Accepted, Committed, Then Rejected — Over a Conditional Green Card?

[SkiwiSpooby]

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I just made a Reddit post about this too, but I want to get as many people to help me as possible. I’m pretty devastated right not after having several mental breakdowns.

I’m posting about an extremely unconventional situation. The school I committed to has a Commit to Enroll (CTE) deadline of 5/15, so I submitted my CTE not long ago. However, earlier today, the school informed me that because I currently hold a 2-year conditional green card, I do not meet the requirement to matriculate.

I’ve never heard of this happening to anyone before—after all, a green card is a green card. Everyone who obtains permanent residency through certain pathways starts with a conditional green card and then removes the condition after two years.

After doing some research, I found that the only mention of requiring an unconditional green card was in a Q&A section on the school’s website—not in their official admissions policy or materials.

To provide more context:
• I submitted my green card for review in February, and the school confirmed receipt as proof of permanent residency.
• I did not receive any communication regarding issues with my immigration status between then and now.
• I withdrew from my other offer on April 30th, in compliance with the AAMC deadline.
• I officially committed to this school on May 9th.
• I received the email disqualifying me on May 16th, one day after the CTE deadline.

The school offered me a one-year deferral, but based on current USCIS processing times, it’s unlikely that my unconditional green card will be approved in time.

TL;DR: The school notified me one day after the CTE deadline that I am ineligible to matriculate due to holding a conditional green card, even though they had confirmed my permanent residency status months ago.

 

[Jason1211]

As someone with minimal experience with actual law lol, I'd say you might have a legal case. Confirmation of receipt of proof of residency should clear the card as proof, as well as if it was not on any admissions materials too.

I'd also contact the other offer you withdrew from and explain your circumstance - see if maybe they'd let you onto their Waitlist in some capacity if space in their class opens up again too. Sorry this is happening to you, actually nuts to do this after so many AMCAS deadlines and put you in this situation

 

[wysdoc]

I just made a Reddit post about this too, but I want to get as many people to help me as possible. I’m pretty devastated right not after having several mental breakdowns.

I’m posting about an extremely unconventional situation. The school I committed to has a Commit to Enroll (CTE) deadline of 5/15, so I submitted my CTE not long ago. However, earlier today, the school informed me that because I currently hold a 2-year conditional green card, I do not meet the requirement to matriculate.

I’ve never heard of this happening to anyone before—after all, a green card is a green card. Everyone who obtains permanent residency through certain pathways starts with a conditional green card and then removes the condition after two years.

After doing some research, I found that the only mention of requiring an unconditional green card was in a Q&A section on the school’s website—not in their official admissions policy or materials.

To provide more context:
• I submitted my green card for review in February, and the school confirmed receipt as proof of permanent residency.
• I did not receive any communication regarding issues with my immigration status between then and now.
• I withdrew from my other offer on April 30th, in compliance with the AAMC deadline.
• I officially committed to this school on May 9th.
• I received the email disqualifying me on May 16th, one day after the CTE deadline.

The school offered me a one-year deferral, but based on current USCIS processing times, it’s unlikely that my unconditional green card will be approved in time.

TL;DR: The school notified me one day after the CTE deadline that I am ineligible to matriculate due to holding a conditional green card, even though they had confirmed my permanent residency status months ago.

I'm sorry this happened to you with the timing that it did.
I know of another applicant recently in the same circumstance - when their PR status was closely examined and found to have a 2-year expiration date, they were told this would cause a problem with admissibility. Fortunately for them, the permanent PR status came through near the beginning of the application year so the issue was resolved.

Discuss with your immigration attorney to see if anything can be done to expedite the permanence. If not, you may be stuck with deferring until next year.

 

[SkiwiSpooby]

I'm sorry this happened to you with the timing that it did.
I know of another applicant recently in the same circumstance - when their PR status was closely examined and found to have a 2-year expiration date, they were told this would cause a problem with admissibility. Fortunately for them, the permanent PR status came through near the beginning of the application year so the issue was resolved.

Discuss with your immigration attorney to see if anything can be done to expedite the permanence. If not, you may be stuck with deferring until next year.

Any chance I can negotiate with other schools and have them take me back? I do have 2 other offers that I dropped around Apr 30th

 

[SkiwiSpooby]

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As someone with minimal experience with actual law lol, I'd say you might have a legal case. Confirmation of receipt of proof of residency should clear the card as proof, as well as if it was not on any admissions materials too.

I'd also contact the other offer you withdrew from and explain your circumstance - see if maybe they'd let you onto their Waitlist in some capacity if space in their class opens up again too. Sorry this is happening to you, actually nuts to do this after so many AMCAS deadlines and put you in this situation

Thank you so much, I’ll call a lawyer in the morning!

 

[wysdoc]

@SkiwiSpooby,if you mean calling a lawyer as in "suing the school for telling you this information", that will not help your cause.
I don't think the PR status being permanent would be a condition for enrollment just at your school. No medical school wants to invest time and money in the education of a student if that student might become disqualified to stay in the US due to expired status and have to leave school.

If you have been working with an immigration attorney on your way to gaining permanent resident status in the US, that's the best source and the quickest because he already knows your family situation.

Disclaimer "not an attorney"

 

[SkiwiSpooby]

@SkiwiSpooby,if you mean calling a lawyer as in "suing the school for telling you this information", that will not help your cause.
I don't think the PR status being permanent would be a condition for enrollment just at your school. No medical school wants to invest time and money in the education of a student if that student might become disqualified to stay in the US due to expired status and have to leave school.

If you have been working with an immigration attorney on your way to gaining permanent resident status in the US, that's the best source and the quickest because he already knows your family situation.

Disclaimer "not an attorney"

All other medical schools are fine with the 2-year green card, I know plenty of people who went to med school on a conditional green card. This is not the norm. I am contacting a lawyer because this information was not listed clearly on MSAR or their website and they contacted me about it after the CTE had passed.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

OP: when you get a chance, message me in private with details. I can bring up the matter with the AAMC Committee on Admissions but I know it won't help you directly or immediately. This is important given the state of immigration now.

I assure you admissions teams hate rescinding offers.

 

[potato_chips]

Your understanding of the green card process is incorrect. It seems like your GC was obtained through marriage (Marriage under 2 years at time of approval) - hence your 2 year conditional green card, you will need to submit your I-751 when the time comes. A conditional green card isn't LPR yet.

Could the schools have been better about disclosing this? Probably.
Should you sue them? Probably not, but you can try. The onus was on you to understand the differences in requirements for admissions/matriculation for a citizen, non-citizen US national, LPR and alien.