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Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionMailed my packet this morning

Just mailed my I-751 packet this morning...I wrote two separate checks, one for filing, and the other for the biometrics..

Plan to go back to HK for a visit this May..Hope everything will be going smoothly.

A little stressed about it right now...Wish me luck~ :star:

Good luck!!!!!! :)
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-01-27 13:42:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion10-year card
Thank you all! Yes, it makes a lot of sense that the first date is the date when your very first green card was issued.

(F)
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-04-16 20:08:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion10-year card
Warning! This may be a very stupid question. Forgive me in advance - I know nothing about 10-year cards.

When a conditional green card is issued, the info on the front looks like that:

Resident since: 1/1/2007
Card expires on: 1/1/2009

Now, when you file to remove conditions and get a new, permanent green card, what is that new card gonna have as your "resident since" date? Is it gonna be the same date as the conditional card (which is what I am thinking, cause it is the actual date you became a permanent resident), or do they put a new date on it, the date when the 10-year card was issued? To illustrate this, does a 10-year card look like that:

Resident since: 1/1/2007
Card expires on: 1/1/2017

Or like that:

Resident since: 1/1/2009
Card exp. on: 1/1/2019

:wacko: I'm sorry again if what I'm asking is stupid :)
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-04-15 15:31:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionIs This True...?

I know it's not required to be a citizen to work, obviously.

I just think it's very common for an employer to ask to see the greencard when some checks the box for non-US citizen.

In my experience, they don't ask to see the green card. By showing your DL and SS card you've met the I-9 requirements, they can't ask you for more than that. But you have to write your A number if you check "Permanent resident" box on the I-9.
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-05-01 23:51:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussioncan i travel with my temporary resident card?
A Temporary Resident card is something entirely different from a conditional gren card. :) If you're asking about being able to travel with a conditional green card - sure you can.
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-05-09 17:18:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI'M IN!!!!!
Congrats!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-05-17 22:52:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionApproved as well!
Congrats!! :dance:
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-06-18 20:42:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionChanging jobs while the I-751 is pending
What I worry about is that when my conditional GC expires, my employer will threaten to terminate me. I know it's illegal, but our HR people are so dumb that it may very well happen. I have "employment authorization expires on 1/4/2009" (GC expiration date) written all over my paperwork, and I'm not sure if these folks have dealt with conditional permanent residents before. I know they are not supposed to re-verify my employment, but they may not be aware of it...

Not only the HR departments but the Social Security Administration, the DMVs... everybody but USCIS sees the letters as nothing.

This is bad :( Thankfully my DL doesn't expire till 2010, so I won't have to deal with the DMV...
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-06-20 20:52:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCan I remove GC conditions while attending school in a different state?

Is that a something I have to worry about or It's just to make sure I am telling the truth?

It's just to make sure you really are married, but nothing to worry about.

Will I need to go with my wife?

Yes

and will the interview be in my school state or home state (where my wife and daughter lives)?

Wherever you file your I-751. If you file when you're int school, that's where your district office will be.

No worries, joint I-751's never get denied if the marriage is legitimate.
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-06-23 16:39:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCan I remove GC conditions while attending school in a different state?

I have a conditional green card through marriage. My wife is a US citizen. I will be going to graduate school in a different state soon. My wife and my 3month old daughter will not come with me right away. Since my daughter is too young, we decided to wait until I am stable and they will come join me; maybe a semester or two. The problem is, we have to file the I-751 within few months. I will be residing in a different state during the time of filing. Will this completely ruin the chances of I-751 approval?

Thanks.

There's a 99% chance they'll call you for an interview.
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-06-23 11:57:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussioncalling all june 2oo7 filers..
The ASC I went to was open on Saturdays - I had my biometrics on a Saturday also. I'm surprised the customer service rep couldn't check online if the ASC is open, but there is a reason we call them a "misinformation line" after all...
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-06-23 11:59:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionReceived 10-year GC!!
Congratulations!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-07-09 21:50:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 approved @ NSC
Congrats!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-07-16 10:59:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAll K1s issued a Conditional Residency?
USCIS made a mistake and issued you a 10-year green card instead of a conditional card. It happens sometimes, and unfortunately, it doesn't mean you don't have to file an I-751 to remove conditions. Your wife's PR status is conditional, because it was granted before the 2nd anniversary of your marriage, even though she accidentally got a permanent green card.
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-07-17 10:53:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionSilly Question About Evidence
From what I recall, they want evidence from the date of marriage, not from the date a conditional GC was issued.


Form I-751 instructions:

3. Evidence of the Relationship.
Submit copies of documents indicating that the marriage upon which you were granted conditional status was enteredin ''good faith'' and was not for the purpose of circumventing immigration laws. Submit copies of as many documents asyou wish to establish this fact and to demonstrate the circumstances of the relationship from the date of the marriage to the present date, and to demonstrate any circumstances surrounding the end of the relationship, if it has ended.


Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-07-18 11:26:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 Question

When filing out the part that requires the Alien Registration Number (#A) on your I-751, is this the number on my wife’s current green card or where will I locate this number. Thanks!

It is the number on the green card, yep.
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-07-19 17:34:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRequest For Evidence - I-751

Now I would think that this would be quite obvious, don't you?

Well, not to me :)
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-07-19 11:06:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRequest For Evidence - I-751

Most aliens that marry for fraudulent interests and to gain immigration benefit would, if smart and methodical, await the removal of conditions before ending the marriage and going their separate ways, literally and figuratively (even if they never resided together). Why would they take a chance at being discovered in the waiver process, if they were headed toward the proverbial finish line with the consenting USC?

If what you are asserting were true, then USCIS would be approving each and every one of them. Not all marriage-based cases that involve fraud, either outright fraud committed by consenting parties or unilateral fraud, where the USC is none the wiser, are discovered at the AOS stage, you know. Believe me, I can attest to that.

I bet a lot of them never get discovered at all!

The issue here is that the OP's marriage is not fraudulent, so even if USCIS investigate the hell out of it, they shouldn't find a reason to deny his I-751. So, in this particular case, even the lack of evidence shouldn't preclude the OP's spouse from removing conditions, imho. On the other hand, I imagine that most legitimate couples have a lot of financial stuff together - you just can't help accumulating it, it just happens. Something, however, tells me that the OP is very young, so that may be the reason they don't have lots of joint assets or liabilities.

Of course, I'm aware of how the legal system works - it's never what you know, it's what you can prove :D
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-07-19 11:03:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRequest For Evidence - I-751

Did you read the beginning post -- they already don't believe him, based on the evidence he submitted! Hence the RFE! If he continues to ignore the very wise advice he has received in this thread from many people, they are going to be in trouble -- I'm not convinced he will even get to the interview stage based on the evidence he plans on submitting. I could be wrong.

Yes, I did read the beggining post. I even read the whole thread. I just don't believe that USCIC would deny a legitimate couple due to lack of financial evidence. I haven't heard of a denied I-751 when it was filed jointly, but if it ever happened, I would be really interested in reading about it.



How about the following links.... AOS denied, when petitioned jointly. It seems that it does happen, and the mess afterwards is time consuming and expensive to clean up.

http://www.visajourn...php/t60230.html

or this

http://www.visajourn...php/t60230.html

There are others, I just did an "AOS denied" search and chose two here.

-P

This is about denied AOS, not joint I-751.
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-07-18 17:29:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRequest For Evidence - I-751

Did you read the beginning post -- they already don't believe him, based on the evidence he submitted! Hence the RFE! If he continues to ignore the very wise advice he has received in this thread from many people, they are going to be in trouble -- I'm not convinced he will even get to the interview stage based on the evidence he plans on submitting. I could be wrong.

Yes, I did read the beggining post. I even read the whole thread. I just don't believe that USCIC would deny a legitimate couple due to lack of financial evidence. I haven't heard of a denied I-751 when it was filed jointly, but if it ever happened, I would be really interested in reading about it.

Jewel,

I wouldn't give T&M that much room. Cavalier responses, such as ones T&M has uttered here, could, if interviewed, get him into more hot water than he expected.

I completely agree with you on that.
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-07-18 15:58:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRequest For Evidence - I-751
If I didn't make enough to file a tax return, I would be debt free too, because no bank would even consider giving me a loan :lol:

T&M, I think the worst thing that can happen to your wife immigration-wise is an interview. You don't have much evidence, but you're a legitimate couple and you're filing a joint I-751 - joint petitions don't get denied, unless the marriage is an outright sham. If you get called for an interview, you will explain everything to the IO, and you may very well be fine. My 2 cents.
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-07-18 11:48:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRequest For Evidence - I-751

Copies of Joint tax returns: I simply didn't make enough to file jointly (I'm a sub)

Just like others said - you can file jointly even if you make zero dollars.


Copies of Insurance policies: Don't have any whatsoever. We go to Mexico for medical. She can't drive yet so I don't have joint car insurance and we're too young for life insurance.

How old are you that you consider yourself too young for life insurance? I'm in my early 20-s, and I have two life insurance policies. They cost me almost nothing.

So what other documentation/evidence can I submit? By the way, I'm living with my parent’s momentary. I don't pay rent; I don't pay any utility bills. I

Lucky you :)

CAN YOU GUYS PLEASE HELP ME? What do I do? :help:

USCIS like to see joint financial stuff, that's for sure. Joint taxes, credit cards and insurance policies would be great in your case, but since you don't have any of that, follow the advice of other posters here - send them joint gym memberships, magazine subscriptions, pictures of you together with relatives and friends... You've been married for a while, so be creative - married couples always accumulate a lot of joint stuff, and they may even not know about it :)
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-07-17 11:06:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionIt's here!
That's great news, congrats!!! :dance: :dance:
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-07-18 11:21:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCSC I 751 Approval
OMG, that was fast!!! Congrats!! :dance: :dance: :dance:
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-07-18 16:06:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionFee Waiver for I-175 removal of conditions.

