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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
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionplz answer me?
QUOTE (sasa @ Apr 7 2008, 04:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
so can i apply for remove conditional by nov 2008

You should never remove conditionals.

Conditional clauses are used to to refer to hypothetical situations - things that could
happen if certain criteria were met.

For example, a conditional in the present tense describes a straightforward
condition for something to happen in the future:

If my green card expires in July 2009 and I submit a petition to lift conditions today,
my application will be denied.

Using a conditional in the past tense will make the situation in the main clause
more hypothetical but not entirely unrealistic:

If I read the instructions more carefully, I would know that my second wedding
anniversary had nothing to do with it.

This concludes today's English lesson on conditionals.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-07 16:06:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussiondon't have money to file and running out of time
QUOTE (CHARM3D @ Apr 15 2008, 11:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
HI,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND THAT LAW???
ABOUT MY BOSS???
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION smile.gif
TAKE CARE!

See the USCIS Handbook for Employers (Part Seven, Q33):

You should not reverify an expired U.S. passport or an Alien Registration Receipt Card/Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551, or a List B document that has expired.

As far as your employer is concerned, once a permanent resident, always a permanent resident -- unless USCIS says otherwise.

Edited by mawilson, 15 April 2008 - 10:59 PM.

mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-15 22:58:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussiondon't have money to file and running out of time
USCIS doesn't care. It's a legal requirement that you have a sponsor when you file AOS. Ask your
sponsor to pay for your I-751. If they won't pay, you can sue them for support. Divorce doesn't
exempt them from the requirement to be your sponsor.

As for your boss, he's breaking the law by demanding to see a renewed green card. If you still
have the same job (i.e. it's not a new job), no further checks are allowed.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-15 21:59:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 Fee Charge or no Charge?
Some credit card companies may send you checks which draw funds from your credit account.

If you use these "credit card checks", be aware that they are usually treated as cash advances and can be quite costly.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-24 16:22:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat a waste of money for the I-751
QUOTE (Gulskjegg @ Apr 22 2008, 01:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It hardly matters, as America only has a few more years left. Soon, the entire American system will collapse just like the Soviet Union did. What very few jobs, if any, remaining will go to men. Another group of men will walk away from the cities and into the woods where they will hunt deer to live.

Yah, that's gonna happen. rolleyes.gif
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-22 10:35:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat a waste of money for the I-751
QUOTE (Jenn! @ Apr 17 2008, 03:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Erin Pizzey has also said, "Men are gentle, honest and straightforward. Women are convoluted, deceptive and dangerous."

Sounds about right now.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-19 21:05:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGot my conditional resident card, my wife might be pregnant from other man!
QUOTE (Gulskjegg @ Apr 25 2008, 06:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The problem with America is, we subsidize bad behavior. A wife gets bored with her husband, so she divorces him and gets the house, the car, and bank account, the kids, and money every month. If you give people money to do bad things, you can expect more people to do bad things.

Men can claim spousal support too. More than 30 percent of higher-earning spouses are women.
If you're a broke-### loser married to a wealthy woman, you can take her for every penny she's got.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-25 12:03:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGot my conditional resident card, my wife might be pregnant from other man!
QUOTE (Gaby&Talbert @ Apr 24 2008, 06:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The wife is the ####### ####### ###### pile of #### but the guy has a right to be upset and the child will suffer because of the mother's sins.

Chill out with the hell fire and brimstone sin condemnation talk.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-24 17:52:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGot my conditional resident card, my wife might be pregnant from other man!
QUOTE (honeyblonde @ Apr 24 2008, 05:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Of course if this is a troll trying to start a fight or a man just fishing for an easy green card, I can see your response, but if this guy is a legitmate poster, someone who finds out their spouse is cheating in such a manner certainly has a right to be upset.

No, I understand - he has every right to be upset. At the same time, he claims he loves his wife
very much. If he decides to stay in this marriage, "sucking it up for 18 years" is a pretty
outrageous thing to say about your wife's child, regardless of who the biological father might be.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-24 17:02:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGot my conditional resident card, my wife might be pregnant from other man!
QUOTE (CResidentfl @ Apr 24 2008, 04:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What about my reaction? How would you feel if you were me? I am still very young I can have my own kids! "reaction speaks more against the legitimacy of your marriage than the illegitimate child itself!" mad.gif You want me to suck it UP for 18 years! I really love my wife but I am not sure how much she does. I wanted to make her a princess. She had been staying home without working before she finally got a job last week after a lot of arguments.

