ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussiongot my new greencard today !
QUOTE (raphael7546 @ Jun 6 2008, 11:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Got my new greencard in the mail today. Yay!!! kicking.gif


Yay! Lily, I just caught this post now. Congratulations, I'm so pleased for you and Jim! smile.gif As you can see, Mark and I moved to Southern California last year for his job. Lovely weather down here. But I do admit I miss how beautiful the mountains are in Salt Lake. Our dog certainly appreciates no longer having to go for walks out in the dark and snow though laughing.gif.
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-06-16 01:39:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionSubmitting for Removal of Conditions, a few last min q's!
QUOTE (WalCruz @ Jun 17 2008, 07:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
About the photos you sent: are they regular pictures, with you and your husband or they are the passport style photos? Do I need to send 2 passport style photos or that was dropped?

Thanks in advance!

The photo's were just regular pictures of us and us with family members. As was already mentioned, they'll take pics at biometrics from what I understand.

QUOTE (Yorkie @ Jun 18 2008, 12:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Good luck HuffyTheSlayer, I'll be filing mine in a few days...... we are on similar timelines!

Yorkie

Yeah, we're really close together. It's a good feeling to finally get it mailed out. smile.gif Where in the UK are you from?

Edited by HuffyTheSlayer, 17 June 2008 - 09:28 PM.

HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-06-17 21:27:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionSubmitting for Removal of Conditions, a few last min q's!
I'm hoping so. Next thing to do is track it and make sure it arrived.
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-06-13 20:54:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionSubmitting for Removal of Conditions, a few last min q's!
Okay, package went out today. Fingers crossed.
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-06-13 19:22:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionSubmitting for Removal of Conditions, a few last min q's!
Thanks.

Everything is pretty much done now. We are just signing the I-751 form now and this is what we are sending in our package:

• Copies of the green card
• Copy of our Marriage certificate
• Copy of Drivers license and ID cards
• 4 affidavits from U.S. citizen friends
• Partial copy of our 2006 and 2007 joint US tax return
• Copy bank statement, copies over the period of our marriage from our joint bank account
• Rental lease on our apartment
• Utility bills for utilities used by us in our apartment
• Copies of various car insurance notices and a policy showing both our names
• Our AAA cards showing a joint membership.
• Copy of our health insurance cards from various policies, showing a joint policy in each case
• Copy of IRS stimulus notice (addressed to us both}
• Copy of our Zoo joint membership
• Copy of our airline reservations for a vacation to spend Christmas with family in England
• Cards sent by friends and family
• Photos

Looks good? Have I missed anything big? I'm pretty sure we covered everything touched on in the instructions in that lot! laughing.gif
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-06-12 23:28:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionSubmitting for Removal of Conditions, a few last min q's!
Well, the time has finally come for me to file for removal of conditions on my greencard, yay! Not very happy about how much they raised the prices, but hey, I'm sure we are all in the same boat there. wink.gif

I am almost done with getting together everything for our packet (going to try and get it out tomorrow or Friday), but I just had a few questions I was wondering if anyone knew the answers to the following questions:

Is everything written from US spouse's POV (e.g. This is a picture of myself (USC) and my wife on vacation), the cover letter, etc.?
Do I need to include a copy or an original of our marriage certificate?
Do I need a copy of my passport?

I think those are the most prominent questions I have right now, I will add more if I think of anything. And maybe a list of evidence, to make sure I haven't missed anything of vital importance from the package. If anyone could help me out with these questions I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance!
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-06-11 19:25:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionexpired temporary resident card
QUOTE (russian_armenian @ Jun 21 2008, 04:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I would consider other explanation than just misreading or not knowing when to send. (In court lack of knowledge is not a defence strategy too) It is almost 2 months late. I usually hate bs and prefer to go by "whatever is the situation", but this is a shaky ground in this situation. Misreading does not sound as a valid reason to me. If CIS officer has a sence of humor, might be alright. But what if your file gets to some scrupoulus person? I dont know but maybe some medical reason or something else


