Next stop, nonconditional residency...

[Kajikit 65]

I know I don't need to worry about this for a long time, but I was glancing at the FAQ and it looks like lifting the conditions is a lot more complicated than it sounds (surprise, surprise - this is the INS we're talking about!) So I want to get a rough idea of what I'll have to do, and what sort of stuff we need to try to accumulate for it... but my biggest question right now is, when exactly do I send in the paperwork for it? My greencard expires on 1/11/08 and while it seems like a long way away right now I know it's not really very far away in real time! If someone who's more knowledgable than me can give me an exact date to apply, I'll put it at the bottom of my sig to remind me to be ready for it...

[gimygirl 0]

90 days before expiration

[Kajikit 65]

I'm REALLY not good at math... can anyone figure out what date that will be if the greencard expires on 1/11/08?

[gimygirl 0]

you have enough time between now and then to figure out 90days huh?

[ladi2005 0]

hhahahhahahahahahhahahhaha

[RussianGirl 0]

October 13, 2007

[Kajikit 65]

Thanks Russiangirl! I know it's a long way away... but it's not nearly as long as it seems! I will now depart from this forum for the next 12 months so as not to scare myself

Edited January 30, 2006 by Kajikit

[RussianGirl 0]

I agree! Time goes by so fast! I still can't believe it is 2006 already! Yikes!

[DCFer 0]

my 2 yr greencard expires on Feb 6 and i sent my forms in to lift the conditions on Nov 7. Just to give u an idea of dates etc... My 10 yr greencard was approved on January 20 and my card arrived in the mail last Thursday.

Remember, try and hold onto to bills, documents etc... all you can get your hands on. Hey im from Melbourne, glad to see another

i meant to say, glad to see another aussie/american couple on here.

[meauxna 15]

I'm REALLY not good at math... can anyone figure out what date that will be if the greencard expires on 1/11/08?

Thanks to CarlM at britishexpats.com!

Use this date calculator - you will be double, double safe then!!

http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html

Handy for *many* immigration calculations--pass it around!

[RussianGirl 0]

Very cool

I added it to my favorites!

Calculation results

From date: Friday, January 11, 2008

Subtracted 90 days

Resulting date: Saturday, October 13, 2007

[lucyrich 20]

Note that there's a 90 day window. You can file any time within that window with no worries. The window opens 90 days before expiration, and closes on the date the greencard expires. So if you're having trouble with the math, note that you don't have to hit the beginning of the window precisely. 90 days is pretty close to 3 months, so you can safely file two and a half months before expiration.

Most people recommend filing pretty close to the opening date of the window, mostly for purely practical reasons. If you have an accident and end up in a hospital for a month or something like that, the risk of the window closing before you have filed is much less if you target the beginning of the window than if you try to hit the end of the window.

[I'm Gone 60]

I know I don't need to worry about this for a long time, but I was glancing at the FAQ and it looks like lifting the conditions is a lot more complicated than it sounds (surprise, surprise - this is the INS we're talking about!) So I want to get a rough idea of what I'll have to do, and what sort of stuff we need to try to accumulate for it...

It's no more complicated than the AOS. Just start putting away or creating things that validate your marriage. What I did is printout the form and Highlight what documents will be needed and put it in a folder and start sticking in there anything you think will be useful when you file, i.e. car registation, loan papers in both names. That way when the time comes you aren't running around trying to find things you can use and you can then sort through what you have and pick out the best stuff to submit.

[meauxna 15]

I know I don't need to worry about this for a long time, but I was glancing at the FAQ and it looks like lifting the conditions is a lot more complicated than it sounds (surprise, surprise - this is the INS we're talking about!) So I want to get a rough idea of what I'll have to do, and what sort of stuff we need to try to accumulate for it...

It's no more complicated than the AOS. Just start putting away or creating things that validate your marriage. What I did is printout the form and Highlight what documents will be needed and put it in a folder and start sticking in there anything you think will be useful when you file, i.e. car registation, loan papers in both names. That way when the time comes you aren't running around trying to find things you can use and you can then sort through what you have and pick out the best stuff to submit.

Dittos for starting to save relevant docs starting *now*. Postmarked envelopes from cards/letters are good... lots of things will come across your desk that will be handy.

Save all boarding passes/itineraries.. keep a journal of travel dates (helpful for N-400 if you go that route).

Hoarding Rules!

[kc456 0]

It's no more complicated than the AOS.

Like AOS is NOT complicated.