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But the airline still needs to have proof of a valid visa when I'm checking in at the airport. So yes, I can show them my valid European passport but without a returning flight scheduled, I'm pretty certain they will check my Visa status (which means showing them the expired green card + extension letter).

I'm just panicking a little bit ;)

Wanted to share my recent experience with an airline. I have a Philippine passport and a pending application to remove conditions from my PR status (Feb 2016 filer :D). Facts:

1. PH Passport requires visa to travel to US and Canada

2. US PR status allows travel to Canada

3. Canada requires visa-exempt travelers to apply for eTA before traveling to Canada. eTAs are tied to the passport (which was still in my maiden name)

I recently had to fly to Canada (just last week). Because my eTA was tied to my passport, all my airline tickets were in my maiden name. I traveled with my Marriage Certificate to prove that my identity on my PR card. I had no issues entering Canada. Flying back to the US had a minor hiccup - not with border protection but with the airline. They required that the plane ticket matched my PR card (married name) instead of my passport (maiden name and required visa). Long story short, they had to change my name at the check in counter before I got my boarding pass.

Everyone (airline, Canada and US border) accepted the extension letter + expired green card as proof.

My suggestion:

Bring your passport, marriage certificate, expired green card, and extension letter when you travel. All original copies.

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Wanted to share my recent experience with an airline. I have a Philippine passport and a pending application to remove conditions from my PR status (Feb 2016 filer :D). Facts:

1. PH Passport requires visa to travel to US and Canada

2. US PR status allows travel to Canada

3. Canada requires visa-exempt travelers to apply for eTA before traveling to Canada. eTAs are tied to the passport (which was still in my maiden name)

I recently had to fly to Canada (just last week). Because my eTA was tied to my passport, all my airline tickets were in my maiden name. I traveled with my Marriage Certificate to prove that my identity on my PR card. I had no issues entering Canada. Flying back to the US had a minor hiccup - not with border protection but with the airline. They required that the plane ticket matched my PR card (married name) instead of my passport (maiden name and required visa). Long story short, they had to change my name at the check in counter before I got my boarding pass.

Everyone (airline, Canada and US border) accepted the extension letter + expired green card as proof.

My suggestion:

Bring your passport, marriage certificate, expired green card, and extension letter when you travel. All original copies.

Great information for all of us. Thanks

Timeline for N-400   
Package Sent ----> 3/13/17

Package Received ---> Friday, March 17, 2017 @ 3:50 am

CC Charged ---->  3/20/2017
NOA ----> 3/23/17                                                                                
Finger Prints ---> 4/14/2017 --> Early FP 4/12/17!!
Inline for an Interview notice received ---> 4/14/17
Interview Scheduled ---> Waiting for letter in the mail to see the actual date.  8/30/17
letter in the mail arrived ---> 9/5/17
Interview Date ---> 10/05/17
Oath ---> 10/12/2017
 
 
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Had the pleasure of using my one year extension letter in conjunction with my expired green card for re-rentry into the states last week after a 3 week European vacation. On a scale of 1 to Panic Attack - it was relatively seamless. Aside from having to bypass the electronic kiosks and actually meet with a consular officer, it was really painless. They viewed my expired card, read the extension letter, stared me up and down and asked some vacation-y questions, took my fingerprints, made a stamped notation into my Canadian passport, and sent me on my way.

I wasn't overly concerned about re-entry but I know others have had some difficulty and wanted to reassure my February peeps that if you are sweating this at all - DON'T. This was the first time I have travelled internationally without my complete immigration file (have travelled out of the States plenty in the last few years but I have always taken the "beast file" with me LOL) and it was a total non-issue.

Happy travelling!

