ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 edition

Download form I-751 from USCIS. The VJ example form should be used as a guide, not a form to send in.



The two versions of the form appear to be identical except for differences in revision dates and incorrect spelling of the word, "ordinance" on the new form on number 7, Part 3 or am I missing something?


And the fee change and the elimination of the requirement to send passport photos.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-12-31 19:36:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNOA1 received yesterday but have a question...
Standard NOA-1. If you've sent everything you wanted to send, just ignore it. If you've thought of something new you didn't send or forgot to send, go ahead and send it.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-12-29 12:45:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionLeaving USA after receiving Green Card

The rules for naturilization to become a citizen can be found here: http://www.uscis.gov...476_English.pdf

For a spouse the rule is 3 years 18 months, with periods ounside the USA of no more than 6 months.

The exemption for non profits has to do with non-profits that promote the USA.

You will need to obtain a re-entry permit if you plan on being away from the USA for longer periods of time.

See: Now That You Are A Permanent Resident



For a spouse the rule is TWO YEARS NINE MONTHS (or to be more exact, three years minus ninety days) from granting of permanent residency. Not three years and 18 months.

As far as I can tell, PaulFox, she apply two years and nine months after she gets her green card, whether or not she is in the US at the time, as long as your (PaulFox's) only employment while living outside the US is as a missionary (or one of the other categories mentioned above). The rules about how long she must be inside the US do not apply. But I don't understand all the details, I'm afraid.

Edited by sparkofcreation, 01 January 2007 - 10:36 PM.

sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-01-01 22:33:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 fees and confusion

I agree with what Yodrak wrote in another thread....I'm not *quite* understanding why we have to pay another biometrics fee?? That's just ridiculous after all the bios and checks that have already been done at this stage!!! *really angry but rant off*. I *am* going to read the guides about this process again soon, but if anyone is really bored out there and feels like enlightening me in the meantime...so is Craig going to have to travel to Milwaukee (our closest ones) or Duluth to get a stupid fingerprint or whatever done again?? (it's 4 1/2 hrs or so each way for us...argh!) M.



Yes, and AIUI, it's for a photograph and signature capture only.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-01-02 14:54:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionskip biometrics?

Texas Service centre...


Not on your Service Center, on your Application Support Center, the place that does biometrics.

There are hundreds of them, there are more ASCs than there are District Offices, and so the only way to know what would happen to YOU is if someone answers who went through YOUR Application Support Center.

http://www.uscis.gov...0000ecd190aRCRD

Edited by sparkofcreation, 12 December 2006 - 11:44 PM.

sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-12-12 23:43:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionskip biometrics?

As pointed out on here - the notice states what will happen, but the info is incomplete.

We just got our noa-2 biometrics notice today, so this is fresh in my mind. It said if you miss the appt, you can show up any wednesday afterward, at the same time (9am for us), but only up to a certain date. For us, the appt is this week, the cut off date is sometime in Feb 2007. After that date, the app will be considered abandoned and status revoked.

So, you can miss the original appointment, but you have to get it done within a certain period of time, or else.

Cheers!
AKDiver


I think that depends on the ASC, actually. I've heard of that before from other people, but G's specifically said that he could only come on a Wednesday if he called or wrote before the scheduled appointment to say so, and that if he hadn't called or written before the appointment, the application would be considered abandoned.

So there's another tidbit of info for sen: there's no way any of us can know for sure what USCIS will do unless someone else lives in the area served by *your* ASC.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-12-11 18:25:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionskip biometrics?
G's biometrics letter says "IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR AS SCHEDULED, YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED ABANDONED." Or in other words, they'd cancel your pending I-751 and you'd have to re-file it, plus (if your green card has already expired) you'd be out of status and could be put into rescission/removal proceedings.

Edited by sparkofcreation, 10 December 2006 - 08:49 PM.

sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-12-10 20:49:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 rejected because of incorrect fee??!!

All,

On the other hand, I saw my first post today where someone seems to think their I-751 was returned for wrong fee having submitted $205.
"As a point of interest relating to current discussions on I-751 and the new fee change.
Mailed I-751 dec 12th they received it dec14th had sent $205 because that's what the website said. Yesterday it was returned. Blue sheet said basicly it was because of the check but indicated every reason possible. The first paragraph said it "could" be because the fee was wrong, or the number amount did not match the written amount, or it was not signed. The next paragraph said that it was because the check had been changed and we were to either initial the change or send a new check for $205.
Since none of the above was true, except for the fact that the amount was not what the current website claimed, I typed a new check for $275 and sent the whole mess back today. Hope that works."

