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Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld TSC cases transferred to VSC
QUOTE (tweety @ Feb 26 2008, 12:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
unsure.gif today no touch for me just yet... oh i hope it didn't get lost now.... blink.gif



if it makes you feel better, the 2/22 email didn't come until 6:30pm smile.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-26 13:42:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld TSC cases transferred to VSC
James, I got touched yet again today as well. I'm actually feeling a wee bit hopeful!
CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-26 10:57:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld TSC cases transferred to VSC
QUOTE (jsouthwick @ Feb 25 2008, 04:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Cassie @ Feb 25 2008, 12:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Just to throw another wrinkle into things, my case is showing being touched today. blink.gif


Mine too, Vermont must LOVE Okies!



waiting for tweety to chime in *fingers crossed*
CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-25 16:15:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld TSC cases transferred to VSC
Just to throw another wrinkle into things, my case is showing being touched today. blink.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-25 11:16:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld TSC cases transferred to VSC
As of 6:30pm CST, I received the "Current Status: This case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred." email.

I shall stop whining now. smile.gif

And my case was touched today too. smile.gif

Edited by Cassie, 22 February 2008 - 10:19 PM.

CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-22 22:18:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld TSC cases transferred to VSC
QUOTE (James @ Feb 22 2008, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (imailin @ Feb 22 2008, 12:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Gaston @ Feb 22 2008, 12:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I had mine transfered to VST from texas on january 31 ,now today they changed status to pending ,is that mean that i am on the waiting list again!!! its been almost 1 year


Today??? Would you send us the exact paragraph??? Please!!!


Could be that he just checked the online status for today for the first time in over a week. No email was sent for the 2/14 touch, which says of one's current status that the "case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred."



I still don't have that message on my case status. sad.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-22 16:05:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld TSC cases transferred to VSC
my touch date is still stuck at 2/04........ trying not to get too wound up about it!
CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-18 14:13:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld TSC cases transferred to VSC
QUOTE (Cassie @ Feb 14 2008, 09:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No email, no touch......... yet.



status quo here, I'm not sure what to think wacko.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-16 00:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld TSC cases transferred to VSC
No email, no touch......... yet.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-14 20:43:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld TSC cases transferred to VSC
QUOTE (vivira @ Feb 12 2008, 05:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (smartie @ Feb 12 2008, 03:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thank you James!




Today I received the I-797C transfer notice. It is interesting to see the line: Case Type CRI89 "Approved Removal of Conditions (I89)". It says that in order to speed up processing, they have transferred to the Vermont Center. I wish I knew how to "decode" these messages... wondering if they meant that the case was approved, and Vermont will speed up processing by ordering the card. My envelope was postmarked 2/5/2008. - vivira.



A lot of us received letters with the exact same wording. We're all waiting to see what it means. smile.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-12 16:49:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld TSC cases transferred to VSC
QUOTE (vivira @ Feb 11 2008, 05:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello all... I would like to learn how to interpret the processing dates. My case was received by TSC on June 18, 2007, and like many of you, transferred to Vermont on 1/31/08. I am having a hard time understanding how they could possibly process the cases any faster than TSC if the dates went back a few months. helpsmilie.gif



Because I don't believe they were actually processing cases dated in April. I think that date was a lie.


Just my humble opinion of course biggrin.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-11 19:43:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld TSC cases transferred to VSC
QUOTE (James @ Feb 8 2008, 07:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We got ours yesterday, too, and it also says the same thing. The "approved" wording raised my eyebrows as well. Although you'd think if it were really approved, they would tell you that it's been approved and that card production has been ordered (through VSC?).

I do note that according to the notice's lengthy paragraph about processing times, you and I and the rest of the later Losers who have been on the far side of the creeping April processing date that TSC has been posting for months are now even further away from the processing date because VSC's posted date is March 1, 2007!

(Tweety, that means you are back within the processing time! No service request for you!)



I hear you James, I try not to get too excited seeing the word approved, it seems like a cruel joke in the light of the processing time paragraph. I have already resigned myself that I will be one of the last Losers to be approved!
CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-08 10:36:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld TSC cases transferred to VSC
QUOTE (tweety @ Feb 7 2008, 05:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi all,
Just got the I797C, Notice of action in the mail. It has the same TSC case number I had before and it was sent from Texas Service Center.
Notice Type: Transfer Notice, the notice date is February 01, 2008 and receipt date March 09, 2007.

What's weird is that in the upper right corner under case type it reads:
" CRI89 Approved Removal of Conditions (I89)"
(I wonder if it means that all transfers will only get card processing done, i.e. we are already approved?!?)

