I am unemployed

[ladyvee 0]

Hi there!

I do hope that someone will be able to give me some advise. I have now had my green card since 2009 it was a long process because my husband was and still is green card holder. The problem is he is now unemployed and his green card has just expired and he would like to apply for a renewal of a green card under the fee waiver at this time because we can not afford to apply for his citizenship.

[warlord 73]

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=6fbad59ae8a8e010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=fe529c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

Though I would expect it to be pretty difficult to get as many people probably are trying for it. And considering unlike other petitions, US Citizenship is a not a requirement and strictly volunteer. So in the USCIS's eyes, you can hold off on the N-400 until you can afford it and continue with the Green Card only, while those that are in earlier stages where timing is crucial and their current stages are mandatory, then they might be more forgiving in giving them a waiver.

Anyways check out the site...

[Jupiter07 12]

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=6fbad59ae8a8e010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=fe529c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

Though I would expect it to be pretty difficult to get as many people probably are trying for it. And considering unlike other petitions, US Citizenship is a not a requirement and strictly volunteer. So in the USCIS's eyes, you can hold off on the N-400 until you can afford it and continue with the Green Card only, while those that are in earlier stages where timing is crucial and their current stages are mandatory, then they might be more forgiving in giving them a waiver.

Anyways check out the site...

The question is about renewal of the GC, not application of citizenship.

[bourne25 0]

Hi, what i believe you should do is instead of renewing the green card, you are better off applying for citizebship. And attach a fee waiver form with your application, uscis does accept fee waivers if you are eligible for it. So in my opinion , a green card renewal would be a waste of time if you are eligible for citizenship instead.

[ladyvee 0]

Thank you for replying to my ad. My husband is eligible for the citizenship, but after reading warlord reply I tend to agree with him that US Citizenship is a not a requirement and strictly volunteer, and I feel that they would not give him the citizenship on the fee waiver program because of that reason. However we will try the green card renewal approach and let you know what the outcome is. Again thank you for your help.

[warlord 73]

Oh sorry, thought it was citizenship, guess I read through it too quickly. For the GC renewal, it wouldn't hurt to find out if they can waive the fee for it. Worth a shot at least...

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Sure he can.

By the way, it's common consensus that there's no fee waiver for the N-400 available, but just recently somebody posted here on VJ that they were approved with a waiver. So at this point all bets are off.