Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Currency exchange conversion rates...2011 composite rate	I know this has been addressed in this forum multiple times, and last year I was able to find a link to the official composite currency exchange rate for converting Canadian dollars to US dollars, but this year, all I seem to be able to come up with is current rates and historical rates for specific dates. I know we are not the only ones who have some income in Canadian dollars we need to report on our US return (a survivor's pension from my husband's first wife). Does anyone have a link by any chance? I have tried searching IRS & Treasury Dept websites and VJ already, but I am just not coming up with it.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2012-06-10 14:39:00
Canada	What Are You Reading?	Marley and Me is hilarious, especially if you are a dog person (especially if you are not a particularly good at disciplining your dog person). Grogan's writing style adds a lot, though, so I'm a little unsure about the movie version. Currently reading Ruth Reichl's memoir "Garlic & Saphires: Memoirs of a Critic in Disguise." Not sure I could pick any ONE favorite book. There are so many different books---and different KINDS of books---that I've enjoyed for different reasons. A few recent ones I've especially loved were Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible, Amy Tan's Saving Fish From Drowning, and The Case of the Dog in the Nighttime (can't think of the author's name off hand). Books that were pretty influential for me when I read them were Claude Brown's Manchild in the Promised Land and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. The latter is really geared towards teenaged girls. I read it when I was 13 and it was one of the few books I read that was for my age group, usually read adult books instead (I mean that in the clean sense of the word). My sixth grade teacher read Watership Down to us, and I loved that enough to re-read it as an adult, and it still held up. I read Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land one summer in college and as I got towards the end, I started reading slower, re-reading pages, and deliberately putting the book down so it wouldn't end. Not sure I've quite done that with any other book, so maybe if I had to pick one "favorite," I'd pick that.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2009-04-03 13:45:00
Canada	The IRS/CRA Income Tax Thread	Okay, I just want to say thank you to Zyggy. It took me a while to get through this thread, but I think you have answered my questions about whether we can exclude hubby's income from before he moved down even if we elect to treat him as a resident alien for tax purposes. Well, at least you've answered all the questions I have now---when I start filling out the forms, I may have more! Nonetheless, you've demystified the process quite a bit and have been a MAJOR help. One question I do have though: My husband transferred his life savings through a series of wire transfers. We were told that it was reported to the IRS, not because it is taxable income (heh, it isn't income), but because they keep track of large transfers of money to guard against money laundering and/or funding terrorism). The question is what if anything do we have to report and/or document to make sure the transfers are not treated as something other than transfers of an immigrant's savings?	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2009-03-27 14:27:00
Canada	The IRS/CRA Income Tax Thread	QUOTE (Southern_Canadian @ Mar 17 2009, 02:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> When doing my Canadian taxes, I recently told that I have to claim my husbands US income. Is that true?! I'm not sure if this helps, but when my husband spoke with someone at CRA recently and said that he would need to provide my income on his final tax return (I am the USC wife). My income won't be taxable in Canada, but if my husband gets any kind of benefits from Canada, my income counts toward household income in determining eligibility (which does not make a whole lot of sense to me to be perfectly honest).	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2009-03-27 13:58:00
Canada	The IRS/CRA Income Tax Thread	Ooh, congratulations on the house, Liz! I am going to wade through to see if my questions are answered before posting any (in 12 pages, probably at least some have been addressed...). I think my husband is pretty clear on what to do for his Canadian taxes. He moved down here mid July and did not get his GC until January of '09, but I'm sure I will get a MUCH bigger refund if we file jointly. For now I am just posting so I will be able to find the thread again. Thank you so much for doing this, Zyggy!!	