Got CR1 after the two years of marriage.

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I did my interview on 10/24

The interview was two weeks before two years anniversary.

And then i got AP for missing documents 

Then finally received the visa but it shows CR1,and it was issued on 11/16,which is a few days after the two years anniversary.

 

Now i'm really confused about what to do.

So the question is,If i enter the US a week later,can i just tell them at POE that my two years anniversary has pasted already? Will this just solve the problem?

Or do i have to apply for remove condition?

 

Really confused about this,thought this unbelievably long process has ended finally. Didn't see this coming.

 

If you have any advice,i'm all ears.

Thank you very much.

 

 

[Crazy Cat 39,384]

If you ENTER the US after your 2 year wedding anniversary, you will receive a 10 year green card......Even if the visa says "CR-1", you will receive a 10 year card.  You can certainly mention that you are beyond your 2 year anniversary. 

 

You will NOT have to remove conditions.

Edited November 19, 2018 by missileman

[geowrian 22,336]

And if they still issue a wrong card, you can file an I-90 due to the mistake to get it fixed. No fee required when this is due to a mistake.

[Crazy Cat 39,384]

When my wife entered the US (about 30 days prior to our 2nd year anniversary), the CBP officer said, "If you had waited another 30 days, I would have classified you as "IR-1".

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15 minutes ago, missileman said:

If you ENTER the US after your 2 year wedding anniversary, you will receive a 10 year green card......Even if the visa says "CR-1", you will receive a 10 year card.  You can certainly mention that you are beyond your 2 year anniversary. 

 

You will NOT have to remove conditions.

Thank you very much.

11 minutes ago, geowrian said:

And if they still issue a wrong card, you can file an I-90 due to the mistake to get it fixed. No fee required when this is due to a mistake.

Yes,i'll keep that in mind.

Thank you very much.

[Russ&Caro 1,548]

Another member of VJ recommends going back to the embassy and have them re-issue a visa with the correct IR designation, in your situation. All the advice above is correct, though. You will either get a 10 yr green card or will be able to inform them of their mistake when filing an I-90, should they issue you a 2 yr green card. Congratulations on receiving the visa!

Edited November 19, 2018 by Russ&Caro

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9 minutes ago, Russ&Caro said:

Another member of VJ recommends going back to the embassy and have them re-issue a visa with the correct IR designation, in your situation. All the advice above is correct, though. You will either get a 10 yr green card or will be able to inform them of their mistake when filing an I-90, should they issue you a 2 yr green card. Congratulations on receiving the visa!

Giving how slow the embassy is, i might have to go with the methods above.

Thank you very much!!!

[Ryan H 3,791]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[HalfWayMark 8]

Not from personal experience, but these are the instructions I've read for this situation:

 

When entering the US after your 2nd year anniversary with a CR-1, make sure you have your marriage certificate (showing date of marriage) to present to the immigration officer. This, and your passport with CR-1 visa, should be all you need to change it to an IR-1, and the immigration officer will issue a 10-year Permanent Residence on the spot.

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12 hours ago, HalfWayMark said:

This, and your passport with CR-1 visa, should be all you need to change it to an IR-1, and the immigration officer will issue a 10-year Permanent Residence on the spot.

No, he won’t. The CBP officer at the airport can’t change the visa (and he doesn’t need to either as there is no difference to CBP and how they process you if you have a CR-1 or IR-1. As far as they are concerned, you have an immigrant visa, that’s all.) You are not issued with your 10-year GC “on the spot”. You are given a temporary 1-year I-551 stamp in your passport and the actual card follows in the mail. Mine took 63 days. Whether you have an IR-1 or CR-1 visa in your passport, everyone gets the same stamp. The difference is only in the cards received in the mail.