I551Stamp Question

[BaltoBuy 0]

Hello,

I got a pending I751 waiver at Vermont service center. I'm planning on travelling overseas this coming July, so I made an info pass last week & got an I551 stamp in my passport, but I've noticed that EAC number that she wrote down below my Alien # on passport does not match my receipt number on Biometrcis & Extension letter!! Is this normal? would it be a problem at POE coming back? I don't know how they came up with that number. I made another info pass for next thursday but it will be a hassle w/ work! it's a waste of time.

Thanks,

[YuAndDan 153]

Yes, Biometrics tend to have a different number than the actual case being processed by USCIS.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

The number written below my I-551 stamp for my I-751 is the number that is written on the back of my cheque. I never received an NOA1 so have no idea if the number would be the same or different on the extension letter. It is different than my biometrics number.

Edited May 28, 2008 by Kathryn41

[poons02 0]

Hello,

I got a pending I751 waiver at Vermont service center. I'm planning on travelling overseas this coming July, so I made an info pass last week & got an I551 stamp in my passport, but I've noticed that EAC number that she wrote down below my Alien # on passport does not match my receipt number on Biometrcis & Extension letter!! Is this normal? would it be a problem at POE coming back? I don't know how they came up with that number. I made another info pass for next thursday but it will be a hassle w/ work! it's a waste of time.

Thanks,

Hi BaltoBuy, I am trying for the same I-551 stamp too. I went to the San Francisco USCIS with Infopass last week and they refused to give me I-551 stamp. They said with the I-797 and expired green card I can travel internationally and will not have issues coming back to the US.

Please help, how did you manage to get the I-551 stamp? Some people say it is ok for me to travel without I-551 stamp, some are advising me against it. I am confused and need help.

What did you say at the Vermont service center to get the I-551 stamp? Please help.

[BaltoBuy 0]

Hello,

I got a pending I751 waiver at Vermont service center. I'm planning on travelling overseas this coming July, so I made an info pass last week & got an I551 stamp in my passport, but I've noticed that EAC number that she wrote down below my Alien # on passport does not match my receipt number on Biometrcis & Extension letter!! Is this normal? would it be a problem at POE coming back? I don't know how they came up with that number. I made another info pass for next thursday but it will be a hassle w/ work! it's a waste of time.

Thanks,

Hi BaltoBuy, I am trying for the same I-551 stamp too. I went to the San Francisco USCIS with Infopass last week and they refused to give me I-551 stamp. They said with the I-797 and expired green card I can travel internationally and will not have issues coming back to the US.

Please help, how did you manage to get the I-551 stamp? Some people say it is ok for me to travel without I-551 stamp, some are advising me against it. I am confused and need help.

What did you say at the Vermont service center to get the I-551 stamp? Please help.

Hello Poons,

Yes I went to my local office in Baltimore & got a stamp in my passport without hassle. I had to wait about 1 hour to get my passport back stamped. So not sure about SF but I saw lot of people on that day getting their passport stamped. Also, I got my stamp in Baltimore not Vermont!! I've travelled before with my expired green card & extension letter & I had no issues coming back!! Don't worry about it you will be fine.

Kathryn My Biometrics & Extension NOA letters have the same receipt number!! they're not different. So I don't know why is that!!

[Illinois 0]

Hello,

I got a pending I751 waiver at Vermont service center. I'm planning on travelling overseas this coming July, so I made an info pass last week & got an I551 stamp in my passport, but I've noticed that EAC number that she wrote down below my Alien # on passport does not match my receipt number on Biometrcis & Extension letter!! Is this normal? would it be a problem at POE coming back? I don't know how they came up with that number. I made another info pass for next thursday but it will be a hassle w/ work! it's a waste of time.

Thanks,

The stamp on my passport is followed only by the "A# CR6." There is a 5-digit number beneath the "valid until" datae. But it is a pre-printed on the stamp. Isn't the A# the important piece of information?

Hi BaltoBuy, I am trying for the same I-551 stamp too. I went to the San Francisco USCIS with Infopass last week and they refused to give me I-551 stamp. They said with the I-797 and expired green card I can travel internationally and will not have issues coming back to the US.

When does your letter of extension expire? Any time soon? If not, you should be able to re-enter the country.