Thanks for sharing your experience and reassuring your February Family :) always positive information. :idea:

Timeline for N-400   
Package Sent ----> 3/13/17

Package Received ---> Friday, March 17, 2017 @ 3:50 am

CC Charged ---->  3/20/2017
NOA ----> 3/23/17                                                                                
Finger Prints ---> 4/14/2017 --> Early FP 4/12/17!!
Inline for an Interview notice received ---> 4/14/17
Interview Scheduled ---> Waiting for letter in the mail to see the actual date.  8/30/17
letter in the mail arrived ---> 9/5/17
Interview Date ---> 10/05/17
Oath ---> 10/12/2017
 
 
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Ortolan   381

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I'm dying to have someone approved from Feb filers....c'mon! :D

"Wherever you go, you take yourself with you." --Neil Gaiman

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I'm dying to have someone approved from Feb filers....c'mon! :D

Me too!! Does anyone knows when are we supposed to start getting those approvals ? My anxiety is getting high!!

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Me too!! Does anyone knows when are we supposed to start getting those approvals ? My anxiety is getting high!!

California service center is still averaging 6 months processing time and I saw that there are some December and a couple of January filers already approved. There are always outliers but I suspect we are looking at August-ish. #staystrong

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Agreed...I have been checking the processing times for CSC on a sporadic basis...now it seems to be 6 months...a couple of weeks ago it kept changing from 6 months to some date in Oct 2015....lets not forget that based on the ongoing refuge crisis (and the god awful political scene from what I have heard) folks at uscis have to probably prioritize their objectives...

8/13/2008 - F-1 Visa (POE: JFK)

5/11/2010 - Graduated

7/10/2010 - OPT Granted

7/10/2011 - OPT Extn.

8/2011 - Became friends

3/10/2012 - First date

3/17/2012 - Officially dating wub.png

4/28/2012 - Employer applied for H1B

8/1/2012 - RFE for H1B

9/1/2012 - RFE response sent(and changed to premium process)

9/15/2012 - H1B Granted

9/17/2013 - Got Married dancin5hr.gifkicking.gif

11/27/2013 - AOS papers sent

12/5/2013 - AOS papers received {Day 1}

12/10/2013 - NOA1 received for I-130, I-485 and I-765 {Day 5}

12/18/2013 - Biometrics appointment received {Day 13}

1/3/2014 - Biometrics done {Day 29}

1/14/2014 - NOA2 for interview set on 2/19/2014 {Day 40}

2/15/2014 - EAD Approved {Day 72}

2/19/2014 - Interview done waiting for approval {Day 76}

3/3/2014 - GC Approved!!!! (Card Production Ordered!!!) dancin5hr.gif {Day 88}

2/1/2016 - I-751 sent (ROC)

2/3/2016 - I-751 received/NOA1 letter sent

3/10/2016 - Biometrics done

8/15/2016 - I-751/ROC approved. Card being produced.

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Finally! Got an email that new card is being produced! - filed 02/05/2016

01-16-14 Received at USCIS

01-17-14 Check cashed out

01-23-14 Hard copy receipts received

01-29-14 Biometrics notice received

01-30-14 Fingerprint walk-in (knew that original schedule wouldn't work)

02-06-14 Fingerprint rejection notification + new biometrics notice

02-12-14 Original schedule for fingerprinting

02-13-14 Second fingerprint walk-in

02-21-14 Original second schedule for fingerprinting

02-25-14 Status changed to "testing and interview"

03-04-14 Interview email notice (for 04-09-14)

03-19-14 EAD/AP in production

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I forgot to update, but I live in CA.

Congratulations, but May I ask you how did you file in California Service Center and you're living in Massachusetts?

