I-751

[SME2017 14]

My husbands green card expires on 4/21/2020. My exact due date would be 1/21/2020 is it fine if I send in my packet on 1/16/2020? Also how long does it take to receive a letter in mail once you submit the packet stating that the green card has been extended ? 

Edited January 16, 2020 by SME2017

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

1 hour ago, SME2017 said:

My husbands green card expires on 4/21/2020. My exact due date would be 1/21/2020 is it fine if I send in my packet on 1/16/2020? Also how long does it take to receive a letter in mail once you submit the packet stating that the green card has been extended ? 

No, make sure you send it on after the 90 day window NOT BEFORE. If you send it before the 90 days they can and will deny you. 

Edited January 16, 2020 by Cyberfx1024

[Dashinka 24,505]

Do not, under any circumstances, send in the package early, it will eventually get rejected outright.  According to your dates, the earliest he can file is 1/22/2020, so if the baby comes on time, send it a week or two later.

 

Congrats on the upcoming bundle of joy!

 

Good Luck!

 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator

 

 

[SME2017 14]

8 minutes ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

No, make sure you send it on after the 90 day window NOT BEFORE. If you send it before the 90 days they can and will deny you. 

So you can’t even send it a day before ?

[SME2017 14]

8 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

Do not, under any circumstances, send in the package early, it will eventually get rejected outright.  According to your dates, the earliest he can file is 1/22/2020, so if the baby comes on time, send it a week or two later.

 

Congrats on the upcoming bundle of joy!

 

Good Luck!

 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator

 

 

So you can’t even send it a day before? It’s weird because the officer at the USCIS application support center told me that I can send it a week before? 

[Dashinka 24,505]

8 minutes ago, SME2017 said:

So you can’t even send it a day before? It’s weird because the officer at the USCIS application support center told me that I can send it a week before? 

Yeah, they are wrong.  There was a member that applied for N400 online right after their 90 day window opened, and for some reason the IT system back dated it one day, and they were initially denied at the interview.  They were eventually able to get it resolved through proof that they actually filed on the day the window opened.  It is similar for the ROC, it is better to wait to avoid having a package denied, and remember USCIS does not issue refunds.  In our case, my wife sent in her ROC between 2 and 3 weeks after her window opened.

 

Now of course you can pull together the package and have it ready, just wait to send it off, and don't worry about needing to add your child's info, you can add that later if necessary at the interview.

 

Good Luck!

Edited January 16, 2020 by Bill & Katya

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

21 minutes ago, SME2017 said:

So you can’t even send it a day before ?

Nope.... there have been many members on here who sent it a couple days or a week before and were promptly denied. So they had to send it all back again after the 90 day window. 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

13 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

Yeah, they are wrong.  There was a member that applied for N400 online right after their 90 day window opened, and for some reason the IT system back dated it one day, and they were initially denied at the interview.  They were eventually able to get it resolved through proof that they actually filed on the day the window opened.  It is similar for the ROC, it is better to wait to avoid having a package denied, and remember USCIS does not issue refunds.  In our case, my wife sent in her ROC between 2 and 3 weeks after her window opened.

 

Now of course you can pull together the package and have it ready, just wait to send it off, and don't worry about needing to add your child's info, you can add that later if necessary at the interview.

 

Good Luck!

There have been a couple cases that I can recall on here that sent it early and got the whole package denied then sent back because it was to early

[ms80 22]

No you can’t !!! even one day before your application would be rejected. Just use https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator

[Crazy Cat 41,884]

2 hours ago, SME2017 said:

My husbands green card expires on 4/21/2020. My exact due date would be 1/21/2020 is it fine if I send in my packet on 1/16/2020? Also how long does it take to receive a letter in mail once you submit the packet stating that the green card has been extended ? 

As @Bill & Katya pointed out, you are incorrect in your date calculation.  Your 90 day window opens on 1/22/2020...I would wait until 1/23/2020 to send it.....Do NOT allow them to receive the package earlier than 1/22/2020......

 

 

Edited January 16, 2020 by missileman

[SME2017 14]

1 hour ago, Bill & Katya said:

Yeah, they are wrong.  There was a member that applied for N400 online right after their 90 day window opened, and for some reason the IT system back dated it one day, and they were initially denied at the interview.  They were eventually able to get it resolved through proof that they actually filed on the day the window opened.  It is similar for the ROC, it is better to wait to avoid having a package denied, and remember USCIS does not issue refunds.  In our case, my wife sent in her ROC between 2 and 3 weeks after her window opened.

 

Now of course you can pull together the package and have it ready, just wait to send it off, and don't worry about needing to add your child's info, you can add that later if necessary at the interview.

 

Good Luck!

Okay thank you so much! I already have the package ready even have a cashiers check..Can you also tell me how long does it take to receive a letter in mail after you send the package saying that the green card has been extended? 

30 minutes ago, missileman said:

As @Bill & Katya pointed out, you are incorrect in your date calculation.  Your 90 day window opens on 1/22/2020...I would wait until 1/23/2020 to send it.....Do NOT allow them to receive the package earlier than 1/22/2020......

 

 

Okay thank you so much! I guess I thought I could send it a week before since the officer at the USCiS application support center told me that I could apply a week earlier. 

[SME2017 14]

1 hour ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

There have been a couple cases that I can recall on here that sent it early and got the whole package denied then sent back because it was to early

Okay thank you so much! Also how long does it take to get a letter back stating that the green card has been extended?

[Crazy Cat 41,884]

2 minutes ago, SME2017 said:

Okay thank you so much! I already have the package ready even have a cashiers check..Can you also tell me how long does it take to receive a letter in mail after you send the package saying that the green card has been extended? 

Okay thank you so much! I guess I thought I could send it a week before since the officer at the USCiS application support center told me that I could apply a week earlier. 

My wife received her extension letter 7 days after USCIS received the package.

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

27 minutes ago, SME2017 said:

Okay thank you so much! Also how long does it take to get a letter back stating that the green card has been extended?

For the ROC you will get a letter back saying that it was extended usually with in about 2 weeks once the packet was received. 

[SME2017 14]

1 hour ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

For the ROC you will get a letter back saying that it was extended usually with in about 2 weeks once the packet was received. 

Ok good thank you so much! 

1 hour ago, missileman said:

My wife received her extension letter 7 days after USCIS received the package.

Ok good thank you so much! Also do you know if you can travel during this process outside of the United States? The officer told me that we can without any problem and can stay up to 6 months.