I continue to think that $205 is the correct fee, that there is no fee associated with the simple photo and fingerprint appointment that is required to manufacture the card, and that whoever updated the form instructions and web site either jumped the gun on something that is yet to be implemented or is outright wrong.

Yodrak

Well, for what it's worth, I called the USCIS hotline and the guy says he double checked (oooo, double checked!) and the fee is $205 regardless of what the form says. He also said NOT to send any passport pictures. I'm sending them anyway.


I don't think you quite grasp the number of people who are involved in the change to a form in the federal government.

I agree this is a giant ######-up, but you can't exactly "accidentally" change a form. Changes have to be proposed by a committee, approved by another committee, offered for public comment, sent to printing for a proof, sent back for approval by another committee, etc. No one could do all of that in error. (Now, the website is a different story.)

I suspect it may be a case of a change being voted for, then while the new forms were being processed, someone changed their mind. So the forms reflect a prior decision that has been overruled by a new one.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-12-29 12:44:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 sent, notice received

I have an update already.

Yesterday, August 4th, we received another NOA. They request my wife go for Biometrics (fingerprinting only I think) at one of their local centers. They gave her an appointment for August 11 at 11 AM. They said you could reschedule, but that would delay your application.

This is a little bizarre since she has already done this right after we filed her AOS application 2 years ago, but maybe this is one of their new methods of rushing it through. I put together a pretty thorough I-751 package in the hopes of avoiding an interview or delay, so I am hopeful that she will receive another NOA of approval in the next month or so.



What service center, if you don't mind my asking? There are so few people going through TSC that it'd be nice to hear about what happens when you do, so I'm crossing my fingers that that's it.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-08-05 11:18:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionelectronic AR-11/address change

so when u move u have to send a AR-11 and a I-865?? or just a AR-11?

i sent my AR-11 on DEC 30 and it got delievered on JAN 3 but i still havent heard anything from them..
should i do a online one just in case..?


1. The alien must fill out an AR-11. The sponsor (usually the USC spouse, possibly someone else as well) must fill out the I-865.

2. As I said above, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE AN NOA-1 for the AR-11. So it's perfectly normal that you haven't heard from them, because you shouldn't. The proof is your delivery confirmation.

3. There should be a written confirmation sent for both the I-865 and for the address change (whether electronic or telephonic).
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-01-29 19:48:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionelectronic AR-11/address change

I did my AR-11 on-line last week... not heard anything back yet.... its a pain that you cant do the same on-line form for the sponsor...

Kez


Agreed ... since the electronic AR-11 is so new (I'd gone online to print one out two weeks ago and it wasn't mentioned then, but then I lost the one I printed so had to print another yesterday), maybe an electronic I-865 isn't far behind. Not that we're planning on moving again for awhile, anyway.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-01-29 00:11:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionelectronic AR-11/address change

I moved once before I got a 2 year green card in 2005. At that time they didnt' have the online form yet. I had to submit the paper and I got the mail from them saying that they receiveed my form and they could contact us at new address. I am not sure about new electronic filing system because I haven't got anything about my change of address yet.


So are we supposed to receive a confirmation letter from them after we mail them the AR-11? I've moved twice and I mailed them AR-11 both times but they never mailed me any confirmation notice..?



Not for the AR-11 you don't, but allegedly for the separate address change you can file electronically (only if you have a case pending), there is a confirmation letter mailed out within 45 days.

There is no confirmation notice for the AR-11, although there is one for the I-865.

But now we're worried (like everyone else) about what happens if the interview letter (if there is one) or NOA-2 or green card get sent to the old address.

Have you heard about USPS mail forwarding?
https://moversguide..../?referral=USPS
I wouldn't worry about it even if they didn't get your address change the first time around.


Of course, but aren't things from USCIS usually marked "DO NOT FORWARD"? I think I've seen that asked and answered here a lot. The post office won't forward something marked that way, and most government mail is.

Edited by sparkofcreation, 29 January 2007 - 12:10 AM.

sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-01-29 00:09:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionelectronic AR-11/address change

I mailed AR-11 using priority mail on Jan 3 but it didn't get to USCIS in Kentucky until Jan 11. So I decided to change the address online on Jan 9 (just want to make sure I changed it within 10 days). The only confirmation I got was the confimration page (which you should pint and keep for reference - it contains date and time stamp). I used a new addess when I filed my I-751 and I assum that TSC went by the address on my I-751, not what was currently on their file because they mailed the notice to my new address.

