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We might pcsing to Germany but I don't have my permanent green card yet

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Melissa and Leo   0

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Hi Everybody,

I have been living in the States for 1 year and an half and we just heard we might pcsing to Germany. I have my temporary green card and I was wondering if I' m gonna have any trouble to get the 10 years one. I called and they told me as long as I leave on base, it should not be an issue. The problem is that the waiting list to have a house on base is really long, so I'm kind of concerned.

is there anybody in the same case? Thank in advance for the help..

Melissa

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Hi Melissa,

PCS orders generally take awhile to come through - there's a process they have to go through which involves medicals etc. My husband got his orders in September and we didn't arrive in Germany until the following April! In that time I went to being his gf, to getting married, to doing an I-130 AND getting citizenship in that time frame.

If you do get orders, then you can call them and ask them to hurry with the green card production. I got mine within 2 weeks since it was urgent.

Secondly, once you are here you will be able to remove your conditions no problem. It will be through the embassy that's local to you - probably Frankfurt. There are loads of foreign wives over here so don't worry - there will be other people in the same situation.

Also, you will get a stamp in your passport when you arrive here - a NATO visa. They will probably ask to see your temporary green card (but I expect you will have your actual green card by then) to give the stamp to you. Then you don't have to live on base. Plus, if you are Belgian then you are part of the EU right? So you will be allowed to be in Europe anyway!

Good luck

Emma

See my timeline for my expedited I-130 application due to military pcs

n-400

Expedited naturalization (under s 319(b) INA) due to military pcs

n-400 sent: 2013-02-02

NOA1: 2013-02-15

Biometrics date rec: 2013-02-15

Biometrics date: 2013-03-07 (EB walk in 2013-02-20)

Second biometrics: 2013-03-19 (First set unclassifiable)

Inline for interview: 2013-03-21

Testing/interview date: 2013-03-27

Oath ceremony: 2013-03-27

Moving to Germany! 2013-04-13

I'm A United States Citizen

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Scott and Mhay   57

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It is no issue to remove condtions from an overseas base. We are in italy and my wife got her contions removed no problem. We didnt have an interview either. If you are overseas in germany at the time, you will get your fingerprints done on base and send it with the paperwork to remove the condtions.

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Removal of conditions Journey

16 March 2012 Sent I-751 package from Aviano AB, Italy.

29 March 2012 Received everything back...wrong fee. thought we didn't have to pay biometrics since we were sending fingerprint cards and passport photos.

30 March 2012 Sent everything out again from Aviano AB, Italy.

10 April 2012 Check cashed

17 April 2012 Received NOA1 dated 6 April.

06 Dec 2012 Received 10 yr green card. Letter said it was approved 28 November 2012.

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