Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	How to send documents to Philippine fiance	I just sent my paperwork by USPS. I blacked out the SS number. If it gets lost or stolen I will send it FedEx. Most of the time I am told they do not steal documents	BRB	Male	Philippines	2009-08-18 18:40:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Tax Returns	Here is the form to fill out. Send it to the address for your state. I would also include whatever information is asked for on the I-864 form. http://www.irs.gov/p...-pdf/f4506t.pdf Edited by BRB, 09 January 2010 - 09:42 AM.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2010-01-09 09:42:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Could quitting my job sooner affect the consulate's decision?	Hi everybody, I was wondering if quitting my job before the interview could lead to a K-1 visa denial? I'm going to visit friends abroad and I want to spend some quality time with my family before I leave for the US. The only employment gap I have is from june 2011 until february 2012 (I went to the US twice and spent 6 months with my fiance. 3 months I spent looking for a job in my home country). Just want to make sure it's a safe thing to do. My wife quit her job early and I supported her and it caused no issues.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2012-08-15 21:12:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 July 2013 Filers	Oath taken on 10/28/2013.  The process is completed.  Waiting on passport which we should have in a week or two.  Visa Journey was a great resource and highly recommended.  Thanks for all the help.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2013-11-18 05:57:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 July 2013 Filers	Interview was on as scheduled today Oct 3rd at the Dallas Irving Office.  They were running a little behind and may be a little short on staff but they are still holding interviews.  I was surprised at how many people did not pass.  We were an hour early but they let us go in anyway since they had room upstairs.  Had to get fingerprinted and picture taken for some reason but everything went fine.  Should get a letter in a couple of weeks with the oath scheduled.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2013-10-03 21:29:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 July 2013 Filers	Well my wife's interview is on Thursday.  I guess I will find out then if they are open or not.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2013-09-30 12:17:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 July 2013 Filers	Government shutdown!!!!!!   Are the interviews for Oct still going to be done as scheduled with the government due to shutdown tomorrow?  If anyone has heard anything please let us know.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2013-09-30 06:50:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 July 2013 Filers	Do you change your name? Why does it take that long (45 days)? I thought it is only a few days.     No name change in our case.  I guess it could happen quicker but this is what other people have told me.  Our oath will probably be in Tyler if given the chance to pick.  They may not have as many oath taking times as other locations.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2013-09-08 12:17:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 July 2013 Filers	BRB, what time is your interview? Will you get a same-day oath?   The interview is in the late afternoon.  From people I know who have gone through the Irving location they did not have the option of same day oath.  It happens about 45 days later.   http://www.txed.usco...=naturalization	BRB	Male	Philippines	2013-09-08 12:06:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 July 2013 Filers	Letter Received:  Interview date 10/3/2013	BRB	Male	Philippines	2013-09-06 16:54:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 July 2013 Filers	BRB- Received e-mail that interview has been scheduled but waiting on letter for date.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2013-08-29 21:12:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 July 2013 Filers	Can anyone give me an idea when we should be expecting an interview letter?  How long after getting in line do you get the letter for the interview?  We will be going through the Dallas location.   Thanks	BRB	Male	Philippines	2013-08-25 12:37:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 July 2013 Filers	July 8th Check Cashed   3/9/2013 Eligible for Spousal N-400 (3yr)   Thanks	BRB	Male	Philippines	2013-08-19 20:07:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 July 2013 Filers	Please add my info if you like.  Dallas   Sent N400                       July 1 Received                         July 2 N400 Notice Date           July 5 Biometrics notice           July 10 Biometrics @ Irving       July 31 In-line USCIS.gov           Aug 2   Interview                       TBD	BRB	Male	Philippines	2013-08-19 19:43:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 July 2013 Filers	How do you find out if you are in line?	