englishinusa

I'm not entirely sure what to do here ...

I'm converting to permanent residence through marriage to a USC.

My AOS interview date has arrived, and it is five weeks prior to our
second wedding anniversary. That means that I will get a temporary
I-551 stamp.

The temporary stamp means my wife must file the I-751 in two years
time, and by all accounts I will then need to extend the I-551 every year for a
few years after that while the I-751 is pending. This is somewhat irritating.

However, if the AOS interview were to be delayed for five weeks, I would
get the full 10 year green card right away and avoid all the above trouble.

So it seems that trying to delay the interview might be a good idea. OTOH,
I've been waiting eighteen months for this interview and I'm loathe to muck
around now that I have the date in hand.


My instinct is to attend the interview and deal with the subsequent
paperwork in the next few years. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

Folinskyinla

Hi:

An FAQ. I am NOT telling you what to do -- that decision is yours. I would ask you to consider though, please forgive -- there is no guarantee that you spouse will be alive on your second anniversery -- if there is an auto accident or his mugged and killed and its before your second anniversery -- the immigration law leaves you out of luck. I'm not kidding -- I've seen it happen.

If you chose to delay things -- I would recommend attending the interview but to "forget" something like updated tax returns.

Remember, the choice is YOURS.

Shaun Su

EnglishInUSA et al,

Isn't it true that if your AOS interview is approved, you'll get your
Conditional Permanent Residency, however, once you hit two years wedding
anniversary, you can get the Condition removed.

SO this means the day after your interview day (assuming approval), you can
immediately file for Removal of Conditions. Once this Removal is approved,
your CPR becomes an unconditional PR. So, the timeframe is not as bad as
you are suggesting, correct?


-shaun

"englishinusa" wrote in message
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    > My AOS interview date has arrived, and it is five weeks prior to our
    > second wedding anniversary. That means that I will get a temporary
    > I-551 stamp.

Pulaski

No, that is not the case.

The clock for the conditional two years starts when you get conditional PR status. I arrived in the US twenty months after getting married but can only get the conditional status removed two years after I arrive in the US.