The notice itself says:
" This is to advise you that in order to speed up processing we have transferred the above case to the following USCIS office for processing: Vermont Service center....."


I don't really know what to make of it. So will just sit back and wait what happens next (hopefully soon).



My letter says the exact same thing tweety, and I noticed that particular wording in the top right hand corner as well. Will be interesting to see what this all means.

Edited by Cassie, 07 February 2008 - 06:41 PM.

CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-07 18:35:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld TSC cases transferred to VSC
QUOTE (tweety @ Feb 5 2008, 01:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (James @ Feb 5 2008, 10:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (tweety @ Feb 5 2008, 10:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Cassie @ Feb 5 2008, 09:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
love the new logo James! good.gif


ditto! and James, mind a new logo for our signatures as well?



Done! Copy and paste this into your sigs: http://img409.images...sclosersqq0.jpg


Love it! Thanks James!



yay! thanks James!

QUOTE (junglee069 @ Feb 5 2008, 02:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i predict an onslaught of approvals by end of february.



*crosses fingers*
CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-05 13:35:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld TSC cases transferred to VSC
love the new logo James! good.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-05 10:27:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionEvidence: Affidavit
QUOTE (Megz @ Oct 22 2008, 06:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Cassie @ Oct 22 2008, 06:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'd put them in, they can't hurt and add a extra layer of evidence. I actually sent in 4 letters. I would also add some pictures and other personal things, like letters/cards addressed to the both of you, etc.

Make sure your evidence, particularly the financials, spans the lifetime of your marriage. Most of the RFE's I have seen in the ROC process have to do with insufficient financial evidence.



Yeah that's what I was thinking too with the Affidavit. Did you notarize your letters?


yes, all the letters I submitted were notarized smile.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-10-22 18:34:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionEvidence: Affidavit
I'd put them in, they can't hurt and add a extra layer of evidence. I actually sent in 4 letters. I would also add some pictures and other personal things, like letters/cards addressed to the both of you, etc.

Make sure your evidence, particularly the financials, spans the lifetime of your marriage. Most of the RFE's I have seen in the ROC process have to do with insufficient financial evidence.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-10-22 18:25:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionQuick Question before sending out my I-751- Can I punch holes on the originals?
I wouldn't punch holes at all. But that's just me.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-10-28 17:48:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionQuick Question before sending out my I-751- Can I punch holes on the originals?
binder clips are your friends........
CassieFemaleCanada2008-10-26 23:55:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion10 year green card
You file to renew in about 9.5 years. smile.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-10-29 18:08:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionForgot to add a copy of my green card...
QUOTE (cherr1980 @ Oct 29 2008, 09:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
When you send the package? Wait and see if they cashed your check. If they do, then wait for the NOAS, when you get the biometric appointment since that's the file number they check online make a copy and send back a copy of your wife's green card attaching the copy of the receipts (so they can update your file). Put a note in front with all the details and explain it's an UPDATE for your file that you are enclosing your wife's green card photocopy.


no0pb.gif If you send something in on your own, there is a very high chance that it will not ever get reconciled to your original petition, and it would be a waste of time and effort. If you get an RFE for it, then send it in with the RFE paperwork. Other than that, wait and see if anything happens, it may end up never being an issue.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-10-29 11:47:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionForgot to add a copy of my green card...
They may send back the package, and if that happens all you will lose is a couple of days while in the mail. Or they may send an RFE for the copy of the green card, and again, all you will lose is some time. I wouldn't worry too much until you hear from them.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-10-28 23:46:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat's the best thing to do....
I'd wait the two weeks to get your tax transcripts. You will not be penalized for not getting your petition sent the first day your 90 day window opens up.

A word of advice: you have a good start on your list. Make sure your evidence spans the length of your marriage, not just the last two years since you did AOS. Make sure you concentrate on your financial evidence that shows your co-mingling of assets and liabilities. These two areas are the cause of many an RFE in this part of the process.

As far as I can tell, it takes about a month or so to get the NOA1.

Edited by Cassie, 29 October 2008 - 10:42 PM.

CassieFemaleCanada2008-10-29 22:42:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionFew I-751 questions
QUOTE (lehan @ Oct 29 2008, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks for all the info and a great link on how to submit the docs.

one other question on the how many statements to submit - is 4 months worth of statments for each year of marraige enough?


I submitted one for each year we were married, including the first statement that my name was included on the bank account, and the most recent month's statement. So a total I think of 5 statements. They want to see continuity, not actual transactions (unless you are making a point of showing that both of you contribute to a joint account from separate accounts).
CassieFemaleCanada2008-10-30 09:31:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAffidavit of Support from friends
I sent in letters of support from 4 friends and they all had their letters notarized.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-11-06 11:24:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionEmail notifications for I-751 RFE's
QUOTE (debut720 @ Nov 6 2008, 12:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
maya62 - You should be in good shape. All they ask for is evidence accumulated *after* you received your conditional green card. This is at least what I-751 instructions say.



