Help with next steps!

[HeynowA 0]

Please help with next steps!

Hubby arrived via K1 visa January 2022

Received 2 year green card set to expire May 2025. What are the next steps when the 2 year green card expires? 
 

ps i accidentally filed an I-130 after we got married and while it was approved, I’m not sure it means anything. Please let me know if it does. Thanks! 

 

[Ontarkie 14,215]

~~Moved to ROC, from K1 P&P- The OP is past the K1 stage and past Adjusting from K1, they are now looking into Removal of Conditions-~~

[SalishSea 17,801]

25 minutes ago, HeynowA said:

Please help with next steps!

Hubby arrived via K1 visa January 2022

Received 2 year green card set to expire May 2025. What are the next steps when the 2 year green card expires? 
 

ps i accidentally filed an I-130 after we got married and while it was approved, I’m not sure it means anything. Please let me know if it does. Thanks! 

 

The process is called ROC-  Removal of Conditions.   I suggest you start by reading the guides and then asking specific questions.   The paperwork can be submitted 90 days prior to the two year anniversary of “resident since” date on the green card.   In your case, that would likely be in 2/2025.

[HeynowA 0]

Thanks. Where do I find the ROC?

3 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

The process is called ROC-  Removal of Conditions.   I suggest you start by reading the guides and then asking specific questions.   The paperwork can be submitted 90 days prior to the two year anniversary of “resident since” date on the green card.   In your case, that would likely be in 2/2025.

 

[A110 96]

There is litterally tons of resources regarding "next steps", unless there is nothing unique about your case please use the search function on both google and here.

[OldUser 6,603]

Hi @HeynowA

 

Here's the guide for removal of conditions:

 

The main points are:

- File on time (no too early and not too late), within 90 day window before your 2nd anniversary of being Lawful Permanent Resident

- Attach as much good evidence of joint life as possible to avoid RFE

- Watch out for extension letter, biometrics appointment and potential RFE / interview letter.

 

The process can take 2-4 years, so you can apply for naturalization under 3 year rule when you become eligible. Good luck!

[HeynowA 0]

11 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Hi @HeynowA

 

Here's the guide for removal of conditions:

 

The main points are:

- File on time (no too early and not too late), within 90 day window before your 2nd anniversary of being Lawful Permanent Resident

- Attach as much good evidence of joint life as possible to avoid RFE

- Watch out for extension letter, biometrics appointment and potential RFE / interview letter.

 

The process can take 2-4 years, so you can apply for naturalization under 3 year rule when you become eligible. Good luck!

Awesome thank you so much 😊. Will ROC require interview? Or just naturalization? 

[OldUser 6,603]

1 minute ago, HeynowA said:

Awesome thank you so much 😊. Will ROC require interview? Or just naturalization? 

Many interviews for ROC are waived. However, if you apply for N-400 while I-751 is pending, any of tbe following can happen:

 

- I-751 will be decided while N-400 pending, so no interview for I-751

- I-751 interview will be waived on the day of N-400 interview (e.g. decided on the day of N-400 without interview)

- I-751 interview will be combined with N-400 interview

- You'll be interviewed separately for I-751 and N-400 on different days

[HeynowA 0]

2 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Many interviews for ROC are waived. However, if you apply for N-400 while I-751 is pending, any of tbe following can happen:

 

- I-751 will be decided while N-400 pending, so no interview for I-751

- I-751 interview will be waived on the day of N-400 interview (e.g. decided on the day of N-400 without interview)

- I-751 interview will be combined with N-400 interview

- You'll be interviewed separately for I-751 and N-400 on different days

Thank you so much for your help! 

[SalishSea 17,801]

2 hours ago, HeynowA said:

Awesome thank you so much 😊. Will ROC require interview? Or just naturalization? 

You will have at least one interview, possibly a combo.  ROC is often approved without one, especially if you had one for the conditional (two year) GC.  One thing to keep in mind (there was recently a denial for someone who apparently did not realize) is that since your case is via marriage, your spouse must attend any interview you do have.

[HeynowA 0]

5 hours ago, SalishSea said:

You will have at least one interview, possibly a combo.  ROC is often approved without one, especially if you had one for the conditional (two year) GC.  One thing to keep in mind (there was recently a denial for someone who apparently did not realize) is that since your case is via marriage, your spouse must attend any interview you do have.

Good to know! Thank you! 

[TBoneTX 45,248]

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HeynowA, everyone understands that the legal-immigration process can appear to be complex and overwhelming.  This is the reason for the existence of VisaJourney as a place for self-help and support.  A great many VJ members have navigated their entire process by reading carefully, interpreting instructions literally, and following steps completely and accurately.  These principles might have averted your "accidentally" having filed an I-130 after marriage, for one thing.  You'll need to let us know on what basis you filed the I-130 if we're to help with that question.

 

The smoothest experiences typically come when VJ members become "A" students of the entire immigration process.  This means investigating every Guide tab and multiple threads in every relevant forum, and comprehending and applying the information until it's clear that something doesn't fit your case or is genuinely confusing or contradictory.  Only then will members post open questions in the forums.

 

The members who've contributed to this thread, including the member to whom you responded dismissively, have uniformly given you valid advice in patient fashion.  Please bear in mind that if you continue to ask obvious questions that show no self-help effort, people's patience will eventually run thin.  You've been a member since last September and could have used that time to read and study, and participants in your thread have been graciously spoon-feeding you regardless.  Everything that they've told you has been available on the site for you to discover.   

 

Thanks for remembering these points, and good luck in the remaining stages of your process.