A lot of couples adopt children and raise them as their own and don't consider it "sucking it up for 18 years."
If you want your own kids, have your own kids, but treating your step-children with such disregard is criminal.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-24 16:06:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGot my conditional resident card, my wife might be pregnant from other man!
QUOTE (yogib37 @ Apr 23 2008, 09:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Before you jump over board. I would get a DNA test before you make a quick decision.

If it comes back as your not the father, I would think she would maybe do it again. Her excuse is BS.
I would think divorce would be in order and I would not pay child support. I would adjust my own staus and prove it was legit and use the DNA test results as proff she cheated on you.

if you are the father, then that is good. Just proced as planed

Excellent advice, Yogi.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-23 20:17:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGot my conditional resident card, my wife might be pregnant from other man!
QUOTE (CResidentfl @ Apr 23 2008, 09:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What If they keep my evidence and when/if called for a second interview they ask for it. Yes, we are married but I am not the father! blink.gif

1) There is no second interview.
2) They don't pull up your I-485 file when adjudicating the I-751.

Edited by mawilson, 23 April 2008 - 08:09 PM.

mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-23 20:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGot my conditional resident card, my wife might be pregnant from other man!
QUOTE (CResidentfl @ Apr 23 2008, 08:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
WHY? Pregnancy is one of the best evidences you could have. How could I have known? wacko.gif

Why do you care what evidence you presented during your AOS interview? The AOS stage of your
visa journey is over - your AOS application has been approved - you're now a permanent resident
and that's that. All you have to worry about now is removing the conditions of residence when the
time arrives (either in Dec 2009 or as soon as you get divorced, whichever is the soonest.)

When you file your application to remove the conditions of residence (Form I-751), you can pick
and choose whatever evidence you think is appropriate to convince the USCIS that your marriage
is bona-fide (assuming you're still married) or was entered into in good faith (if you're divorced.)
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-23 19:55:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGot my conditional resident card, my wife might be pregnant from other man!
QUOTE (CResidentfl @ Apr 23 2008, 08:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
At our interview we showed the pregnancy center examination paper as an evidence!

That's great. Now the interview is over and what you showed there is irrelevant.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-23 19:12:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGot my conditional resident card, my wife might be pregnant from other man!
You don't need another sponsor - your friend's sponsorship obligations didn't end when he slept with your wife.

Not sure about the birth certificate - you might want to do a paternity DNA test to be certain that baby isn't yours.
In any case, if your wife decides to put another man's name on the birth cert, I wouldn't send it in as evidence. cool.gif

As for everything else, it's business as usual - as long as you stay married.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-23 19:01:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionconditional permenent resident expires
QUOTE (might @ Apr 22 2008, 12:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Oh my god. My native countries passport expired a year ago. And I cannot get a new one until I come back to my native country. My embassy said that they can issue me a temporary passport, but I'm not sure if they accept that?

How were you going to travel without a passport? unsure.gif
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-22 11:12:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionconditional permenent resident expires
QUOTE
conditional permenent resident expires

My condolences.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-22 11:01:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 Interview...
QUOTE (James @ Apr 7 2008, 09:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What a lot of people are unaware of is that an interview is the default result of filing an I-751. That is, the federal statute and the CIS regulations implementing that statute actually require that the non-citizen spouse and the citizen spouse appear for an interview. The regulations, however, grant the service center directors the discretion to waive the interview requirement, which is what happens in by far the vast majority of cases.

I don't think that's true. What's your source?
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-25 12:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 sent and divorcing
QUOTE (russian_armenian @ Apr 27 2008, 04:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It would be revoked at time of N-400. They do ask for divorce papers even if you file N-400 at 5 years time. Even if somebody got 10yGC (but divorce is 1 day earlier)-better to submit new I-751 with waiver.

Only if you choose to file the N-400.

Edited to say: Mermaid - thanks for the info!

Edited by mawilson, 27 April 2008 - 05:59 PM.

mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-27 17:58:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 sent and divorcing
QUOTE (diadromous mermaid @ Apr 26 2008, 10:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'll add that if the USCIS approves a joint petition after the couple has already deivorced, that approval can be and most likely would be revoked.

Really? Why would it be revoked if the petitioner never interacts with the USCIS ever again?
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-27 10:47:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionPotential Employer Refused NOA1
QUOTE (katand7 @ Mar 3 2008, 11:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm just bumping this so people who previously wanted to know if Social Security agreed to issue corrected card. They didn't and said he has to wait for greencard.

sad.gif
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-03 11:44:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionPotential Employer Refused NOA1
QUOTE (bettenan @ Feb 29 2008, 07:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Spiderette @ Feb 29 2008, 03:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (katand7 @ Feb 29 2008, 03:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Then I clearly failed Immigration 101. Oh well.......another thing I have somehow messed up. Its just that kind of day


LOL, I failed too....

