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[pfcwife23]

well i recieve a conditional greencard on march of this year because my husband and i was not married over 2 years.. any way he is in the military and i had orders from the government that i am to pcs to okinawa japan with him which is where i am on the base.. i know you cant over stay more than a year, abd i am planning to go back to america on janurary to get my passport stamp, stay 1 week and i have to come back over.. what i am so scared of when i do go for my greencard to release me from those conditions will this travelling be a problem.. also i need to know when can i file to get the conditions taken off do i have to wait for three months before the expireing date or can i start the process when i reach down there.. thank you for your time

[Marie]

you need to file before the 2nd anniversary of when you got your card. You can file anytime in the 90days before it expires but you HAVE to file BEFORE it expires or you will have to start all over.

I am not sure about traveling while the conditions are being removed.


Here is a link about removing the conditions:

clicky (http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=54db96981298d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCR D&vgnextchannel=4f719c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1 RCRD)

[pfcwife23]

thank you for answering this is such a scary place to be in but when i do go back this last time i will get the paper work for the document i have to fill out and i can send all the paper work of our marriage to each other and my pcs orders and his own so they will now i cant really come down for the interview if he cant get time off.. i am scared that something goes bad but all i can do about it is pray and do what i have to ... the time my greencard expire is 2009 so i will talk to my lawyer and see if i can do it this early and tell immigration why it has to be this early


thank you again

[Marie]

You shouldn't need an interview for the removal of conditions. If they do call you for an interview at this point, it usually means that they have doubts on the validity of the marriage.

[IBMMuseum]

...any way he is in the military and i had orders from the government that i am to pcs to okinawa japan with him which is where i am on the base...

You may want to have your husband's command look over http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/i5500_14.pdf (it talks of submitting requests for you to even gain U.S. citizenship if you accompany your husband overseas)...

[IBMMuseum]

You may want to have your husband's command look over http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/i5500_14.pdf (it talks of submitting requests for you to even gain U.S. citizenship quickly if you accompany your husband overseas)...

The actual DD-1278 form is at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/infomgt/forms/eforms/dd1278.pdf

In the 5500.14 directive, you are interested in "E2.3":

You file the DD-1278 after received from the command to the closest CIS office with an N-400, three identical photographs, an FD-258 fingerprint card (the "Security Manager" at your husband's command will have these and able to fingerprint you), and a G-325...

Too easy...

Ask any questions if you need to...

Former Army Sergeant and current Navy Petty Officer...