Should I be receiving a 2 or 10 year GC?

[NatV 0]

Hi!

So I thought this day would never come, but this morning I finally received an email notifying me that my GC was being produced (I filed in September 2011). I have no clue if I should be receiving a 2 or 10 year GC and while I will obviously find out very soon what I got, I just want to be sure that no mistake is made which could result in issues down the line (for example if I get a 10 year one when I shouldn't).

I know that to receive a 10 year GC, you have to have been married for 2 years. But is that 2 years at the time of filing? 2 years at the time of interview? or 2 years at the time of the decision?

My timeline looks like this:

August 2010: Moved to US on F1 visa

January 2011: Got married

September 2011: Filed I-130 and I-145 (so married for about 8 months at time of filing)

December 2011: Interview (so married about 11 months at time of interview)

No decision was made at the time of interview and then the long wait began...

January 2013: Had to get fingerprinted again because apparently fingerprints expire and got a request to send proof of joint ownership for 2012.

April 2013: And finally, today I received the email that my card was in production (so married for about 2 years and 3 months at time of decision)

Which event counts? Is there anywhere on the USCIS website that explains this?

Thanks so much!

Edited April 10, 2013 by NatV

[SOflaherty 40]

Typically it is that if you have been married 2 years at the time of your interview you get the 10 year, but you have a REALLY long delay in approval that may complicate things.

I would say you will *probably* get the 2 year card, but I can't say for certain with there being a year between your interview and approval. That's an odd one!

Anyone seen a case like this before?

[NatV 0]

I have no idea why I had such a long wait, it was definitely very frustrating... I thought our case was pretty easy, there was nothing weird? The interview went really well and I expected a decision right away but I forgot a document (I wasn't aware that I needed this but he wanted to see transcripts from my school since I was a student). I sent the documents a few days later and after that it was complete silence. After 6 months I called and asked for an update and was sent a letter that no decision was made yet and to wait another 6 months.

Anyways, I'm just happy to get a GC at this point so it doesn't really matter if it's 2 or 10 years, I just want to make sure everything is right and avoid any issues in the future....

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

The decision was made in April 2013, and you were married in Jan 2011, so you will be getting a 10-year card. You have been married over 2 years at the time you became a PR.

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

I agree, you should be getting the ten year card.