ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionTo file removal of conditions on May 2008, why am i 'touched'?
My I-485 was also touched exactly one year prior to the expiration date of my GC. No idea why.

Frankly, it felt a little creepy thinking they might be "keeping tabs on us" from time to time.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-01-27 21:00:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionMajor RFE Received
QUOTE (lovedolphins @ Jan 28 2008, 03:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am in tears, and really appreciate the support of VJ.

Don't worry so much. RFEs are good things - if you got one, it means your case
is mostly ok and you're going to be approved as soon as they get the things they
asked for.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-01-28 17:03:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionMajor RFE Received
QUOTE (lovedolphins @ Jan 28 2008, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
• Actual bank statements for the past twelve months, indicating you and your spouse as joint account holders. Each statement must show the account balance and transaction history.

Looks like they weren't too happy with the blacked-out balances and want to see the originals.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-01-28 16:11:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCheck cashed @ VSC
QUOTE (bettenan @ Jan 26 2008, 04:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
woo hoo



Bette

Thanks, Bette! biggrin.gif good.gif
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-01-26 17:29:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCheck cashed @ VSC
Well my check was cashed yesterday (Jan 25). (I mailed my I-751 on Jan 14; VSC received it on Jan 15.)

They wrote an EACxxxxxxxxxx number on it, but the system doesn't recognise the number (yet).
Oh well, I guess I'm going to have to wait for that NOA after all.

Gooooo VSC!
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-01-26 15:30:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCheck cashed @ VSC
Exactly one week since you filed? Cool.

I must say I'm strangely excited about the whole thing.

It would be nice not to have to deal with immigration ever again. kicking.gif
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-01-17 14:45:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionUSCIS Memo: Potential Denial with No Interview for Removal of Conditions
QUOTE (Carolyn @ Feb 4 2008, 07:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sounds like a lawyer's office trying to make people paranoid enough to hire them...

Also old news. Effective as of January 30, 2006? We've seen lots of approvals since then...
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-04 19:57:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionQuestion about I751 Weaver
Weavers! Oh, what a tangled web they weave!
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-08 18:28:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCard production ordered
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mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-07 01:43:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionHELP ON FILING MARRIED BUT SEPERATE TAXES
QUOTE (The Robinsons @ Feb 9 2008, 08:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It all depends on how you filed last year. If for 2006 you filed seperately then you can either do the same this time or file jointly, the choice is yours. But if you filed jointly last time then you have to do the same this time.

I've never heard that. I'm pretty sure you can file separately or jointly regardless of what you did last year.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-09 21:20:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRemoving conditions and employment
QUOTE (honey19_sweety28 @ Feb 18 2008, 03:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am at the same situation my green card expires may 18 and I am working a full time job they just called me at the office yesterday tell me that my gc will near to expire

It's none of their business. As far as your employer is concerned, there is no expiration date - once a
permanent resident, always a permanent resident.

It's in the I-9 Handbook for Employers:

Employers should NOT:

Reverify the employment eligibility of a lawful permanent resident (“LPR”) whose “green card” has expired after the LPR is hired.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-18 17:51:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRemoving conditions and employment
QUOTE (callipyge @ Feb 18 2008, 03:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My question is: what happens to my employment status / eligibility if I don't receive that extension letter before my greencard expires?

Nothing. You're a permanent resident until USCIS says otherwise.

No need to notify your employer - your status does not expire when the green card does.

QUOTE (Jessiesgirl @ Feb 18 2008, 04:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What reason do you have to give to get an unrestricted SS number? I know mine says something about working only with permission or something along those lines, so what do I need to tell them as to why I want it to be unrestricted, and what documents should I take with me?

Your permanent resident card (conditional or otherwise) is reason enough to have the DHS restriction removed.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-18 17:43:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionPregnant--to include in packet?
QUOTE (YuAndDan @ Feb 18 2008, 04:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Carolyn @ Feb 18 2008, 04:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi all,
I'm about 3 months pregnant--should we include something about this in our application for Removing Conditions? Maybe some ultrasound pictures? We certainly can't do the birth certificate yet...

