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Hi, it's October 3rd 2025 and I just wanted to update! Everything went smoothly, no hiccups, only change in plans is that we didn't stay in Vietnam for 2 years, it didn't work out so we're back in the US with my husband working a new job and in a new city. I didn't apply for the Reentry Permit as I was out of the US a little below 6 months the 1st time, came back to the US on January 13th 2025 where I stayed for 2.5 mths and applied for Removal of Conditions. If it helps anyone: Landed in US - January 13th Sent out I-751 package - January 15th Received 48 mth extension/receipt notice online - January 17th (this was very fast!) Got biometrics reuse notice online - January 25th Got both 48 mth + biometrics reuse in mail - January 27th Applying for the Removal of Conditions was nerve-wrecking but I followed guides, did it myself and hey, just like you said, got the biometrics reuse notice quite quickly! With the original notices in hand, I made a copy and then flew out March 21st and stayed in Vietnam. Then we packed up and came back in June 22nd 2025. Went through immigration with no issues, just a long wait as usual at LAX. I hope this helps someone, and I want to give a huge thank you to everyone for the help here!

Yes, I forgot that was the term! I listed the form I was talking about in the topic but didn't make it clear in the post itself - Form I-751 Removal of Conditions Thank you!

Hi guys, These might be silly questions but I want to make sure I get this absolutely right with your help. I need to extend my 2 year conditional green card, and after that apply for Reentry Permit Form I-131 as my husband got a job in Vietnam and that's where we will be mostly living. I will be in the US the whole time during this application, at least when I get the receipts and biometrics notification, and if I've flown back to Vietnam, I can go back to the US at any time. Questions for Form I-751: 1. My mother-in-law was our joint sponsor from when I first applied for the green card, does it matter now? I assume I don't have to mention her in the form. 2. I was advised to put our Vietnamese address as an overlap on the last page of the Form I-751, Additional Information. Do I just say ADDRESS OVERLAP: [Vietnam Address]? I was also advised to say it like this: Temporary Overseas Work Assignment from x to y dates/employment and Vietnam address 3. My spouse's current Vietnamese number cannot receive international texts or calls. Can I leave the telephone numbers blank and state his email address instead? I will have a US number that can receive international texts and calls. Appreciate all answers. Thank you!

Thank you! Appreciate your time!

Yes, I believe LPR and GC is the same for my situation right now. But I'm confused here. To answer your question, two immigration lawyers, plus when I asked this on VJ, no one disputed it, and it also says on https://www.usa.gov/travel-documents-foreign-citizens: "For conditional permanent residents, the re-entry permit is valid for two years after the date of issue. Or it is valid up until the date you must apply for removal of the conditions on your status, whichever date comes first." I'm a conditional permanent resident. My green card expires in March 10th 2025. If I apply now, my re-entry permit expires then. I'm looking to apply for the reentry permit after my removal of conditions is received, which I cannot apply for now since it's not December 10th 2024 yet. I plan to apply for the removal of conditions around January 5th 2025 when I come back to the US. I believe I haven't misunderstood the lawyers and the usa.gov website regarding expiry of the re-entry permit for conditional perm. residents like me? Another VJ forum user told me. I believe you liked her comment on my last post. But yes, I agree that no one can predict that, I'll just cross my fingers for me to receive the biometrics re-use notice. I'll be staying till then. Thank you. I plan to stay until I get the biometrics notice. It's the interview that might be tricky for my husband, not me, as he's the one in Vietnam for work. I can fly into the US at any time and stay however long. So I guess, to answer my overall question, my husband might be needed back in the US next year for the interview, if scheduled?