BRB	Male	Philippines	2013-08-19 19:18:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	my case sucks , need help	Here is what the US gov says about it. A form I-751 must be filed during the 90 day period immediately before the alien’s second anniversary as a conditional permanent resident. The alien may request a waiver of the joint filing requirement if unable to file with the spouse. The alien may request the consideration of more than one waiver at a time. Please read the instructions accompanying the form I-751 for information on the waiver of the joint filing requirement. Here is link to the I-751 instructions and good luck!! Oh by the way I think it is your house too!!! http://www.uscis.gov.../i-751instr.pdf	BRB	Male	Philippines	2010-01-10 11:40:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	my case sucks , need help	Here is what the US gov says about it. A form I-751 must be filed during the 90 day period immediately before the alien’s second anniversary as a conditional permanent resident. The alien may request a waiver of the joint filing requirement if unable to file with the spouse. The alien may request the consideration of more than one waiver at a time. Please read the instructions accompanying the form I-751 for information on the waiver of the joint filing requirement.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2010-01-10 11:25:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	US wife wants an annulment wrt CR1 visa	So you want to get an annulment because your wife does not want to be divorced twice? I think that once you have been married for a considerable amount of time it is very difficult to get one. This is not the Philippines. Each state has different rules on annulment. I think after everything you have gone through you should file for divorce if that is what you want. If you wife does not want to be divorced tell her to spend some effort trying to make the marriage work.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2010-01-10 12:43:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	plz help	thnx but how am late? it will expire on 12/10/2012 You can not file until you are within 90 days of the expiration date. Try to get your application in as soon as you can when you are in the 90 day window. You can not send it in before the 90 day window. They will usually send you a one year extention while they are processing the application and it will take some time ( months ) before it gets processed.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2012-08-12 21:42:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	ROC Coming Up But Separated.........	I still have time to file to remove my conditions from my green card but my husband and i have separated due to abuse in the marriage (from him). Going back is not an option for me and is not safe. What do I do? If your divorce is final by the time you have to file, then you can ask for a waiver of the joint filing requirements based on your divorce. It is on the I-751. As long as you can provide the proof of a "good faith" marriage, you should be able to remove conditions.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2012-08-16 19:34:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	need your advice - lawyer issues	Hi everyone, I posted here a while ago and I was complaining about my lawyer not wanting to request an update on the status of my case. Here's a quick remainder: I filed for the removal of conditions in april 2011 with the good faith marriage waiver, did my fingerprints in december 2011, got RFE in march 2011 (my lawyer responded to it right away) and there has been no progress since then. It's been 18 months since I filed for the removal of conditions and as you can imagine, tracking the "I-751 waivers timeline" topic on this forum makes me even more nervous, because everyone gets approved withing a normal processing time and it seems that they're not even using the attorney's help. I've been sending a number of emails to my lawyer asking whether my case is ok and what is the current stage at which my case is being processed, but it seems that the answer is always the same: "dont worry, everything will be ok". Like seriously?! I'm frustrated. I even asked him is it ok for me to ask the congressman to request the update on my behalf but my attorney hasn't answered that email. If I didn't pay him all the money, I'd consider hiring someone else. From the other hand, he has a great reputation, answered the RFE right away and says there's nothing to expedite the I-751 process. What do you all think? Is there anything I can do? Thanks a lot. USCIS 1 800 375 5283 I think that is the number http://www.uscis.gov...000b92ca60aRCRD	BRB	Male	Philippines	2012-08-16 19:54:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 Processing Time in Vermont Center?	