We filed the I-751 to get my husbands status changed to permanent resident. We got a notice today saying that they extended his conditional residency for a year and that he would be sent an appointment to get his fingerprints, photo and signature done. Can anybody tell me what in the world is going on?
We sent off to make my husband a permanent resident and instead he got a one year extension?
Several things could be going on. His original fingerprints, photo and signature may just be too old to use at this point and they need to reprocess. Because of that, they are extending him 1 more year in order to get it all redone. That is my guess as to what is going on.
However, it could be that something questionable has come up regarding your husband. It may be that there is some confusion over his name. Someone else may have stolen his identity at some time. Something in his background may have red flagged. You never know.
We sent off to make my husband a permanent resident and instead he got a one year extension?
Lori K is pretty much correct.
Just don't forget, immigration is a extreme hot-button issue now. People are fed-up so things are cracking down. If your husband is clean, you have no worries--you just need patience.
The evidence send with application is somewhat insufficient but not that bad so they don't turn you down but put a hold on you for another year. By the end of this term, if you guys are still married, then he will get permanent card.
Many couples are in the same boat... don't worry..
Don't worry. You always need to redo biometrics when filing to lift the I-751. The USCIS is backed up and extended his status until they have time to schedule him for the appointment. I am a visa processor with http://www.ezvisa.us
These days USCIS is backlogged with too many processing. I heard several people's cases similar situation as you are. At the end of your 1 year extension, you can file either 10 year permanent resident card, or you can file for the citizenship, which most of people I heard are going with.
You can go to VisaJourney.com to read and get information of people like you. Good luck.
