Green card conditional residency

[Daria P. 0]

Hi guys!

have a very interesting situation.

my conditional green card expired back in February. We applied for new green card on time. We applied for removal of conditions to get a 10 year green card. We received a notice of action receipt which allowed us to travel. When we went to Argentina the expired green card was stolen. You have to provide the the notice of action receipt together with expired green card. They issued us a boarding foil in the US embassy there so we can travel back home. They said after you come back home reapply for a new green card (replacement). That’s what we did. But now apparently our I 751 removal of conditions case was annulled. I’m here on illegal status, can’t work or do anything and they say you have to leave and re apply. Does that sound legit or fair? Any of you dealt with this situation before?

[SalishSea 18,384]

  On 8/6/2023 at 11:17 PM, Daria P. said:

Hi guys!

have a very interesting situation.

my conditional green card expired back in February. We applied for new green card on time. We applied for removal of conditions to get a 10 year green card. We received a notice of action receipt which allowed us to travel. When we went to Argentina the expired green card was stolen. You have to provide the the notice of action receipt together with expired green card. They issued us a boarding foil in the US embassy there so we can travel back home. They said after you come back home reapply for a new green card (replacement). That’s what we did. But now apparently our I 751 removal of conditions case was annulled. I’m here on illegal status, can’t work or do anything and they say you have to leave and re apply. Does that sound legit or fair? Any of you dealt with this situation before?

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What do you mean by "annulled"?  If you could post the document that refers to this (redacting any personal identifiers), you will get better help here.

[jackiegringa 419]

  On 8/6/2023 at 11:17 PM, Daria P. said:

But now apparently our I 751 removal of conditions case was annulled.

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Who told you this? Was it a USCIS letter? This is not standard procedure.

 

  On 8/6/2023 at 11:17 PM, Daria P. said:

they say you have to leave and re apply.

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Who is they? This is not normal. Your status as permanent resident has not been affected in anyway because you do not have a plastic green card with you. You remain a LPR but need to get a new green card by filing an I-90

[Mike E 11,745]

  On 8/6/2023 at 11:17 PM, Daria P. said:

That’s what we did. But now apparently our I 751 removal of conditions case was annulled.

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It seems like your I-751 case was denied.

 

1. What reason does the denial letter give?

  On 8/6/2023 at 11:17 PM, Daria P. said:

I’m here on illegal status, can’t work or do anything and they say you have to leave and re apply. Does that sound legit or fair? Any of you dealt with this situation before?

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Only an immigration judge can remove your status.

 

2. How long were you out of the U.S.?

 

3. Does https://acis.eoir.justice.gov/en/ show a case for you/

 

 

[Daria P. 0]

  On 8/6/2023 at 11:33 PM, SalishSea said:

What do you mean by "annulled"?  If you could post the document that refers to this (redacting any personal identifiers), you will get better help here.

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I don’t have a document, they told me this on the phone after I couldn’t check the status of my I 751 case on their website. They said it’s not in the system anymore.

[Daria P. 0]

  On 8/6/2023 at 11:50 PM, jackiegringa said:

Who told you this? Was it a USCIS letter? This is not standard procedure.

 

Who is they? This is not normal. Your status as permanent resident has not been affected in anyway because you do not have a plastic green card with you. You remain a LPR but need to get a new green card by filing an I-90

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A person on the phone from USCIS. My green card was expired though and didn’t receive a decision regarding my I 751 removal of conditions case. And my I 751 was canceled. So I don’t have a legal status now.

[Daria P. 0]

  On 8/7/2023 at 12:20 AM, Mike E said:

It seems like your I-751 case was denied.

 

1. What reason does the denial letter give?

Only an immigration judge can remove your status.

 

2. How long were you out of the U.S.?

 

3. Does https://acis.eoir.justice.gov/en/ show a case for you/

 

 

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My green card was expired though and my I 751 was never approved. I was out of US for two weeks. Doesn’t show anything because they never made a decision yet but they said I can’t work or do anything else including leaving the country.

[jackiegringa 419]

  On 8/7/2023 at 1:00 AM, Daria P. said:

And my I 751 was canceled. So I don’t have a legal status now.

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You have status. There's something wrong here - either your case has been denied and you haven't received your letter yet or there was a glitch on your process or the person you talked on the phone gave you wrong info.