Carolyn

You could include a this as evidence of bona fide relationship.

Well..... it doesn't actually prove the child is her husband's, only that she's fertile tongue.gif
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-19 18:01:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNYTimes article re US Citizenship
That's one way to reduce the backlog, I suppose. Wait long enough, some will inevitably get killed.

Edited by mawilson, 24 February 2008 - 08:31 PM.

mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-24 20:30:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRuling may end FBI name checks
QUOTE (Scapel @ Feb 26 2008, 11:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
To me, this whole "FBI checks" is an additional demonstration of the inefficiency of this unrepentantly bureaucratic agency and another ploy to blame their terrible turnaround times on another entity.

To find out if an alien has a criminal record or not, all they needed to do was to link up with the NCIC database. This database gives REALTIME information about every criminal in the country and is relied upon by law-enforcement nationwide including the FBI. Why the USCIS is not using this same system and relying on the FBI is beyond me.

The FBI checks more than the NCIC, supposedly.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-26 12:05:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionBiometrics Appointment - New York City
QUOTE (Spiderette @ Mar 2 2008, 05:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mawilson @ Mar 2 2008, 05:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
and forget about the I-751.


Now that comment is just retarded! "forget about the I-751"??? I will forget about it quiet happily if my conditional GC was valid for 3 years instead of 2 and they sent back the $545 I paid for the application you're now asking me to forget about.

Idi*t!

He's got his extension letter, doesn't he? The letter essentially makes his conditional GC valid for 3 years instead of 2.

The idiot comment was uncalled for.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-02 22:41:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionBiometrics Appointment - New York City
QUOTE (NigerLA @ Mar 2 2008, 02:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yes I did and as usual they want me to wait 120 days from the receipt date of the notice before they can do anything. I don't know what to do or say at this point. I sent them a letter this week, just in case someone forgot to do their job to schedule my appointment.

Hopefully something comes in the mail this week.

Don't worry about it, you can't rush USCIS. Apply for naturalization when you become eligible and forget about the I-751.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-02 16:25:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionBiometrics Appointment - New York City
QUOTE (wil @ Feb 29 2008, 11:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We just received the appt letter yesterday!!! So happy!

The appt will be next Saturday Mar 8th. We are surprised. ASC opens on Saturday? Do you know? Maybe they mistyped the date?

Congratulations, wil! kicking.gif

It's quite possible they are open on Saturdays, I don't see why not.

Which ASC did they send you to? I wonder if it's the same as mine (West Houston & Varick St in Manhattan.)

Good luck!
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-29 12:05:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionBiometrics Appointment - New York City
QUOTE (wil @ Feb 28 2008, 10:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We still haven't received appt letter yet. I think NYC is always slower. 'Mawilson' received theirs in 40 days after NOA1. I wish ours could be earlier than that...

No man - I received my NOA1 on Jan 31 and the biometric appointment letter on Feb 8 (see my posts here and here).

Feb 25 was the date of my biometric appointment.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-28 12:39:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionBiometrics Appointment - New York City
Hi wil,

I'm in NYC. I mailed my application to VSC Jan 14 (receipt date Jan 16) and had my biometric appointment yesterday (@ West Houston and Varick.)

Hope this helps.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-26 12:03:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionexpired noa
QUOTE (guy_from_russia @ Mar 3 2008, 01:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i got a noa upon filing i-751 about my resident card extension. but it has been a year and this is about to expire. what do people usually do when their noa "expires"? do i need to do anything in advance? what to do if you have to get a new job or need proofs of legal status for something else?

You can file for citizenship, if that's something you want to do.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-03 14:38:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionremoving conditions many times
QUOTE (apply @ Feb 29 2008, 02:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mawilson @ Feb 28 2008, 10:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So you decided to file again, pay $545 AGAIN, send all the evidence AGAIN, etc. instead of
requesting another biometric appointment?

blink.gif

I decided nothing, I was told to... apparently, there is a time frame
when you can simply ask for another biometrics, after that you have to
reapply, or so they made me understand. But I hoped to get an answer
to my question, not to be asked.