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2009-03-05 11:50:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	stillbirth certficate	This is the general theory behind the kind of evidence they want to see: if you are willing to risk owning major assets jointly and have joint bank accounts, you are probably in it for the long haul. The problem with this is not everyone HAS major assets. Younger couples usually can't afford to buy a home and older couples (like us) come into the marriage already owning assets. I don't know which, if any, of these things you have, but here are some things you can add if you have them: - Do you have any cars jointly titled in both names? - Do either of you have a life insurance policy naming the other as beneficiary? - Any joint credit cards or loans? - Rental lease in both names? I don't think the fact that you have a low balance is going to be a problem, and they usually do want to see that you have a joint account. The only thing that I think MIGHT raise issues is that you say you've not used it for any transactions. Do you mean that you haven't used it for any MAJOR transactions, or don't write checks on it? If you just each write checks on it for different things but don't have major transactions, I wouldn't even worry about it. If you really just maintain the account and don't use it, you might want to see if you can get someone at the bank to write a statement just stating that you have maintained a joint account at the bank since whatever date you opened it on. There would probably be someone there to notorize it. I'm just thinking that if they see an account with no activity on it, they might question whether it is just a "shell" account set up to make it look as though you have a joint account when you really don't use it as such. On the other hand, if there is a REASON it isn't used (like you prefer to use cash for small transactions or something), you can explain that in your cover letter. You might also want to include some personal things such as letters addressed to the two of you, boarding passes or hotel receipts from any trips you've taken, and photos. Not a lot, because this is all considered "secondary" and less important than the evidence that you are "financially mingled," but you should probably include something. And your baby's stillbirth certificate can only help, not hurt. If you read Gary and Alla's thread "Chat with USCIS director" (that is pinned at the top of the page), it gives you a good idea what type of evidence they are looking for and why they want to see it. Another suggestion for you would be to start a separate thread asking about the bank account. Someone here may have had a similar issue and might not think to open this thread. I think you have pretty solid evidence that you share a home, I'm just a little concerned that they might not see the inactive checking account as solid evidence of financial intermingling. But again, someone here may have dealt with a similar issue and found a way to work around it.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-10-19 12:32:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	stillbirth certficate	First of all, I'm so very sorry for the loss of your baby. I think the situation of the friend Tucson Chick mentioned is a bit different--they included a birth certificate of their baby in an earlier petition and then mentioned no child with their ROC petition. They probably got an RFE because this would look like a discrepency to them. In your case, I don't think you'd get an RFE because there is no requirement that a couple have a child within two years to prove a legitimate marriage. It DOES show that you conceived a child---which provides some evidence of a bona fide relationship. How helpful and/or necessary that is I don't really know. Personally, I think that if you have other solid evidence and you feel it is a personal matter you don't overwhelmingly feel like sharing, there is no need to include it. On the other hand, if you had sonograms or any baby-to-be-related evidence in your AOS or visa petitions, then you are in the same situation as Tucson Chick's friend, so in that case I'd definitely include it. It can't hurt to include it, but unless you have submitted any baby-related evidence in the past, I don't really think it's needed. Proviso: I'm at the beginning of this part of the process so that is just an opinion.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-10-18 12:57:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	filing I 751 HELP pls!!!!!	Your evidence sounds like it will be enough. Shows joint address and joint ownership of at least one asset, so you should be good. Re affidavits: This is a question I have as well. We were not going to include any just because I don't want to bother any of our friends with it. But the way the instructions form is worded, it sounds like it is mandatory---even though it isn't really as important or telling as joint assets and so on. (According to Gary and Alla's post, Chat with USCIS Director, it's helpful but not as important to them---and doh, isn't it obvious you are only going to ask friends who you know are going to say you have a good relationship?) Re car insurance: For ROC purposes, I wouldn't worry about it. You have lots of other things that prove essentially the same thing. Re credit cards: Personally I would include statements rather than the cards themselves just because it probably is going to photocopy better. You can also cross out the account numbers. Not sure there really is a right answer on that one though.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-10-22 13:02:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	filing I 751 HELP pls!!!!!	