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Hi,

I am a U.S. citizen, and my wife received her conditional green card (CR-1 category) in 2023. As the expiration date approaches at the end of this year (2025), we filed the I-751 petition to remove conditions on residence through the USCIS online system.

However, the issue is that I mistakenly submitted her I-751 under my USCIS online account (the U.S. citizen spouse account), not my wife s account. Because of this, we still have not received the Receipt Notice (Form I-797) even after more than a month. Without the official receipt and automatic extension, my wife is now facing difficulties such as renewing her driver s license and other identification issues.

We contacted USCIS by phone and through the online chat, and we were advised to upload an affidavit or letter requesting USCIS to transfer the I-751 case from my account to my wife s USCIS account. We uploaded the affidavit as instructed, but we have not received any response yet.

After 30 days from the initial submission, we also submitted a Did not receive Receipt Notice inquiry, and that inquiry is now with the National Benefits Center. We were told it may take up to another month to receive a response. (For reference, all documents were filed online. My account shows a receipt number (IOE ), and the status says Case was received and a receipt notice was sent, even though we have not received the notice.)

During a recent Emma chat session, the representative suggested withdrawing the I-751 filed under my account and resubmitting it through my wife s account. However, since withdrawal cannot be done instantly online and must be submitted as a written request, we are concerned that re-filing could cause complications or duplicate filings.

Given this situation, I would like to ask:

• Is it safer to wait for USCIS to act on the affidavit/letter we uploaded requesting the case transfer?

• If not, what is the proper way to contact USCIS to ensure the affidavit is reviewed?

• Would withdrawing and re-filing in my wife s account cause any issues?

Thank you very much

@appleblossom @OldUser @Jeanne Adil

Hi all,

I am a GC Holder since Dec 2021. I had booked a trip to visit my country of origin (Nigeria) in Feb 2026.

I have been reading previous reports about this administration denying entry to USA GC holders in previous instances (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nh-green-card-holder-denied-reentry-canada-trump-rcna218345, https://nepyork.com/2025/07/27/cbp-found-over-1400-green-card-holders-inadmissible-at-u-s-ports-of-entry-in-five-months-during-the-trump-administration/, https://www.npr.org/2025/04/01/nx-s1-5339698/green-card-holders-detained-border-crackdown)

I had wanted to travel to see my wife as we are processing here I-130 to collect more evidences of a relationship for the NVC stage (pictures, receipts etc). My PD date is May 2025. I also just wanted to see her.

Since Nigeria is one of the banned countries from the Dec 17, 2025 proclamation (https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/, https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/12/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-further-restricts-and-limits-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/), I have two questions:

(a) Would it be wise to still travel in Feb 2026 or move it to Dec 2026 or to just wait until I get my citizenship in 2027
(b) If i wait until i get my citizenship in 2027 (Processing time for Norfolk VA is 8.5 months according to https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/), what can I do in the time to gather more materials to appropriately tackle any (knock on wood0 RFEs?

Thanks.

Do you have more than one citizenship?

I am currently outside the country traveling on advance parole (Form I-131). Recently, my country was added to a partial travel ban list, and the ban is scheduled to take effect on January 1. Will I be in trouble if I come back to USA mid February?

I ve submitted Form I-131 for a Re-entry Permit and observed that the current edition of the form does not request a reason for applying. Older versions of the form did include a purpose of trip section; however, this section has been removed for Re-entry Permit filings and now applies only to Advance Parole applications.

Based on the latest USCIS form and instructions, the application appears complete, compliant, and aligned with current requirements, with no obligation to state a reason.

Sharing for confirmation and reassurance.

Old version

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/ssp/documents/USCIS_Form_I-131_-_Application_for_Travel_Document.pdf

Current version

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-131.pdf