ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
CanadaIs my I-751 Package Complete?
Haha, yes, I did. I'm sad that it's over. It's not exactly the same but Order of The Stick is great too and it's still going :)
SpoomMaleCanada2012-03-08 14:11:00
CanadaIs my I-751 Package Complete?
Kimbear: Yep, I read that, very enlightening. I believe I have most of his mentioned primary evidence covered with the life insurance / health insurance / 401K / bank account.
SpoomMaleCanada2012-03-08 13:48:00
CanadaIs my I-751 Package Complete?
Thanks for the suggestions about more bank statement cover pages, I'll definitely include those as far back as we can get them (I think we started this account pretty soon after I got an SSN).

As for employment, while I realize it's not listed on the instructions, I figure it can't hurt... my thinking is that if they know I'm not a drain on the system (which my taxes should prove... stupid self-employment tax) they're less likely to want to interview.
SpoomMaleCanada2012-03-08 13:12:00
CanadaIs my I-751 Package Complete?
Cross-posted from I-751 forum to get more responses. (I hope this isn't against the rules.)

Hi folks,

I was just wondering if I could get some input on our I-751 package and its completeness before I send it in. Have I forgotten anything?

  • Cover page / table of contents (basically a more verbose version of this list)
  • I-751 form
  • Copies of the passport (cover, front pages, executed K-1 visa and I-94), Permanent Resident card, Social Security card, and PA Driver's License (front and back) of Spoom (beneficiary)
  • Copy of ScooterMac's (USC / spouse) driver's license showing same address
  • Affidavit from ScooterMac's parents
  • Affidavit from ScooterMac's sister in law
  • Lease agreement and letter from ScooterMac's grandparents, our current landlords
  • Countersigned purchase contract for our new house (still in escrow, don't actually have the lease yet, I explain this on the cover page)
  • IRS tax return from 2010
  • Provisional IRS tax return from 2011 (I explain that we may have H&R Block redo it so it may not exactly match what we file, since the US Government just loves taking our moneys)
  • Signed letter from my company's president verifying my full time employment
  • Signed letter from my HR person verifying ScooterMac as primary beneficiary of my 401K
  • Copy of designation form showing designation of ScooterMac as primary beneficiary of the 401K
  • Copy of ScooterMac's 401K summary showing me as beneficiary
  • Signed letter from my HR person verifying my life insurance policy has ScooterMac as the beneficiary
  • Printout from life insurance website showing ScooterMac marked as beneficiary
  • First page of February 2012 statement of jointly-held bank account (I figure they don't need to know the details of every transaction, right?)
  • Auto insurance policy summary and identification cards showing joint auto policy covering both cars
  • Recent bill from Waste Management in my name
  • Summary letter of employee health insurance in my name covering ScooterMac
  • Scan of tickets from Cleveland Indians game (same game as a couple of the pictures also included)
  • Scan of various anniversary / birthday / Christmas cards addressed to both of us
  • About 28 pictures of us together throughout the last two years, with details on the back of each picture
Thanks!

PS: Hi Canada folks! Long time no post!
SpoomMaleCanada2012-03-08 12:20:00
CanadaAOS - Did you file for AP?

I applied for AP and had to re-apply for the second AP - and this is when it did cost extra.

That's kinda some BS right there; that you should have to pay more because USCIS is taking longer. I agree with everything you said though.

Edited by Spoom, 15 March 2012 - 09:40 AM.

SpoomMaleCanada2012-03-15 09:40:00
CanadaAOS - Did you file for AP?
I applied for both when I did my AOS; the AOS was approved first and they just abandoned the others. Like the others said, it costs nothing other than a little extra paperwork. I think if there's a life-or-death emergency and you don't yet have one you can also get an INFOPASS for an emergency AP.
SpoomMaleCanada2012-03-14 15:05:00
CanadaEstablishing credit score in US for Canadians

You should also mention that other mortgage brokers you spoke to were completely flabbergasted by what to do with your (Canadian) credit and offered to give us a loan based on my income/credit alone (which wasn't going to get us anywhere). Our realtor was great at helping us find a mortgage company who would work with our situation.

