jackiegringa

Quite a while, hard to predict but 1-3 years isn't uncommon. However she can work and travel using the extension letter and if by chance it goes beyond 48 months there's ADIT stamps that act like a temporary green card.
 
After you file the I-751 there's nothing else to do but wait to be called for the interview. Since your spouse is from Japan I imagine she might not want to file for citizenship, that would be the last step in the immigration process.
 
It's very unfortunate you didn't read on the green card process and only found this forum after months into a I-90. The removal of conditions is a necessary process to go from a 2 year green card to a 10 year green card and the I-90 USCIS webpage has an explicit warning about this exact scenario - do not file if you are a conditional permanent resident, you need to file a I-751.
 
It is difficult to deal with the consequences but in this case USCIS didn't do anything wrong, you simply didn't file what was needed correctly. The onus was on you and your spouse to know what to file and when, and that is explained on their website.
 
The people (in the forum or in real life) suggesting a land entry via Mexico or Canada are not suggesting anything out of the ordinary, there are ways to enter the country via land that are simply not available via air, and in a situation where a spouse would have to choose between land entry and no entry, lots of people would take the land entry, however inconvenient or costly that might be.
 
I am sorry this happened to you, and I encourage you to stick around the forum, learn more about the immigration process and even help other people in the same situation in the future.

Great question, the removal of conditions is much more on the immigrant than on the original petitioner.
 
This is important @Zumbadaddy, if the form wasn't filed correctly your package can be rejected!

Great question, the removal of conditions is much more on the immigrant than on the original petitioner.
 
This is important @Zumbadaddy, if the form wasn't filed correctly your package can be rejected!

It really isn't, lots of people have to wait for the I-751 to be adjudicated for the N-400 to be approved. It sucks but it has happened before. It's been only a week and your case has been moved, meaning it is doing something instead of just sitting in place, so give it a bit more time and you will get both approved soon. 

Welcome to the forum.  As the spouse of a Green card holder, you cannot file an I-485 or I-765 (EAD) until your priority date is current.  If she was a US citizen, you could file the I-485 immediately.   See the monthly visa bulletin links below. You are currently category F2a.  She can file an I-130 for you now (the sooner the better), but that is all you can do for now.  In addition, you must remain in legal status.  You will be barred from Adjustment of Status if you go out of status.
When to File Your Adjustment of Status Application for Family-Sponsored or Employment-Based Preference Visas: March 2024 | USCIS
Visa Bulletin For April 2024 (state.gov)
 

Quite a while, hard to predict but 1-3 years isn't uncommon. However she can work and travel using the extension letter and if by chance it goes beyond 48 months there's ADIT stamps that act like a temporary green card.
 
After you file the I-751 there's nothing else to do but wait to be called for the interview. Since your spouse is from Japan I imagine she might not want to file for citizenship, that would be the last step in the immigration process.
 
It's very unfortunate you didn't read on the green card process and only found this forum after months into a I-90. The removal of conditions is a necessary process to go from a 2 year green card to a 10 year green card and the I-90 USCIS webpage has an explicit warning about this exact scenario - do not file if you are a conditional permanent resident, you need to file a I-751.
 
It is difficult to deal with the consequences but in this case USCIS didn't do anything wrong, you simply didn't file what was needed correctly. The onus was on you and your spouse to know what to file and when, and that is explained on their website.
 
The people (in the forum or in real life) suggesting a land entry via Mexico or Canada are not suggesting anything out of the ordinary, there are ways to enter the country via land that are simply not available via air, and in a situation where a spouse would have to choose between land entry and no entry, lots of people would take the land entry, however inconvenient or costly that might be.
 
I am sorry this happened to you, and I encourage you to stick around the forum, learn more about the immigration process and even help other people in the same situation in the future.

It just occurred to me, that get her to the land border …sounds a bit vague. ..and does not involve stealth or illegal crossing.
 
For clarification, it just means your wife gets in front of a CBP officer presents her expired card, extension letter and asks to be allowed . ..
‘She insists she is an LPR and even if they detain her a bit or issue NTA …she will get in. None of that is possible anywhere but at land POE. 
‘
 
 
 
 

Quite a while, hard to predict but 1-3 years isn't uncommon. However she can work and travel using the extension letter and if by chance it goes beyond 48 months there's ADIT stamps that act like a temporary green card.
 
