January 2009 AOS Submitters

[Barry and Jackie 0]

If there is anybody who I have missed, Congratulations!!!

[LeaAndBen 0]

maybe a silly question but what do you do after your 10 years GC expires? I thought we would have it valid for an indefinite amount of time.

what if you don't want to become an american citizen? do you know how it works?

[cwaf 1]

My husband's green card arrived today! We are just so relieved and excited, I know those of you still waiting will be feeling this way soon! Good luck! I can't believe we have until 2019 to worry about this again! YESSS!

hello...I am not trying to rain on your parade, but if I am not mistaken, this GC is valid for only 2 years and you must reapply 90 days prior to that 2 years to remove the conditions of this GC. If I am wrong, I am certain I will be corrected by the helpful people in this room.

[Barry and Jackie 0]

My husband's green card arrived today! We are just so relieved and excited, I know those of you still waiting will be feeling this way soon! Good luck! I can't believe we have until 2019 to worry about this again! YESSS!

I think it depends on the visa that they have. If they have a CR-1 and have been married for 2-years before entering the US then they will receive a 10-year greencard. I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure I read this somewhere.

[dbears 1]

My husband's green card arrived today! We are just so relieved and excited, I know those of you still waiting will be feeling this way soon! Good luck! I can't believe we have until 2019 to worry about this again! YESSS!

hello...I am not trying to rain on your parade, but if I am not mistaken, this GC is valid for only 2 years and you must reapply 90 days prior to that 2 years to remove the conditions of this GC. If I am wrong, I am certain I will be corrected by the helpful people in this room.

I think mrsbonky and mrbonky has been married for over 2 years that is why they got the 10 year permanent residency card.

anybody who has been married over 2 years gets to receive 10 years green card.

Congrats mrsbonky. I don't know if the same rule apply with people who receive 10 years gc. do you need to wait 3 years from receiving the gc before you could apply for citizenship or would you start counting the 3 years from date of entry?

[Barry and Jackie 0]

My husband's green card arrived today! We are just so relieved and excited, I know those of you still waiting will be feeling this way soon! Good luck! I can't believe we have until 2019 to worry about this again! YESSS!

hello...I am not trying to rain on your parade, but if I am not mistaken, this GC is valid for only 2 years and you must reapply 90 days prior to that 2 years to remove the conditions of this GC. If I am wrong, I am certain I will be corrected by the helpful people in this room.

I think mrsbonky and mrbonky has been married for over 2 years that is why they got the 10 year permanent residency card.

anybody who has been married over 2 years gets to receive 10 years green card.

Congrats mrsbonky. I don't know if the same rule apply with people who receive 10 years gc. do you need to wait 3 years from receiving the gc before you could apply for citizenship or would you start counting the 3 years from date of entry?

Thats exactly what I thought dbears (Post before you), thanks for that

[dbears 1]

maybe a silly question but what do you do after your 10 years GC expires? I thought we would have it valid for an indefinite amount of time.

what if you don't want to become an american citizen? do you know how it works?

You would need to renew. this LINK might help explain it more.

my country allows dual citizenship, with that, we will definitely opt to apply for naturalization here after 3 years so we would then be free from USCIS forever. Dealing with USCIS is such a hassle on time and on the wallet and I am so waiting for the day I won't need to deal with them again, that is the only reason why I want to be naturalized.

Edited April 16, 2009 by dbears

[cwaf 1]

My husband's green card arrived today! We are just so relieved and excited, I know those of you still waiting will be feeling this way soon! Good luck! I can't believe we have until 2019 to worry about this again! YESSS!

hello...I am not trying to rain on your parade, but if I am not mistaken, this GC is valid for only 2 years and you must reapply 90 days prior to that 2 years to remove the conditions of this GC. If I am wrong, I am certain I will be corrected by the helpful people in this room.

I think mrsbonky and mrbonky has been married for over 2 years that is why they got the 10 year permanent residency card.

anybody who has been married over 2 years gets to receive 10 years green card.

Congrats mrsbonky. I don't know if the same rule apply with people who receive 10 years gc. do you need to wait 3 years from receiving the gc before you could apply for citizenship or would you start counting the 3 years from date of entry?

thank you for correcting me. I was trying to determine if the situation was different, and now I know it is. congrats on not having to go through this again in 2 years!

[dbears 1]

to everybody else who received the EAD, AP, interview letters. BIG CONGRATS. Hopefully we will soon be resting from USCIS for awhile.

jr&belle, mrsbonky: BIGGEST Congrats on the green card

donlalaine: BIG Congrats on the approval and hope you receive the physical gc soon.

john_dot, GloAndCole, wimikivelez: BIG Congrats on the successful interview and thank you very much for sharing.

[A&N 0]

After almost 100 days of waiting I FINALLY recieved my EAD card! Thank you to everyone for there support throughtout.

[Barry and Jackie 0]

After almost 100 days of waiting I FINALLY recieved my EAD card! Thank you to everyone for there support throughtout.

CONGRATULATIONS A&N

[Nelly228 0]

hi guys,

just received my green card today..i am so happy. thanks and good luck to everyone.

[dbears 1]

After almost 100 days of waiting I FINALLY recieved my EAD card! Thank you to everyone for there support throughtout.

Finally! A&N, I am so happy for you.

hi guys,

just received my green card today..i am so happy. thanks and good luck to everyone.

WOHOO! you can now rest from USCIS.. at least for awhile.