I moved once before I got a 2 year green card in 2005. At that time they didnt' have the online form yet. I had to submit the paper and I got the mail from them saying that they receiveed my form and they could contact us at new address. I am not sure about new electronic filing system because I haven't got anything about my change of address yet.

You can call service center as soon as you move if you have the pending case (and also file AR-11 either electronic or paper form). You should be okay.


A lot of people have done it the way you suggest (by telephone) and had the mail sent to the old (wrong) address that was on the pending petition, not the new (correct) address they notified of, and then having their petition denied because they didn't respond to the mail that was sent to the old address. I'd just as soon not have to deal with going through rescission proceedings, you know?

My question is if people know if the new way of notifying of the address change (online instead of by mail) means that there won't be the problem with the address not getting changed, which there was in the past when you had to do it by phone or snail mail.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-01-28 18:29:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionelectronic AR-11/address change
We just went online yesterday to print the AR-11 and found that you can now file the AR-11 electronically. You can also go through a separate process to file an address change if you have a pending petition, using the receipt number and (I think) Service Center name, so we did both. The second (trackable) receipt number that was on the second NOA-1 and the biometrics letter wasn't found, but the first one (non-trackable) that was on the first NOA-1 was.

Has anyone else filed an electronic change of address? Did it work? (i.e. Did you then later receive mail from USCIS at your new address?) The confirmation said that we would be mailed a paper confirmation of the change of address by the service center ... within 45 days. And that if we didn't get one within 45 days, to call the 800 number with the confirmation number.

We hadn't planned to move again until G's I-751 was approved (should be in May) but then we saw a house that was way underpriced and had to buy it. But now we're worried (like everyone else) about what happens if the interview letter (if there is one) or NOA-2 or green card get sent to the old address. We have the apartment until February 19 but I doubt we'll hear anything about our case before the end of April or early May. I feel like the electronic change of address is probably slightly more reliable than calling the 800 number since there's no reading the information to a third party who has to enter it; but I'm still worried.

We had been going to ask to have the mail held at the post office and just pick it up once a week, but they won't hold it for more than 30 days. So I guess we'll have to have it forwarded.



(BTW You can't do an online change of address if your case is at a local office, and the I-865 still needs to be printed and mailed.)
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-01-28 13:19:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNo receipt after two months

IN the mailbox, Marilyn, as many have posted. I made a little card with the names of all the mail that can be delivered to my address and taped it inside the box.
Ask your mail carrier for a card from their office as well. There is an official thingie you can fill in to say whose mail may be delivered to your box.

But of course, since you won't believe a word I say, why do I bother? ;)


Thanks, sparks. I'll save my typing too, then.


ok sorry... I had just seen people mention that the name was needed on the box....

thanks for the info...



I believe the name is needed on the box in rural areas only (e.g. where the houses are very far apart from each other and outside city limits). In urban/suburban areas, you only need the number.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-01-29 19:45:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNo receipt after two months
It is considered dangerous by the post office to put your full name on the mailbox (especially in places like here, where there's a high incidence of mail theft and identity theft), they advise putting the last name only. In fact, our mail carrier wrote our names on our mailbox herself and she specifically asked us only for our last names. So what you were told the Post Office does is, in fact, completely contrary to what they do. (You are required to have your number on the outside of the box, on the same side as the flag in numbers at least an inch high, though.)

Our first receipt number was not trackable online, then we got a second NOA-1 with a different receipt number that was trackable online. That number also was on the letter we got with the biometrics appointment. However the biometrics appointment was almost 2 months ago and the status still says only that they received our application (not that they received the results of biometrics), so maybe it's not trackable in the sense that they don't update it, even though you can log in and it will find your case.

But of course, since you won't believe a word I say, why do I bother? ;)

Edited by sparkofcreation, 28 January 2007 - 06:36 PM.

sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-01-28 18:35:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionIt's Always Something - 2 Case Numbers From TSC?
Me too. In fact, in the last six months i've been reading this forum, it's happened to every person who filed at TSC and quite a few who filed elsewhere.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-02-01 20:23:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionTSC processing times

My husband and I did not have to go thru the AOS phase because we filed DCF in his country and got approved there. I did click on the link you provided and found out that there are 2 ASC's that service my state, one in Birmingham, AL and the other one is in Metairie, LA. But I don't know which one we would be sent to. Anyways thanks for the info and help.


