Finally got a greencard, but it expires in one week?

[miner89r 0]

So my wife's greencard finally arrived in the mail yesterday but it shows an expiration date of 11/03/14, one week from tomorrow?! That will be our second wedding anniversary. I thought that the card would be valid for two years from the date our application was approved not two years from our marriage.

Is this a mistake or are we supposed to start the removal of conditions step immediately?

[UK_Fan 192]

it HAS to be a mistake, make an info pass appt ASAP.

[Hypnos 6,576]

It's a mistake; you will need to file an I-90 to get the issue corrected.

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

It happens a lot with USCIS card printing, please schedule an info pass to get an I-551 stamp (to work, travel) and find i90 to get a corrected card (it is free) good luck.

[Ian H. 207]

Unfortunately, now they're going to make you go through the hassle of fixing their mistakes. Yes, the I-90 is free to submit because it was their mistake, but you still have to do the leg work.

I believe you have to send in the actual card with the I-90, so be sure to insure the envelope and make a copy of the GC for yourself. I wonder if you can do the infopass first? That way you don't have to wait for the NOA1 in order to get the ADIT stamp.

Also when you fill out the I-90 you be sure to select boxes 1c and 3d, in part 2.

[Darnell 8,478]

So my wife's greencard finally arrived in the mail yesterday but it shows an expiration date of 11/03/14, one week from tomorrow?! That will be our second wedding anniversary. I thought that the card would be valid for two years from the date our application was approved not two years from our marriage.

Is this a mistake or are we supposed to start the removal of conditions step immediately?

I suggest this:

1. get into an infopass appointment NOWish (see https://infopass.uscis.gov ) and once there, ask for I-551 stamp in passport, showing the incorrectly printed green card (another I-551 document) then

2. file the I-90 . fee is waived, it's USCIS error.

do these in sequence...

[CowBoE 429]

Unreal...if we made this sort of mistake, it would set us way back...

but if they make this make....uhhhh...it would still set us back. Dang...

Hope all goes well.

[miner89r 0]

Thank's Darnell, two more questions. We won't be able to get to an infopass appointment for a couple of weeks. The card "expired" yesterday. If we go ahead and mail in the card with the I-90 do you think we will have trouble getting the I551 stamp in her passport when we go for the infopass appointment? I made a photocopy to keep with us while we wait. Also does anybody know how long the I551 stamp will remain valid? My wife has some travel planned after Christmas so if we get it now I'm worried it may expire while she is out of the country. I have read people complaining that it can take 90 days or more to get the corrected greencard after filing the I-90.

[Ian H. 207]

You probably may still be able to get the stamp at the infopass since you should have the NOA2 for the AOS, I can't be 100% on that though, but I don't know if they would want to see the card.

I do know that once you get the ADIT stamp (that's what it's called now) at the infopass, it's valid for one year.

To be on the safe side wait for the infopass before sending in the card, it doesn't matter if they take months to send a new one because the ADIT stamp is valid for one year, and it serves all the purposes of a GC.

By the way, keep checking the infopass page regularly, sometimes sooner appointment windows show up.

[khwaidee1 196]

As stated, make the InfoPass appointment to get the 551 stamp. Make sure the USCIS officer knows how long the replacements take. The first one we saw said 4-6 months so we only got a 6 month stamp. After 6 months at or second InfoPass appointment the officer said replacement cards take 9-12 months. Yes, 9-12 months for a replacement after you do another biometrics. We got the replacement about 9.5 months after we filed. And traveling internationally on 551 is a real joy coming back into the states!

[apple21 953]

They gave me 9-month stamp on my passport.

[Darnell 8,478]

i say do the stuff i listed, in sequence. Sometimes can sweet talk the security guards into letting you in, at the Irving Office - I've done it before for other stuff. must be nice about it. but firm, waving the expired green card around.