Two more things to read to help you: The guides for removing conditions (see the "guides" link at the top of Visa Journey) and Gary and Alla's thread pinned at the top of this section. Obviously, the instructions for the form as well. That should give you a pretty good idea of what you need. Relax---most of us have done this without hiring an attorney and had no problems.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-10-19 13:44:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 evidance- is it ok to send only one year of Tax return?	The thing with taxes is married couples choose whether to file a joint return or as "married filing separately" based on which is more advantageous to them. We did not file a joint return in 2008 either, so we will only be sending our 2009 joint return, but will note that we filed separate returns in 2008. It might not be a bad idea to mention in your cover letter that you did not file a joint return in 2008 just so they don't think it is missing, but other than that, I wouldn't worry about it. I'm sure there are couples here who have been approved without filing any joint returns. No one's going to file a joint return if it means paying more taxes than they would filing separately! As JKelly said, you CAN file your 2010 taxes before they are due, but most likely you will not get all the documentation you need until at least late January, more likely some time in February (W2s from work, 1099s from banks, that kind of thing). I don't know what your time-line is, but waiting that long, even if possible, may not be worth it.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-11-08 12:10:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Utility Bills	Don't worry about the utility bills. You have a lease agreement in both names, which shows common residence, and joint bank accounts, which shows financial commingling. You should be fine.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-11-08 12:15:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	How to Send Evidence	Writing your A # on everything is a good idea in case it gets lost or separated from the rest of the package. That would be the only reason. We are using one of those little clips meant to hold material together that has been two-hole-punched at the top (drawing a blank on the name at the moment). That is not NECESSARY and I know that other people have done different things, but it allows them to rearrange your packet if they need to but still holds everything together if they don't. I would not send every bank statement for the last two years because your package could end up weighing a ridiculous amount and costing a lot to send. Send the earliest and most recent and a few in between and they will get the idea that you've maintained joint accounts throughout your marriage. Same for any joint utility bills and insurance. We are getting ours ready to mail this week also. We have I think about 9 or 10 bank statements, 8 or so utility bills, and 3 contracts for major home repairs. We somehow managed not to save any of our old car insurance cards so we are only sending the current insurance cards, and I'm sending 4 different medical benefits statements showing my husband is on my plan.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-11-15 11:42:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 Renewal: Interview or no Interview?	1) Is the interview mandatory or not? (I already had a very successful and good interview 2 years ago) Some people get interviews, some do not. They may randomly pick your application for an interview, same as with AOS, or they can schedule you for an interview if they think the evidence you submitted isn't enough. 2) Is the evidence that I need to provide the same that I sent two years ago for my adjustment of status or is a lighter package this time? No, the evidence is not the same. Check the VJ guides, the instructions sheet for the I-751 form, and the forum for types of relationship evidence to send (things like a deed or lease, joint bank account statements, joint insurance, joint assets or debts, birth certificates or adoption decrees for any kids you have together, travel documents from trips you've taken, photos, etc....). You only need to send the form, a copy of the front and back of your 2-year GC, and relationship evidence. 3) Is it real that it might take up to 4 months to get this new Green card ( the 10 years one)?? If so, what happens during that period when the first green card expires and I am waiting for the new green card, am I gonna be able to still work , travel, enjoy life etc. or...??? Your NOA1 includes a statement saying that it extends the validity of your GC by one year. I'm not sure what the average processing time is. The shortest I've seen on here is 6 weeks.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-11-29 16:26:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	APPROVED 10 YEARS GREEN CARD	Congratulations!	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-12-01 14:35:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Advice needed	There is a branch on VJ called "effects of major family changes on immigration." That might be helpful for you.