I just received the “Welcome Notice” which says that my “application for permanent residence has been approved” and that I “should receive it (new Permanent Resident Card) within the next 3 weeks”. Although I’m really pleased to see this notice, I’m a little confused about the following sentences in the letter.
“Your new card will expire two years from when you became a permanent resident. By law your resident status is conditional, and you must apply to remove those conditions before your card expires. We recommend you apply several months before your card expires”.
I thought the conditional permanent resident status is for marriage based applications. My case is based on NIW. I am the primary petitioner in this case, although my wife got her application approved 3 years ago, as a secondary petitioner. And her status is not conditional. I’m just wondering why my status is conditional. Does this have anything to do with my probably still ongoing background investigation? Is this conditional status common to cases like mine?
Thanks for any suggestions and comments.
My PD is 2/26/2003
“Your new card will expire two years from when you became a permanent resident. By law your resident status is conditional, and you must apply to remove those conditions before your card expires. We recommend you apply several months before your card expires”.
I thought the conditional permanent resident status is for marriage based applications. My case is based on NIW. I am the primary petitioner in this case, although my wife got her application approved 3 years ago, as a secondary petitioner. And her status is not conditional. I’m just wondering why my status is conditional. Does this have anything to do with my probably still ongoing background investigation? Is this conditional status common to cases like mine?
Thanks for any suggestions and comments.
My PD is 2/26/2003