And the bulk of RFE's that I have seen come across this forum have either been for lack of sufficient evidence of co-mingling assets/liabilities, or for not including evidence (particularly financials) that span the entirety of the marriage. A bit contradictory in light of the instructions, but something people need to keep in mind regardless. smile.gif

QUOTE (maya62 @ Nov 6 2008, 12:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
UH OH unsure.gif

I only sent evidence accumulated since our AOS interviews. Guess I'd better get ready for an RFE.

#######.


Be prepared in case you do receive one, be pleasantly surprised if you don't. smile.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-11-06 18:17:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRequest for Evidence??
QUOTE (Andersen @ Oct 31 2008, 02:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (onwa @ Oct 31 2008, 11:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We had a RFE even though we have bought a house together and showed them plenty of evidence the first time. I sent the same things. Plus had my work write letters showing each other as benficiaries for life insurance and stuff. I also explained why one period of time didn't have much shared information.


Sometimes I just think they sent the whole RFE thing randomly. Like in your case, you sent them plenty of proof and still they sent you an RFE. I sent everything that has been suggested to raindrop, except for the car loan or insurance because we don't own a car, we live in NYC so there's really no need right now. I sent joint accounts, joint savings and checking, life insurance, etc.

And there has been approval or people that haven't submmited joint accounts or those type of joint evidence. Well I guess it's there game we have to play by their rules like someone in this post said.

Good luck to everyone


Just because you send proof, it may not be the proof they are looking for.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-11-06 11:16:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRequest for Evidence??
Basically, your problem is that you haven't given them enough evidence of the co-mingling of your assets and liabilities over the length of your marriage (not just the past two years). This is probably the most common RFE request I have seen here in the Removal of Conditions process. They want to see that you are making moves to mingle your resources together like typical married couples do. They do not expect you to run out and get a million dollars in life insurance, or go rack up debt on a credit card to prove that you are legitimate, but they do expect to see you do things together. Like if you buy a car, that the car and car insurance are in both your names, and so on.

Mistake number one is not submitting your tax returns at all. So submit them, it doesn't matter that they aren't a joint filing. They show that you both live at the same address.

We wrote our wills listing each other as beneficiaries about a month or two before submitting our I-751, this was not a problem. Do you have life insurance, investments, or anything that lists you as each others' beneficiaries? Do you have any paperwork at your work that lists each other as emergency contacts?

You say that you have a joint savings account. Ok, what you have to show is how both of you are funding that account. If that means cross-referencing withdrawals from your separate chequing accounts and corresponding deposits in the joint savings account, then show it. Write them a letter stating that you have set up your finances in this way, and prove it.

You will probably need to include some letters of support from people that have known you for the length of your marriage and can attest to the fact that you both entered into it in good faith.

The 401(k) will not be joint. But there is a place to indicate the beneficiary of the account if something was to happen to the holder. Use that, or make that happen if you haven't done that, and submit it.

There are lots of options you have that have been suggested in this thread, and in other threads. You may have to think outside of the box, and you may have to go ahead and get some things you never planned on (like life insurance), but it will be worth it.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-10-29 12:35:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCan I get opinions on I-751 package?
Looks good to me. It's low on documents that span the entire length of your marriage, but you already know that. You may or may not get an RFE, who knows? smile.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-11-06 11:32:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionYear of extension almost up and no GC:(((
QUOTE (aidan80 @ Nov 14 2008, 12:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I hope this won't happen to me although my GC is expired and I never got any letter!.. I tried to make an infopass a few days ago and it gave me one date!... On that date it gave three time to choose from, 7:30, 8:00 and 8:30.. They shouldn't have.. I only live like an hour away and we'll have to fight the insane drivers just to get there.

You could always try giving them a phone call? See if they can get you in that way?



You can't phone a district office or ASC directly, they tend to have unlisted phone numbers. I found that out the hard way. sad.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-11-14 20:43:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionBiometrics
QUOTE (canadianroots75 @ Nov 13 2008, 05:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I had biometrics done after the 1st AOS before the actual greencard 2 years ago....so I guess we all have to do it again for the 2nd card? Seems silly to me but hey the whole thing is a pain in the butt.
Too bad the place is so far away for us, 6 hrs sucks.



The fingerprints "expire" after a certain length of time, and it's a different process, so they are making sure that the same person is applying for each step of the way.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-11-14 19:37:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionlifting conditions
moving to correct forum smile.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-11-25 19:38:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionHELP CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED BUT THE CARD IS STILL NOT IN THE MAIL
Took me three weeks to get my card after AOS, and a week to get mine after ROC. It depends on how quickly the service centre involved is churning them out at that particular moment.

