One other caveat, My wife and I were married in another country and living in that country. We applied for the residence green card and received approval around 1 1/2 years later. We were allowed 6 months to move to the USA. I found the law that said if we presented to Immigration for residency 1 day after being married for 2 years my wife would receive a 10yr/permanent green card. We arrived and presented to Immigration for permission to enter 1 week after 2 years of marriage. She did receive the 10yr/permanent green card. There was a hiccup at the beginning because the Immigration officer at the airport was unaware of the 2 yr rule and she was issued at first a Temporary green card, to which I immediately contacted Immigration and was told the document to submit when a mistake was made. I don't remember the number or name of the document. It took a couple of months before getting a face to face with an Immigration officer who was not aware of the 2 yr rule until I showed it to her and she then changed the green card to a 10 yr/Permanent Residence card. That was 4 years ago now. After 2 years and 6 months in the USA I applied for her Citizenship and she became a Citizen 8 months later October of 2021 in Phoenix.
I hear what you are saying in regards to waiting until the I-751 is approved before applying for citizenship but I'm glad my husband applied for citizenship while waiting for the 1-751 approval because who knows how much longer the waiting for the citizenship interview would have been. What ended up happening was the he got a notice for the citizenship interview while 1-751 still pending and we did a combo 1-751/N-400 interview the same day. Thankfully everything went well with interviews and the exam and my husband now a US citizen.
that is not fair at all that they can just take as much time as they want and mess people up and what for is the 3 year marriage rule for citizenship if they take 3 years in some cases for issuing the GC so eventually it becomes 6 years.
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What if you get a conditional green card but you’ve been married more than two years I say that because a friend of mine his wife got a two-year conditional green card but they were married for two years and one month does that count?
Hello. I made the paperwork over 10 years ago but lost my USCIS number. I've spent hours waiting on the phone but no answer. I have not been notified but can't get my number to check online. Anyone knows how I could check my number??????
@Hacking Immigration Law, LLC, (Jim) What do we do with questions in i-485 form that are not relevant to the applicant? Leave it blank or write N/A (not applicable)? Your kind response will be highly appreciated. Thank you
My 4th of July weekend starts well: two status updates. "Case was Approved." (from Nebraska Service Center) and shortly after "Card is being produced.". And I thought my case would rot in hell. I think I can go with a good mood into the weekend. PD April 2020. I-485 receipt October 2020.
Hi! Please can you tell me if you went through an interview? Mine is still pending. They say my case is ready for an interview since 2020 but nothing happened till now
In the meantime. How long does it take the person who has applied for marriage green card to work? Does one have to get a green card in order to work? Or does the work authorizarion come before the green card?
You're right for those adjusting their status while present in US. For those who are interviewed overseas at an embassy and received CR1 visa, when they enter US at POE and CBP officer admits them in to US, that day You're resident since. So if your marriage is over 2 years when you enter USA on CR1 you will get IR1 status and 10 year Green Card. If you still receive 2 year Green Card it is mistake on part of USCIS. You can file i-90 to replace the Green Card. You have to send evidence to them when you were married and when did you enter USA.
This is how we enterd the USA after 2 years marriage and they made the mistake giving here a CR1 that we corrected through the I-90. We did have to show the Immigration officer their own rules for issuing the IR1. There's lots of Immigration rules and they don't know them all.
Just to verify, if my husband has his interview at the embassy in his home country and we have only been married for 18 months during the interview, as long as he enters the country after two years of being married, he will get the 10 year residency correct? I am on several facebook groups and they all say you have to be married for two years at the time of the interview.
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Have a nice day sir Jim.am a green card holder for 10 yrs and i can apply citizenship on 2025.i have a questions i have no work bcz am the one cares my bed ridden spouse.and how can i petition my unmarried son.that mu spouse is ssdi pensioner and excempted in paying tax bcz of his situition.and i want that my unmarried son can come so that he can work and can help us paying rentals.can u advise me.do we need sponsor for him?thank u so much.
Jim Hacking good afternoon from Nigeria. please Jim I sent you a message concerning my case. leidy is not responding to me and my husband mail. and we are worried about it.
Morning. I have been deported back to my home country. My spouse is a green card holder and I have two kids with her, is been 3 years since I have been removed from the US. Will I be able to apply for admission in the US again?
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Wait, so I could have just waited after 2 years of marriage to apply for 485 and gotten a 10 year GC instead of applying right after our marriage and now having to pay for the renewal?
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I applied for my I-751 in 2019. On November 4, 2020, they told me that my case is ready to be interviewed but till now nothing happened. My 24 months expired. What should I do
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I want to 100% understand and I still feel like I don't know the clear cut answer. I am USC and my husband is UK Citizen. Our 2 year anniversary is 5 months away. We are now at the NVC stage. If my husband has his interview and approved in 3 months but we decide to wait for him to move here after our anniversary does he get the 10 year green card? Thank you
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Thankyou , been married going on 4 years this year . for some personal reason , pandemic and my mom get sick , finally we process my application this month and been waiting for my receipt . Im wondering about I’m getting a 10 yr Green Card ..
