2 yr expire....help/info please

[Cristy 4]

I think I put this in the wrong forum so I am trying it here....

Ok here is the situation. I am a Canadian married to a US citizen. We sent in the package for the 10 yr green card before the 2 yr expired. We have not received a NOA and the check has not cashed.

Now we have decided not to stay here and are going to move back to Canada the end of December. I understand that if we decide to come back to the US we would need to start over.

So here is he question. Can we stop payment on the check and notify them we are not staying in the US? That would put us here about 2 months after the 2 yr green card is expired. The only reason I think this might work is that Canadians can be here for up to 6 months with no visa.

I am concerned about getting a ban. If this is a possibility I will let the check cash and then notify them we are not going to stay. I am just not sure which is the ok/right way to do this.

Any info would be appreciated.