Married less than two years, issued F21 visa, with F21 at POE, and F21 category Green Card!?

[apple21 953]

Got it: http://www.uscis.gov.edgesuite-staging.net/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-26573/0-0-0-32054.html

Cool. Thanks. Bookmarked.

[Darnell 8,479]

Well not really - the card hasn't been mis-printed as such as all the details on the card represent the immigration status that I have been conferred with i.e. F21 PR status. I was issued this status at all stages of the process - the initial immigrant visa, IO at the POE, and the endorsement in my passport. USCIS said to me on the phone that I am a PR not a CR and that as this was the status that I have been issued (despite the length of my marriage) then I don't need to do anything further. Bizarre!

I know that there are issues of people being granted CR1 or C21 status and then getting 10 year GC's in which case it is a card printing error - but my situation is different as the actual GC has been issued correctly to reflect the status I have been issued. My main query is why I have been issued this status at all the various stages despite my questioning it! I even told the consular officer AND the IO the date of my marriage! In fact - I even told the IO at Dulles airport that we were due to celebrate our ONE year wedding anniversary the next day!

mis-print at the card printing facilty in Kentucky.

I know you're trying to validate stuff here -

but with a wrong expiration date - the card is wrong, leading you to possibly believe that you've a 10 year card when in fact, it's a mis-print.

[apple21 953]

Got it: http://www.uscis.gov.edgesuite-staging.net/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-26573/0-0-0-32054.html

Yours should be C21.

CX1 and C21 are for Spouses of Permanent Residents - conditional.

[sukhi4498 1]

Hi apple21 what wud have happened if u wud have kept GC which is for 10 years and second thing is when I can expect my spouse GC she came to USA on may 27th and I gave online fee of 165$ on may 23rd when she got her passport back from embassy thanks in advance she already got her social security number

[apple21 953]

Hi apple21 what wud have happened if u wud have kept GC which is for 10 years and second thing is when I can expect my spouse GC she came to USA on may 27th and I gave online fee of 165$ on may 23rd when she got her passport back from embassy thanks in advance she already got her social security number

If we keep the 10yr GC and not file removal of conditions, possible problems when USCIS finds out we got the wrong card. Possible problems when filing Naturalization too because they will eventually figure out the error so might as well remedy it now.

Edited June 21, 2014 by apple21

[NewToAmerica 1]

Hi apple21 what wud have happened if u wud have kept GC which is for 10 years and second thing is when I can expect my spouse GC she came to USA on may 27th and I gave online fee of 165$ on may 23rd when she got her passport back from embassy thanks in advance she already got her social security number

Well I paid $165 fee on 1st May, did POE at Washington Dulles on 17th May and I had my GC and SS card by 10th June.

[sukhi4498 1]

Thnx guys

[apple21 953]

Hi apple21 what wud have happened if u wud have kept GC which is for 10 years and second thing is when I can expect my spouse GC she came to USA on may 27th and I gave online fee of 165$ on may 23rd when she got her passport back from embassy thanks in advance she already got her social security number

DEC 26, 2013 - Visa delivered & Immigrant fee paid ($165)

DEC 28, 2013 - POE: LAX (Married 1 year and 9 months)

FEB 15, 2014 - 10-yr GC delivered but it should be 2-yr conditional GC!

[NewToAmerica 1]

Ok - I have an interesting update on this. I had an INFOPASS appointment at Providence, RI, and took along my marriage certificate, all my paperwork/application forms, and also a printout of the relevant page from the INA that states a spouse of a USC or LPR married less than two years at the time of admission or AOS should be conditional. The IO was extremely friendly and helpful and after checking the regulations himself agreed that I should have status C21 (Spouse of a Permanent Resident - conditional) instead of F21 (Spouse of a Permanent Resident). He set about the process to change my status in the system to C21, and he said he is notarizing my file to state that I am indeed a conditional resident and that I have pro actively brought this to USCIS's attention in person (he said this would look good when I apply for naturalization under the 'good moral character' heading!).

He then said that there was no need to send my card back to get it changed as what mattered was what was held in their system, not what appears on the card. He said that I should ensure that I apply for ROC 90 days before the two year expiration date. I expressed concern about having an incorrect card but he said it doesn't matter at all as it what the actual system says that matters. He said I could apply to change the card if I so wished, but that it wasn't worth the hassle and the waiting for a new card and that to be honest it saves resources and money for USCIS. He said that when I apply for ROC they would see that I am a conditional resident under C21 and they would adjudicate the application accordingly. He said that they would know why my card says 10 years and F21 because he has noted it on the system, so it won't confuse them.

He then prepared a letter (typed it out there and then!) on USCIS headed paper that confirms my conditional status, the category (C21), the date my status expires, the date in which I should apply for ROC from, and the fact that I am holding a valid Permanent Resident Card, but with an incorrect status code and expiry date, and finally that I had brought this error to USICS's attention in person, with the date, time, and his name and agent ID!

AND....I even got offered a coffee! WOW!

So, there you have it. I am changed to conditional status in the system, but don't need to change my Green Card over.

Oh, and apparently the agent said that this was the preferred method by USCIS in these cases, rather than i) applying to change the card, and ii) leaving everything as it is and then applying for ROC with incorrect unconditional status (as this confuses USCIS and causes delays and more paperwork).

Sorted!

[Mollie09 1,543]

Thanks for coming back and letting us know of your experience!

[vkrishn 97]

Apparently IO at infopass told me that 2300 GC's were printed either with the wrong Expiration date or category and seems to come from a particular printing facility. They have sent letters to the people affected but not all i suppose.

[apple21 953]

Wouldn't it cause any issues in the future?

Edited July 1, 2014 by apple21

[sukhi4498 1]

can u plz tell me how 2 login in elis website i m unable 2 do. My wife came on may 27th and i paid 165$ on May 23rd but still have not recieved GC but got SSN in first week

[NewToAmerica 1]

can u plz tell me how 2 login in elis website i m unable 2 do. My wife came on may 27th and i paid 165$ on May 23rd but still have not recieved GC but got SSN in first week

If you paid the $165 fee then you would have had to do this through the ELIS website so I am confused as to why you are asking how to access it as you must have accessed it in order to pay the fee?

Also, if your wife arrived on May 27th it is FAR too early to expect her Green Card. You should only start to think about contacting USCIS after 45 days have passed since her POE (Port of Entry) - in which case it would be from July 11th. So I would forget about it till then, including accessing ELIS.

[sukhi4498 1]

Thnks buddy i got it today my spouse got 10 year green card and i m f2a category so should i need to contact uscis or is it OK