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@@HackingImmigrationLawLLC sir I came in the usa after 2 years of marriage and my residence since date issued after 2 years of marriage but they give me 2 years of green card, please help me sir, what should I do, I want to contact with you.
If I’m an SL6 applicant, whose green card was approved, will I receive a 10-year green card or a 2-year green card? I recieved the approval notice; however, I’m doubtful if they made a mistake by saying that I’ll receive a 10-year green card. Please let me know, I’ll appreciate it very much 😊
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what If me and my girlfriend have been living together for about 4 years now and have a way to prove it, and I marry her recently. Can those 4 years count also or does it have to be marriage only?
Sir i have a question i came in the usa after 2 years of marriage residence issued date was 2 years of marriage but they gave me 2 years green card why? Please let me know sir.
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Tell me about it. Over 2 years and she finally got the “interview” at the embassy and they denied her because they did not accept my divorce documents as the originals. Since we are still living in Colombia, it means I have to make a special trip all the way to Albuquerque since the court will not give just anyone those documents. And because they took so long, she came to visit me often on a tourist visa and that is a problem because they suspect she was working or some garbage like that. So they flagged her application and I guess they need some other documents now as well. No, we just tried to be together! Dam idiots. So do you help people out here?
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Sir please help me my residen issued date after 2 years of marriage, i should have get 10 years green card, why they give me 2 years please help me sir.I want to contact with you.
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One other caveat, My wife and I were married in another country and living in that country. We applied for the residence green card and received approval around 1 1/2 years later. We were allowed 6 months to move to the USA. I found the law that said if we presented to Immigration for residency 1 day after being married for 2 years my wife would receive a 10yr/permanent green card. We arrived and presented to Immigration for permission to enter 1 week after 2 years of marriage. She did receive the 10yr/permanent green card. There was a hiccup at the beginning because the Immigration officer at the airport was unaware of the 2 yr rule and she was issued at first a Temporary green card, to which I immediately contacted Immigration and was told the document to submit when a mistake was made. I don't remember the number or name of the document. It took a couple of months before getting a face to face with an Immigration officer who was not aware of the 2 yr rule until I showed it to her and she then changed the green card to a 10 yr/Permanent Residence card. That was 4 years ago now. After 2 years and 6 months in the USA I applied for her Citizenship and she became a Citizen 8 months later October of 2021 in Phoenix.
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I hear what you are saying in regards to waiting until the I-751 is approved before applying for citizenship but I'm glad my husband applied for citizenship while waiting for the 1-751 approval because who knows how much longer the waiting for the citizenship interview would have been. What ended up happening was the he got a notice for the citizenship interview while 1-751 still pending and we did a combo 1-751/N-400 interview the same day. Thankfully everything went well with interviews and the exam and my husband now a US citizen.
Good video. like your objectivity. ❤
Thank you
that is not fair at all that they can just take as much time as they want and mess people up and what for is the 3 year marriage rule for citizenship if they take 3 years in some cases for issuing the GC so eventually it becomes 6 years.
How successful is expediting an i751?
Do we know how long for a family based green card?
Jim, great videos and information. My I130 petition is in review status for over 2 months. How long does it take for a decision? Thanks
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hi i want to know if there any news on permanent green card cost or if there need to change i live in ny ny restire resident thanks
What if you get a conditional green card but you’ve been married more than two years I say that because a friend of mine his wife got a two-year conditional green card but they were married for two years and one month does that count?
Hello. I made the paperwork over 10 years ago but lost my USCIS number. I've spent hours waiting on the phone but no answer. I have not been notified but can't get my number to check online. Anyone knows how I could check my number??????
How long it will be take PR visa sir
The 24months extension they gave me expired
@Hacking Immigration Law, LLC, (Jim) What do we do with questions in i-485 form that are not relevant to the applicant? Leave it blank or write N/A (not applicable)? Your kind response will be highly appreciated. Thank you
My 4th of July weekend starts well: two status updates. "Case was Approved." (from Nebraska Service Center) and shortly after "Card is being produced.". And I thought my case would rot in hell.
I think I can go with a good mood into the weekend.
PD April 2020. I-485 receipt October 2020.
Congratulations, a good way to celebrate in this month of July
Hi! Please can you tell me if you went through an interview?
Mine is still pending.
They say my case is ready for an interview since 2020 but nothing happened till now
@@sandrinevaleriekienou7105 It was EB-3. Employment based. No interview as I brought no dependents.
Thank you so much
Hello I'm getting married to a US citizen and I'm on an f1 visa, can I sponsor myself ?
In the meantime. How long does it take the person who has applied for marriage green card to work? Does one have to get a green card in order to work? Or does the work authorizarion come before the green card?
work authorization comes first usually
I applied August 25th, I received my work permit September 28th. I did Biometrics on September 23rd by the way.