Also what are the chances of getting a waiver? I would be lying if I said I was experiencing 'extreme hardship' but we are only barely keeping our heads above water and paying the mortgage at the moment. honestly what is the likelihood of me getting a waiver. Should I just bite the bullet and take out a loan or something?

Thanks in advance.

USCIS are inconsistent in granting waivers. In my own case, when I filed AOS, we were dirt poor, but not poor enough, I suppose - our waiver got denied. We literally had no money for anything except bills and basic food items. You can try for a waiver, but if they deny it and send your package back to you, your initial filing will not count - it would be as if you ddin't file at all. You will have to re-file, and I wouldn't risk missing the deadline.
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-07-31 16:03:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionThe time has come

OK so now you all have me worried..... you all think I do not have enough joint evidence??

Kez

You have a lot, there's no need to worry. :thumbs:
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-07-30 19:09:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion10 years or 2 years card??

Too bad some who enter on a K-3 first file for EAD, and hold on AOS until closer to 2nd wedding anniversary and file it in a way that the interview gets scheduled after 2nd wedding anniversary, avoiding the conditional green-card.

Why is it too bad?
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-07-31 16:05:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat the Heck?
Congrats!! :dance:
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-08-02 18:26:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWOOOOOOOOOW FINALLY Journey completed
Congrats!! :dance: :dance:
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-08-02 18:24:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionIR1 visa but what if a break up ?

NO :no: They consider the fact that they have been married more than 2 years as a bona fide relationship, that is why the un-conditional LPR status is given to the alien. The LPR would have to break a law in the USA before they would consider deportation.


yes the 'moral turpentine' stuff !

Weird really because a lot of folks marry someone abroad and they have been married 2 years but hardly met - I bet most of the more 'commercial' immigration frauds are done like this so they don't have to do removal of conditions where they would be found out...

It would seem an anomaly that someone could just land and split the same day quite legally because they have had the wedding certificate for 2 years...

But they would still have to prove bona fide relationship for an IR1 to be granted. If they hardly met, how would they do that??
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-08-04 11:46:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 approved at CSC! Super fast

The California service center if Far ahead of their posting date

I can only hope it remains that way till October 2008...

:)
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-08-07 11:20:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 approved at CSC! Super fast
Congrats!! :dance: :dance:
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-08-02 15:35:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 Approved
Wow, that's fast!! Congratulations! :dance:
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-08-07 10:52:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionApproved at VSC on 8/10!!
Congrats!!! :dance: :dance:
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-08-14 21:04:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI am So Confused!!!!!!!

If you are filing jointly, the I-751 form must be filed within the 90 days just preceding the expiration date on your permanent residence card. This is the date that your conditional residence expires. Note that, despite the fact that you may see word "anniversary" used in a confusing way regarding the filing date for removal of conditions, your wedding date is completely irrelevant to determining the window of time during which you may file for removal of conditions.

You should file 90 days before you green card expires.

Also, the officer was incorrect - you shouldn't call USCIS and arrange an interview, you should mail I-751 and evidence to your Service Center. MarylinP gave you a great list of what can be submitted as evidence, so all you need to do is to collect some paperwork, fill out the form, attach payment and mail it at the end of November :)
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-08-15 20:22:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAPPROVAL NOTICE SENT FROM CSC
Congrats!! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-08-30 20:41:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCard production ordered!
Wow, congrats!

Didn't you have an interview? That's awesome, cause most folks who file with a waiver seem to get interviewed. And it doesn't look like you submitted a huge stack of evidence, which makes it even more amazing!

I'm very happy for you! Congrats!!! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-09-10 21:25:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionVermont is speeding up
Congrats! kicking.gif
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-09-12 22:40:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 intervew
QUOTE (6901 @ Sep 13 2007, 06:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I looked over VJ Immigration Timelines and found all those approved without interview for I751 totally had an interview befor for I485. No exception.

That's because the backlog reduction program (aka "CSC transfer") and approvals of I-485 without an interview started in 2005, so there is no person (at least on this board) who got a CSC transfer and has already gone through the removal of conditions - not enough time has elapsed since USCIS started to approve I-485's without interviews. It is only now that the people who got their conditional cards without an interview are applying for the removal of conditions - there haven't been any approvals yet, and we don't know yet if they're going to be interviewed for a 10-year green card or not. But we'll find out pretty soon.
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-09-13 21:13:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI751 - CASE APPROVED !!!
Congrats!!!!!! kicking.gif
Sid and NancyFemaleRussia2007-08-29 20:33:00