1 year extended letter

[Canadiandggal 49]

Dumb Question but does the letter you get ( noa1) extend your greencard for a year or does it extend it from the noa1 date?

Like I filed Aug 20th 2012 but my greedcard expired on October 31 2012

So would it be October 31 2013? I have a trip coming up on october 10th-16th and if I don't have my greencard by then I'm not sure whether to go get a stamp or wing it .

[joyjohn 18]

one year from when your greencard expire.but you might want to be safe and get the 551 stamp .

Edited July 11, 2013 by joyjohn

[Dave&Roza 748]

Dumb Question but does the letter you get ( noa1) extend your greencard for a year or does it extend it from the noa1 date?

Like I filed Aug 20th 2012 but my greedcard expired on October 31 2012

So would it be October 31 2013? I have a trip coming up on october 10th-16th and if I don't have my greencard by then I'm not sure whether to go get a stamp or wing it .

It is one year from the date the GC expired. I would check with your intened airline to see if they accept the expired GC and the extension letter. I know Lufthansa and KLM do as those were the two airlines we were going to use to travel to Kazakhstan with my wife's expired GC, fortunately her 10 year GC arrived so we do not have to worry about it now. Given that you filed almost a year ago, I would start making waves to see where my GC is. Or you can file for naturalizaation and that will force them to get the GC done.

one year from when your greencard expire.but you might want to be safe and get the 551 stamp .

I have read here on VJ that 1) some airlines still have problems with accepting the stamp (with most major international carries that should not be an issue), 2) that the USCIS will not issue the stamp if you have the extension letter and the expired GC--i.e. you never received the extension letter or "lost" it, 3) if they do issue you the stamp they take the expired GC and extension letter leaving you with the stamp, so now your only proof of your LPR status is in your foriegn passport.

It is up to the OP, but I just want to point out that the advice that getting the I-551 stamp is the cure all or magic bullet to the expired GC is not always the case. YMMV.

Good luck,

Dave