhelming? Should I print documents in color? Thanks!

 

The reason for single-sided documents is that your whole package is scanned when it gets there.  There is a danger that whoever is loading it into the machine will not SEE that you have printed "duplex" and that may lead to questions later.

 

Don't worry about color.  Our packet was about 3 inches thick.  I'm sorry we have to waste paper printing all of this (wouldn't it be nice to just upload electronic documents?), but I've always felt it is better to "idiot proof" your packet and not risk an RFE.

 

Sukie in NY

[Yu1988 4]

56 minutes ago, Sukie said:

The reason for single-sided documents is that your whole package is scanned when it gets there.  There is a danger that whoever is loading it into the machine will not SEE that you have printed "duplex" and that may lead to questions later.

 

Don't worry about color.  Our packet was about 3 inches thick.  I'm sorry we have to waste paper printing all of this (wouldn't it be nice to just upload electronic documents?), but I've always felt it is better to "idiot proof" your packet and not risk an RFE.

 

Sukie in NY

Thank you!

 

Another maybe dumb question: Since our credit card statements do not show the name of the authorized user, I am thinking just send a copy of our cards showing both name and the same account number. Should I also send the statements which only have one person's name on it? Our joint bank checking account statements show we pay off this credit card monthly. 

[OldUser 7,863]

6 minutes ago, Yu1988 said:

Should I also send the statements which only have one person's name on it? 

It doesn't make sense since not both names are on credit card statements.

 

Other bank statements are way more useful.

[Rocio0010 5,671]

2 hours ago, Yu1988 said:

EVIDENCE OF COHABITATION

Lease? Mortgage?

[EatBulaga 407]

3 hours ago, Yu1988 said:

Hi everyone, below is my cover letter for the I-751. I would appreciate your feedback. Thanks in advance! 

 

USCIS

Attn: I-751

P.O. Box 21200

Phoenix, AZ 85036-1200

 

RE:      I-751, Joint Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence – Original Submission

Conditional Resident:              A#: A

 

Dear USCIS officer:

 

Please find enclosed our jointly filed Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. My spouse and I remain happily married and continue to share our lives together. In support of our petition, we respectfully submit the following documents:

1.    G-1450: Authorization for credit card payment of $750

2.    G-1145: e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

3.    Completed and signed Form I-751

4.    Copy of Permanent Resident Card (front and back)

5.    Evidence of a bona fide marriage, including the following exhibits:

EXHIBIT A: JOINT FINANCIALS

·         Copy of our joint IRS tax return transcripts for 2022 and 2023

·         Copy of the title of our car

·         Copy of joint Bank A checking account statements

·         Copy of joint Credit Union B checking & savings account statements

·         Copy of our credit cards showing the same account number on both cards

·         Copy of health insurance membership page showing a joint policy

·         Copy of home and car insurance statements showing joint policies

·         Copy of IRA account beneficiary summary

EXHIBIT B: EVIDENCE OF COHABITATION

·         Copies of our driver’s licenses showing the same address

·         Copy of electricity and gas bills showing a joint account

·         Copy of water bills showing a joint account

·         Copy of mobile phone bills showing a joint account

EXHIBIT 😄 SHARED LIFE EXPERIENCE

·         Copies of photographs of us together

·         Copies of air ticket confirmations and boarding passes for trips taken together

EXHIBIT 😧 AFFIDAVITS

·         Two affidavits from U.S. citizen friends attesting to the authenticity of our marriage 

 

Thank you for your time and consideration of our petition.

 

Sincerely,

You can compare your list to our's at

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/827917-what-do-you-think-about-this-cover-letter-i-751/

 

Our's was about 2 inches thick sent in the medium FedEx box with plastic wrapped and rubber banded inside. Got to Elgin, IL, overnight.

Edited Sunday at 01:14 AM by EatBulaga

[Yu1988 4]

38 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

Lease? Mortgage?

I am also wondering if the officer will have the same questions since they are listed on the instructions. We have no lease or mortgage contracts because our house had already been paid off before we get married. Should I explain it in somewhere? If so, where? and should I include some documents to prove？

Edited Sunday at 01:24 AM by Yu1988

[Yu1988 4]

11 minutes ago, EatBulaga said:

You can compare your list to our's at

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/827917-what-do-you-think-about-this-cover-letter-i-751/

 

Our's was about 2 inches thick sent in the medium FedEx box with plastic wrapped and rubber banded inside. Got to Elgin, IL, overnight.

