What happens next after receiving the 10 yr permanent card?

[koalabear 0]

What happens next after receiving the 10 yr permanent resident card?

[noone 0]

First you jump in the air few times. Then, you look at it, smell it and play with all day. When you are done playing, you open a new thread here named: "Card finally arrived", everyone congratulates... Then you chill and relax and find it weird that you don't have to save every single letter with 'both names on it'. Then you start feeling empty as if you miss something however, that feeling goes away as life passes by*. Plus you don't have to deal with immigration 'anymore', i.e. in 10 years you will have to renew it, unless you choose to file for citizenship!

*Not a personal experience, some restrictions may apply. You must be 18 or older.

[NickD 203]

What happens next after receiving the 10 yr permanent resident card?

Still need a foreign passport if you want to travel and the amount of time you leave is restricted, and instead of only having ten days to notify the USCIS of any home address change, you now have TEN days. And more than likely be treated like ####### when you come back to the USA.

While the card may be good for ten years, will it last ten years? Will you lose it? Only cost about 400 bucks, least now, for a replacement, and may take over a year to get it. Forget about getting your driver's license renewed or keeping your job unless you can convince the that a piece of paper is good, also forget about applying for a lush government job where you can retire at 55. No sense in following the elections, can't vote.

What happens next? Nothing, but you may be now eligible to apply for the N-400, but they don't tell you that, you have to find that for yourself.

Would be nice if that two year conditional card was a four year card, so you could skip that I-751 process if you are planning on applying for citizenship, if not, then do the I-751. In any event, more waiting and wondering.

Edited August 15, 2008 by NickD

[moonhunt 1]

What happens next after receiving the 10 yr permanent resident card?

Nothing.

Only things you will see differently from 2 year conditional green card times is following.

1) When your green card reach to expiry date, you have to use I-90 instead of I-751.

2) When you send I-90, you don't have to send a lot of proof that you are really in marriage life with your spouse.

3) you have to renew your green card every 10 year instead of 2 year period

4) Even if you don't renew your green card around expiry date, you are NOT loosing permanent residency. You can not use expired green card for official trip or other purpose, and that's it. You can ask for new card whenever it is convenient for you. But if you miss renewal timing for 2 year card, you will loose your permanent residency.

5) Save some money because... I-751 requires $465 (I-751 processing fee) + $80 (biometric fee) versus I-90 requires $290 (I-90 processing fee) + $80 (biometric fee).

Anything else I missed ?

Plus you may feel much relaxed when you have 10 year green card in your hand.

But that will go away when you realize it's time to prepare for N400 naturalization application.

[antda 13]

Hi NickD,

I agree, it would be nice to have a 3 year conditional green card, and skip that I-751 stage. I sure could have saved $545+ and waiting and wondering that way. Or perhaps they could do a refund of that I-751 fee to those who choose to pursue citizenship next. Why spend all that money or that time for a card that you're only going to have for a year, afew months, or even less than that? What a waste!

Ant (3 days to go until I-751, just realized how much time and money I'll be wasting soon for it...)

Would be nice if that two year conditional card was a four year card, so you could skip that I-751 process if you are planning on applying for citizenship. In any event, more waiting and wondering.

Edited August 15, 2008 by AntandD

[moonhunt 1]

Hi NickD,

I agree, it would be nice to have a 3 year conditional green card, and skip that I-751 stage. I sure could have saved $545+ and waiting and wondering that way. Or perhaps they could do a refund of that I-751 fee to those who choose to pursue citizenship next. Why spend all that money or that time for a card that you're only going to have for a year, afew months, or even less than that? What a waste!

Ant (3 days to go until I-751, just realized how much time and money I'll be wasting soon for it...)

Would be nice if that two year conditional card was a four year card, so you could skip that I-751 process if you are planning on applying for citizenship. In any event, more waiting and wondering.

I wish they have something like life-time membership with USCIS.

So you don't have to pay additional fee at all for whatever you are dealing with USCIS.

[NickD 203]

I wish they have something like life-time membership with USCIS.

So you don't have to pay additional fee at all for whatever you are dealing with USCIS.

Ha, they do, it's called the N-400 club.

Surprised they move this thread, was turning out to be a promo ad for US citizenship.

[sweet_peach 0]

Hi NickD,

I agree, it would be nice to have a 3 year conditional green card, and skip that I-751 stage. I sure could have saved $545+ and waiting and wondering that way. Or perhaps they could do a refund of that I-751 fee to those who choose to pursue citizenship next. Why spend all that money or that time for a card that you're only going to have for a year, afew months, or even less than that? What a waste!

Ant (3 days to go until I-751, just realized how much time and money I'll be wasting soon for it...)

