Very confused! I file 90 days after 1 year or 2 years?

[getcr1 0]

Hi all,

I am very confused by the wording of filing the I-751. I have entered the States and have been married for less than 2 years. I take it that I have to file the I-751 right? If I entered the states on July 15, 2010, does this mean that I have to file within 90 days of July 15, 2011, or within 90 days of July 15, 2012? My understanding, was that I would have to file THIS YEAR, but my husband thinks it is next year.

Also - do I definitely have to pay this biometric fee? I don't understand what it actually is.

Also, for the affidavit for proof of friends knowing you are married, can we also use American family members?

Any information would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

[payxibka 10,044]

90 days prior to the expiration date on the card

[Juan & Nan 12]

Hi all,

I am very confused by the wording of filing the I-751. I have entered the States and have been married for less than 2 years. I take it that I have to file the I-751 right? If I entered the states on July 15, 2010, does this mean that I have to file within 90 days of July 15, 2011, or within 90 days of July 15, 2012? My understanding, was that I would have to file THIS YEAR, but my husband thinks it is next year.

Also - do I definitely have to pay this biometric fee? I don't understand what it actually is.

Also, for the affidavit for proof of friends knowing you are married, can we also use American family members?

Any information would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

IF you go to guides and select "lifting of conditions" it tells you when to file. From me reading it, you must file no earlier then 90 days of the experation of your green card but before the green card expires. The date you entered the US is irrelevant. The date you must take into account is your green card's expiration date.

Here is the quote "When to File:

If you are filing jointly, the I-751 form must be filed within the 90 days just preceding the expiration date on your permanent residence card. This is the date that your conditional residence expires. Note that, despite the fact that you may see word "anniversary" used in a confusing way regarding the filing date for removal of conditions, your wedding date is completely irrelevant to determining the window of time during which you may file for removal of conditions. If you and your spouse are outside the United States on orders of the U.S. Government during the period in which the petition must be filed, you may file it within 90 days of your return to the United States. See the USCIS webpage for more specific instructions, and search the forum for stories of several people who have done this successfully.

Here is the link http://www.visajourney.com/content/751guide

Here are the instructions from USCIS: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-751instr.pdf

Hope this helps

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Have a look at your greencard. There is an expiry date on it (2 years from the "resident since" date). You MUST file ROC in the 90 days before your card expires. You cannot file earlier than the 90 days (unless you're divorced) and you cannot file after the expiration date.

If you file earlier your package will be denied (they just don't accept it earlier) and if you don't file before your card expires... your status is cancelled when the card expired. You will be unable to work (legally), unable to return if you leave the country.. very bad. You have no status.

Edited June 26, 2011 by Vanessa&Tony

[jkelly07 120]

if your permanent resident expires july 15 2012, then count back wards 90 days that should be around april 12 2012 you can send your file in,thefee is 505.00 plus 85.00 for the biometrics finger prints and photo taken,total 590.00 check.when you send in your file maybe two or three weeks you should get a receipt letter noa=1 797 it will say you have a one year extension.next about three weeks later, you should be getting another letter for you asc appointment biometrics, keep that appointment it has the date and time and address,bring your, permanent resident card, your appointment letter,your picture ID ,afer that you wait for all the back round checks FBI,all the evidence you sent is checked, then hope two months you get your approval notice, 10 year permanent resident card. good luck.

[Inky 1,110]

ROC has NOTHING to do with your marriage date. It is the date of your perm resident card. Look at the card and look at your expiration date as everyone states.

[getcr1 0]

hey thanks! but I am still confused. Doesn't my NRIV expire after only one year? I thought that your MRIV expires after one year and that you have to do something after only 1 year of being in the states? Is there something else that I am supposed to do ?

sorry - that is supposed to say MRIV....

hey thanks! but I am still confused. Doesn't my NRIV expire after only one year? I thought that your MRIV expires after one year and that you have to do something after only 1 year of being in the states? Is there something else that I am supposed to do ?

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

hey thanks! but I am still confused. Doesn't my NRIV expire after only one year? I thought that your MRIV expires after one year and that you have to do something after only 1 year of being in the states? Is there something else that I am supposed to do ?

sorry - that is supposed to say MRIV....

A timeline would be helpful so people know what you've completed. Did you ever get your greencard after you arrived with a visa? What kind of visa do you have?

Edited July 18, 2011 by Nich-Nick

[trillium13 84]

I'm not a noob, but what's MRIV? Never heard that one.

A timeline would be helpful so people know what you've completed. Did you ever get your greencard after you arrived with a visa? What kind of visa do you have?

And yes, this. This thread has become confusing.

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

I'm not a noob, but what's MRIV? Never heard that one.

I was wondering the same thing.

[getcr1 0]

I have a green card (permanent resident) and there is a stamp in my passport that I am assuming is the MRIV. WHen I was doing research before, I found info on what I had to do after arriving in America.

"6: When you enter the US with your Immigrant Visa, you will have your MRIV endorsed with a stamp, valid for one year. Your status is valid for longer, but the stamp is only valid for one year. This endorsed MRIV is now evidence of your Legal Permanent Resident status and can be used as the equivalent of the Green Card for ID and status proof purposes. "

That is the part that I find confusing. While everyone says, if you are married for less than two years, that you have to "lift" the conditions by filling out the I-751 within 3 months of the expiry date on the back of your green card, I still don't understand what this MRI is that is only valid for one year. Do I have to get another stamp?

It is so confusing... I swore that immigration said I had to do some sort of filing after a year in America. Am I wrong?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[trillium13 84]

I have a green card (permanent resident) and there is a stamp in my passport that I am assuming is the MRIV. WHen I was doing research before, I found info on what I had to do after arriving in America.

"6: When you enter the US with your Immigrant Visa, you will have your MRIV endorsed with a stamp, valid for one year. Your status is valid for longer, but the stamp is only valid for one year. This endorsed MRIV is now evidence of your Legal Permanent Resident status and can be used as the equivalent of the Green Card for ID and status proof purposes. "

That is the part that I find confusing. While everyone says, if you are married for less than two years, that you have to "lift" the conditions by filling out the I-751 within 3 months of the expiry date on the back of your green card, I still don't understand what this MRI is that is only valid for one year. Do I have to get another stamp?

It is so confusing... I swore that immigration said I had to do some sort of filing after a year in America. Am I wrong?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Did you get the stamp at your GC approval/interview? I'm trying to research on the Googles and it looks like that's the I-551, maybe?

At any rate, if you have a 2 year GC, you remove conditions when the 2 years are up, filing within the 90 days before expiration. I've never heard of anything different.

Edited July 19, 2011 by trillium13

[Anh map 2,098]

I have a green card (permanent resident) and there is a stamp in my passport that I am assuming is the MRIV. WHen I was doing research before, I found info on what I had to do after arriving in America.

"6: When you enter the US with your Immigrant Visa, you will have your MRIV endorsed with a stamp, valid for one year. Your status is valid for longer, but the stamp is only valid for one year. This endorsed MRIV is now evidence of your Legal Permanent Resident status and can be used as the equivalent of the Green Card for ID and status proof purposes. "

That is the part that I find confusing. While everyone says, if you are married for less than two years, that you have to "lift" the conditions by filling out the I-751 within 3 months of the expiry date on the back of your green card, I still don't understand what this MRI is that is only valid for one year. Do I have to get another stamp?

It is so confusing... I swore that immigration said I had to do some sort of filing after a year in America. Am I wrong?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Look at your GC, not the stamp in your passport. No earlier than 90 days prior to the expiration date you can file to remove conditions.

The stamp in your passport that endorses your Machine Readable Immigrant Visa serves as your GC until you get the GC. No need to renew the stamp.

If you entered the US on a spouse visa prior to your second wedding anniversary you will have a conditional GC that has a 2 year expiration. If you enter on a spouse visa after your second wedding anniversary a person ought to receive a GC with a 10 year expiration (unconditional GC). That's where the 2 years of marriage is concerned.

[christera22 8]

Just see the expiration date on the green card. You cannot apply apply before 90 days of expiration or the mentioned date. Now here is a calculator

DATE CALCULATOR

enter the expiration date of your green card, on the 1st line...

then change the option to subtract...

then enter 90 days ... you get the date !!

You cannot apply before that date...it is not also advisable to apply near the expiration date. Hope this solves your problem. So it has nothing to do with when you entered the states. Thanks

[getcr1 0]

what would i do without this site? Seriously, everyone has been so helpful! it is so nice to see that everyone is so detailed and willing to help others. Thank you soooo much!