Thank you!  And you reminded me to think about way to assemble the package. How do you organize it? Do you use Binder Clips, or anything else other than the rubber band?

 

[OldUser 7,863]

1 hour ago, Yu1988 said:

Thank you!  And you reminded me to think about way to assemble the package. How do you organize it? Do you use Binder Clips, or anything else other than the rubber band?

 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/tips-for-filing-forms-by-mail

 

[Sukie 1,474]

7 hours ago, Yu1988 said:

I am also wondering if the officer will have the same questions since they are listed on the instructions. We have no lease or mortgage contracts because our house had already been paid off before we get married. Should I explain it in somewhere? If so, where? and should I include some documents to prove？

Mention the no-mortgage fact in your cover letter.  No need to prove it.  You have homeowners insurance with both names.  That's fine.

 

Sukie in NY

[Yu1988 4]

8 hours ago, Sukie said:

Mention the no-mortgage fact in your cover letter.  No need to prove it.  You have homeowners insurance with both names.  That's fine.

 

Sukie in NY

Thank you! You're a lifesaver.

[EatBulaga 407]

18 hours ago, OldUser said:

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/tips-for-filing-forms-by-mail

 

20 hours ago, Yu1988 said:

Thank you!  And you reminded me to think about way to assemble the package. How do you organize it? Do you use Binder Clips, or anything else other than the rubber band?

 

As @OldUser link shows, USCIS Tips for Filing Forms by Mail recommends not using binders, folders, heavy-duty staples, etc., or anything that can not easily be disassembled. We wrapped our 2-inch stack with 2 long rubber bands since we read others using them in their package. We put the rubber-banded stack inside the FedEx medium plastic envelope cover sealed to protect it from moisture. And we shipped everything inside the FedEx medium box.

 

After USCIS receives the package, they want to disassemble it quickly and put the documents in a stack scanner. So think about how your package can be easily disassembled and less prone to human errors?

 

13 hours ago, Sukie said:

Mention the no-mortgage fact in your cover letter.  No need to prove it.  You have homeowners insurance with both names.  That's fine.

 

@Yu1988 It doesn't hurt to mention "no lease or mortgage contracts because our house had already been paid off before we get married" in

Part 11. Additional Information, listing,

Page Number: 3, Part Number: 5, Item Number: 6.

The cover letter may or may not be looked at much, but anything in the I-751 will be looked at to make it very clear why you have homeowner insurance in both names, but no lease or mortgage.

Edited Sunday at 10:27 PM by EatBulaga

[Yu1988 4]

22 minutes ago, EatBulaga said:

 

 

As @OldUser link shows, USCIS Tips for Filing Forms by Mail recommends not using binders, folders, heavy-duty staples, etc., or anything that can not easily be disassembled. We wrapped our 2-inch stack with 2 long rubber bands since we read others using them in their package. We put the rubber-banded stack inside the FedEx medium plastic envelope cover sealed to protect it from moisture. And we shipped everything inside the FedEx medium box.

 

After USCIS receives the package, they want to disassemble it quickly and put the documents in a stack scanner. So think about how your package can be easily disassembled and less prone to human errors?

 

 

@Yu1988 It doesn't hurt to mention "no lease or mortgage contracts because our house had already been paid off before we get married" in

Part 11. Additional Information, listing,

Page Number: 3, Part Number: 5, Item Number: 6.

The cover letter may or may not be looked at much, but anything in the I-751 will be looked at to make it very clear why you have homeowner insurance in both names, but no lease or mortgage.

Thank you!

 

Did you use any dividers or labels at the bottom to separate documents? Since USCIS recommends not using binders, folders, heavy-duty staples, etc., I am thinking use either binder clips or rubber band. Will rubber band damages paper edge if it is too tight or cannot hold paper together if it is too loose?

 

I agree with you that cover letter might be read, while anything in the Form will be looked. I still feel like that part 11 is extra space for the questions in the form. It is a little strange to me to add mortgage comment there. What you think?