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Oh no.

Usually when you do the biometrics, they give you a one year extension sticker (from the date you do the biometrics) in the back of your green card.

If I need to go overseas after my green card expires and before the biometrics appointment, how can we get this extension sticker ?

Thank you.

It has been 3 months since I submitted application for Form I-90 (to extend my green card), but as of today, I still haven't received the biometrics appointment notice.
Prior to COVID-19, typically biometrics appointment notice were sent out 2 days after the filing.
I understand due to COVID-19, we may experience a longer wait time to receive biometrics appointment notice.
According to https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-office-closings, the Application Support Center (ASC) office that I will go to is not closed.

I am just wondering, have any of you (especially if you are in the Chicago area) received anything from the ASC for your biometrics appointment (and when did you file your application) ? 

Thank you.

Thank you for your post.

I filed I-90 to extend my Green Card 3 months ago, but haven't received the Biometrics Appointment notice yet, either.

Thank you for your reply.

1. That's what I thought. Since we just got married, should we include records from before we were married, too ? How far back of records should we submit with the I-130 form ?

Thank you, everybody. I appreciate it.

Just Bob,

In cases #2 - #4, if the person is going to apply for a US visa or another green card in the future, how shall he/she answer these questions ?

1. Have you ever been refused admission to the United States at a port-of-entry?

If the answer is "yes" here because of the situation above, will this prevent her from getting the green card again ?

Case #2: No ?

Case #3: ?

Case #4: ?

2. Have you ever been refused a U.S. Visa or withdrawn your application for admission at the point of entry?

If the answer is "yes" here because of the situation above, will this prevent her from getting the green card again ?

Case #2: ?

Case #3: ?

Case #4: ?

3. Have you ever been under immigration proceeding ?

a. Removal

b. Exclusion/Deportation

c. Recission

d. Judicial Proceedings

If the answer is "yes" here because of the situation above, will this prevent her from getting the green card again ?

Case #2: No ?

Case #3: ?

Case #4: ?

4. Has your U.S. Visa ever been cancelled or revoked?

Case #2: ?

Case #3: ?

Case #4: ?

Thank you

Did you mean the officer returned the green card to her, or she had to return/gave up her green card to the officer ?

Thank you everybody for the quick replies.

> but he actually let her back into the country

Peter'n'Jaime, did you mean the officer let her in the US ?

>they may tell you that next time your stay out for long, they will take the card, but let you in...

rika60607, does it mean that they will take your green card at the airport, but let you in to see an immigration judge on a certain date ? This is to determine your status if you can keep your green card or not, right ?

Is that always the case in this kind of situation ?

Will they ever take the green card away from you at the airport and deny entry and tell you to go back home ?

If you are out of the US longer than 6 months and the officer thinks you abandon your green card because of the long absence, what can happen at the port of entry ?

Will the port of entry officer

- right away take your green card from you and deny entry and tell you to go back home ?

- or, will they ask you to go to immigration court to determine the status of your green card ? (I have a friend who was told to do this)

- or, what other scenarios ?

Thank you.

Thank you guys for the replies! I really appreciate your help.

I will stay in US for at least 2 months before leave again.

Is there some POE specially hard and that I should avoid?

My options are Charlotte, Miami, Dallas and Houston.

Check this URL about people's experience at POE

http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/poereviews.php?trim=no&poe=Dallas&page=1&dfilter=0

Hi, thank you for your reply.

After talking to her again, I wrote down a slightly different information.

At the airport the officer told her to go to the court to determine whether she could keep her green card or not (this is due to the length of time she was out of the US).

She did go to court, and at the court right away she and her lawyer told the court that she wants to surrender her green card.

The court then put a stamp on her passport saying how long she can stay in the US.

Is VD = voluntary departure ?

In her case, is this called a voluntary departure ?

Is that bad on her record ?

With this new information, the next time she wants to get a US visa or US permanent resident again, will it affect her case ?

And, how should she answer the below questions ?

1. Have you ever been refused admission to the United States at a port-of-entry?

If the answer is "yes" here because of the situation above, will this prevent her from getting the green card again ?

2. Have you ever been refused a U.S. Visa, been refused admission to the United States, or withdrawn your application for admission at the point of entry?

If the answer is "yes" here because of the situation above, will this prevent her from getting the green card again ?

3. Have you ever been under immigration proceeding ?

a. Removal

b. Exclusion/Deportation

c. Recission

d. Judicial Proceedings

If the answer is "yes" here because of the situation above, will this prevent her from getting the green card again ?

3. Has your U.S. Visa ever been cancelled or revoked?

I have a friend who a few years ago came to the US with her green card and re-entry permit.

Because of the length of time she was outside the US, the officer at the airport told her to go to an immigration court to determine whether she could keep her green card or not.

Before the court date, her lawyer suggested her to return her green card voluntarily, so she returned her green card and I guess because of that she did not have to go to court.

In the future if she completes any US immigration form again (like if she wants to become a US permanent resident again), how shall she answers the following questions

1. Have you ever been refused admission to the United States at a port-of-entry?

If the answer is "yes" here because of the situation above, will this prevent her from getting the green card again ?

