September 2009 I-751 filers

[NycBra 4]

Hello all,

I just found this forum last week and I can't believe I haven't been here before. It is really helpful.

My husband and I applied for my green card almost 2 years ago (and I did everything without an attorney). We used to live in New York and the process went very smooth. I applied in early September and got the green card by mid-December with the expiration date for 12/14/09.

Now it's time to apply to remove the conditionals. I think we have enough evidence proving we are married. We moved to California few months ago and I think I will submit documents/papers that show we lived together in New York and now here in California. Is it too much?? Should I just keep the documents with the California address? Not sure how much documents is too much.

One main question I have: I will be submitting my package on Sept 14th. But my husband and I will be going to Brazil on December 12th. Would it be enough time for me to get the 1 year extension letter?

A second minor question I have: I travel a lot for work and I have different trips (nationally) schedule for October and November. If the biometrics fall within one of my travel date, can I request a different date? Or should I cancel my trip (I don't know if I can take this second option..).

[John9981 9]

If you are sending it to CSC pretty much all have been approved within 3-4 month. You should get 1 yr extension letter about 7-10 days and my guess is you'll have biometric app. letter way before Dec 12th. I don't have experience with re-scheduling bio. so I can't answer you but from what I've heard you can always re-schedule it. As for the evidence this is what I did, I collected everything single items possible and trimmed by 6 month intervals. Good luck.

[ELW 5]

Welcome to Visa Journey!

Rather than rescheduling the biometrics, try instead to go for a walk-in anytime before your actual date. They will reschedule fairly easily if you are going to be traveling every day between when you get the bio letter till the actual appointment, but reschedule as soon as possible. Usually they send the bio notice 2-3 weeks before the actual appointment. There is no problem at all even going in for the walk-in the day after you get the notice!

As for evidence, yes gather ALL evidence you have for the ENTIRE time you were married, that is, from when you got the AOS till present day. Then pick out 2-4 samples per year (like, 3 joint bank statements for January, May, Sept of each year; utilities in both names for March, August, December, for example, etc.). They want proof that you have been together the entire time, not just in the last few months!

As chox99 said, the NOA1 extension letter comes fairly quickly, within 1-2 weeks of sending in the packet, so you should be fine.

[NycBra 4]

Thank you! Your info is really helpful.

I will keep people updated on my status here at Visajourney.

[sandy cheeks 0]

Hi everyone.

Finally there is a September threat, that means we are getting there... unfortunatelly my timeline doesn't start till September 14th :-( But I though I'll write something in here anyways.

Good luck to everybody and stay in touch!

[NycBra 4]

Previous filers and September filers,

Did you (or will you) include photos only from the last 2 years or are you including photos prior to the green card? My husband and I have been together for over 6 years, living together for 4 years and married for 2. I was thinking to include very few pictures from 2003-2007. What is your opinion?

[JamalNTam 1]

Well, it's about that time again!! I'll be filing mine around 2nd/3rd September as my greencard expires 11/29 (don't want to send it too early incase it gets sent back!). I have everything ready ... I'm pretty happy with our evidence. In regards to photos, I'm only including 10 that date from the time I received my greencard to now. I already sent in photos from before that time when I applied for my visa and greencard so I don't see any point in sending them all in again. They obviously believed that we were together before my greencard date, so no need to try and proove that we were. I'm sending mine to VSC so I'm looking for a long wait .. hopefully not too long though!!!

Edited August 31, 2009 by JamalNTam

[crysethu 0]

Hi Guys,

I mailed in my I-751 application today by USPS express mail, which will reach tomorrow Sept 1st. So I guess I am a Sept filer. Nice to join everyone here on this thrill ride.

Good luck to Y'all.

[NycBra 4]

Hey Crysethu, you will be the first on this list. Does anyone know how to paste that timeline I saw on other forum topics (the one that you put date you sent, received NOA, etc) so we can all keep track? I am hoping to mail my paperwork express on 09/14 (I would do earlier but my window starts on the 19th... how early can we send? ) I have everything ready sitting on my bookshelf.

[ELW 5]

Since I answered one post above, I started getting updates. I'll start you guys off with a list. Please feel free to adjust it as you wish, and good luck to all for fast approvals!

nycbra, if your window starts on 9/14, I would not send it in before the 13th. There have been several cases of petitions being sent back because they arrived early - even 2 days early!

California Service Center

VJName...........Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved

(name)........... --/--/--.........--/--/--........--/--/--.......--/--/--

Vermont Service Center

VJName...........Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved

crysethu..........08/31/09.........--/--/--........--/--/--.......--/--/--

IMPORTANT!

*Make sure that your VJ Text Editor setting is set to Rich Text Editor.

*Go to the MOST RECENTLY POSTED VERSION of this list (go to the last post and

scroll UP) and "Reply" to it, deleting the "quote" tags in your reply.

* Please DO NOT change the font, font size, add colors, stuff like that.

* Please PREVIEW before posting to make sure it is properly formatted.

Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your application

NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter

Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment

Approved = The Date your case was approved

**When you're on this list, please come back to update your information accordingly** ***If you cannot add your information yourself, please ask another VJ member to help you do so.**

Edited September 1, 2009 by ELW

[JamalNTam 1]

Thanks ELW

I sent mine off today - I didn't send it express, only priority ... now the waiting begins again. I'm always so nervous that I forgot something or didn't do something right when I deal with all this stuff!! lol!!

California Service Center

VJName...........Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved

(name)........... --/--/--.........--/--/--........--/--/--.......--/--/--

Vermont Service Center

VJName...........Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved

crysethu..........08/31/09.........--/--/--........--/--/--.......--/--/--

JamalNTam.........09/01/09.........--/--/--........--/--/--.......--/--/--

Edited September 1, 2009 by JamalNTam

[ELW 5]

JamalNTam, nice to see you again, I remember you guys from AOS. Hope it will be a smooth and fast journey with no errors!

[David-and-Mae 15]

So there went my I-751 paperwork to CSC today!!! YAY! We paid for the postage big time since it was 3lbs, certified mail with return receipt. Well, we just want to make sure that it will safely get there and that somebody will sign for it... nothing wrong with that, right?

ETA: Can someone add us please? I tried doing it but it's not working for me.

Edited September 2, 2009 by David-and-Mae

[David-and-Mae 15]

California Service Center

VJName...........Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved

David-and-Mae.....09/02/09.........--/--/--........--/--/--.......--/--/--

Vermont Service Center

VJName...........Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved

crysethu..........08/31/09.........--/--/--........--/--/--.......--/--/--

JamalNTam.........09/01/09.........--/--/--........--/--/--.......--/--/--

Ok, I think I got it.

Edited September 2, 2009 by David-and-Mae

[Nanusia & Lukaszek 0]

So nice to see a few familiar people from the AOS threads of 2007, I guess we are in the same boat/thread again

We are preparing our docs and can file after 9-13, so I'll post some info later on.