Yeah, PNC sucked in that regard (which was weird because they're awesome for personal banking). They weren't even going to count my income in the calculations because I didn't have their minimum of, I think it was four(!) US trade lines of credit. Union National has so far been great though. Hopefully that doesn't change once we're fully signed to the mortgage ;)
SpoomMaleCanada2012-03-16 10:56:00
CanadaEstablishing credit score in US for Canadians
I got really lucky; our mortgage broker accepted my (great) Canadian credit history at face value, while I've never had so much as a US credit card. I figure the mortgage should be good for building US credit.

Did I mention we bought a house? We bought a house. :)
SpoomMaleCanada2012-03-16 09:13:00
Canadawhat time of day were appts released
Honestly, if I was in your guys' situation, I would have coded up a script that checks ever X minutes and emails me upon finding results (I did this to buy a Wii at retail when they were super-popular and out of stock on online stored within minutes, worked well enough). USCIS probably wouldn't like that though ;)
SpoomMaleCanada2012-03-20 13:27:00
CanadaMedical Insurance in the US
When I couldn't work or was doing contracting, we had to pay for two separate private plans to cover each of us, since they wouldn't allow us to be on the same plan due to my wife's conditions. It was veeerrrrrry expensive, for both premiums and the huge deductible on both plans. I went the full-time employee route instead of continuing to contract primarily because of the health insurance situation. I unfortunately don't have any other advice than to have one of you do the same if you can, and get group coverage for both of you. The situation in the US makes it very difficult to do anything else.
SpoomMaleCanada2012-04-10 08:42:00
CanadaTD canceling my Visa becase moving to the US?
The only company I've heard of that does close down accounts whose owners move out of Canada is PC Financial (which is primarily why they don't know my new address). I was able to change the address on my RBC visa with no problems. Don't know specifically about TD.
SpoomMaleCanada2012-03-08 16:36:00
CanadaFellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..

Congrats Spoom Posted Image I was wondering what happens at the biometrics appt?

Thanks! At biometrics, they take your fingerprints and picture. That's it, really.

Edited by Spoom, 04 December 2012 - 02:17 PM.

SpoomMaleCanada2012-12-04 14:16:00
CanadaFellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..
Card production ordered, no interview :D
SpoomMaleCanada2012-12-04 12:55:00
CanadaFellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..
Congrats! I'm hoping mine goes quickly but realistically I'm sure I'm in for a few months' wait at least.
SpoomMaleCanada2012-04-09 14:47:00
CanadaFellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..
Just did a successful walk-in biometrics at the Cleveland ASC; was scheduled for Buffalo on the 19th. Got a little bit of the evil eye from the clerk but when I told her I worked in Cleveland and this was easier than a two hour drive out of the way it seemed to be OK (I waited for the people with actual appointments first). On to approval without interview (hopefully)!
SpoomMaleCanada2012-04-09 13:29:00
CanadaFellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..
Sent after months of procrastination. They received and signed for it today, hopefully we get NOA1 soon, and then it's back to waiting!
SpoomMaleCanada2012-03-13 15:10:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGiving birth while waiting I-751 overseas
QUOTE (Wikipedia)
For persons born on or after November 14, 1986, a person is a U.S. citizen if all of the following are true:[5]

1. One of the person's parents was a U.S. citizen when the person in question was born;
2. The citizen parent lived at least 5 years in the United States before his or her child's birth;
3. A minimum of 2 of these 5 years in the United States were after the citizen parent's 14th birthday.

Article here. In all likelihood, the baby will be an automatic United States citizen because its father is a citizen.

Furthermore, if your wife's trip is of a temporary nature (i.e. just to have the baby), she should be able to return with no trouble, assuming the trip is less than six months in duration. She should just show her passport and conditional green card.

Be sure to register the baby's birth abroad with the US Consulate in Korea. The baby's record of birth abroad obtained from said consulate should be enough to allow return entry to the United States, without a passport.

Edited by Spoom, 29 September 2009 - 03:08 PM.

