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Originally Posted by gebodupa
10 year permanent residency is just a regular GC, just valid for 10 years. They do expire and you have to renew them and you are not free and clear. Some committed crimes and other offenses can result in the rejection of the renewal petition, (however misdemeanors fall under "petty crime" exemption; one time exemption though from what i read). You can say its "conditional" on good behavior. Some people choose not to apply for the USC for whatever reasons and then they just have that for the rest of their lives.
By the extra year I meant that we have to wait 6 for the USC application instead of standard 5 for regular PRs.
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oh i see what you are saying. You told kenny earlier to read the text of the bill. In the Bill there is no mention of 10 years.
So what he said was from the bill.
On another note, yes, you are right. Green card is only for 10 years and needs renewing. But that is not stated in the DA bill, but rather just the law.
And yes, you are right on the rest of your post as well
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So to not confuse any one,
After the 6 years of conditional residency, you get Perm residency. Then right away you can apply for USC. The 6 years counts toward that, so you would get your USC soon after.
And the ten year, is just how long a green card is valid.