QUOTE
I think it helps to have an unrestrictive card to build credit as well (but not sure of that)


That's not even close to true whistling.gif no0pb.gif A creditor has never asked to see my social security card


I understand it's not the actual card. BUT when you change it with SS they do change your status and it will change with the the credit bureaus.. I did check. That's not to say creditor's won't give credit (obviously). Richard got his first credit card while he had his restricted SS card.

The credit bureaus have no idea what kind of SSN it is, nor do they care. You can use a full
unrestricted SSN, SSN marked "not valid for employment" or "valid with DHS authorization only" -
it makes no difference whatsoever. You can even use an ITIN.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-29 20:58:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionPotential Employer Refused NOA1
QUOTE (Tammi @ Feb 29 2008, 05:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Let us know if he is able to get the unrestricted social. I'm really curious after the hard time they gave my husband about it, when he had his actual physical PR card.

Why did they give him a hard time?

A permanent resident is entitled to an unrestricted card, there's no question about it.

You're supposed to tell the SSA when your immigration status changes. Even if you
are already a permanent resident (with an unrestricted card), you must still notify
the SSA if or when you become a U.S. citizen.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-29 18:02:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionPotential Employer Refused NOA1
QUOTE (katand7 @ Feb 29 2008, 02:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Then I clearly failed Immigration 101. Oh well.......another thing I have somehow messed up. Its just that kind of day

Sorry to hear that.

The good news is, it's not too late. Your husband can still go to a Social Security
office with his expired green card and the extension letter, and get an unrestricted
Social Security card.

According to the I-9 Handbook for Employers, because he doesn't have a valid List A
document (a document that establishes both identity and employment eligibility), he
needs to present two documents, one from List B (a document that establishes
identity), and one from List C (a document that establishes employment eligibility).

An unrestricted Social Security card is a valid List C document that establishes
employment eligibility.

He can use his driver's licence or state id as a List B document.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-29 15:21:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionPotential Employer Refused NOA1
QUOTE (Spiderette @ Feb 29 2008, 02:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
PS, I haven't got an unrestricted SS card either. I didn't know I was supposed to since I already had the card and a job. wacko.gif so don't hold that too much against your hubby.

Hmm, yes, do hold it against him. Getting an unrestricted SS card is something he should have done
the second he received his green card. It's Immigration 101. cool.gif

Edited by mawilson, 29 February 2008 - 02:54 PM.

mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-29 14:51:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussiontravelling abroad
Wow.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-10 21:59:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCan we apply earlier than 90 days before expiration of the green card?
QUOTE (sukimi @ May 4 2008, 10:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I know that it can take a year to remove conditions, and we have 6 months left until my husband's green card expires. Does anything prevent us from applying now? We have been married for 2.5 years.

Try it, report the results here.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that it works.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-05 12:08:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNo USCIS response during the one-year extension
QUOTE (Sister Fracas @ May 8 2008, 04:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mawilson @ May 8 2008, 02:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (tweety @ Jan 3 2008, 07:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mawilson @ Jan 3 2008, 05:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (tweety @ Jan 3 2008, 06:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
waiting 16-18 months for N400 approval is what you call forcing adjudication of I751? don't think it would speed anything up.... And not everyone wants to naturalize anyway.

Where did you get 16-18 months? The official timeframe is 7 months.

Agana GU: 7 Months
Albany NY: 7 Months
Albuquerque NM: 7 Months
...
New York City: 7 Months
...


from the USCIS website:
http://www.uscis.gov...0004718190aRCRD
"...As a result, average processing times for certain application types may become longer. In particular, naturalization applications filed after June 1, 2007 may take approximately 16 - 18 months to process...."

So Tweety, looks like your 16-18 months estimate was ####### after all.

Take a look at the February 2008 Filers thread - most applications are being processed within 4-5 months.

took you 4 months to get in this snappy reply?

Took 4 months to realize that he/she was wrong.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-08 16:35:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNo USCIS response during the one-year extension
QUOTE (tweety @ Jan 3 2008, 07:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mawilson @ Jan 3 2008, 05:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (tweety @ Jan 3 2008, 06:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
waiting 16-18 months for N400 approval is what you call forcing adjudication of I751? don't think it would speed anything up.... And not everyone wants to naturalize anyway.

