10 year IR1 green card given after AOS from K1

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1 hour ago, UkMza said:

This was in 2013 and he went through an attorney. He is now in the process of naturalization, so either my statement about the visa officer's discretionary powers is correct or we will find out soon enough if he runs into any issue. I have sent him a link to this thread so that he is aware

Good idea. If possible, have him share his experience.

 

1 hour ago, NatO23 said:

I'm definitely going to make sure I get this straightened out one way or another - everyone's advice here has led me to know that it's NOT a good idea just to keep it and play dumb. However, as the immigration lawyer said, my case may fully reflect what the card says and I may be on a 10 year IR1 GC now for whatever reason - he said it has definitely happened that he has known of. In which case USCIS won't be expecting me to go through ROC, as my case won't require it. If it's the simple mistake of the card being printed wrong, then they'll definitely be needing my ROC paperwork and I don't want to mess that up. 

 

Either way, I'm absolutely going to make 100% sure that everything ends up being correct and that I'm covered.

Yes, this is what everyone is simply saying...to CYA and never assume anything. It is going to require a little more legwork but it will be worth it to find out.

 

Good luck with everything!

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Save yourself a headache and pain, book INFO PASS appointment with your local immigration office and let them guide you through the process. When you are done, you can sleep well at night without all the worries. 

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I just wanted to let everyone know what happened with this. I went to the infopass appointment, and they confirmed what we all suspected - the 10 year card had been given in error. I have to wait for 30 days before I file the form and return the card, because apparently they have to update their systems and if I send it back too early, it may get rejected. I got my passport stamped with 1 year validity on it, as it's going to take several months for the mistake to be corrected and the right card to be delivered. That's the most annoying part, really! 

 

Anyway, thank you for all of your advice on this. I hope this thread will help someone else in the future.

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Thanks for the update!