[kcoyclay1 98]

A&N Congrats

LeaAndBen, for those who received a conditional GC they will have to remove conditions 90 days before the expiration date. For persons who got their 10yrs GC they will have to file the I-90 to renew the card and that is done no earlier than 6 months before it expires. It is stated that you can never lose your permanent resident status because your GC has expired. Now I am NOT talking about conditional residency; You will definitely have to remove conditions or else it is GC ba-bye. Regarding the PR holders, all that happens is that you will not be authorized to work or travel overseas as you cannot prove your residency if asked to prove it. However your status remains - permanent resident. This is a fact.

For those who are considering naturalization they can apply for citizenship three years after they were initially granted their GC. According to the website, for those who apply for removal of conditions and received the permanent residency card through adjustment of Status due to marriage to a CITIZEN, you can apply for citizenship one year later which is a total of three years after being granted legal residency. The rule is simply three years after initial approval. Those who adjusted through marriage to a permanent resident will have to wait for 5 years to naturalize.

[dbears 1]

Added A&N's EAD and Nelly228's GC. Congrats again.

JANUARY 2009 AOS/EAD/AP JOURNEY

USR NAME           Filed     NOA1      BIOM      CSC-TFR    EAD       AP        NTRVW     GCRCVD

SteveAndTiff       01-02     01-13     01-27     xx-xx      03-09     xx-xx     03-25     04-03
JulianDavid        01-03     01-08     03-14     xx-xx      03-16     03-11     05-13     xx-xx
i-migrate          01-05     01-12     02-05     xx-xx      03-11     xx-xx     05-08     xx-xx
ThaiStyleUSA       01-05     01-20     02-04     xx-xx      03-12     xx-xx     04-28     xx-xx
big_fish           01-06     01-12     02-12     xx-xx      03-12     03-12     04-09     xx-xx
A&N                01-07     01-09     01-27     xx-xx      04-16     xx-xx     05-14     xx-xx
johnichka          01-07     01-13     03-10     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
Andy-n-Maricar     01-08     01-14     02-06     02-02      03-13     03-13     xx-xx     xx-xx
happy_girl         01-08     01-16     02-17     03-17      03-17     03-23     xx-xx     04-13
zoharulz           01-08     01-20     01-30     xx-xx      03-17     03-17     04-03     xx-xx
sj_soulm8ts        01-09     01-14     02-13     xx-xx      03-25     03-21     xx-xx     xx-xx
sunnybear          01-09     01-16     02-06     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     05-06     xx-xx
Hilkka28586        01-10     01-23     02-09     xx-xx      04-13     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
Barry and Jackie   01-11     02-03     02-26     02-12      04-08     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
dbears             01-12     01-20     03-16     xx-xx      03-19     xx-xx     05-26     xx-xx
EnS                01-12     01-21     01-27     01-31      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
Levi Heather       01-12     01-22     03-17     01-30      03-17     03-15     xx-xx     xx-xx
Maddy20            01-12     01-22     03-13     02-06      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
BTalley            01-13     01-26     01-26     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     05-04     xx-xx
reef@pol           01-13     01-21     03-14     xx-xx      03-31     03-28     05-12     xx-xx
mrsbonky           01-14     01-30     02-05     xx-xx      03-02     03-02     04-02     xx-xx
c&z                01-15     01-23     02-19     xx-xx      03-25     03-27     04-16     xx-xx
john_dot           01-15     01-23     02-17     xx-xx      03-25     xx-xx     04-14     xx-xx
kcoyclay1          01-15     01-28     02-19     xx-xx      03-18     xx-xx     04-29     xx-xx
saspak             01-15     01-30     03-13     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
tea1               01-15     01-30     02-17     02-19      03-26     03-28     xx-xx     xx-xx     
jr&belle           01-16     02-02     02-28     02-10      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     04-13
Eric & Althea      01-19     01-27     02-24     02-19      04-02     04-02     xx-xx     xx-xx
Amy&Xin            01-20     01-28     02-10     xx-xx      03-25     03-20     04-22     xx-xx
cwaf               01-20     02-02     02-24     03-16      03-25     03-26     xx-xx     xx-xx
GloAndCole         01-20     01-28     02-18     xx-xx      04-06     03-27     04-14     xx-xx
LeaAndBen          01-20     01-29     02-27     xx-xx      03-23     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
wmikevelez         01-20     01-29     02-19     xx-xx      03-25     xx-xx     04-14     xx-xx
Bill and Nicky     01-22     01-28     03-04     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     06-09     xx-xx
Mikko              01-22     01-30     03-03     xx-xx      03-23     03-23     xx-xx     xx-xx  
rajemr2119         01-23     02-07     02-19     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx 
andiste08          01-23     02-03     02-21     xx-xx      04-09     04-03     04-20     xx-xx
janessnroland      01-24     02-09     03-17     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
lancer1655         01-24     01-27     02-17     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
am32               01-26     02-07     02-26     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     05-12     xx-xx
Marikiya_dhr       01-26     02-09     02-27     xx-xx      04-13     xx-xx     05-06     xx-xx
Alex & Rachel      01-27     02-05     02-28     xx-xx      04-06     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
caityrose          01-27     02-06     02-24     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
felb               01-27     02-04     03-06     xx-xx      04-09     03-31     xx-xx     xx-xx
Missleyte          01-27     02-02     02-20     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
andiste08          01-27     02-03     02-21     xx-xx      xx-xx     04-03     04-20     xx-xx
steveinsandiego    01-28     02-10     02-24     xx-xx      04-07     04-02     05-15     xx-xx
Nelly228           01-28     02-03     03-05     02-11      04-02     04-03     xx-xx     04-16
shes               01-30     02-10     02-28     xx-xx      04-02     03-28     05-15     xx-xx