2. Have you ever been refused a U.S. Visa, been refused admission to the United States, or withdrawn your application for admission at the point of entry?

If the answer is "yes" here because of the situation above, will this prevent her from getting the green card again ?

3. Have you ever been under immigration proceeding ?

a. Removal

b. Exclusion/Deportation

c. Recission

d. Judicial Proceedings

If the answer is "yes" here because of the situation above, will this prevent her from getting the green card again ?

3. Has your U.S. Visa ever been cancelled or revoked?

Thank you.

I know someone who travelled outside the US for 2 months, when they came back the immigration asked how long they were outside the country.

Since their English was not good, they misunderstood the question, and they answered 9 months.

The immigration then put a stamp on their passport that said they were outside the country for 9 months, even though the correct time is 2 months.

So, it looks to me that at least at the airport, they did not have the information on how long you are outside the country.

Although, I am sure that information is available somewhere.

Thank you everybody for your replies.

I, a US citizen, also petitioned for my brother in 2000. So, although the case from my petition is not current, but it is still valid. So, we will wait for this petition to be current.

In the meantime, I called NVC regarding my mom's peitition and they told me to send a copy of my brother's marriage license to them, and do not send the AOS fee bill and form DS 3032 back to them.

Thanks again.

>The son is no longer eligible. Mother must naturalise and petition the married son as a third prefernce beneficiary.

Thank you for your reply.

1. So, shall we not return "Affidavit of Support (AOS) Fee Bill" and DS-3032 (Choice of Address and Agent) form ? Shall we return to them a letter mentioning about my brother's status change ?

2. Should I email NVC (they gave us an email address if we have a question about the case) and tell them about the status change ?

Thank you

Hello!!! You need to inform them regarding your brother's change of status and i know a very good friend of mine who had the same case as your brother and they filed another petition after he got married...I hope i help you answer your question...Goodluck and GODBLESS!!!

Thank you for your reply.

>they filed another petition after he got married

Did you mean the current case (mom petitioned unmarried son) is no longer valid, and a new petition needs to be filed for my brother (for example, petition by me (a US citizen) to my brother ?)

So, what do we do with the current case "Affidavit of Support (AOS) Fee Bill" and DS-3032 (Choice of Address and Agent) form ? Shall we not return them ?

Thank you again

In 2000 my mother, who is a green card holder, petitioned for my brother who was unmarried at that time. My brother got married in 2003.

Today we received the following letters from the National Visa Center :

1. my mother (the petitioner) received the "Affidavit of Support (AOS) Fee Bill" that she will need to return to the National Visa Center.

2. NVC also sent form DS-3032 (Choice of Address and Agent) to my brother

My question is, since my brother has married since the my mother petitioned for him, is this case still valid ? Shall we not return the "Affidavit of Support (AOS) Fee Bill" and DS-3032 ?

Thank you very much for your help

Thanks for your help.

Yep.. they have your case on file... now it's just a matter of waiting until your case becomes current. At that time you or your brother should receive some sort of communication from the NVC to finish of the process. You may want to call the NVC and talk to a live operator and ask when your case is going to be "current"..

Thanks, that was my own posting on another forum. I did not get the answer in there. Does anybody know the answer ? Thanks

In 1993 my brother changed his name legally (he has a court paper on that), but he did not change his name on the passport until 2003. In 2000 when I filed I-130 for him under "Name" I wrote down his old name. Under "Other Names Used" I wrote down his new name. His I-130 was approved.

My question will be for when the priority number becomes current (in about 5 year or so). When the priority number becomes current, will it be a problem that I used his old name on the I-130? Will the record in the USCIS/NVC be under his old name ? At that time when the case is processed in the consulate, we are planning to use his new name, will that clash with the record the USCIS have ? Will they say, oh, you did not file the I-130 using this new name ?

Thanks

Note: Now we are waiting for the visa number to be current.

I checked at 603-334-0700 and it said Case # assigned by NVC for this case is: .....Visa symbol: F4

It means that the NVC has my case on file, right ?

Thanks

USICS case number is the approval number, right ?

Unfortunately, I do not have it with me today, I need to get it when I get home tonight.

Does NVC really send that letter after I-130 is approved ? Is this sent to the sponsor or beneficiary ?

What does it mean if we do not get the letter ? It's been 6 years since the I-130 was approved.

I filed I-130 for my brothers, and got approval letter. Our priority date is 2000, and it won't be current for another 5 years.

I read from http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1309.html,

"We recommend that you wait at least three weeks after you get your Notice of Approval before calling NVC if you have not heard from the Center by that time. "

and

"If your case is not current, we will send you a letter informing you that we have your file at NVC and will hold it until your case becomes current".

After we got the I-130 approval letter, neither I, the sponsor, or my brother, the beneficiary, ever heard from the NVC or received a letter from the NVC that said that they have the file. Are we suppose to get this letter from the NVC ?

Thank you.