Yes, because lying to the USCIS always makes things better. wink.gif

I don't know what I would do in the OPs situation, but I do agree she should get the paperwork sent out as soon as she can. I think it would be near impossible and cause a huge fee increase if they had to notify everyone of their expiring legal status in the US, just think of how many more people there are in the immigration system here than in Australia. It's not surprising that they can't send out notifications to everyone and appoint them an case handler to ask questions. If they did I can't begin to imagine how much they would ask for to file the forms!
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-06-21 12:06:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAnd the two years have passed...
Hi Stina! Nice to see you again. We sent a check with both our names on it, also at our old address. It was just cashed yesterday and I got my NOA today.
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-06-25 20:46:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCard Approved !!!
Congratulations! I hope you get your card soon!
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-06-19 21:06:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionHow's this looking?
Looks pretty good to me. good.gif
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-07-02 00:54:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCSC - Approved in 78 days!!!
Congratulations! I live in the city next to you and also got my new card ordered today! What a weird coincidence with you, me and walls all in San Bernardino county (although, they sent me to the Pomona office for biometrics) and all being approved so close together. kicking.gif

Edited by HuffyTheSlayer, 05 September 2008 - 10:59 PM.

HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-05 22:58:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCard Prodution Ordered today!
Thanks everyone. So glad to finally start to feel like we are over with government paperwork. kicking.gif
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-06 18:42:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCard Prodution Ordered today!
Yay! I got an email update today telling me that the USCIS has ordered the production of my new greencard! smile.gif SO happy to have this all over and done with for at least a year (we will probably apply for naturalisation for me as soon as I am able to!
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-05 22:55:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion10 year greencard received!
Thanks guys, I couldn't believe quite how quickly it went too! We are very fortunate and grateful to get through things so fast.

QUOTE (NickD @ Sep 13 2008, 12:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
06/19/2008 Package finally arrives at Service Center

09/05/2008 Card Production Ordered!

This is the way it should be, wife is a USC now and they took her ten year green card back, she didn't have it for barely three months. We submitted the I-751 way back in March of 2007 with a constant battle to get that card with the DMV and her employer on her back. no request for evidence, just super darn slow, and lots of stress with it. If the USCIS says to apply 90 days before the card expires, should get you that new card within that period. And with all the proof and background checks we had to submit to get that conditional card, that was all BS, same evidence all over again with the exception of one or two new tax returns.

Then with the USC, you start from scratch again, wife said she saw her folder, a stack of evidence over three inches high, 98% of it was repeats. Hopefully in another week she will get her US passport, dealing with the DOS is just as bad and hoping they do not lose her 400 buck certificate of citizenship. What a battle.

Yeah, it seems ridiculous to only have the 10 year card for one year. Let alone for 3 months, I hope your wife gets her naturalisation certificate quickly.
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-13 17:53:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion10 year greencard received!
I opened our mail box and found my greencard waiting for me now. I really wasn't expecting it so quickly! But I'm glad it's over with (at least until next year).

Edited by HuffyTheSlayer, 12 September 2008 - 07:51 PM.

HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-12 19:50:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCARD PRODUCTION ORDERED!!!
Congratulations, that's great news! Glad that the stress is all over for you.
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-18 20:27:00
CanadaFrustration towards marriage -- any help, opinions, relief?
i understand where he is coming from. I am so in love with my fiance and dying to marry him, but i wish we could have more time together in person before marriage. its going to be a bit of challenge cause its kinda nice to ease into something so huge. does that make sense? you know, enjoy courtship, enjoy being engaged. thats kinda a step we have to skip in his process...so yeah, i wouldnt take offense to that. Its understandable imo.
PB&JAMFemaleEngland2009-05-21 05:17:00
CanadaThe Annoying Co-Worker Thread
QUOTE (thetreble @ Apr 1 2009, 11:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
laughing.gif

Oh my word! Sounds like my life around here.

My annoying co-worker right now is of course, my boss, so essentially not my co-worker. I work in a very small office in a medium sized university so while I do interact with many people, my department itself is small.

Today my boss, let's call her B, slurped her soup all lunch. Yes, slurped. No spoon. She slurped her soup out of a bowl. Out loud.



urrrrrrg! thats my biggest pet peeve, slurping, smacking n licking their fingers! yuck!!!
PB&JAMFemaleEngland2009-04-01 20:00:00
PhilippinesA wedding proposal death..she was a filipina who went in USA on k1
QUOTE (God @ Dec 4 2008, 06:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Woman swept to sea during proposal on Oregon coast

A romantic marriage proposal on the Oregon coast turned deadly for the bride-to-be when a wave swept her out to sea. Scott Napper had taken 22-year-old Leafil Alforque to Proposal Rock near Neskowin Beach to pop the question at a place that got its name from couples ready to marry. Napper and Alforque had been dating since they met on the Internet in 2005.

