Traveling while filing joint petition I-751 Form

[jennaforeva 0]

Hi,

I have to file the joint petition, Form I-751 between the 10/03/-8 and 01/03/09. I am traveling to Germany from the 11/03/08 until 12/03/08. Can I send in the File before I leave or should I send it when I come back? Can I travel while the conditional basis of my card is getting removed?

Thanks

[payxibka 10,044]

Hi,

I have to file the joint petition, Form I-751 between the 10/03/-8 and 01/03/09. I am traveling to Germany from the 11/03/08 until 12/03/08. Can I send in the File before I leave or should I send it when I come back? Can I travel while the conditional basis of my card is getting removed?

Thanks

Your conditional card is good for all purposes until it expires. Don't plan on the I-751 being completed before the old one expires. When the old card expires, the NOA will act as a 1 year extention of your old card

Edited October 7, 2008 by payxibka

[Mrs_S 0]

You can file before you leave, but you risk being out of the country when your biometrics appointment is scheduled. Most people who have filed recently are getting biometrics scheduled about a month after an application is received. If I were you, I'd file upon returning to the States.

You can certainly travel while the application is being processed, as long as you have either an unexpired green card or an expired green card plus NOA1 extending the expired card for a year.

Good luck!