hamlett22

Hi My wife filed for the removal of conditions of her 2 year greencard back in Feb. Still no word. We never received a letter stating the application was in process. We did get the biometric appointment which she attended. When looking up the case on uscis.gov we can see her case is 'in process'. So we wait. However we are now in a situation where she could file an N400 under the clergy clause (an expediated process) as I was shipped abroad by my church to mission in China. Question: do we wait for the permanent 10 year greencard to come or should we file the N400 now? As of now my wife has two I551 stamps in her chinese passport which allows her to travel from our home in the states to visit me in China. As I understand it, the I551 stamps allow her to go in and out of the country as they replace the greencard while the permanent one is in process. Any thoughts or advice on this? Thank you hamlett22

But to try and answer your questions 1.Maybe or maybe not 2. Processing dates are 1 yr behind (start planning to apply for citizenship) 3.They are saying 15 weeks for first I-797 but who really knows some guys got them in 1 week Thanks Se_lang! We just checked our case status online, which is exactly same as yours. but we didn't get this transfer notice(lost in mail?). so we are wondering what kind of instruction on the notice you got?

Hey all, Situation. My wife has a greencard with 2 year conditions. We sent our I751 form to Texas Service Center the early of Feb while living abroad ( I tool a job overseas) and my spouse's gc expires May 5th. We received the appt. letter today at our US address stating she must go to the biometrics appt. Apr. 1st. Question: 1) After this biometrics appt, will my wife get 10-year green card directly without extention letter or just get greencard extention letter? 2) if my wife can get 10-year green card after this biometric appt., how hong will it take? 3)If my wife just get greencard extention letter after this biometric appt., how long will it take? and is there any other appt. before they issue her 10-year green card ? I thought we'd get that letter first and then the biometrics appt. later but evidently I got that one reversed. Any ideas will be appreciated. So we can put together our travel plans. Thanks Chad

So what do we do if they do not get my SO a letter before her GC expires? We will be in Shanghai at that time. Can we get an extension here so we can go back into the country in July?

thanks for the advice. i had no idea an extension letter would be sent out which is of course invaluable. We do have someone stateside at our residence to send it to us and we will be back several times throughout the year so we will nto overstay our 1 year limit. Thanks again, chad

Hello We moved to the U.S. in May 06 at which time my wife was awarded the a greencard with a two year conditional status because we had married in China for less than 2 years. My wife's greencard expires in May 08 at which time she is suppose to receive a greencard without conditions. In Aug. 07, my company relocated me back to Shanghai. We maintain a permanent residence in the U.S. Question: How or where can we look to file the proper papers asking for an extension of my wife's current greencard so it will not expire in May 08 but instead carry us into July 08 at which time we will be state-side again so she can attend her interview and have the conditions removed? Do we file that paperwork from our permanent residence in the U.S. or our temporary address in Shanghai? If an extension is granted, can we pick it up at the U.S. consulate in Shanghai thereby allowing my wife to re-enter the U.S.? Any pointers we should be aware of to make removing the conditions of her permanent greencard easier given our circumstances of living in Shanghai while maintaining a permanent residence in the U.S.? Any help in pointing us in the correct direction would be appreciated. Chad

Thanks for all advice.... I have another question: can I fill the form to remove my g/c condition when we stay in China? or if I just let my temp g/c expire, will it effect me in the future when I apply for US immigrate Visa again? how about US visit visa? will it be difficult because I give up my g/c? so many questions in my mind... Thanks

I am the chinese wife who is living in US now with my husband and daughter. Since we just married one year when we came to US, I got the temporary g/c that I should file the form to remove the condition before it expires:05-05-2008. Now my husband found a job in shanghai and we will move back to china this summer. Since my husband and I both think living in china is better for us and our baby, we will stay in china long time. so my question is what can I do now? moving back to china with my temp g/c and file form to get perm g/c later? Can I file the form when we live in china? if can , how can i keep my perm g/c active to apply for my USC long time later? thanks Tong

I married my wife in China, we filed a CR1 via U.S. consulate in HK which was then forwarded on to Guangzhou. We got the CR1 immigrant visa last March and landed stateside in May of 2006. My wife received her temporary U.S. greencard with valid work visa 2 weeks after landing. She also has the i55 stamp in her passport. Good deal. Question: The immigration officer told us we had to file some paperwork (conditional removal) before our second wedding anniversary which is coming up in May of 2007 in order to change the temporary status to a permanent greencard status. Anyone know what this is? Where I could get the form? Where we are to send it?

Wow, Thanks for the tip. We'll keep you up to date on our progress. Thanks again Chad

Hey all, This may have been asked before but I haven;t found any info. on this one. My wife and I will enter the US next month and then we will begin the paper work for her green card, work visa and in 3-5 years, her US citizenship. IN the meantime, we want to travel back to China once or twice a year to visit my wife's family and our friends here. What is the process or what paperwork is involved in making sure my wife can return to the US as we work towards her citizenship. Thanks in advance for any advice. Best Chad, Tong and Masha

Hey all, We, (my family) and another couple we know who's spouses were just issued immigrant visas (CR1s), are running into a road block concerning our naturalized U.S. citizen infants, specifically getting our kids out of China. We (and the other couple) naturalized are China born baby(s) four months ago. We have Social Security numbers, U.S. passports and U.S. 'born abroad' birth certificates. Of course, since our children were born in China, our children's U.S. passports do not have a visa. In fact, their passports are blank (no stamps whatsoever). We were told by the U.S. consulate Guangzhou to contact the PSB in Shenzhen (thanks a lot U.S. Consulate... you should have a policy supporting U.S. citizens born in China to get out without this hassle). To continue, the couple in the same boat did this and were told they had to travel to the Chinese spouse's hometown and get their child hukou (family ID papers) for their child. They were then told the hukuo would cancel their child's U.S. citizenship and therefore would have to get a U.S. visa in the child's Chinese passport. Yep, I am telling you exactly what was said. So in a round about way the PSB officials admitted that the child currently had U.S. citizenship. Gggggrrrr. We need advice on what to do. Again, our child has a U.S. passport, U.S. citizenship born abroad birth certificate and a U.S. social security number. Passport has NO visa in it or any stamps whatsoever as it was issued in China and the child has never left China. I have a valid Hong Kong work visa and a spousal L multi-entry chinese visa (I commute daily). Our friend has a valid Chinese work visa. Your advice is appreciated. Chad

Way to go and thanks for the moral support and lunch. Let's meet up before we leave the country. Chad, Tong and Masha

I am Tong,see you here again.

Well, my SO waited for about 3 hours. Walked up to counter 22 and whiz, bang, smile here, a titter there and pink slip was produced. We shot over to the International Health Center after lunch, waited an hour and then received her immunization records, signed and sealed. So there you go. We have 6 months to vacate the land of China. She's excited but at the same time we are both content to take things slow and relax and enjoy our daughter's growing up. Already 5 months. Time flies. This is a big thank you to all those who provided a bit of invaluable knowledge. Chad, Tong and Masha Emma