CR-1 Removal of conditions question ( SPLIT)

[Axl7 5]

19 hours ago, Mike E said:

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Do you want rhat to happen to you? Do you want USCIS to gas light you, and lie to you, and steal your I-751 fee? 
 

It is up to to you.
 

 

@Axl7 this comment from me confuses you as per your reaction:

I suggest your wife start posting here.

 

Until then, I’ve contributed all I can, and I don’t wish to argue or bicker, so I won’t post more in this thread. 

@Mike E The confused emoji was reflecting my current state of mind. I now realize the grave error that it reflected your post as being confusing - so, my apologies and I have updated the same. Your responses on these forums have been nothing short of phenomenal. Thanks so much for helping heavily addled individuals like us.

[mam521 2,058]

Re: ROC for the stepkids - they are all pretty close to or are graduating.  Dealing with delays with removing conditions could hamper their efforts to attend post secondary schools in the US as many admissions organizations are not well versed in handling non-standard greencard enrollments.  The 18yo and 16yo will likely also face further scrutiny with things like driver's licenses, etc.  

 

ROC might not be such a big issue for a spouse as long as you have all the time in the world, but any time kids are involved, any hiccup can be undesirably impactful for them.  

[jackiegringa 419]

20 hours ago, mam521 said:

as many admissions organizations are not well versed in handling non-standard greencard enrollments.  The 18yo and 16yo will likely also face further scrutiny with things like driver's licenses, etc.  

I-751 take forever and cost money. But you(OP) could be totally fine with it, and wish to reunite early with family is very understandable. I want to expand on this quote above:

 

In my experience the issues are all the friction you will create by having an expired green card + extension letter. If you lose it, it's ADIT stamps which even now are hard to get and may prevent you from traveling. New bank account manager doesn't know what to do with your letter. DMV takes two trips because they refuse it on the first one. HR thinks you should have a non expired green card.

 

All of these examples are personal. It adds up stress on top of dealing with USCIS. So it might be something to consider, it's not just extra fees or USCIS issues, it's the situation as a whole.

Edited August 9, 2023 by jackiegringa