01-16-14 Received at USCIS

01-17-14 Check cashed out

01-23-14 Hard copy receipts received

01-29-14 Biometrics notice received

01-30-14 Fingerprint walk-in (knew that original schedule wouldn't work)

02-06-14 Fingerprint rejection notification + new biometrics notice

02-12-14 Original schedule for fingerprinting

02-13-14 Second fingerprint walk-in

02-21-14 Original second schedule for fingerprinting

02-25-14 Status changed to "testing and interview"

03-04-14 Interview email notice (for 04-09-14)

03-19-14 EAD/AP in production

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California Service Center (34 applicants, 2 approved )


VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
ORTOLAN...............01/29/16......02/01/16......03/11/16......--/--/--
MELI BZ...............01/30/16......02/02/16......03/11/16......--/--/--

MAHERJO...............02/01/16......02/08/16......--/--/16......--/--/--

STANOS86..............02/01/16......02/03/16......03/10/16......--/--/--
UYSH..................02/01/16......02/02/16......03/07/16......--/--/--

NENE70ABC.............02/01/16......02/05/16......--/--/--......--/--/--
PRIYAJASMINE..........02/05/16......02/08/16......03/09/16......--/--/--

DECBRIDE..............02/05/16......02/10/16......04/22/16......06/13/16
MILY90................02/05/16......02/08/16......03/07/16......--/--/--
JJ&MM.................02/08/16......02/16/16......03/07/16......04/14/16 early biometrics 02/29/16
EL CAPITAN............02/11/16......02/16/16......03/09/16......--/--/--

BILLYFLOR.............02/12/16......02/16/16......03/09/16......--/--/--

CANAM68...............02/12/16......02/16/16......03/07/16......--/--/--
PCPOLI................02/12/16......02/16/16......03/11/16......--/--/--
BOY&BELL..............02/12/16......02/16/16......03/07/16......--/--/--
NONOFURBUSINESS.......02/13/16......02/16/16......05/31/16......--/--/--
NOELANNE..............02/16/16......02/19/16......03/31/16......--/--/--
CMELLGREN.............02/16/16......02/17/16......03/07/16......--/--/--
LEON&MYLEN............02/16/16......02/19/16......04/01/16......--/--/--
GOCHICAGO.............02/17/16......02/22/16......03/28/16......--/--/--

CEE-GEE...............02/17/16......02/22/16......03/18/16......--/--/--
HALOHAAA..............02/18/16......03/04/16......03/19/16......--/--/--

RAMII.................02/19/16......02/24/16......03/28/16......--/--/--
CATHYVRPH.............02/20/16......02/22/16......03/28/16......--/--/--
J ANN.................02/22/16......02/23/16......03/31/16......--/--/--
FOXY05................02/23/16......02/25/16......04/01/16......--/--/--
MMELON................02/24/16......02/26/16......03/28/16......--/--/--
TEANET................02/24/16......02/25/16......03/28/16......--/--/--

JOSE&JENNA............02/24/16......02/29/16......04/01/16......--/--/--
CTDSRITZ..............02/25/16......03/05/16......03/31/16......--/--/--

WORKERB99.............02/26/16......03/08/16......04/14/16......--/--/--
WURSTBROT_ROYAL.......02/27/16......02/29/16......03/31/16......--/--/--
TEXAN86...............02/29/16......03/02/16......03/29/16......--/--/--

RUSSIASTOP............02/29/16......03/02/16......03/30/16......--/--/-- early biometrics 03/18/16

MONKICHI..............02/29/16......03/02/16......03/28/16......--/--/--


Vermont Service Center (16 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
WYDOT.................01/29/16......02/01/16......03/08/16......--/--/--
LECIGA................02/03/16......02/05/16......03/11/16......--/--/--
MIZWAH................02/04/16......02/12/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
JWPOMALAZA............02/04/16......02/11/16......03/10/16......--/--/--
KALUSHA...............02/05/16......02/09/16......03/08/16......--/--/-- early biometrics 03/03/16
NMIC7.................02/05/16......02/09/16......03/08/16......--/--/-- early biometrics 03/07/16
GINGERSNAP............02/08/16......02/10/16......03/10/16......--/--/--
SHAIZ.................02/10/16......--/--/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
TNJ...................02/10/16......02/16/16......03/21/16......--/--/-- early biometrics 03/15/16