Where did you get 16-18 months? The official timeframe is 7 months.

Agana GU: 7 Months
Albany NY: 7 Months
Albuquerque NM: 7 Months
...
New York City: 7 Months
...


from the USCIS website:
http://www.uscis.gov...0004718190aRCRD
"...As a result, average processing times for certain application types may become longer. In particular, naturalization applications filed after June 1, 2007 may take approximately 16 - 18 months to process...."

So Tweety, looks like your 16-18 months estimate was ####### after all.

Take a look at the February 2008 Filers thread - most applications are being processed within 4-5 months.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-08 14:43:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNo USCIS response during the one-year extension
QUOTE (tweety @ Jan 3 2008, 06:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
from the USCIS website:
http://www.uscis.gov...0004718190aRCRD
"...As a result, average processing times for certain application types may become longer. In particular, naturalization applications filed after June 1, 2007 may take approximately 16 - 18 months to process...."

Something's wrong with this picture:

"The agency is working to improve processes and focus increased resources, including hiring approximately 1,500 new employees, to address this workload.

As a result, average processing times for certain application types may become longer."

Let me get this straight. They are focusing increased resources and hiring more employees, and as a result,
the processing times may become longer?

Sounds like USCIS alright. LOL
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-01-03 19:04:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNo USCIS response during the one-year extension
QUOTE (tweety @ Jan 3 2008, 06:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
And not everyone wants to naturalize anyway.

Only those who stand to lose their original citizenship, e.g. Germans, Japanese, Chinese, etc.

Otherwise there's no harm in naturalization.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-01-03 18:58:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNo USCIS response during the one-year extension
QUOTE (tweety @ Jan 3 2008, 06:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
waiting 16-18 months for N400 approval is what you call forcing adjudication of I751? don't think it would speed anything up.... And not everyone wants to naturalize anyway.

Where did you get 16-18 months? The official timeframe is 7 months.

Agana GU: 7 Months
Albany NY: 7 Months
Albuquerque NM: 7 Months
...
New York City: 7 Months
...
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-01-03 18:55:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNo USCIS response during the one-year extension
areyaar,

Why don't you just file for naturalization (Form N-400)?

It's a good way to force the adjudication of your pending I-751.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-01-03 18:33:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI am approved!!! finally!
Congratulations! good.gif kicking.gif
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-06 21:59:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionTravel to Canada with expired GC
QUOTE (Cassie @ May 5 2008, 01:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mawilson @ May 5 2008, 12:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Cassie @ May 4 2008, 03:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If someone from India needs a visa to travel to Canada, you will need a visa to travel to Canada, since you are travelling on an Indian passport and not one from the US.

You are so wrong.

Enlighten me. smile.gif

Permanent U.S. residents don't need a visa to travel to Canada, regardless of their country of origin. smile.gif
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-05 12:13:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionTravel to Canada with expired GC
QUOTE (Cassie @ May 4 2008, 03:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If someone from India needs a visa to travel to Canada, you will need a visa to travel to Canada, since you are travelling on an Indian passport and not one from the US.

You are so wrong.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-05 12:10:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNever sent I-865(Sponsor's Notice of Change of Address)
QUOTE (russian_armenian @ May 23 2008, 05:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I always thought that you have to do change of address only if you have any pending application. By the way, try to inforce the sponsorship agreement in case of divorce...My girlfriend ended up in shelter and lawers told her that in reality it is not inforceble.

The I-864 is a binding legal document and is very much enforceable.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-27 11:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNever sent I-865(Sponsor's Notice of Change of Address)
QUOTE (Bluemoon4455 @ May 21 2008, 05:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi,
I'm applying to remove conditions on my GC in the next few days, it expires in about 2 weeks. and my husband was my sponsor (I-864). We moved in October 2006 and I sent the AR-11, but didn't know about the I-865 (Sponsor's Notice of Change of Address), I just knew about it now while going through the forum!!!!! Are we going to be fined? Can we still send it now?what should we do????should I send it with my application?? would it effect my application?
I'm truly freaking out right now!!!!

Who cares about your sponsor at this point? The I-864 doesn't figure in the removal of conditions.
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-22 11:31:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhen am i gonna get decision
QUOTE (tayoff @ Jun 13 2008, 08:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi i filed I751 on september 13,2007 now 9 months soo sick of checking my status online every day mad.gif . can I send in my citizenship application this september? 3 yrs minus 90days time for apply citizenship is this correct?

Vermont is processing April 2007, so... wait your turn!
mawilsonMaleUnited Kingdom2008-06-14 00:39:00