What happens if our I-797 expires?

If you timely filed your I-829, you should be OK. You may need to get a certain stamp in your passport to show you still have conditional status, even as the I-829 is pending.

You can make an appointment at the local USCIS office and request an extension of the notice to allow you and the family to remain in the United States, be employed, and be able to travel back into the United States.

If your I-829 is still pending, you should make an InfoPass appointment at your local USCIS field office or support center and obtain an I-551 stamp to extend your status.

You can extend the evidence of your conditional lawful permanent residency by making an InfoPass appointment and obtaining a stamp indicating that your I-797 has been extended for at least one year.

You need to contact USCIS for another extension. The delay is through no fault of your own.

Prior to the expiry of your I-797 extension, you should make an INFOPASS appointment and request I-551 stamps in your passports. These will generally extend your status for another 12 months for the duration of the I-829 processing.

You can go to USCIS and apply for an ADIT stamp temporary green card extension.

You should make an InfoPass appointment on USCIS's website. Bring your passport, I-829 receipt notice and expired green card. The officer there can give a stamp in your passport to extend your conditional residency.

Before the one year period ends, make an appointment at a local U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Field Office and have your passport stamped for an additional year. Also, ask for the status of the removal of conditions.

Currently, USCIS is reporting that I-829 adjudication is more than 20 months. Thus, the one year extension that the I-797 provides is woefully inadequate. As your one year extension nears expiration, you should take that receipt notice and print out the USCIS processing time for I-829s and make an InfoPass appointment at the nearest USCIS office to get your passport stamped for another one year to show that you remain as a conditional resident pending I-829 adjudication.