How long does it take for a temporary green card in the United States to become a formal green card?

There are several points to pay attention to when converting a temporary green card into a formal green card in the United States:

(1) When do you apply?

Generally speaking, the application for converting a temporary green card into a formal green card should be made before the second anniversary of obtaining a temporary green card. The immigration law allows applicants to apply three months in advance. According to the law, the Immigration Bureau is obliged to notify the applicant to file an application. Immigration usually sends a piece of paper to the applicant when the green card interview passes, indicating the time when the applicant applies for a formal green card. In addition, the applicant will not be notified separately. When the client gets a temporary green card, the legal service of the law firm has ended, and generally the client will not be informed unless the client signs a service contract with the lawyer. So applicants should remember to apply for a formal green card.

If the application time has passed, you can explain the reasons and reasons for the overdue application to the Immigration Bureau. Immigration sometimes accepts. However, applicants should try their best to apply before the green card expires. If the spouse of a citizen is unwilling to sign, the applicant can apply first. After the interview, if the spouse is willing, why * * * still participates in the interview.

(2) the place of application

Generally speaking, the application for converting a temporary green card into a full green card is submitted to one of the four sub-regional centers of the Immigration Bureau where the applicant is located. Applicants who live outside the United States do not have to return to the United States when applying. If the applicant is temporarily unable to return to the United States, he can explain the reasons for his inability to return to China in the application letter and ask the Immigration Bureau not to arrange an interview for the time being and notify the Immigration Bureau after returning to the United States.

(3) the completed forms and supporting materials

The form used to convert a temporary green card into a formal green card is I-75 1. After receiving the application, the Immigration Bureau will send a receipt to the applicant. The receipt will indicate that the applicant's temporary green card will be automatically extended for one year with this receipt. If the applicant leaves the United States, he can enter the United States with this receipt and expired green card when entering the country. If the application of I-75 1 has not been processed by the immigration office after the date on the receipt expires, the applicant may apply to the local immigration office for an extension. Usually, the Immigration Bureau will stamp the applicant's passport and extend the green card.

When applying, the following documents should be provided as far as possible (copies are enough):

Birth certificate of children born to husband and wife.

* * * Same bank account.

* * * The same credit card.

* * * Same as tax return.

Deed or lease, if the deed is signed by only one person, please ask the landlord to write a letter stating that they live here together. )

* * * Proof documents of cars and other properties owned by the same owner, such as insurance policies.

medical insurance

life insurance

If the above documents are not enough, you can ask your colleagues, friends or neighbors to write to prove their relationship. If the husband and wife are separated for various reasons, the following documents shall also be provided:

Both husband and wife provide testimony explaining why they are separated and when they will live together if it is only a temporary arrangement.

If you live in two places for work reasons, it can be explained by your work unit.

If you live in two places because you take care of your parents, you can find a doctor or hospital to explain.

Ask relatives and friends to testify about their marriage life.

Other documents proving that husband and wife live together, such as

-Telephone list

-E-mail

-airline tickets, hotel receipts and other documents that prove that they often meet.

(4) Types and methods of application

I-75 1 applications are generally submitted by both husband and wife. If the spouse of a citizen is unable or unwilling to sign, the applicant may apply on his own. Generally speaking, joint application by husband and wife has the following advantages:

Immigration will speed up the trial

The chances of a second interview will be lower.

If the application is rejected by the Immigration Bureau for various reasons, the Immigration Bureau shall bear the burden of proof in the subsequent immigration court and explain to the judge the reasons why I-75 1 application cannot be approved.

* * * If the application is rejected by the Immigration Bureau, the applicant can still apply unilaterally.

For the above reasons, if possible, it is best for both husband and wife to apply together. Even if there are problems in marriage or even temporary separation, as long as the marriage still exists, it is best to persuade the spouses of citizens to sign the I-75 1 form and attend the interview together. During the interview, as long as the marriage is true and there are problems after marriage, the Immigration Bureau will still approve the I-75 1 application.

If the husband and wife are separated, divorced, or for other reasons, the spouses of citizens are unwilling to apply together, why can the applicants apply on their own? The law involved in a separate application is complicated,