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I entered the U.S. in February 2024, and at the time of entry my spouse and I had already been married for more than two years. Because of that, I should have been classified as IR-1 and issued a 10-year permanent resident green card, not a 2-year conditional card.

However, USCIS initially issued me a 2-year conditional green card, which we knew was incorrect. To fix this USCIS error, we filed Form I-90 (Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card). USCIS shows they received the I-90 on March 28, 2024 (this date appears on the I-90 receipt notice). After that, USCIS corrected the error and I received the proper 10-year green card.

Later in the year, however, we unexpectedly received a Removal of Conditions notice, referencing a deadline in February, which confused us because removal of conditions only applies to people who truly have a conditional green card and my conditional card had already been corrected to a 10-year card.

Because of that notice, we contacted our state representative and asked them to submit an inquiry to USCIS for clarification. USCIS responded through the state representative and confirmed that I do have the correct 10-year green card and that my classification is correct.

What is still confusing is that in the USCIS response, the USCIS officer specifically wrote that the I-90 was approved on March 14, 2024. This date appears directly in the officer s written response at the bottom of the congressional letter. This is earlier than the March 28, 2024 I-90 receipt date shown on my receipt notice, and my USCIS online account shows the card being produced later (in May 2024).

So it appears USCIS may be referencing an internal decision or classification correction date (March 14) versus the I-90 receipt date (March 28) and the card production date (May). The end result is correct I received the 10-year card but the different dates and the later Removal of Conditions notice made it feel like the system still had me flagged as conditional somewhere.

could it be that caught the error earlier and retro the i90?

attached is picture of USCIS respond to state rep and my actually notice on USCIS site

Hi all, we noticed the IOE number on the Green Card and EAD Card are different by one number. I assume that it is because they are based on sequential application documents, but want to double check that is not some error we need to address.

Example:

EAD has IOE number:
IOE*********3

Green Card has IOE number:
IOE*********2

Othe than the final number, all numbers are the same. Is this normal?

I'm trying to figure out when we can starting filling the DS-160 and any other documentation. Do you have to wait until the case reaches the foreign embassy and you get a welcome letter from the foreign embassy saying they are ready? I thought you could fill it when you get a case number from NVC, but here's my issue...

• I kept reaching out to NVC via their public inquiry and they finally told me that they got my petition from USCIS and they gave me my case number and invoice ID. However, when I go to CEAC login, after entering those two pieces of information I simply get a generic page about the k-1 visa: "K visas are nonimmigrant visas that assist spouses or future spouses of American citizens in entering the United States. As with all nonimmigrant visa applicants, a DS-160 must be filled out in order for a consular section to process the case." and there's an OK button at the bottom of that page. Not helpful. Doesn't log me into anything specific to me. And If I try to check my status in CEAC via their status check page, I run into a different issue: If I choose NON-IMMIGRANT visa type, I get "Invalid Application ID or Case Number." If I choose IMMIGRANT visa type, I get "Your search did not return any data." Is that because they haven't sent it to the foreign embassy yet? Or it hasn't finished being registered in their system? I'm not sure.

I see that I could go start filling in the DS-160 application online, but if I'm understanding my research correctly, I think that's a bad idea until I officially get told to do that.

I'm just not understanding the timing. I know that I have to be patient, but I also don't want to be sitting around waiting when I could've been working on documentation. So what are my next steps, if any?

Additional info:

• In their email response to my public inquiry, NVC said "Due to your petition type, you will not receive a request for fee payment or document submission." That really confuses me. I'm 100% sure my fiance has to fill out a DS-160, so does that just mean that I myself won't be asked to submit any documents? I don't know why their communication is so unclear to me.
• Also, they said "All case parties will be notified when this petition is forwarded to the assigned U.S. Embassy/Consulate General." So that leads me to believe I should just keep waiting I guess.

regarding the Canadian police record check on the travel state gov website at says that "The following documents WILL NOT be accepted: Type of Criminal Record Check for Personal Use: Visa-Border Crossing, Foreign Travel, Work document." and they want "Sub-type: Other (Provide Details)", my husband went to his local station to ask about it and said he wanted the subtype other and when asked for details he said immigration but was told there were multiple types. what type is he supposed to say exactly? he even showed the example document but they could not help him further.