BearAndKoala

Follow-up question: If we want to avoid penalties in case they do deny the i-912, can we send payment of the fee with a detailed cover letter explaining our intent preemptively? I know it can complicate the process but I'd rather be ready to take the financial burden instead of risk my wife's citizenship.

She does have a social security card, as does our son. We don't really have need to go to any place like that, and she's not working anymore. With a 1yr old we're basically reduced to grocery trips, the occasional hike, and maybe dinners out. Not a lot going on for us at the moment.

She does have an unexpired Real ID. That will be enough to avoid problems if we're only late filing for maybe a few days after her green card expires? If they send a refusal we intend to send the fee and redone packet on the same day.

Understandable. Wouldn't it be considered "good cause" if we were delayed filing because of the i-912 refusal but sent the original packet within the initial 90 days, and pay the fee immediately once we receive the notice of refusal?

Hello helpful people! My wife and I just filed her i-751 on 5/3/25. Her card expires on 6/8/25. We applied for a few waiver since we just had a baby and we're currently saving for a house on poverty-level income, so financially it just isn't the right time. But that's not why I'm posting here. My question is, in the event our fee waiver request gets denied, what do we do? I've read that they'll send the i-751 back and we have to send it again with a letter explaining that the lateness is due to the i-912 being denied, but I'm nervous about the timing. If it's denied and we don't get it in time to resend it before her expiration date, what happens? I'm also worried that they might just misplace it entirely since of course we haven't gotten a letter stating they've received it yet. I had the packet tracked, so I know it's been delivered. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!