Green card's validity question

[bowgirl 8]

Hi everyone. I am going back to Manila on Nov. 12, 2011- January 8, 2012 to pick up my daughter. My greencard will expire on January 25 2012. My question is will I have a problem (or questioned) when I re-enter the US with only 2 weeks left on my GC's validity? Thank you.

[DouglasFiel 53]

Should not be a problem... But, question... Did you file for AOS? When we did a few months back we received a letter

stating the GC validity was extended one year.

Regards,

[bowgirl 8]

Should not be a problem... But, question... Did you file for AOS? When we did a few months back we received a letter

stating the GC validity was extended one year.

Regards,

Thank you for responding. I am supposed to file I-751 to remove my conditions. Actually, I can file now but the problem is my schedule. I don't want to send my documents and then when they schedule me for biometrics, I won't be here and still in Manila that's why I plan to mail my application when I get back in January since I am still within the 90-day period.

[Dogwood_Poet 16]

Honestly, if there is someone to receive your mail while you are gone, I would go ahead and file AOS before you leave. If your receive your biometrics appt before you return, you can request to change your appointment.

That way you would be covered if something happened and you wound up staying past the expiration date of your card, i.e. illness of you or family member, disaster, or other unforeseen circumstances.

If you are out of the US after your card expires, you could be in for some problems coming back.

[gary9891 10]

Honestly, if there is someone to receive your mail while you are gone, I would go ahead and file AOS before you leave. If your receive your biometrics appt before you return, you can request to change your appointment.

That way you would be covered if something happened and you wound up staying past the expiration date of your card, i.e. illness of you or family member, disaster, or other unforeseen circumstances.

If you are out of the US after your card expires, you could be in for some problems coming back.

I agree completely with Dogwood. File AOS now and if you are out of country etc. then just ask for a biometrics date change. From what I have read getting a biometrics appt. change is no big deal. If you have not filed AOS, I would not risk missing your AOS window and go past your AOS aniversary. Doing so will complicate things that may require lawyers, the courts etc. My wife's AOS window starts the 26th this month, and I will not miss getting her package off to the USCIS Vermont by USPS, priority with tracking!

Best wishes all.

Edited October 27, 2011 by gary9891

[bowgirl 8]

Honestly, if there is someone to receive your mail while you are gone, I would go ahead and file AOS before you leave. If your receive your biometrics appt before you return, you can request to change your appointment.

That way you would be covered if something happened and you wound up staying past the expiration date of your card, i.e. illness of you or family member, disaster, or other unforeseen circumstances.

If you are out of the US after your card expires, you could be in for some problems coming back.

Thank you. I think I will just have my hubby mail my application to remove conditions before he leave to Manila in December.