johnnyincarolina

Hi all,

My Green Card is up for renewal in October. The paperwork is with USCIS, but I have heard no news about the Biometric test yet.

The centers are currently closed due to COVID. Does anyone know what the latest is? Are they expecting to open the Centers soon? Will we be given an extension until the Centers are open again and the Biometric tests can be performed?

Thanks,
John

civilservant

You should have, or will be, receiving your 18 month extension letter. You can assume that should that letter expire, they will either issue a new one or require for to attend an infopass appointment to get a stamp in your passport.

They clearly aren't going to let your application and status lapse.

Rete

The OP hasn't indicated that he was removing conditions to a green card. He only says his card is up for renewal. If he needs to renew an unconditional green card, then there will be no letter indicating an extension, I believe.

civilservant

True.

OP if that is the case, then your card expiring doesn't actually mean anything. The card is just evidence of the status, not the status itself.

S Folinsky

There are such letters.

johnnyincarolina

Thanks all. I'll look out for the letter. Does anyone know when they typically are sent out? I filed for renewal in mid April. Soon I'll have been in the states for twelve years, the first two as a newly married, then ten years on the current green card. I am getting a little nervous about not being able to do the biometric tests.

civilservant

Then you may or may not receive one. Like I said before, you need not worry, the Green Card is only evidence of your status, not the status itself.

If you feel the need, when the appointments open back up your could make one as your local office and get a stamp in your passport that will act as the GC until you get the new one, but honestly, unless you plan to change jobs in the near future, you aren't likely to need your GC anyway.

johnnyincarolina

Thank you. I can't tell you what a relief it is to read this.