jackiegringa

Agree with Mike E, I sent photos of a "celebration of marriage" with my package for removal of conditions. Same set up as you, signed the papers one day and had a party (much) later.

So you're not getting a second interview for it, the next step is the oath ceremony notice? But then you weren't tested for civics and all so that's confusing...

Did you get an answer about your I-751 at all?

Did you file as soon as your 90 day window open? If yes, do you know how does that work when your interview is before the 90 days are up?

Congrats on the interview, you're on the last stretch now! Little disappointed about the oath, I wish there was a same day option.

Some online functions were tied to having up to date info and because I am marked as a non resident it cannot be updated online as well. Taxes withheld in savings account would also change.

No, the passport was fine but I was trying to update my records from non resident to resident so only the green card could do that. They said a state ID might work but only way to know is to put it in the system and check. State ID renewal is in the works right now so I will try again in a few weeks. However I still believe the GC+letter should have been accepted as federal ID that it is What I believe and what's reality though, that's my problem 😁

Really hope that my DMV knows what to do because in that case I do need to make it work...coming up in September. Ugh.

This is a very low stakes question but I just went to a bank to update my contact info (had business there already) and of course the extension letter wasn't accepted as a valid form of id. Called for the manager, explained that it's formally accepted for I9, it's a federal thing etc, no dice. It's not something that will affect me at the moment but given that USCIS has no plans of giving people their plastic green cards I left a complaint to change guidelines and said this is going to become more and more common and the guidelines need to be changed. Anything else that can be done/argued? If I was about to get a loan or something this would've been unpleasant to say the least. I had my GC, letter, passport.

All of these questions are things the lawyer they hired should have explained that are important and briefly prepared them to answer the same thing. I had a lawyer for support really, had a very straightforward case with plenty of evidence and one of the things I got from my lawyer was a list of things we need to know and get right about the relationship - prime example is different first date dates because one partner thinks of first encounter and the other think about the first official date. Also, it is impossible to know but the lawyer could have said something during the interview to maybe steer it in a more positive direction - I had just opened a joint account but shared no credit cards and when the IO started to press a bit too much on that my lawyer interrupted to say that having credit cards wasn't mandatory and please look at the house deed, thank you. It's what they are there for!

Ooh, interesting situation, many thoughts: 1. They sent out 4 years extensions for everyone in the I-751 by now. Just read your posts, even with the extension your green card is completely expired in 2021. So now even more reason for you to get working on your immigration issues! You need to fix this yourself since USCIS isn't. You can't just wait forever for an answer! 2. You have to be relentless to get an ADIT stamp. Call everyday, call your representative, make it your second job. Talk about your emergency, request a mailed admit stamp, say you have to have proof of status it is the law etc. 3. Definitely look into forcing them to give you an answer, 3 years for a response post interview is not normal. Unless your case has something very wrong with it, even a DIY writ of mandamus can get you both the removal of conditions and naturalization in a couple of months.

Congratulations! Sometimes not knowing can be a blessing, if I was asked 10 questions I'd assumed I got too many wrong and I'd be super nervous about it.

I'm sure it was said in jest. Like when you decide to change lanes and now your previous lane goes faster. Congrats!

Please update after you talked to your international advisor, or maybe a lawyer, this is a very serious situation that your university should correct immediately if it was their fault.

Any other St Louis office movements? Bumping this thread to see if more people find it and join it!

It seems like he is talking about her working remotely in Canada by relocating closer to the border and keeping the same job in Toronto. Not working remotely in the USA. Most answers assume the worst case scenario with CBP/OP intentions which makes sense given the experiences around the forum, but sometimes questions are just questions.

Have you considered filing for citizenship? Depending where you live things could move faster than waiting until the I-751 is processed. I am not 100% sure but it seems like your wife fulfills the requirements for N-400 now that a proper I-751 has been filed.

Any news on your front?

very sorry about that, I went through a similar issue that not getting the stamp would interfere with travel plans so I really get how frustrating that is. Have you tried contacting your representative about it? When they got back to me (too late for my trip but regardless) things moved real fast and I got a stamp within weeks and a green card 4 months later. I would also just keep calling uscis for an emergency appointment every day. You get a different person, try for an emergency call back and if they don't do it call again. At some point I was in line for 3 different call backs by sheer stubbornness. Hope something works out for you!

In the worst twist of fate, instead of delivered my replacement green card went from "Out for delivery" all day to the next morning "Awaiting for delivery scan" to not long after "Return to sender". Once USCIS gets it back, what happens? Do they try again? I do not know why it wasn't delivered, calling USPS to try to intercept it led to nowhere and USPS also just had the info from the tracking number nothing else to add. I was home for the delivery too, even though it wasn't needed as all USCIS mailings go into the mailbox no signature required. I have to laugh at this point at my absolute terrible luck because otherwise I'd start screaming.