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Looks good. Our package has about the same content.

How's the baby?

Good Luck!
Thanks for asking! Yeah the baby is growing and growing--How is your little one?

She's close to taking her first steps.

your evidence does look a little light..... you had no utility bills and or rental or mortgage agreement??

You must have missed that...

Joint Bank checking/mortgage account statement

Edited by ET-US2004, 05 July 2007 - 09:09 PM.

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-07-05 21:09:00

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Today the NOA 2 or ASC Appointment Letter arrived, it was dated 1 August. And our appointment date is 24 August for Biometrics!

Good for you! Hope ours ain't that far behind. I actually started up the machinery today sending complaints to my representatives seeing that the agency they oversee provides flat service at best at rates that have shot up 250% or more - in the name of improving services, of course, over the course of our visa journey. Can you guys believe that the I-751 fee, for example, was $105.00 just four short years ago?

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-08-06 20:13:00

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Back on Track!

Bio Appt. on 8/30/07.
Notice Date 8/02/07.

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-08-09 18:25:00

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QUOTE (Artegal @ Aug 30 2007, 08:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

How did your biometric appt go today? Ours was like so: Completed Biometric appointment at what could be regarded as a hand-me-down light industrial warehouse, luckily the numerous faces from all parts of the world and then huge letters spelling IMMIGRATION painted on the parking lot drive way give you pretty good indication that your in the right place. Only the Green Card recipient can enter the facility without purse, bags, cameras, cell phones etc.

Yeah, we had to leave the cell phones in the car but we were all able to enter. 45 minutes in and out - fairly hassle free. We also went over to the Sub-Office today to have Nani's passport stamped with the I-551 stamp. She's heading home for a little bit and I don't like the thought of her having to explain that expired GreenCard + letter makes it all good deal to the bozos at Bole airport in Addis Ababa. The folks at the Sub-Office were very nice about it. Took us 15 minutes from pulling into the parking lot to leaving with the stamp.

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-08-30 23:37:00

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We went to the Tampa local office today to ask for a I-551 stamp in Nani's passport. Just don't want to worry about explaining this stupid letter to the folks at Bole airport in Addis Ababa when she returns from Ethiopia. To our surprise, the I-551 stamp was easily available. All we had to do was make an appointment and go there to ask for it. Took all of 15 minutes. Very fast and very friendly.

Then we went to take care of the bio appointment today as well. I'd say we were at the ASC for maybe 45 minutes. So, we're done for now - just waiting for them to get around to adjudicate our I-751. But with the I-551 stamp in the passport good until 8/29/08, we ain't all that concerned about this process anymore.

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-08-30 14:10:00

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QUOTE (Lugn @ Aug 30 2007, 04:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Has anyone ever aksed for the stamp during the biometrics? If so, any luck??

We were at the Sub-Office for the stamp and at the ASC (other side of town) for the biometrics.

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-08-30 15:58:00

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QUOTE (MarilynP @ Aug 30 2007, 04:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i think it depends on the office because if I remember correctly some people couldn't get the stamp so easily...

That's my understanding as well as I seem to recall VJ members saying they couldn't get the stamp. We made the appointment and went there encouraged by correspondence we had in writing from our Congressman's office advising us that the TSC informed their office that we could go for a stamp at the local office if we wanted to do that. We had that letter with us - just in case - but didn't need it at all. So, for those within the jurisdiction of the Tampa Sub-Office: The stamp is available upon request.

Stina,

If Sujeet is looking to travel, get that stamp. It's a low hassle approach and should make the traveling much easier. Just the thought of messing with this stupid letter makes me shudder.

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-08-30 16:04:00

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QUOTE (archie07 @ Aug 30 2007, 08:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hey Big Dog, was that you sitting in the trailer this morning???

???

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-08-30 23:32:00

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QUOTE (Cassie @ Aug 31 2007, 08:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Reinhard, were you just worried that the officials wouldn't recognize the letter? Because I had no trouble at all using mine.

