IR6 Category GC clarification

[nitinp23]

Apoligies for having posted in another forum before.

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8th March 2006, 11:36 AM
nitinp23
Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: NYC
Posts: 14


Received the GC/I 551 yday (03/07/06)

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Ok..i am happy yet a little confused.

Timeline: After filing for I485, I130 (marriage to USC) on 12/5/03, I was called for an interview on 2/14/06 (NYC) where the officer approved our case verbally and indicated that I'd receive card within 4 weeks and he wasnt kidding! I did receive the card on March 7th,2006 althought the approval date on the card says 02/14/06. A beautiful valentines day gift in retrospect

Now my question - My GC was based on marraige 09/06/03 and my card was approved 02/14/06. The expiration on the card is sometime in 2016. Going through the documentation on the USCIS website A GC is conditional only if the case was approved when marraige was less than 2 years and card was granted before the 2 year mark. After which you would have to file I751 for removing conditional clause removed.

From the looks of things, I didnt get a conditional GC but a regular GC. Am I correct? Is there a visual difference between a regular GC and a conditional GC?
Also I didnt get anything stampted on my passport for what ever reason. Should I be concerned.

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After reading a couple more posts this is the conclusions I've come to -
- I need not get my passport stamped as I already have my GC, but it may have been useful in time period when the case was approved (2/14/06) and the date I received my card(3/7/06)
- The category on my GC is "IR6" which is a 10 year card that does not require a renewal at the 2 year mark. The "CR6" category GC requires the 2 year renewal.

Please let me know if anybody has a take on this.
Thanks Much

--------------------------------------------------------------------------Last edited by nitinp23 : 8th March 2006 at 12:56 PM. Reason: further research..

I was wondering if the forum moderators/experts could opine on the IR6 cateogry and help me clarify with certainity around the subject.

Much Appreciated