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Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionPhotos for I-751
I just printed them out at home, several to a page, then actually cut them into individual photos and attached them in the package where they fit for example - travel tickets to visit Joe's family and put photos with his family there; travel tickets to visit my family and put photos with my family there; etc. I wrote on the back where each one was, who each person was, and the date it was taken.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-09-08 10:55:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionYou will completely not believe this one
I wonder if USCIS has something different recorded on their files? You might want to make an infopass and discuss this with an agent in person showing them the submitted documentation, the correspondence back and the green cards. That way they can verify what is actually on file which may be different. But yes, getting your Senator's office involved is good too. Good luck.

Edited by Kathryn41, 15 September 2008 - 09:23 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-09-15 21:20:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionsignature(s) for the cover letter for the docs to send to the immigration office
Hehehehe Ant,

We did the same thing. My husband and I wrote and signed the cover letter together, since it is a joint application, but I was the one who wrote the cheque on our joint account:-). I figured that might count as additional evidence, although I suspect they don't take photocopies of the cheques before they are cashed so they probably didn't count anyway - but I have a photocopy of it! hehehe.

Edited by Kathryn41, 19 September 2008 - 04:15 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-09-19 16:14:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionconfused after biometric appointment, help!!!
QUOTE
The officer probably thought you were renewing your green card rather than removing your conditions. If you're removing your conditions, you can expect to wait 1-3 months (CSC) or 3-9 months (VSC) to get your new card, barring any interviews/RFEs etc.


I agree that this is probably what happened. Since your local office is Atlanta, your file is waiting in VSC. Expect to hear something about 10 months after you submitted your application. It may be a bit longer but is unlikely to be any shorter time.

Edited by Kathryn41, 12 September 2008 - 02:58 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-09-12 14:58:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionIT IS A NOTICE OF ACTION OR ?
QUOTE (sugbumama @ Sep 21 2008, 04:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I need to fly to Manila to be with my son for his visa interview and I also have the extension letter on hand. So, there shouldn't be a problem then for me to reenter as long as I have the copy of the letter on hand?

Even my dl is expired. The Sacramento office had issued me a 30 day extension and with the budget cuts in the capitol, the woman at DMV said that there are only 2 people handling cases like mine - those people who are in between their removal of conditions and receipt of their permanent green card.

I need to get my ticket soon and am happy to see that there should be no problem for me to reenter the country smile.gif

QUOTE (Kathryn41 @ Jun 23 2008, 10:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No, this is not an RFE, this is your NOA1 - also known as your official receipt and extension letter. Keep this letter - or a copy of it - with your expired greencard. Together they provide evidence that you are a permanent resident and your conditional permanent resident status has been extended for one year while they are processing your 10 year card. This letter is your proof for a new employer or for a renewal of your driver's license or for re-entry to the US after traveling abroad that you are legally allowed to live and work in the US.

If you did not submit evidence of your relationship with your I-751 petition, then you are requested to do so now. If you have submitted the evidence then you need do nothing more for the time being. You will receive another letter advising you of your biometrics appointment - (the ASC appointment letter) getting your fingerprints and your picture taken. When you get that letter, you will be able to check the status of your application online using the case number at the top of the biometrics letter. The case number on the NOA extension letter doesn't work for case status update.

An RFE is very clearly identified as such. It will contain a list of items and often there will be check marks against items on that list that they wish you to provide. As well, your online status should reflect that you have been sent an RFE. Since you just sent in your application, it is far too early to expect an RFE yet - your application is waiting in line with a lot of other applications waiting ahead of it for processing.




As long as you have your expired green card and your valid NOA extension letter - along, of course, with your passport, you should be fine. You can use your passport for photo id going through the airports. The green card and NOA will allow you back into the States. If your married name is not the same one as in your passport, remember to bring your marriage certificate as well to show the name change.

Good luck at the interview and safe travels.

Edited by Kathryn41, 21 September 2008 - 09:48 AM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-09-21 09:47:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionIT IS A NOTICE OF ACTION OR ?
No, this is not an RFE, this is your NOA1 - also known as your official receipt and extension letter. Keep this letter - or a copy of it - with your expired greencard. Together they provide evidence that you are a permanent resident and your conditional permanent resident status has been extended for one year while they are processing your 10 year card. This letter is your proof for a new employer or for a renewal of your driver's license or for re-entry to the US after traveling abroad that you are legally allowed to live and work in the US.

