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Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionShould I expect a letter from USCIS after I notify them of Change of Address as a Sponsor?
you will get a notice saying they have received the I-865 but you won't get anything for the AR-11..
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-05-29 19:57:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhich form to use for a change of address?
here is the direct link to the online AR-11
https://egov.uscis.g...i/go?action=coa

you also need to fill out a I-865.. this form you can only mail in...
Sponsor's Notice of Change of Address
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-06-01 19:34:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNever sent I-865(Sponsor's Notice of Change of Address)
nope, up until you become a citizen you need to inform the USCIS of every move you make....

QUOTE (russian_armenian @ May 23 2008, 02:45 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.

QUOTE (Bluemoon4455 @ May 22 2008, 02:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Who cares about your sponsor at this point? The I-864 doesn't figure in the removal of conditions.


Well apparantly the USCIS DO care!!!

The sponsorship agreement remains in force until the sponsored immigrant:
Becomes a U.S. citizen;
Can be credited with 40 quarters of work;
Departs the United States permanently and either formally abandons lawful permanent resident status (by filing Form I-407) or is formally held in a removal proceeding to have abandoned that status;
In a removal proceeding, loses the lawful permanent resident status that the sponsored immigrant obtained based on your Form I-864; or
Dies.


Anyways, we mailed the form today so hopefully we should be fine.


Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-05-27 11:24:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNever sent I-865(Sponsor's Notice of Change of Address)
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QUOTE (Bluemoon4455 @ May 22 2008, 01:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
By the way, I never got anything from USCIS about the AR-11 that I sent when we moved, is it possible that they never got it??wasn't I supposed to receive something from them?


No, you will never receive anything from them regarding the AR-11.

that is why it is good to send it with delivery confirmation, but you really don't have to mail it in anymore the ar-11 is available to complete online now...


And the online form actually provides a confirmation number along with the information you supplied.



So you guys think I should do it AGAIN online after 18 months?

no, if you sent it in already. I wouldn't worry about sending it in again...
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-05-22 15:35:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNever sent I-865(Sponsor's Notice of Change of Address)
QUOTE (jethro @ May 22 2008, 12:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Bluemoon4455 @ May 22 2008, 01:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
By the way, I never got anything from USCIS about the AR-11 that I sent when we moved, is it possible that they never got it??wasn't I supposed to receive something from them?


No, you will never receive anything from them regarding the AR-11.

that is why it is good to send it with delivery confirmation, but you really don't have to mail it in anymore the ar-11 is available to complete online now...
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-05-22 14:40:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNever sent I-865(Sponsor's Notice of Change of Address)
I sent mine off late a few times and I wasn't fined or anything..
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-05-21 16:33:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNever sent I-865(Sponsor's Notice of Change of Address)
ok first thing.. calm down ..lol

second.... mail it off now...

third .. you won't be fined...

fourth ... it shouldn't have any effect on your application...
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-05-21 16:10:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGreen card expired, but have letter of extension for 1 yr
i always assumed it started on the day the card expired... like a year form the date on the card...
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-05-28 13:28:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat comes after I-751?
QUOTE (raindrop @ Jun 2 2008, 11:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks for clearing that up. smile.gif
Do you only have to file AR-11 and I-865, if you continue to renew your Green card? You don't have to file it if you file to become a US Citizen, right? I mean unless of course it's within the 10 year.

they only time you stop filing the ar-11 and I-865 is when and if you become a citizen...
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-06-02 13:52:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat comes after I-751?
the I-551 is a stamp you get in your passport that acts like a temporary green card... a lot of people get them during the removal of conditions because either they never receive the extension letter or they still haven't gotten the 10 year card after the extension letter has expired...

you don't have to do anything for 10 years after you get the 10 year card.... unless you want to file for citizenship when you are eligible...

well besides informing them when you move by filling the appropriate forms... (ar-11 and I865)

Edited by Marilyn!, 02 June 2008 - 01:27 PM.

Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-06-02 13:26:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionFingerpinting Letter
I got my notices within a day of each other..
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-06-04 12:58:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 and my deceased son
our little baby boy died 12 days after he was born.. I did include him on the form... and just wrote deceased in the part where it asked for the address.... and I included his hospital certificate and death certificate in the evidence

i am sorry for your loss rose.gif
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-06-06 12:22:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionevidence
and remember not all the evidence has to be joint.. if you have bills etc. that are just in your name and some just in your spouses name include those too.. they would show that you live at the same address...

just to give you an idea this is what we included in our package ....

copy of baby's hospital certificate
copy of baby's death certificate
copy of rental agreement
copy of car insurance
copy of one recent joint tax form
copy of 401K that states that I am the primary beneficiary
copy of health care statement showing that I am covered under hubby's health care insurance
copy of one recent gas bill
copy of one recent phone bill
copy of one recent cable bill
copy of recent bank statements
copy of paper showing that hubby added me to his bank account
Copy of some bills (Sirius, Netflix etc) with just hubby's name and our address on it
Copy of some bills with just my name on it and our address (recent electric bill etc..)
Some envelopes with both our names and address on them...

I just sent in the most recent bill for each utility.... The phone and gas were in my name but I added hubby's name, the electric company didn't let me add my hubby's name...... and I just included the most recent bank statement.... and the application that we filled out to add me to hubby's account...
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-06-09 09:40:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionBorder crossings--Canadians please weigh in
QUOTE (YuAndDan @ Jun 18 2008, 02:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Last winter we traveled into Canada with no problems crossing at Niagara Falls. We showed ONLY my wife's green card, and my US Passport. The Canadian had no issue letting my wife enter Canada with just the green-card, NO non-US passport presented to the Canadian customs officer.

I would just present either green-card OR Canadian passport when entering Canada, not both.

yeah that is what I was going to suggest...

the two times I have crossed over into Canada and back I just showed my green card both ways with no problems... I had my passport ready though if they wanted to see it...
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-06-18 18:42:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionHow many pictures did you send?
QUOTE (cookiee @ Jun 21 2008, 04:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
By the way, what does RFE means ?

request for evidence...


http://www.visajourn...page=definition
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-06-21 19:21:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionHow many pictures did you send?
I didn't send in any pictures and we did not receive a RFE...
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-06-20 09:34:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion1-751 evidence
marriage certificate is not a must but you can include if you want...

I think any mail that shows both your names on it is ok to include.. it establishes that you both live at the same address..
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-06-25 18:41:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCopies of E- bank statements
that is what I sent... good.gif
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-06-27 09:36:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWe received an RFE Letter in the mail today,
QUOTE (gwsmith01 @ Jun 9 2008, 05:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (*Marilyn* @ Jun 9 2008, 07:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
in the letter does it ask for specific evidence that they want you to send in??


No specific evidence. just a long list that they have on the instructions for the I-751, such as birth certificates of any childeren, in which we do not have any children, joint ownership of any property or leases, joint financial statements, insurance policies and proof that they are still in force, any affidavits from 3rd parties.

We're prepared to respond to any RFE, but our concerns are that her A# is wrong on the letter and we can't access the case number on the RFE online.

there seem to be different case numbers on everything so I wouldn't worry about that.. and if you are concerned I would schedule a infopass appointment and ask about the incorrect A#
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-06-09 19:51:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWe received an RFE Letter in the mail today,
in the letter does it ask for specific evidence that they want you to send in??
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-06-09 18:53:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussioncan anyone help me if it's considered as late?
QUOTE (NickD @ Jul 1 2008, 10:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Wonder if there is a good market for a I-751 "alarm clock"?

Ha, also when you receive your first green card, do a diary on your address, employment, and the trips you have taken outside of the USA that lasted over 24 hours if you plan on applying for citizenship. Kind of difficult to remember all that stuff after five three years.

fixed that for you... good.gif if you are married to a US citizen you only need to wait 3 years to apply for citizenship after becoming a permanent resident (conditional or not)
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-01 12:38:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAffidavit Question
actually it is not a requirement.. if you followed that logic Birth Certificates from your children would be a requirement too because it is included in the same list... and how would people without kids submit those??

by all means if you want to send affidavits go ahead though... and sending ones from family is fine..


