Removing Conditions from overseas?

[Indo_mommy 0]

Ok, chances are we'll be moving to Guangzhou, China sometimes this year as hubby got a new job. I'll have to file for removing conditions before May of 2009 now will I be able to file for this from overseas? Will I have to return to the States for the biometric or can it be done at the US Embassy in China?

Thanks guys!

[Dan J 277]

Ok, chances are we'll be moving to Guangzhou, China sometimes this year as hubby got a new job. I'll have to file for removing conditions before May of 2009 now will I be able to file for this from overseas? Will I have to return to the States for the biometric or can it be done at the US Embassy in China?

Thanks guys!

I do know PR status will expire after 2 years out of the country. And you will need a re-entry permit after one year. You may have to maintain some kind of residence in the states.

You should be able to send the application in from China, but you may need a US address to receive mail. I think you will likely have to have biometrics done in the US.

I've been looking into this a bit, since I have been interested in taking a job overseas. But I don't want to have to go through the visa/AOS process again.

[Indo_mommy 0]

I do know PR status will expire after 2 years out of the country. And you will need a re-entry permit after one year. You may have to maintain some kind of residence in the states.

You should be able to send the application in from China, but you may need a US address to receive mail. I think you will likely have to have biometrics done in the US.

I've been looking into this a bit, since I have been interested in taking a job overseas. But I don't want to have to go through the visa/AOS process again.

Hi, yes I do am aware of the fact that I need to be in the States for at least a minimum amount of time or else I'll lose my PR status. It's not a permanent thing in China, probably 2 years tops.

I don't think many people here on VJ had dealt with this situation before as I'm not really getting more info about it but thank you for your reply. I think I'm just gonna go ahead and call USCIS to obtain more details, I just thought I'd ask around if somebody here had been thru the same situation.

Good luck & I don't think that you will have to do the AOS all over again as long as you maintain you residency.

[Ephesia 0]

Hi Maureen, long time no talk. How's your little prince?

I think you'll want to read the instructions for the re-entry permit very carefully. If you're gonna be in China for more than a year, you'll need the permit:

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-131instr.pdf

Sorry, I don't know how to help ya out with filing the I-751 overseas.

Take care!

[eau_xplain 2]

I would suggest you do an INFOPASS. The USCIS (mis)information line is notorious for giving wrong info.

[Indo_mommy 0]

Hi Maureen, long time no talk. How's your little prince?

I think you'll want to read the instructions for the re-entry permit very carefully. If you're gonna be in China for more than a year, you'll need the permit:

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-131instr.pdf

Sorry, I don't know how to help ya out with filing the I-751 overseas.

Take care!

Hey Elen!!!!!!!!!!!! *big big hug*

How have you been? I lost your email addy that's why I haven't email you. Alex is doing fine after a scary rushed to the ER last week and we found out he have bronchiolitis, he stayed in the hospital for 3 days but now he's way better & has been his old 'naughty' self again LOL.

Thanks for the link Elen, I'll definately check it out.

I gotta PM you to ask for your email addy.

How's Phoebe doing btw? Take care my friend!

I would suggest you do an INFOPASS. The USCIS (mis)information line is notorious for giving wrong info.

Thank you, that too cross my mind *thinking about all our problems in getting my GC before*.

[suleika 0]

hello indo_mommy,

can you please tell me what you find on this? i have almost the same exact situation. but i'm just moving to the country that my wife came from for 1 to 2 years. i really appreciate it if you can provide some info on this.

thanks,

suleika

[jula 0]

Here is my experience. Keep in mind I went through that some years back.

I moved overseas 6 months before the due date to remove conditions. I assembled tha package and mailed it to a friend in the USA who mailed it to USCIS. Bank statements from foreign bank and resident/working visas for both me and my husband were included. For the address, I put our USA address and foreign as temporary... so USCIS knew I wasn't livingin the USA at the time. The conditions were removed without interview.

It took more than a year, so I had to get back to get a stamp.. and had to come back to get fingerprinted after the approval. After that I filed for re-entry permit, otherwise it would be valid only until the expiration of 2 year GC.

Nowdays, one would have to wait for fingerprint appointment after sending the petition (or come back). The same goes for re-entry permit.

Don't know what else you may be interested in...

[Indo_mommy 0]

Here is my experience. Keep in mind I went through that some years back.

I moved overseas 6 months before the due date to remove conditions. I assembled tha package and mailed it to a friend in the USA who mailed it to USCIS. Bank statements from foreign bank and resident/working visas for both me and my husband were included. For the address, I put our USA address and foreign as temporary... so USCIS knew I wasn't livingin the USA at the time. The conditions were removed without interview.

It took more than a year, so I had to get back to get a stamp.. and had to come back to get fingerprinted after the approval. After that I filed for re-entry permit, otherwise it would be valid only until the expiration of 2 year GC.

Nowdays, one would have to wait for fingerprint appointment after sending the petition (or come back). The same goes for re-entry permit.

Don't know what else you may be interested in...

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me.

I haven't had a chance to do the infopass as I will have to go to Atlanta for that.

Did you file for change of address too or just fill your overseas address in the form to remove conditions?

I guess I could use my parents in law's address too if that is necessary.

I'm still reading about the re-entry permit too.

[jula 0]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me.

I haven't had a chance to do the infopass as I will have to go to Atlanta for that.

Did you file for change of address too or just fill your overseas address in the form to remove conditions?

I guess I could use my parents in law's address too if that is necessary.

I went to the local USCIS office to ask how to "remove conditions from overseas". An IO consulted 2 supervisors and they agreed that it should be done through the US embassy. We left happy, one worry less... while we were sitting in the car on the parking lot discusing where to go next (so many things to take care off before the move), the IO came out of the USCIS building looking around... he approached us and said: "Sorry, but we are not really sure how you should do that... It may not work through the emabssy". Had we driven away, we might found that out too late. This is a public THANKS to the guy who came out....but it also shows you what you may expect.

I did not file for the change of address. As a US permanent resident, one is suppose to have US address. I put US address on the form and wrote the overseas address on separate paper.

[Indo_mommy 0]

I went to the local USCIS office to ask how to "remove conditions from overseas". An IO consulted 2 supervisors and they agreed that it should be done through the US embassy. We left happy, one worry less... while we were sitting in the car on the parking lot discusing where to go next (so many things to take care off before the move), the IO came out of the USCIS building looking around... he approached us and said: "Sorry, but we are not really sure how you should do that... It may not work through the emabssy". Had we driven away, we might found that out too late. This is a public THANKS to the guy who came out....but it also shows you what you may expect.

I did not file for the change of address. As a US permanent resident, one is suppose to have US address. I put US address on the form and wrote the overseas address on separate paper.

Hi thanks for your answer and sorry for the late reply. That's some experience you had with the USCIS office there, oh my!

I will be using my inlaw's address so they could receive our mails from USCIS for us.

I hope I could be as luck as you are. Thanks again!