Question about conditional green card

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preethav

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My husband and I were married last year on November 23rd, so we're close to our first year anniversary. I have my I-485 interview scheduled for August 22nd. Providing my interview goes well, and I have my conditional green card ordered:

1.) For how long will the conditional green card be valid - upto 2 years from the date I receive it, or until November 23, 2009 (2 years from date of marriage)?

2.) When can I apply to remove the conditional status? 90 days before the expiration of the conditional green card, or 90 days before my 2nd wedding anniversary?

I'm a little confused here, as to whether I can remove the conditional status 2 years after wedding, or 2 years after receiving conditional green card. Advise appreciated.

Thanks,
Preetha
 
preethav said:
1.) For how long will the conditional green card be valid - upto 2 years from the date I receive it, or until November 23, 2009 (2 years from date of marriage)?
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2 yrs from the issue date

preethav said:
2.) When can I apply to remove the conditional status? 90 days before the expiration of the conditional green card, or 90 days before my 2nd wedding anniversary?
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90 days before the expiration of the conditional green card
 
Drat. I was hoping you'd say 2 years of marriage, not 2 years of conditional GC. Oh well. Thanks for the info anyway.
 
preethav said:
Drat. I was hoping you'd say 2 years of marriage, not 2 years of conditional GC. Oh well. Thanks for the info anyway.
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I'm just curious - why does this matter so much to you? The sarcastic little devil on my shoulder says it's because you thought you could ditch your OH more quickly, but I tuned him out.

Just curious, because in reality, it makes very little difference to you - CPR and LPR are not different at all in terms of practical matters.
 
pianoplayer said:
Just curious, because in reality, it makes very little difference to you - CPR and LPR are not different at all in terms of practical matters.
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Correct. But in my opinion the biggest difference is that with a CPR you have to deal with USCIS for another period, go to interviews, pay additional fee and so on.
 
The reason I was hoping I could get rid of the conditional status soon, is so that I can get closer to citizenship. My parents have expressed a desire to come live with me (they're in India), and I'd like to bring them here as soon as possible (being a citizen really makes that process faster). That's the only reason I'm in a hurry.

It's my understanding that the way to citizenship is to get my conditional GC, get a permanent GC 2 years after that, and then a year after getting a permanent GC to apply for citizenship. Am I wrong?
 
Whether you are a conditional or an unconditional resident does not matter for the purposes of naturalization. Time as an unconditional resident counts towards the three years. As a matter of fact, even if your conditions are not removed yet (but applied for), you can still apply for citizenship.
 
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