Did you use the ZIP code thing, where you put in your ZIP code? Usually each center only services certain parts of the state. For example, in New Mexico, the northern counties go to the Albuquerque ASC and the southern counties go to the El Paso, TX, ASC.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-02-04 13:47:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionTSC processing times

Hi everyone,

My hubby and I will be filing the I-751 in 2 months @ TSC and I was wondering where(as in city & state) would/will they probably be sending us to complete the biometrics.


Wherever the ASC for your county of residence is. If you haven't moved, probably the same place you did them for AOS.
https://egov.immigra...office_type=ASC

Edited by sparkofcreation, 03 February 2007 - 11:26 AM.

sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-02-03 11:25:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionTSC processing times
They've been at exactly six months for the last few months. Last posted 1/17/07 and currently working on 7/17/06.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-01-28 18:37:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionFalse Charges
Dude, if you had to go to court, it can only have been because charges were filed against you by the police; a random person can't just require you to go there. The neighbor filed charges with the police. So YES you have been charged with a crime and you are required to inform USCIS.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-02-06 20:25:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionIdiots.
And THEN, when I go to write them a letter telling them they've ###### up, the address it says on the NOA to notify in writing is IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE TEXAS SERVICE CENTER. What do you think? Send it to that address or to the USCIS address instead?

Edited by sparkofcreation, 11 February 2007 - 08:49 PM.

sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-02-11 20:48:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionIdiots.
So, we bought a house about a month ago, and we filled out and submitted the AR-11 and the change of address online. But you can't do an electronic I-865 yet, so I filled that out (on the computer, it's a PDF) and printed it and sent it. Today I got the NOA.

It has the wrong address. I live at 12345 Summer Ave. The NOA lists the address as (and was sent to) 12345 Summit Ave.

Now, lest you think this is a problem with my handwriting, the form was *typed*. Obviously someone was reading it and entering the data and read the name wrong, or else someone else was reading it out loud and the person entering the data mis-heard.

Obviously my town doesn't *have* a 12345 Summit Ave, because I did get my NOA. So the question is: do I re-do the I-865 or leave it be?

The NOA does say to notify in writing if the address is wrong.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-02-09 23:21:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionpayment option

Bank of America provides legible scans of cashed cheks with clearly vewable writing on it, BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS CASE NUMBER IS USELESS FOR I-751 AS OF TODAY AS IT CANNOT BE FOUND ONLINE. So one has to wait for NOA and use case number in it. Nature and reason of this fenomenon is unknown to the contemporary science.


I beg to differ. I have BoA and all of our check scans are totally illegible, especially the stamps that get put on the back, where the case number goes. We had to wait for our NOA for AOS because the scan of the case number on the back of the check looked like a series of smudges.

My understanding is that some I-751 case numbers can be tracked online, some can't, and no one knows why.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-10 11:14:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionpayment option

Yes, and it is a preferred method of payment, you can see if and when it clears the bank.


Um, "you can see if and when it clears the bank"? I would certainly hope that no one would send USCIS a check that they didn't know with absolute certainty would clear the bank!

And if you meant you can see your case number on it, that's not true if your bank doesn't send you actual checks. My bank only provides black-and-white scans of checks, and they're usually illegible.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-06 19:17:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionFrom temporary green card to Citizenship directly

I think all are correct, but what about getting the citizenship after a year - I know someone mentioned on the forum being naturalized or in the process of naturalization after one year (I think she is with her husband deployed in Germany) under certain conditions - spouses of military personnel, not sure about government employees.


Permanent residents who are active-duty military can apply while on active duty if they've been PRs for at least a year or within a year after finishing their tour of duty (I think). Not spouses of USCs on military duty and not government employees (or spouses of government employees, more's the pity).

Edited by sparkofcreation, 21 February 2007 - 09:06 AM.

sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-02-21 09:05:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussiona couple I know asked for interview

Wow - that is scary but maybe as you said its a random thing, I know I read a long time ago on the USCIS site that there was definitely a certain percentage of couples that had to be interviewed for quality control... did they send joint household bills etc (sure they must have done)?

I'm worried (even though our filing is a long way off) that I can't see to get any utility to put both names on our bills. Like the electric company will only put one, phone bill only has one etc etc. So we've got bills that are individually addressed to both of us - which seems kinda stupid...


