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Andr0s   29

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Good morning everyone,

 

I would appreciate a bit of advice, as I've gotten some conflicting information. Here's the gist of the situation:

 

I filed my N-400 in December 2016; I cleared biometrics and background checks and am "in line for interview" as of January 31 2017. My green card (10-year one) expires on March 09th 2017. What steps, if any, should I take? Am I supposed to go for full green card renewal despite being in N-400 process, or do I file for some kind of temporary extension / renewal? Should I expect additional headaches with naturalization process due to green card expiration?

 

Thank you in advance for the advice!

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Chardon Ne'   71

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10 minutes ago, Andr0s said:

Good morning everyone,

 

I would appreciate a bit of advice, as I've gotten some conflicting information. Here's the gist of the situation:

 

I filed my N-400 in December 2016; I cleared biometrics and background checks and am "in line for interview" as of January 31 2017. My green card (10-year one) expires on March 09th 2017. What steps, if any, should I take? Am I supposed to go for full green card renewal despite being in N-400 process, or do I file for some kind of temporary extension / renewal? Should I expect additional headaches with naturalization process due to green card expiration?

 

Thank you in advance for the advice!

Not very familiar with process maybe you can find some answers here best of luck. 

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Andr0s   29

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4 minutes ago, Chardon Ne' said:

Not very familiar with process maybe you can find some answers here best of luck. 

Very helpful, thanks for the quick response!

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You're fine.  If  you had travel plans, you would need a stamp on your passport, but otherwise, your 10 year green card expiring does not terminate your LPR status. It isn't like the 2 year card, where you have to apply before it expires.

It's okay if your green card expires while you naturalize.  A search here on VJ shows many here were successful getting naturalized with expired green card.

I can explain it to you. But I can't understand it for you.

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