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Ok here is my question:
What will happen once the conditional greencard is expired?
Does that mean automatic deportation? or what are they going to do? the immigration i mean?
it doesnt mean AUTOMATIC deportation but it does mean u will be put into removal proceedings sometime in the future... Question why did you let your conditoinal green card expire?
You will need a lawyer now to fix this problem as you are in dire situation.......... 3 months before it expires you are supposed to apply to remove conditions....
Hopefully there are others who can add more help for you.... do not listen to the ignorant fool who says nothing will happen it will be ok cuz he's dead wrong........ Good luck and God bless take care
Umm, if you were careful enough to read her timeline, you will have noticed that she has filed for removal of conditions and is waiting for her NOA. Just because the date on the card has passed does not mean she is out of status. Further, she has already filed once, but had to refile because of the wrong fee. Do you really think she's in trouble, or is it that she will get her NOA soon?
Perhaps you should read first before you make a judgment call, I'm only trying to reassure the OP that she has filed on time, and USCIS is simply processing her case, hence no need to worry.
Signed
Ignorant fool
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No. Don't worry, you're fine.
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I think what happens is that the dates change when they update any existing files you might have with new stuff, eg the I751 may be attached to your previous AOS records and so everything gets the new date.
I'm currently in the I751 process, and did my biometrics over a month ago and my case number still does not exist. At first I was worried but based on the fact that some have indicated that their records were updated months or even years after their original approval (after having filed a follow-up application), I have a feeling its because I had no previous record with USCIS (ie I came via a CR1 using the DCF route so USCIS had no prior filings for me here in the US). I'll probably get 'touched' shortly before approval (or possibly an RFE but hopefully not!).
If I was you (the OP), I'd be happy that they are doing something, and wouldn't worry about it as a negative sign.
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I just looked up the processing times and noticed that Texas SC date for Removing Conditions is Jan 17th 2008. If all of the Texas files are transfered to VSC, how is it possible VSC to process with a date Sept 2007???
Two possible reasons:
1. They made a boo-boo and indicated the CSC date whereas they should have indicated the VSC date
2. I'm most likely mistaken but I had heard they had kept some I751s at TSC, and the date may indicate the processing times on the ones they kept
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Actually, in terms of new immigrants, I'm fairly sure California would be up there at the top, if not the highest number.
I have a feeling that the backlog has to do with procedures/experience of the adjudicating officers rather than just workload.
My feeling is that USCIS should just make it easy on themselves, approve anyone with an iota of evidence (ie say even just joint tax returns) and scrutinise people who fall short of that/or who have had to do a waiver. The amount of fraud that would slip through would be minimal (in my opinion), compared to the workload they're creating for themselves.
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You did the right thing, don't worry.
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I wouldn't bother with the Statement of Facts, I doubt they'll even glance at it, let alone read it.
What's happened to you has actually happened to a lot of people, so there's very little likelihood that there's any chance of having to appear in front of an immigration judge at this point.
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TSC isn't processing I751s for the time being, they're being sent to VSC. See pinned thread.
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As with Lawrence, don't get too angry about this. The letter they've sent may sound serious, but these are usually from standard templates and they sound worse than they really are. The fact is, when push comes to shove, they can't expect you to have a marriage that is any different to a marriage between two US citizens. If they indeed end up calling you in for an interview, you look pretty solid, so you really have nothing to worry about.
I, like you, have found that what seems to count as good evidence may not work for our personal situation, but I have been biting the bullet for a couple of years so I can get through this. For example, I'm finding that joint accounts don't work for us, its more problematic for our marriage with joint accounts, than it would have been if we had them seperately. I couldn't even apply for my own phone when I first arrived, since I had no credit history. And around here, most utility companies/bills are only assigned to one name (even if you are lucky enough to get them addressed to two people, the one person whose SSN is recorded against the bill is the actual person responsible). In my opinion, it would be easier to assemble this evidence in a sham marriage than it is for a real one. How many people sit around to think 'Hmm, how should I set up this purchase/membership/etc so that it looks like good evidence for a real marriage?'. I will be really glad when all this is over so that we can do what's easy and right, rather than what looks good.