After you file the I-751 there's nothing else to do but wait to be called for the interview. Since your spouse is from Japan I imagine she might not want to file for citizenship, that would be the last step in the immigration process.
 
It's very unfortunate you didn't read on the green card process and only found this forum after months into a I-90. The removal of conditions is a necessary process to go from a 2 year green card to a 10 year green card and the I-90 USCIS webpage has an explicit warning about this exact scenario - do not file if you are a conditional permanent resident, you need to file a I-751.
 
It is difficult to deal with the consequences but in this case USCIS didn't do anything wrong, you simply didn't file what was needed correctly. The onus was on you and your spouse to know what to file and when, and that is explained on their website.
 
The people (in the forum or in real life) suggesting a land entry via Mexico or Canada are not suggesting anything out of the ordinary, there are ways to enter the country via land that are simply not available via air, and in a situation where a spouse would have to choose between land entry and no entry, lots of people would take the land entry, however inconvenient or costly that might be.
 
I am sorry this happened to you, and I encourage you to stick around the forum, learn more about the immigration process and even help other people in the same situation in the future.

Quite a while, hard to predict but 1-3 years isn't uncommon. However she can work and travel using the extension letter and if by chance it goes beyond 48 months there's ADIT stamps that act like a temporary green card.
 
After you file the I-751 there's nothing else to do but wait to be called for the interview. Since your spouse is from Japan I imagine she might not want to file for citizenship, that would be the last step in the immigration process.
 
It's very unfortunate you didn't read on the green card process and only found this forum after months into a I-90. The removal of conditions is a necessary process to go from a 2 year green card to a 10 year green card and the I-90 USCIS webpage has an explicit warning about this exact scenario - do not file if you are a conditional permanent resident, you need to file a I-751.
 
It is difficult to deal with the consequences but in this case USCIS didn't do anything wrong, you simply didn't file what was needed correctly. The onus was on you and your spouse to know what to file and when, and that is explained on their website.
 
The people (in the forum or in real life) suggesting a land entry via Mexico or Canada are not suggesting anything out of the ordinary, there are ways to enter the country via land that are simply not available via air, and in a situation where a spouse would have to choose between land entry and no entry, lots of people would take the land entry, however inconvenient or costly that might be.
 
I am sorry this happened to you, and I encourage you to stick around the forum, learn more about the immigration process and even help other people in the same situation in the future.

Quite a while, hard to predict but 1-3 years isn't uncommon. However she can work and travel using the extension letter and if by chance it goes beyond 48 months there's ADIT stamps that act like a temporary green card.
 
After you file the I-751 there's nothing else to do but wait to be called for the interview. Since your spouse is from Japan I imagine she might not want to file for citizenship, that would be the last step in the immigration process.
 
It's very unfortunate you didn't read on the green card process and only found this forum after months into a I-90. The removal of conditions is a necessary process to go from a 2 year green card to a 10 year green card and the I-90 USCIS webpage has an explicit warning about this exact scenario - do not file if you are a conditional permanent resident, you need to file a I-751.
 
It is difficult to deal with the consequences but in this case USCIS didn't do anything wrong, you simply didn't file what was needed correctly. The onus was on you and your spouse to know what to file and when, and that is explained on their website.
 
The people (in the forum or in real life) suggesting a land entry via Mexico or Canada are not suggesting anything out of the ordinary, there are ways to enter the country via land that are simply not available via air, and in a situation where a spouse would have to choose between land entry and no entry, lots of people would take the land entry, however inconvenient or costly that might be.
 
I am sorry this happened to you, and I encourage you to stick around the forum, learn more about the immigration process and even help other people in the same situation in the future.

Quite a while, hard to predict but 1-3 years isn't uncommon. However she can work and travel using the extension letter and if by chance it goes beyond 48 months there's ADIT stamps that act like a temporary green card.
 
After you file the I-751 there's nothing else to do but wait to be called for the interview. Since your spouse is from Japan I imagine she might not want to file for citizenship, that would be the last step in the immigration process.
 