QUOTE
The documents should cover, but not limited to, the following examples:

1. Birth certificate(s) of child(ren) born to the marriage.

2. Lease or mortgage contracts showing joint occupancy and/or ownership of your communal residence.

3. Financial records showing joint ownership of assets and joint responsibility for liabilities, such as joint savings and checking accounts, joint federal and state tax returns, insurance policies that show the other spouse as the beneficiary, joint utility bills, joint installments or other loans.

4. Other documents you consider relevant to establish that your marriage was not entered into in order to evade the U.S. immigration laws.

5. Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by at least two people who have known both of you since your conditional residence was granted and have personal knowledge of your marriage and relationship. (Such persons may be required to testify before an immigration officer as to the information contained in the affidavit.) The original affidavit must be submitted and also contain the following information regarding the person making the affidavit: his or her full name and address; date and place of birth; relationship to you or your spouse, if any; and full information and complete details explaining how the person acquired his or her knowledge. Affidavits must be supported by other types of evidence listed above.

http://www.uscis.gov.../I-751instr.pdf
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-03 09:22:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionchange of address?
the permanent resident needs to file the AR-11 which you could do online...
https://egov.uscis.g...i/go?action=coa



the sponsor/ us citizen needs to file the I-865
http://www.uscis.gov.../form/I-865.pdf
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-03 20:55:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 questions
QUOTE (ninzie @ Jul 4 2008, 09:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (*Marilyn* @ Jul 3 2008, 06:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
do yo have any bills or anything that are just in your spouse's name and some just in your name.?? even if they aren't joint they would show that you live at the same address..


umm the cable and celphone bill is under my name.. our celphone bill before was under his name but we changed contract from another cellphone company so he wants to put it under my name.. i recently added my name and my husband's name on our electric bill which my parents name are on there too.. i think its kinda late because were submitting our documents on october..

do you have any memberships or anything? Netflix, gym etc....
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-05 09:09:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 questions
do yo have any bills or anything that are just in your spouse's name and some just in your name.?? even if they aren't joint they would show that you live at the same address..
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-03 20:40:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionDo I need affidavits?
I really don't think there is any rhyme or reason for why someone gets a RFE...


I didn't send in any affidavits and I was approved.. no RFE ...

and in the instructions before the list of "Evidence of the Relationship." it says this..
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The documents should cover, but not limited to,the following examples:


included in this list are birth certificates of your children, lease or mortgage contracts, other documents and affidavits...

http://www.uscis.gov.../I-751instr.pdf
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-10 21:37:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionHow much is FEE in remove the condition for kids(8 years old)
dang that is so close... about 3 days or so.... hmm
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-14 21:42:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionHow much is FEE in remove the condition for kids(8 years old)
I think he is asking how much is it for the child... the kid's green card is going to expire before his wife's...

when does your wife's card expire?
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-14 19:50:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionChange of Address Online
with the AR-11 you usually don't get a notice.. but with the I-865 you usually do
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-16 11:41:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionFollow-up approval notice after receiving GC?
I don't think anybody gets another letter because from my understanding the green card is the approval notice...

Edited by *Marilyn*, 17 July 2008 - 09:21 AM.

Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-17 09:20:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNeed Info
the key words are...

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If you have not already done so, provide supporting documents to assist USCIS in processing your petition and to establish eligibility to remove the conditional basis of your permanent residence. PLEASE INCLUDE A COPY OF THIS RECEIPT NOTICE WITH ANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS YOU SUBMIT. Such eveidence may include, but is not limited to, the following items:

Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-19 01:59:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionHow did you send Form and Docs?
I just kind of organized the different sections with paper clips then put the form on top and shoved it all in a big envelope...

Edited by *Marilyn*, 21 July 2008 - 06:21 PM.

Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-21 18:21:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRFE requesting Affidavits - confused
if you read the whole RFE letter it is not specifically asking for just affidavits.. they are just part of a long list of possible evidence the OP can send in... so the OP didn't necessarily get a RFE just because she didn't send in affidavits... I think the OP got the RFE because she didn't send enough evidence spanning the whole marriage...

that being said if the OP doesn't have a lot of other evidence to send in I would send in the affidavits..




there are quite a few people on VJ that have not sent in affidavits and did not get a RFE....

Edited by *Marilyn*, 15 July 2008 - 09:17 AM.

Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-15 09:16:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRFE requesting Affidavits - confused
in the letter you got the affidavits seem to be included in a long list of possible evidence you can send in...

but seeing as that you got an RFE it might be good to get the affidavits...

QUOTE (soniusa @ Jul 12 2008, 12:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
geez

I just looked at what I sent. I only sent one statement for 2007. Thank you for mentioning that. smile.gif I guess my mind frame at the time was just to show we had a bank account together. Ok this time I will send 2 full bank statements for each year he has been here.

Again thank you for bringing that to my attention biggrin.gif

you also might want to send more utility bills spanning the time he has been here...

and do you have any bills, memberships etc. that are just in your name or just in his name? I would include those too.. they would show that you live at the same address...
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-12 11:16:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionPhotos, how should I present them?
yeah it says this in the instructions...

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Submit copies of documents indicating that the marriage upon which you were granted conditional status was entered in ''good faith'' and was not for the purpose of circumventing immigration laws. Submit copies of as many documents as you wish to establish this fact and to demonstrate the circumstances of the relationship from the date of the marriage to the present date


http://www.uscis.gov.../I-751instr.pdf
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-23 12:58:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionPhotos, how should I present them?
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QUOTE (*Marilyn* @ Jul 23 2008, 12:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
if you send the real pictures. you do realize you won't get them back, right?

like I said I would just send in photocopies of them.. you can fit a couple on a page ... and it would be less bulky..



Less bulky.....interesting concept. I have ours all ready to go a week from Saturday. I swear it is at least 5 lbs. of paperwork. Organized oh so neatly and easy to follow; but still a hot mess of so much paperwork.


i mean like if they stuck the pictures onto paper... I would also be worried that they would fall off etc..

mine fit into one of those big flat envelopes (i think 7 by 11)... laughing.gif and mine wasn't all that organized either laughing.gif, I just put paper clips on the different sections.. I didn't even think to put a cover letter...

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QUOTE (*Marilyn* @ Jul 23 2008, 01:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
if you send the real pictures. you do realize you won't get them back, right?

like I said I would just send in photocopies of them.. you can fit a couple on a page ... and it would be less bulky..



Unless you are using a camera film for pictures (and still you have the film and you can ask for a picture CD too)...most pictures are digital, meaning they are in your computer, cd, ipod, etc etc and you can reproduce them X times.

yeah but then you could just print the pictures off... wouldn't need to be on photo paper even...

Edited by *Marilyn*, 23 July 2008 - 12:38 PM.

Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-23 12:39:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionPhotos, how should I present them?
if you send the real pictures. you do realize you won't get them back, right?

like I said I would just send in photocopies of them.. you can fit a couple on a page ... and it would be less bulky..

Edited by *Marilyn*, 23 July 2008 - 12:27 PM.

Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-23 12:27:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionPhotos, how should I present them?
I would just photocopy the pictures and then write a brief description by each picture...

Edited by *Marilyn*, 23 July 2008 - 11:28 AM.

Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-23 11:28:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionSworn Affidavits...
QUOTE (fang27 @ Jul 27 2008, 04:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (raymaga @ Jun 5 2008, 08:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We sent no affidavits with our I-751 and got approved with no problems.

The evidence you have is enough to prove a bona fide marriage. Do you have mortgage/lease documents? That would be possibly another piece of evidence you could submit.

Good luck for a speedy approval.



The instructions don't seem to indicate that the affidavit needs to be notarized - does anyone know if that is required? Or just a signed letter?

by definition an affidavit is
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A written declaration made under oath before a notary public or other authorized officer.


http://www.thefreedi...y.com/affidavit
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-27 20:40:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionIs this enough documentation?
QUOTE (maya62 @ Jul 28 2008, 11:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What evidence do you have of lease or mortgage contracts showing joint ownership or occupancy?

The reason I noticed is because I'm struggling with that one myself. I owned my house 9 years before I even met my husband, and I have not added his name to the deed. sad.gif Call it post-divorce traumatic stress disorder...

Ack.

Maya

PS What Jomo's girl said... good luck and we're right behind you, too!

I would just explain the situation in the cover letter...
Marilyn.FemaleCanada2008-07-28 17:57:00