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Congratulations and thank you for sharing your experience!

Hi @VINHIVY, USCIS does not extend the extension letters. Extension letters only extend green cards, and only up to 2 years. If your wife's case is not decided in 2024, and extension letter is expiring, she would have to contact USCIS to get InfoPass appointment. She will have to show up at local field office to receive I-551 stamp in passport, which will be valid for 1 year. And keep doing it until case is decided.

Based on guide You would pay 1 x I-751 fee and 2 x biometric fees. You would include child's info in I-751. Good luck

Most of expedites don't work. What was the reason for expedite request?

Hi did you both receive the conditional green cards with same Resident Since day?

This thread is about expired greencard and extension letter for I-751. I-551 stamp is another beast, but thank you for your input.

Yes, that's normal No, I suggest sending: - Only transcripts for all 3 years OR - Only full tax returns for all 3 years OR - Full tax returns and tax transcripts for all 3 years Do not do transcripts for some years and returns for other. USCIS can send RFE for that.

If by stability you mean 10 year card, it's a big no, and it may bite you in the future. If I was you I'd divorce him, get 10 year GC, get naturalized, work on my career etc and if by the age of 25-26 you're still together and your relationship matures - just remarry. That way you have less problems with USCIS and your husband doesn't have any control over your life, at least when it comes to immigration. That would equalize any imbalance of power in relationship too. Of course, you're the only one who knows what's best for you.

You do not have to submit the entire tax return. Just all pages of IRS transcripts from their website.

Do you realize the plan of staying together so you can get immigration benefit can be perceived as fraud by USCIS? Also, what are you gonna do if you're called for an interivew, and he changes his mind the evening before or day of the interview, he's not going to go there with you? What if he controls your finances, makes you meet any demands he may have. And if you're not doing what he wants, he threatens to not help you with I-751 or citizenship. Are you ready living with him for another 3-4 years potentially before and while your I-751 is pending?

@chancecody congrats with AOS approval! You're setting yourself up for success by planning ahead and learning the process. After I-751, you will have a choice of applying on 3 or 5 year rule (if eligible at the time). 3 year rule N-400 is pretty much lightweight I-751. Also, if you haven't got your unrestricted social security card (if you had other status and SSN card prior to AOS), it's also advisable to get it.

I prefer personal check. With money order you never know when USCIS used the money, whereas you know when personal check gets cashed. Though, of course, you need to have more than enough $$$$ in checking the account, which for me wasn't a problem.

It's all up to you, people did all sorts of things and got approved in the past. I included all docs, from the start of marriage to the date of filing, because I-751 instructions tell to do so. Selected photos (1-2 per month) from the wedding to date of filing too.

Agreed, it's sad. It's kind of general, almost universal knowledge in many countries of the world. I cannot go as a tourist to Australia and expect to vote in General Elections there, since I am not a citizen there. Even if I lived there since I was 5, but wasn't born or naturalized there... It's like having to explain you cannot legally drive a car in the US without getting a driver license first. One would think it's common sense. Oh well... I guess US could do more effort explaining to everybody who can vote and who cannot.

@Jorgedig @Mobius1 May I suggest that photos are only an additional piece of evidence, a small factor? Alone they would not help approving the case or waiving interview. Just like if you only sent a copy of marriage certificate and copies of green card, that would likely trigger an RFE. Joergedig had tons of other strong evidence, and not including photos did not play a role at all. That's great. But I would include them at the very end, as advised by lawyer, in addition to other important docs such as evidence of co-mingled finance to give the case 1-3% boost (or whatever) towards approval. The only useful photos are of the married couple with friends, family and acquaintances, over the period of time. All dated, and annotated with people on the photo to give context. E.g. "12.31.2021 - New Year dinner with family. Left to right: Bob Smith (father in law, Mary Smith (mother in law), Jack Brown (petitioner), Eva Brown (petitioner's US citizen spouse). Not trying to convince anybody, just expressing an opinion.

The way I understood @WaterLeaf's reply is the sentiment that "sadly" only US citizens can vote and non-citizens cannot. I think this is pretty normal for most of the world?

I think majority of countries work that way, e.g. only citizens can vote. Can you give examples of countries where anybody can vote? Or at least permanent residents?

Obviously, soon is not a solid date, and it's been like 3 years already. But nothing new was published, so keep using it.

As they say on website https://www.uscis.gov/i-751: "12/02/19. We will publish a new version of this form soon. In the meantime, you may continue using the 12/02/19 edition despite the expiration date. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions."

USCIS be like: Happy Holidays!

Hi @Mike E from what I understood, she didn't have 2 year green card with her. So airline employees were right to suggest she would not be allowed to board the plane from Europe to USA. Of course, if she applied for I-131A that's another story. Also, why do you think his wife should have a 24 month extension letter? Were they issued to everybody who had 18 month extension?

What's the Resident Since date on your wife's GC? Is expiration date exactly 2 years after Resident Since date? How long have you been married when wife got her GC? She may need to file I-751 to remove conditions. She cannot skip this step if her residency is conditional.

Pictures alone are not sufficient evidence, but they can add to other solid evidence you submit.

I guess each couple is different. I have maybe between 1000-2000 pics together over the last 5 years. But sent maybe 50? It took a lot of filtering 😄 I pretty much submitted photos from events and outings, pretty much 1-2 photos per month.

No, the USCIS wouldn't care unfortunately. He needs to satisfy the requirements for naturalization. The earliest he can apply for citizenship is 3 years after he became LPR (Resident Since date on his green card), provided he passes physical presence, continuous residence, marital union tests and his N-400 interview. If he has a conditional card, he needs to file I-751 too before applying for US citizenship.