Dealing with Airline and Extension Letter

[Nica_In_Love 98]

You have valid USCIS documents and will be fine. My wife has traveled to China with her native passport in financee name (now her last is the middle) and green card, government paperwork in married name along with her drivers license. If you have a hassle speak to a supervisor and get customs and border patrol to the counter. The max time they will I551 stamp is 6 months. This process is hard on everyone and sometimes peoples hearts are on their sleeves. SO her international ticket in in the name on her passport and domestic flight is the drivers license, no issues. Hang in there.

Thanks bigdog.

[Nica_In_Love 98]

Just to update, I didn't have any trouble traveling with just my Green Card and extension letter (and passport of course). The only thing is that the CPB officer said the 1 year starts from the date on the letter and not the GC. He even entered it in the system, not sure if that is accurate (?).

[Dave&Roza 748]

I was able to schedule the appointment on line very easily. I think they work Mon thru Fri 8 AM to not sure.

As far as timing goes it depends upon how busy your local office is.

The extension letter is an US document know to US Immigration so it and really depends on the person working and the airline and if they are aware of this. Some of them only know the GC or the I551 stamp.

If an Airline lets you board and you are denied entry in the US then they are responsible for sending you back hence the problem.

Last thing you want is to be stuck with an airline that is not aware of this and they deny you boarding.

I would have the airline give me a document that states if my wife is not allowed to enter the US then I will pay to have her returned and remove that worry from them. I could even give them a CC number to help aleave their fears. We travel on Lufthansa and I think they have seen an expirted GC and an Extension letter. This might be a case where the cheapest airline is not the best.

Dave

[solmarc 7]

I worked in an airline for four years and it is true that the extension letter, four years ago was an issue but if the agent of the airline takes the time to call migration in the USA that is available for airlines, they will give the ok to travel, that it is if the agent has doubt on this but it shouldn't.

I am traveling next April to Spain, and was nervous about the letter, my GC expires on FEb and they told me that the letter is good to travel, and also when to the Spanish embassy just to make sure... lets hope everything goes well for me.