Kentucky0452

Thank you all, I can confirm she was able to reenter using her expired green card and 48 month extension letter.

My wife applied for N400 while on a temporary permanent resident card (green card with 2 year restriction because we were married less than 2 years when we got it). We had applied for the removal of restrictions, but it's pending and she has an expired green card but a letter an extension of 48 months while they processed it. She had her N400 interview 2 weeks ago, and then had to fly home unexpectedly because her father was hospitalized. I am going as well and we aren't coming back until late May, and yesterday I got a letter in the mail saying her N400 was approved and the oath is May 10. Today I got another letter saying her I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence was finally approved. I have a few questions... 1. What is her process for getting back into the country? She has an expired green card. Does she show the N400 approval? The 4 year extension for the I-751? The I-751 approval? 2. If we request to postpone the oath (the official letter says "if you cannot come to this ceremony, return this notice immediately with a written explanation why"). Can I send that? Does it have to be signed by her? The letter is here and she is in another country with the ceremony just 2 weeks away. Happy to provide more information if needed. Thank you!

Thank you for the advice, we will complete the application in advance and then send it as soon as we're back!

Hi, My spouse is currently eligible to apply for naturalization via N400 (we still have a pending I-751 removal of conditions, 4 year extension). We have travel planned from roughly 12/8/2023-1/5/2024 and 1/20/2024-2/20/2024. We would like to start the process but are worried the interview may get scheduled for a time when we are out of the country. We would like to know... 1. What are the potential risks/delays for rescheduling the interview if we are out of the country? 2. Would you recommend trying to schedule the application in a way that makes it very likely we are in the country for the interviews (details below)? Or would it be better to just wait until we are back to start the process? For #2, we would probably apply around Nov 1, expecting the biometrics appt to be 2-3 weeks out, and then hoping that the interview doesn't get scheduled for our 1/20-2/20 travel. Thank you!