Can I Get Married Even If My Green Card Has NOT Arrived Yet?

[dhenz91 2]

You already fulfilled the condition of the F2A petition by entering the US as an unmarried child.

Getting married will not affect the issue with your GC because the marriage happened AFTER your first US entry (using the F2A visa).

If you want to play it safe then wait for the GC. Your call. ?

If that's the case, then I don't want to wait for the GC.. It would be best if I have it before i leave though.. But if not, I'll just get a current I-551 stamp then ) Thank you so much.. You're comment was a relief

[Simiyus 6]

It simple,

Postpone your marriage until you get you GC,stop freaking out!!!

[dhenz91 2]

It simple,

Postpone your marriage until you get you GC,stop freaking out!!!

I wish I could do that coz we both don't have all the time in the world.. I wouldn't be posting here if it was okay for us to postpone the wedding.. He's a seafarer and he doesn't have much time off board.. We can only spend 3-4 months by the time he's off his contract..

If it was okay for us to just cancel the whole marriage thing, I wouldn't care posting here asking for some advices from people who might have gone through same thing.. Thank you for your advice though.. Very helpful.. Only to those whose fiancees are just waiting on their home country doing their land-based job....

[mischa24 1]

I wish I could do that coz we both don't have all the time in the world.. I wouldn't be posting here if it was okay for us to postpone the wedding.. He's a seafarer and he doesn't have much time off board.. We can only spend 3-4 months by the time he's off his contract..

If it was okay for us to just cancel the whole marriage thing, I wouldn't care posting here asking for some advices from people who might have gone through same thing.. Thank you for your advice though.. Very helpful.. Only to those whose fiancees are just waiting on their home country doing their land-based job....

My husband had the same situation before, it took him 7 months before he got his GC, he went to a local uscis to ask if he will have a problem going back to manila without it and the consul said that there shouldn't be any problem with that as long as u have a valid stamp but expect some delays in the POE since they will be asking you further questions.. Luckily for him he received his green card 2 weeks before his flight..

By the way, are you staying in manila for more than 6 months? why do you need a re-entry permit?

[dhenz91 2]

My husband had the same situation before, it took him 7 months before he got his GC, he went to a local uscis to ask if he will have a problem going back to manila without it and the consul said that there shouldn't be any problem with that as long as u have a valid stamp but expect some delays in the POE since they will be asking you further questions.. Luckily for him he received his green card 2 weeks before his flight..

By the way, are you staying in manila for more than 6 months? why do you need a re-entry permit?

That's good.. No, I don't need a re-entry permit.. I don't have plan on staying there for more than 6 months.. probably 5 months..

[dhenz91 2]

I got this notice just now. They just received all the evidences. Around how long do you think will it take for them to make decision and mail me my GC??

Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received

On September 22, 2015, we received your response to our Request for Evidence for your Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card , Receipt Number MSC************430. Our National Benefits Center office will begin working on your case again. We will mail you a decision or notify you if we need something from you. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

[Darnell 8,478]

in your visa foil, glued inside of the passport,

is there a small paragraph containing the word 'endorsement'? yes? no?

if yes,

please write out that entire paragraph here....

thanks !

[dhenz91 2]

in your visa foil, glued inside of the passport,

is there a small paragraph containing the word 'endorsement'? yes? no?

if yes,

please write out that entire paragraph here....

thanks !

Yes, it says "UPON ENDORSEMENT SERVES AS TEMPORARY I-551 EVIDENCING PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR 1 YEAR".

[dhenz91 2]

Case History

• 07/13/2015
  

  On July 13, 2015, your inquiry about a Request For Evidence that you did not receive, referral number SR*************MSC, was completed.

• 07/13/2015
  

  On July 13, 2015, we sent a response to your inquiry about a Request For Evidence that you did not receive, referral number SR*************MSC.

• 07/13/2015
  

  On July 13, 2015, your inquiry about a Request For Evidence that you did not receive, referral number SR*************MSC, was assigned to an officer for response.

• 06/27/2015
  

  We mailed a request for initial evidence for your Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card .

• 03/11/2015
  

  We received your Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card .

Alright, so here is my case history. and the current status was the one i posted above for September 22, 2015.

Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received

On September 22, 2015, we received your response to our Request for Evidence for your Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card , Receipt Number MSC**********0. Our National Benefits Center office will begin working on your case again. We will mail you a decision or notify you if we need something from you. If you move, go towww.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

[Darnell 8,478]

Yes, it says "UPON ENDORSEMENT SERVES AS TEMPORARY I-551 EVIDENCING PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR 1 YEAR".

cool. You know what an i-551 document is, right?

[dhenz91 2]

cool. You know what an i-551 document is, right?

Yeah.. It'll serve as your temporary GC for 1 yr while u still havent received the physical GC card.. On my case, its gonna be my 1st yr this oct.10.. I alreasy scheduled infopass appt this oct.16 to get a current I-551 stamp..

[Darnell 8,478]

Aha. Now i fully understand the problem.

yup yup, infopass to get new i-551 stamp is only solution to match your marriage calendar.

[dhenz91 2]

Aha. Now i fully understand the problem.

yup yup, infopass to get new i-551 stamp is only solution to match your marriage calendar.

Yeah, I just really wish the card would arrive before my flight. It's been 7 months already since we filed the I-90. It's just weird coz with USCIS, they have a record that my GC was mailed thru USPS and they even gave me a tracking number. And when i check the tracking number, its not even a valid tracking number. i went to USPS to check if they had any undeliverables with this tracking number, they said they that they never had this tracking number in their record. That's why we filed for replacement with no cost. I just really wish i will have GC soon. My younger sister who just got here May of this year, already got her GC after a month. Got hers first before I did. Ugh.

[dhenz91 2]

Basing on my timeline below, around when do you think will I receive my physical GC? I'm scheduled for biometric this oct. 30.

• 10/30/2015 - Biometric Appointment Scheduled at 3:00pm.
  
• 10/16/2015 - Scheduled for InfoPass Appointment to get a current I-551 Stamp. I-551 stamp is now valid for 9 months effective this day.
  
• 10/16/2015 - We scheduled you for a fingerprint and biometrics appointment and mailed you an appointment notice for Receipt Number MSC************. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your appointment notice by November 15, 2015, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.
  
• 10/11/2015 - My I-551 stamp will expire since it's been a year already. Scheduled for InfoPass appointment dated Oct. 16, 2015.
  
• 09/22/2015 - We received your response to our Request for Evidence for your Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card . Our National Benefits Center office is working on your case again.
  
• 07/13/2015 - On July 13, 2015, your inquiry about a Request For Evidence that you did not receive, referral number SR1************MSC, was completed.
  
• 07/13/2015 - On July 13, 2015, we sent a response to your inquiry about a Request For Evidence that you did not receive, referral number SR1************MSC.
  
• 07/13/2015 - On July 13, 2015, your inquiry about a Request For Evidence that you did not receive, referral number SR1************MSC, was assigned to an officer for response.
  
• 06/27/2015 - We mailed a request for initial evidence for your Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card .
  
• 03/11/2015 - We received your Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card
  

Got here to US Oct. 11, 2014. I never received my green card since. On USCIS record, they have mailed out my card already on Dec. 10, 2014 with a tracking no. 9205592338400153751310. Well, the tracking number they gave is invalid. I went to local USPS Office to check any undeliverable items with this tracking number and they told me that never had this tracking number on their record ever. So we filed for I-90 and didn't pay anything, we waived the fee. Then the timeline goes as mentioned above.