After two years of being a Conditional Permanent Resident a Green Card holder must file to Remove Conditions. See this Guide and Section 7 of the FAQ's for general information on removing conditions.

per the USCIS:



additional references:

(links below may be broken due to USCIS website update)
http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/remcond.htm
http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/battered.htm

expired info deleted

Gathering I-751 Evidence, How much stuff is too much?
evidence for lifting conditions

Filing Form I-751?
Want to know what you can and can't do after your card expires?
Missed the small print in Ewok's post?

Read the USCIS page first, please.
How Do I Remove the Conditions on Permanent Residence Based on Marriage?

QUOTE

If you file your USCIS Form I-751 (Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence) on time, the USCIS will extend your conditional resident status for up to 12 months while your Form I-751 petition is under review.

Me: You will be mailed a letter receipt for your I-751 stating the above. Carry it and your expired Green Card as proof of your continued status as a PR. ie: Nothing Changes.

When will the archives be available again?

dang, I've been dreading the hammer falling..

I dont' know when/if they'll come back at this point. I suggest you use an advanced google search, narrowed to visajourney and then read the cached version (might even be able to plug that thread number in).

There are also plenty of submission lists posted in the current forum, and you can search this group: http://britishexpats.com/forum/forumdispla...une=-1&f=35

If I may, I wanted to post here so people could use scans of my documents in my signature and to make sure newcomers know following for sure

PLEASE DO NOT SEARCH CASE STATUS FOR THE CASE NUMBER THAT YOU MIGHT SEE ON YOUR CASHED CHECK!!! This is a temporary one, wait for your NOA and it will have a different case number that can be found online.

The Removal of Conditions info is still on the USCIS Website, but they have buried it. You can find the info through a search, but I can't find a direct link to it anywhere. It is supposedly part of the Green Card section.

Removing Conditions On Permanent Residence Based On Marriage:

http://tinyurl.com/yh9tk4

I just checked this one and it works
https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/index.jsp (click on the first link from the top "you can check the status of your case online".)

Unless things have changed you couldn't check the status of an I-751 online. About all you could do is check the Service Center processing dates to have an idea of where you stand. Has this been changed to allow the case status of an I-751 to be checked online?



I'm not talking about case status. I'm talking about the removal of conditions info that used to be in the "How Do I" section of the Website. The old "How Do I" section is gone and the have moved sh*t all over the place and it some cases the only way I have found to location some info is through the Search fuction and then wade through pages of hits.

I agree. It's so hard to find anything on their new website now!!

They changed.

apparently now *some* people get a second NOA receipt number that can be individually tracked online. It's the one with a header CRI89 , CONDITIONAL RESIDENCE I-89 CARD RECEIVED AT SERVICE CENTER which leads ME to believe that that is the card order form, and this is a new entry in the process--we didn't get to hear about the card order before. Some folks are asked to send in their biometric info *before* approval, and they are the ones who get this email.

You still can't check your initial submission number.

Too much information, if you ask me.

Thanks for including the direct link to the USCIS page for lifting conditions in your siggy, M....that's really helpful! M.

Here's a sample affidavit for use by those who need/want to use affidavits as evidence supporting their petition. You'll need to change certain obvious things -- the A#/alien number at the top and the names of the joint petitioners (i.e., to those of you and your spouse) and the affiant/person making the affidavit, etc. But this is what a real affidavit should look like. And, of course, as it indicates, it must be notarized.

Click to view attachment

Hi,
We have to file my husband's 751 before August 8th this year. We just opened an English pub/restaurant together in Wisconsin so I have that paperwork, bills in both our names, etc. Our checking accounts are just in each of our names. Will that be a problem?

Also, how long should I expect to wait before I hear anything about this removal of conditions.

Thanks
Wanda

Hi, I am new on this forum. I haven't written my processing dates yet but will take care of it soon. I am an European citizen married to a U.S. citizen, I am also a student.

Here is my question: what is the procedure when the conditional green card is expired? Is it to still file for I-751 and add a letter explaining the reasons of the late application?

I thank you in advance for your answer.

Scans of

NOA 1 (october 2006) (click here to see scan)

Biometrics letter (November 2006) (click here to see scan)

RFE August 2007 (click here to see scan)

biometrics codes (can be found on your biometrics appointment letter)

Code 1 = All 10 fingerprints
Code 2 = index fingerprint, signature, picture (used to make the Green card and EAD)
Code 3 = All 10 fingerprints, and also index fingerprint, signature, picture.

most of people get code 2 then one or more code 1 (like myself)

If you want to assemble your case the way USCIS recommends you shoud read this :

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

basically it's two-hole punch ON TOP side of all papers and ACCO fasteners, no paperclips, no binders or folders.

Unless you have a very valid reason to not attend your appointment time given. It is just down right wrong to jump the line by trying a walk in for your Biometrics.... they give appointments for a reason.... to balance the workday load and to allow for a few real emergencies..... yes they may do your biometrics but you are making others who do have appointments that day have to wait a longer time to be seen and it is unfair on those who do wait for their given appointment...

Please do the right thing and wait unless you have a real reason to not be able to attend on the date you were given...

Kez

Due to work overload with other applications like N-400s, the USCIS hasn't made much progress with processing I-751s that were sent to Nebraska or Texas in the first half of 2007. An I-751 extends the permanent resident status until the USCIS adjudicates the case, and the NOA is written proof of the extension for one year. After this year, applicants can get proof of their status by making an infopass appointment and getting an I-551 stamp into their passport. There is a memo of the USCIS that was posted by sandeepb in the NSC thread, in which the USCIS officers are advised to give 12-month stamps to applicants. As far as I know, that memo is still in effect, but it seems not to be known well by the USCIS officers, because some applicants got only 6-months stamps. Some officers also asked applicants to come back later for a stamp, because there were still between 60 and 90 days left until the NOA expired, and to bring proof of the need to have a stamp (like tickets for international travel).

I have attached the memo to this pinned thread, to make it better available to everyone. Maybe a copy taken to the infopass appointment helps to get a 12-months stamp around the time of the expiration of the NOA, even without documented need (the memo doesn't mention documented needs).

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i just wanna ask about my son Q? my son dont have any green card but i do have and soon to be change for 10 years green card do i need to apply even my son dont have any green card yet? or i need to apply my son green card first before i apply my ten years green card help here plssss