But Alforque had arrived in Oregon on a visa from the Philippines just three days before the fateful trip to the coast.

Napper said the tide had receded around Proposal Rock on Saturday when the couple began to walk to it. He planned to propose and give her the ring he carried in his pocket.

About 10 feet from the rock, a wave about 3 feet high suddenly came toward them.

"I turned into it to keep from getting pulled under it," Napper said.

By the time he turned to find Alforque, only 4-foot-11 and 93 pounds, she had been caught by the receding waters.

"She was about 30 feet away, getting swept away," Napper said.

The 45-year-old Silverton man tore off his jacket to get rid of any extra weight, and when he looked up again she was gone.

"That's the last I saw of her," he said in an interview Wednesday, breaking into tears.

Emergency personnel called by a someone on the beach arrived within minutes. His own phone no longer worked after being exposed to the water.

Along with rescuers, he searched for any sign of Alforque.

"I yelled for her," he said. "I was praying to God."

At one point, he saw someone wearing red — the color of her jacket — on the shore signaling for him. But he quickly realized it was a rescuer.

Thick fog and dangerous water conditions hampered the rescue efforts before the search was suspended on Monday.

Her 25-year-old sister, Nova Alforque, said the family hopes the body can be recovered.

"My mother is always crying, day and night," Nova Alforque said by telephone from the Philippines. "She wants my sister back. Even if she is dead, she wants her body to bury."

The Tillamook County Sheriff's Office is routinely checking the beach and looking for possible witnesses, said Sheriff Todd Anderson.

Police don't suspect foul play, he said.


oh my gosh!!! sad.gif soooooo tagic! sad.gif
PB&JAMFemaleEngland2008-12-05 04:28:00
PhilippinesPinoy/Pinay July Filers from CSC
QUOTE (netscot @ Oct 26 2008, 10:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello, I`m July filers from CSC but we are K-1. Is it ok here? Good luck to all of us ! Hope NOA2 soon. God bless!


hey Netscot. we have the same timeline! noa 1 on july 23, last touch on july 29! gonna keep my eye on your progress! God bless !!
PB&JAMFemaleEngland2008-10-28 18:05:00
PhilippinesGet SATAN out of your Way...No visa yet...so what?? We can still take this wait
Amen! I'm reminded of Gen 50:20: "As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.."


"And we know that all things work together for good to those that love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28
PB&JAMFemaleEngland2009-04-08 01:48:00
Philippines***Bible Verses of the Day****
QUOTE (jego ryu @ Apr 7 2009, 12:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs. (NIV)

Proverbs 13:24
Those who love their children care enough to discipline them. (NLT)

Proverbs 15:17
A bowl of vegetables with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate. (NLT)

Proverbs 17:9
Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends. (NLT)

Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. (NIV)


love it! i love proverbs...such wisdom!
(just found this thread, i'll be reading it daily! =) God bless!
PB&JAMFemaleEngland2009-04-07 02:54:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionITIN
ITIN is Individual Tax Identification Number. You will need to fill a form, W-7, and mail it with the federal tax return to Phildelphia Service Center of IRS in Bensalem, PA along with documentation required for identification detailed in W-7.

Hi
It's been a while since I stop surfing this website that helped me unite my family .
Can I ask you what is ITIN? and where can I get it ?
It's for my Stepdaughter whom does not have a SSN, eventhough , I 'm applying for AOS in 3 weeks.

Thank you

Frank


calOCFemaleIndia2006-12-01 15:54:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCover letter for I-751
Should the cover letter be from the USC or the immigrant spouse? The samples I have seen, one here on this site and one other, are both from USC. The petition form, of course, is primarily filled by immigrant spouse with the USC co-signing it.

Thanks.
calOCFemaleIndia2008-09-10 16:52:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionsignature(s) for the cover letter for the docs to send to the immigration office
QUOTE (daphne2109 @ Sep 19 2008, 12:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Maybe it sounds a silly question, but for your experience, who sent already the docs fort he 10 yr GC, the cover letter must be signed only by the US citizen, or by both, the US citizen & the spouse not US citizen?

