Traveling on I-797 after Green Card

[ms_jinga_lala 0]

My husband got here and got the dreaded FNU on his green card. I tried to encourage him that this wasn't serious enough to turn the card back in and wait for 6 months for them to maybe fix it. They haven't been too forthcoming in whether or not they will and keep trying to act like it's our fault. (Of course you all know that no one would ever list someones first name as FNU and I can't fathom how USCIS would let an immigrant with no first name enter the system or how someone took his full name and put it in as his last name and then deleted his first name...you get my point). He got the I-797 NOA saying they received it.

Now that's all he's got for all the hardship we suffered during our IR-1 process. He needs to go home for urgent family matters but I can't find anything online indicating if he can travel with just that notice and his passport. What kind of problems will he have exiting the country? Could his not being here cause problems when it comes time for the green card to come back to us? Have any of you or your family members traveled under these circumstances?

FYI:
He arrived in the US in March 2013

They've had his green card since August and have a projected timeframe of March being when they will have time to review it provided we don't shut down again.

He has his drivers license from the state as an alternate ID

Edited January 14, 2014 by ms_jinga_lala

[ms_jinga_lala 0]

I forgot to include that hubby has the 10 year green card. There are no conditions on his status.

[Dave&Roza 748]

My husband got here and got the dreaded FNU on his green card. I tried to encourage him that this wasn't serious enough to turn the card back in and wait for 6 months for them to maybe fix it. They haven't been too forthcoming in whether or not they will and keep trying to act like it's our fault. (Of course you all know that no one would ever list someones first name as FNU and I can't fathom how USCIS would let an immigrant with no first name enter the system or how someone took his full name and put it in as his last name and then deleted his first name...you get my point). He got the I-797 NOA saying they received it.

Now that's all he's got for all the hardship we suffered during our IR-1 process. He needs to go home for urgent family matters but I can't find anything online indicating if he can travel with just that notice and his passport. What kind of problems will he have exiting the country? Could his not being here cause problems when it comes time for the green card to come back to us? Have any of you or your family members traveled under these circumstances?

FYI:

He arrived in the US in March 2013

They've had his green card since August and have a projected timeframe of March being when they will have time to review it provided we don't shut down again.

He has his drivers license from the state as an alternate ID

Make an INFOpass appointment to get the I-551 (GC) stamp in his passport so he can travel. The airlines will not let him board the airplane back to the US without a valid visa or GC. Since they have his GC due to their fault, they should be willing to issue the stamp in his passport. If not or time runs out, he could travel to his country and then go to the local Consulate/Embassy with the NOA1 to get a travel document to get back into the US. Or he could wait in his home country until the GC arrives and you go see him and give it to him. I would not send the GC via mail for it might get lost and then you are back to square one.

Try getting the I-551 stamp in his passport. If he must leave then try getting a travel document from the Embassy/Consulate. Failing that, you take the new GC to him when it arrives. You could also ask the airline if they would accept the NOA1 for returning to the US. I am assuming it is an NOA1 for the I-90 to replace the GC.

Good luck,

Dave

[ms_jinga_lala 0]

Thank you! It sounds like we would need the stamp. I honestly can't think of the form number right now but it's the only form used to make corrections and I do think it was the I-90 that we sent in. It's been a while and with everything going on I can't find the copies we kept of what we sent them. We do have the NOA because I made sure that was kept close since it's all he had to prove he had a file with USCIS right now. I'm a bit scattered with papers at the moment. So, we'll try to get the stamp then.

[NikLR 13,232]

Okay does he still have the visa in his passport that is stamped? Is the date still good? If yes to both of these questions then your husband has his temporary green card. Make sure to be back BEFORE it expires.

Alternative is to go to a USCIS office and get a letter stating he has a green card and is allowed to travel, rather like an emergency AP document.