How long does the I-751(remove conditions of residence) process take?

[missyouhoney 1]

Hello,

Since my Conditional GC is expiring in May, we will be sending our I-751 to remove the conditions of residence next month. Does anybody know how long it takes? We´d like to go to Spain ( my country ) in July for vacations but we can´t buy any plane tickets until we are sure I got my GC.

Any thoughts or experiences anybody wants to share, please?

Thank you,

M

[Sirdaniel42 86]

You already have a green card, after you sent in your ROC forms they will sent you an NOA-1 which will double as an extension letter for your green card and is good for 1 year.

[missyouhoney 1]

Thank you Sirdaniel42 for your answer. So, let me see if I understood correctly: The NOA will work as an extension of my current GC? Can I then go out of the country and come back and show this NOA to the immigration officer and he will let me in? Is my understanding correct?

Of course, I know that if the CSIC request an interview we have to attend. Just crossing fingers they don´t give us an appointment while we are out.

Thank you.

M

[Sirdaniel42 86]

Your assumption is correct, do not forget to take your green card

[missyouhoney 1]

Thank you again .

M

[Dave&Roza 748]

Thank you Sirdaniel42 for your answer. So, let me see if I understood correctly: The NOA will work as an extension of my current GC? Can I then go out of the country and come back and show this NOA to the immigration officer and he will let me in? Is my understanding correct?

Of course, I know that if the CSIC request an interview we have to attend. Just crossing fingers they don´t give us an appointment while we are out.

Thank you.

M

When you have nonstandard documents like the extension letter, it is always best to check with your intended airline as that is where you will have problems--getting on the airplane back to the US. We were going to go back to Kazakhstan after filing for my wife's ROC and I checked Lufthansa and KLM and they both specifically did mention the expired GC and the extension letter. My bet is that you will show the CBP person your GC and they will look you up and see that you have a pending ROC, but the airlines will not allow you to board the airplane without the original extension letter and your expired GC. Our ROC took 4 months. You can check the timelines here of VJ to get an idea of how things are going recently.

Have a good trip,

Dave