SpoomMaleCanada2009-09-29 15:05:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNew Case Status Page
If only the Department of State had a central status check page for the consulates... dry.gif
SpoomMaleCanada2009-09-29 16:22:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionMissed I-751 Deadline NEED HELP!
Stay calm.

You're in very, very serious territory here, but there are still several avenues available as people have mentioned. I cannot say enough how badly your attorney has screwed you over here. Immediately fire them and request a refund of any fees paid, because due to their negligence, you are now shortly going to be in removal proceedings if you do not immediately file a petition of some kind. If it comes down to it, you would almost certainly win a lawsuit against them for your fees.

After firing your attorney, find a better one, and investigate the possible options available to you.

If I were in your position, I would setup an InfoPass appointment and talk to USCIS, bringing all documentation available from your attorney stating that he told you to wait for a USCIS notice to file for removal of conditions. It may not help, but I don't think it would prejudice your case in their eyes either. If they say that's not good enough, you can always file for another I-130 spousal petition as mentioned.
SpoomMaleCanada2009-11-17 12:22:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionabout to file form i751 and green card stolen
OK.

First, drop your previous lawyer who told you not to report the theft. That's horrible advice.

Second, report the theft immediately.

Third, talk to someone as soon as possible. All reports I've read are that the call center is useless, so make an InfoPass appointment. This will give you an appointment at a local USCIS office. You shouldn't need to call them directly.

Worry about your evidence for removal of conditions once you've let USCIS know that your green card was stolen. That's the most important thing at this point to make sure you don't lose status.

I don't think you need a lawyer, you just have to make sure that your status is maintained and stay in communication with USCIS.
SpoomMaleCanada2009-09-29 15:29:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionIs my I-751 Package Complete?
We're sending it out today. I printed out more first pages of bank statements; one every six months for the life of the account, in addition to the oldest and newest statement. I also added more Waste Management bills. Hopefully that'll be enough!

Looks like we're in for a wait from the timelines. Oh well, we're pretty good about waiting (other than checking the USCIS update site every week obsessively).

Thanks folks!
SpoomMaleCanada2012-03-12 10:33:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionIs my I-751 Package Complete?

In addition to more bank statements from various months within the two years, maybe add copies of debit/credit cards that show the same number for both of you. That's what they asked us to show at the AOS interview and luckily we had those with us, so this time around I sent a whole stack of bank statements + copies of all cards that we have in both names just to be on the safe side.


If you have joint title of any of the cars (or any other big purchase), you could send this as well, but it's not as important considering all the other stuff you are giving them.

We have a joint bank account but differently numbered cards. I honestly thought that was standard. No?

No shared titles on the cars unfortunately.
SpoomMaleCanada2012-03-08 20:55:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionIs my I-751 Package Complete?
Thanks for the feedback, will definitely be including more bank account statements and bills.

Will they really RFE for the full bank account statements if I only send cover pages? I'm not too concerned about the content of them but it'll be adding a bunch more paper to the package.

Edited by Spoom, 08 March 2012 - 02:01 PM.

SpoomMaleCanada2012-03-08 13:56:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionIs my I-751 Package Complete?
Hi folks,

I was just wondering if I could get some input on our I-751 package and its completeness before I send it in. Have I forgotten anything?