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-12-02 12:06:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I need some help please	You might want to include a copy of your lease agreement as well as an affidavit from your mother-in-law. That will show common residence for the previous year or two, however long you lived in the place you've just moved out of. You do not need passport-style photos if you live in the US. Check the instructions form for the I-751. Good luck!	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-12-02 12:03:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	removal conditions proof - do i have enough?	When does her GC expire? And when do you both plan to return from Indonesia? Although it is best to file as early as possible within the 90-day window, it is okay to file any time before it expires.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-12-03 17:21:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	What if we have not heard and our gc expired	After you submit your ROC, you will get a notice of action (NOA) telling you that they have received your package. This will also extend the validity of your green card by a year. If you travel after the expiration date on your card, you would need to use the card WITH the NOA/extension letter. I have not done this yet (my husband's green card expires at the end of January) but I've seem posts from people who have done this with no problems.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-12-04 08:22:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 Removing Conditions	We just made color photo copies of photos. Of course, we have not yet been approved, but since you do not need to send photos at all (they are good but secondary evidence), you shouldn't have a problem if you use photocopies.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-12-06 12:59:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	evidence	Utility bills and any other bills/insurance policy information/anything official that is in both names: the key here is you want to show that you have had these things for the entire course of your marriage, at least since getting your 2-year GC. Okay, you mentioned in the previous thread that you lived with your mom for part of the time, so you are not going to have these things for the first few months, but that's no big deal. I would say make sure to include both your earliest and most recent statements and then maybe one for every three or four months in between. Joint bank account statements: you did not ask about these, but they are probably more important than utility bills, and I would follow the same principle as above. Pictures: they are considered "secondary evidence" and therefore much less important than everything else. How many you want to include probably depends on what kinds of photos you have. If you have pictures that show you taking vacations or attending family events together, you will probably send more than you would if you just have random pictures of the two of you. We sent 22 pictures. Some people have sent more than that, but I think most people send fewer.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-12-08 14:55:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Checking Status Online	Ours is not available online either, and this is a pretty common problem. It's because their online system is wonky. The receipt number on your NOA is correct. Re biometrics letter: we haven't gotten ours yet, but I remember from AOS that the date on the letter was only two weeks before my husband's appointment. I think this varies a bit depending on the local office and how backed up they are. People with NOA1s around the same time as yours are just starting to get biometric appointment letters, so even assuming your local office is one of the faster ones, it's not too surprising that you have not gotten your biometrics letter.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-12-08 12:49:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	income has changed	For removing conditions, there are no questions or evidentiary requirements related to income, so no. A lot of couples who use cosponsors because they do not qualify actually rely on their own income all along, and I'm sure there are many couples whose situation is similar to yours. At the AOS stage, USCIS really only cares that someone with enough income sponsor you; it does not matter to them whether you actually rely on your cosponsor for financial support. That said, a lot of the evidence you will want to submit to show that you are "financially intermingled" and share a common residence---things like your lease or deed, joint tax returns, joint bank account statements---will reflect this change. But no, you do not specifically need to call it to their attention or provide an explanation.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-12-08 12:26:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Are affidavits from friends required?	