EllisAndRenz

Oh, I get it. She *always* sits next to me when I do this stuff. (She just hates computers) We travel to places she's good for, (her home, SE Asia, etc). she wants her US passport.

My answers to the questions: Q: Were one or both of your parents a U.S. citizen when you were born? A: No Q: How old are you? A: over 18 Q: Are you a member of the U.S. armed forces? A: No Q: Are you a lawful permanent resident? A: Yes Q: When did you become a lawful permanent resident? A: Between April 28, 2019 and April 28, 2021 Q: Are you married to a US Citizen? A: Yes Q: Have you been married for 3 years or longer? A: Yes Q: Has your spouse been a U.S. citizen for 3 years or longer? A: Yes Q: Have any of your trips outside of the United States been longer than 6 months? A: No ... AND now this time it says eligible. Maybe a glitch earlier? No idea. Either way I'll submit the form (and the fee $$) Getting her a US Passport will be so much better than what we are dealing with. She's been amazing thru this process. (As have all of you with the support)

I was born here. 🙂 You mean they might not let her back in the country with that letter? I really wish they'd just issue a new card.

1. NO 2. Yes 3. I filled it out correctly on her behalf. I did some more digging. Apparently, that form will always kick back "may not be eligible" for anything under five years. But following their "path to citzenship" link, it clearly states three years if married to a US citizen. So I guess I'll just get her to submit it. That's the range I plugged in as well.

Follow-up question on this thread: I just went thru the N400 eligibility tool. Wife's green card is dated 10/13/20. Tool says she is not yet eligible. I thought it was three years?

I had to pull it out and look. You are correct. It's 48 months. FYI: Republic of Korea didn't recognize or honor the letter and instead went by the expired date on her green card. Denied her admission. So be careful. Seems the only country guaranteed to recognize it as a valid extension is the USA.

I think we will do this. I am reading here that there is an online application form? I don't need to mail a stack of papers and documents this time?

We are past three years, but we are still *STILL* waiting for her removal of conditions to be processed. We are on the 2 year extension letter and it seems it will never happen. 😞

The problem was they called immigration in South Korea who wouldn't approve boarding with the letter. I already had the manager involved at the airline. It cost me a lot of money ... I wish I could have avoided it.

My wife's letter stated the same. It didn't matter to the ROK officials at Inchon who wouldn't give the green light for the airline to allow us to board. Hard to argue when you can't even get to the same country to see the official.

It's been great going thru this process with everyone here.

Yeah, thanks for that. I appreciate it. But what are you going to do? This was our much delayed honeymoon. I wasn't going to let anything spoil it. What was nice is that I used to go to Thailand so much for work (and oddly, they still remembered me) that the hotel was awesome when we came back from the airport. We told them what happened, and they went way out of their way to make the rest of our stay amazing. I'm forever grateful. Wife fell in love with Thailand (she had never been before). In fact, we are going to go back at the end of this year after we visit her family in the Philippines. Things did turn out amazing for us ... even if we had to work for it. 🙂 Hopefully, they will process her green card soon. I'm about ready to apply for naturalization for her.

Republic of Korea (Inchon). They specifically said they wouldn't take the extension letter if the date on the card was expired. The embassy subsequently told me that was incorrect, but that really doesn't help. (I just made another post about that ..)

Yeah, since you asked. Prior to leaving for the trip, I called the Embassy in Atlanta and they assured me we woudln't have a problem. When we got to the airport and were ready to board Asiana they called immigration in Korea. The immigration officer there wouldn't accept the extension letter so long as the expiration date on the actual green card was expired. So, we were denied boarding. Asiana showed us as "abandoning the flight", so we couldn't even get a refund. (I've since contacted the embassy again about this matter, and they said the ROK immigration officer was wrong, not that it's any recourse). All wasn't lost. We spent an extra three days in Thailand and had a great time. But, I had to buy a new ticket home. Due to the last minute booking, it cost me an extra $2400 which wasn't expected for our trip. Making matters worse, it was a long flight. Bangkok - Abu Dhabi - Dublin, Ireland and then back to Florida. (Qatar seats were REALLY uncomfortable). Air Lingus was much better, but it's the first airline that I can recall that charges you for everything on International. That said: When we got to Dublin we learned that the airport doesn't have a "transit" area so we also had to clear immigration. Wife didn't have an EU visa. We explained it, and the immigration officer was REALLY nice. He granted her a 24 hour Visa rather than being deported. (So we got to see Ireland for a few hours during our 10 hour layover). All of this could have been avoided if the USA would have just issued a new card with a current expiration date. We are actually applying for her to get a tourist Visa for Korea now so she can go and visit. (Technically she shouldn't need one, but this time not taking a chance).

We are well over two years at this point. I have to look and see when, but I fear we are going to hit the end of the extension letter. (That extension letter by the way is often rejected at foreign ports of entry, they should have sent us an updated card) Frustrating.

My wife and I are taking a (VERY) log overdue honeymoon starting 10/31. Our plans were to go to Thailand and then spend three days in South Korea on the way home. I have a USA passport and my wife has a Philippine passport and USA green card. Unfortunately for me, my wife told me that she didn't need a Visa to Korea. (She claims she did, but whatever). So I decided to check and yes, she does. Here is the issue: The Korean embassy is in Atlanta. Assuming I mail all the documents to them, it takes 14 days to process and then they mail back. (USPS mail). I asked them if I fly to Atlanta does it help? They said they still need 14 days and will mail it back. I'm not even sure I'd have her passport back by the time we leave, and if not, the whole trip is dead. I emailed the Korean embassy in Bangkok, but they told me that I would have to live in Thailand for 2 years before they could help us. Would you all take the chance? If I don't get the Korean embassy, we have an issue coming home. BUT: we at least get the Thailand portion of the trip. If I mail it, I *might* get it back on time? (It's already the 11th!) Wife REALLY wants to go and she's accusing me of sabotaging the Korean portion of the trip. Am I overthinking this? I tend not to trust the USPS or government agencies in general with time-sensitive items. (We only booked this trip two weeks ago ...) Thanks in advance.