ElGrandeDoodel

Yes, that was what I selected on the I-90.

Right. What's your question?

By the letter of the law, yes they should issue you an IR1 10-year Green Card. However, as you can see USCIS sometimes makes mistakes and issues the CR1 in error. If that happens, you file the I-90 to correct this. You can't file the I-90 until you've entered the US and the Green Card has been issued.

I stated my actual immigration status, Lawful permanent resident, and not the immigration status on my then inaccurate Green Card which was Conditional permanent resident.

Closing the loop here for posterity. Just received a replacement green card in the mail bearing the correct category (IR1) and a 10-year expiry. This represents a very quick turnaround for the I-90 of only 21 days - I filed it on 29 February and got the card today, 21 March. It helped that I wasn't required to provide biometrics for this I-90 - they reused the biometrics I provided for the previous I-90 on 18 December 2023. All's well that ends well, I guess. Thanks for your help everybody.

Now I look at it, there appear to be two options here: I-90 or the USCIS Typographic Error form. I previously filed the I-90. When I spoke to the USCIS contact centre today, they said I should file the Typo Form. Their response was very generic (it was clear the guy was literally just reading off the screen to me), so I'm not certain their advice was right. What do you reckon - I-90 or Typo Form? I'm leaning to I-90 even though it didn't work the first time, because really this isn't a typo - they've issued the wrong category of card.

Good spot, I'm worst than USCIS. Thank you!

@Crazy Cat - any thoughts on the explanation I am giving in the I-90? Is this sufficiently clear, any other info I should include? Thank you! Please describe the error: I was issued a Category CR1 permanent resident card in error, I should have been issued a Category IR1 card. I had been married for more than 2 years when I entered the US on my immigrant visa. The replacement card delivered 02/26/2024 contained the same error. Date of marriage: [DATE]. Date of entry on immigrant visa: [DATE]. Please enter the correction: "Category" should be corrected to "CR1". "Card Expires" date should be corrected to "[DATE]"

I called USCIS today and have had the case escalated so will have a call with an Officer within 30 days. I think it's likely they will say "just file another I-90", but they might at least be able to confirm that, from my details, I am in fact due the IR-1 with ten year validity.

Yep, I guess you're right. When I saw the letter in the mailbox I was impressed by the quick turn around - opened the letter and...

Nope, as it was before i.e. two years from date of start of residency.

So, an update here... I received my replacement green card in the mail today, but it is still the wrong category: CR1 instead of IR1. At no point was I asked to send my original GC to USCIS, so I now have two green cards, both of which are the wrong category.

No I didn't, just uploaded a scan. I filed the i90 online. I took my original GC to the biometrics appointment though.

Providing update on my I-90 for @8130093Bo here rather than DM. 6 November 2023: filed I-90 12 December 2023: received notice scheduling biometrics appointment 18 December 2023: attended biometrics appointment Since attending biometrics appointment on 18 December 2023, I-90 case status reads:

We're talking at cross purposes, sorry for the confusion. Per the USCIS website: So, my question is: do I just sit and wait for USCIS to send me this amended receipt notice that confirms a 24-month extension to my GC, or do I need to do something to request it?

Thank you. The letter I received shortly after filing the I-90 does not make any reference to an extension on the card: Should I anticipate a subsequent letter that refers to an extension of the expiration date of the card?

Thanks! Is a "valid extension letter" what the USCIS website calls an "amended receipt notice", or is that something different?

As I've seen has happened to others before, I was issued a CR1 instead of an IR1 due to DHS error. I entered the US under my immigrant visa when I had been married for longer than two years, but nevertheless was issued a CR1. On receipt of the green card I immediately filed the I-90 to correct it. I understand that I-90s currently have a p80 processing time of 23 months, and that: It's likely my GC will expire before I get the IR1 replacement. If I want to travel internationally or change jobs after expiry but before I get the IR1 replacement, do I need to do anything other than just wait for the "amended receipt notice" to be issued to me?

Had my interview last Wednesday, got passport back yesterday (Tuesday). So, six days total. Or three working days because Monday was a bank holiday. Got an email from the Embassy saying my passport had been dispatched on the Friday, 2 (working) days after the interview.

Thanks @Helene S! I had the interview today, and happily no issues on the income front and I was approved. My sole sponsor was my US citizen and resident spouse whose income is from the US so I guess a simple case from that perspective. Worth adding for posterity that I wasn't asked for any additional income evidence, not even the transcript or return for 2022 despite not having submitted that to BBC back in February. Affidavit of Support wasn't mentioned at all.

Thanks @Jeanne Adil!

Hi VJ folks I (British citizen) have my IR1/CR1 spousal immigrant visa interview at the London Consulate coming up and wanted to confirm the requirements in terms of tax return and evidence of income. Some background: US citizen and resident sponsor is spouse of intending immigrant. For the I-864, sponsor met the income threshold on two bases: Current annual individual income over the threshold Assets (balance of savings and checking accounts) over the threshold At the time the I-864 was filed (6 Feb 2023), federal tax return had not been filed so only transcripts for 2021, 2020, and 2019 were filed with I-864 Due to complexity of sponsor's income, tax return was paper filed so no transcript for 2022 yet Vast majority of 2022 income is not on W-2s; income is "Scholarship and fellowship grants not reported on Form W-2" reported under line 8(r) of Schedule 1 to Form 1040. I'd like some guidance on what evidence of 2022 income, and what evidence of current income, I should bring to the interview. The State Dept pre-interview checklist for the London Consulate simply asks for: Nice and simple - we have a photocopy of the federal income tax return as filed, and two W-2s that were filed with it. However, most of the income for 2022 is not reflected on those W-2s - they account only for a few thousand. The vast majority of income for 2022 was earned on a self-employed basis so no W-2s, and due to the way sponsor earns, there are no 1099s in respect of that income either. So - my two questions: As evidence of sponsor's 2022 income, given the circumstances I've outlined, is anything in addition to a photocopy of 2022 federal income tax return and relevant W-2s required? If so, what should that be? Is anything required at all to evidence sponsor's current income? Many thanks in advance!

Updating here for posterity - looks like another batch of interview dates for various days in May were released today. I've snagged one for late May, in place of my 24 April original interview date which I cancelled a few weeks ago. So - more evidence that you can get a new interview date before the date of your original interview has passed. You just need to check YATRI frequently so you can see when something suitable pops up.

@Shinto_cat reattaching the cover letter here - VJ doesn't let you send attachments via DM. 00_Cover Letter.pdf

The definitive guidance is set out here on the US CDC website: https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/panel-physicians/vaccinations.html And in particular the table halfway down that page, which is available as a PDF here: https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/pdf/Vaccine-Requirements-According-to-Applicant-Age-p.pdf Regarding varicella (aka chicken pox), see the following guidance on the first page I linked above: