I-751 Late??

[matt 0]

Hi.....my wifes greencard expires on 12/9/06 and because of various reasons we are sending in the I-751 today ...about 20 days into the 90 day 'window'...ie 70 days to go till expiry. We are sending it to the NSC.

Will this be a problem? Are we late?.....what are the next steps and how long doe it take. Forgive me if I'm asking questions that have aleady been discussed.

HELP!

Thanks

Matt

[Flames9_RN 358]

Nope ur not late. You just can't send it in any earlier than 90 days!! Hopefully it wont take to long before u receiev the letter extending it for a yr. best of luck

[lucyrich 19]

You're OK.

There's a window that opens 90 days before the expiration date printed on the Green Card, and closes on the expiration date printed on the Green Card. You can file any time during that window with no problems. If you waited until after the Green Card expired, you'd be late, and there'd at least be some explaining to do (they sometimes accept late filings, at their discretion, but it's much better to send it in before the GC expiration date).

But it sounds like you're still 70 days early.

A lot of people recommend you file close to the opening date of the window, since it's so important not to miss the window. Filing early gives you plenty of time to take corrective action if you haven't received a receipt in a reasonable amount of time, and also gives you a cushion in case unforseen events (an emergency hospitalization, for example?) put you out of commission for a few weeks.

But there's nothing wrong with filing a few weeks after the window opens.

[JimKan 0]

My friend and her husband just sent it 1 month befroe expire.I think you will be more than fine

goodluck

My friend and her husband just sent it 1 month befroe expire.I think you will be more than fine

goodluck