What's the best way you suggest?

Thanks alot for replying star_smile.gif


My wife and I both signed the cover letter.
calOCFemaleIndia2008-09-19 10:06:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionBiometrics after receiving NOA
QUOTE (frenchie @ Oct 21 2008, 11:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi guys,
I sent the I-765 petition and just got the NOA...I was just wondering how long it takes to get the letter for the biometrics? Thank you

I am sure you meant I-751 not I-765. My wife's I-751 was received by CSC on Sept 15. As of today, we have not received biometric appointment.
calOCFemaleIndia2008-10-21 15:28:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionHaven't received Biometrics Letter - what should we do?
QUOTE (Merp @ Oct 24 2008, 07:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi all!

My husband got his NOA1 around Sept 20th and we haven't received anything else. Seems to me the biometrics letter should have come by now. Should we call or email or just see what happens?

Thanks!
MERP

My wife got her NOA1 on Sept 19 and she has not received biometric appointment either. Calling USCIS is usless, in my opinion. I am not sure how to contact them via email. Infopass appointment may help.
calOCFemaleIndia2008-10-24 10:46:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionInfopass appointment yesterday to inquire about biometrics
My wife and I had an infopass appointment yesterday in Santa Ana, CA to inquire about her biometric appointment. She had received her NOA1 on Sept 19. The lady officer checked and said that she does not see any appointment mailed yet but we can have the biometrics done now if we want. My wife said that would be fine. The officer asked if my wife had her passport with her. She did and handed it over to the officer. We were told to wait and that we will be called shortly. The officer called my wife over a few minutes later and handed her a biometrics appointment for an ASC couple of miles away and gave her passport back with a stamp of 'temporary green card' good for a year from yesterday.
calOCFemaleIndia2008-11-05 13:54:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionchecking the case on-line
QUOTE (daphne2109 @ Nov 17 2008, 07:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I just received today the Biometric appointment notice, so I went to check the status on line, as the Notice says, and I put the digits starting with: WAC.......... (all togeher 13 digits) but it says that the case is not in the system yet.
Is it possible? Or I have to wait after having done the Biometrics. Anybody can help me?
Tks soooooo much!!!! Good luck to everybody for the JOURNEY!!!! star_smile.gif

My wife had her biometrics done on Nov 4. Her receipt number has not shown up in the system yet.
calOCFemaleIndia2008-11-18 11:54:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAdventures renewing California driver's license
DMV office in Fullerton, CA accepted the extension letter and renewed my wife's driver's license.
calOCFemaleIndia2008-12-23 17:09:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionApproval letter in the mail
QUOTE (Music_fan @ Jan 3 2009, 10:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (calOC @ Jan 2 2009, 11:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I did not expect the letter from CSC in the mail this afternoon to be an approval letter. But it was. It sure is a plesant suprise. We have not even been able to see the status on line - I guess because we never received a biometric appointment letter. Biometrics were ordered by Santa Ana, CA local office during an infopass appointment.

Hi there, i received the approval notice today too, but unfortunately i found they only put my initial for my first name, last name is correct. Please advise what your look like? I am worried about the correct name on green card now. Thanks! whistling.gif

First intial and last name just as it was on the NOA1. Let's hope the green card has the complete name and other infomatin.
calOCFemaleIndia2009-01-04 13:01:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionApproval letter in the mail
QUOTE (Raj0000 @ Jan 2 2009, 08:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (calOC @ Jan 3 2009, 08:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I did not expect the letter from CSC in the mail this afternoon to be an approval letter. But it was. It sure is a plesant suprise. We have not even been able to see the status on line - I guess because we never received a biometric appointment letter. Biometrics were ordered by Santa Ana, CA local office during an infopass appointment.

Congratulations....
Can you pl explain a bit abt biometrics ? Sounds like since you didnot receive biometrics appt letter so you went through infopass to inquire abt it and they decided to take the print right there in local office or did they give you biometrics appt letter and you went to do the printing to a specified center on same day ?
Thanks and congrats again...way to start 09 !!!