Would be nice if that two year conditional card was a four year card, so you could skip that I-751 process if you are planning on applying for citizenship. In any event, more waiting and wondering.

I wish they have something like life-time membership with USCIS.

So you don't have to pay additional fee at all for whatever you are dealing with USCIS.

If we dont pay the fees then how will our poor US Gov make money??

[YuAndDan 153]

Next is citizenship.

Can apply for citizenship 3 years after becoming an LPR if married to a US citizen.

Can apply for citizenship 3 years after becoming an LPR if NOT married to a US citizen.

SEE: http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476.pdf

OR have to renew the green-card every 10 years. You do not loose LPR status when the card expires though.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

No sense duplicate posting, the answers don't change.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=144975

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=144860

Edited August 15, 2008 by YuAndDan

[YuAndDan 153]

Correction meant to say Can apply for citizenship 5 years after becoming an LPR if NOT married to a US citizen.

Next is citizenship.

Can apply for citizenship 3 years after becoming an LPR if married to a US citizen.

Can apply for citizenship 3 years after becoming an LPR if NOT married to a US citizen.

SEE: http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476.pdf

OR have to renew the green-card every 10 years. You do not loose LPR status when the card expires though.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

No sense duplicate posting, the answers don't change.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=144975

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=144860

[koalabear 0]

Correction meant to say Can apply for citizenship 5 years after becoming an LPR if NOT married to a US citizen.

Next is citizenship.

Can apply for citizenship 3 years after becoming an LPR if married to a US citizen.

Can apply for citizenship 3 years after becoming an LPR if NOT married to a US citizen.

SEE: http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476.pdf

OR have to renew the green-card every 10 years. You do not loose LPR status when the card expires though.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

No sense duplicate posting, the answers don't change.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=144975

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=144860

Correction meant to say Can apply for citizenship 5 years after becoming an LPR if NOT married to a US citizen.

Next is citizenship.

Can apply for citizenship 3 years after becoming an LPR if married to a US citizen.

Can apply for citizenship 3 years after becoming an LPR if NOT married to a US citizen.

SEE: http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476.pdf

OR have to renew the green-card every 10 years. You do not loose LPR status when the card expires though.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

No sense duplicate posting, the answers don't change.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=144975

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=144860

--There was a system error that's why it posted the thread more than once. Thank you though for the infos you provided. I just don't get it that the other post i read here is they already applied ofr n400 even without their 10yr permanent resident card. or even if they haven't been approved yet as long as they have the 1yr extension letter? and is that 3yr residence based from the date of the temp greencard which was good for two years?

Edited August 15, 2008 by sillyangel1122

[YuAndDan 153]

--There was a system error that's why it posted the thread more than once. Thank you though for the infos you provided. I just don't get it that the other post i read here is they already applied ofr n400 even without their 10yr permanent resident card. or even if they haven't been approved yet as long as they have the 1yr extension letter? and is that 3yr residence based from the date of the temp greencard which was good for two years?

People can file for citizenship within 90 days before third anniversary of becoming an LPR if married to US citizen all 3 years. SO N-400 could be sent in 1 year after filing I-751. I-751 could still be in process at the time that the LPR becomes eligible to file N-400.

The 3 years starts when a person gets their green-card, the green-card can be 2 year or 10 year.

NOTE the 2 year card is NOT a "temp" card, it is a CONDITIONAL card, it has conditions that need to be met in order to become permanent.

Only "temp" green-card I know of is a the I-551 stamp that a person gets when entering the USA on an immigrant visa.

[NickD 203]

I just don't get it that the other post i read here is they already applied for n400 even without their 10yr permanent resident card. or even if they haven't been approved yet as long as they have the 1yr extension letter?

Simple, you apply for your ten year card 90 days before your conditional two year car expires that is your second anniversary.

Then you can apply for the N-400 if married to a USC citizen 90 days before your third green card anniversary. this carries an additional requirement, you have to be here as a lawful permanent resident, and even with an expired conditional card, you are here as a LPR with the one year extension letter. And if that one year extension letter expires at your third anniversary and you still haven't received your then year card, you have to make an infopass appointment either with your current valid foreign passport for an I-551 stamp or bring in two passport photos for a I-94 that further extends your stay here at the discretion of the interviewing officer. May be another six months, but if you still haven't received your ten year card by then, go in for yet another extension by one of the two methods.

But you are still here with these stamps as a LPR that is still a requirement for the N-400 application. The US Congress has been pushing the USCIS to expedite immigrants to get their citizenship so they can vote that is a different section of the USCIS than that which processes the I-751, so it is very well possible and has happened that an immigrant will receive US citizenship even before that ten year card comes in. The same congress is not pushing the I-751 process, no reason to.