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Here is a warning to those who travel with I-551 stamp obtained from USCIS office in place of actual GC.

If you are departing from a small airport in a foreign country and going to US, allow plenty of extra time for your connecting flights.

Reason is this:

Many airport staff have no idea what this stamp means. It may take a long time for them to figure out that you are actually allowed back to the US. In my case, the smaller non-international airport decided that they can check me in on a flight to Madrid-Barajas, but not to my final destination in the US. As a result I missed my flight to the US. It took 2 hour and 6 counters in Madrid to decide that mistake was made and that I should be placed on the next plane back home.

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March'07 NOA1 date, case transferred to CSC

June'07 NOA2 per USCIS website!

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Thanks rika60607 for sharing this info. I just started looking at 'traveling without green card' option. My husband and I plan to travel to Canada within a month of his arrival and we're looking at what documents will be required in place of GC....

IR-5 - for Mom
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08/27/2012 - Sent Application
08/28/2012 - NOA1 date
08/31/2012 - Received email from USCIS saying the package is accepted
09/11/2012 - Received a letter saying case transferred Lee's Summit, MO
02/15/2013 - Received an email saying case is approved
02/22/2013 - I-130 NOA2 hard copy received

NVC Journey
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02/18/2013 - NVC received the case
03/11/2013 - NVC case # assigned
03/12/2013 - Petitioners' email corrected, Beneficiary's email added
03/13/2013 - DS3032 received
03/13/2013 - DS3032 email sent (was sent before the we received the DS3032)
03/13/2013 - AOS fee invoiced and Paid (shows In Progress)
03/14/2013 - AOS fee shows PAID
03/14/2013 - AOS package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/15/2013 - AOS package delivered to NVC on 03/15/2013 at 10:06:00
03/19/2013 - Re-sent DS-3032 email with Supervisor Review on subject
03/21/2013 - DS-3032 accepted
03/22/2013 - IV fee invoiced and paid
03/25/2013 - IV fee shows PAID
03/25/2013 - IV package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/26/2013 - IV package delivered to NVC on 03/26/2013 at 10:04am
03/27/2013 - AOS accepted
04/08/2013 - IV checklist found out by phone - NVC lost our marriage certificate sad.png
04/09/2013 - IV checklist email received
04/16/2013 - IV Checklist response mailed - new Marriage Certificate

04/16/2013 - Case Complete (they found our first marriage certificate during supervisor review??)
04/17/2013 - NVC received IV Checklist response
04/23/2013 - Case Complete email from NVC

05/13/2013 - Medical

06/03/2013 - Interview

Thank you God!!!!

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I need to travel a day or two after my interview and I'm hoping that seeing as how I'll be going from the US to the UK and at major airports this won't be a problem for me but I'm glad you mentioned it :)

Interview passed 6/30/09

Filed for ROC 6/21/11

waiting...

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Thanks rika60607 for sharing this info. I just started looking at 'traveling without green card' option. My husband and I plan to travel to Canada within a month of his arrival and we're looking at what documents will be required in place of GC....

If he has the I-551 stamp in his passport while he waits for the actual Green Card to arrive that will be sufficient proof for Canadian immigration that he is a bona-fide permanent resident of the US. PRs don't require visas to visit Canada even if they normally would because of their citizenship. So, if he doesn't have his actual green card by then, as long as he has the I-551 stamp in his passport he will be able to visit Canada without a problem.

For information you can check out the Canadian Immigration website at http://www.cic.gc.ca

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hi guys i have a quick question, after my fiance and i get married, after his leave (he's in the military) i vvoud vvait for his orders to get cut and then I'd fly out to okinavva, japan vvhere he's stationed ( they say it'll only take about 2 vvks max) so pretty much less than a month after i get to the us i'd fly to japan.. can anyone tell me if i vvould still need something for me to legally get back to teh us, like a document or something?

we were also hoping i could just file for a tourist visa for japan so i can fly with him right away, but i don't know which document i should get to be able to travel even before i get a green card

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Thanks rika60607 for sharing this info. I just started looking at 'traveling without green card' option. My husband and I plan to travel to Canada within a month of his arrival and we're looking at what documents will be required in place of GC....

If he has the I-551 stamp in his passport while he waits for the actual Green Card to arrive that will be sufficient proof for Canadian immigration that he is a bona-fide permanent resident of the US. PRs don't require visas to visit Canada even if they normally would because of their citizenship. So, if he doesn't have his actual green card by then, as long as he has the I-551 stamp in his passport he will be able to visit Canada without a problem.

For information you can check out the Canadian Immigration website at http://www.cic.gc.ca

Thanks Kathryn41 :)

I had emailed Canadian Consulate in Washington and their response was same as yours. My husband will need I-551 stamp in passport (hopefully Charlotte Airport people are smart and stamps the passport properly, I am bit nervous since Charlotte airport isn't a popular POE). In addition to that, he will also need one photo ID issued by United States. I would think that his CR-1 Visa (which expires in 6 months, has his DOB and other biographical info) is a valid evidence. But as a backup plan, we'll try to get him a Driving Learner's permit. Let's see... We've little over 5 weeks to get all the IDs and stuff, maybe we get GC within that timeframe..

IR-5 - for Mom
------------
08/27/2012 - Sent Application
08/28/2012 - NOA1 date
08/31/2012 - Received email from USCIS saying the package is accepted
09/11/2012 - Received a letter saying case transferred Lee's Summit, MO
02/15/2013 - Received an email saying case is approved
02/22/2013 - I-130 NOA2 hard copy received

NVC Journey
--------------
02/18/2013 - NVC received the case
03/11/2013 - NVC case # assigned
03/12/2013 - Petitioners' email corrected, Beneficiary's email added
03/13/2013 - DS3032 received
03/13/2013 - DS3032 email sent (was sent before the we received the DS3032)
03/13/2013 - AOS fee invoiced and Paid (shows In Progress)
03/14/2013 - AOS fee shows PAID
03/14/2013 - AOS package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/15/2013 - AOS package delivered to NVC on 03/15/2013 at 10:06:00
03/19/2013 - Re-sent DS-3032 email with Supervisor Review on subject
03/21/2013 - DS-3032 accepted
03/22/2013 - IV fee invoiced and paid
03/25/2013 - IV fee shows PAID
03/25/2013 - IV package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/26/2013 - IV package delivered to NVC on 03/26/2013 at 10:04am
03/27/2013 - AOS accepted
04/08/2013 - IV checklist found out by phone - NVC lost our marriage certificate sad.png
04/09/2013 - IV checklist email received
04/16/2013 - IV Checklist response mailed - new Marriage Certificate

04/16/2013 - Case Complete (they found our first marriage certificate during supervisor review??)
04/17/2013 - NVC received IV Checklist response
04/23/2013 - Case Complete email from NVC

05/13/2013 - Medical

06/03/2013 - Interview

Thank you God!!!!

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