Yes, I was worried that the Ethiopian officials and/or the Ethiopian airline crew would have trouble with this expired green card + extension letter deal. I wouldn't have been worried if she was going to Canada or Western Europe. But she's heading to Ehtiopia. If you had been there - as I have - you'd be worried too.

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-08-31 10:54:00

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QUOTE (archie07 @ Aug 31 2007, 07:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I was at the tampa office too yesterday morning. there was a trailer on the side that is used for a waiting room. I thought maybe that was you and your wife sitting in it. I was the only person there with a filipina wife.

What USCIS office were you at? The one on West Cypress? I did not see a trailer there. We walked right into the little building and took a seat down the hall on the right. If you came in between 7:00 am and 7:15 am, you would have walked by us. We were the only couple with a baby.

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-08-31 11:00:00

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QUOTE (6901 @ Aug 31 2007, 12:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I feel jealous of Nali.

???

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-08-31 12:54:00

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QUOTE (6901 @ Aug 31 2007, 03:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Mr. Big Dog @ Aug 31 2007, 01:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (6901 @ Aug 31 2007, 12:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I feel jealous of Nali.

???

Coz her hansband is so considerate of her.

Isn't that what I "signed up for" back in October 2003?

Look, she hasn't been back home in three and a half years. Her family, with the exception of her mother, has not yet met our daughter who will be a year old week after next. She's wanting to go home for a few weeks and I think it is my job to make sure that her trip will be as worry free and enjoyable as possible for her.

Mr. Big Dog

Male

2007-08-31 14:44:00

TSC still working at all?

QUOTE (Mononoke28 @ Aug 31 2007, 12:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The TSC hasn't worked on any petitions since last year, they've been forwarding them to the CSC. Same goes for the NSC.

Not quite. The TSC does hold our petition hostage. And that of many who filed prior to July 2007.

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-08-31 15:59:00

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are the support letters really necessary?

No letters here. We have a baby together, bought a home together, went on trips together, have joint insurance through my employment, joint accounts and file joint taxes. If that doesn't do it, a few letters from friends are not gonna turn the tide.

Edited by Mr. Big Dog, 21 August 2007 - 06:09 AM.

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-08-21 06:08:00

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June filers I-751 to TSC

We submitted ours on June 16. USCIS received it June 19. Check cleared June 22. That's it thus far. The case number is not yet in the system to be tracked online.

Mr. Big Dog

Male

2007-06-28 16:33:00

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June filers I-751 to TSC

We received our biometrics appointment notice today. Finally!

08/30/07 is our day. :thumbs:

Mr. Big Dog

Male

2007-08-09 18:27:00

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June filers I-751 to TSC

Now it's only waiting for the new GC and that'll be the end of my Visajourney B)

No run for citizenship for you?

Mr. Big Dog

Male

2007-08-17 22:03:00

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Would my list pass?

Proof of joint tax filings would definitely be helpful. In terms of joint residence, little things like envelopes from correspondence - personal or commercial - addressed to either or both of you at the same address will help document your joint residence.

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-08-14 06:12:00

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Where to file in Indiana

If you read through the "Where to File" section of the I751 instructions, you won't find Indiana listed.
Therefore, Indiana is "elsewhere" which means you file at the NSC:

If you live elsewhere in the United States mail your petition to:

USCIS Nebraska Service Center
P.O. Box 87751
Lincoln, NE 68501-7751

I-751 Instructions - Page 3

Edited by Mr. Big Dog, 14 August 2007 - 06:03 AM.

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-08-14 06:02:00

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Can we be overseas and still lift conditions?

Not even making the effort to look through the last couple of days worth of threads?
There was the exact same thing asked and answered just yesterday.

Mr. Big Dog

Male

2007-08-07 20:43:00

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calling all JUNE 2oo7 fillers

i thought you had to apply to lift condition 3 month before 2nd marriage anerversary ?

You need to file the I-751 within the 90 day window prior to your second anniversary of being a permanent resident. The timeline of the OP shows that she was accorded resident status on June 8, 2005. Hence, she had to file the I-751 (if filed jointly) no sooner than March 10 and no later than June 8, 2007.

