Wrong date on green card

[afrocraft 314]

Just following up on this, since my 90-day ROC application window opens up in a few days.

 

Status: I filed the I-90 in March as advised, but despite repeated calls, that isn't going anywhere for a while. L2 officers I've spoken with have advised me to do different things about the ROC application. Some say to go with the (wrong) green card date, others say to apply based on my POE date and explain that I have a pending I-90 to correct the green card date.

 

Recall my stats:

CR1 approved: Nov 2015

Date of entry to the US (POE): Dec 24, 2015

90-day window opens: Sep 24, 2017 (next week!)

Green card "Residence Since" date: Apr 2, 2016

 

I'm not sure what to do! Anybody with sage advice, personal experience?

 

Thanks!

Edited September 19, 2017 by afrocraft
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[nightingalejules 678]

5 minutes ago, afrocraft said:

Just following up on this, since my 90-day ROC application window opens up in a few days.

 

Status: I filed the I-90 in March as advised, but despite repeated calls, that isn't going anywhere for a while. L2 officers I've spoken with have advised me to do different things about the ROC application. Some say to go with the (wrong) green card date, others say to apply based on my POE date and explain that I have a pending I-90 to correct the green card date.

 

Recall my stats:

CR1 approved: Nov 2015

Date of entry to the US (POE): Dec 24, 2015

90-day window opens: Sep 24, 2017 (next week!)

Green card "Residence Since" date: Apr 2, 2016

 

I'm not sure what to do! Anybody with sage advice, personal experience?

 

Thanks!

I would apply next week, with a cover letter that explains what has gone wrong, and that you have applied to get the green card corrected (but use their terminology "I-551 = green card) Worst case scenario they will return your application (and won't cash your check) because they think it's too soon to apply. 

You could also make an Infopass appointment if there's one available in your local office to ask an actual USCIS officer about it... the people on the phone have absolutely no clue.

[afrocraft 314]

5 hours ago, nightingalejules said:

I would apply next week, with a cover letter that explains what has gone wrong, and that you have applied to get the green card corrected (but use their terminology "I-551 = green card) Worst case scenario they will return your application (and won't cash your check) because they think it's too soon to apply. 

You could also make an Infopass appointment if there's one available in your local office to ask an actual USCIS officer about it... the people on the phone have absolutely no clue.

Thanks. I'm leaning that way too, but I imagine someone's gone through this before. Any personal experiences?

[afrocraft 314]

Update on my case: I filed my I-751 using the correct date, but USCIS returned my application with a note saying that my petition was filed ahead of the 90-day period before the expiration date of my green card. Remember that that green card date is wrong, and an I-90 petition is pending since early March 2017 to correct the date. 

 

Any suggestions on next steps? 

[afrocraft 314]

I am losing my mind lol.

 

USCIS won't accept my I-751 removal of conditions petition because the "Resident since" date on my green card is wrong: I was admitted in late Dec 2015 but the GC date is Apr 2016. I filed an I-90 earlier this year, but it's taking more than a year to process those.

 

Just to be sure: Does your green card "Resident since" date match your POE date? (Not for K1s who did AOS)

[Nitas_man 3,100]

1 minute ago, afrocraft said:

I am losing my mind lol.

 

USCIS won't accept my I-751 removal of conditions petition because the "Resident since" date on my green card is wrong: I was admitted in late Dec 2015 but the GC date is Apr 2016. I filed an I-90 earlier this year, but it's taking more than a year to process those.

 

Just to be sure: Does your green card "Resident since" date match your POE date? (Not for K1s who did AOS)

Not in our case.  It was dated 3-4 weeks later.

[mindthegap 2,599]

Yes, the exact date of entry.

[BigDaddy28 228]

23 minutes ago, afrocraft said:

I am losing my mind lol.

 

USCIS won't accept my I-751 removal of conditions petition because the "Resident since" date on my green card is wrong: I was admitted in late Dec 2015 but the GC date is Apr 2016. I filed an I-90 earlier this year, but it's taking more than a year to process those.

 

Just to be sure: Does your green card "Resident since" date match your POE date? (Not for K1s who did AOS)

My parents came in January 5th of this year and their green card has the same exact date of entry. 

[broppy 204]

Yup. POE and "resident since" dates match for me.

[dwheels76 5,468]

1 hour ago, afrocraft said:

I am losing my mind lol.

 

USCIS won't accept my I-751 removal of conditions petition because the "Resident since" date on my green card is wrong: I was admitted in late Dec 2015 but the GC date is Apr 2016. I filed an I-90 earlier this year, but it's taking more than a year to process those.

 

Just to be sure: Does your green card "Resident since" date match your POE date? (Not for K1s who did AOS)

So why didn't you get that date corrected so as you got the green card is my question?
When did you send your I-751 in? Whats the date?

What is your POE date, exactly?

 

And this is for a CR1 correct? You have no timeline so hard to know what the heck is happening.

[NikLR 13,232]

if you came on a CR1 then your visa in your passport should be endorsed with your date of entry.  That would be the proof you need. 

[POA 178]

My conditional gc matched my POE entry date.

[afrocraft 314]

2 hours ago, dwheels76 said:

So why didn't you get that date corrected so as you got the green card is my question?
When did you send your I-751 in? Whats the date?

What is your POE date, exactly?

 

And this is for a CR1 correct? You have no timeline so hard to know what the heck is happening.

I didn't know what the correct date should be when I received my green card. USCIS said 'X' and X it was. It was only when I started researching the I-751 back in March that I discovered that there was a problem.  

 

Here are my dates:

 

CR1 approved: Nov 2015
Date of entry to the US (POE): Dec 24, 2015
Green card Residence Since date: Apr 2, 2016

I-90 filed: Mar 2017

USCIS received I-751 Sep 30, 2017

 

More on my story here: 

 

Edited October 14, 2017 by afrocraft

[afrocraft 314]

1 hour ago, NikLR said:

if you came on a CR1 then your visa in your passport should be endorsed with your date of entry.  That would be the proof you need. 

Yes. I included that in my I-751 package, with a note in BRIGHT RED on the cover letter pointing out the issue. Didn't help.

[mindthegap 2,599]

When they rejected the I-751 what was the reason they gave?