10 Yr Green Card

[Usa450r]

Gents,

 

Thanks in advance. My wife's two year green card expired Aug 28th. We sent in all the paperwork in June, made payment and had the biometrics completed Aug 14th.

 

We received I-797, Notice of Action receipt notice that states amount received $590.00 and it states "Your conditional resident status is extended for a period of one year. During this period you are authorized employment and travel". So we are good until Aug 2015.

 

What is the typical turn around time for the new 10 yr green card? Where can I go to check status of this?

 

I check USCIS.GOV and entered in the our number and all it says is:

 

Case Was Received

On July 17, 2014, we received your Form CRI-89, Petition to Remove Conditions of Permanent Resident Status Received, Receipt Number EACXXXXXXXX, and sent you the receipt notice that describes how we will process your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your receipt notice by August 16, 2014, please call Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

 

 

 

Regards,

 

Matt and Lili

[dnoblett]

I-751 can take as little as 4 months or as long as a year or more. An LPR does not loose status even if it takes longer than a year for the I-751 to process.

 

At some time they may call you in for an interview, or they can simply approve the removal of conditions and produce the 10 year card.

 

If the case does go longer than a year and you need further evidence of residency status, simply schedule an infopass appointment and request an I-551 stamp in passport to further show residency status, others have noted having issues when traveling to and from China with only the extension letter, and it is advisable to get the I-551 stamp in passport if traveling out of the country.

 

Another thing, if I-751 is still pending next June and the plan is to apply for citizenship at 3 years of residency, you can file the N-400 at 90 days prior to 3 years of residency even with the I-751 pending, this tends to have the effect of getting them to do something with the pending I-751.

[Usa450r]

Great, thanks Dan. Looks like I am just jumping the gun. I'll just hang tight a while and play the waiting game we all love......

 

Matt and Lili

[Hobber]

Great, thanks Dan. Looks like I am just jumping the gun. I'll just hang tight a while and play the waiting game we all love......

Matt and Lili

[warpedbored]

Ours took 7 months, no interview.

[Randy W]

Ours took 3 years - applied for a 2-yr, got a 10 yr.

[NickF]

Took only a little over 3 months for us.

[Beachey]

My wife's was approved in under 3 months which was awesome that we got the 10 year green card before the 2 year expired. Since my wife's driver's license expiration is the same as her green card, she only had to get it renewed once. However I would agree with above that 4-6 months is closer to typical.

[A&B]

We are at three months, just waiting...... no big rush, we don't have any travel plans, have the extension letters. Just living life, enjoying our family.

 

CSC currently processing I-751 petitions at a prodigious clip, VSC is currently in a coma.

 

Happy holidays to all !!