Edited by Cassie, 14 November 2008 - 08:39 PM.

CassieFemaleCanada2008-11-14 20:39:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI missed my ASC appointment!
QUOTE (AussieDude @ Aug 3 2008, 09:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (m0306 @ Aug 3 2008, 07:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Im afraid I cannot do it this week. My husband is still not in good condition. I might just let our petition denied and refile a new one. USCIS in Portland Oregon is like 4 hours drive from my place. Are they going to send back the I-751 package if my application is denied?


Do you mean the address of the location they gave you for the biometrics appointment or the actual USCIS office. Biometrics are not done at actual USCIS offices, they are done at Application Support Centers (ASC).

Either way, I think even if you go next week you should be fine. USCIS is fairly slow with applications, so a week's delay on your part shouldn't be too bad. Go as soon as you can. They won't act on your no show this quickly.

Give them a call as well, though I'm not sure they'll provide you with too much helpful information.

Good luck.


Not true. I have had biometrics done at my district office. It's not always at an ASC.

Look at your biometrics letter, and check to see if they include a provision for if you were unable to make the appointment. If not, reeses16 has some good ideas on how to proceed. You cannot afford to let this slide.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-08-03 23:08:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 Removal of Conditions Evidence and Information...
As long as your financial documents cover the entirety of your marriage (ie. a sample over the time you have been married), then methinks you are good to go. smile.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-03-29 17:05:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRFE ~ Request for Evidence
Just clip it all together with a paper clip or binder clip. They will then take the evidence you send in and arrange the way they want and punch holes in it where they want. There's no need to get fancy. smile.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-07-06 14:25:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionVSC I-1751 Status List
*sigh* The approvals are great, but I still see people on that list that should be approved and still aren't.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-09-10 20:12:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionVSC I-1751 Status List
QUOTE (Ree @ Aug 6 2008, 04:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (AntandD @ Aug 6 2008, 05:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sorry that your I-751 case is taking so long. I do hope that after all that waiting, you do get your 10yr green card soon. Thanks for telling me about your situation and good luck on your I-751 case.

Thanks. There quite a few of us who filed I-751 last September and still waiting for approvals.


QUOTE (AntandD @ Aug 6 2008, 05:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Answering your question, the reason why I thought nobody posted was because from what I saw, there wern't too many approval dates on the list. Now I realize that it's more so because it is taking such a long to get approved, and people on the list are still waiting for their approval dates. I never realized before that there was such a delay in approvals. Oh my! I can't believe there is such a backlog at the VSC. Hopefully for everyone's sake, they approve more I-751 cases more quickly.

I still can not believe that it's been taking so long. Last year VSC was approving I-751s in 5-6 months, so when I filed my petition I expected to get approval in March. It is upsetting that VSC is so incredibly slow this year.


When you consider :
--that they took on the load of transfers from TSC in late January
--that they put naturalization petitions on high priority to get rid of the huge backlog
--that they worked on H1-Bs (or whatever they are called) as priority

then you'd get why VSC slowed down considerably this year. Everything (K-1s, K-3s, spousals, ROCs) got put on the back burner for a number of recent months due to reasons two and three. they are only now starting to rev up working on other types of petitions.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-08-06 17:01:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionVSC I-1751 Status List
QUOTE (Mr. Big Dog @ Jun 25 2008, 09:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Cassie @ Jun 25 2008, 09:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (vega1x1 @ Jun 23 2008, 10:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
wow names keep getting added in and no approvals for a month. at these speeds I ll be looking at filing N-400 before my I-751 approval which sucks cause you hang on for another year and a half for another case while one is pending!! mad.gif


Not true. we've had 4 from this list approved this month, plus a bunch of others that are at VSC but not on the list. Vermont is slow right now, no doubt about it, but we've had at least 3 or 4 approvals this week alone.

That'll probably be it for awhile, though. They're exhausted at the VSC. tongue.gif


*runs*



hehehe you optimist tongue.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-06-25 22:25:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionVSC I-1751 Status List
QUOTE (vega1x1 @ Jun 23 2008, 10:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
wow names keep getting added in and no approvals for a month. at these speeds I ll be looking at filing N-400 before my I-751 approval which sucks cause you hang on for another year and a half for another case while one is pending!! mad.gif


Not true. we've had 4 from this list approved this month, plus a bunch of others that are at VSC but not on the list. Vermont is slow right now, no doubt about it, but we've had at least 3 or 4 approvals this week alone.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-06-25 20:53:00