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DaleB   0

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My wife and and were married 1.5 years ago she has her green but not permanent resident card card however her her grand mother has become very ill in the philippines she want us to go back my question is can we and how do we go about it

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You are married and you have your green card, correct? I"m a little confused by your thread. Her green card is her permanent resident card. If she has her green card she is a LPR (Legal Permanent Resident). You have no problem leaving the country to go to the Philippines as long as your wife's green card does not expire while you are away. If you are closing in on your 2 yr (- 3 months) [ that is if she's had her green card for 21 months] then you should file for the removal of conditions (ROC). You DO NOT want to let the green card expire while she is out of the country.

Since it sounds like you are getting close to your 2 yr, ROC date, I would gather your documentation and have everything ready to submit once she is at the 21 month mark and then submit it. She can still go home and be with her grandmother while her ROC is processing.

Or she can go now, but just keep the trip as short as needed to allow you to get her ROC submitted before her 2 yr GC expires. You don't have to file at 21 months, but you MUST file it before 24 months. Best not to cut it down to the wire.

Our time line:

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11-2-09 Met for the first time

11-3-09 Went to dinner to celebrate my birthday

11-18-09 Officially became bf/gf.

11-22-09 Went back to the States

1-1-10 Talked to her father on the phone queried about my intentions. Told him I intended to marry her.

10-8-10 2nd Trip back to Philippines

10-10-10 Proposed to her ... She said YES!

10-16-10 Meet her parents and family in the province for the first time

10-25-10 Returned to States

11-2010 Started her annulment process

1-4-11 Free to marry within the country

2-8-11 3rd trip to Philippines

2-10-11 Annulment process complete (can file for US visas now)

4-27-11 Got Married

5-30-11 Finally received marriage contract from priest

6-4-11 Discovered we needed to get an electronic endorsement of our marriage contract submitted

6-22-11 Finally got updated CENOMAR to show annulment of previous marriage

7-29-11 Finally had to say good bye and leave the Philippines after 6 months

8-18-11 Submitted CR-1 pkg to visa service agency

9-9-11 After a thorough review and obtaining additional docs, finally mailed our pkg to USCIS.

9-12-11 NOA1 received

3-14-12 USCIS approved our I-130

3-17-12 NOA2 received

NVC:

3-19-12 Package acknowledged by NVC.

4-3-12 NVC enters our package into their system and generates our case#

4-4-12 AOS pmt made

Manila Embassy

4-9-12 Petition US Embassy Manila to expedite since I will be in country

5-23-12 Interview at US Embassy - approved

5-31-12 Visa in Hand

6-6-12 Len Arrives!!!!! in the US via Chicago to Houston

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You are married and you have your green card, correct? I"m a little confused by your thread. Her green card is her permanent resident card. If she has her green card she is a LPR (Legal Permanent Resident). You have no problem leaving the country to go to the Philippines as long as your wife's green card does not expire while you are away. If you are closing in on your 2 yr (- 3 months) [ that is if she's had her green card for 21 months] then you should file for the removal of conditions (ROC). You DO NOT want to let the green card expire while she is out of the country.

Since it sounds like you are getting close to your 2 yr, ROC date, I would gather your documentation and have everything ready to submit once she is at the 21 month mark and then submit it. She can still go home and be with her grandmother while her ROC is processing.

Or she can go now, but just keep the trip as short as needed to allow you to get her ROC submitted before her 2 yr GC expires. You don't have to file at 21 months, but you MUST file it before 24 months. Best not to cut it down to the wire.

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