Hello, I submitted I-751 early June and have finished Biometrics in July. Nw I am waiting. I heard it takes about 3 months to finish processing I-751. My file went to the Vermont Center. But on USCIS' website, I saw the average processing time for Vermont center is 8.5 months! Anybody has any recent experience with I-751 at Vermont Center? Thanks in advance! Filed in Dec still waiting. Vermont is really backed up. CA appears to be faster last time I looked.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2012-08-17 20:22:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	ROC filed, now want divorce	Hello, I need some advice. My husband and I jointly filed I-751 in February (Vermont SC) but ROC has not yet been approved. We are now separated and, for reasons too complicated to go into, I want to get a divorce as soon as possible. In fact, I want to file for divorce this coming Friday. I do want to be connected to this person anymore. I am unsure what to do. My husband is not a petty person, so I think he would be willing to stay married to me until I get my Green Card (especially because that means he would be able to stay on my health insurance). However, it seems that the Vermont Service Center takes a *long* time to process ROC, and I do not want to have to wait that long to begin the divorce proceedings. I am unclear whether I should just wait this out until I get my Green Card (and hope we don't get an interview) or inform USCIS that we have split up, and send them proof once we get divorced. I am also not sure whether I have to withdraw our joint application and now just apply alone with a waiver. If this is the case, would I have to begin the ROC process all over again? I'd appreciate any help. Thanks! You are opening up a can of worms. I would wait for the green card since you have already filed but that is just me. If your application was complete your chances of an interview are low. It will take about 8 months or so to get ROC so you are looking at just a few more months. Try to stay on good terms with your spouse. I do not know what the problems are with your spouse but life in the US is not always easy and your relationship might improve if your situation improves.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2012-08-12 22:09:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 approved BRB	BRB Removal of conditions approved, dated 9/15/2012 Online it says the card was mailed today. FYI, We did not send in any affidavits with the I-751 but I sent very detailed information on Bank Account, Medical, Auto Insurance, Beneficiary, Tax Transcripts and Residence. If anyone wants a detailed list of what I sent let me know. Good luck to those of you still waiting!!!	BRB	Male	Philippines	2012-09-20 18:04:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 December filers	Thanks for updating my status. Did not mean to start a new topic. BRB	BRB	Male	Philippines	2012-09-20 20:01:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 December filers	maplestar is right. Form I-551 is your green card. Government IDs have a "form number" at the bottom - another example is Military Dependent IDs, that one is called DD Form 1173. I-797D is just the mailer (piece of paper that your green card will be attached to) that will have info about your green card / permanent residence status. Your old conditional green card would have come in the same type of mailer. Thanks!! Just wanted to make sure I had not missed anything.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2012-08-14 18:44:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 December filers	[You should received a new permanent resident card, Form i-551 within 60 days. Your card will include a mailer, Form I797D with important information about your status, responsibilities, and permanent resident services available to you." [/quote] You should received a new permanent resident card, Form i-551 within 60 days. Your card will include a mailer, Form I797D with important information about your status, responsibilities, and permanent resident services available to you." Can you or anyone explain what is involved with the Form I-551 and the I797D? Is there more paperwork after approval!!!!	BRB	Male	Philippines	2012-08-12 21:48:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 December filers	Thought I'd check in . Prepping the RFE Package to ship off. BRB you gave me that perspective on how Vermont is still waiting. We are all biting our nails here ! Really holding all you still waiting for info in my hearts !!! Glad I can check in with you all!!! I think Oct may be our month. Let's hope no news is good news!!	BRB	Male	Philippines	2012-08-05 17:19:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 December filers	Yes, date on NOA letter was 12/23 but the date on the RFE is actually 05/26. Thanks for clearing up the citizenship info! I am surprised you are having so much trouble with CA being a community property state. You think they would know that assets are jointly owned.