It's very unfortunate you didn't read on the green card process and only found this forum after months into a I-90. The removal of conditions is a necessary process to go from a 2 year green card to a 10 year green card and the I-90 USCIS webpage has an explicit warning about this exact scenario - do not file if you are a conditional permanent resident, you need to file a I-751.
 
It is difficult to deal with the consequences but in this case USCIS didn't do anything wrong, you simply didn't file what was needed correctly. The onus was on you and your spouse to know what to file and when, and that is explained on their website.
 
The people (in the forum or in real life) suggesting a land entry via Mexico or Canada are not suggesting anything out of the ordinary, there are ways to enter the country via land that are simply not available via air, and in a situation where a spouse would have to choose between land entry and no entry, lots of people would take the land entry, however inconvenient or costly that might be.
 
I am sorry this happened to you, and I encourage you to stick around the forum, learn more about the immigration process and even help other people in the same situation in the future.

Quite a while, hard to predict but 1-3 years isn't uncommon. However she can work and travel using the extension letter and if by chance it goes beyond 48 months there's ADIT stamps that act like a temporary green card.
 
After you file the I-751 there's nothing else to do but wait to be called for the interview. Since your spouse is from Japan I imagine she might not want to file for citizenship, that would be the last step in the immigration process.
 
It's very unfortunate you didn't read on the green card process and only found this forum after months into a I-90. The removal of conditions is a necessary process to go from a 2 year green card to a 10 year green card and the I-90 USCIS webpage has an explicit warning about this exact scenario - do not file if you are a conditional permanent resident, you need to file a I-751.
 
It is difficult to deal with the consequences but in this case USCIS didn't do anything wrong, you simply didn't file what was needed correctly. The onus was on you and your spouse to know what to file and when, and that is explained on their website.
 
The people (in the forum or in real life) suggesting a land entry via Mexico or Canada are not suggesting anything out of the ordinary, there are ways to enter the country via land that are simply not available via air, and in a situation where a spouse would have to choose between land entry and no entry, lots of people would take the land entry, however inconvenient or costly that might be.
 
I am sorry this happened to you, and I encourage you to stick around the forum, learn more about the immigration process and even help other people in the same situation in the future.

Quite a while, hard to predict but 1-3 years isn't uncommon. However she can work and travel using the extension letter and if by chance it goes beyond 48 months there's ADIT stamps that act like a temporary green card.
 
After you file the I-751 there's nothing else to do but wait to be called for the interview. Since your spouse is from Japan I imagine she might not want to file for citizenship, that would be the last step in the immigration process.
 
It's very unfortunate you didn't read on the green card process and only found this forum after months into a I-90. The removal of conditions is a necessary process to go from a 2 year green card to a 10 year green card and the I-90 USCIS webpage has an explicit warning about this exact scenario - do not file if you are a conditional permanent resident, you need to file a I-751.
 
It is difficult to deal with the consequences but in this case USCIS didn't do anything wrong, you simply didn't file what was needed correctly. The onus was on you and your spouse to know what to file and when, and that is explained on their website.
 
The people (in the forum or in real life) suggesting a land entry via Mexico or Canada are not suggesting anything out of the ordinary, there are ways to enter the country via land that are simply not available via air, and in a situation where a spouse would have to choose between land entry and no entry, lots of people would take the land entry, however inconvenient or costly that might be.
 
I am sorry this happened to you, and I encourage you to stick around the forum, learn more about the immigration process and even help other people in the same situation in the future.

Quite a while, hard to predict but 1-3 years isn't uncommon. However she can work and travel using the extension letter and if by chance it goes beyond 48 months there's ADIT stamps that act like a temporary green card.
 
After you file the I-751 there's nothing else to do but wait to be called for the interview. Since your spouse is from Japan I imagine she might not want to file for citizenship, that would be the last step in the immigration process.
 
It's very unfortunate you didn't read on the green card process and only found this forum after months into a I-90. The removal of conditions is a necessary process to go from a 2 year green card to a 10 year green card and the I-90 USCIS webpage has an explicit warning about this exact scenario - do not file if you are a conditional permanent resident, you need to file a I-751.
 
