10 yrs green card.

[galaxy_2008 0]

hello,

pls i want to ask what is the procedure of having a 10 yrs green card apart from from apply applying for the removal of condtion. i read it in the uscis website that any marriage that is less than 2 yrs will received a 10 yrs green card. pls i want to confirm how far is that true. and i need an advise from people that have there 10 yrs green, without applyin for the condtion of removal 1-751 form. pls hope to hear from you

[Rosie74 0]

It's exactly the opposite. Any marriage OVER 2 years old will be granted a 10 year card. If at the time your Green card is approved your marriage is over 2 years, you'll get a 10 year card, otherwise you'll get a 2 year conditional one.

[YuAndDan 153]

Your profile indicates you are doing a CR-1 visa, this gets a green-card upon entry to the USA. The Adjustmet of Status forum is for questions about adjusting status from a NON-immigrant visa like a K-Visa.

Yes it is true if you enter the USA on a CR-1 visa before 2 years of marriage, the resulting green-card will be a 2 year conditional card. You file I-751 to remove conditions within 90 days of the 2 year card's expiration.

IF your visa expires AFTER 2 years of marriage and you enter the USA After 2 years of marriage and before the CR-1 visa expires the resulting green-card will be a 10 year unconditional green-card.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=53838

Edited December 13, 2008 by YuAndDan

[morocco4ever 63]

My husband came to the US after our 2 year anniversary. He has the 10 year GC, and will not need to lift conditions. If you come before the 2 year anniversary you will need to lift conditions after you have been here for 2 years.

[galaxy_2008 0]

My husband came to the US after our 2 year anniversary. He has the 10 year GC, and will not need to lift conditions. If you come before the 2 year anniversary you will need to lift conditions after you have been here for 2 years.

Some of you may be CONDITIONAL RESIDENTS. This page applies equally to you while you are in conditional resident status. The difference between you and an unconditioned permanent resident is that your permanent resident status will expire in two years from when it was given, unless you successfully petition to have the condition removed. Those of you with conditional permanent residence either received your residence through a marriage relationship where the marriage was less than two years old at the time you became a Permanent Resident, or you received that status through an investment as an employment creation immigrant (EB-5). If you successfully petition for removal of the condition on your immigration status, this page will still apply to you as a Permanent Resident.

Permanent Resident Card

The Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551, is issued to all Permanent Residents as evidence of alien registration and their permanent status in the US. The card must be in your possession at all times. This requirement means that you are not only required to have a currently valid Form I-551 at all times, but also that you must carry your currently valid Form I-551 on your person at all times. The Permanent Resident Card currently is issued with a 10-year validity. You status as a Permanent Resident does not expire with the 10-year validity. Only the card expires. The card is only valid up to the expiration date and must be renewed before it expires

i got this information from uscis website.

[YuAndDan 153]

My husband came to the US after our 2 year anniversary. He has the 10 year GC, and will not need to lift conditions. If you come before the 2 year anniversary you will need to lift conditions after you have been here for 2 years.

Some of you may be CONDITIONAL RESIDENTS. This page applies equally to you while you are in conditional resident status. The difference between you and an unconditioned permanent resident is that your permanent resident status will expire in two years from when it was given, unless you successfully petition to have the condition removed. Those of you with conditional permanent residence either received your residence through a marriage relationship where the marriage was less than two years old at the time you became a Permanent Resident, or you received that status through an investment as an employment creation immigrant (EB-5). If you successfully petition for removal of the condition on your immigration status, this page will still apply to you as a Permanent Resident.

Permanent Resident Card

The Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551, is issued to all Permanent Residents as evidence of alien registration and their permanent status in the US. The card must be in your possession at all times. This requirement means that you are not only required to have a currently valid Form I-551 at all times, but also that you must carry your currently valid Form I-551 on your person at all times. The Permanent Resident Card currently is issued with a 10-year validity. You status as a Permanent Resident does not expire with the 10-year validity. Only the card expires. The card is only valid up to the expiration date and must be renewed before it expires

i got this information from uscis website.

