Hello,
I am in california. I have been working on H1 for more than 5 years. I got married to a U.S citizen. We married this January 2002. We applied for Permanent Residency based on marriage to a citizen on July 2002. We were called for Interview on November. I was told that I will be receiving a conditional green card for 2 years (as our marriage is less than 2 years old. To our undertstanding, a 10 year greencard is granted initially only if the couple is married atleast two years before applying for permanent residency). But within 4 weeks, I was mailed my Permanent REsident card for 10 years with category IR6. So I was surprised and contacted my lawyer and he asked me to talk to a INS officer in the regional INS center. So talked to them, and they said that there is no mistake, and that it is ok. I even asked them to verify with their system, and they said it is not required and everything is fine, and I don't need to apply for Removal of conditions as the card is for 10 years.
Now the part I don't understand is "How did I get eligible for this 10 year card without a 2 year conditional one?" . Some people say, don't sweat on it (including the information officer at INS - Not the actual Officer) and just go with. My lawyer doesn't have any idea either. I'm a software engineer. Is there any other conditions based on certain criteria allow me to get a 10 year card like this? Should I be worried that later it will come back to me with problems? Please let me know.
Thanks
I am in california. I have been working on H1 for more than 5 years. I got married to a U.S citizen. We married this January 2002. We applied for Permanent Residency based on marriage to a citizen on July 2002. We were called for Interview on November. I was told that I will be receiving a conditional green card for 2 years (as our marriage is less than 2 years old. To our undertstanding, a 10 year greencard is granted initially only if the couple is married atleast two years before applying for permanent residency). But within 4 weeks, I was mailed my Permanent REsident card for 10 years with category IR6. So I was surprised and contacted my lawyer and he asked me to talk to a INS officer in the regional INS center. So talked to them, and they said that there is no mistake, and that it is ok. I even asked them to verify with their system, and they said it is not required and everything is fine, and I don't need to apply for Removal of conditions as the card is for 10 years.
Now the part I don't understand is "How did I get eligible for this 10 year card without a 2 year conditional one?" . Some people say, don't sweat on it (including the information officer at INS - Not the actual Officer) and just go with. My lawyer doesn't have any idea either. I'm a software engineer. Is there any other conditions based on certain criteria allow me to get a 10 year card like this? Should I be worried that later it will come back to me with problems? Please let me know.
Thanks
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