Returning your Green Card because of USCIS error. Form i90

[apple21 953]

Hi there!

I sent my i90 package yesterday because USCIS made an error on my GC. They sent me a 10-year GC instead of the 2-year conditional GC.

Hope we can share timelines on how long before we receive our new GC.

[Anonymous885 44]

My mom submitted I-90 to renew her expire GC. It has been 7 months without hearing anything from them.

It might be different for you because USCIS's error, however I think you will wait couple months.

[apple21 953]

Yes, I'm estimating a 2-3 month wait. I hope your mom gets hers soon.

[canusa920 11]

How long did you take to receive your NOA

[apple21 953]

How long did you take to receive your NOA

I just mailed mine yesterday.

A friend of mine is in the same situation as I am. Her i90 package was delivered to USCIS on April 21, 2014. Her NOA1 was issued April 25. Then May 1 she was given biometrics schedule. May 22 is the biometrics date.

Edited May 15, 2014 by apple21

[apple21 953]

My i90 was delivered today (May 16th)

[Prosperity5512 0]

Why would you return your 10 year green card to get a 2 year green card? Have you been married for less than 2 years?

[apple21 953]

Why would you return your 10 year green card to get a 2 year green card? Have you been married for less than 2 years?

Yes we were less than 2 years married upon POE.

[vkrishn 97]

What a pain this is. Just when i thought USCIS was improving and now this issue. Argggh!

[bamg 9]

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Edited May 22, 2014 by BA & MG

[cevher 0]

That's really intresting I have never heard about this law before. I though I'll get 10 year GC.

At the time of my F2A interview we were married for 26 months. So what kind of GC should I need to get ?

2 year conditional or 10 years without conditional

[apple21 953]

That's really intresting I have never heard about this law before. I though I'll get 10 year GC.

At the time of my F2A interview we were married for 26 months. So what kind of GC should I need to get ?

2 year conditional or 10 years without conditional

Its determined by the number of years married at the time of POE (your first entry to the US).

If you entered the US using your F2A visa and you are already married 2 years or more, you'll get a 10-yr GC.

If you entered the US using your F2A visa and you are LESS than 2 years married, you'll get a 2-yr conditional GC.

This also applies to spouses of US citizens.

[cevher 0]

Its determined by the number of years married at the time of POE (your first entry to the US).

If you entered the US using your F2A visa and you are already married 2 years or more, you'll get a 10-yr GC.

If you entered the US using your F2A visa and you are LESS than 2 years married, you'll get a 2-yr conditional GC.

This also applies to spouses of US citizens.

Thank you Apple21. I think you are one of most helpful and knowledgeable person on this form.

[apple21 953]

Update:

I called USCIS today (June 2) because I haven't received any text/email/snail mail from them regarding the i90. Operator told me it could take 30 days for them to issue and send the receipt notice. I should call again on June 16 if there's no response yet by that time.

[vkrishn 97]

Allright. Just came back from infopass. IO was good and she gave me some info.

Apparently, 2300 Green cards were erroneously issued with the wrong expiry date(Was even given 20yrs validity). But my wife's green card did not come under that batch where the date of expiry is wrong and at the same time category should not be F21 but CF or something like that (Because its a conditional Green card)

I filled out the I-90 at home and took the supporting docs but she told me to wait until i heard back from TSC. She filed a Service request to TSC right then and there and gave me a Referral number and told us to wait till June 19th to hear back from TSC. If i don't hear back from them on what needs to be done by June 19th(IO thinks mostly i have to file I-90 and send it across) i need to call USCIS and escalate it to Level 2.

IO thinks this error comes from a particular batch only off late and creating the service request and letting them know will fix the issue once for all on their side.

So for now all i have to do is wait till June 19th for a response from TSC and go from there. I have everything ready and once TSC responds i will send them I90 if that is what is required.

IO told me that i did the right thing and if i had done nothing it would create problems if i did not file removal of conditions after 2yrs and would have put my wife's status in jeopardy.

Edited June 4, 2014 by vkrishn