  • Cover page / table of contents (basically a more verbose version of this list)
  • I-751 form
  • Copies of the passport (cover, front pages, executed K-1 visa and I-94), Permanent Resident card, Social Security card, and PA Driver's License (front and back) of Spoom (beneficiary)
  • Copy of ScooterMac's (USC / spouse) driver's license showing same address
  • Affidavit from ScooterMac's parents
  • Affidavit from ScooterMac's sister in law
  • Lease agreement and letter from ScooterMac's grandparents, our current landlords
  • Countersigned purchase contract for our new house (still in escrow, don't actually have the lease yet, I explain this on the cover page)
  • IRS tax return from 2010
  • Provisional IRS tax return from 2011 (I explain that we may have H&R Block redo it so it may not exactly match what we file, since the US Government just loves taking our moneys)
  • Signed letter from my company's president verifying my full time employment
  • Signed letter from my HR person verifying ScooterMac as primary beneficiary of my 401K
  • Copy of designation form showing designation of ScooterMac as primary beneficiary of the 401K
  • Copy of ScooterMac's 401K summary showing me as beneficiary
  • Signed letter from my HR person verifying my life insurance policy has ScooterMac as the beneficiary
  • Printout from life insurance website showing ScooterMac marked as beneficiary
  • First page of February 2012 statement of jointly-held bank account (I figure they don't need to know the details of every transaction, right?)
  • Auto insurance policy summary and identification cards showing joint auto policy covering both cars
  • Recent bill from Waste Management in my name
  • Summary letter of employee health insurance in my name covering ScooterMac
  • Scan of tickets from Cleveland Indians game (same game as a couple of the pictures also included)
  • Scan of various anniversary / birthday / Christmas cards addressed to both of us
  • About 28 pictures of us together throughout the last two years, with details on the back of each picture
Thanks!
SpoomMaleCanada2012-03-08 10:57:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRemoving of conditions while husband is away for Army training
USCIS has a special military help line available for members of the military and their families. You could try calling that and seeing what they say; I'm betting they're more than willing to work with you.
SpoomMaleCanada2012-12-05 20:01:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 MARCH 2012 FILERS
Card production ordered :D


California Service Center (30 applicants, 26 approved 87%)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
LEXRJ................02/29/12........03/03/12.......03/30/12........08/14/12....(Card Received 08/20)
BLUEROSE001..........03/01/12........03/05/12.......04/02/12........08/02/12....(Card Received 08/10)
MISSYOUHUN...........03/01/12........03/05/12.......04/13/12........08/20/12....(Card Received 08/24)
NIK+HEATHER..........03/01/12........03/08/12.......04/06/12........--/--/--....(RFE Received 09/04, responded 11/20)
IAHMJPINOY...........03/01/12........03/12/12.......04/09/12........07/30/12....(Card Received 08/08)
RHIANNERCAKES........03/02/12........03/05/12.......04/03/12........08/27/12....(Card Received 08/31)
SARAHANDANIS.........03/03/12........03/05/12.......04/02/12........09/14/12....(RFE Received 08/11, responded 08/24)(Card Received 09/20)
SAIF9171.............03/03/12........--/--/12.......04/10/12........08/22/12....(Never received NOA)
JBG805...............03/05/12........03/06/12.......04/06/12........10/16/12....(Card received 10/20)
FONFANSCOTT..........03/07/12........03/12/12.......04/05/12........--/--/--....(RFE Received 10/12)
ANONEEMOOSE..........02/15/12........03/12/12.......04/05/12........--/--/--....
JSVP2008.............03/08/12........03/12/12.......04/23/12........08/24/12....(Card received 09/01)
OSIN.................03/09/12........03/12/12.......04/02/12........08/06/12....(Card received 08/10)
MOONLIGHT7...........03/13/12........03/15/12.......05/14/12........08/29/12....(Card received 09/04)
AMIN&ANI.............03/14/12........03/22/12.......04/21/12........10/18/12....(RFE received 09/28)(Card Received 10/24)
FABULOUS02...........03/16/12........03/21/12.......05/16/12........10/12/12....
CDAGIRLMI............03/16/12........03/19/12.......05/08/12........--/--/--....
CHIEFS341............03/16/12........03/19/12.......04/18/12........08/31/12....(Early Bio 04/05)
SUPREMECOMPLEX.......03/16/12........03/19/12.......04/19/12........08/27/12....(Card received 08/31)
KBANKS...............03/16/12........03/19/12.......05/09/12........09/05/12....(Early Bio 04/18)(Card received 09/10)
CALLOFDUTY...........03/19/12........--/--/12.......04/25/12........09/24/12....(Card received 09/28)
M&ME.................03/20/12........03/22/12.......05/02/12........10/12/12....(Card received 10/19)
LARRY C..............03/22/12........03/26/12.......05/24/12........09/25/12....
KEVIN-N-MERLAINE.....03/23/12........03/26/12.......04/27/12........09/12/12....(Early Bio 4/18) (Card received 09/17)
TINYPYRAMIDS.........03/23/12........03/26/12.......05/07/12........10/10/12....(Card received 10/15)
MARKIEBOY............03/23/12........03/26/12.......05/02/12........10/23/12....(Received RFE 10/12)(Card received 11/01)
AK+TK................03/23/12........03/31/12.......05/02/12........11/07/12....(RFE received 09/28,responded 10/31)
ANDRELLE.............03/24/12........03/26/12.......05/23/12........09/26/12....(Card received 10/01)
UNIQUE...............03/24/12........03/26/12.......04/24/12........09/10/12....(Early Bio 04/13)(Card received 09/15)
RITZZ................03/29/12........--/--/12.......05/11/12........10/10/12....(No NOA yet)(Card received 10/15)