The I-751 has nothing to do with the marriage anniversary. My wife and I just filed her I-751 and we are approaching our fourth marriage anniversary. She became a resident a month before our second anniversary - unfortunate timing. Had she been accorded resident status just a month later, we wouldn't need to file the I-751 at all now.

Mr. Big Dog

Male

2007-08-12 06:59:00

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I-751 Approved

Cool Beans. B)

Mr. Big Dog

Male

2007-08-07 21:26:00

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I-751 approved at CSC! Super fast

Congrats!

Oh: ** Texas! :angry:

Mr. Big Dog

Male

2007-08-06 21:18:00

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Unemployment Insurance for US Citizen

I have tried searching the forums to my applicable situation but I will just go ahead and ask and I will really appreciate if you people can provide me some guidelines.

1.) My wife, who is the US Citizen and my sponsor, has lost her job. We are about to file for I-751 by the end of the month. If she applied for UI, will that affect the outcome of the decision in any way at all?

2.) Since she is the sponsor (along with my Father-in-law), are they required to pay it back in any way the UI that she might get?

Thanks a lot for all taking time to answer!

1) Whether or not your wife applies for UI should not have any impact on your I-751.

2) As the others have said, your wife will not have to pay back UI.

ETA: Hope yuor wife finds a new job soon.

Good Luck!

Edited by Mr. Big Dog, 09 August 2007 - 04:28 PM.

Mr. Big Dog

Male

2007-08-09 16:27:00

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Can I enter the USA with extension letter if the I751 is denied?

I applied for I751 last year. In December I got a letter which extends my green card for 1 year - travel and work. So this means it is good till January 2008. However I haven't get anything else yet. I am worried that they might call us for an interview/deny it since my husband and I have a small problem in our paperwork. I plan to go to my home country for a month in September. What will happen if while I am gone they deny our case? Can I still get into the country with the extension letter? Has anyone heard of a story like this? My husband believes that I will not have any problem even if they deny it since I have the extension letter but to me it seems a serious problem and I am very afraid to go. Thank you! Heartbeat

If they call you for an interview, you gotta get it postponed until after you return. If they're looking to deny your case, I think they fist issue a letter of their intent to deny the application. Not sure but I think that's how that happens. In which case yo'd still have time t make it back to make your case.

All that of course depends on what exactly you think is a "small problem" in your paperwork...

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-08-03 21:16:00

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Child's Birth Certificate...

Unless an original or a certified copy is explicitly required, you submit a plain copy.

Mr. Big Dog

Male

2007-08-07 08:00:00

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Change Address

Any thoughts?

I have yet to hear from anyone that has actually gotten in trouble for not filing the AR-11.

Mr. Big Dog

Male

2007-08-05 06:18:00

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Change Address

Any thoughts?
I have yet to hear from anyone that has actually gotten in trouble for not filing the AR-11.
And you work with USCIS, right?

What?

Mr. Big Dog

Male

2007-08-05 16:54:00

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HELP!

I'm not sure how it all works these days but USCIS has historically done a rather poor job of registering and tracking address changes. It's not like they'd know whether you filed the AR11.

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-07-08 08:01:00

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Mr. Big Dog

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2007-07-31 22:16:00

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They haven't done anything in Texas. Processing plain stopped. Always the fcuking TSC. Hence, ** Texas!

Mr. Big Dog

Male

2007-08-01 05:46:00

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They haven't done anything in Texas. Processing plain stopped. Always the fcuking TSC. Hence, ** Texas!
??

Maybe I'm confused. You got an NOA incredibly fast compared to most other service centers. And it has been less than two months since you applied. Sure, you can vent, but are you really getting things in perspective? Is the delay really holding your life back in any way? Or maybe I don't know the full story.

(That's probably a comment to most people who seem the think they have the right for immediate approvals, not just you by the way. I'm not really sure where everyone got it into their head that I-751s are supposed to be fast? Was I off school that day?)
the frustration methinks (and you can correct me on this Reinhard!) is that he might have gotten his NOA1 quickly, but all of a sudden Texas has gotten super-slow with sending the biometric appointment information. I say all of a sudden, as I applied only a month and half before he did (may) and had my biometrics completed within a month of my NOA1, he'd already been waiting a month and a half.

