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Thank you very much! It's likely I will take a little break and apply next year under 5 year rule 🙂 Ultimately I want to become a citizen, just not sure I want to deal with USCIS right after long I-751 wait.

Thank you very much! There's a bit of challenge, I really hope the card doesn't get lost 😅 But I will keep VJ updated.

Thank you, that's the plan now. Will keep this thread updated.

It's not bad, around 15-20 miles. I can drive to both easily.

Let me explain myself 😅 I know the post office address that serves the rented place. I know where post office is serving my house. Last night I attempted cancelling mail forwaring, only left with ambiguous message which didn't suggest it was cancelled. So I'm unsure what would happen if I was to intercept the mail and ask to hold. Would it be held at old place's USPS office or new place's one? There's mixed messages reporting success on GC forwarding, agreed. I know most likely it won't be forwarded. Not sure, I know the management company is searching for a new tenant but I don't think I'll ever meet them. I guess I'll have to keep my eyes peeled and communicate with all parties involved.

Thank you very much! My only worry now is having to file I-90 if I can't pull this off. Watching case status closely to get USPS tracking and hoping to intercept the package to pick it up instead.

Thank you @Mike E, I always find your advice helpful and to the point. As to why the box wasn't checked on G-28 to deliver card to lawyer - that was a mistake on my end. I flagged other issues on forms that were prepared by lawyer's assistant and didn't pay attention to this one. At the same time, I wouldn't be surprised if USCIS makes a mistake sending docs to lawyer ignoring what's actually checked on the form. Have you used this USPS feature before? Is it best to ask USPS to hold mail or try to redirect it to new address? If I ask to hold, how do I know where to pick it up?

Hi everybody. I searched the forum hoping I already started a similar thread where I could provide an update without success. My situation: I'm currently in the middle of move. In a few days I'm leaving rented place and moving into house, my lovely USC spouse and I purchased recently. The move out date is already agreed upon with the landlord, most of the stuff moved except some furniture. In preparation I set up USPS forwarding and changed address with DMV. I haven't filed AR-11 just yet, since physically I still live at rented place. Yesterday, out of blue, I got a surprise email saying my I-751 got approved and card getting produced. I doubled checked myUSCIS and the status confirms this. What do I do, what do I do, what do I do? 🥲 File AR-11 ASAP, prior to move? Leave as is until the move and ask landlord to check mail so I can pick it up? I really thought the probability of this happening to me was low, but life proven otherwise. Worried that GC can get lost or returned to sender. G-28 has boxes to send approval letter to lawyer, but card to my current rented place.

Update: my case was finally approved! Waiting for actual approval notice and GC in the mail before I celebrate. Conveniently, I'm in a middle of move... Took rougly 619 days after USCIS received my petition, or in simple terms 1 year and 8.5 months. WAC. Haven't applied for citizenship yet. How are the things going for you @Olga&Jared @Elena & Craig?

Travel with the extension letter if you can. No gain in leaving it home. One of the purposes it serves is to allow you come to the US (when presented with expired GC). Majority of companies won't allow you to board a plane with expired GC without extension letter. You'd have to get a boarding foil at US embassy. It may be challenging to get it and you'd have to pay something like $555

