Please help me understand this scenario.

[Klomoises 0]

Hi everyone,

What happens if you were supposed to apply to remove conditions on your conditonal GC, but you could not do that because you were still in the divorce process and during that 90 day period, instead of waiting for your divorce to be final, you travel outside of the country on that conditional green card without an extension letter? Will you be able to enter the US?

[Dakine 26]

Hi everyone,

What happens if you were supposed to apply to remove conditions on your conditonal GC, but you could not do that because you were still in the divorce process and during that 90 day period, instead of waiting for your divorce to be final, you travel outside of the country on that conditional green card without an extension letter? Will you be able to enter the US?

Has the GC expired?

[Klomoises 0]

It's not expired yet. It expires at the beginning of November. My concern is that the person has not sent any paperwork to lift conditions, therefore did not even receive an approval from USCIS to lift conditions and traveled with that green card and they do not have a letter of re-entry to do so. It is my understanding that when you have to send your paperwork to lift conditions 90 days prior to the actual expiration date on the card, in turn USCIS is supposed to send you an extension of for year if it is approved, and it is with the extension one can leave the country with the hope to come back. I hope I am clearer now.

Hi everyone,

What happens if you were supposed to apply to remove conditions on your conditonal GC, but you could not do that because you were still in the divorce process and during that 90 day period, instead of waiting for your divorce to be final, you travel outside of the country on that conditional green card without an extension letter? Will you be able to enter the US?

Has the GC expired?

Edited September 28, 2008 by Klomoises

[Kathryn41 3,205]

If they have not filed to remove conditions by the time the green card expires and they are out of the country, they no longer have a valid PR status in the US. They will not be allowed back into the country as a PR as they have no longer have any right to be in the country. If they tried to enter as a visitor at that time, it is likely they would be seen as a immigration risk and probably denied admission.

[Dakine 26]

They normally send the extension letter {NOA1]} shortly after filing the I-751.

[Marilyn. 340]

as long as the person comes back before the green card expires they will be fine...

[Not Available 0]

as long as the person comes back before the green card expires they will be fine...

....so as long as you are back by November, you'll be allowed back in... they may ask you at the border though if you have started the lifting process yet... I know they did me and I still had a month to go before my GC expired.