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2012-08-05 17:03:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 December filers	The VSC is really falling behind. Not one Dec filer has been approved yet. We have 2 or 3 months to go!!!	BRB	Male	Philippines	2012-07-05 20:36:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 December filers	Well how is it looking for us Dec applicants? When should we start expecting some of us to get approved? Thanks for updating my entry!! BRB Updating BRB California Service Center (7 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved.... COLU.................12/01/11........12/02/11.......12/28/11........--/--/12....(Early Bio 12/13) DARWINSFINCH.........12/05/11........12/06/11.......02/06/12........--/--/12.... LANCELOTTE25.........12/18/11........12/19/11.......01/20/12........--/--/12.... TINA&ROLAND..........12/19/11 .......12/20/11.......01/13/12........--/--/12.... OOMIE................12/19/11 .......12/20/11.......01/13/12........--/--/12....(Early Bio 01/03) TCHAUEUA.............12/24/11........12/27/11.......01/26/12........--/--/12.... LUKE AND DEANNA......12/28/11........12/29/11.......--/--/12........--/--/12.... Vermont Service Center (16 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved.... BANKERMAI............12/03/11........12/23/11.......01/09/12........--/--/12.... VARESKA..............12/05/11........12/07/11.......01/03/12........--/--/12.... ABESTER..............12/05/11........12/??/11.......01/06/12........--/--/12.... MAPLESTAR............12/07/11........12/09/11.......01/30/12........--/--/12.... ESJAY................12/08/11........12/13/11.......01/05/12........--/--/12.... SDW..................12/09/11........12/13/11.......01/06/12........--/--/12.... GREEBO...............12/13/11........12/15/11.......01/06/12........--/--/12.... EVANSCHOLLY..........12/15/11........12/20/11.......01/20/12........--/--/12.... BRB..................12/16/11........12/21/11.......02/06/12........--/--/12....(Early Bio 01/18) DALLASJEEPER.........12/18/11........12/22/11.......01/19/12........--/--/12.... JOSHDBA..............12/20/11........12/27/11.......01/26/12........--/--/12.... KACRS1221............12/21/11........12/23/11.......01/18/12........--/--/12.... JAVA100US............12/24/11........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/12.... BASY.................12/27/11........12/30/11.......01/23/12........--/--/12.... WYATT'S TORCH........12/27/11........12/30/11.......--/--/12........--/--/12.... ELTEMP...............12/28/11........01/03/12.......01/31/12........--/--/12.... 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. * Please check that you have not deleted anyone's NAME & DATA. 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 * Please Capitalize your VJ Name when adding it to the list. * 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 [/quote]	BRB	Male	Philippines	2012-01-20 22:17:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 December filers	BRB Receipt date 12/21/11 Biometrics completed 1/18/2012 Office is on 7334 S. Westmoreland in Dallas It is around the corner by the Greater Dallas Employment Office Office opens at 8:00 am - They will not let you in early! We were number 8 in line and it took 55 minutes to complete. Just took prints and picture. Good news to share with my fellow Dec filers....BIOMETRICS letter in the mail this Thursday 1/12 from CSC!!! updating list. appointment is for Feb 6th, exactly 2 mos from noa1. Cheers to everyone on a smooth process thus far ... wishing us all luck! California Service Center (7 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved.... COLU.................12/01/11........12/02/11.......12/28/11........--/--/12....(Early Bio 12/13) DARWINSFINCH.........12/05/11........12/06/11.......02/06/12........--/--/12.... LANCELOTTE25.........12/18/11........12/19/11.......01/20/12........--/--/12.... TINA&ROLAND..........12/19/11 .......12/20/11.......01/13/12........--/--/12.... OOMIE................12/19/11 .......12/20/11.......01/13/12........--/--/12....(Early Bio 01/03) TCHAUEUA.............12/24/11........12/27/11.......01/26/12........--/--/12.... LUKE AND DEANNA......12/28/11........12/29/11.......--/--/12........--/--/12.... Vermont Service Center (16 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved.... BANKERMAI............12/03/11........12/23/11.......01/09/12........--/--/12.... VARESKA..............12/05/11........12/07/11.......01/03/12........--/--/12.... ABESTER..............12/05/11........12/??/11.......01/06/12........--/--/12.... MAPLESTAR............12/07/11........12/09/11.......01/30/12........--/--/12.... ESJAY................12/08/11........12/13/11.......01/05/12........--/--/12.... SDW..................12/09/11........12/13/11.......01/06/12........--/--/12.... GREEBO...............12/13/11........12/15/11.......01/06/12........--/--/12.... EVANSCHOLLY..........12/15/11........12/20/11.......01/20/12........--/--/12.... BRB..................12/16/11........