I am a very organized person, detail oriented, went through college, and am now a social worker who helps people fill out goverment paperwork all day long. So, one would think I wouldn't make a mistake so simple on my husband's visa paperwork. Well, I did. For some unknown reason, I filed form I-90 (For a new green card that is expiring) when I should have filed form I-751 (lifting conditions). I guess I saw his green card was expiring and thought I should file the form for renew the green card, not the one to lift conditions. Well, when we got to the biometrics appointment, we were told of our mistake, so we immediately went home and filed the I-751 with a cover letter, that also mentioned the mistake we had made.

My question: Will this mistake effect the I-751 being approved, or are the 2 forms concidered seperate? We filed the I-751 on 8/13 and my husband's card expires on 10/26. Is this enough time. I feel like a complete idiot.....


Thanks for the support you all!
Tara

You are well within the 90 days you need to file in to meet the requirements so as long as you paid the correct filing and biometrics fees then you should be ok. I'm sure someone will come along behind me and correct me if I'm wrong!

Best of luck!

There should be no issue at all. You filed before the green card expired.

Thanks, I feel better after reading this site and getting my thoughts together. Just one more question: If you are to file the I-751 within the 90 day window, what happens if you do not get a NOA within the 90 day window extending the status for another 12 months? Must you make an infopass appt to get a stamp (I-551?) in your passport? Thanks so much!

As long as you filed on time, your status is OK. The only issue is that you might be left without any proof of that status.

If you need proof of status because you're travelling or something, you might want to make an infopass appt. If you don't anticipate needing proof of status before the extension letter comes (it's normally within a couple of weeks after you mail the I-751 package), then you can just sit tight.