Stay calm, relax, and just send in as best you can what they've asked for. I'm betting you'll probably be through it fairly quickly after that. You can use this forum to vent if it helps with your frustrations
One tip for transcripts, there is an option to have them faxed to you, and from what I hear its much quicker than getting them mailed to you. You sound like you might have access to a fax machine
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Also I would leave off anything having to do with your business. She came here to be with you and anything business related could raise suspicion that she immigrated here for purposes other than what she originally said.
Hope this helps!
Good suggestion. Funnily enough, I was given similar advice about showing how my wife and I had helped out a member of her family. To keep it short, a close relative of hers was in some financial need and we gave him some money. When I thought about showing this as evidence of showing some kindness to my new family, I was advised that it would be looked at suspiciously, as if I was somehow 'paying' for my residency. Of all the absurd things! You'd think helping out a member of your new family would be a sign of a bona-fide relationship!
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My first advice is not to take it personally and not to let them get the better of you. A large bureaucracy like USCIS unfortunately does get a little clueless about its own goings on.
I have a feeling that they may have accidently displaced some of your proof (read 'they lost it'), and some time having passed since your original submission, they may want a little more recent evidence. Unsurprisingly, its from the Vermont service center, which is known to be less competent on the 751 process.
Without getting too worked up, re-assemble all the original evidence you sent in, with further supporting evidence as per their suggestions, add anything else from recent documents (ie since submission), and anything else you see that others have suggested (eg driver's licenses from the same address etc).
It may be that the discrepancy in your ages may have elevated their suspicion levels, or it may be that you got some stickler.
If it makes you feel better, most people who get an RFE, respond to it with what USCIS asks for, usually get an approval in a couple of weeks. Not everyone gets an RFE, but its not entirely rare either. Those from the Vermont service center seem to get them more often (from anecdotal evidence as seen on this forum).
The worst that can happen is that you may get called in for an interview, and you have nothing to worry about since you are in a valid relationship.
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Does someone have too much time on their hands?
I'm not sure about the other guys on this thread, but I kinda spend my days looking for patterns (well correlations in scientific data)
Probably anyone with a science/engineering background would have noticed it. -
They can't be separators, because you see 4 green then 1 yellow then 2 green then 4 yellow, there no pattern, good observation, I wonder what it means.
Yes, but if you look carefully, you'll notice that the 4 green are all 1 type of application (for example I-90, but 4 different types of I-90), then so is the next 1 yellow (maybe an I-130), and the next 2 green etc.
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Rather than the last time, I think it means the first time you arrived in the US as an immigrant (and port of entry is the airport or other place you passed through customs)
no, on the form it specifically says "Last entry into the US"...
https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=coa.cr.Residence
Oops, my bad. I would have thought they'd know this. In fact shouldn't they know all your entries into the country?
not necessarily.....
most of the time when Canadians come to the US they don't get a stamp in their passport..
I don't think they stamp anyone's passport. I've never had mine stamped in the many years I've been visiting and subsequently living here. However, they always scan the coded section on the first page, and they've always scanned my green card. I always thought that they recorded that. Maybe they don't keep it for more than a certain amount of time.
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Rather than the last time, I think it means the first time you arrived in the US as an immigrant (and port of entry is the airport or other place you passed through customs)
no, on the form it specifically says "Last entry into the US"...
https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=coa.cr.Residence
Oops, my bad. I would have thought they'd know this. In fact shouldn't they know all your entries into the country?
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You might also be in the wrong forum. It doesn't sound like your wife has her green card yet. This forum is for those who already have a 2 year green card and are in the process of removing their conditions. You might have better luck in the K1/AOS forums. They may have similar experiences.
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Rather than the last time, I think it means the first time you arrived in the US as an immigrant (and port of entry is the airport or other place you passed through customs)
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Nope, they're just a seperator (like how you would color different countries on a map in different colors)
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A quick note to anyone who is past processing (ie anyone who started the 751 before 15 Jan as of last month), if you haven't checked in with USCIS for a while, it might be worth your while to at least call the hotline.