Re affidavits: they are not required. If you don't have enough solid evidence, I actually don't think they would make much of a difference. In your case, though, it sounds like you do have a lot of solid evidence. If you have any friends who can put specific facts about you in an affidavit, you might want to include them. But it's not necessary and won't really add all that much. Re tax returns: not all couples file jointly. Whether you file jointly or as married filing separately depends on which filing status is more financially advantageous to you. Surely USCIS is aware of this. If you do not include your tax returns or transcripts, it might not be a bad idea to explain in your cover letter.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-12-09 11:14:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	How long does it take to be able to use USCIS site for tracking application?	It varies. Our biometrics letter was dated December 10 and our case status did not show up online until sometime between December 28 and January 4. Some people can see their right away, others may not show up at all.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2011-01-11 15:44:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	RFE	I don't think you can put him on the car insurance if he doesn't drive. I also don't think it would help, since the date would show that you did it just now. They are asking you for that because most people do drive so the majority of couples are going to have that as evidence that they share a home. I think if you establish that you have lived with your mom since (whenever you moved in with her) and explain that you don't have kids, loans, or health or life insurance and that your husband does not drive and therefore has no car insurance, you really should be okay. I'm just waiting for our ROC petition to be processed so I can't tell you that for sure, but you have to focus on what you CAN send that addresses the concerns they have. Two other suggestions for you: 1) Do you have copies of any other kinds of "official" documents you have received in the mail addressed to both of you? They did not ask for this, but this would bolster your evidence that you have lived together at that address for whatever length of time. 2) Pictures---I know you said you already sent some and I'm a little surprised that they are asking for more. Pictures are usually considered secondary evidence, but since they specifically asked, maybe try asking everyone you know if they have any pictures of the two of you together, add those to the 8 to 10 you already sent, and make sure all are labeled with dates.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2011-01-04 12:57:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	RFE	Send them the copies of your drivers license and state ID. If you have additional pictures, send some. Send a letter explaining all the things that you just told us and (as others have suggested) have your mom include an affidavit saying that you live with her. ETA: It is probably a good idea to have your mom state in her affidavit that you have both lived with her since _______ (whenever you moved in with her). That way you show them that you've lived together for the entire length of the marriage. Edited by SonoranSongbird, 14 December 2010 - 04:15 PM.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-12-14 16:14:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	House and Car not jointly owned	First of all, I would not worry too much about not having joint home ownership or joint ownership of a car. Many couples don't. My husband imported his car from Canada and we each continue to drive the cars we owned before getting married. Although the INSURANCE is joint, it simply never occurred to us to put the title to either car in both names. We also live in the home I bought before we were married and (primarily out of sheer laziness) I did not get around to quit-claiming it to me and hubby jointly until quite recently (err, about 5 weeks before we filed ROC). However, we had joint bank accounts for the entire length of the marriage, proof that we both lived in the house (utilities in each name, yard care bill in both names, and some repair contracts), and lots of itineraries and boarding passes showing vacations together. I thought we might get an RFE about the house, but we didn't. He got approved without an interview or an RFE. Many younger couples live with relatives and do not even own cars. As long as you can at least show joint accounts and joint residence you should be fine. I agree with JustBob also about the separate accounts, especially the separate bank accounts. You may need to use something separate to show joint residence, but I don't think I'd submit separate bank statements. Often couples do not have joint cards due to credit issues of either spouse and the fact that the USC spouse usually already has cards. Although it is true as well that many couples have separate bank accounts, I just think that one will raise more questions for them than the separate credit cards. You have what looks like enough evidence to me, I'd just take out some of the separate stuff to be sure you are not sending the wrong message (or at least potentially doing so). Best of luck to you!	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2011-03-04 15:48:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	OK to Highlight?	