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Desire019   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Macedonia
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Hey guys.

After a long journey we finally got approved and my hsuband recived his GC in the mail few days ago. Whats confusing me if. do we have to remove conditions? The green card does not expire until 2019.

USCIS Journey

07-16-2008 - I-130 - Sent to Chicago lockbox

07-22-2008 - I-130 - Recieved

07-25-2008 - I-130 - NOA1

10-03-2008 - I-130 - Touch

02-12-2009 - I-130 - APPROVED!!!!

02-27-2009 - I-130 - NOA2 Hard Copy

07-30-2008 - I-129F - Sent to VSC

08-05-2008 - I-129F - Recieved

08-13-2008 - I-129F - NOA1

02-12-2009 - I-129F - APPROVED!!!!!

02-27-2009 - I-129F - NOA2 Hard Copy

NVC Journey:

02-18-2009 - NVC Received our case

02-20-2009 - Case forwarded to the consulate in Skopje, Macedonia

02-23-2009 - Embassy in Skopje recieved our case.

02-28-2009 - Recieved paperwork with instructions from the Embassy

03-09-2009 - Medical exam in Skopje, Macedonia. PASSED!!

03-17-2009 - My husband's interview date!!!!! APPROVED!!!!

USA:

03-23-2009 - POE in Miami, Florida

05-28-2009 - Sent out the AOS package

06-10-2009 - Check Cashed (FINALLY!!)

06-13-2009 - NOA1 for I-485

06-13-2009 - NOA1 for I-786

07-02-2009 - RFE for I-485

07-06-2009 - I-485 Touch

07-08-2009 - Recieved RFE in the mail

07-10-2009 - Biometrics in Fort Myers, FL

07-13-2009 - I-485 Touch

07-13-2009 - I-786 Touch

08-25-2009 - I-485 Resumed from hold

08-25-2009 - I-485 Touch

08-26-2009 - I-485 Touch

08-28-2009 - Another stupid RFE

09-10-2009 - I-485 Resumed from hold

09-11-2009 - I-485 Touch

11-06-2009 - I-485 Interview - APPROVED

11-13-2009 - GC Production Ordered

11-16-2009 - GC in Mail!!

REACHED THE END OF OUR JOURNEY!

Vijay Contributor

Vijay   0

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: India
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From your signature, it looks like you have been married for less than two years. If that's the case, then the green card must have been a conditional one (where you remove conditions after 2 years). They must have made a mistake approving you for 10 year card instead of 2 year one. The same thing happened to me and then I filed I-90 along with a cover letter explaining that I must have been approved for a conditional green card. I also attached the marriage certificate to prove that we were married for less than two years. I entered in the I-90 where it's because of USCIS error. I sent the I-90 off along with original green card (kept a copy of the green card with me). I don't remember exactly how long it took, probably about 2-3 months for them to send a letter acknowledging the mistake and then a 2 yr card.

Hey guys.

After a long journey we finally got approved and my hsuband recived his GC in the mail few days ago. Whats confusing me if. do we have to remove conditions? The green card does not expire until 2019.

05/06/09 - Mailed I-751

05/15/09 - Check cashed by VSC

05/18/09 - Received I-751 Receipt Notice

05/30/09 - Received Biometric appointment for 06/08 (dated 05/22)

06/08/09 - Completed biometrics. Still unable to access case status online. Now the real wait begins!

06/09/09 - Finally case status showed up online!. Touched today

09/21/09 - Approved (Letter from USCIS Vermont, dated 09/16/09)

09/23/09 - Card production ordered

09/30/09 - Card received!. USCIS done until citizenship!

05/21/10 - Mailed N-400

05/24/10 - N-400 received at Dallas, TX Lockbox

06/01/10 - Check cashed

06/04/10 - Received N-400 receipt notice (NOA dated 05/27)

06/29/10 - Placed service request for not receiving biometrics. Transferred to immigration officer, who confirmed that the Biometrics

letter has been generated and I would be receiving it shortly.

07/01/10 - Email and SMS case update stating that the Biometrics letter has been sent on June 29'th 2010.

07/06/10 - Received Biometric appointment for 07/23 (dated 06/30)- DONE

08/02/10 - Received yellow letter reminding me to bring my state ID (dated 07/28)

08/05/10 - Case touched. Email and SMS case update stating that the case has been transferred to the local office for interview.

