Getting ready to file! Few questions..

[Shannon And Marco 2]

Hello there VJers!

So we're ready to dive again into this ocean of bureaucracy..

The countdown to the expiration of the GC started yesterday. So, as now we have 89 days to file. We saw on the forum that other couples sent the package earlier, although on the guide there's something that talks about the "appropiate: time to file: not too early but not too late.

So, what would be the right time to mail the package out?

Consider that we'll probably be able to mail out everything the next week, we'd have a trip planned in mid september. Will the USCIS send us a letter to prove the 1 year extension status soon enough?

Or will they update the extension straight on the GC so the custom can see it on their computers?

Thank you so much in advance for your help!

[canadian_wife 1,791]

Anytime after that 90 days before the green card expires. WE filed ours about 3 weeks after our 90 day window opened. There is no right answer to this, it is when you have yoru documents ready to send.

We got that extension letter about 7 days after our packet was sent, about 3 days after the packet was accepted

There was a review on the Canada forum that a girl got hauled into secondary because she traveled with an expired green card and her extension letter, which tells me nothing is updated on the green card or their computer : See the link below

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/306816-peace-bridge-crossing-during-roc-with-extension-letter/

Good luck