Yes. We did that for flight itineraries and boarding passes. On some it is quite easy to find, but on others it's not. That probably helps them a lot.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2011-03-04 15:52:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Recived "request for evidence"	Thank you for responding... I think it is very strange. We purchased a house together and all the other evidence we submitted I thought was enough. I also thought that I should only send the last (current) bill for utilities, insurance and etc... that's what I did... I'm wondering now if I should send copies of bills for the past 2 years with both our names on it??? We laso submitted letters from friends... Should I have included pictures too? I think this is the problem. You bought your house in 2010 and sent evidence only of having utilities, insurance, and such in both names recently. You do not need to send bills from every single month for the last two years, but you do need to send a few that generally cover the entire period of your marriage. What we did was send copies of the earliest bills in both names and copies of at least one bill for every 3 to 4 months in between. We did the same thing with bank statements. If you have not saved utility bills from the beginning of your marriage, I don't think it will be a big issue as long as your apartment lease shows that you lived there together since the beginning of your marriage. If you did not save bank statements, ask someone at your bank to write an affidavit for you stating that you opened a joint account on ___________ date. The list of different types of evidence they've requested is an auto-generated list, so I wouldn't worry too much about the fact that they are asking for something that is inapplicable (children's birth certificates). To be safe, however, it would be a good idea to address that in a cover letter, just mention that you are not enclosing children's birth certificates because you do not have children. Sending pictures can only help, not hurt, but they are generally seen as secondary evidence, so it is not really that critical. As far as the envelope, I have no idea on that one. I hope someone else can help. Best of luck to you, Yasi.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2011-03-07 17:46:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 October 2010 Filers	Hi, Lucy4 and Mo_Mati. I remember both of you from when we were all waiting for AOS two years ago! I have a silly question about putting the pkg together, I honestly cant remember from the K1, and AOS. How should the package be fastened. Should the whole thing be stapled? left loose? Should I staple or just paper clip the check? For both AOS and K-1 (I-129F), the recommendation was NOT to staple your package. Instead, fasten it using a two-hole punch at the top of the pages. As for the check, hmm, I don't really remember specific advice about that, but what we did both times was put the check in an envelope and attach that envelope to the front of the package using the two-hole punch clip. I did not want to give them any excuse to lose my check!! I would think paper clip would be fine also. I'd recommend against stapling it just because it could be torn when they remove it. This Friday is the first day we can file, but we will probably at least need the weekend to get our package together. Hoping to file--and official join this thread!--next Monday.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-10-18 12:42:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 October 2010 Filers	Hi, all. We will be filing in another 10 days or so. As someone else said, it does feel weird to be back on here after a long absense. Quick question for those who have already filed (or have your package ready to go): How THICK was the packet you sent, as in how many pages? I am really trying to have enough of each type of evidence we have to cover the whole period of our marriage and so far it seems like it will end up being a really thick pile. Sly_Wolf--so sorry for your loss. That's really terrible.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-10-12 16:02:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 November 2010 Filers	Just curious. Did anyone else get a NOA1 with an invalid receipt number on it? I only ask because my NOA1 had a numer on it that does not match the Bio apointment notice. If I check on the NOA1 number on the USCIS site it finds nothing. If I check on the Bio number I find my application. Yes, that happened with all of them. I have no idea why they decided to do it that way, but they have been assigning new receipt numbers with biometric letters and that is the only number that will pull your case up on line. On top of that, many cases are not available online at all until some time after that.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2011-02-24 11:38:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 November 2010 Filers	Updating my info and Jimcat's info. Yasi still needs to be added---I messed up the formatting last time I tried to add someone new, so I will leave that for someone more computer savvy. California Service Center (39 applicants, 17 approved) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.......Approved....Local DO Merrill.............10/29/10..........11/01/10.......01/10/10........