You're right for those adjusting their status while present in US. For those who are interviewed overseas at an embassy and received CR1 visa, when they enter US at POE and CBP officer admits them in to US, that day You're resident since. So if your marriage is over 2 years when you enter USA on CR1 you will get IR1 status and 10 year Green Card. If you still receive 2 year Green Card it is mistake on part of USCIS. You can file i-90 to replace the Green Card. You have to send evidence to them when you were married and when did you enter USA.
This is how we enterd the USA after 2 years marriage and they made the mistake giving here a CR1 that we corrected through the I-90. We did have to show the Immigration officer their own rules for issuing the IR1. There's lots of Immigration rules and they don't know them all.
Just to verify, if my husband has his interview at the embassy in his home country and we have only been married for 18 months during the interview, as long as he enters the country after two years of being married, he will get the 10 year residency correct? I am on several facebook groups and they all say you have to be married for two years at the time of the interview.
@@jmorpez3507 you have to be married over two years once he enters United States to get IR1 entry on their passport.
@@shabbirs thank you.
What if you apply for your AOS via the Cuban Adjustment Act and you have been married for less than 2 years. What type of green card can I expect?
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Have a nice day sir Jim.am a green card holder for 10 yrs and i can apply citizenship on 2025.i have a questions i have no work bcz am the one cares my bed ridden spouse.and how can i petition my unmarried son.that mu spouse is ssdi pensioner and excempted in paying tax bcz of his situition.and i want that my unmarried son can come so that he can work and can help us paying rentals.can u advise me.do we need sponsor for him?thank u so much.
Jim Hacking good afternoon from Nigeria. please Jim I sent you a message concerning my case. leidy is not responding to me and my husband mail. and we are worried about it.
Morning. I have been deported back to my home country. My spouse is a green card holder and I have two kids with her, is been 3 years since I have been removed from the US. Will I be able to apply for admission in the US again?
Thanks for commenting! If you're needing a quick answer to your question I recommend checking out Mr. Hacking's Immigration Answers Live Show. He hosts it Monday-Thursday. He'll be available that hour for free advice! Tune in through our RUclips or Facebook!
Wait, so I could have just waited after 2 years of marriage to apply for 485 and gotten a 10 year GC instead of applying right after our marriage and now having to pay for the renewal?
I file I 751 dec 2020 not till aprovel texas centre how long time I will waiting
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I applied for my I-751 in 2019.
On November 4, 2020, they told me that my case is ready to be interviewed but till now nothing happened.
My 24 months expired.
What should I do
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What time is the live show???
Thank you so much
I want to 100% understand and I still feel like I don't know the clear cut answer. I am USC and my husband is UK Citizen. Our 2 year anniversary is 5 months away. We are now at the NVC stage. If my husband has his interview and approved in 3 months but we decide to wait for him to move here after our anniversary does he get the 10 year green card? Thank you
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Based on your question, Pls what did your spouse finally receive? Ten or two years green card ?
Thankyou , been married going on 4 years this year . for some personal reason , pandemic and my mom get sick , finally we process my application this month and been waiting for my receipt . Im wondering about I’m getting a 10 yr Green Card ..
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@@HackingImmigrationLawLLC sir I came in the usa after 2 years of marriage and my residence since date issued after 2 years of marriage but they give me 2 years of green card, please help me sir, what should I do, I want to contact with you.
If I’m an SL6 applicant, whose green card was approved, will I receive a 10-year green card or a 2-year green card? I recieved the approval notice; however, I’m doubtful if they made a mistake by saying that I’ll receive a 10-year green card. Please let me know, I’ll appreciate it very much 😊
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what If me and my girlfriend have been living together for about 4 years now and have a way to prove it, and I marry her recently. Can those 4 years count also or does it have to be marriage only?
Hi Gio. That time would not count. The actual marriage is what starts the clock. Jim
Sir i have a question i came in the usa after 2 years of marriage residence issued date was 2 years of marriage but they gave me 2 years green card why? Please let me know sir.
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Tell me about it. Over 2 years and she finally got the “interview” at the embassy and they denied her because they did not accept my divorce documents as the originals. Since we are still living in Colombia, it means I have to make a special trip all the way to Albuquerque since the court will not give just anyone those documents. And because they took so long, she came to visit me often on a tourist visa and that is a problem because they suspect she was working or some garbage like that. So they flagged her application and I guess they need some other documents now as well. No, we just tried to be together! Dam idiots. So do you help people out here?
Crazy 🙁
My i 751 pending in dec 2020 texas filed pls when will I got ten years
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Lots of thanks
my daughter stuff sent in to visa center from March in Jamaica until now no response
I need help sir please 🙏 I should be living in the shelter thank you sir ....
Sir please help me my residen issued date after 2 years of marriage, i should have get 10 years green card, why they give me 2 years please help me sir.I want to contact with you.
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The 3 years marriage rule should be abolished, especially for those who have waited for so long in order for them to get their first green card...
I applied for my green card and got approved in 1 month
Congratulations!