My experience - Traveling IntL with Expired GC/Extention letter

[rov 7]

I was able to get in the plane with no problems at all. I was flying with AA and the employee who gave me my ticket seemed to know about the extension letter. So no issues at all.

The immigration officer was a different story. I was able to get into the US and I did not go thru secondary inspection. However he did tell me that my green card was expired and look at my letter with a weird face. Then asked “why would you travel with an expired GC?” then I told him it was for work. Then he asked me what I did for work abroad. I answered him and he asked for more details. He would interrupt me every time I was answering his questions and he had an ugly/angry face the whole time.

I guess that was my experience. I was able to come back and did not go thru secondary inspections. I just had a rude Immigration officer.

[Dave&Roza 748]

I was able to get in the plane with no problems at all. I was flying with AA and the employee who gave me my ticket seemed to know about the extension letter. So no issues at all.

The immigration officer was a different story. I was able to get into the US and I did not go thru secondary inspection. However he did tell me that my green card was expired and look at my letter with a weird face. Then asked “why would you travel with an expired GC?” then I told him it was for work. Then he asked me what I did for work abroad. I answered him and he asked for more details. He would interrupt me every time I was answering his questions and he had an ugly/angry face the whole time.

I guess that was my experience. I was able to come back and did not go thru secondary inspections. I just had a rude Immigration officer.

You missed a great oportunity to get a dig into the USCIS. When asked, "Why are you travelling on an expired GC?" My response would have been, "Well, if the USCIS would get their Sh!t together and approve my application in a timely manor I would not HAVE to travel on an expired GC."

Glad it all worked out in the end for you. I am also glad my wife's GC has already arrived and we do not have to have this experience. Maybe he just needed his cup of coffee.

Dave

[rov 7]

yeah totally agree....I did not say that but I was actually thinking that