Permanent Resident Entry to USA after 2 years of marriage

[SoniaKaur 0]

Hi hoping someone can shed some light! My husband is an American Citizen and I am British and we applied for the CR1 visa approximately 2 years ago. I had my final Embassy interview in the UK which was approved and the visa is valid for entry up until Nov 2022. I am reading that if i was to enter the USA before our 2 years of marriage it will be conditional (requiring additional paperwork after 2 years). However, i am wondering if it is possible to enter the USA after my 2 year wedding anniversary (August 2022) and be grated permanent resident status without the conditions??

[powerpuff 6,736]

25 minutes ago, SoniaKaur said:

However, i am wondering if it is possible to enter the USA after my 2 year wedding anniversary (August 2022) and be grated permanent resident status without the conditions??

Yes it is and that’s what I would do to avoid removal of conditions 

[pushbrk 12,979]

2 hours ago, SoniaKaur said:

Hi hoping someone can shed some light! My husband is an American Citizen and I am British and we applied for the CR1 visa approximately 2 years ago. I had my final Embassy interview in the UK which was approved and the visa is valid for entry up until Nov 2022. I am reading that if i was to enter the USA before our 2 years of marriage it will be conditional (requiring additional paperwork after 2 years). However, i am wondering if it is possible to enter the USA after my 2 year wedding anniversary (August 2022) and be grated permanent resident status without the conditions??

Absolutely.  Sometimes when people do this, a conditional status gets printed on their card.  It's easy to correct.

[SoniaKaur 0]

16 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Absolutely.  Sometimes when people do this, a conditional status gets printed on their card.  It's easy to correct.

Thank you for confirming ! How would I go about correcting if needed? 

[pushbrk 12,979]

7 minutes ago, SoniaKaur said:

Thank you for confirming ! How would I go about correcting if needed? 

I-90 form, with no fee due to USCIS error.

 

[arken 4,197]

6 hours ago, SoniaKaur said:

However, i am wondering if it is possible to enter the USA after my 2 year wedding anniversary (August 2022) and be grated permanent resident status without the conditions??

Absolutely do it. You will be doing yourself a big favor doing so by avoiding the ROC process.

[NeilW 9]

Hope you don't mind me hijacking your thread. I'm a little behind you in the process. We submitted the DS-260 and AOS to NVC in April and awaiting that to be processed (in theory over the next week or so but who knows). Just wondering how long it took you to get through the NVC part and get your interview date? (I'm also in the UK)

Edited July 8, 2022 by NeilW

[SoniaKaur 0]

17 minutes ago, NeilW said:

Hope you don't mind me hijacking your thread. I'm a little behind you in the process. We submitted the DS-260 and AOS to NVC in April and awaiting that to be processed (in theory over the next week or so but who knows). Just wondering how long it took you to get through the NVC part and get your interview date? (I'm also in the UK)

We had a nightmare with the DS260 and supporting evidence during Covid because the police certificate had expired by the time they started processing our application . I would highly recommend to check your expiry date on your police report and whether your financial information is now over a year old. Our initial application was filed in June 2021, they eventually got back to us asking for additional information, which we added online. We finally got an interview date in May 2022. However when I flew back to the UK and tried to schedule the medical they had nothing before my scheduled interview date. I then had to wait for the initial interview date to pass and reschedule! Finally rescheduled to the 6th June and got approval. (Take any W2 and tax information for the current year, they asked me for this). 
 

it kind of worked out if I’m honest , hopefully I will be granted a 10 year green card with no conditions or extra cost . 
 

also my husband would refer to the timelines which were accurate. I can add a link if needed ? 

Edited July 8, 2022 by SoniaKaur

[NeilW 9]

1 hour ago, SoniaKaur said:

also my husband would refer to the timelines which were accurate. I can add a link if needed ? 

 

I would really appreciate that.

 

My experience of the I-130 timelines is that it was woefully inaccurate. When we submitted the I-130 it said 8-10 months and it ended up taking 18!

 

The NVC timelines suggest around 3 months, so it would be good to see if I'm looking at the same place as you and your husband.

[mam521 2,103]

1 hour ago, SoniaKaur said:

We had a nightmare with the DS260 and supporting evidence during Covid because the police certificate had expired by the time they started processing our application . I would highly recommend to check your expiry date on your police report and whether your financial information is now over a year old. Our initial application was filed in June 2021, they eventually got back to us asking for additional information, which we added online. We finally got an interview date in May 2022. However when I flew back to the UK and tried to schedule the medical they had nothing before my scheduled interview date. I then had to wait for the initial interview date to pass and reschedule! Finally rescheduled to the 6th June and got approval. (Take any W2 and tax information for the current year, they asked me for this). 
 

it kind of worked out if I’m honest , hopefully I will be granted a 10 year green card with no conditions or extra cost . 
 

also my husband would refer to the timelines which were accurate. I can add a link if needed ? 

I'm guessing you weren't aware, but information for the other poster asking about your experience - typically, you can still attend your original interview when stuck in an experience where no medical dates are available, unless instructed otherwise by the consulate.  The Consulate will put you into AP until your medical is completed and they've received the results.