collecting re-entry permit
Feb 19th 2006, 7:24 pm
#31
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Re: collecting re-entry permit
Originally Posted by izibear
Need to correct your grammar there.
I'm just a simple southern redneck.. I dont need no stinkin' permits for nothin'.
I'm just a simple southern redneck.. I dont need no stinkin' permits for nothin'.
Feb 19th 2006, 7:25 pm
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Re: collecting re-entry permit
Originally Posted by Partystar
I got mine a month ago & mine says nothing of the sort. Plus I wouldn't trust the person you spoke to from USCIS, as far as I could throw them!!!
Feb 19th 2006, 7:25 pm
#33
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Re: collecting re-entry permit
Originally Posted by Partystar
I got mine a month ago & mine says nothing of the sort. Plus I wouldn't trust the person you spoke to from USCIS, as far as I could throw them!!!
plus they have not made their phone numbers available for years ...
Also note the USCIS are under no obligation to give you legal advice ...
any call to the help line is dealt with by a contractor who has had basic telephone training and has been given a script...
Feb 19th 2006, 7:41 pm
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Re: collecting re-entry permit
Originally Posted by Ray
He said he spoke to the INS .. so the call must have been a few years ago ..
plus they have not made their phone numbers available for years ...
Also note the USCIS are under no obligation to give you legal advice ...
any call to the help line is dealt with by a contractor who has had basic telephone training and has been given a script...
plus they have not made their phone numbers available for years ...
Also note the USCIS are under no obligation to give you legal advice ...
any call to the help line is dealt with by a contractor who has had basic telephone training and has been given a script...
Feb 19th 2006, 8:21 pm
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Re: collecting re-entry permit
Originally Posted by Patrick Hasler
It is on the form I got with it. I have also (because I don't trust these things) phoned INS in VT and asked if there was any limit to the time out of the country and the woman I talked to told me that as long as the green card was valid I would be allowed in.
Feb 19th 2006, 8:22 pm
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Re: collecting re-entry permit
Originally Posted by Patrick Hasler
There is a difference there right off ! ... Green cards are now only valid for 10 years. I got mine in 2001 and it expires in 2011.... I know they have changed because my second job here was working for a British guy who had lived here for 20 years and he held a green card with no expiry date on it, the cards appeared to be different also.
Feb 19th 2006, 10:58 pm
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Re: collecting re-entry permit
Originally Posted by TruBrit
tks for info...my gc is only valid 10yrs, due for renewal fall this year....i'm off to the uk soon and will check up on the 2yr you're talking about...that was news to me 
How Do I Renew My Permanent Resident Card (Green Card)?
The 2-year validity Green Cards are issued to people who get PR status visa marriage to a USC, when the marriage is less than 2 years old (and potentially some investors). They file a marriage report card at 2 years and get a 10 year card if they are still 'really married' (form I-751).
If you've already had a 10-year card, your renewal card will be valid for ten years.
There are some older Green cards with no expiration date; rules for those people at the link above.
Feb 19th 2006, 11:04 pm
#39
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Re: collecting re-entry permit
Originally Posted by meauxna
http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/renew.htm
How Do I Renew My Permanent Resident Card (Green Card)?
The 2-year validity Green Cards are issued to people who get PR status visa marriage to a USC, when the marriage is less than 2 years old (and potentially some investors). They file a marriage report card at 2 years and get a 10 year card if they are still 'really married' (form I-751).
If you've already had a 10-year card, your renewal card will be valid for ten years.
There are some older Green cards with no expiration date; rules for those people at the link above.
How Do I Renew My Permanent Resident Card (Green Card)?
The 2-year validity Green Cards are issued to people who get PR status visa marriage to a USC, when the marriage is less than 2 years old (and potentially some investors). They file a marriage report card at 2 years and get a 10 year card if they are still 'really married' (form I-751).
If you've already had a 10-year card, your renewal card will be valid for ten years.
There are some older Green cards with no expiration date; rules for those people at the link above.
Feb 19th 2006, 11:10 pm
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Re: collecting re-entry permit
Originally Posted by TruBrit
tks but i'm really ok with my renewal....pls read the rest of the thread to explain what the 2 yrs was about.
Feb 19th 2006, 11:18 pm
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Re: collecting re-entry permit
Originally Posted by TruBrit
tks but i'm really ok with my renewal....pls read the rest of the thread to explain what the 2 yrs was about.
No, that 2 year thing is fiction/misunderstanding.
The DAH's recently-received card has no such language on it and the info the other person got was only partly correct.
You can find the answer here:
http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/PermRes.htm
Now That You Are A Permanent Resident
Maintaining Permanent Residence
You may be found to have abandoned your permanent resident status if you:
(see page)
Feb 19th 2006, 11:21 pm
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Re: collecting re-entry permit
Originally Posted by meauxna
oh, sorry about that.
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hey no probs
Feb 19th 2006, 11:34 pm
#43
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Re: collecting re-entry permit
Originally Posted by TruBrit
hey no probs
Feb 19th 2006, 11:37 pm
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Re: collecting re-entry permit
Originally Posted by Ray
Ignore Mo... she is a plagiarizer
you mean a pirate
Feb 19th 2006, 11:40 pm
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Re: collecting re-entry permit
Originally Posted by TruBrit
you mean a pirate