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More precisely, your wife should file sometime between July 2025 and October 2025, depending on when she became a resident (Resident Since date on GC). 1) Go to this website - https://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadd.html?d1=15&m1=10&y1=2025& 2) Enter anniversary date (Resident Since + 2 years) 3) Subtract 90 days using this calculator. You will get the earliest date she can file. Do not file before or the first date of eligibility. To be safe, send everything off few days / weeks after she's eligible to file. Send it before the 2 year anniversary of Resident Since date on GC.

Your wife is not filing for renewal (I-90) which allows filing within 6 months of expiration. Your file will file I-751, Removal of Conditions, within 90 day before expiration of GC.

I assume you filed on paper. Paper applications can take 8-10 weeks to get receipted nowadays.

If you consult a tax expert, make sure they take a full picture into account. They have to understand taxation in Netherlands AND USA. This is a very specialized and complex area of knowledge, so make sure you get an opinion from a reputable tax specialist.

I'm not from Netherlands, but from a different European country. I don't have first hand experience with this. However, here is the read: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/the-taxation-of-foreign-pension-and-annuity-distributions The interesting part is: "If you are a U.S. citizen or resident, in addition to the requirements set forth in the relevant treaty article, you will also need to consider the so-called "saving clause" (typically found in Article 1). The saving clause preserves the right of the United States to tax its citizens and residents (subject to certain exceptions) on their worldwide income, as provided under U.S. law, as if there were no treaty. If there is no exception to the saving clause for the relevant Pension/Annuity article and paragraph, then as a U.S. citizen or resident your distribution would be taxable in the United States." Essentially, once you move to the US as LPR, you will lose your tax residency in Netherlands. If you're not a resident of Netherlands, my understanding is, you won't get taxed on your retirement there. However, US will treat it as income and you'll have to pay taxes on it. Others can correct me.

In 2020, were you a tax resident? Did you have any income? This is a bigger question, whether you ever failed to file taxes when you should have. One option is to simply apply in January 2026, this way you'd have to provide transcripts for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Possibly 2025 if you file before the interview. But it doesn't solve the question whether you ever failed to file taxes.

You can put TBD which stands for To Be Determined in both fields. I did that, got AP without issue.

You need to wait one more month. VJ reports show NOA1 can take 8-10 weeks nowadays.

Nowadays some people wait up to 2 months (8 weeks) to get NOA. Just search VJ, you'll see recent questions similar to yours. Most of people report getting NOA eventually.

Wow that's super fast

The point is to make the entry clear as day and night. Either enter few days before 2 year anniversary or few days after. Don't make it a law exam question for CBP and USCIS by entering one day before, one dah after or on the day. Airline staff who looked at my I-751 extension letter couldn't add 48 months to my GC expiration date.

Congrats! This is impressive. Which city?

US LPRs are tax residents by definition and must file taxes on worldwide income.

The estimates are random numbers. "Actively Reviewed" = Waiting in line to be reviewed.

I wouldn't include it. You can write a short letter saying you now included correct payment and include it in packet.

Biometric fees are already included in the filing fee. Are the kids dependants? Did they receive their conditional GCs on same day as you or within 90 days after you received GC? If yes to both questions, you only need to pay $750.

You need to file I-751 in 90 day window before date on May 2025. You'll be able to apply for citizenship in February / March of 2026 if you're still married, living together and meet other criteria.

You only need the form G-1450 when paying with credit card

No, this is not a problem. USCIS organizes your documents as they need. Looks like incorrect payment is the reason for rejection

What was amount on money order?

No, you can resend everything they sent to you. Just make sure to correct all the issues they outlined.

Verbal approvals are not legally binding. You may need to wait a little more for actual decision. Good luck!

This is normal. I-751 take 2-3 years in a lot of cases nowadays. Most likely you'll get interviewed for both.

You need to be married for 3 years and resident for 3 years to apply, which it seems you are. Did you file I-751? Is it already approved or still pending?

Portland, OR? Processing times currently are 6.5 months, so you're getting close I'd think.