If you did not submit evidence of your relationship with your I-751 petition, then you are requested to do so now. If you have submitted the evidence then you need do nothing more for the time being. You will receive another letter advising you of your biometrics appointment - (the ASC appointment letter) getting your fingerprints and your picture taken. When you get that letter, you will be able to check the status of your application online using the case number at the top of the biometrics letter. The case number on the NOA extension letter doesn't work for case status update.

An RFE is very clearly identified as such. It will contain a list of items and often there will be check marks against items on that list that they wish you to provide. As well, your online status should reflect that you have been sent an RFE. Since you just sent in your application, it is far too early to expect an RFE yet - your application is waiting in line with a lot of other applications waiting ahead of it for processing.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-06-23 22:33:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionPlease need some advice on my case
I agree with Ant, hold off on sending in the rest of your evidence until you get the RFE. There is no way they will be able to match it up with your file until they actually have it on someone's desk so sending the evidence without the RFE means the two packages won't be matched together and you would still get the RFE. The good news is once you send back the stuff for the RFE approvals tend to come very quickly. You should be hearing something very soon.

Edited by Kathryn41, 21 September 2008 - 06:43 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-09-21 18:42:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAppoval letter vs INS website
The majority of people receive the email first, if that helps. The website and the email both contain the same information so if you haven't signed up for email notification, you would still see it on the website first the majority of the time.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-09-21 18:39:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAppoval letter vs INS website
The website - if it gets updated - is faster. The thing is, it isn't always updated. So, if you get the notification on the website that you are approved, it will be before you receive the letter. If, however, they don't update the website your first notification is the letter. Fun, eh?
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-09-21 09:44:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751: Biometrics Letter Received, But....
OOPS, shows what happens when I switch between forums physically and forget to switch mentally! No, you just need the one biometrics. Good luck! And Thanks.

QUOTE (AntandD @ Sep 15 2008, 03:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Kathryn41,

Thanks for your reply. I like what you reassuringly said about "the worst that can happen is that they say no, and the best is that they can say yes". Lol...who knows, maybe they will take pity on me, when I explain my "sob story"/situation....

I don't know what you mean there about the AOS and the EAD, as I have a 2yr conditional green card and have already done the AOS stage (I didn't do the EAD then) before two years ago...lol...Unless I'm missing something here at this I-751 10 yr unconditional green card stage of the game and they want to repeat the AOS again?

But I do know from what I've read hear on VJ that "code 3" for the biometrics (which is listed on my letter) means "all four fingers and thumbs and photo and signiture", right? Lol...so yeah, I'll be prepared for the prints and photo then.

Ant

P.S. Congratulations too, Kathryn41, for getting your case "touched". Good luck in getting your 10yr green card soon too.



QUOTE (Kathryn41 @ Sep 15 2008, 03:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Ant,

yes, give it a try. The worst that can happen is that they say no; the best is that they say yes. You can try explaining the distance and cost problem to the guard when you arrive with your letter and he/she may take pity on you.

You will probably get two biometrics notices - one for the EAD and one for the AOS. If they do all ten fingers and thumbs plus take your picture that is the AOS. If they only do thumb and fore finger plus take your picture, that is the EAD.

Good luck.


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-09-15 17:29:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751: Biometrics Letter Received, But....
Hi Ant,

yes, give it a try. The worst that can happen is that they say no; the best is that they say yes. You can try explaining the distance and cost problem to the guard when you arrive with your letter and he/she may take pity on you.

You will probably get two biometrics notices - one for the EAD and one for the AOS. If they do all ten fingers and thumbs plus take your picture that is the AOS. If they only do thumb and fore finger plus take your picture, that is the EAD.