--/--/11.......--/--/12........--/--/12.... DALLASJEEPER.........12/18/11........12/22/11.......01/19/12........--/--/12.... JOSHDBA..............12/20/11........12/27/11.......01/26/12........--/--/12.... KACRS1221............12/21/11........12/23/11.......01/18/12........--/--/12.... JAVA100US............12/24/11........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/12.... BASY.................12/27/11........12/30/11.......01/23/12........--/--/12.... WYATT'S TORCH........12/27/11........12/30/11.......--/--/12........--/--/12.... ELTEMP...............12/28/11........01/03/12.......--/--/12........--/--/12.... 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. * Please check that you have not deleted anyone's NAME & DATA. 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 * Please Capitalize your VJ Name when adding it to the list. * 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 [/quote] [/quote] Edited by BRB, 19 January 2012 - 09:52 PM.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2012-01-19 21:51:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 December filers	[quote name='esjay' timestamp='1324425051' post='5064336'] Received my bio appointment for 01/05/2012 at 11:00am California Service Center (3 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved.... COLU.................12/01/11........12/02/11.......12/28/11........--/--/--....(Early Bio 12/13) DARWINSFINCH.........12/05/11........12/06/11.......--/--/--........--/--/--.... TINA&ROLAND..........12/19/11 .......--/--/11.......--/--/--........--/--/--.... Vermont Service Center (9 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved.... BANKERMAI............12/03/11........--/--/11.......--/--/--........--/--/--.... VARESKA..............12/05/11........12/07/11.......01/03/12........--/--/--.... ABESTER..............12/05/11........12/??/11.......01/06/12........--/--/--.... MAPLESTAR............12/07/11........12/09/11.......--/--/--........--/--/--.... ESJAY................12/08/11........12/13/11.......01/05/12........--/--/--.... SDW..................12/09/11........12/13/11.......01/06/12........--/--/--.... WYATT'S TORCH........12/10/11........--/--/11.......--/--/--........--/--/--.... GREEBO...............12/13/11........12/15/11.......--/--/--........--/--/--.... DALLASJEEPER.........12/18/11........--/--/11.......--/--/--........--/--/--.... 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. * Please check that you have not deleted anyones NAME & DATA. 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 * Please Capitalize your VJ Name when adding it to the list. * 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 If you do not mind adding BillMaria Vermont Service Center Sent I751... Dec 16th Delivered... Dec 20th	BRB	Male	Philippines	2011-12-20 21:21:00
Philippines	XOOM SUCKS!!!	I've had very good experience with Xoom. I do agree the first time you have a bank account withdrawl it takes about 4 days. When you see the money leave your account they change the amount by a few pennies and you can enter this and speed up the process and get the money in a couple of days. The next time you do a bank account withdrawl they have the money ready for pick up in an hour or so. Sincerely, Bill	BRB	Male	Philippines	2009-08-22 19:55:00
Philippines	June 2009 K3 filers...how you doing? any news?	With the new USCIS website you can see what the status is of your application before it is approved. Right now mine is under review and it took between 90 and 100 days. Before that it just said it was accepted. Hope that means NOA-2 will be soon. My I-129 and I-130 both went under review at the same time.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2009-09-26 19:58:00
Philippines	XOOM COUPON CODE GOOD NOW	Not working at 5:30 says not valid code	BRB	Male	Philippines	2009-09-28 17:30:00
Philippines	case touched today at CSC	QUOTE (kalapino @ Sep 30 2009, 03:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Its always really cool when it happens, almost like Christmas ! What is going on with your case? Why was your package returned back to USCIS? You should have your visa already.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2009-09-30 19:03:00
Philippines	How much do you send each month?	Give me a little slack this was the first time I ever did a poll. I really was only interested in people that were sending money and I know there are some who don't send anything. As far as the amount you can either add your cost of sending the money or not and push yourself into the next bracket. Feel free to make another poll and we can all compare.	BRB	Male	Philippines	2009-09-25 05:45:00
Philippines	How much do you send each month?	No one will know how you vote. So go ahead and answer the poll!!!!	BRB	Male	Philippines	2009-09-24 21:46:00
Philippines	How much do you send each month?	You might want to add if they work also and if they live in the city or not. BBB	BRB	Male	Philippines	2009-09-24 21:39:00