Renew of the GC... I-90 or I-751?

[acl]

Wife entered the States with K1. Received GC on April 2005, the GC is expiring on Apr. 26, 2007. The receipt with the GC said filing I-90 for replacement. Should it be I-751 or I-90? Anyone knows which form should be filled. Anyone used I-90 instead of I-751 for renewing the GC (K1 when admitted to the States) ? By the way, how can one tell if the GC is a conditional one? Thanks in advance for info.

[LeeFisher3]

You need to file the I-751 and it MUST be filed before the expriation of the CR-1 status, they make very few exceptions.

 

Make sure to send it with delivery receipt as you are dangerously close to the expriation.

[dnoblett]

Lee is right: The instructions that you got are the generic instructions for a 10 year unconditional card, not the 2 year conditional one that you have, you need to file to lift conditions on the card using I-751, this will result in a 10 year card being issued. Failure to file I-751 WILL result in deportation procedings.

 

Complete instructions can be found here:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;page=751guide

 

Then in 10 years time you can use I-90 to renew, or better yet you may consider naturalization a year from now, and then not have to renew any card in 10 years time.

Edited April 16, 2007 by dnoblett (see edit history)

[kfman]

Here is another question I have been wondering. The instructions say to have 2 affidavits from close friends of the relationship. Is this a specific form or can a letter written from them suffice, as long as its notorized? Thats what I did, and I mail my stuff this week..

 

Hmm... damn government paperwork...

 

[dnoblett]

Here is another question I have been wondering. The instructions say to have 2 affidavits from close friends of the relationship. Is this a specific form or can a letter written from them suffice, as long as its notorized? Thats what I did, and I mail my stuff this week..

 

Hmm... damn government paperwork...

 

Examples of the letter can be found here: http://www.visajourney.com/examples/I-751_support.doc Edited April 16, 2007 by dnoblett (see edit history)

[C4Racer]

Here is another question I have been wondering. The instructions say to have 2 affidavits from close friends of the relationship. Is this a specific form or can a letter written from them suffice, as long as its notorized? Thats what I did, and I mail my stuff this week..

 

Hmm... damn government paperwork...

 

 

Letter written from them and signed. Affidavit just means this is their sworn testimony. Hence the need for it to be notarized.

[tonado]

http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?...14372&st=15

[johns]

By all means.....get the I-751 filed NOW. You really don't want to go through the hassle if the two year card expires. It may be more than a hassle.

 

 

I am on it....

 

Did anyone submit another copy of marriage cert? It seems rather redundant

Edited June 30, 2007 by johns (see edit history)

[hakkamike]

By all means.....get the I-751 filed NOW. You really don't want to go through the hassle if the two year card expires. It may be more than a hassle.

 

 

I am on it....

 

Did anyone submit another copy of marriage cert? It seems rather redundant

No need to send in a copy of the marriage certificate unless you just want to.

[Aeris]

BY the way, at the AOS interview for the 2 yr GC, after you pass the interview, the officer stamped something as a gc on ur passport then took away the I-94, right? he took mine.

[dnoblett]

BY the way, at the AOS interview for the 2 yr GC, after you pass the interview, the officer stamped something as a gc on ur passport then took away the I-94, right? he took mine.

They may or may not take the I-94. If they don't and you are approved and get a green-card, you can remove the I-94 and do what ever you want to with it, perhaps put in in a scrap book. This is the case with those who get approved without interview.

 

A person with green-card has no use for the I-94 departure record, they are no longer a non-immigrant, so when they do depart the USA on a trip would not be turning in a I-94 anyway.