JOHNE.................02/18/16......02/26/16......03/29/16......--/--/--

YUKSTER...............02/20/16......02/25/16......04/01/16......--/--/--
YOLKANAV..............02/22/16......02/26/16......03/31/16......--/--/--
CHICO785..............02/22/16......02/24/16......03/28/16......--/--/--
SIO05.................02/23/16......02/26/16......03/31/16......--/--/-- early biometrics 03/28/16
SRCB2503..............02/24/16......02/26/16......03/30/16......--/--/--
LUCYANDDAVID..........02/24/16......02/29/16......03/29/16......--/--/--

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Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your application.
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Edited by Ortolan

"Wherever you go, you take yourself with you." --Neil Gaiman

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Finally! Got an email that new card is being produced! - filed 02/05/2016

Congratulations! That was quick!

AOS

09/04/13 Package received
09/11/13 Checks cashed
09/14/13 NOAs hardcopies received in the mail
09/17/13 Biometrics letter received in the mail for 10/09/2012
10/09/13 Biometrics
10/09/13 Moved to "Testing and Interview"
11/13/13 EAD changed to "Card Production"
11/22/13 EAD delivered by USPS mail
05/16/14 Text notice of interview scheduled for June 23rd, 2014

06/23/14 Interview day. Approved on the spot.

06/27/14 E-mail/Text for Card Production

06/27/14 E-mail/Text with USPS tracking number

06/28/14 Received welcome letter in the mail

07/01/14 Green card in hand!

ROC

03/24/2016 Package mailed

03/25/2016 Packaged delivered at CSC

03/29/2016 Check cashed

03/31/2016 NOA1 received in the mail

04/14/2016 Biometrics letter received in the mail for 04/27/2016

04/27/2016 Biometrics

10/26/2016 E-mail for Card Production

11/01/2016 Received ROC Approval letter in the mail

11/02/2016 E-mail stating Card was mailed today

11/02/2016 E-mail with USPS tracking number

11/04/2016 Green card in hand!

N-400

03/24/2017 Package mailed

03/25/2017 Package delivered at Dallas/Lewisville, TX

03/30/2017 Check cashed

04/07/2017 NOA1 received in the mail

04/14/2017 Biometrics letter received in the mail for 04/24/2017

04/24/2017 Biometrics

05/23/2017 Moved to "In Line For An Interview"

05/30/2018 E-mail for interview scheduled

07/09/2018 Interview day. Recommended for Approval.

07/12/2018 E-mail/Text for "We are Scheduling your Oath Ceremony"

07/25/2018 E-mail/Text for "We Scheduled your Oath Ceremony"

07/30/2018 Received Oath Ceremony letter in the mail

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I just wanna share my happiness...Me and my K2 received our 10 years GREEN CARD yesterday 6/14/16 !!!!!WOHOOOOOOOOO!!! :dancing: I am so happy :rofl:

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***** N-400 APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION *****

 

03/03/14: GC Date

01/26/17: N-400 Filing Date (Sent package via USPS)

01/30/17: N-400 package was delivered (3:49 A.M) signed by: K. THORNQUIST to Dallas,Tx (USCIS Lockbox)

01/31/17: Case was Received

01/31/17: Cashed

02/01/17: NOTICE DATE I-797C (NOA) letter was sent to me by USCIS via USPS 

02/02/17: Received text and email from USCIS (NOA)

02/04/17: NOTICE DATE for Fingerprints (Biometrics) appointment.

02/06/17: I-797C (NOA) received by regular mail (USPS)

02/07/17: Fingerprints (Biometrics) appointment letter was sent to me by USCIS via regular mail(USPS)

02/09/17: Fingerprints (Biometrics) appointment letter was delivered to me.

02/10/17: Fingerprints (Biometrics) (early walk-in)

02/21/17: FP Original Date of appointment

03/06/17: In Line for an interview (E-notification received)

 

 

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