Who told you to do that?

And how do you know your biometric appointment letter got lost?

Just trying to understand it a little better.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-29 12:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionremoving conditions many times
So you decided to file again, pay $545 AGAIN, send all the evidence AGAIN, etc. instead of
requesting another biometric appointment?

blink.gif
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-28 22:14:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWork authorization / SS card / 1-751 pending....
QUOTE (KJ79 @ Mar 7 2008, 02:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Interesting. Thank-you, I will head down to the SS Office and see what comes of it.

Good luck, hope you get it.

I guess it depends on how friendly the guys are at your local SS Office.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-07 19:13:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWork authorization / SS card / 1-751 pending....
You're screwed, basically.

You should have changed your SS card while your green card was still valid.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-07 12:58:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGC expired yesterday, what to do?
QUOTE (Xsoldier2000 @ Mar 12 2008, 06:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ok, we're 6 days away from my wifes biometric appointment, and still no NOA for extending her GC.

I'm really not having a good feeling about this. Going to the Boston Service Center, you know they will ask for 25 forms of ID, and seeing her GC is out of status with no accompanying NOA of extension....we're going to be about-faced and sent on our way.

They won't. One form of government-issued ID (such as a driver's licence) will do just fine.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-12 14:18:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGC expired yesterday, what to do?
QUOTE (Xsoldier2000 @ Feb 9 2008, 12:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What kind of trouble are we in? Should we go ahead an send out the I-751 packet to Vermont and hope for the best? I'm kind of scared now, after reading we might have to go to a hearing.

Yeah man. File the I-751 as soon as possible, attach an explanatory statement and hope for the best.

If it's only a few days late, it shouldn't be a problem.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-09 01:47:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion6 months extension
18 months is rather unusual, isn't it?

Sure it happens to *some* people, but most people get approved within 6-12 months.

The OP didn't, so the USCIS gave him another 6 months, probably assuming he won't need more than that - most people don't.

That's all I'm saying.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-14 15:56:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion6 months extension
QUOTE (James @ Mar 14 2008, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If you actually participated in this forum instead of randomly swooping in like this, you might know that some cases at NSC have been pending for over a year, with absolutely no indication that they will be approved anytime soon. Indeed, someone just mentioned that they were told at an InfoPass that it might be at least 18 months total before their NSC I-751 is approved. Which means the OP will have to go back and get another stamp.

Not really. If he had to make an Infopass appointment to get an extension stamp,
his 1-year extension letter had already expired, which means his case had already
been pending for over a year. A year plus six months of the extension stamp -
and there's your 18 months. Which means the OP will probably NOT have to go back
and get another stamp.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-14 15:04:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussiondocuments
QUOTE (jamieswith @ Mar 14 2008, 05:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mawilson @ Mar 14 2008, 04:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (ihavenoclue @ Mar 14 2008, 05:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i am in need of all the documents i have sent to the INS with my 2 yr card and present pending i-751 application, due to myself and my wife getting divorced and she throw ALL my documents and copies away.. how easy is it to get documenst back?

If they are copies, why do you need them back? unsure.gif


Because he now no longer has the originals... neither does he have a copy of the originals.

Why does he need them at all, if the forms have already been filed? For posterity?
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-14 18:18:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussiondocuments
QUOTE (ihavenoclue @ Mar 14 2008, 05:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i am in need of all the documents i have sent to the INS with my 2 yr card and present pending i-751 application, due to myself and my wife getting divorced and she throw ALL my documents and copies away.. how easy is it to get documenst back?

If they are copies, why do you need them back? unsure.gif
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-14 16:57:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionMy case is at CSC!
QUOTE (JayJay @ Mar 18 2008, 01:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well holy jeepers creepers - I just got in for lunch and I have a biometrics appointment notice here for...wait for it...NEXT WEEK!

