Ray/Gary B....... I-751 Interview question

[Red Clay]

Could one of you refresh my memory on what to bring to an I-751 interview? I assume evidence of joint relationship of course, also should we have more immigration photos done and take them also? Anything else, tax records, etc.?

The situation is, my wife filed her I-751 over a year ago. Received the usual letter from CIS saying "your current status has been extended 12 months while we process you case...", etc. When we were nearing the end of the 12 month extension, we took a day off work and drove to Memphis to ask in person about her case. The officer we spoke to knew nothing about it, stamped and signed her passport to extend her "limbo" status another 12 months. (very unofficial-looking and would be easily forged) Shortly after our enjoyable day trip to Memphis, we received a letter from the Texas Service Center saying her case had been transferred to Memphis and that we should contact that office to set up an interview appt. (nice since we had just been there days earlier) We wrote a certified mail letter to the Memphis service center to ask about her case and a possible interview. We have received no reply from our letter (one month), so it looks like we will drive to Memphis AGAIN to simply ask what is going on. We plan to take evidence with us in case someone there is willing to interview/approve us "on the spot".

This is becoming frustrating and very time wasting. Thanks for any advice/info you can offer.

[Ray]

... in response to Ray/Gary B....... I-751 Interview questi..., posted by Red Clay on May 26, 2005

Most of the time they don’t require an interview and just approve it by mail if you submitted good evidence with the petition. Either way, they will need her to go to a local office with 3 passport photos, her Green Card, and passport. They will stamp her passport and she will eventually get the new 10-year card in the mail. Ours was approved without an interview and it took a little over a year to process. They usually send another one-year written extension if it is still in process after a year. You could make an InfoPass appointment now and try it that way or wait until her extension is almost expired.

The evidence needed for an interview is essentially what they asked for with the petition supporting documentation. Anything that establishes that you are living together as husband and wife. Letters from two friends or neighbors who know you both are good evidence, along with joint bank account statements, any official mail addressed to her at the same address, her drivers license, insurance policies, etc.  Probably the best evidence to bring would be a baby with the birth certificate if you have one of those yet.

Ray

[Red Clay]

... in response to Re: Ray/Gary B....... I-751 Interview qu..., posted by Ray on May 26, 2005

Thanks Ray, we'll go loaded for bear.