We had the same problem.

We just attached each electric bill (in his name) to a cell phone bill (in my name) for the same month, showing the same address, with a note that both PNM and T-Mobile had refused to add each other's names.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-02-16 22:27:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 with no passport scans
I used FedEx (I really do trust the USPS and always used them before, but they're way understaffed in my state and mail is really slow). You can't FedEx to the address on the form, but if you go to the USCIS website and look at TSC's page, there's an address for "courier deliveries." That's the one you have to use for FedEx (or UPS or DHL).

My post on it is here:

http://www.visajourn...mp;#entry553556

Edited by sparkofcreation, 10 March 2007 - 02:58 PM.

sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-03-10 14:57:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionchange of address
1. Yes.
2. Yes. Go to the USCIS page (uscis.gov) and it's the first link on the left. You need to do the AR-11, not an address change, unless you already filed your I-751, in which case you need to do *both* the AR-11 *and* the address change.

Your wife, as your sponsor, also needs to file Form I-865.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-03-15 22:18:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNew dates are out
Oh, and that sucks. In the last two months TSC's processing time has gotten nearly a month longer (from 183 to 204 days).
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-03-17 16:41:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNew dates are out

The CSC date is a bit misleading. Several folks here that have gone through the CSC recently have had approval times of 2-3 months. These are applications sent in 12/06 and 01/07 so they must be processing beyond the date they have on their site.



751 dates in date order
CSC 09/13/2006
VSC 09/01/2006
TSC 08/23/2006
LIN 08/13/2006


NSC aug 19, 2006


CIS says on their site that the will only show the dates that are outside their processing range. They expect I-751 to be done in 6 month. March 15 reporting date means Sep 15. So if you see a 9/15 date it could be anywhere from 1 day to 6 month. The important dates are the ones outside the 6 month date. Which mean those centers are behind.


I'm sorry but I don't get what you mean with dates outside the 6 months. Could you please elaborate? I'd appreciate it. Thanks. My notice date is 12/29/07 in Vermont. VSC latest date is: 09/01/07. I understand they will not touch my case until June. Is this logically correct?


Looks like Vermont is taking about 6½ months right now (9/1/06-3/17/07) so I'd expect yours to be processed mid-July (12/29/06- ~7/15/07).
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-03-17 16:37:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionneed help
I think the advice above about calling is misleading, I think that what you're asking about is NOT an address change, but rather the AR-11 form, which can be downloaded from the website or can be filed online. The AR-11 form must be filed by the immigrant every time he/she moves. (It replaces the old requirement that the immigrant go to the Post Office to register their address once a year.)

The sponsor (probably the USC spouse) is also required to file a Form I-865 which is also downloaded from the USCIS site every time he/she moves.

You only need to do an "address change" (which is different from the form AR-11) if you currently have an application pending with USCIS. If you do have an application pending, you can do that by phone or online at the website. Personally I prefer the website since you have instant written confirmation of it.

Edited by sparkofcreation, 18 March 2007 - 11:35 AM.

sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-03-18 11:34:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionQuestions about filling the AR-11


Hi,

regarding the question

" I am in the United States as a:"

should I answer Permanent Resident?
or other? if it is other, what it is?

then the question

"...If not a Permanent Resident,my stay in the U.S. expires on:(Date - mm/dd/yyyy)..."

how should I answer that? should I leave blank? or use the date onthe Letter of Extension???

thanks



Hi!
Another thing is don't forget to file the I-865-Sponsors Change fo adress for together with the Ar-11 -Alien Change fo adress and dont forget to call the INS and notify them about the Change of Adress on the phone as well.
Best wishes. (F)


Don't you think it's more efficient to notify them online of the address change? That way you get an instant written confirmation. (You can do both the AR-11 and address change online, but not the I-865.)
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-03-18 00:31:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionQuestions about filling the AR-11
Well, are you a permanent resident or not? Do you have a green card or not?
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-03-17 17:55:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionMoving from Colorado to Texas - Help with I-751
The alien must ALWAYS file an AR-11 when moving. (Walls1010 is thinking of the address change, which is only filed if there is an application pending, but is not the same as the AR-11. Silbernagel is correct here.)

Yes, they will have access to your file. There is only one file (when they talk about your "A file," it is indeed a single folder containing everything relating to you; I've seen several) and it will be ordered out of storage by whatever office gets your next application.