Vermont Service Center (31 applicants, 16 approved 51%)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
SACHINKY.............02/27/12........03/01/12.......03/26/12........--/--/--....
OSEN74...............02/28/12........03/01/12.......04/27/12........--/--/--....
SANISH...............02/28/12........03/02/12.......04/02/12........12/03/12....(Early Bio 03/15)
SDHIMAN..............??/??/12........03/02/12.......04/03/12........11/14/12....
DAVE AND MELANIE.....03/06/12........03/09/12.......03/30/12........--/--/--....
JACK999..............03/XX/12........03/XX/12.......04/XX/12........--/--/--....
JULIAVA..............03/08/12........03/12/12.......04/27/12........11/23/12....
ACLOSIPIC............03/08/12........03/12/12.......04/19/12........11/30/12....(Early Bio 04/06)
LUCKYNIZ.............03/09/12........03/13/12.......04/27/12........--/--/--....
MATTRICA.............03/09/12........03/17/12.......--/--/12........11/28/12....
SPOOM................03/12/12........03/14/12.......04/19/12........12/04/12....(Early Bio 04/09) (Approved w/o interview)
SKV..................03/13/12........03/16/12.......04/26/12........--/--/--....
LILRASKLS............03/16/12........03/20/12.......04/18/12........--/--/--....
CAMHAE...............03/16/12........03/21/12.......XX/XX/XX........05/22/12....(Sent from Japan/military)
KIRTHIRAJ............03/16/12........03/22/12.......05/07/12........11/30/12....
BOTKILLA.............03/16/12........03/23/12.......04/06/12........--/--/--....
SWEET ANGEL..........03/19/12........03/24/12.......04/19/12........--/--/--....(Early Bio 4/11/2012)(Need to redo Bio 05/09)
KNJ..................03/19/12........03/22/12.......04/23/12........--/--/--....(RFE 11/21)
THX1138..............03/20/12........03/22/12.......05/30/12........--/--/--....
GBOREE...............03/21/12........XX/XX/XX.......04/18/12........11/21/12....(Never received NOA and got I-551 stamp)(Card received 11/27)
LEO&FARAH............03/21/12........--/--/12.......04/23/12........--/--/--....
MLIFETIME............03/21/12........--/--/--.......05/04/12........11/21/12....(Never received NOA)
BUNZARELLI...........03/21/12........03/22/12.......04/19/12........11/19/12....
ANIUTA...............??/??/12........03/23/12.......??/??/12........11/16/12....
JLP9576..............03/22/12........--/--/12.......04/30/12........11/26/12....
SUNFLOWERSISS........03/22/12........03/23/12.......04/24/12........11/28/12....(Card received 12/03)
ANTIPODEANPHIL.......03/23/12........--/--/12.......05/07/12........11/26/12....(Never received NOA and got I-551 stamp @infopass on the same day as Bio)
THARNSUR.............03/23/12........03/27/12.......05/07/12........--/--/--....
CALA BEL.............03/26/12........03/28/12.......04/26/12........--/--/--....
ROBBY999.............03/27/12........03/29/12.......05/07/12........--/--/--....
GHANOU...............03/28/12........03/30/12.......??/??/12........11/19/12....(Card received 11/23)


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.
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* 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
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Edited by Spoom, 04 December 2012 - 12:45 PM.

