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My wife has conditional residence status, and her Green Card expires in July. We have recently filed form I-751 “Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence” which is within the 90 days before the expiration date as stated in the USCIS rules. The package we sent with evidence of our continuing marriage, passport photos, and a color copy of the front and back of her Green Card, along with the filing fee payment, was submitted and received by the Lincoln, NE office. Within two weeks of filing, we received a notice saying they received our application package, and being behind, wouldn’t be able to process our I-751 for approximately 6 months. They also extended her Green Card for another year.
Yesterday, we received a letter from their office, which I’ll transcribe in part here:
“Your I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence has not been reviewed by an Immigration Officer to determine legal sufficiency or eligibility. In order to ensure that the case file is complete when an officer reviews it, please submit the following, if you have not already done so:
Any documentations you consider relevant to establish… your marriage…
Two passport photos…
Your Permanent Resident Card (“green card”/Form I-551) and the Permanent Resident Card of your conditional child[ren], listed in Part 5 on your I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, or if unable to submit the card(s), submit an explanation why.
Make copies of this letter and the front and back of the green card you have. Attach the Permanent Resident Card to this letter (the original) where indicated below using transparent tape or a single staple at the edge of the card. If you have moved, write your current address in the blank area to the right of the address above. Mail the package (photos, letter with green card attached, and any additional evidence) to:
(address)
All of the mentioned items in the letter we received yesterday have been submitted, including a color copy of my wife’s Green Card, front and back. She needs her original card to continue to work in this area, and she may need to travel outside the United States within the next year. The instructions on filing form I-751 clearly stated to submit a copy of the front and back of her Green Card, not the original.
This letter confuses me. Are they are asking for her actual Green Card?
Is the Green Card and the Permanent Resident Card the same thing, or not?
I’m thinking of sending a copy of the letter and the above reasons we submitted a copy of the Green Card and not the original to the office, unless there’s a wiser move here. My wife thinks we should ignore the letter, thinking we already have sent everything we needed to. At first glance, I thought the letter was merely a reminder to have everything submitted with the I-751 form. What we don’t understand is DO THEY WANT HER ORIGINAL, ACTUAL GREEN CARD?
I’d appreciate any help anyone can provide.
Thanks
Yesterday, we received a letter from their office, which I’ll transcribe in part here:
“Your I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence has not been reviewed by an Immigration Officer to determine legal sufficiency or eligibility. In order to ensure that the case file is complete when an officer reviews it, please submit the following, if you have not already done so:
Any documentations you consider relevant to establish… your marriage…
Two passport photos…
Your Permanent Resident Card (“green card”/Form I-551) and the Permanent Resident Card of your conditional child[ren], listed in Part 5 on your I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, or if unable to submit the card(s), submit an explanation why.
Make copies of this letter and the front and back of the green card you have. Attach the Permanent Resident Card to this letter (the original) where indicated below using transparent tape or a single staple at the edge of the card. If you have moved, write your current address in the blank area to the right of the address above. Mail the package (photos, letter with green card attached, and any additional evidence) to:
(address)
All of the mentioned items in the letter we received yesterday have been submitted, including a color copy of my wife’s Green Card, front and back. She needs her original card to continue to work in this area, and she may need to travel outside the United States within the next year. The instructions on filing form I-751 clearly stated to submit a copy of the front and back of her Green Card, not the original.
This letter confuses me. Are they are asking for her actual Green Card?
Is the Green Card and the Permanent Resident Card the same thing, or not?
I’m thinking of sending a copy of the letter and the above reasons we submitted a copy of the Green Card and not the original to the office, unless there’s a wiser move here. My wife thinks we should ignore the letter, thinking we already have sent everything we needed to. At first glance, I thought the letter was merely a reminder to have everything submitted with the I-751 form. What we don’t understand is DO THEY WANT HER ORIGINAL, ACTUAL GREEN CARD?
I’d appreciate any help anyone can provide.
Thanks
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