--/--/11.... pam&josh............10/29/10..........11/02/10.......12/08/10........02/01/11.... TL&IS...............10/30/10..........11/01/10.......01/11/11........--/--/11.... Kasiraman...........11/01/10..........11/09/10.......12/07/10........01/31/11.... (Early Bio 11/29) BAN.................11/02/10..........11/03/10.......01/06/11........--/--/11.... LYNNANDAHMED........11/02/10..........11/04/10.......12/02/10........02/11/11.... BFORBARREE..........11/02/10..........11/??/10.......11/26/10........01/25/11....RFE rcvd 12/09, responded 1/19 GC rcvd 1/28 Nineta..............11/03/10..........11/11/10.......12/22/10........02/08/11.... (Early Bio 12/15) Debbylyn............11/05/10..........11/08/10.......12/20/10........02/09/11.... (card redeived 2/14) saradanielle........11/05/10..........11/12/10.......12/14/10........02/12/11.... (card received 2/14) linda123............11/07/10..........11/14/10.......12/30/10........02/17/11.... Justagirl24.........11/08/10..........11/09/10.......01/20/11........--/--/11.... Geostefan...........11/08/10..........11/--/10.......01/31/11........--/--/11.... my-angel............11/08/10..........11/12/10.......01/14/11........--/--/11.... me262...............11/08/10..........11/10/10.......12/15/10........02/08/11......02/14/11...Rcvd GC SMB x2..............11/08/10..........11/10/10.......12/22/10........--/--/11.... (Late Bio 1/12/11) Jeff&Sylvia.........11/09/10..........11/12/10.......12/09/10........--/--/11.... (Late Bio 12/10) (Re-take Bio 12/30) jimcat..............11/10/10..........11/12/10.......12/20/10........02/11/11.... Xochitl18...........11/12/10..........11/15/10.......01/28/11........--/--/11.... hum tum.............11/12/10..........11/15/10.......12/23/10........--/--/11.... Merlot..............11/13/10..........11/15/10.......01/12/11........--/--/11.... PattyS_Husband......11/13/10..........11/15/10.......--/--/10........--/--/11.... BRI1973.............11/??/10..........11/15/10.......12/23/10........01/26/11.... DisneyLovers........11/15/10..........11/17/10.......12/28/10........02/16/11.... briana10............11/15/10..........11/16/10.......12/29/10........--/--/11.... Vsfansfans..........11/16/10..........11/17/10.......12/23/10........--/--/11.... Jupiter07...........11/16/10..........11/18/10.......12/21/10........--/--/11....Columbus, OH caligurl............11/16/10..........11/??/10.......12/23/10........--/--/11.... KJC.................11/17/10..........11/18/10.......12/29/10........--/--/11.... SonoranSongbird.....11/18/10..........11/19/10.......12/21/10........02/16/11.... bmtrrbt.............11/??/10..........11/19/10.......12/29/10........02/17/11.... FaustlnAK...........11/18/10..........11/22/10.......02/03/11........--/--/11.... CHRISMATT84.........11/19/10..........11/22/10.......12/21/10........--/--/11.... Abranch.............11/19/10..........--/--/10.......12/22/10........02/10/11.... (Never received NOA1) timcass_12..........11/19/10..........11/22/10.......12/22/10........02/09/11.... (card received 2/10) wizardfitz..........11/22/10..........11/30/10.......12/21/10........02/15/11.... (card received 2/19) flipilychee820......11/24/10..........11/26/10.......01/14/11........--/--/11.... Kang Lang...........11/26/10..........11/29/10.......02/01/11........--/--/11.... (Early Bio 01/07) Stardust72..........11/27/10..........1-/--/10.......01/07/11........--/--/11.... Vermont Service Center (36 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.......Approved....Local DO Rheiys..............10/29/10..........11/01/10.......12/16/10........--/--/11.... R and F.............10/30/10..........11/02/10.......12/10/10........--/--/11.... AlHayatZween........10/30/10..........11/03/10.......12/30/10........--/--/11.... David & Amy.........11/01/10..........11/08/10.......01/20/11........--/--/11.... Robyn-n-Kris........11/03/10..........11/08/10.......12/20/10........--/--/11.... Sam and Metodi......11/03/10..........11/05/10.......12/08/10........--/--/11.... windycity...........11/04/10..........11/08/10.......01/25/11........--/--/11.... (Early Bio 01/12), Alexandria, VA Daniele & Jen.......11/04/10..........11/05/10.......12/21/10........--/--/11.... Elizabeth, NJ Jeriii..............11/04/10..........11/08/10.......12/14/10........--/--/11.... (Early Bio 12/01) kingtmac............11/06/10..........11/09/10.......01/18/11........--/--/11.... gemindsims..........11/06/10..........11/08/10.......01/18/10........--/--/11.... grahamandmegan......11/06/10..........11/09/10.......12/22/10........--/--/11.... (Early Bio 12/07) emerce..............11/10/10..........11/12/10.......12/28/10........--/--/11.... Bobalouie...........11/10/10..........11/12/10.......12/22/10........--/--/11.... rugbydude05.........11/10/10..........11/15/10.......12/28/10........--/--/11.... JR&DI...............11/12/10..........11/15/10.......12/27/10........--/--/11.... BLEECKER............11/12/10..........11/15/10.......12/28/10........--/--/11.... DON2008.............11/12/10..........11/16/10.......12/30/10........--/--/11.... TigerTeddyBear......11/13/10..........11/16/10.......12/17/10........