Congratulations! Not sure, I think it's office dependent

@Lemonslice from USCIS handbook for Employers: "Temporary Form I-551 Requires Reverification If an LPR or conditional resident presents one of the temporary Forms I-551 listed below, you must reverify their employment authorization using Supplement B, Reverification and Rehire: List A receipt: The arrival portion of Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, containing an unexpired temporary I-551 (ADIT) stamp and a photograph of the employee. The employee must present their Form I-551 to you no later than when the stamp expires, or one year after U.S. Customs and Border Protection issues the Form I-94 if the stamp does not contain an expiration date. List A document: A foreign passport with either a temporary I-551 (ADIT) stamp or I-551 printed notation on a machine-readable immigrant visa (MRIV). The employee must present a List A or List C document to you when the stamp expires, or one year after the admission date if the stamp does not contain an expiration date. Most MRIVs contain the following language on the visa: “UPON ENDORSEMENT SERVES AS TEMPORARY I-551 EVIDENCING PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR 1 YEAR.” The one-year time period begins on the date of admission. If the employee receives an MRIV without the statement “FOR 1 YEAR,” you should treat the MRIV as evidence of permanent residence status for one year from the date of admission. If the stamp in the passport is endorsed “CR-1” and is near but not on the MRIV, it is still a valid endorsement. Enter the number in red font under the MRIV “Expires On” date as the document number. List C document: An expired PRC with a Form I-797, Notice of Action, receipt notice for either a Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions or a Form I-829, Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status, that indicates USCIS has extended the card’s validity. You must reverify the employee’s employment authorization before their extension ends." So there are cases when employers are required to reverify. My understanding is though, @Adam2658 could have chosen to show unrestricted SS card and valid DL and that should have satisfied employer with no future reverification needed. Also my understanding is, employer cannot say which documents an employee needs to show. That's up to employee as long as it meets USCIS requirements.

That's crazy, I'm sorry you're going through this. Did you show your employer list B + C documents? What did they say? Did they send you an email / written statement saying you're furloughed? If you showed them unrestricted SS card and DL and they rejected them, they discriminated against you. You can probably sue them and get good compensation.

I hope you still remember Covid-19 and sudden border closures. If you're outside of the US when your GC expires, you'll have difficulty returning back. Extension letter would give you 4 years to return theoretically.

@Adam2658 the handbook also mentions I-797 / I-797C which are extension letters that can be used when presenting List A document. But again, that's a not optimal strategy for I-9

List B and C is enough. Employers cannot ask for list A. If you can show B+C you can legally work. Everything else is outside of your employers responsibility. USCIS doesn't require your employer to check your entire immigration history. All they need to perform I-9 is your B+C documents.

Sorry I meant USCIS https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents List B+C documents, e.g driver's license and unrestricted social security card Quote from Handbook for Employers: "List B documentation shows identity only and List C documentation shows employment authorization only. If an employee presents acceptable List B and List C documentation, do not ask them to present List A documentation. "

First of all, did you file AR-11? Did your US citizen spouse file I-865? That would be first proof. Since you're applying under 3 year rule, your proof of bonafide marriage will indicate when you moved: - Joint lease will have the start date on it - House deed documentation will have date on it - Utility bills will have dates on them - Bank statements will have dates on them. On all of the docs above, you'll have both dates and addresses which will allow USCIS to establish when you moved. They can also send people to ask property manager if you have a lease etc etc. I hope this makes sense. Good luck!

Can you apply? Yes. Will the criminal record affect the application? Most likely. Check DS-160 form questions, I'm 99.999% sure you'll be asked about criminal charges.

Understood The downside - you'll have to do extra paperwork to prove it, e.g. CRBA. The plan of travelling outside while I-485 is pending is not good.

If you don't have proof (receipt) of AR-11 request, treat it as if you never filed it. I'd update the address now and in few months after moving. Both times - AR-11. If you were moving in 3 days, I wouldn't bother, but few months is significant amount of time in my opinion. On N-400 use the latest address after you move. Make sure to update driver licenses / state IDs to match that address.

You can celebrate when you have certificate of naturalization in hand. Most likely though, your immigration journey is about to end, e.g. hopefully you'll have your oath soon!

Why not give birth in the US? This way: 1. She won't abandon her AOS 2. You will be able to support her during pregnancy 3. The kid will be a US citizen

What all joint documentation did you send? 1. Do you have lease or mortgage together? 2. Do you have kids? 3. Do you file taxes jointly? You're should be fine if you have few items from this list. The more the better.

Only 3 years 11 months 31 days 15 hours and 59 minutes to go! Joking, hopefully not. Good luck!