08/06/10 - Case touched

08/06/10 - Received interview appointment for 09/10 at 9:20AM in Philadelphia, PA

08/07/10 - Case touched

08/10/10 - Case touched

09/10/10 - Interview completed and recommended for approval

09/17/10 - Oath ceremony scheduled for Sep 29!.

09/29/10 - Oath completed. US citizen as of today. Journey complete!.

JERIII Enthusiast

JERIII   8

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Hey guys.

After a long journey we finally got approved and my hsuband recived his GC in the mail few days ago. Whats confusing me if. do we have to remove conditions? The green card does not expire until 2019.

You're a K3, so it's hard to tell when you got married. If you were married at least two years before the green card date, then you don't need to remove conditions.

payxibka Grand Master

payxibka   10,047

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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Hey guys.

After a long journey we finally got approved and my hsuband recived his GC in the mail few days ago. Whats confusing me if. do we have to remove conditions? The green card does not expire until 2019.

According to your timeline you r marriage was January 2007. Since it appears your marriage was more than two years old when the GC was approved... GC appears to be correct... no removing conditions.

Edited by payxibka

YMMV

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Coco&Kitten   42

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According to your timeline you r marriage was January 2007. Since it appears your marriage was more than two years old when the GC was approved... GC appears to be correct... no removing conditions.

But, doesn't it start counting from the moment they submitted the I-130 petition? that was in 2008 and they had been married less than 2 years then... I agree with you that the GC was approved 2 years after marriage, but I thought the time counted from when the petition was sent...

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TayRivers   4

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According to your timeline you r marriage was January 2007. Since it appears your marriage was more than two years old when the GC was approved... GC appears to be correct... no removing conditions.

But, doesn't it start counting from the moment they submitted the I-130 petition? that was in 2008 and they had been married less than 2 years then... I agree with you that the GC was approved 2 years after marriage, but I thought the time counted from when the petition was sent...

If you have been married for 2 years or more when you are approved for Lawful Permanent Residency (Greencard) then you will receive a Greencard that is valid for 10 year and then must be renewed.. You do not need to file for removal of conditions...

payxibka Grand Master

payxibka   10,047

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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According to your timeline you r marriage was January 2007. Since it appears your marriage was more than two years old when the GC was approved... GC appears to be correct... no removing conditions.

But, doesn't it start counting from the moment they submitted the I-130 petition? that was in 2008 and they had been married less than 2 years then... I agree with you that the GC was approved 2 years after marriage, but I thought the time counted from when the petition was sent...

No, age of the marriage upon the date the GC is approved...

YMMV

Nyte Enthusiast

Nyte   1

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: France
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What does the GC say is the classification?

Does it have an IR on it?

Our AOS Timeline

06/16/07 -- Our Wedding

06/26/07 -- AOS sent by attorney

07/02/07 -- Receipt of Documents by USCIS

08/01/07 -- Biometrics Completed

08/05/07 -- "Touched"

09/07/07 -- EAD Card Production Ordered!

01/29/08 -- AOS Interview - APPROVED!! [Verbally]

02/06/08 -- Welcome EMail Received

02/11/08 -- Card Production Ordered

02/19/08 -- Card Received!

Our ROC Timeline

11/05/09 -- Initial meeting with attorney to file Removal of Conditions

11/11/09 -- ROC sent by attorney

01/05/10 -- Biometrics Completed

02/16/10 -- Approval

Citizenship

06/13/11 -- N-400 sent by attorney.

06/24/11 -- NOA

07/15/11 -- Biometrics Completed

08/25/11 -- Interview APPROVED

08/31/11 -- Oath Taken! Now a US Citizen!

Passport

09/06/11 -- Passport Application submitted.

09/21/11 -- Passport Book Received!

09/23/11 -- Passport Card and Certificate of Naturalization received.

09/25/11 -- Life after USCIS begins.

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Brother Hesekiel   2,236

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People,

it's so easy: the Green Card has a "Resident Since" date on it.

When the couple has been married 2 years or more on that very date, it's a 10-year card; if they have been married less than 2 years based on that date, they have to remove conditions, even if they mistakenly received a 10-year card. Very rare that that happens though . . .

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

President Teddy Roosevelt on Columbus Day 1915

Desire019 Enthusiast

Desire019   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Macedonia
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that makes sence... thanks alot guys i appreciate your help. you guys have been very helpful since step 1... :star:

USCIS Journey

07-16-2008 - I-130 - Sent to Chicago lockbox

07-22-2008 - I-130 - Recieved

07-25-2008 - I-130 - NOA1

10-03-2008 - I-130 - Touch

02-12-2009 - I-130 - APPROVED!!!!

