Rec'd 2yr GC 3 months before 2nd wedding anniversary, can we apply for ROC now?

[JPN2US 0]

My wife received her 2 year GC in May of this year. In August we celebrated our 2 year anniversary.

Is it possible to apply for ROC now? Or do we have to wait until 90 days before her conditional GC expires?

[Dutchster 1,107]

ROC is possible when the condiitonal GC is expiring.

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

ROC has nothing to do with your wedding anniversary. I second what @Dutchster told you.

[f f 725]

that's though if they had just delayed your case by three more months you wouldn't have to do roc. agree with the a poverty it it two years since they approved your greencard not got married.

[JPN2US 0]

Thanks. That's what we thought. We were hoping there might be a way to bypass the 2 year wait. 

 

During the interview I actually asked if we could wait 3 more months to be issued the GC and explained that we would have been married 2 years then. Agent said "do you want GC or not?" He wasn't very pleasant. Must of had our interview before he has his coffee. 

[milimelo 4,565]

I don't see a reason for any confusion here - you received GC before 2nd yr marriage anniversary- you get to do ROC.

 

Why would you even think about asking IO to delay approval just so you could skip ROC?  

[Mollie09 1,543]

3 minutes ago, milimelo said:

I don't see a reason for any confusion here - you received GC before 2nd yr marriage anniversary- you get to do ROC.

 

Why would you even think about asking IO to delay approval just so you could skip ROC?  

Because it makes things easier? Because some people delay their entrance to the US for this purpose?

I would have.

[JPN2US 0]

12 minutes ago, milimelo said:

I don't see a reason for any confusion here - you received GC before 2nd yr marriage anniversary- you get to do ROC.

 

Why would you even think about asking IO to delay approval just so you could skip ROC?  

Because we were so close to our 2 year anniversary, what would it hurt to ask? It would make things easier since we were almost there.

[mindthegap 2,605]

25 minutes ago, JPN2US said:

We were hoping there might be a way to bypass the 2 year wait. 

Well there is.... if you get divorced (or file an abuse waiver).

 

 

26 minutes ago, JPN2US said:

During the interview I actually asked if we could wait 3 more months to be issued the GC and explained that we would have been married 2 years then. Agent said "do you want GC or not?" He wasn't very pleasant. Must of had our interview before he has his coffee. 

 

Do you don't have a timeline on your profile, so assuming you didn't AOS, whether you get CR-1 or IR-1 is down to how long you have been married at the time of using the visa, not issuance.

It definitely would have been worth waiting those extra few months, given how much of a pain in the *** the whole ROC process is.

 

[JPN2US 0]

16 minutes ago, mindthegap said:

Do you don't have a timeline on your profile, so assuming you didn't AOS, whether you get CR-1 or IR-1 is down to how long you have been married at the time of using the visa, not issuance.

It definitely would have been worth waiting those extra few months, given how much of a pain in the *** the whole ROC process is.

 

Actually we did do AOS. Didn't update timeline yet. Just signed up to ask this question. 

We married in 2015, started AOS process in July of 2016 and got GC in May of this year.

[JPN2US 0]

20 minutes ago, mindthegap said:

Well there is.... if you get divorced (or file an abuse waiver).

Don't want to divorce.

[Unlockable 7,315]

Trust us. If there was a way to bypass ANY step of the immigration process it would be on the front page of VJ every day. Several times a week this board gets new threads from people looking for ways to speed things up.

 

The long process sucks. We know.

 

But it is what it is.

[JPN2US 0]

1 minute ago, NuestraUnion said:

Trust us. If there was a way to bypass ANY step of the immigration process it would be on the front page of VJ every day. Several times a week this board gets new threads from people looking for ways to speed things up.

 

The long process sucks. We know.

 

But it is what it is.

So true! It's a complex process to go through. There is so much information out there, it's hard to weed through it. 

We'll just be patient and wait the 2 years and enjoy our life together.

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

1 hour ago, JPN2US said:

Actually we did do AOS. Didn't update timeline yet. Just signed up to ask this question. 

We married in 2015, started AOS process in July of 2016 and got GC in May of this year.

You can not send in the paperwork for ROC until 90 days before the end of the conditional green card. So when does the 2 year conditional card end? 

[JFH 12,191]

If you did a K-1 you must have known that ROC is part of the process. If you didn't know, too bad you didn't research beforehand. If you AOSed from a tourist visa, well...you already skipped enough steps. 

 

Why are you worried about ROC? If it's all genuine, what's to worry about? Being apart is worse, I can assure you. At least you do ROC together.