No reason to be scared, but still. Removing conditions interview!

Congrats, that's excellent news!  Although kind of annoying that you ahve to go in at all for that!!!

Uh, oh, what happens in 10 years? 

You have to renew the green card - it only needs the filing of the I-90 though, no other rigmarole to go through.

Congratulations to Hubby, Marlespo!

You have to renew the green card - it only needs the filing of the I-90 though, no other rigmarole to go through.

Is that only if the expat doesn't apply for citizenship in the meantime?

Is that only if the expat doesn't apply for citizenship in the meantime?

Yep. Though they would still be a permanent resident even if the green card was not renewed - the status stays as long as they meet all the conditions.

I filed an I-90 in July 2002 when my 10-year green card expired...it fell through the cracks somehow and I never got a new green card (had to keep getting "temporary" stamps in my passport every year instead, which was such a PITA.)  I finally said "sod it" and got my US citizenship in 2005 instead...having a passport was much better than a new green card!

But that's a pretty off-the-wall case, the rest of my family filed I-90s too and got their cards renewed without a problem.

Congrats to your hubby Marlespo!

Thanks everyone. Now on to citizenship!! I suppose I should find out about all that for him.

And yep, his green card is distinctly beige. And really amazingly complicated - I'm super impressed with their attempts at making it impossible to counterfeit!!

Congratulations!