Processing Delays Create Need To Extend Validity Of Certain Expired Green Cards

In response to continued lengthy processing delays, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted guidance in early September offering an extension to the time certain processing receipts (Form I-797) may be used as evidence of lawful status, for conditional permanent residents that have pending applications. Conditional permanent resident status is granted for a two-year period of time to individuals that received their status through marrying a U.S. citizen, or through job creation and investment via the EB-5 program. Dependent children can also receive such conditional resident status.  In order to remove the restricted conditions on their residency, these residents must file Form I-751 or Form I-829 petitions to prove they have fulfilled the necessary requirements.