It is difficult to deal with the consequences but in this case USCIS didn't do anything wrong, you simply didn't file what was needed correctly. The onus was on you and your spouse to know what to file and when, and that is explained on their website.
 
The people (in the forum or in real life) suggesting a land entry via Mexico or Canada are not suggesting anything out of the ordinary, there are ways to enter the country via land that are simply not available via air, and in a situation where a spouse would have to choose between land entry and no entry, lots of people would take the land entry, however inconvenient or costly that might be.
 
I am sorry this happened to you, and I encourage you to stick around the forum, learn more about the immigration process and even help other people in the same situation in the future.

Just wanted to provide an update and also help anyone who may also be experiencing the same situation. 
Prior to my original post,  I took it a bit further and contacted the CIS Ombudsman's office regarding this issue. 
 
I contacted them on February 27 - (I'll note that I was VERY detailed and provided screenshots of all of the communications we'd received from USCIS also included call times and other pertinent information.)
 
March 12 - They responded stating they'd contacted USCIS regarding his issue. (Keep in mind, he'd already received the ADIT stamp) so I responded explaining that he had the ADIT stamp but didn't feel it was sufficient to travel with and that he was continuing to press for an extension notice. I also expressed concerns with the biometrics appt. possibly being missed (for not having the notice (IF) they decided to not reuse the existing biometrics) 
 
They responded stating they'd updated the information and would await a response from USCIS. 
 
March 14 - Case status updated to "Case is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS"
 
March 18 - The Ombudsman responded stating a receipt notice had been issued on March 14th and to contact them or USCIS if it hadn't been received in 30 days.  - They also INCLUDED a PDF copy of the receipt notice in the email.
 
March 22 - Hard Copy extension notice received in our mailbox as well as the other 2 notices
 

It really isn't, lots of people have to wait for the I-751 to be adjudicated for the N-400 to be approved. It sucks but it has happened before. It's been only a week and your case has been moved, meaning it is doing something instead of just sitting in place, so give it a bit more time and you will get both approved soon. 

I took my oath ceremony today so this journey is finally concluded for me. Best of luck to everyone! I wish yll the best.

Confirmed for combo interview 🎉

I can see the interview notice from USCIS and a second notice from the local office named for me and my partner on my USPS informed delivery but it hasn't been delivered yet. Marked for Saturday, I really hope it comes through today!!
 
By the looks of it, since it's from the local office and names my partner I am assuming is an in invitation for a combo interview but I can't be sure until it's delivered. Don't let me down again USPS!!

Just make sure you received your NOA for you N-400 and on that letter there's your extension of two years from your green card expiration, no need to sweat if it's gonna be done in 4 or 7 months then!

You should have gotten an automatic extension notice with N-400 submission.
https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-updates-policy-to-automatically-extend-green-cards-for-naturalization-applicants
Effective Dec. 12, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to allow USCIS to automatically extend the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (commonly called Green Cards) for lawful permanent residents who have applied for naturalization.

Don't you have 24 months extension of your GC?
That should be OK as long as it's valid.
 
I wouldn't file I-90 unless you're close to extension letter expiration.
 
You only waited for 3 months, it's perfectly normal.
 
If you suspect you're not eligible to naturalize due to criminal past or issues with immigration,  you can always withdraw N-400 and file I-90 instead. This I would only do after checking with immigration lawyer.

Oath ceremony notice popped up on my account this morning - April 3! In two weeks I'll become a citizen. Summarizing my timeline below at the San Diego FO:
 
01 Jan 2024 - Filed N-400
01 Jan 2024 - Biometrics were reused (online notice)
05 Feb 2024 - Interview was scheduled (online notice)
15 Mar 2024 - Interview; recommended for approval and sent to quality review, and in line for oath ceremony
19 Mar 2024 - Oath ceremony was scheduled (online notice)
03 Apr 2024 - Oath ceremony
 
All the best to everyone still pending, and wishing you all a speedy and painless way to your naturalization.

Congratulations..... I'm glad they informed you ahead of time.  Apr 11th?   You got this!!!  There is light at end of the long tunnel!!

Confirmed for combo interview 🎉