Betti29 who posted about not receiving anything for a while (see seperate thread) called the hotline today and found out she was approved back in March, but she never received confirmation or her card. She'd filed her 751 in October last year.
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HI again
i finally called and after10mns to choose the right options I was able to talk to somebody in Customer Service. She transfered me to the higher lever and I was told that my case was approved in March 08. They never issued a card for me!!!!
Now I have to fill in a I90form so that they send me one
I am almost over with my journey and relieved
Betti
Congrats! At least the adjudication part is over for you.
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Important or unimportant depending on your 'complete package'. If you have lots of other good evidence, absence/minimal amount of photos probably won't matter so much. If your evidence package looks more rounded with photos, probably good to add them.
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Hi
Maybe can somebody help me?
I have send my I-797C in Agust 07. Received my notice of action in October 2007. Actually I received 2 Notice of action with different numbers. When for fingerprints in dec 07 and since then nothing. I have received the letter saying my green card has been for a year in Oct 07.
I just checked again my status on line
here is what it says
Receipt Number: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Application Type: CRI89, PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED
Current Status: Case received and pending.
On October 19, 2007, we received this CRI89 PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. We process cases in the order we receive them. You can use our processing dates to estimate when yours will be done. This case is at our CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER location. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.
I do not know what to do?? The date on my I-797C is approching (10/4/2008) and I can not aford to be out of work because of my green card not being renewed.
I am wondering if I did not mix up Texas and California. Should I hire a lawyer? SHould I send my whole documents again?
Should I ask for info pass? Should I call?
Thank you
Desperate worried Betti
As long as you're being processed, you're considered in status so I wouldn't worry too much about the dates of expiry.
As far as your 751 petition goes, however, if you did indeed submit in October last year and you're being processed by CSC, you should call and/or make an infopass appointment as you are now beyond the current processing times (at the moment listed as January 2008 for CSC).
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I just got back from my much needed vacation after finishing my finals. I can't wait for Monday to call the USCIS hotline to hopefully find out what is going on with my case. I haven't heard a thing since July 2007. Not even a touch...
Hey Stefanie, when you do call the hotline, you should ask to be bumped up to a 2nd level support person (which they might do anyway). The 1st level support follows a very basic script and can't do much more than very very basic support.
It's me again - in a slightly better mood.
I finally reached someone on the hotline and thanks for your advice Aussie. They actually bumped me to a 2nd level support person right away this time. So here is what's going on: Since we are stationed overseas, the procsessing times that are posted online are pretty much irrevelant for me. Also, since I am overseas, I can't just make an infopass appointment to get a new extension. The lady in the phone (who, by the way, was extremely nice and the best USCIS representative I have ever had) told me that as long as my name is on my husband's orders (which it is) and as long as we are travelling together (which we will this Christmas), I can enter and leave the country even with an expired greencard. She told me to make sure to make an Infopass appointment while I am visiting the USA but she also said that by then I should be approved or at least hear something from USCIS. Either way, I can enter the country, have a nice Christmas, and get my extension then. Stefanie
Hmm, you being overseas shouldn't really affect CSCs processing since you're in the same queue as everyone unless there's something I'm missing.
A couple more pieces of advice. Book your infopass appointment before you come back to the States, just to make sure you get an appointment while you're here, apparently some offices have long waiting periods.
The other piece of advice is that you are now eligible to apply for naturalization (in fact with some rules for the military you may have been eligible for expedited naturalization last year), so unless Germany has some odd rules about not allowing dual citizenship, you should apply for that.
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I think if you look up the I864, the instructions, or accompanying papers should list the current poverty levels (I think).
I know the I-751 is all about co-mingling and what not, but I've wondered whether they really don't care about how much you make. If the non-USC is a big earner, I'd think that they might look on that positively (whether they're mandated to do so or not). Won't be a burden to the state and all that.
Conditional Greencard Expired
in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion
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No worries
The OP has posted a couple of times on this topic which is why I kept it short. I could have written a little more but I believe she's just anxious about the process and I was just trying to reassure her.