Removal of Conditions while in Basic Training

[alicia98981 128]

Long story short, spouse enlisted in military and was told by recruiter to not file for ROC as it would jeopardize citizenship paperwork filed on his behalf. It’s literally the month of his GC expiration and his drill sergeants just called today to ask what are our plans on his GC because the as of last year, recruits must now wait 6 months to file for citizenship AND all immigration offices at or near post instillations that facilitate the process have been closed so the drill sergeants are unsure of what to do about his status.

 

I do not have a copy of the green card to file ROC and the drill sergeants will not provide me contact information to them so that we can work through this issue before the GC expires citing security concerns, ie I can’t ask them to make a copy of the GC and send it to me to file. I have spoken to USCIS and they seem clueless about their own policy as their only advice is to read a brochure on naturalization but never answering the question.

 

Has anyone removed conditions under similar conditions and how did it remove conditions without access to the green card?

 

[Unlockable 7,306]

Whaaaa???.

 

Removal of conditions is a hard requirement. He HAS to do it if he wants to keep his status as a permanent resident. This does not make any sense.

[alicia98981 128]

1 minute ago, Unlockable said:

Whaaaa???.

 

Removal of conditions is a hard requirement. He HAS to do it if he wants to keep his status as a permanent resident. This does not make any sense.

That’s what I said, but the military insisted we don’t do it so I said ok with some skepticism.

[Unlockable 7,306]

I am so sorry you are going through this.

 

I don't know if this is a military issue where they have a separate process. But from everything I know ROC is needed. Hopefully someone can chime in with experience to help you out.

[Georgia16 2,858]

Why do they have his GC? Can't he ask to get it back?

[alicia98981 128]

10 minutes ago, Georgia16 said:

Why do they have his GC? Can't he ask to get it back?

He has it, but the drill sergeants are claiming contacting their office by way of phone or fax presents a security issue. I only need them to make a copy of the green card and email it or fax it to me.

[Georgia16 2,858]

4 minutes ago, alicia98981 said:

He has it, but the drill sergeants are claiming contacting their office by way of phone or fax presents a security issue. I only need them to make a copy of the green card and email it or fax it to me.

Can't he just take a picture with his phone and sent it to you? You can print that out

[alicia98981 128]

12 minutes ago, Georgia16 said:

Can't he just take a picture with his phone and sent it to you? You can print that out

I’ll ask him next time I speak to my husband but when I went through basic training, your phones were confiscated and you didn’t get them back until the end of training. When we talked to our families, it was by pay phone

[Georgia16 2,858]

6 minutes ago, alicia98981 said:

I’ll ask him next time I speak to my husband but when I went through basic training, your phones were confiscated and you didn’t get them back until the end of training. When we talked to our families, it was by pay phone

Okay hopefully he can find a way to do it. But he will also have to sign the petition so it seems like it all will be complicated and you have very little time to get it done. Hope you figure something out!

[JeanneAdil 6,198]

try the USCIS military hot line

 

We have established a toll-free military help line, 877-CIS-4MIL (877-247-4645, TTY 800-877-8339) and e-mail address at militaryinfo@uscis.dhs.gov exclusively for current members of the military and their families, as well as veterans. Our representatives are available to answer calls Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central, excluding federal holidays.