Exactly. I don't really care how long this ####### takes as long as they get it done within a year and change so that this process won't hold up the naturalization. We just need the damn bios out of the way so Nani can make her long awaited trip back home without the hassle of having to worry about re-scheduling the damn bio appointment. Nani is looking to make an extended trip home with our daughter towards the end of the year while I will be undertaking some extensive business travelling before spending some vacation time in Ethiopia with the family.

It just gets in the way when this Service Center all of a sudden stops working while folks at other centers - most notably the CSC - get the whole friggin' process done within less time than it will take for us just to get a biometrics appointment. I'm just so friggin' tired of the USCIS and all it's bullshite!

So, yes, this delay is having quite a negative impact on our life.

Edited by Mr. Big Dog, 01 August 2007 - 03:53 PM.

Mr. Big Dog

Male

2007-08-01 15:52:00

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They haven't done anything in Texas. Processing plain stopped. Always the fcuking TSC. Hence, ** Texas!
??

Maybe I'm confused. You got an NOA incredibly fast compared to most other service centers. And it has been less than two months since you applied. Sure, you can vent, but are you really getting things in perspective? Is the delay really holding your life back in any way? Or maybe I don't know the full story.

(That's probably a comment to most people who seem the think they have the right for immediate approvals, not just you by the way. I'm not really sure where everyone got it into their head that I-751s are supposed to be fast? Was I off school that day?)
the frustration methinks (and you can correct me on this Reinhard!) is that he might have gotten his NOA1 quickly, but all of a sudden Texas has gotten super-slow with sending the biometric appointment information. I say all of a sudden, as I applied only a month and half before he did (may) and had my biometrics completed within a month of my NOA1, he'd already been waiting a month and a half.
Exactly. I don't really care how long this ####### takes as long as they get it done within a year and change so that this process won't hold up the naturalization. We just need the damn bios out of the way so Nani can make her long awaited trip back home without the hassle of having to worry about re-scheduling the damn bio appointment. Nani is looking to make an extended trip home with our daughter towards the end of the year while I will be undertaking some extensive business travelling before spending some vacation time in Ethiopia with the family.

It just gets in the way when this Service Center all of a sudden stops working while folks at other centers - most notably the CSC - get the whole friggin' process done within less time than it will take for us just to get a biometrics appointment. I'm just so friggin' tired of the USCIS and all it's bullshite!

So, yes, this delay is having quite a negative impact on our life.
OK Understood. But in all fairness, I think we have all learned that you really can't compare one service center to another. I remember way back when CSC would process K1s in a year, and VSC took 3 months. Yeah, it's all shite, but aren't we used to that now?

By the way, as far as I can tell, applying for naturalization can go ahead whether or not an I-751 has gone through so you don't need to worry about that. I'm sure someone will come along and say that's not correct.

Hope it flies through for you anyway.
i have heard you can file for naturalization if your I-751 is still pending but they will process the I-751 first before they process the naturalization.... or something like that...

The N-400 won't be approved until the I-751 has been approved. So, a pending I-751 can very well hold up the naturalization.

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-08-01 21:07:00

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The N-400 won't be approved until the I-751 has been approved. So, a pending I-751 can very well hold up the naturalization.
Sorry, but this is incorrect.

Go to the Usenet group alt.visa.us.marriage-based (aka BritishExpats) - you should be able to confirm from there that there are dozens of cases (as well as lawyer statements) that a late I-751 will NOT slow down and N-400.

You can file N-400 the second you are eligible -- regardless of the action or not on I-751.

Edited to add link:

http://groups.google...I 751 and N 400

I have not claimed that you can't file the N-400 while the I-751 is still pending.
Has anyone gotten the N-400 approved w/o having the I-751 approved first?

Mr. Big Dog

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2007-08-02 15:02:00