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Even with IR-1 status, a 2-year green card?

By arakawa in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures

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arakawa   0

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We were married in July 2007 (in the US), moved to Japan, and did a DCF. The immigration visa was issued in Tokyo in early July 2007; since we were a few days short of being married for two years at that point, it was a CR1 visa. My wife entered through San Fran in August 2009, after we had been married for over two years, and at the airport they stamped her visa and wrote in "IR1." So we assumed there would be no restrictions.

Well, we just got the Permanent Resident Card and it expires in August 2011. Nothing on the form or the card itself indicates what kind of visa she has. If they properly filed her as an IR1, without restrictions, shouldn't she have received a 10-year card? Or did they screw it up? If so, what should we do now? We deliberately timed it so that we wouldn't have to go through the lifting of restrictions ordeal, so I hope there's an easier way out of this ...

Thank you!

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redglasses   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Japan
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We were married in July 2007 (in the US), moved to Japan, and did a DCF. The immigration visa was issued in Tokyo in early July 2007; since we were a few days short of being married for two years at that point, it was a CR1 visa. My wife entered through San Fran in August 2009, after we had been married for over two years, and at the airport they stamped her visa and wrote in "IR1." So we assumed there would be no restrictions.

Well, we just got the Permanent Resident Card and it expires in August 2011. Nothing on the form or the card itself indicates what kind of visa she has. If they properly filed her as an IR1, without restrictions, shouldn't she have received a 10-year card? Or did they screw it up? If so, what should we do now? We deliberately timed it so that we wouldn't have to go through the lifting of restrictions ordeal, so I hope there's an easier way out of this ...

Thank you!

This seems to happen a lot for Japanese filers.

I assume her GC was processed based on her visa (CR1)

Anyways, you can file I-90 for replacement of GC.

Immigration Process (DCF Japan)

08/06/2008 I-130 petition at Tokyo, Japan

08/13/2008 I-130 approved

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| Waited until we were ready to move back

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07/13/2009 IV interview at Tokyo, Japan

07/15/2009 IV(IR-1) in hand

Post-DCF

07/29/2009 POE at Las Vegas

08/17/2009 GC(10yrs) received

Click here for the detailed timeline.

Done with USCIS until

- naturalization in May 2012 or

- GC replacement in February 2019

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kaffy   2

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Australia
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yes, file the I-90 and cite USCIS Administrative error as your reason and you won't have to pay the filing fee

DCF Timeline here

POE Timeline

08/24/2008 POE Seattle

08/29/2008 SSN assigned

09/08/2008 SSN (Card) received

09/29/2008 Green Card received

I-90 Timeline (USCIS error)

11/10/2008 Send I-90 to Texas service center

12/xx/2008 NOA1

01/07/2009 Card production ordered

01/14/2009 Card mailed

01/xx/2009 Card received

I-751 Timeline

06/02/2010 Send I-751 to California service center

06/04/2010 Received at CSC

06/07/2010 NOA1

06/09/2010 Check cashed

07/27/2010 Biometrics

07/28/2010 Touch

09/02/2010 Approved

 
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