SpoomMaleCanada2012-12-04 12:43:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 MARCH 2012 FILERS
Just did a successful walk-in biometrics at the Cleveland ASC 10 days ahead of my appointment in Buffalo. Relatively painless :)

California Service Center (23 applicants)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
BLUEROSE001..........03/01/12........03/05/12.......04/02/12........--/--/--....
MISSYOUHUN...........03/01/12........03/05/12.......04/13/12........--/--/--....
NIK+HEATHER..........03/01/12........03/08/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
SARAHANDANIS.........03/03/12........03/05/12.......04/02/12........--/--/--....
JBG805...............03/05/12........03/06/12.......04/06/12........--/--/--....
ANONEEMOOSE..........02/15/12........03/12/12.......04/05/12........--/--/--....
JSVP2008.............03/08/12........03/12/12.......04/23/12........--/--/--....
MOONLIGHT7...........03/13/12........03/15/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
AMIN&ANI.............03/14/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
FABULOUS02...........03/16/12........03/??/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
CDAGIRLMI............03/16/12........03/19/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
CHIEFS341............03/16/12........03/19/12.......04/18/12........--/--/--....(Early Bio 04/05)
SUPREMECOMPLEX.......03/16/12........03/19/12.......04/19/12........--/--/--....
M&ME.................03/20/12........03/22/12.......05/02/12........--/--/--....
KEVIN-N-MERLAINE.....03/23/12........03/26/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
TINYPYRAMIDS.........03/23/12........03/26/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
MARKIEBOY............03/23/12........03/26/12.......05/02/12........--/--/--....
ANDRELLE.............03/24/12........03/26/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
UNIQUE...............03/24/12........03/26/12.......04/24/12........--/--/--....
OLIVER-CHRIS.........03/28/12........04/02/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
RITZZ................03/29/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
GINA2010.............03/30/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
SCOTT AND MHAY.......03/30/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....(Sent from Italy)


Vermont Service Center (19 applicants)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
SACHINKY.............02/27/12........03/01/12.......03/26/12........--/--/--....
OSEN74...............02/28/12........03/01/12.......04/27/12........--/--/--....
SANISH...............02/28/12........03/02/12.......04/02/12........--/--/--....(Early Bio 03/15)
DAVE AND MELANIE.....03/06/12........03/09/12.......03/30/12........--/--/--....
JULIAVA..............03/08/12........03/12/12.......04/27/12........--/--/--....
ACLOSIPIC............03/08/12........03/12/12.......04/19/12........--/--/--....(Early Bio 04/06)
SPOOM................03/12/12........03/14/12.......04/19/12........--/--/--....(Early Bio 04/09)
SKV..................03/13/12........03/16/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
LILRASKLS............03/16/12........03/20/12.......04/18/12........--/--/--....
CAMHAE...............03/16/12........03/21/12.......XX/XX/XX........--/--/--....(Sent from Japan)
KIRTHIRAJ............03/16/12........03/22/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
SWEETANGEL...........03/19/12........03/24/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
THX1138..............03/20/12........03/22/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
LEO&FARAH............03/21/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
BUNZARELLI...........03/21/12........03/22/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
JLP9576..............03/22/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
THARNSUR.............03/23/12........03/27/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
CALA BEL.............03/26/12........03/28/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
SHANH................03/30/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....


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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
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SpoomMaleCanada2012-04-09 13:33:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 MARCH 2012 FILERS
NOA1!

California Service Center (13 applicants)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
BLUEROSE001..........03/01/12........03/05/12.......04/02/12........--/--/--....
MISSYOUHUN...........03/01/12........03/05/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
NIK+HEATHER..........03/01/12........03/08/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
SARAHANDANIS.........03/03/12........03/05/12.......04/02/12........--/--/--....
JBG805...............03/05/12........03/06/12.......04/06/12........--/--/--....
JSVP2008.............03/08/12........03/12/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
MOONLIGHT7...........03/13/12........03/15/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
AMIN&ANI.............03/14/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
FABULOUS02...........03/16/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
CDAGIRLMI............03/16/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
CHIEFS341............03/16/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
SCOTT AND MHAY.......03/16/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
SUPREMECOMPLEX.......03/16/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....


