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Hello everyone,

You guys are amazing and now we are in need of your advice once more.  We are in the midst of of our removing the condition of my partner’s green card.  Basically, we have submitted our completed our removing condition application and now we are just waiting.

 
The problem is that my partner’s passport for her home country has expired and she needs to renew her passport for her native country.  How can we renew her passport for her native country?  (Her native country is China)

 

Thanks in advance!

Thank you so much, everyone!

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Just now, randy32 said:

Go to the Chinese embassy site and follow the process provided there for passport renewal.

Thank you!  Question:  Will that put our removing condition application in jeopardy?

Thank you so much, everyone!

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1 minute ago, Misscloud said:

not at all. she still a citizen of that country

You are amazing and you have put our minds at ease.  So, it is ok to do that then? 

3 minutes ago, iwannaplay54 said:

No

You are awesome 👏 

Thank you so much, everyone!

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As others have replied applying for a passport of the country of one’s birth is not an issue.

 

Of course some countries (like China, I assume) may not allow for dual citizenship (= not an issue for removal of conditions), but a foreign citizen does need a valid passport of their country AND a valid green card—or valid passport + expired green card + valid extension letter—to be allowed to board a US-bound flight abroad/re-enter the US.

 

When I applied for a passport at my native country’s consulate in the US during the removal of conditions process last year, they simply asked for proof that I was a citizen of that country (I did not possess a valid passport at the time), state ID/DL, and proof that I was here legally (presented expired green card + extension letter).

 

The only downsides I can think of when it comes to applying for a passport at an embassy/a consulate is that it’s usually more expensive, and receiving it will take longer.

Getting there, slowly but surely...  (I hope )

 

Together (well...mostly the Transatlanticism kind of together) Since 12/2013

 

CR-1:

 

Married in Sweden 8/2017
(Well Frontloaded) I-130 Sent 12/2017
CR-1 Approved 10/2018
POE LAX 01/11/2019

 

I-751:

 

I-751 Package Sent with UPS 11/11/2020
I-751 Received by the AZ Lockbox 11/13/2020
I-751 Check Cashed 12/31/2020
I-797 (with My Last Name Misspelled...) Received by Mail 1/2/2021

Biometrics Appointment Received by Mail...too bad I am in Europe right when it's supposed to take place 🤯 6/14/2021

Rescheduled Biometrics Appointment, the biometric technician can't change the misspelled name on file, but he enters the correct spelling of my last name as an alias 8/2/2021

Interview Ready to Be Scheduled 10/13/2021

(Two Days Later) Interview Was Scheduled 😱 10/15/2021

I-751 Interview, Petition Approved 🥳 11/19/2021

Case Status Changed to New Card Is Being Produced 11/19/2021

Case Status Changed to Case Was Approved 11/22/2021

Green Card Arrived in the Mail (Name Correctly Spelling, w00t) 11/27/2021

 

When USCIS Misspells Your Name:

 

Typographical error form filled on USCIS website 1/4/2021
Contacted USCIS if there has been any progress since THEIR error (Received a Tier 1 tracking number) 2/6/2021
Contacted USCIS again as the issue remains to be resolved (Received ANOTHER Tier 1 tracking number) 3/12/2021
Apparently USCIS chat is worthless; CALLED USCIS, Tier 1 agent promised that a Tier 2 agent would call me 4/28/2021
Received a call from a nice Tier 2 officer who said I may or may not get a correct extension letter, but just in case I would be scheduled an InfoPASS appointment 5/4/2021
Went to local USCIS service center and had to deal with a nasty and entitled customer service agent who refused to give me an I-551 stamp. National Benefits Center is supposed to mail me another I-797 within 7-10 days... So I had to waste my day, taking buses for two hours one-way just to deal with this lady's attitude? 5/7/2021

After anxiously monitoring our mailbox for a few days I DID receive a corrected I-797, w00t! All documents good to go Vaccinated Ready to visit my parents in Europe for the first time in 17 months!!  5/13/2021

The lesson: Don't use the chat for anything complicated, AND keep hassling USCIS for a response...

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21 hours ago, Locito said:

As others have replied applying for a passport of the country of one’s birth is not an issue.

 

Of course some countries (like China, I assume) may not allow for dual citizenship (= not an issue for removal of conditions), but a foreign citizen does need a valid passport of their country AND a valid green card—or valid passport + expired green card + valid extension letter—to be allowed to board a US-bound flight abroad/re-enter the US.

 

When I applied for a passport at my native country’s consulate in the US during the removal of conditions process last year, they simply asked for proof that I was a citizen of that country (I did not possess a valid passport at the time), state ID/DL, and proof that I was here legally (presented expired green card + extension letter).

 

The only downsides I can think of when it comes to applying for a passport at an embassy/a consulate is that it’s usually more expensive, and receiving it will take longer.

Wow!  🙏

Thank you so much, everyone!

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