Green Card received after a long wait

[Happytobe 164]

good luck s2kroma! Keep up posted and enjoy your weekend!

[Paps IR5 6]

Yes, after a long wait I finally received a green card. No interview either!

Came here on K1 visa and received a green card that expires in 10 years. Expiration date is 07/2023. I thought that first greencard would only be good for 2 years?!

Did anyone else receive a permanent resident card that expires in 10 years??

You got married 2012-09-21 and received your GC 2013-08-05. You only waited 9 months. Meaning, your GC should only be 2 years not 10. But you are lucky. But then, you can check USCIS why did you get a 10 years since you have been married for only 9 months now.

Here's my case:

Enter US as k1

Married June 1999

Received Green Card July 2001= Took 2 years for them to send my GC but I got a 2 years. Supposedly, I should have got the 10 years.

To make it short, bcuz i didnt check with USCIS, I ended up hiring an attorney which drained my pocket for $6 grand and EVEN got denied.

I had to contact Senator to have my status straighten out.

I do not know if calling Senator did help but sure I got my corrected GC in the mail just 6 days after contacting senator and 7 days after the denial.

Anyways, my point is you are not married for more than 2 years yet and your GC should be 2 years not 10 but then again maybe you are one of the lucky ones.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

No need to get mean. . They stated K-1 in the OP. that is what we were basing our statements on. If that is inaccurate then our info was as well. Not all members have correct info on their timelines.

Edited August 10, 2013 by Gary and Alla

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I will call USCIS on Monday and see what they say. I hope they did not make a mistake (I do know that I was supposed to get a green card for 2 years). Oh well.

Will be calling USCIS on Monday.

Your timeline said 2008. If you did not get married until 2012 you were out of status for a long time. You should have a two year card. Did you also file an I-130 with the I-485?

[Harpa Timsah 13,260]

You need to change your card. You can get in a lot of trouble, like cancelled LPR status for not removing conditions. Your card is a 2-year card, just that the date is wrong. Everything else in USCIS knows it is a 2-year card. Send it back for the correct card. There is at least one thread on here about the nightmare someone endured for not letting anyone know of the error.

As usual some people don't know what they are talking about and just stir up trouble.

[s2kroma 0]

You got married 2012-09-21 and received your GC 2013-08-05. You only waited 9 months. Meaning, your GC should only be 2 years not 10. But you are lucky. But then, you can check USCIS why did you get a 10 years since you have been married for only 9 months now.

Here's my case:

Enter US as k1

Married June 1999

Received Green Card July 2001= Took 2 years for them to send my GC but I got a 2 years. Supposedly, I should have got the 10 years.

To make it short, bcuz i didnt check with USCIS, I ended up hiring an attorney which drained my pocket for $6 grand and EVEN got denied.

I had to contact Senator to have my status straighten out.

I do not know if calling Senator did help but sure I got my corrected GC in the mail just 6 days after contacting senator and 7 days after the denial.

Anyways, my point is you are not married for more than 2 years yet and your GC should be 2 years not 10 but then again maybe you are one of the lucky ones.

will check with USCIS this monday. Thanks

[s2kroma 0]

Your timeline said 2008. If you did not get married until 2012 you were out of status for a long time. You should have a two year card. Did you also file an I-130 with the I-485?

I triple checked my timeline and it clearly states that we got married on 2012-09-21.

[s2kroma 0]

You need to change your card. You can get in a lot of trouble, like cancelled LPR status for not removing conditions. Your card is a 2-year card, just that the date is wrong. Everything else in USCIS knows it is a 2-year card. Send it back for the correct card. There is at least one thread on here about the nightmare someone endured for not letting anyone know of the error.

As usual some people don't know what they are talking about and just stir up trouble.

I bet many people don't know and they just keep the green card it was sent to them not letting USCIS know that they made a mistake and later they found out that they are in trouble for someone elses mistake. This is just not fair.

[Harpa Timsah 13,260]

I bet many people don't know and they just keep the green card it was sent to them not letting USCIS know that they made a mistake and later they found out that they are in trouble for someone elses mistake. This is just not fair.

Yeah, it's crappy, but they do say to check the card for errors when you get it. It's not a big deal to get a new one... she can get a passport stamp in the meantime and the replacement is free.

[Happytobe 164]

s2kroma here is a recent thread about it, and the instructions on what to do is in one of the replies. read through the whole thread as there is great info there http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/445780-green-card-arrived/

[s2kroma 0]

Hello everyone,

After a few weeks of research I still not sure what to do with my wifes 10 year GC. I called USCIS and been on hold for 90 minutes and got no answer from them. We should of received a 2 year conditional GC since we are only married 11 month and she came here on K1 visa.

Should I go ahead and fill out I-90 and send my wifes GC back to National Benefits Center (NBC - since our case starts with MSC) or make an infopass via USCIS and go see our local office here in Chicago???? Hope to hear something from somebody.

Thanks in advance.

[s2kroma 0]

Hello everyone,

After a few weeks of research I still not sure what to do with my wifes 10 year GC. I called USCIS and been on hold for 90 minutes and got no answer from them. We should of received a 2 year conditional GC since we are only married 11 month and she came here on K1 visa.

Should I go ahead and fill out I-90 and send my wifes GC back to National Benefits Center (NBC - since our case starts with MSC) or make an infopass via USCIS and go see our local office here in Chicago???? Hope to hear something from somebody.

Thanks in advance.

DOES ANYONE HAVE AN ANSWER TO ABOVE QUESTION?

[s2kroma 0]

Check my GC today for the category and it is in Category IR0. Looked to see what that means and it means "Parent of a U.S. citizen". We don't have kids yet but am pregnant and we are expecting our baby mid September of this year (another couple weeks to go).

I came here on K1 visa last year in September and we got married same month (which is under 2 years).

Do you guys think that is the reason USCIS sent us a 10 year GC of our baby that should be here in the few weeks??

[s2kroma 0]

Been calling USCIS many times in the past few weeks about my wife's GC and finally got to a lady who actually been able to help me out. She answered many of my questions that I had. Finally today I sent out my GC back to USCIS in Dallas TX. We will see how long it will take to get the correct card back.

The lady @ USCIS told me that there were many GCs sent out between July and August with errors. She even told me I don't need to fill out I-90 form because of that (but I did sent out form I-90, just in case they need it). USCIS is aware of the errors that they made during the month of July and August.

I WOULD RECOMMEND EVERYONE TO CHECK FOR ERROS ON THEIR GC WHO RECIEVED THEIRS IN JULY AND AUGUST!!!!!!!! The dead line to send the Green Cards back to USICS is September 20th of this year.

[Paul&Oxana 4]

Hi! The same happend with me I entered US on cr-1 visa what supposed to be conditional residence and to get conditional green card but I got a green card valid till 2023