ElGrandeDoodel

11 hours ago, aav said:

I select LPR right?

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

30 minutes ago, aav said:

My green card is two year conditional

Right. What's your question?

2 minutes ago, aav said:

I was issued the immigrant visa under the Conditional Resident (CR1) category, but I will be entering the US for the first time after our 2nd anniversary. Will I get a 10-years green card

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.

37 minutes ago, aav said:

Which option selected when I file i90 online ?

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.

Just now, Crazy Cat said:

Corrected to "IR1"

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]"

2 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

see any other options?

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.

Just now, Crazy Cat said:

Oh no......I see no option other than submitting another I-90.......this is beyond belief...

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...

7 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Is the expiration date correct?

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.

7 minutes ago, 8130093Bo said:

Did you mail your original greencard as well? Or should we wait till instructed?

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:

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Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS

As of December 18, 2023, we are actively reviewing your Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card, Receipt Number [·]. Our records show nothing is outstanding at this time. We will let you know if we need anything from you. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

3 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Then what extends the card??

We're talking at cross purposes, sorry for the confusion. 

Per the USCIS website:

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On Sept. 26, 2022, USCIS automatically extended the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) to 24 months for lawful permanent residents who file Form I-90. We are in the process of sending out amended receipt notices for individuals with a pending Form I-90. You can present an amended receipt notice with an expired Green Card as evidence of continued status. By presenting your amended receipt notice with your expired Green Card, you remain authorized to work and travel for 24 months from the expiration date on the front of your expired Green Card.

It will take some time to send out all of the amended receipt notices.

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.
 

31 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

It should say that the expiration date on the card is extended.

The letter I received shortly after filing the I-90 does not make any reference to an extension on the card:

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Thank you for submitting your application, petition, or request. Our office is currently processing it.

 

Please verify your personal information listed above. If you need to make any changes, immediately notify the USCIS Contact Center using the phone number below.

 

Next Steps:

• We will schedule you for an appointment at a USCIS Application Support Center (ASC) for you to provide your fingerprints, photograph and/or signature.

• We will mail you a separate biometrics appointment notice with the specific date, time, and ASC location. Please wait until you receive your appointment notice before going to the ASC.

 

Be advised that this notice does NOT serve as notification of your biometrics appointment.

 

If you have any questions or comments regarding this notice or the status of your case, please contact the USCIS Contact Center toll free at 1-800-375-5283.

 

If you are hearing impaired, please call the Contact Center TDD at 1-800-767-1833. If you have questions about immigration benefits, services, filing information, or forms, please visit our website at www.uscis.gov or call the NCSC.

 

If your mailing address changes while your case is pending, please update it through your USCIS Online Account or by calling the USCIS Contact Center.

 

You will be notified separately about any other application, petition, or request you may have filed with us.

 

Please note that if a priority date appears on this notice, it does not reflect any earlier retained priority dates.

 

Should I anticipate a subsequent letter that refers to an extension of the expiration date of the card?
 

Just now, Crazy Cat said:

valid extension letter

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:

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On Sept. 26, 2022, USCIS automatically extended the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) to 24 months for lawful permanent residents who file Form I-90. We are in the process of sending out amended receipt notices for individuals with a pending Form I-90.
[...]
You can present an amended receipt notice with an expired Green Card as evidence of continued status.

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?

8 hours ago, NasUK said:

Can anyone who went to the USA Embassy and got there interview can you please post below when you actually received your passport back (days wise) 

How long did it took you?

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:

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The appropriate Form I-864 Affidavit of Support for each financial sponsor along with a photocopy of the sponsor’s IRS transcript or most recent U.S. federal income tax return, and any relevant W-2s.

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:

1. 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?
2. 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

On 3/30/2023 at 9:56 PM, NasUK said:

Accurate list will be great so can help everyone who is following.

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:

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Laboratory Confirmation of Immunity
The panel physician should obtain a good history of vaccine-preventable diseases, including measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella, from the applicant to identify any naturally acquired diseases for optional laboratory confirmation.

An applicant who provides a reliable written or oral history of varicella disease does not require laboratory confirmation or further vaccination. To verify a history of varicella, panel physicians should inquire about: 1. an epidemiologic link to another typical varicella case or to a laboratory-confirmed case or 2. evidence of laboratory confirmation, if testing was performed at the time of acute disease.  Persons who meet neither of these criteria should not be considered as having a valid history of disease and should be tested for immunity or vaccinated.