"At the time you became a Permanent Resident" Above is either time of entry to the USA on an immigrant visa such as CR-1 or IR-1, OR When a NON-Immigrant's Adjustment of Status application is approved by USCIS in the case of a NON-Immigrant like K-Visa or other NON-immigrant visa type.

[LA80 3]

My husband came to the US after our 2 year anniversary. He has the 10 year GC, and will not need to lift conditions. If you come before the 2 year anniversary you will need to lift conditions after you have been here for 2 years.

Could you please tell me what happened at the POE? Did he have to specifically point out that those two years passed, or he just got 10 years green card automatically? It seems that some people got conditional status regardless of the 2nd anniversary, I found several threads about it, and it makes me wonder how it works because the same thing may happen to me. I am doing infopass soon, and just want to be prepared.

[YuAndDan 153]

My husband came to the US after our 2 year anniversary. He has the 10 year GC, and will not need to lift conditions. If you come before the 2 year anniversary you will need to lift conditions after you have been here for 2 years.

Could you please tell me what happened at the POE? Did he have to specifically point out that those two years passed, or he just got 10 years green card automatically? It seems that some people got conditional status regardless of the 2nd anniversary, I found several threads about it, and it makes me wonder how it works because the same thing may happen to me. I am doing infopass soon, and just want to be prepared.

Some have indicated that they pointed this out to POE officer and presented marriage cert as proof, the POE officer if understands the rule will code the green-card as IR-1 and a 10 year card is isued.

Yes Info pass, and bring marriage cert passport, and green-card and point out the GC issue date is AFTER 2 years of marriage, more than likely you will need to file an I-90 to correct the error, there is NO fee for filing I-90 to correct USCIS error.

[LA80 3]

My husband came to the US after our 2 year anniversary. He has the 10 year GC, and will not need to lift conditions. If you come before the 2 year anniversary you will need to lift conditions after you have been here for 2 years.

Could you please tell me what happened at the POE? Did he have to specifically point out that those two years passed, or he just got 10 years green card automatically? It seems that some people got conditional status regardless of the 2nd anniversary, I found several threads about it, and it makes me wonder how it works because the same thing may happen to me. I am doing infopass soon, and just want to be prepared.

Some have indicated that they pointed this out to POE officer and presented marriage cert as proof, the POE officer if understands the rule will code the green-card as IR-1 and a 10 year card is isued.

Yes Info pass, and bring marriage cert passport, and green-card and point out the GC issue date is AFTER 2 years of marriage, more than likely you will need to file an I-90 to correct the error, there is NO fee for filing I-90 to correct USCIS error.

Thanks

[Tim&Lanie 1]

I CAN CHIME IN HERE....We just filed my wife's I-485, and the USCIS website shows a severe backlog of application processing. Currently they are processing applications that were received in July 2006. Our application was received to the Service Center in August of 2008. So if our I-485 takes over two years to get to some agents desk, will we receive the 10 year card or the conditional card? We were married in June of 2008, So that would be beyond the 2 years of marriage. When does the clock start ticking? Will we receive the 2 year conditional card because of the length of our marriage at the time we filed?

Does anyone know about EAD cards. Lanie has hers, but if she receives her Social Security card, will that be authorization to work?

[damulag 26]

Tim&Lanie

The timeline you looked at was for adjusting from employment based applications Columbus Ohio is processing March 2008. So you should be processed before you are married 2 years.

[Tim&Lanie 1]

Tim&Lanie

The timeline you looked at was for adjusting from employment based applications Columbus Ohio is processing March 2008. So you should be processed before you are married 2 years.

I don't believe it was...there was only one "I-485" statistical column...for processing times....and we are not being processed in Columbus, Ohio....thee is no Service Center here.....our application is pending at the California Service Center

[damulag 26]

Tim&Lanie

The timeline you looked at was for adjusting from employment based applications Columbus Ohio is processing March 2008. So you should be processed before you are married 2 years.

I don't believe it was...there was only one "I-485" statistical column...for processing times....and we are not being processed in Columbus, Ohio....thee is no Service Center here.....our application is pending at the California Service Center

You sent in the application to California but the interview will be in Columbus Ohio in the Leveque Tower see the page https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDis...34r?type=office

If you look at the CSC they are processing employment based applications read the entire line.