02-27-2009 - I-130 - NOA2 Hard Copy

07-30-2008 - I-129F - Sent to VSC

08-05-2008 - I-129F - Recieved

08-13-2008 - I-129F - NOA1

02-12-2009 - I-129F - APPROVED!!!!!

02-27-2009 - I-129F - NOA2 Hard Copy

NVC Journey:

02-18-2009 - NVC Received our case

02-20-2009 - Case forwarded to the consulate in Skopje, Macedonia

02-23-2009 - Embassy in Skopje recieved our case.

02-28-2009 - Recieved paperwork with instructions from the Embassy

03-09-2009 - Medical exam in Skopje, Macedonia. PASSED!!

03-17-2009 - My husband's interview date!!!!! APPROVED!!!!

USA:

03-23-2009 - POE in Miami, Florida

05-28-2009 - Sent out the AOS package

06-10-2009 - Check Cashed (FINALLY!!)

06-13-2009 - NOA1 for I-485

06-13-2009 - NOA1 for I-786

07-02-2009 - RFE for I-485

07-06-2009 - I-485 Touch

07-08-2009 - Recieved RFE in the mail

07-10-2009 - Biometrics in Fort Myers, FL

07-13-2009 - I-485 Touch

07-13-2009 - I-786 Touch

08-25-2009 - I-485 Resumed from hold

08-25-2009 - I-485 Touch

08-26-2009 - I-485 Touch

08-28-2009 - Another stupid RFE

09-10-2009 - I-485 Resumed from hold

09-11-2009 - I-485 Touch

11-06-2009 - I-485 Interview - APPROVED

11-13-2009 - GC Production Ordered

11-16-2009 - GC in Mail!!

REACHED THE END OF OUR JOURNEY!

Desire019 Enthusiast

Desire019   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Macedonia
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one more question. do we wait 3 or 5 years to apply for citizenship? thanks

USCIS Journey

07-16-2008 - I-130 - Sent to Chicago lockbox

07-22-2008 - I-130 - Recieved

07-25-2008 - I-130 - NOA1

10-03-2008 - I-130 - Touch

02-12-2009 - I-130 - APPROVED!!!!

02-27-2009 - I-130 - NOA2 Hard Copy

07-30-2008 - I-129F - Sent to VSC

08-05-2008 - I-129F - Recieved

08-13-2008 - I-129F - NOA1

02-12-2009 - I-129F - APPROVED!!!!!

02-27-2009 - I-129F - NOA2 Hard Copy

NVC Journey:

02-18-2009 - NVC Received our case

02-20-2009 - Case forwarded to the consulate in Skopje, Macedonia

02-23-2009 - Embassy in Skopje recieved our case.

02-28-2009 - Recieved paperwork with instructions from the Embassy

03-09-2009 - Medical exam in Skopje, Macedonia. PASSED!!

03-17-2009 - My husband's interview date!!!!! APPROVED!!!!

USA:

03-23-2009 - POE in Miami, Florida

05-28-2009 - Sent out the AOS package

06-10-2009 - Check Cashed (FINALLY!!)

06-13-2009 - NOA1 for I-485

06-13-2009 - NOA1 for I-786

07-02-2009 - RFE for I-485

07-06-2009 - I-485 Touch

07-08-2009 - Recieved RFE in the mail

07-10-2009 - Biometrics in Fort Myers, FL

07-13-2009 - I-485 Touch

07-13-2009 - I-786 Touch

08-25-2009 - I-485 Resumed from hold

08-25-2009 - I-485 Touch

08-26-2009 - I-485 Touch

08-28-2009 - Another stupid RFE

09-10-2009 - I-485 Resumed from hold

09-11-2009 - I-485 Touch

11-06-2009 - I-485 Interview - APPROVED

11-13-2009 - GC Production Ordered

11-16-2009 - GC in Mail!!

REACHED THE END OF OUR JOURNEY!

payxibka Grand Master

payxibka   10,047

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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one more question. do we wait 3 or 5 years to apply for citizenship? thanks

If you are eligible at 3 years (ie.. ongoing intact 3 year marriage to a USC (who has been a USC for 3 years or more) & 3 years as permanent resident (besed on your resident since date on your greencard) then you may apply when you become eligible based on that formula...

If you are basing your eligibility on the 5 years as a permanent resident, then you have to wait until eligible to do so.

YMMV

 
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