--/--/11.... Gypsyangel..........11/16/10..........11/19/10.......12/29/10........--/--/11.... (Early Bio 12/21), Mount Laurel, NJ Gelato..............11/16/10..........11/19/10.......12/28/10........--/--/11.... LSMA................11/17/10..........11/22/10.......01/25/10........--/--/11.... new2009.............11/17/10..........11/22/10.......01/25/11........--/--/11.... (Early Bio 01/19, Alexandria VA) GlynandKathy........11/17/10..........11/26/10.......12/21/10........--/--/11.... Bedford, NH "rylee".............11/18/10..........11/22/10.......01/04/11........--/--/11.... tanyaru.............11/18/10..........11/22/10.......01/27/11........--/--/11.... (Early Bio 01/07), Fairfax,VA Zee Bee.............11/19/10..........11/22/10.......12/23/10........--/--/11.... (Early Bio 12/16) babybigpig..........11/19/10..........--/--/--.......02/25/11........--/--/11.... (Never received NOA and got I-551 stamped) Bigley..............11/19/10..........11/22/10.......12/28/10........--/--/11.... brnie80.............11/19/10..........11/22/10.......01/07/11........--/--/11.... didiladi9...........11/19/10..........11/22/10.......01/03/11........--/--/11.... E-MIGRA ............11/20/10..........11/22/10.......01/27/11........--/--/11.... (Early Bio 01/21, Alexandria, VA) drl.................11/20/10..........11/22/10.......12/29/10........--/--/11.... EastMeetWest........11/20/10..........11/22/10.......01/03/11........--/--/11.... Nani................11/21/10..........11/22/10.......01/05/11........--/--/11.... JB_VJ...............11/29/10..........12/01/10.......01/31/10........--/--/11.... IMPORTANT! * Make sure that your VJ Text Editor setting is set to Rich Text Editor. * Go to the MOST RECENTLY POSTED VERSION of this list (go to the last post and scroll UP) and "Reply" to it, deleting the "quote" tags in your reply. * Please DO NOT change the font, font size, add colors, stuff like that. * Please PREVIEW before posting to make sure it is properly formatted. * Please check that you have not deleted anyones NAME & DATA. Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your application NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment Approved = The Date your case was approved * Please Capitalize your VJ Name when adding it to the list * When you're on this list, please come back to update your information accordingly* * If you cannot add your information yourself, please ask another VJ member to help you do so.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2011-02-22 12:05:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 November 2010 Filers	Sometime while we were on vacation, USCIS approved our ROC and sent my husband his new 10-year GC. I forgot to ask him the date on the card, but the earliest USCIS CRIS email thingie I got said Feb 16th. If it is a different date on the card, I will change it later. WOOHOOOOO!!! We got approved!! Congratulations to those of you who were approved while I was in Florida and hope they hurry up and approve the rest of the couples waiting really soon!	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2011-02-22 11:52:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 November 2010 Filers	Congratulations to you too, Me262!	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2011-02-09 11:27:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 November 2010 Filers	Congratulations, Nineta!!	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2011-02-08 17:26:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 November 2010 Filers	Ours did not show up on line at first either. It said "cannot find your case at this time" or something like that. It took a few weeks before it showed up on line.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2011-02-04 10:51:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 November 2010 Filers	Looks like the first October Vermont filer got approved today. Based on the October thread, I would have guessed we'd start seeing the first few November approvals start to trickle in about now, but for most of us, it's still going to be another month to two months. Not sure why California is so much faster this time. They moved at about the pace of the continental drift when we were waiting for I-129F and AOS approval, with Vermond quite a bit faster.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2011-01-28 15:30:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 November 2010 Filers	Happy New Year, everyone. I saw in the October thread that the first two October filers have been approved. Here's hoping some of us November filers will start to get good news soon as well! Our case status is finally visible online. LOL--this is bigger news than getting hit by tornadoes on New Year's Eve. When I logged into my old account with USCIS to set it up for email notification, I noticed that our EAD and AOS petitions had touches this year (one in May, the other in June). #######?	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2011-01-04 13:04:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 November 2010 Filers	We have two different numbers, one on the NOA1 and another on the biometrics letter, and neither one of them works to pull up our status on line.	SonoranSongbird	Female	Canada	2010-12-18 11:42:00