You can get 10 year GC after naturalizing!

[OldUser 4,928]

Thought this would be an interesting datapoint.

 

I was just listening to Jim Hacking's Immigration Show on YouTube.

 

Somebody reported getting a 10 year GC AFTER naturalizing and having naturalization certificate in hand. Episode 357.

 

All because of pending I-751 at the moment of N-400 interview.

 

Lawyer suggested keeping the card in safe place just in case.

 

What would you do in this case?

 

 

Edited April 18, 2023 by OldUser

[SalishSea 16,814]

5 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Thought this would be an interesting datapoint.

 

I was just listening to Jim Hacking's Immigration Show on YouTube.

 

Somebody reported getting a 10 year GC AFTER naturalizing and having naturalization certificate in hand. Episode 357.

 

All because of pending I-751 at the moment of N-400 interview.

 

Lawyer suggested keeping the card in safe place just in case.

 

What would you do in this case?

 

 

Sounds like it was simply a timing issue.   ROC was approved prior to oath, but card was produced late.

[OldUser 4,928]

2 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

Sounds like it was simply a timing issue.   ROC was approved prior to oath, but card was produced late.

Yes, but the funny part is there was a combo interview, according to the caller. IO could not adjudicate I-751 on the day of interview.

Edited April 18, 2023 by OldUser

[Crazy Cat 39,362]

12 minutes ago, OldUser said:

What would you do in this case?

 

Send it back.

[Crazy Cat 39,362]

My wife was specifically notified that she would not receive a new GC.

[Crazy Cat 39,362]

20 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Lawyer suggested keeping the card in safe place just in case.

Does he think they are going to revoke the person's citizenship??

[OldUser 4,928]

6 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Send it back.

I think the rationale behind lawyer's advice to keep it in safe place instead of sending back to USCIS is to keep options. I wonder if USCIS could denaturalize him due to some mistake. At least he'd have GC as proof of status. What do you think?

1 minute ago, Crazy Cat said:

Does he think they are going to revoke the person's citizenship??

That's exactly what I was just writing 😅

[Crazy Cat 39,362]

2 minutes ago, OldUser said:

At least he'd have GC as proof of status. What do you think?

I think there is an extremely small chance that the naturalization was a mistake.  It is much more likely that the right hand didn't know what the left hand was doing....and the GC was sent by mistake. 

[Dashinka 23,291]

I know my wife went through a combo with neither approved on site.  About a week or two later she got the NOAs approving the I751 and the N400 with the I751 NOA saying a card was being produced.  I guess someone caught it in time because she never actually received a 10yr GC.  I agree with @Crazy Cat, just a simple communication mistake by USCIS.  I do wonder if in 10 yrs, USCIS would expect an I-90 to renew it?

[Verrou 1,899]

9 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

I do wonder if in 10 yrs, USCIS would expect an I-90 to renew it?

doubt it though. i know there some people actually left to the US with 10 years GC and never came back but didnt surrender their GC ( dont know the reason why)

[mam521 1,739]

We already know the different divisions don't communicate.  I know we submitted the I-90 to get Kid2's green card fixed when it came as a CR-2 instead of IR-2, got the new, corrected greencard but still received a NOA reminding us to file to remove conditions based on the incorrect status of the first green card.  I know it's not the only case, either.  So, this doesn't surprise me in the least and just further highlights the reform needed to find efficiency gains, get more people through the system and prevent spending money and resources on unnecessary things like wasting paper on irrelevant NOA's and printing issuing useless green cards.  

[dwheels76 5,463]

I agree with the miscommunication. My husband and I had combo interview Feb 2020. Here's our timeline. We thought too weird card was sent  when they said you are in line for oath. But it happens.
 

2/27/2020: Combo Interview (ROC and Citizenship)
3/31/2020: submitted service request for being pass normal processing time

4/7/2020: Card being produced
4/7/2020: In queue for Oath Ceremony to be scheduled

4/8/2020: Approved

4/10/2020: Card mailed

4/15/2020: 10 year green card received

6/19/2020: Notice Oath Ceremony scheduled

7/8/2020: Oath Ceremony (Houston)

[AffableAndy 107]

I got my 48 month extension after I got my 10 year card. I think they are automatically sent out, but obviously approval doesn't cancel the process!

[Dashinka 23,291]

54 minutes ago, dwheels76 said:

I agree with the miscommunication. My husband and I had combo interview Feb 2020. Here's our timeline. We thought too weird card was sent  when they said you are in line for oath. But it happens.
 

2/27/2020: Combo Interview (ROC and Citizenship)
3/31/2020: submitted service request for being pass normal processing time

4/7/2020: Card being produced
4/7/2020: In queue for Oath Ceremony to be scheduled

4/8/2020: Approved

4/10/2020: Card mailed

4/15/2020: 10 year green card received

6/19/2020: Notice Oath Ceremony scheduled

7/8/2020: Oath Ceremony (Houston)

Well at least you were a 10yr GC holder for nearly 3 months.    Did you turn it in at the oath ceremony?

[igoyougoduke 1,609]

21 hours ago, OldUser said:

I think the rationale behind lawyer's advice to keep it in safe place instead of sending back to USCIS is to keep options. I wonder if USCIS could denaturalize him due to some mistake. At least he'd have GC as proof of status. What do you think?

That's exactly what I was just writing 😅

odds of some one getting denaturalize is pretty much zero.. i dont see why people worry about things that never happen. human nature always think about the worst case scenario.