Everybody has to go to local office to get stamp???

[ilovedram 0]

Hi guys

I have a question.

My GC will be expired on August 23th but I have one year extention letter from that date.

Many people go to their local office and get stamp on thier passport.

Do I have to get stamp too???

Everybody has to do this??? I am confused...

Thanks in advance

[David & Hristina 2]

You don't have to get the stamp.

Your expired GC, along with the extension letter, is proof of your status.

You can still anything you normally do as a LPR, including international travel. Just be sure to take both the GC and extension letter!

Edited August 4, 2009 by David & Hristina

[Otto 83]

You don't have to get the stamp.

Your expired GC, along with the extension letter, is proof of your status.

You can still anything you normally do as a LPR, including international travel. Just be sure to take both the GC and extension letter!

Yup...

Edited August 4, 2009 by Otto und Karin

[Ree 9]

I got a stamp, but it was when my extension letter was about to expire.

[ilovedram 0]

Thanks , David&Hristina, Otto& Karen, Ree

So, you need to get the stamp only when your one year extention is expired???

Am I right??

You don't have to get the stamp.

Your expired GC, along with the extension letter, is proof of your status.

You can still anything you normally do as a LPR, including international travel. Just be sure to take both the GC and extension letter!

[Ree 9]

Thanks , David&Hristina, Otto& Karen, Ree

So, you need to get the stamp only when your one year extention is expired???

Am I right??

Yes, you are right.

[flutter95 4]

People only get the stamp if they never recieved an extension letter or if the extension letter is about to about to expire. I went and got the stamp due to no extension letter in the mail. But you should be all good!

[ilovedram 0]

Thanks , Ree and Flutter 95

I am relieved.

Thanks again

[Kiwi & Me 0]

People only get the stamp if they never recieved an extension letter or if the extension letter is about to about to expire. I went and got the stamp due to no extension letter in the mail. But you should be all good!

How does getting a stamp if you never received an extension letter work?

My wife and I realized today, while she was getting her driver's license renewed, that her green card was set to expire at the end of the week. I'd already been working on the I-751 package, and we got it in the mail today, but the DMV won't renew her driver's license until they have proof of the extension.

I realize that we'll probably get the letter in the mail in a couple weeks, but since she doesn't really want to drive to work on an expired license, is there any way to get the local USCIS office to give her something in the meantime (i.e. a stamp like mentioned above) so she can get her driver's license renewed?

Yeah, I know we should have just gotten it in before now, but the expiration date kinda snuck up on us...we just bought our first house together (Yay!), then had it broken into (boo!), and the anniversary/expiration date kinda snuck up on us while everything else was going on.

Thanks for the help!

[Kathryn41 3,205]

You can try but it is unlikely they will issue the stamp as the NOA is expected. The stamp is only issued if there is a clear need for it such as no proof or travelling to a country that has previously exhibited difficulties with the extension letter. They would probably say that the letter will be in soon and you can take care of the DL at that time. Still, it is worth a try. The worst they can do is say no, and you never know, you might find them sympathetic.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

To accomodate even the biggest procrastintors, the Feds have created the 90 day window. If your wife waited until day 87 or 88, jump on the train when the doors about to close, she'll have to excercise patience.

You stated your wife noticed that her green card was about to expire. I find that a remarkable statement. I venture to guess that 99% of the people walking in her shoes have that date burned into their memory, and think about it over and over and over again. I've been counting the days until I could file for many months.

As I said, remarkable. She's just lucky that she didn't miss that date. Then again, New Zealand is a beautiful place to live, and I really mean that in a favorable way.