Tiny34

Hi,

I will be filing my removing of conditions at the end of this month, as it hits the first 90 days before my green card expires.I downloaded the form and I found out that the form now is more easier to fill up.

I have a quick question to ask. Does a longer vacation (5 months) consider a residency? there is a question in Part 1 number 22 that ask "if you have resided at any other address since you became a permanent resident?" I went back to the Philippines to visit my family and finish my school matters. What will I answer in this question?

Another important question that I am going to ask to all the VJ's out here. My 2yr Green Card was named different because the middle name is my mother's maiden name not my maiden name when I was a single. It is our customary that when you get married your maiden name becomes your family name. Is it possible that I change my middle name into my maiden name when I file my lifting of conditions? Or do I need to wait for my naturalization to change this? There is a problem that will occur if i won't change my middle name soon because my passport is about to expire. I am sure that when I will renew my passport my middle name is my maiden name.

Is there anybody out there who experience the same thing? What did you do to fix this?

Thank you in advance.

Anne

What I did is I change my address online and my husband mails his. I got one missed like an apartment number where we moved. I tried to call the immigration to correct it but the person on the phone told me to change it again online so I did change it. The good thing is that you can print a receipt that you have change your address.

Hi,

I got my state ID after I got my green card. I remember, one of the requirements of state ID are: you must be a resident for a least one year and your SS ID and your green card. Wait till your green card arrives and till you have a year of residency in the states your living.

Hi,

you must go to Delta Office and verify it. The reason why Delta needs verification because his flight originates in the Philippines. My husband went to any Delta Office and confirm that he was the one booked the flight. After you did that to be sure, give him a copy of your front credit card and your id for assurance.

Hope this one helps!!

Hi! i just booked a flight with delta for my fiance to come here in USA on Nov. I used my credit card to do so. Does anyone here know what i need to do? I'm afraid he would have problems with checking in since he didn't use his own credit card to buy the ticket. Help me out. Thanks!

You need to go to the Delta Office to verify it because his flight doesn't originate in the USA it is out of the country. It happened to me when I travel on my way here in the USA. My husband go to the Delta Office to verify it and at the same time I scan copy his driver's ID and the front page of the credit card that he used to buy the ticket for assurance.

Hope this help.

It happened to me too. My husband purchased my ticket from Delta on my way here in the US using K1 Visa. He needs to go to the Delta Office to verify it because my flight is originating out of USA. And now, I am on my way of travelling back to the Philippines with my conditional green card and the scenario changes. He called the Delta Office and the person on the line says there is no need to verify it because my flight originates/starts in the US not in other country. Hope this could help!

My wife came with me to Saudi and stayed out 11 months on her conditional card. She was allowed to re-enter (albeit with a note in her passport)

Here are the rules and they are in the mailer that came with your green card:

If you plan on being absent from the United States for longer than a year, it is advisable to first apply for a reentry permit on Form I-131. Obtaining a reentry permit prior to leaving the United States allows a permanent or conditional permanent resident to apply for admission into the United States during the permit’s validity without the need to obtain a returning resident visa from a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad. Please note that it does not guarantee entry into the United States upon your return as you must first be determined to be admissible; however, it will assist you in establishing your intention to permanently reside in the United States. For more information, see the “Travel Documents” link to the left under “Green Card Processes & Procedures.”

Additionally, absences from the United States of six months or more may disrupt the continuous residency required for naturalization. If your absence is one year or longer and you wish to preserve your continuous residency in the United States for naturalization purposes, you may file an Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes on Form N-470. For more information, please see the “Continuous Residence and Physical Presence Requirements” under the Naturalization section of this website.

Summary: If you are out of the US longer than 6 months you are allowed to re-enter but it may start your citizenship clock over when you return. If you are out of the US longer than 1 year you are required to apply for a re-entry permit BEFORE YOU LEAVE which is valid for up to two years.

Thanks For the information. I will just be out of the country not more than 6 months. My passport is on my maiden name do I need to bring my Marriage Certificate if incase the IO will ask why my green card and passport are not of the same name? Thanks

Hi,

I am new here in VJ, I would like to ask how long I am allowed to travel abroad using my conditional green card? I plan to travel back to the Philippines for 6 months. My reasons to continue my studies and get all my school transcripts so that I can enroll in college. I am afraid that the IO will bar you from entering the US if you stay long abroad.

I am just afraid that they will not allow me to enter if I stay for that long.

Hope my fellow VJ can help me in this matter.

Hi,

This is my first time to post in here.. I need to ask some questions. Hope people in VJ who have the same stories like me could answer my inquires. I would really appreciate it.

Here are my questions?

a.) First, I have a two year green card which will expire on March 2014, I need to go back to the Philippines next year (2013) to finish my thesis writing (tentative date of completion will be 4 to 6 months). This is only the time I can start and finish my thesis writing because by 2014 I need to file my adjustment status. Do I need a re-entry permit to go back to the Philippines? and if yes, how long I will wait for it to be approved? I already booked a ticket 3rd week of March next year. I am just worried that before they ask me to come for the biometrics I am already gone.

b.)Second, If I will go back to the Philippines using my green card in my married name but my passport is in my maiden name what documents I will show that I am the person whose name reflected in the GC and passport is the same person. Is conditional green card enough to use in travelling without filing a re-entry permit? and for how long it is valid? What are the documents I need to show that staying in the Philippines for 4 to 6 months is just temporary? When I enter US what documents I need to show to the officer in the POE if he will ask me proofs of residency other than GC?

Hope some of you can enlighten me.