Help me out!

[Ameristralian 0]

Hi gang, been ages and I now am here because I find myself in a predicament. Not a bad one, just want to verify what I've read.

We have filed our 751 on August 17, no word from uscis yet at all, check not cashed either. The fun part? We leave for Australia in 7 days for a month. We come back October 24 or so, and the expiration of the green card is Oct. 30. As you can see, I didn't forsee any issues of waiting for the uscis (my fault) when I planned this trip. Now, here's the part I'd like to confirm...I've read that when you get your accepted letter, it says you have a year which you can continue to work and live in America, is this true? Biometrics, if they tell me a date while we are gone, can be rescheduled from what I've read, so I just want to be sure that once it's accepted, my wife will be fine for a year as it continues it's processing. Thanks for your time and I hope you are all well...

[eau_xplain 2]

Yes, you will get a NOA that will extend your Permanent Resident status for 1 year, which in effect extends all your rights and privileges as a legal permanent resident.

From what I've read, the NOA for biometrics states that you can request a change on your appointment date by mailing it back to them.

Have a great trip!

Edited September 12, 2007 by eau_xplain

[RichardS 0]

ENJOY your trip and not to worry! You are correct on all counts!