Hi, I just wanted to be entirely sure because I'm not in a straight-forward situation. So I can start applying for Removal of Conditions on my 2-year greencard on Dec 10th 2024, but I will be in Vietnam living with my American husband as he has a 2-year work contract there, so I also have to apply for my reentry permit. I can't apply for it now since it will expire with my 2-year greencard. I've decided to come back from Vietnam on January 5th 2025 to apply for everything, and by then I would have been away from the US for about 5 mths 2 weeks. My husband will not be flying back with me. I have been advised here on VJ to apply for the I-751, get the receipt/48 months extension and then apply for my reentry permit I-131. So questions: 1. Is my husband needed physically here in the US when I apply for both I-751 and I-131? From what I read, there is no need. We plan to fill out the I-751 form with his signature + the check for the fees over in Vietnam, and I bring all of that back to the US and send it to the USCIS. I have been told that biometrics should be re-used and that a physical interview isn't likely. I wasn't interviewed for my greencard. 2. I assume that I-131 is just me applying only, and biometrics will likely be re-used as well. 3. Also, is there any guide on VJ about the I-131? I couldn't find any, or is it very straight-forward? We will both be flying back in July 2025, so I assume if I need to be back in the US for anything, I can schedule it in July 2025. Appreciate any help!

THANK YOU! Will use my MIL's address. I have no idea how you know this, but you're better than an immigration lawyer at this point. THANK YOU!

Hi, you've been so helpful in April and I just have 1 question if you have the time... you mentioned disclosing my Vietnam address... will it be OK if I didn't? I mentioned a physical address in NV while I stated my mailing address to be my MIL's permanent residence in CA. USCIS messed up somehow and sent me a letter to my NV physical address which was temporary and very rural. Had I not be there at the time, I would have never gotten that letter. Vietnamese mail gets lost very easily... especially addresses in English. I rather not indicate anywhere that I will be in Vietnam, just in case. Thank you SO much!

So my situation is just a little complicated, and I'm just wondering if I can get eyes on this to check if I've gotten the timeline right. My American husband got a 2-year contract job in Vietnam. I am to move over to be with him but we underestimated how troublesome my 2 year conditional green card would be. It expires March 10th 2025 but I plan to be in Vietnam with him already. So the earliest I can apply for Removal of Conditions is December 10th 2024. I believe I do not have to be in the US to file, but I need the actual filing receipt to reenter the US when my conditional green card expires. I also believe I have to apply for a Reentry Permit because we plan to only visit family in the US once per year while my husband is working in Vietnam. But I see that if I were to apply for the Reentry Permit now, it expires when my conditional green card expires, so there's no point. I need the whole 2 years it gives me. I also see that for the Reentry Permit, I have to be physically present in the US for filing and my biometrics appt. I believe this is the correct timeline where I can get everything approved safely, allowing me to stay in Vietnam for 2 years: I fly off to Vietnam in August 2024 I get a family member in the US to send out my package for the Removal of Conditions on December 10th 2024 while I'm in Vietnam. I will have a physical address in the US. I fly back to the US sometime in January 2025, under the 6 months red flag limit. I should have gotten my Removal of Conditions filing receipt by then, and I can now safely apply for the 2 year Reentry Permit that should be now based on my pending 10 year green card right? I will also ask them to send the approved Permit to the US Embassy in Vietnam. I wait for the Reentry Permit biometrics appointment. I attend my biometrics appointment that's hopefully scheduled by March 2025. I fly off to Vietnam. I collect my Reentry Permit when it's approved at the US Embassy in Vietnam in late 2025 or early 2026. It also takes 6-12 months for the Reentry Permit to be approved, so 4 questions: Is my timeline correct? If filed after I receive the receipt for Removal of Conditions, will my Reentry Permit be 2 years because it's based on my pending 10 year green card? How risky is it to ask USCIS to send the approved Reentry Permit to the US Embassy in Vietnam? Since it takes 9-12 months for the Reentry Permit to be approved, will the official filing receipt would suffice at immigration if we fly back to the US to visit family (in Dec 2025, I would have stayed about 9 mths in Vietnam)? Would appreciate any thoughts. I can fly back to the US at any time if need be, it'll just be really troublesome.