It had been a copule of months since NOA1 and we had not received a biometrics appointment so we decided to go for an infopass appointment. They offered my wife to go for biometrics the same day. They gave her couple of options of ASC offices in the area. We went to one about a mile away.
calOCFemaleIndia2009-01-03 00:08:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionApproval letter in the mail
I did not expect the letter from CSC in the mail this afternoon to be an approval letter. But it was. It sure is a plesant suprise. We have not even been able to see the status on line - I guess because we never received a biometric appointment letter. Biometrics were ordered by Santa Ana, CA local office during an infopass appointment.

calOCFemaleIndia2009-01-02 22:10:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionInquiry re application for N-400 with dependent

Thank you all so much for your replies. I greatly appreciate all your answers and sound advices. 

 

Namaste smile.png


mkatt8FemalePhilippines2013-07-09 19:48:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionInquiry re application for N-400 with dependent

Just another question I failed to ask in my prior post... Do I need to fill up Form N-600 for my son? 

 

Thank you, again,


mkatt8FemalePhilippines2013-07-08 23:23:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionInquiry re application for N-400 with dependent

Hi! I am currently fixing my N-400 packet and have a few questions. If anyone could help me out please, I'd appreciate it. My son is 16 years old ,so there is no need for him to fill up the N-400 form correct? Do i need to include fees for his application and biometrics or just the biometrics fee? Can he also change his name during this process?

 

Thank you in advance and hope to hear from anyone soon smile.png CHEERS!

 


mkatt8FemalePhilippines2013-07-08 19:20:00
PhilippinesInquiry re: Bank Statements/Letter & ITR
QUOTE (MikenKyhen @ May 19 2009, 10:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
There's no need to block out the SS number. They already have that on documents that your fiance has had to send anyway. I would however and did block out all my account numbers, routing numbers etc..There is absolutely no reason whatsoever that they would need that for. As long as they have the ITR's, W2's. letter from employer and the letter from the bank with the requested info from the I-134 you will be fine. Good luck.

Mike


Hi Mike, I personally did not want to block out any details such as his SSN and bank account numbers because I wouldn't want the pre-screener nor the consul to use that against us. I would want everything flawless as much as possible. I have his ITR's, letter from employer, letters from the banks, stocks and bonds but we don't have any W2s to show because he took a well earned vacation previous years. Plus my fiance just started working this December of 2008. I hope his not having W2s will not be a problem since we have letters from his banks showing that he has more than enough funds.
I really hope and pray for a positive outcome on our interview day.
Thank you very much Mike for responding to my inquiry.
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2009-05-20 05:54:00
PhilippinesInquiry re: Bank Statements/Letter & ITR
QUOTE (* Bituin * @ May 19 2009, 08:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think it's pretty pointless to black out important informations on the documents.USCIS is working with the FBI and some people would even put highlights on their documents so it will be easy for the adjudicators to read/find those important infos.They need to verify the validity of the documents you are going to submit and hiding account numbers/SSN would just cause delays they might send you RFE for it.Good luck.


Hi Bituin, what you just said are my exact sentiments but I cannot blame my fiance for having second thoughts whether or not he should block his SSN for identity theft purposes because it just happened to him recently. I guess, my fiance would make this as an exception. Plus an RFE being given is not what we would want to happen to us.
Many thanks for your advise Bituin. Cheers!
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2009-05-20 03:11:00
PhilippinesInquiry re: Bank Statements/Letter & ITR
QUOTE (adiiann @ May 19 2009, 03:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mkatt8 @ May 19 2009, 03:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi. I am getting ready for my K1 interview and my fiance is about to send over documents needed for my interview.
My question is .... Is it okay if my fiance blocks out his SSN on his ITR and his bank account number on his bank certificate? For personal reasons, of course.
I hope to hear your thoughts about this and thank you for your time.

Best regards.



Yep! I did that too.... I blocked all documents that have SSN..... as well as his passport number... I didn't have problem......


My fiance would be pleased to hear that then. Thank you so much for your quick reply adiiann.
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2009-05-19 07:11:00
PhilippinesInquiry re: Bank Statements/Letter & ITR
Hi. I am getting ready for my K1 interview and my fiance is about to send over documents needed for my interview.
My question is .... Is it okay if my fiance blocks out his SSN on his ITR and his bank account number on his bank certificate? For personal reasons, of course.
I hope to hear your thoughts about this and thank you for your time.

Best regards.
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2009-05-19 02:09:00