Removing condition on green card

[Habibati & Habibi 21]

Hello Visajourney community,

I am really anxious about this procedures and how to start it,anyway, I got the 2 years green card in July 13 2018 and it has an expiration date of July 13,2020.

I really appreciate the help if someone can tell me when I can apply to remove condition? when my 90 days window open ? is it starting from April 13? or is it after july 13 2020 date that i can submit my removal of conditions application?

another thing, with this chaos of immigration going on, i have heard i lot of people have been denied entry to united states,my wife (us petitioner)is so worried ,does not let me travel and she is afraid they wont let me in.

I want to travel back to my county Algeria, to defend my phd thesis, i am really confused what to do, my due date is one year, i don't want to travel on an expired green card,but if i travel on my still valid green card(I am planning to travel by May /June 2020) and come back 15 days before it will expire , will they let me in? I am also taking into account my job vacation.

I don't know what is the wait time to process the removal of condition application?is it 1 year? i am afraid i will be suspended from my PHD studies if i postpone defending my thesis after January 2020,my supervisor did not gave me any glimpse of light concerning that.

I am firmly persuaded that my best bet is before my 2 years green card expiration,but my concern is if they really will let me in? or shall I apply for a re-entry permit before I go , and use it when come back?

Any advise or referral I will kindly appreciate it

thank you

[Just Paul 4,591]

Take a deep breathe.  You file the ROC 90 days before it expires.   Not three months.  That would be April 15th or later for safety.   You can travel back to defend your PhD.  You do not need a re-entry permit unless you are going to be out of the US for over 1 year.  ROC interviews are taking upto 16 months.   You will get an extension letter to work and travel off of.

[Crazy Cat 39,247]

38 minutes ago, Habibati & Habibi said:

Hello Visajourney community,

I am really anxious about this procedures and how to start it,anyway, I got the 2 years green card in July 13 2018 and it has an expiration date of July 13,2020.

I really appreciate the help if someone can tell me when I can apply to remove condition? when my 90 days window open ? is it starting from April 13? or is it after july 13 2020 date that i can submit my removal of conditions application?

another thing, with this chaos of immigration going on, i have heard i lot of people have been denied entry to united states,my wife (us petitioner)is so worried ,does not let me travel and she is afraid they wont let me in.

I want to travel back to my county Algeria, to defend my phd thesis, i am really confused what to do, my due date is one year, i don't want to travel on an expired green card,but if i travel on my still valid green card(I am planning to travel by May /June 2020) and come back 15 days before it will expire , will they let me in? I am also taking into account my job vacation.

I don't know what is the wait time to process the removal of condition application?is it 1 year? i am afraid i will be suspended from my PHD studies if i postpone defending my thesis after January 2020,my supervisor did not gave me any glimpse of light concerning that.

I am firmly persuaded that my best bet is before my 2 years green card expiration,but my concern is if they really will let me in? or shall I apply for a re-entry permit before I go , and use it when come back?

Any advise or referral I will kindly appreciate it

thank you

This is a very good (imo) guide....... https://www.visajourney.com/content/751guide/

[mindthegap 2,521]

2 hours ago, Habibati & Habibi said:

I really appreciate the help if someone can tell me when I can apply to remove condition? when my 90 days window open ? is it starting from April 13?

April 14th and not a day before.

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator

 

2 hours ago, Habibati & Habibi said:

another thing, with this chaos of immigration going on, i have heard i lot of people have been denied entry to united states,my wife (us petitioner)is so worried ,does not let me travel and she is afraid they wont let me in.

An immigration judge is the only person that can terminate someones permanent residency status, and as a permanent resident you have rights and protections under the law, and are entitled to due process.

CBP officers cannot deny entry to someone presenting as an LPR. unless you voluntarily sign an I-407 relinquishing your permanent resident status (note: don't do this). 

You can be put before an immigration judge should you have some grounds to be under suspicion of no longer being an LPR  (such as suspicion of too long out of the US giving the presumption of abandonment of residence, or on some criminal grounds), but in the event of this happening, you would more than likely be admitted (or possibly paroled) and then an NTA issued for a date with a judge. Do you have any issues with something like this? If not, then relax.

 

2 hours ago, Habibati & Habibi said:

I want to travel back to my county Algeria, to defend my phd thesis, i am really confused what to do, my due date is one year, i don't want to travel on an expired green card,but if i travel on my still valid green card(I am planning to travel by May /June 2020) and come back 15 days before it will expire , will they let me in? I am also taking into account my job vacation.

Your card is valid by itself until 23:59 on the expiry date shown on the card.

After that point, is is valid when accompanied by the extension letter/receipt you will receive once you have filed the I-751, or alternatively an I-551 stamp in your passport.

 

2 hours ago, Habibati & Habibi said:

I don't know what is the wait time to process the removal of condition application?is it 1 year?

Probably somewhere between 18 months to 2 years right now. 

 

2 hours ago, Habibati & Habibi said:

or shall I apply for a re-entry permit before I go , and use it when come back?

Unless you are planning an extended period overseas (ie, more than a year...or possibly even more than six months), then you do not need a re-entry permit.

 

 

Edited August 31, 2019 by mindthegap