Good luck.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-09-15 14:46:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionTrying to do Walk -In Biometrics in ASC Jacksonville, FL
It is worth a try. When you go, explain to them your situation and ask them if they can accommodate you at the different time. Since it is the same day they may well be willing. Good luck.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-09-23 10:09:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionTrying to do Walk -In Biometrics in ASC Jacksonville, FL
Actually, if you do not have the original biometrics schedule letter they will probably not let you in nor will they do your biometrics. You are told to bring the original letter. Perhaps, if it were you on your actual scheduled date and time and you showed up with the copy they might let you in as you are on their appointment list, but as a walk-in, well quite honestly, I think you would be wasting your time going. They stamp the biometrics letter and that serves as your proof/receipt that you had your appointment. With a copy what is to stop you from going back with the unstamped original - although I don't know why you would want to! Wait until they send you the rescheduled appointment date. You should hear something within the next 10 days or so about a new appointment.

Edited by Kathryn41, 21 June 2008 - 09:47 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-06-21 21:46:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionTSC -FEB FILER- RECEIVED NOA AFTER 7 MONTHS
It would be one year from the day your green card expired. The NOA works with the green card - you use both of them together - so it extends your green card for one year. If your green card expired in February - it would be until next February. If your green card expired in May, it would be next May. The date on the NOA isn't what matters, ultimately, as it is used in conjunction with the green card.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-09-23 10:12:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionTSC -FEB FILER- RECEIVED NOA AFTER 7 MONTHS
Wow! So there is still hope for me! Way to go! hmmm - would have been nicer, though, if they had just sent you your green card instead! biggrin.gif
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-09-23 10:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionBest way to send the package w/ docs to the Immigration Office
I used priority mail with return receipt (the green card) and delivery confirmation. I was able to verify on line when it arrived and then a few days later received back the green card. I wouldn't use certified or registered mail - every time I have the package has taken much longer to get where it is going - one time over a month!
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-09-22 18:37:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionPlease help me understand this scenario.
If they have not filed to remove conditions by the time the green card expires and they are out of the country, they no longer have a valid PR status in the US. They will not be allowed back into the country as a PR as they have no longer have any right to be in the country. If they tried to enter as a visitor at that time, it is likely they would be seen as a immigration risk and probably denied admission.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-09-28 18:14:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionre removal of conditions
not sure my experience will help . . . I had three touches immediately following biometrics in April, then a touch again 2 weeks ago . . . but then my application is waiting at VSC, not CSC, so I don't expect to hear anything for another 4 or 5 months.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-09-23 19:23:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 processing problems
I'll bet you filed at Texas before they sent out the notice about Texas no longer doing I-751s and all of the applications being transferred to Vermont.

From early February to the end of May files that were sent to Texas (and eventually transferred to Vermont) did not receive an NOA extension letter. There was a glitch in the computer system of which USCIS was aware and it took quite a while for them to fix. Some people have received an NOA retroactively but the majority have not. I filed the end of February, have requested the NOA letter twice and have never received it. I did, however, go to the local USCIS office and get the I-551 stamp placed in my passport, which provides proof that my status was extended for one year.

I also received the biometrics letter for April and after the biometrics, my file was touched 3 days in a row and then nothing until 3 weeks ago. My file was touched on September 10. I suspect it might be the security check coming back.

If you fit the above criteria, then yes, your situation is normal. You may wish to make an infopass appointment at your local USCIS office to get the I-551 stamp placed in your passport as well. You will need either an unexpired passport and your expired green card, or an expired passport, your expired green card and 2 passport photographs. In the latter case, they will issue an I-94 that extends your status for a year and place that in your expired passport. You can make an Infopass appointment at www.uscis.com - on the right hand side is an option to 'Schedule an appointment'.

Vermont - which is where the Texas files were transferred - is currently taking 10 to 14 months to approve I-751s so you are probably looking at your approval sometime early in the new year. Your file may or may not be touched before that time.

Hope this helps.

Edited by Kathryn41, 01 October 2008 - 06:01 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-01 17:59:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionROC interview
There are quite a number of us who didn't have an AOS interview and who have also received their 1- year green card without an interview. There is a thread in this forum for those approved for ROC without an interview and without an AOS interview. It may be a few months back but it will show you how many received both green cards without an interview. It doesn't seem to make you more likely to get a ROC interview if you didn't get an AOS interview.