Holy cow. That was rather severely quick! biggrin.gif

Yeah - biometric appointments are usually quick - it's what happens afterwards that takes forever smile.gif

Congratulations!
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-18 15:11:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionMy case is at CSC!
QUOTE (JayJay @ Mar 11 2008, 02:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Britain's economy (just one country of a collection) is in better shape than America's. That's not putting America down, it's just true.

Unfortunately, it's not true at all.

Britain's economy is doing just as badly, if not worse.

Inflation has reached the highest level on record. The UK is running a current account
deficit at 6% of GDP. (To compare with previous years, it was 3.9% in 2006 and 2.5% in 2005.)

GDP growth is also projected to be lower than previously expected: 1¾-2¼% in 2008, rising
to 2¼-2¾% in 2009 and to 2½-3% in 2010.

UK households have overall indebtedness at 97% of GDP and 108% of total disposable incomes.

It's really not good.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-13 12:04:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionMy case is at CSC!
QUOTE (Dr. ZoSo @ Mar 10 2008, 03:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mawilson @ Mar 10 2008, 01:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Dr. ZoSo @ Mar 10 2008, 02:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (JayJay @ Mar 7 2008, 11:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm English, so that counts for me as far as immigration fraud is concerned, but then I am filing alone. We shall see.



What is that supposed to mean? I don't want to Pooh Pooh on your post, but aren't you coming off as a little "holier than thau" here?

It means that statistically, England isn't a high-fraud country. That's not to say that English
people never commit immigration fraud (I'm sure some do), just that they do it less than
other (especially third-world) nationalities.

So your saying that the UK and England are better than the rest of us?

Yes! LOL - just kidding. tongue.gif

I don't think Germany has a higher fraud rate than the UK - I'd say all Western European countries are about the same.

One could equally say "I'm German/Swiss/Norwegian/etc, so that counts for me as far as immigration fraud is concerned"
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-10 14:48:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionMy case is at CSC!
QUOTE (Dr. ZoSo @ Mar 10 2008, 02:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (JayJay @ Mar 7 2008, 11:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm English, so that counts for me as far as immigration fraud is concerned, but then I am filing alone. We shall see.



What is that supposed to mean? I don't want to Pooh Pooh on your post, but aren't you coming off as a little "holier than thau" here?

It means that statistically, England isn't a high-fraud country. That's not to say that English
people never commit immigration fraud (I'm sure some do), just that they do it less than
other (especially third-world) nationalities.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-10 13:49:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionMy case is at CSC!
JayJay!

How are you doing, sweetie?

I can't believe I missed everything that happened with Ben last year. I tried
YM'ing you a number of times but I think that account is dead ("onel...")

Ben is such an idiot for letting you go, I can't believe he did what he did. wacko.gif

I'm really happy you found someone special.

Let's keep in touch, k? (You still owe me a cup of coffee next time you're in NY - haha wink.gif

rose.gif luv.gif
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-10 10:44:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAffidavits - Poll
We didn't send in any of that #######. Plenty of other evidence though.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-25 21:37:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAffidavits - Poll
QUOTE (ladybird216 @ Nov 2 2007, 08:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have to totally agree with James on this one and it seems that VJers have misconstrued exactly what USCIS is asking for. A sworn affidavit is NOT a notarized letter.

So what if you include a notarized letter instead of a sworn statement?

It's still evidence of sorts, isn't it?
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2007-11-02 13:15:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAffidavits - Poll
QUOTE (James @ Nov 1 2007, 03:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mawilson @ Nov 1 2007, 02:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Organizers - please DO NOT move this to General Polls - this poll is specifically for people removing conditions.

Oops - the last question should have been multiple choice.


What about "I didn't/did include affidavits and am still waiting for approval"? That would seem to fit most people who are active in this forum. I had to pick N/A.

Oops - sorry. Didn't think of that. blush.gif
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2007-11-01 14:24:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAffidavits - Poll
Organizers - please DO NOT move this to General Polls - this poll is specifically for people removing conditions.

Oops - the last question should have been multiple choice.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2007-11-01 13:37:00