Vermont Service Center (10 applicants)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
SACHINKY.............02/27/12........03/01/12.......03/26/12........--/--/--....
OSEN74...............02/28/12........03/01/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
SANISH...............02/28/12........03/02/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
DAVE AND MELANIE.....03/06/12........03/09/12.......03/30/12........--/--/--....
JULIAVA..............03/08/12........03/12/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
SPOOM AND SCOOTERMAC.03/12/12........03/14/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
LILRASKLS............03/16/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
CAMHAE...............03/16/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
KIRTHIRAJ............03/16/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....
SWEETANGEL...........03/19/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12........--/--/--....



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NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter
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SpoomMaleCanada2012-03-20 09:11:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 MARCH 2012 FILERS
No NOA1 yet but they cashed my check so it should be just around the corner.

California Service Center (8 applicants)

VJName
SpoomMaleCanada2012-03-16 09:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-129F Package - Opinions?
QUOTE (Haole @ Feb 24 2009, 12:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hopefully you sent 4 pages each of the G325As?

Yep, and (perhaps just in payback for the detail required) sent the instructions page for each of them. It is technically page 5 tongue.gif
SpoomMaleCanada2009-02-24 00:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-129F Package - Opinions?
Hi folks,

As I mentioned in the February 09 VSC thread, we filed our I-129F package on Saturday (February 21, 2009). I'm just looking for some opinions on its quality and chances to be approved directly as opposed to them sending us an RFE.

It included:

  • US personal cheque for $455.00
  • Doubly signed cover letter and table of contents
  • Signed I-129F form (reviewed a million times by both of us to make sure we didn't leave anything out)
  • Attachment for question 18 (about a page long explanation of how we met and our different trips to meet each other, individually linking to photos of said trips, see below)
  • Photos in baggy (about 15 photos, printed on a photo printer, all of which are numbered, dated, and described on the back, with names of everyone in the photo, and every one has both of us in frame, many from US locations, two photos have dates from the camera in frame which are from December 28, 2008)
  • High quality colour copies of two of my Greyhound itineraries heading from London, ON to Buffalo, NY to meet her (one of which was stamped by USCBP with a dated entry stamp, on February 13, 2009; the only thing I worry about here is that she lives in PA and picks me up from Buffalo because otherwise the Greyhound trip would take nearly 12 more hours, so it may seem weird to them)
  • Copy of engagement ring receipt (which made her feel bad once she accidentally saw how much it was tongue.gif)
  • High quality colour copy of signed letter from her pastor who will be doing the wedding indicating that we are a real couple and have attended church together, on church letterhead
  • High quality colour copy of signed letter from my best friend and the best man of the wedding indicating how he knows us and that we're a real couple, etc. with contact details to call him if they so wish (apparently this is the "toned down" version where he doesn't directly criticize the US government tongue.gif)
  • Many pages of cell phone bills totalling 109 hours of calls from me over six months, with post-it notes providing totals and with calls from me highlighted smile.gif (she couldn't call me as the phone is in her parents' name and they blocked international calling, besides, I have an unlimited Canada / US long distance plan)
  • Signed G-325A (from me)
  • Signed G-325A (from her)
  • Signed attachment for her G-325A for employment, last five years (she's worked a lot of jobs smile.gif)
  • Signed intent to marry letter (from me)
  • Signed intent to marry letter (from her)
  • Back-labelled passport photo in labelled baggy (from me)
  • Back-labelled passport photo in labelled baggy (from her)
  • High quality colour copies of all pages (and covers, for completeness) of her US passport (which took about an hour to do sleep.gif)
  • No previous marriages or criminal records for either of us


What are your thoughts? I hope that the Greyhound ticket itineraries and USCBP "admitted" stamp will be enough primary documentary evidence that we've met; I'm not too worried about the rest (though please tell me if I should be! tongue.gif)

Edited by Spoom, 23 February 2009 - 08:26 PM.