Edited by Kathryn41, 03 October 2008 - 05:07 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-03 17:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionBiometrics Letter before NOA1?
You may wish to go and get the stamp in your passport if you don't get your NOA within 30 days. I requested a copy as well when I didn't receive the NOA. That was quite a number of months ago. Neither the NOA nor the copy have ever arrived. You can certainly wait until shortly before your green card expires but give serious consideration to getting the passport stamp.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-09-18 17:05:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionUpdate on case filed VSC oct. 2007
I'd say you're headed for your approval notice very soon! Good luck.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-05 17:55:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionmore evidence docs
Yes, Ant gives good advice. Collect more evidence and have it ready in case you get an RFE but don't send it in unless you do. The chances that they will match up your new submission with your old submission prior to making a decision is between nil to zero. With an RFE they have a file number and a specific address where they are holding the file waiting for the information so it can be matched up. As Ant says, you may not have an RFE, but if you do then you would be able to move quickly.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-06 14:18:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionLast-Minute Filing a Big Problem?
From my reading of the Adjudicator's Manual, the 60 days is discretionary, not absolute. It depends on the reasons you give for filing late but it is still up to the adjudicator to decide whether to accept the reason and the late package. If there is no filing by 60 days after the green card expiry they are supposed to start removal procedures, so you don't want to file late hoping it will be accepted. Whether or not a late file will be accepted is up to the decision of USCIS and they may say no. We did have an applicant here who filed late and his file was not accepted. I haven't heard what they have done since. Postal marked two days before expiry should be fine, but if for some reason they sent it back (ie. wrong fee, etc.) you could have problems if you cut it too close to the line. Once you receive your NOA extension letter you know they have accepted the package.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-10 17:36:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionDocs to submit during the span time
QUOTE (daphne2109 @ Oct 13 2008, 03:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Now that the day to sent out the docs is getting closer I've got all the doubts...........

The docs to be submitted must be dated right after the date of the 2 yr GC or they can be dated even a month earlier than that date?

I try to be more specific about it, my 2 yr GC is dated 20th of January 2007, can I submit for example a bank statement with our joint names dated December 2006?

Tks again!!!!!! star_smile.gif


Yes - just because your GC was approved January 2007 it doesn't mean that you filed for it in January 2007 so the evidence they have on your marriage only goes up to when you filed for your AOS. Try to include documentation that covers from the time you filed for AOS to the time you file for I-751. That will provide a nice continuity and they can see that you can prove the validity of your marriage covering the whole time span in between. For example, in our case, we filed for AOS in July 2004 but didn't receive the GC until the end of May 2006. When we sent in our application for I-751 we included documents that covered nearly 4 years of marriage starting from August 2004 since they had June and July documentation already right up to February, 2008, when we filed I-751.

Hope that helps!

Edited by Kathryn41, 14 October 2008 - 10:36 AM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-14 10:34:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionExpiring Green Card, what form should I use ????
Your two year green card is a conditional card because your residency is 'conditional' and only valid for 2 years. The I-751 is the form with which you request to 'remove' the conditions on your residency by proving you have a valid marriage to a US citizen and grants you unconditional permanent residency and issues a 10 year card. Be sure to apply before your green card expires. The window to apply opens 90 days (not three months) prior to the expiry of your green card.

Edited by Kathryn41, 09 October 2008 - 05:03 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-09 17:01:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionHere we go again
Good luck! You want want to update your profile information - it shows you still working on the K-1 happy.gif . You also might want to add your application information over in the VSC application status thread http://www.visajourn......topic=110056 and you can then track your time along with others who have applied around the same time:-).

Edited by Kathryn41, 15 October 2008 - 06:02 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-15 17:59:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionfilling out form I751 on line
no you can't e-file I-751. You need to send a lot of documentation along with it, not all of which you would be able to send via e-file anyway.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-14 10:28:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNeed stamp on passport to tavel urgently
Yes, if you have the NOA letter and your expired green card you are good to go. Your new passport will allow you to travel internationally and enter your home country, but it is the NOA letter and the green card that will allow you to return to the US. They will only give the stamp if you DON'T have the NOA letter or the letter is expired and you are still waiting a decision on the I-751.

