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Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRemoving Conditions from overseas?
QUOTE (jula @ Mar 9 2008, 05:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Here is my experience. Keep in mind I went through that some years back.

I moved overseas 6 months before the due date to remove conditions. I assembled tha package and mailed it to a friend in the USA who mailed it to USCIS. Bank statements from foreign bank and resident/working visas for both me and my husband were included. For the address, I put our USA address and foreign as temporary... so USCIS knew I wasn't livingin the USA at the time. The conditions were removed without interview.

It took more than a year, so I had to get back to get a stamp.. and had to come back to get fingerprinted after the approval. After that I filed for re-entry permit, otherwise it would be valid only until the expiration of 2 year GC.

Nowdays, one would have to wait for fingerprint appointment after sending the petition (or come back). The same goes for re-entry permit.

Don't know what else you may be interested in...


Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me.
I haven't had a chance to do the infopass as I will have to go to Atlanta for that.
Did you file for change of address too or just fill your overseas address in the form to remove conditions?
I guess I could use my parents in law's address too if that is necessary.
I'm still reading about the re-entry permit too.
Indo_mommyFemaleIndonesia2008-03-09 10:51:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRemoving Conditions from overseas?
QUOTE (Ephesia @ Mar 7 2008, 04:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Maureen, long time no talk. How's your little prince? smile.gif

I think you'll want to read the instructions for the re-entry permit very carefully. If you're gonna be in China for more than a year, you'll need the permit:

http://www.uscis.gov.../I-131instr.pdf

Sorry, I don't know how to help ya out with filing the I-751 overseas.

Take care! smile.gif


Hey Elen!!!!!!!!!!!! *big big hug*
How have you been? I lost your email addy blush.gif that's why I haven't email you. Alex is doing fine after a scary rushed to the ER last week and we found out he have bronchiolitis, he stayed in the hospital for 3 days but now he's way better & has been his old 'naughty' self again LOL.

Thanks for the link Elen, I'll definately check it out.

I gotta PM you to ask for your email addy.

How's Phoebe doing btw? Take care my friend! heart.gif

QUOTE (eau_xplain @ Mar 7 2008, 08:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I would suggest you do an INFOPASS. The USCIS (mis)information line is notorious for giving wrong info.


Thank you, that too cross my mind *thinking about all our problems in getting my GC before*.
Indo_mommyFemaleIndonesia2008-03-07 10:37:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRemoving Conditions from overseas?
QUOTE (Dan + Gemvita @ Mar 6 2008, 10:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I do know PR status will expire after 2 years out of the country. And you will need a re-entry permit after one year. You may have to maintain some kind of residence in the states.

You should be able to send the application in from China, but you may need a US address to receive mail. I think you will likely have to have biometrics done in the US.

I've been looking into this a bit, since I have been interested in taking a job overseas. But I don't want to have to go through the visa/AOS process again.


Hi, yes I do am aware of the fact that I need to be in the States for at least a minimum amount of time or else I'll lose my PR status. It's not a permanent thing in China, probably 2 years tops.

I don't think many people here on VJ had dealt with this situation before as I'm not really getting more info about it but thank you for your reply. I think I'm just gonna go ahead and call USCIS to obtain more details, I just thought I'd ask around if somebody here had been thru the same situation.

Good luck & I don't think that you will have to do the AOS all over again as long as you maintain you residency.
Indo_mommyFemaleIndonesia2008-03-06 23:24:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRemoving Conditions from overseas?
Ok, chances are we'll be moving to Guangzhou, China sometimes this year as hubby got a new job. I'll have to file for removing conditions before May of 2009 now will I be able to file for this from overseas? Will I have to return to the States for the biometric or can it be done at the US Embassy in China?

Thanks guys!
Indo_mommyFemaleIndonesia2008-03-06 17:48:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRemoving Condition and Re-entry Permit
I hope somebody could help me clear a few things here.

First of all I'm already in China (hubby got a job here) and I had left the country without applying for a re-entry permit (huge mistake!) since April 8, 2008. Now, I'm planning to go back to the States to apply for the re-entry permit somewhere between September or early October 2008 before my time out of the country hit 6 months. But a friend who's a 10 year green card holder and also in the same situation as me just told me that it took her 7 months to receive the approved re-entry permit.

I read on the I-131 instruction that: A re-entry permit issued to a conditional resident shall be valid for two years from the date of issuance, or to the date the conditional resident must apply for removal of the conditions on his or her status, whichever date comes first.

If it takes 6-7 months to get my re-entry approved then by the time I receive it I will already be applying for removal of conditions (my GC will expire on May 17, 2009 and we'll apply for removal around the end of February 2009).

So now I'm at lost here what should I do now? Should I just apply for it and ask it to be expedite or should I just apply for it along with the removal of condition next year?

Thanks!
Indo_mommyFemaleIndonesia2008-08-06 22:54:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGetting Ready 2 File
QUOTE (jasman0717 @ Jan 31 2009, 11:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You, the LPR, are living overseas, for how long? You know living outside the US for a long period can be considered abandoning your status.


