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[semih 0]

Hi guys !

So I lost my green card.My problem is that it is due to "remove conditions" in September. So I need to file in June (3 months before).

To apply, I need a green card, which means replacing the one I lost! To replace it, I think it takes 3 months?

I am going today to file for a replacement green card, but I fear I will not be able to make the September deadline if it will take

3 months to replace my lost card.

Is there anything I can do to get my card replaced sooner and is it even necessary to have old one for removing conditions ?

[YuAndDan 153]

Not an issue, I would file the I-751, and attach a copy of I-90 receipt letter explaining that lost card is being replaced.

Kind of sucks having to pay an added $450 on top of the fee to remove conditions.

[rika60607 215]

You can also go to your local USCIS office (schedule InfoPass Appointment) and ask for a stamp in your passport (on the grounds of lost GC). Then you can use a photocopy of this stamp instead of GC copy to send in with your I-751.

I never had my conditional GC (lost in the mail) and removed conditions with the stamp. I did have replacement application pending, and it got cancelled just as soon as my ROC was approved. Of course, I did not get the money back.

Still not sure if this will work? Ask if it is acceptable plan of action while getting the stamp at USCIS office.

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

You can also go to your local USCIS office (schedule InfoPass Appointment) and ask for a stamp in your passport (on the grounds of lost GC). Then you can use a photocopy of this stamp instead of GC copy to send in with your I-751.

I never had my conditional GC (lost in the mail) and removed conditions with the stamp. I did have replacement application pending, and it got cancelled just as soon as my ROC was approved. Of course, I did not get the money back.

Still not sure if this will work? Ask if it is acceptable plan of action while getting the stamp at USCIS office.

Did you also mention your pending I-90 when you filed to ROC? I wouldn't count on this working without the pending I-90 as legally you are required to be in possession of the Greencard.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

First of all, don't lose your Green Card, the same way you wouldn't lose $1,000,000.00 in cash. Keep it safe.

Secondly, if you are smart, and I hope you are, you scanned and/or copied your Green Card, front and back. I sure did. If so, all you need to do, and all that's required for RoC is that you mail in a copy of your Green Card with your application. Since you will get a new, 10-year Green Card anyway, you don't have to spend $450 and won't be punished for your failure to keep your Green Card safe.

Sometimes, luck is all you need.

[Cino 5]

I totally agree with "Brother Hesekiel". If you are not going to travel for about a year, why do you need actual Conditional GC to do ROC ? If you have saved the photocopy of it, send it with the ROC Application. You don't have to give $450 unnecessarily. Hence, once your ROC is approved ( Statistically; according to your filing-date-to-be CSC probably in December 2012 & VSC probably in March 2013 ), your 10-yr GC will be coming to you anyway !...

[Barca 10]

I totally agree with "Brother Hesekiel". If you are not going to travel for about a year, why do you need actual Conditional GC to do ROC ? If you have saved the photocopy of it, send it with the ROC Application. You don't have to give $450 unnecessarily. Hence, once your ROC is approved ( Statistically; according to your filing-date-to-be CSC probably in December 2012 & VSC probably in March 2013 ), your 10-yr GC will be coming to you anyway !...

well the keyword there is "if you not going to travel" we have family overseas and you never know! best of luck!

[fairandfoul 7]

well the keyword there is "if you not going to travel" we have family overseas and you never know! best of luck!

Brother Hesekiel also seems to have left out a very important situation: new employment. If you do change jobs in that timeframe (and one year is a very long time), you will almost certainly need to produce the phyiscal Green Card when you fill out your I-9.

It's something you should think about carefully because at the end of the day, $450 might seem like such a small price afterall to prevent the inconvenience of not having possession of your phyiscal Green Card for up to a year.

[TBoneTX 45,820]

Brother Hesekiel also seems to have left out a very important situation: new employment. If you do change jobs in that timeframe (and one year is a very long time), you will almost certainly need to produce the phyiscal Green Card when you fill out your I-9.

It's something you should think about carefully because at the end of the day, $450 might seem like such a small price afterall to prevent the inconvenience of not having possession of your phyiscal Green Card for up to a year.

Si, man, and if the OP ever encounters a CBP/ICE agent, good luck with that.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Brother Hesekiel also seems to have left out a very important situation: new employment. If you do change jobs in that timeframe (and one year is a very long time), you will almost certainly need to produce the phyiscal Green Card when you fill out your I-9.

No. The Green Card is not needed for I-9 and employment purposes. If you took the time to have a look at an I-9 form, you will see three lists of accepted documents that prove (a) who you are and (b) that you are authorized to work.

The Green Card or EAD would prove (a) and (b), but the driver's license proves (a) and an unrestricted SS card proves (b). Therefore -- pay attention! -- no Green Card is needed when applying or getting hired for a new job!

[fairandfoul 7]

No. The Green Card is not needed for I-9 and employment purposes. If you took the time to have a look at an I-9 form, you will see three lists of accepted documents that prove (a) who you are and (b) that you are authorized to work.

The Green Card or EAD would prove (a) and (b), but the driver's license proves (a) and an unrestricted SS card proves (b). Therefore -- pay attention! -- no Green Card is needed when applying or getting hired for a new job!

Poor, simple-minded Brother Hezekiel has forgotten one important fact! (Trust me: I was expecting this retort from him, but surprised he missed the obvious!)

Figured it out yet? No? Well, under what circumstance would the OP be holding an unrestricted Social Security Card? I.e., one not marked "Not authorised for employment without authorization"? I have seen, and carefully reviewed, an I-9 and am quite familiar with this. However, unless the OP updated his/her social security records immediately upon receiving the conditional Green Card, he/she will need another document to satisfy the I-9 requirements. A document like, yep you guessed it, the PHYSICAL GREEN CARD!

PS: Moving beyond the I-9 requirements (on which you were very wrong), your advice is still irresponsible even if you were right! Why would someone hang on for a year withouth their phyiscal Green Card (with or without conditions)? Emergency travel, work-related travel, contact with law enforcement requesting to see it, application for other US immigration benefits, requiring an INFOPASS appointment if the case processing falls outside standard processing times, etc, etc are all possible scenarios highlighting the imprudence of your recommendation.

You were more insightful when you were JustBob... :bonk:

Edited March 30, 2012 by fairandfoul