 

Do not leave the country but I wouldn't stop until I found more about what's going on with my case. The one person on the phone is not the final answer here.

[Mike E 11,745]

  On 8/7/2023 at 1:00 AM, Daria P. said:

A person on the phone from USCIS

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Most tier 1 officers from USCIS are stupider than a pail of hammers.

 

We here on visa journey know more than most tier 1 officers.

 

We will guide you now.

 

1. Do you have an unrestricted SS card?

 

2. Do you know your A number?

 

3, Do you have a copy of your GC?

 

 

[Ontarkie 14,712]

~~Moved to ROC, from K1 P&P - the OP has filed for ROC~~

[Daria P. 0]

  On 8/7/2023 at 1:26 AM, jackiegringa said:

You have status. There's something wrong here - either your case has been denied and you haven't received your letter yet or there was a glitch on your process or the person you talked on the phone gave you wrong info.

 

Do not leave the country but I wouldn't stop until I found more about what's going on with my case. The one person on the phone is not the final answer here.

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But I need to leave the country soon to see my family. They told I’ll have to wait for 3-4 years and can’t work or leave the country. I don’t want it.

  On 8/7/2023 at 1:34 AM, Mike E said:

Most tier 1 officers from USCIS are stupider than a pail of hammers.

 

We here on visa journey know more than most tier 1 officers.

 

We will guide you now.

 

1. Do you have an unrestricted SS card?

 

2. Do you know your A number?

 

3, Do you have a copy of your GC?

 

 

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I do have a social security number.

I know my A number as well.

I don’t have a copy of my expired green card at all though.

[Mike E 11,745]

  On 8/7/2023 at 1:39 AM, Daria P. said:

But I need to leave the country soon to see my family.

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When?

  On 8/7/2023 at 1:39 AM, Daria P. said:

They told 

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We know they are wrong.

  On 8/7/2023 at 1:39 AM, Daria P. said:

I do have a social security number.

I know my A number as well.

I don’t have a copy of my expired green card at all though.

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Ok 2 put of 3 aren’t bad.
 

1. Do you have state ID or state DL?

 

2.  Use FOIA to get your entire A file. That should get a copy of your GC

 

3. Use this process to get an ADIT,

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-announces-additional-mail-delivery-process-for-receiving-adit-stamp . An ADIT lets you travel.

 

 

Edited August 7, 2023 by Mike E

[Daria P. 0]

  On 8/7/2023 at 1:46 AM, Mike E said:

When?

We know they are wrong.

Ok 2 put of 3 aren’t bad.
 

1. Do you have state ID or state DL?

 

2.  Use FOIA to get your entire A file. That should get a copy of your GC

 

3. Use this process to get an ADIT,

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-announces-additional-mail-delivery-process-for-receiving-adit-stamp . An ADIT lets you travel.

 

 

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Yes, but after I leave I won’t be able to come back in because I don’t have any legal documentation, airline won’t put me on flight.

[jackiegringa 419]

  On 8/7/2023 at 2:29 AM, Daria P. said:

Yes, but after I leave I won’t be able to come back in because I don’t have any legal documentation, airline won’t put me on flight.

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You need to listen to the advice people are giving you. You have status. Getting the adit stamp will allow you to leave and come back. Read the links provided. Nothing can be changed the way you were told, there's more to know about your case, go find it.

 

Unless you want to just leave, give up and start from zero. Then no advice will help you.

 

You keep saying you can't work. Are you working right now, didn't you already have a job? Did you just stop going to work after a phone call?

[Ayrton 966]

What happens when you search your ROC case number on the USCIS website? You can check the status two ways, through https://egov.uscis.gov/ and through your myUSCIS account.

 

I don't know who told you to apply for a replacement card, but that wasn't the right advice. USCIS will not replace an expired card. Your only option from now on is to keep getting stamps on your passport/delivered to you if your case is still active.

 

If you current ROC case was in fact denied, you will need to reapply ASAP (like tomorrow). This will give "your status back". With that you will be able to get the stamp I mentioned before. Leaving the country without it will result in abandoning your LPR status.

 

At the end of the day the choice is your: is traveling now and staying there for years until a new immigration case is filed more important?