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They haven't even filed I-751 yet. Considering 36 months extension letters floating around, one should be ready to wait between 12 and 36 months now.

Not even sweet potato ones? They're supposed to be healthier.

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Once you are back to the US you should file I-90 form asking to replace your card because of mistake in personal details. AFAIK this cannot be done outside of the US. Ideally, you should have checked your details on GC before going abroad. Did you adjust your status in the US or did you get a CR-1 visa in passport based on consular processing? If you had a CR-1 visa Do you have a I-551 stamp in your passport which you received after entering the US on visa? Is it still valid? If yes, use it to board the plane and enter the US. Then file I-90 ASAP. If you adjusted in the US This may be problematic. My understanding is (not a legal advice) , you could try boarding the plane in hopes the airline agent won't notice the mistake on GC. If this doesn't work, try getting to neighboring US countries such as Mexico and cross by land. Either way, there's almost certain chance you're going to be put in secondary by CBP to verify your identify. That's IF you manage to get to the US border. Perhaps other forum members such as @Mike E, @Crazy Cat, or @Family can advise here.

That's kind of them. From what I've gauged, sometimes they swiftly interview people in that 90 day early filing window and deny due to not meeting condition of being LPR for 3 years.

While your spouse may not be a lawful permanent resident (green card holder) yet, in the eyes of IRS she is a tax resident, because she spent over 183 days in the US (substantial presence). "You will be considered a United States resident for tax purposes if you meet the substantial presence test for the calendar year. To meet this test, you must be physically present in the United States (U.S.) on at least: 31 days during the current year, and 183 days during the 3-year period that includes the current year and the 2 years immediately before that, counting: All the days you were present in the current year, and 1/3 of the days you were present in the first year before the current year, and 1/6 of the days you were present in the second year before the current year." More here: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/substantial-presence-test

Not true, I'm in upper 700s - lower 800s (depending on bureau) with 10+ credit cards. The key is to never carry a balance and pay it off every month completely in timely manner. Also, for emergencies one should have an emergency fund. Cards are simply "proxies" for earning rewards, having purchase protection, fraud protection and extended warranty in this scenario.

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Which one do you prefer?

1. Only the trips since Resident Since date on his green card 2. It should be "YES". He was confined to a mental institution, even though voluntarily and for short period of time.

The immigrant goes to consular interview alone.

Some people have portfolios of cards for various scenarios: - Card for restaurants & supermarkets - Card for travel expenses - Catch all non-category spend card Those can be either cash back or reward points based. It really makes difference whether you're getting 1% or 5% back on some category. For example, someone paying $1000 a month on supermarkets can get $50 a month back VS $10 back depending which card is used for the purchase. Not much you can do other than having 2-4 credit lines and paying them on time, keeping credit utilization under 30% (the lower the better). Building credit takes time, in 2-3 years of responsible use you'll see credit score going to upper 700s. 800+ score usually requires long credit history (7+ years) and usually not helpful anyway as creditors give best rates at 760+ already. There is a shortcut which is asking somebody with long and excellent credit history to add you as an authorized user... It doesn't work for all card issuers, but some of them start reporting that excellent history to credit bureaus as if it was yours. Obviously, it's almost impossible to pull off unless it's you helping your kid in the future.

They're now giving 36. See thread below.

I think it would help filing a FOIA request, asking for your entire immigration history as the first step (it's free). Ask your parents and get as much information about prior applications and circumstances, trips etc. Also consider consulting with an immigration lawyer. My understanding is that you should be able to naturalize if you pass physical presence test and continuous residence test in the last 5 years. If I was you, considering the complex and long immigration history, I would apply with a lawyer and have him or her come to the N-400 interview too. There's a risk USCIS may start digging the past, but how much of it is a problem, it's hard to tell, since you're in the US as LPR and weren't put in removal proceedings (unless you were). The worst that can happen to you is not losing filing fees, but USCIS going after your green card and LPR status, that's why you should be careful and truthful in your application.

Yes, original letter in addition to expired green card. The LPR with conditional green card is both the petitioner and beneficiary for I-751. He is the one removing conditions.

@FatzJD that's kinda the subject of the thread. People seem to receive 36 months letters for freshly submitted I-751 petitions. I think this should be across all service centers. During transition people may be receiving a mix of 24 and 36 months letters until everybody start receiving 36.

Be ready for Combo interview. Bring your spouse (if filed jointly). Good luck!

1. Where you ever put in secondary? 2. Do airlines not care when checking for the flight to the US?

@Rocio0010 this is so unusual. A lot of countries (at least in Europe) operate on the basis that your name at birth is your name at birth and cannot be changed on birth certificate later in life. All countries I am citizen of, only need birth certificate (or naturalization certificate) for the first passport issued. When you change your name you would only need to provide them with current passport and document proving name change such as marriage certificate. Do you need to show BC to Argentina every time you renew passport?

Those folks just won't apply for N-400 if this was the case.

I wondered why can't they just state the new expiration date in the letter based on GC expiry. Surely, it's not that difficult with modern technology to add 24/36 months to expiration date. That way it wouldn't be a brainer for an airline worker to enter this information from extension letter instead of having to do the math. But then I thought of all possible scenarios USCIS can get the date wrong, and came to conclusion maybe it's for the better the way it is.

@Mike E no joke, on my recent trip the airline agent had to call for her manager, who told her what to do, e.g. add 2 years to expiration date on GC.

As of 3:50PM: 7 x new approvals (today) in lower 22XXX range 1 x new RFE (today) in lower 22XXX range

You don't have to be confrontational but be kind and firm. With a friendly smile on your face provide printouts of laws / instructions. Sorry you have to go through this.

Wow, thank you for the info. 24 months extensions were already ridiculous, but 36 months is outrageous. I guess that's hinting things are not getting any better in general. Maybe good for some outliers.