No problems yet for us, we moved from New Jersey (Vermont/Newark) to New Mexico (Texas/Albuquerque), although the I-751 is still pending.

Edited by sparkofcreation, 21 March 2007 - 12:17 AM.

sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-03-21 00:16:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionTranslating documents? or leave them as is??

No offense..but I'm not 100% sure this is correct (and other simiar posts) - you/I can not (in most countries) translate documents and certainly not legal documents ourselves..regardless if we're fluent in the language... (In most countries.)

(This is the portion of the USCIS site you referred to that is just above the signature line you pasted in.....
Please submit certified translations for all foreign language documents. The translator must certify that s/he is competent to translate and that the translation is accurate.

The certification format should include the certifier's name, signature, address, and date of certification. A suggested format is:)




Birth certificates, marriage certificates, wills, diplomas, legal documents all need to be certified. Certified translations are governed by local laws in each country.

In a non-certified translation the translator is sometimes entitled to give a personal style and tone to the text, to make it more appropriate for the target audience.

Certified translations often must be an exact translation of the source and must always include a clause from the certifier together with a round seal affixed which only Certified Court translators may use, and must be certified by the translators signature, in order to be accepted by the courts and the authorities.


I would not do anything of the sort (translate myself, or use unofficial translation without first checking into it further..but it clearly says, Certified in the USCIS instructions).


I'm sorry, but I am a professional translator, and none of what you've said applies in the US.

A certified translation, in the US, is a translation where the translator certifies that he/she is competent and qualified to translate and has prepared a complete and accurate translation to the best of his/her ability.

As far as I know, there is no state that has such a thing as a Certified Court Translator, and the federal government certainly does not. Some states and the federal government certify court interpreters, but being a certified interpreter is in no way related to ability to prepare written translations.

There is no such thing as an official translator seal, and I'm sick of people saying "there must be." The only translators who have fancy seals to affix are the ones who went down to the local seal-making shop and had one made for $10. Such a seal is in no way indicative of any actual credentials.

When I have to prove my credentials, I photocopy my Certificate of Certification from the American Translators Association, but almost no one actually has such a thing and even fewer people care if you do.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-03-21 23:20:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionTranslating documents? or leave them as is??

I got a lease agreement in Spanish (as i live in Puerto Rico) does that need to be translated??? or should i just leave it as is and send that in with the package that we're preparing now.

I have a few other things aswell, but they are in Spanish too, translate them???

if so, how do we go about it???



I translated all of our Spanish Docs to English. If I got stuck, I used Altavista's Babelfish (on the web) to help me clarify the meanings.



As a professional translator, I'm going to pretend you didn't say that. Babelfish is abominable, and I only say that because I can't think of a word that's stronger.



In any case, of our lease we just sent the first page (that had the dates and the address of the apartment and our names) and last page (for signatures), perhaps the OP could do something similar and then only those pages would need to be translated.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-03-21 00:21:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGreen card extension letter not enough for new job
Call the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices. (Just Google the phrase.) It's part of the Department of Justice.

It is ILLEGAL for them to ask to see his green card if he presents the other documents and a $100 fine for every employee they do that to. Usually calling the OSC and getting them to talk to the HR department should be enough.

Just went through this with my husband last week. They are SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED from asking to see any proof of anything written in Section 1 (which means they can't ask to verify the A number, the excuse my husband's job gave). They only can look at documents for section 2, and yes, a driver license and unrestricted SS card are legally sufficient.
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-03-13 19:21:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionApproved!

Sparkofcreation Congrates
This is really good news, I'm really happy for ya
I wish my self the same thing I applied one month ahead of you, hopfully I will hear from them soon.
May I ask what kind of evidence you sent alone with your application.
Congrats again


Thanks for the congratulations. I already posted my list when I sent the application.

http://www.visajourn...showtopic=40961
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-03-22 08:09:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionApproved!
Gareth got the approval email today! So that's four months and 8 days, out of Texas Service Center.


-------------
From: CRIS <USCIS-SRMT@dhs.gov>
Subj: Case Status Information for Receipt Number: SRC07xxxxxxxx
Date: Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:34 pm
Size: 1K
To: garethxxxxxxxx@gmail.com

*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: SRC07xxxxxxxx

Application Type: CRI89 , PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On March 20, 2007, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status & Processing Dates.
*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.


Sincerely,


The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
sparkofcreationFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-03-21 23:07:00