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fabulous02   1

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my green card is marked "Permanent Green Card", but it has a two year life time. my question is that if it is permanent why expires with in two years like a temporary one?

You have a conditional greencard. You received the 2 year green card probably because you and your husband have been married for less than 2 years. You will be eligible to remove conditions and apply for a 10 year green card 90 days before your green card expiration date. You will need to file form 1-751 for removal of conditions. Please see the lifting of conditions guide in the Guides section for more details.

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1st March 2010 - AOS packet received at Chicago (I-130, I-485, I-131, I-765)
9th March 2010 - Checks cashed
12th March 2010 - All 4 NOA's received
19th March 2010 - Applications touched biggrin.png
19th March 2010 - Received Biometrics letter for 2nd April
2nd April 2010 - Biometrics done
19th April 2010 - Received interview letter for May 21st biggrin.png
6th May 2010 - All applications touched. Status of I-765 changed to document production, status of I-131 changed to post decision activity.
10th May 2010 - Received approved AP in mail
21st May 2010 - AOS Interview, IO said he will approve the case... waiting for Green card smile.png
27th May 2010 - Received EAD card
17th June 2010 - Approval notice for I-130 received. Also received "Welcome to USA" letter biggrin.png
28th June 2010 - Finally received my GC.... Praise be to God smile.png

16th March 2012 - Sent ROC package
21st March 2012 - NOA1 date
20th April 2012 - Received Biometrics letter for 16th May

December 2012 - Received 10 year GC

01 Nov 2013 - Sent naturalization package

18 Feb 2014 - Oath ceremony done, naturalization complete!!

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HeatDeath   430

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my green card is marked "Permanent Green Card", but it has a two year life time. my question is that if it is permanent why expires with in two years like a temporary one?

The word "Permanent" on your card is almost certainly part of the phrase "Permanent Resident". Your card says that because you are a Permanent Resident, just one whose permanent residence status expires in two years. You are what is called a "Conditional Permanent Resident." In two years, after you remove those conditions, you will be a "Legal/Lawful Permanent Resident."

Yes, it's a little confusing, and possibly even misleading, that your status is called "Conditional Permanent Resident." I mean, isn't "Conditional Permanence" a contradiction in terms? And then to abbreviate "Conditional Permanent Resident" by dropping the word "Conditional", thus removing any useful, relevant information from the phrase? :lol: It's easy to see where the confusion might come from. Just roll with it. It's more a matter of tradition than anything else. :)

DON'T PANIC

"It says wonderful things about the two countries [Canada and the US] that neither one feels itself being inundated by each other's immigrants."

-Douglas Coupland

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kittens_0117   5

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I don't know where to post this question, I found this the closest.

Since I will be receiving my permanent green card soon, I am now working on changing my names to all my online/mail/ID etc accounts - then I came across the AR-11 (change of address) form.

I filled out the AR-11 form when I was in a non-immigrant working visa. Now I'm married and have to change my name and US residence status - do I have to submit a new AR-11 form even if I didn't technically change addresses? :huh:

Personal Timeline

N400 JOURNEY

2015/05/02 - sent N-400 packet to USCIS [Day 0] (Saturday mail)

2015/05/12 - check cashed [Day 10]
2015/05/15 - I-797C NOA received [Day 13]

2015/06/01 - biometrics appointment [Day 29]

2015/09/10 - interview appointment [Day 131] - pending N-14 add'l evidence req'd

2015/11/17 - oath taking [Day 169]

GC/ROC JOURNEY

(In essence of keeping my signature short, please check my Timeline)

AOS JOURNEY

(In essence of keeping my signature short, please check my Timeline)

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HeatDeath   430

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I don't know where to post this question, I found this the closest.

Since I will be receiving my permanent green card soon, I am now working on changing my names to all my online/mail/ID etc accounts - then I came across the AR-11 (change of address) form.

