Getting a permanent green card is a two stage process if you are newly married. For marriages less than 2 years old when the AOS application is approved you get a 2 year conditional green card. The condition is that after 2 years you need to re-apply for a permanent green card by submitting an I-751 application verifying your marriage is/was valid and not entered into for immigration purposes. The I-751 requests a lot more details about your married life, but in many cases the application is approved based solely on the documents presented and no interview is needed. Your current green card will expire 2 years after the date it was issued. You need to have filed the I-751 within the 90 day window before the green card expiry date. It is important that you file BEFORE the green card expires as filing late can lead to your application being denied due to late filling.
When the I-751 is approved you will be an unconditional permanent resident and receive a green card that is valid for 10 years. You will have to renew the green card in 10 years if you don't become a citizen, but your permanent resident status is permanent. It doesn't expire in 10 years - only the card .
Unfortunately, yes there is another fee to be paid - the application fee and the biometrics fee - and you will have to do biometrics once again. You can download the forms and instructions from the USCIS website and you will get the most up to date forms and information: http://www.uscis.gov
It will be where you filed from, based on your residential address, you don't have to go to Italy for the interview.
I did the same, NZ citizen living in Australia with NZ passport, all my paperwork went through the embassy in Sydney in fact, I even used my Canadian passport to have my visa issued in.
They're usually clueful enough to send your case to the country you stated you were resident in, and as such, it should go to London.
Keep an eye on your case, just in case, sometimes they get it wrong and it'll end up in Italy (but you can have it re-routed back).
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