Late i-751

[Lysaz 0]

Hi!

So, my Green card expires April 2nd 2023.
January 1st, I sent out my form i-751, but forgot to include my payment. I received my rejection notice yesterday (2/13), and sent the form back out today (2/14) with my payment form.
What are the chances that they reject again due to it being late? I am really stressing out about this. 

I am still married, hold a job with the state and have a lot going for me here with my husband.

Help!

[OldUser 6,608]

You're going to be fine. Make sure you file it with payment this time. Double check all the versions of forms, some may have been updated, so you need to include new forms.

[RambaCat 643]

Your greencard doesn't expire until April, and I doubt that your forms will take 6 weeks to get there, so it won't be late.

 

That said, if it is rejected again for other reasons (I doubt it will be!), just include that rejection letter with the I-751 and a brief explanation that you did send it on time.

 

also, the filing requirement is for within the 90 day window, not before it. You're within that now.

Edited February 14, 2023 by RambaCat
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[Marieke H 2,496]

1 hour ago, Lysaz said:

What are the chances that they reject again due to it being late?

Pretty much 0, because it won't be late.

[mindthegap 2,589]

1 hour ago, Lysaz said:

What are the chances that they reject again due to it being late?

0.00%

 

If they sent it back, and you resubmit it correctly, even if it does take seven weeks to get there (hey, it's possible if you are daft enough to use USPS I guess), it won't be classed as late - there will be a record of your original submission (your pages might also have been stamped before they sent them back).

Even if you were submitting a joint filing late, a simple letter requesting to excuse the late filing is all that is required to get it accepted without question in accordance with the law and established policy and procedures.  

 

 

1 hour ago, Lysaz said:

I am still married, hold a job with the state and have a lot going for me here with my husband.

Even if was not accepted (which will not happen), you would not have to quit your job and leave as you would remain a permanent resident for a considerable amount of time until an immigration judge deemed otherwise, and you would have a variety of options available to you during that time as part of your rights to due process and protections in law.

Relax!

[SteveInBostonI130 3,432]

3 hours ago, Lysaz said:

Hi!

So, my Green card expires April 2nd 2023.
January 1st, I sent out my form i-751, but forgot to include my payment. I received my rejection notice yesterday (2/13), and sent the form back out today (2/14) with my payment form.
What are the chances that they reject again due to it being late? I am really stressing out about this. 

I am still married, hold a job with the state and have a lot going for me here with my husband.

Help!

 

Requirement is "Within 90 days".

 

Not "before 90 days".

[Gardener 1]

If I'm not mistaken, filing an I-751 90 days before your GC expires (which you're doing), will trigger USCIS' automated extension letter which will give you what is now a 48 month extension (used to be 18 and then 24 and now this - side note, this is just insane...). This will serve as proof of your status for work and travel. Find more information here:

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-extends-green-card-validity-for-conditional-permanent-residents-with-a-pending-form-i-751-or

[Crazy Cat 41,812]

8 minutes ago, Gardener said:

If I'm not mistaken, filing an I-751 90 days before your GC expires (which you're doing), will trigger USCIS' automated extension letter which will give you what is now a 48 month extension (used to be 18 and then 24 and now this - side note, this is just insane...). This will serve as proof of your status for work and travel. Find more information here:

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-extends-green-card-validity-for-conditional-permanent-residents-with-a-pending-form-i-751-or

The extension letter extends the expiration date on the card.  It must always be presented along with the expired Green card.  The extension, alone, provides no status.

[Gardener 1]

4 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

The extension letter extends the expiration date on the card.  It must always be presented along with the expired Green card.  The extension, alone, provides no status.

Yes, correct, the extension needs to be shown with the green card for status, work, and travel. Good catch, apologies for missing that.