I am so sorry for your loss. Don't worry about making the infopass appointment - you are good to go as soon as you can make your travel arrangements.

Edited by Kathryn41, 02 October 2008 - 03:44 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-02 15:42:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionReady to send -
your list looks quite good. Can you not request past statements from your bank and/or credit card companies to fill in some of the areas in which you feel weak?
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-21 11:06:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNo NOA1 yet...
How did you send the package? The recommendation is to send it via a method that can be tracked by USPS - priority mail with delivery confirmation, signature confirmation or return receipt. If you did this, you can check on line and determine when your package was delivered to USCIS. The other option is to check and see when your cheque was cashed, if you sent a cheque, or the money order was redeemed if you sent a money order. The first should be available through your bank and the second through whomever you purchased the money order. If your money hasn't yet been 'cashed', then I would be concerned. If it has, then wait until 30 days after it was cashed and if you still haven't received your NOA call the mis-information line and have them escalate your call to an immigration officer to see if they have more information on your status. If it hasn't been cashed or if the wait for the NOA stretches on, then you may wish to make an infopass appointment to verify its' receipt and to get your unexpired passport stamped with the I-551 extension stamp.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-21 11:01:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionBiometrics after receiving NOA
Usually the biometrics letter arrives in about a month.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-21 13:35:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionLUD changed on I-751
Mine updated out of the blue as well in early September. There have been no touches since and nothing else changed. I wonder if it means that the security information came back and they just matched it up with the file. That is my guess. I don't believe you have anything to worry about.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-21 20:16:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNo I751 approval yet, despite almost 1 year...??
There have been no applicants at VSC from June who have been approved - only at CSC. VSC is currently working on November and December 2007 cases so I expect you will hear something very, very soon. You can check the VSC status update thread in this forum to see who else is waiting from around the time you filed. There are still some October cases awaiting approval. If you don't hear anything in another month I would call or make an infopass but I expect you will have heard, by then.

Edited by Kathryn41, 21 October 2008 - 08:21 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-21 20:18:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI need an advise/info for my friend
There have been a few others who have had problems with their electronic fingerprints and who have been requested instead to provide proof that they have not had a run-in with the law since their last successful fingerprints. It is not common, but it does happen, and there have been a few here on VJ who have experienced this. If she is in a job that uses her finger tips a lot such as playing a musical instrument or carpentry with sandpaper, hands kept in water a lot of times such as for hairdressing or house cleaning or things like that, her fingerprints could be worn too smooth for the equipment to get a good image. If she had some sort of an injury to a finger - a paper cut or grating it on the cheese grater (ouch!) that could also cause a problem. Since it happened twice it sounds like it is definitely a problem with her fingers and not with the equipment.

The best thing your friend can do is to follow the instructions given to her by USCIS. She needs to go to the local police - bring a copy of the letter requesting the police record check and have them provide it for her. She needs to request the same information from where she lived in the east and she should work on it quickly so she can make the USCIS one month deadline. She may be able to fax the request along with a copy of the request letter to the police where she used to live and they can mail a statement to her that she has no record. Since she has no record she shouldn't have a problem and should receive her approval shortly after she sends in the documents USCIS requested.

Edited by Kathryn41, 22 October 2008 - 02:16 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-22 14:14:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionVSC Approval Today...
Congratulations:-)
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-24 18:36:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCard Ordered
Congratulations!
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-25 10:00:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI751 Touched
A touch does not necessarily mean you can expect an imminent approval. My application was submitted February 28. The file was touched after my biometrics in April and then, inexplicably, touched again September 10. I am still waiting and I have had no further touches. I suspect they might have been matching up the returned security check to my file.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-27 18:01:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld TSC cases transferred to VSC
QUOTE (Mr. C @ Oct 15 2008, 12:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Congratulations good.gif

guys i received my 10 ys green card last friday took 30 days and i never get e-mail produccion.




Congratulations indeed!

Edited by Kathryn41, 15 October 2008 - 11:20 AM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-10-15 11:17:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld TSC cases transferred to VSC
I had my passport stamped early May and they didn't take away my greencard.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-06-13 10:20:00