I filled out the AR-11 form when I was in a non-immigrant working visa. Now I'm married and have to change my name and US residence status - do I have to submit a new AR-11 form even if I didn't technically change addresses? :huh:

You'll usually get more answers quicker if you start your own thread, just so ya know. :)

In answer to your question, no, you do not have to fill out an AR-11 if you are still living at the same address you put on your I-485 application. You only need to fill out an AR-11 if you have moved from the last known address USCIS have for you - which is, I'm assuming, at this moment, the address you gave them on the I-485 when you applied for your green card.

DON'T PANIC

"It says wonderful things about the two countries [Canada and the US] that neither one feels itself being inundated by each other's immigrants."

-Douglas Coupland

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Brother Hesekiel   2,236

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my green card is marked "Permanent Green Card", but it has a two year life time. my question is that if it is permanent why expires with in two years like a temporary one?

No, it isn't. The card is marked Permanent Resident, unless they gave you a fake one. You'll be a permanent resident until the card expires, which is in 2 years. In order to continue being a permanent resident, you'll have to remove conditions. Then you'll get a 10-year card.

The 'condition' is only an internal term. For all practical purposes, the 2-year card is the same as a 10-year card.

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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.

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kittens_0117   5

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You'll usually get more answers quicker if you start your own thread, just so ya know. :)

In answer to your question, no, you do not have to fill out an AR-11 if you are still living at the same address you put on your I-485 application. You only need to fill out an AR-11 if you have moved from the last known address USCIS have for you - which is, I'm assuming, at this moment, the address you gave them on the I-485 when you applied for your green card.

Yeah I was just hoping It'd be more appropriate to squeeze it in something that's closely related, on my perspective. I'd keep this noted.

Thank you for your inputs - good to know I won't have to worry about the AR-11 for now. :blush:

Personal Timeline

N400 JOURNEY

2015/05/02 - sent N-400 packet to USCIS [Day 0] (Saturday mail)

2015/05/12 - check cashed [Day 10]
2015/05/15 - I-797C NOA received [Day 13]

2015/06/01 - biometrics appointment [Day 29]

2015/09/10 - interview appointment [Day 131] - pending N-14 add'l evidence req'd

2015/11/17 - oath taking [Day 169]

GC/ROC JOURNEY

(In essence of keeping my signature short, please check my Timeline)

AOS JOURNEY

(In essence of keeping my signature short, please check my Timeline)

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You have a conditional greencard. You received the 2 year green card ...If you need help in Amharic (Ethiopic) IM me PM...

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USCIS JOURNEY California Service Center

2010-02-24 - Mailed I-130 Overnight Express to Chicago Lockbox

2010-02-25 - I-130 Delivered to Chicago Lockbox

2010-03-04 - Notice of Action 1 (NOA1)

2010-04-22 - Notice of Action 2 (NOA2)

NVC JOURNEY

04-28-2010 - NVC Case Number Assigned

05-03-2010 - Email given to the NVC

05-04-2010 - AOS bill and Agent forms received by email

05-04-2010 - Email DS 3032

05-04-2010 - Paid AOS Bill Online;

05-05-2010 - AOS Bill Status: PAID;

05-05-2010 - IV Bill Received by email;

05-05-2010 - Paid IV Bill Online;

05-06-2010 - IV Bill Status: PAID;

05-12-2010 - Wife send PC-PP-DS-230 all Package DHL

05-17-2010 - I Received DHL mail from my Wife

05-24-2010 - Sent AOS and IV Package Overnight Express to NVC

05-25-2010 - AOS & IV Package arrived at NVC signed by N. Visa Center

06-04-2010 - AOS & IV Pack Received/Entered into AVR System

06-11-2010 - Sign in Fail Thank you, God!

06-12-2010 - Case Complete NVC

06-14-2010 - NVC Forwards Case to Embassy

07-14-2010 - Interview Date Assigned

EMBASSY JOURNEY

06-17-2010 - Embassy Receives Case from NVC

07-29-2010 - Medical Exam $750 ETB ($70USD) PASSED

08-05-2010 - INTERVIEW APPROVED

08-06-2010 - Visa Received

08-12-2010 - Passport and visa pick up from Bank of Abyssinia branch.

US JOURNEY

09-16-2010 - POE Washington, DC

10-04-2010 - Received Welcome letter

10-25-2010 - Received GC

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