SpoomMaleCanada2009-02-23 20:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsINTERVIEW NEXT WEEK--STRESSING!!!
QUOTE (helumu1 @ Feb 25 2009, 06:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Everyone!!!! Well my fiances interview is next week and of course I had to find something to stress about. girlwerewolf2xn.gif Here it goes. My fiance is Colombian and he'll be interviewing in Madrid (since he's living in Spain). On form DS-157 question 14, where it asks if he has any specialized training or skills with firearms, explosives, etc..... and on question 15, if he's performed military service, he answered yes to both. Being from Colombia all men at the age of 18 have to perform obligatory military service. Their he received responsible firearm training with a rifle. Will this cause a problem with his interview??? Has anyone who comes from a country where military service is obligatory have any problems with the interview??

Your help or words that can help me calm down would really help. I do the stressing for my fiance and myself. helpsmilie.gif

Thanks in advance and Lots of luck to all of you who will be interviewing soon, your in my prayers...

I don't see why the specialized training would cause problems if there's a legitimate reason behind it, such as mandatory military service. If that were the case, the US would have many fewer immigrants from those countries. smile.gif

I wouldn't worry. It'll likely be short and sweet like most of the K-1 interviews I've read about.
SpoomMaleCanada2009-02-25 17:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsReceived NOA1 this morning!
Couldn't you call them and ask? After all, they should have your records.
SpoomMaleCanada2009-02-26 13:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVistiting USA while waiting for approval
As long as you have, as the border patrol officers put it, "strong ties to [originating country]", they'll let you in.

It's easier for us Canadian folks as we don't have to apply for a visitor's visa, but it does provide more of a scare when actually going through Customs as you never know if or when you'll be turned back. (I have been, once. It wasn't fun.)

Having money helps a lot (bank statement or cold, hard [USD] cash), as does a lease. They actually gave me a checklist when I was rejected back in 2005; if I can find that, I'll post it here.
SpoomMaleCanada2009-07-02 12:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC, papers was not reviewed by the lawyer properly
You could totally do this without a lawyer, many of us have.

In any case, I'm not sure how long it will take (take a look at the Timelines, they can often give you a really good estimate), but you could send in a note with your package explaining the dates; they will be read by a human, after all.
SpoomMaleCanada2009-07-14 11:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved I-129F received at NVC, but no NOA2 yet?
Thanks, I just wanted to make sure it was the national number and not a more specific office. smile.gif
SpoomMaleCanada2009-07-15 22:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved I-129F received at NVC, but no NOA2 yet?
Alrighty, will do tomorrow. Where should I call?
SpoomMaleCanada2009-07-15 00:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved I-129F received at NVC, but no NOA2 yet?
So we received a letter from the National Visa Center yesterday explaining that they had received an approved I-129F visa for me and would forward it to the Montreal consulate within a week. Awesome!

The weird part is that the Case Status website for USCIS doesn't actually show any updates on the case since February, when we initially filed it, and we haven't received an NOA2 in the mail yet. I'm wondering if the officer simply forgot to scan it in when he was adjudicating it, and if so, whether or not that will affect us in the future or how to fix it.

In any case, woohoo, through immigration, on to the State Department smile.gif
SpoomMaleCanada2009-07-14 11:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFebruary 09 - VSC
QUOTE (Maire @ Jul 29 2009, 11:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think that means that they got the NVC letter that the case was going to be forwarded to the embassy and then they receive the NOA2....you see iam not that stooooopid lol

That is correct; we got our NVC receive letter in early July, even though USCIS case status still didn't say it was approved. Still waiting on the NVC sent letter. Thanks guys smile.gif

Edit: It should be noted that the Timeline app here doesn't accept "out of order" dates like mine (NVC receive before NOA2), even though they are the right dates. Should this be fixed?

Edited by Spoom, 29 July 2009 - 10:42 AM.

SpoomMaleCanada2009-07-29 10:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFebruary 09 - VSC
QUOTE (USCIS)
*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: EACXXXXXXXXXX

Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On July 29, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

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 and Processing Dates.
*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.


Sincerely,


The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

And only three weeks after we got the notice from the NVC that they'd received the approved petition already. As they say, USCIS works in mysterious ways. On to Montreal!

Edited by Spoom, 29 July 2009 - 09:57 AM.

SpoomMaleCanada2009-07-29 09:57:00