Someone helppppppp!

[Sandra McGowan]

Sandra,

Okay, that makes sense regarding your entry status. You had a two-year Green Card, probably received a few weeks after you arrived, and it would have been expected that you submitted an I-751, "Removal of Conditions," before Aug 1994 to obtain a 10-year card. Your 10-year card would have been good until 2004, at which time you would have had to use the I-90 to apply for a new 10-year card.

What doesn't make a lot of sense is why you submitted an I-751 in 2008, which was way beyond the date that the first I-751 was due.

My advice, given the information you have provided, is as follows:

1. Wait until you get the I-90 denial letter, and see if it was a denial for an irrevocable termination of your status.
2. If the denial letter does not indicate a USCIS action that had terminated your Green Card status, but was because you had failed to provide some evidence, you should submit another I-90 to obtain a new Green Card. That I-90 will cost you $450, but you can initially submit it with no fee, to report that you never received your Green Card. It may then be returned to you asking for the $450.
3. If either of the above actions are rejected by USCIS because they consider your status to have been abandoned, your next step is for your husband to submit an I-130 for you, with a submittal fee of $420. You could also submit the I-485 at the same time, with fee of $1,070, but because of the unusual nature of your status history, my advice is to get the I-130 approved first, before investing the second fee and cost of an immigrant medical exam.

--Ray B

Also I'm a little confused about the I-130 it says this ..For citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States to establish the relationship to certain alien relatives who wish to immigrate to the United States....I am already here tho so not understanding that

[rayb]

If it turns out that USCIS decided that you lost your Green Card status, the only way you will regain it is to be petitioned with form I-130, whether you remain in the U.S. or not. That, coupled with the I-485 (and supporting documents), would be used to restore your Green Card status.

But I would advise you to make every effort to get your prior Green Card status recognized first.

--Ray B

Also I'm a little confused about the I-130 it says this ..For citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States to establish the relationship to certain alien relatives who wish to immigrate to the United States....I am already here tho so not understanding that