Wifes green card expiring - Questions

[jward1966 4]

Hello, my wife got her GC February 2019 and expires February 2021. She came on the K1 visa.

I am confused whether she is a conditional permanent resident or Permanent resident. The card itself says Permanent resident.

Can someone please tell us how to renew? Will we have to pay a fee again?

Also, to complicate matters, I lost my job last month... will this create a problem?

 

Thanks in advance!

[peachouille 200]

3 minutes ago, jward1966 said:

Hello, my wife got her GC February 2019 and expires February 2021. She came on the K1 visa.

I am confused whether she is a conditional permanent resident or Permanent resident. The card itself says Permanent resident.

Can someone please tell us how to renew? Will we have to pay a fee again?

Also, to complicate matters, I lost my job last month... will this create a problem?

 

Thanks in advance!

She is a conditional permanent resident. You can fill for removal of conditions starting 90 days before her expiration date (see USCIS calculator for earliest filling).

 

Your job loss will have no impact, there is no support paperwork to file. Check the guide here for examples of bona fide marriage evidence you should start collecting.

 

Good luck!!

[Just Paul 4,595]

2 year green card = conditional

 

The ROC is more about her.  She is the "petitioner"

 

Yes she pays the "fee"

[jward1966 4]

Thanks everyone. So she files the i-751?

[millefleur 5,046]

30 minutes ago, jward1966 said:

Thanks everyone. So she files the i-751?

She files, yes. Better to file now rather than wait. File and pay the fee, then she will get a receipt/case number and an extension letter. A new card will not be issued until conditions are removed.

[jan22 3,056]

6 minutes ago, millefleur said:

She files, yes. Better to file now rather than wait. File and pay the fee, then she will get a receipt/case number and an extension letter. A new card will not be issued until conditions are removed.

It is too early to file now -- the earliest filing date (90 days before the expiration date on the card) will be sometime in November.

[millefleur 5,046]

8 minutes ago, jan22 said:

It is too early to file now -- the earliest filing date (90 days before the expiration date on the card) will be sometime in November.

Sorry, didn't see that part.

[jan22 3,056]

3 minutes ago, millefleur said:

Sorry, didn't see that part.

No apology needed -- w we all miss things in a post at times.  I just wanted to make sure the OP didn't file too soon, get denied, and waste the fees.

Edited September 4, 2020 by jan22

[jward1966 4]

Thanks Jan22, I was going to do it now as I understand the fees go up in October. DIdnt realize I had to wait until 90 days before the expiration.

 

[jan22 3,056]

6 hours ago, jward1966 said:

Thanks Jan22, I was going to do it now as I understand the fees go up in October. DIdnt realize I had to wait until 90 days before the expiration.

 

You're welcome.  Too bad you can't beat the fee increase, but you can save having to pay it twice by not filing too early!  You can put the date the green card expires into this calculater and it will tell you the earliest day you can file the I-751 ---  https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator.  (It talks about filing the N-400, but it, too, has a 90-day limitation, so it still calculates the right date.)

Edited September 5, 2020 by jan22

[Demise 1,289]

17 hours ago, jward1966 said:

Hello, my wife got her GC February 2019 and expires February 2021. She came on the K1 visa.

I am confused whether she is a conditional permanent resident or Permanent resident. The card itself says Permanent resident.

Can someone please tell us how to renew? Will we have to pay a fee again?

Also, to complicate matters, I lost my job last month... will this create a problem?

 

Thanks in advance!

If it's valid for 2 years and it says "CF1" under the category code then she's conditional. You'll have to jointly file I-751 up to 90 days before it expires. The receipt notice will extend this green card for 18 months.

 

[Crazy Cat 41,893]

19 hours ago, jward1966 said:

Thanks Jan22, I was going to do it now as I understand the fees go up in October. DIdnt realize I had to wait until 90 days before the expiration.

 

Here is the VJ guide which we followed.  I think it is pretty good........there is a moderate amount of paperwork involved.  You can start gathering bank statements and other evidence now.

 

 

Edited September 5, 2020 by Lucky Cat

[little immigrant 801]

22 hours ago, jward1966 said:

Thanks everyone. So she files the i-751?

It's a joint petition. It's hers but you need to sign it as well