Hi Jasman, how's Claudeth doing? smile.gif
Yes, we're living overseas for now because of my husband's job. We plan to apply for a re-entry permit once we applied for removal conditions and the reason we didn't apply before was because my GC was almost expired when we moved and I did returned to the US before being out of the country for 6 months. We are planning to be in asia for 2 years. Will it harm our chance in having conditions removed?
Indo_mommyFemaleIndonesia2009-02-01 04:57:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGetting Ready 2 File
Hi all,

We're getting ready to file for our removal of conditions and since we are currently both living in China (due to my husband's job) we could only come up with this evidences:

• Copies of the passport and green card
• Copy of our marriage certificate
• Copy of our son’s birth certificate
• Copies of my Chinese visas (me & my sons)
• Two notarized affidavits by U.S. citizen friend and family (one from hubby's mother and one from one of his friend from work in China who knows us very well his affidavit will be notarized at the US embassy in China, we're trying to get hubby's eldest son's to make us one affidavit too since he used to live with us before moving out to live with his GF)
• Copies of our joint US bank account
• Copies of our 2006, 2007, 2008 joint US tax returns. (we will file for tax exemption for 2009 since he works overseas now)
• Copy of our apartment lease (this is our old apt lease in US, our apt lease in China is only under his name)
• Copy of our joint utilities bills. (also our old US bills since all the bills in China is still under our landlord's name and we just deposited the money to the landlord's bank account)
• Copies of letters and Christmas cards we received. (both when we were still in the US & in China)
• Pictures of us together, with our friends and with our families.
• Copy of my iteneraries showing that I returned to the US within the time frame (within 6 months after we moved to China)
• Copy of my husband's work contract showing it is a temporary job.

When I read here I winced a little because we doesn't have as many evidences as some of you had use. Right now we doesn't have a health insurance since medical is very cheap in China and we just pay cash for everything but we still have our old health insurance paperworks from when he was still working in the US. We will also going to have a 'much belated' honeymoon in Bali sometimes this month and we'll include pictures and plane tickets too.

Do you think I will have problems with this?

Also, we had change our address before we move and using his parents address. Now, on the I-751 form which address should we use? I thought we put in our Chinese address then use his parents address on the Mailing Address part, is this correct?

Thank you so much for your help.

Indo_mommyFemaleIndonesia2009-01-31 21:09:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionComplicated Case

when / if you two are ready to move back to USA, file a I-130 via DCF in Jakarta at the USEM there. You'll be granted an IR-1 (10 year card ) then.

For now, to jump back and forth with tourist visa, you should be ok - just file at Jakarta - make sure the IO knows you have strong ties to return to Indonesia.

Good Luck !



That's what I heard too that we can apply for DCF. Do you know if I have to turn in the expired GC? I still carried it with me since it reminded me of so many things LOL.

Thanks for your answer and I wish you luck for you CR1 journey
Indo_mommyFemaleIndonesia2010-01-07 22:52:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionComplicated Case

Hi, just want to share a bit.
My dad used to have GC , and then he voluntarily gave up his GC because he resides permanently in Indonesia and can't visit the US every 6 months. Every now and then , he came to the US with tourist visa with no problem. Not sure if any question about PR was asked, but one thing for sure, he was always able to obtain one.


Thanks for sharing your dad's experience. I hope they won't give me a hard time if and when I do apply for a tourist visa.
Indo_mommyFemaleIndonesia2010-01-07 22:49:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionComplicated Case

If you are planning to continue to reside outside of the US, you will probably loose PR status, if you haven't already. You can loose it if your permanent address is considered to be outside of the US. If all you are going to do is visit, you would apply for a tourist visa. I'm not really sure how previously having PR status will complicate that process. It will no doubt come into consideration.


Thank you for your reply. Yes, we're planning on staying in Jakarta indefinitely so I know chances are I won't be able to keep my status in the US. Will probably have to call the US Embassy here and ask, if I can pass the sometimes-not-so-friendly-Indo-staff LOL. Thanks again!
Indo_mommyFemaleIndonesia2010-01-07 12:48:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionComplicated Case
Hi,

Haven't post here in ages, some of you (I doubt very many tho') would probably remember that my husband and I moved to Asia in 2008 at the time I had my Conditional GC.

When we were just a couple of months short before applying for Removal of Conditions, my husband literally lost his job in China due to the whole economic crisis. We decided then to returned to my home country of Indonesia and we couldn't apply for the removal conditions.

Now that my husband had got a good job here even got his permanent resident too I'm wondering what to do next as far as my status to the US? I just called the USCIS office and talked to a lady who told me that we could do the whole process all over again by applying for I-130 (or the DCF?) and explained the situation was beyond our control that we can't apply for removal of conditions. We're planning to live here awhile so we're in no rush to apply for the I-130. However, if lets say we are to visit the US for vacation, can I just apply for a tourist visa or that would be a problem?

Sorry if I posted this question in the wrong section, like I said it's a pretty complicated case we have here.

Thanks!
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