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On 4/10/2017 at 4:28 PM, VP19 said:

Went to India on vacation for 4 weeks and returned to the US yesterday. I had no issue entering the US with an expired GC and an extension letter.

 

Port of Entry: Chicago.

 

CBP officer asked me the following questions:

1) What was the purpose of travel?

2) Was there any issue in getting your conditional Green Card? 

3) When did you get your GC?

4) When did you file petition to remove conditions on residence?

5) Are you still married to the same person?

Were you able to use the Kiosk machine at the airport?

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9 hours ago, tml2603 said:

Were you able to use the Kiosk machine at the airport?

No, I was not able to use Kiosk at the airport. When I placed my expired GC on machine reader, it displayed a message on screen to consult a CBP officer. I then approached an agent monitoring activities on kiosks who then pointed out to a queue to meet CBP officer.

Immigration Journey

 

  • On L-1B visa for about 1.5 years before getting my F1 visa.
  • F1 (2 years) to OPT (6 months) to H-1B (8 years; Had an approved I-140 and extended my H-1B beyond 6 years) to Conditional GC (3 years 3 months) to Permanent GC.
  • I had earned 40 credits in Social Security, submitted I-864W when filing for I-130.
  • Husband and I are both Indians by birth. Husband became a naturalized USC in July 2014 and I applied for AOS in August 2014.

 

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Adjustment of Status: I-130/I-485

 

Day 0              08/26/2014                  I485, I130, I131, 1765 fedexed to Chicago Lockbox

Day 3              08/29/2014                  Package received at Chicago Lockbox

Day 7              09/05/2014                  Received Case Numbers for all 4 applications in Email and Text

Day 10            09/08/2014                  Received all 4 NOAs in Mail (Hard copy)

Day 14            09/12/2014                  Received notice for Biometrics appointment (Scheduled for 09/26/2014)

Day 28            09/26/2014                  Biometrics done

Day 34            10/02/2014                  I - 485 status changed to "Testing and Interview"

Day 41            10/09/2014                  I - 765 status changed to Card/Document Production

Day 41            10/09/2014                  I - 131 status changed to Post Decision Activity (Approved)

Day 48            10/16/2014                  Status updated with USPS tracking number for EAD

Day 49            10/17/2014                  Received AP/EAD combo card in mail

Day 117          12/24/2014                   I - 485 status changed to "Interview is Scheduled" (Interview date: 19 Feb 2015)

Day 174          02/19/2015                   Interview - Approved!

Day 174          02/19/2015                   I - 485 status changed to "Card was ordered to be produced"

Day 182          02/27/2015                   Received GC in mail

 

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Removing of Conditions: I-751 (Joint Petition)

 

Day 0             12/03/2016                  I-751 sent to California Service Center P.O. Box via USPS Priority Mail

Day 2             12/05/2016                  Package delivered at 2:08 PM. Signed for By: J SIPLIVY

Day 5             12/08/2016                  Check cashed

Day 7             12/10/2016                  Received NOA1 in mail (Dated  12/06/2016)

Day 20           12/23/2016                  Received  Biometrics letter (Appointment scheduled for 01/06/2017)

Day 27           12/30/2016                 Biometrics done (Early walk-in)

Day 540         05/29/2018                 Status changed to "New Card is Being Produced"

Day 544         06/02/2018                  Received the approval letter

Day 548         06/06/2018                  Received GC in mail

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4 hours ago, VP19 said:

No, I was not able to use Kiosk at the airport. When I placed my expired GC on machine reader, it displayed a message on screen to consult a CBP officer. I then approached an agent monitoring activities on kiosks who then pointed out to a queue to meet CBP officer.

Thank you for sharing the experience. I also feel a bit hesitant going out of the country without a physical card in hand, and have been debating if I really need a stamp on my passport. Hope everything will be fine with just the extension letter :)

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19 minutes ago, tml2603 said:

Thank you for sharing the experience. I also feel a bit hesitant going out of the country without a physical card in hand, and have been debating if I really need a stamp on my passport. Hope everything will be fine with just the extension letter :)

Just to be clear, you need the card AND the extension letter, not just the extension letter. If you've lost your card or something you'll need the stamp (I don't think they'll provide a replacement for a lost conditional card once you're in process for a 10-year card.)

 

Is your timeline updated?


Oath Ceremony Dec 14th, 2018 I am finally a citizen and done with USCIS for good!

 

 

IR-1/CR-1 Visa:                            

Marriage: 2013-08-05                                   I-130 Sent: 2013-10-07                                                 I-130 NOA1: 2013-10-09                               

I-130 transferred to VSC: 2014-03-12        I-130 NOA2: 2014-03-24                                              NVC Received: 2014-04-07 

Case Number and IIN: 2014-05-05             Sent ENROLL email for EP: 2014-05-06                    Gave email addresses to NVC: 2014-05-08             

DS261 submitted: 2014-05-09                    AOS invoiced and paid: 2014-05-12                           DS261 re-submitted - GRRRR! 2014-05-21               

ENROLL conf. email: 2014-06-05               Submitted AOS documents:2014-06-08                    IV fee email received: 2014-06-23 

IV fee available and paid: 2014-06-24       DS260  submitted: 2014-06-26                                   Case Complete: 2014-07-31                                       

Interview: 2014-09-19 APPROVED!!!          Visa in Hand: 2014-09-24 (Loomis depot)                POE (Pac Hwy Crossing, BC) 2014-11-08 

SSN Card arrived (approx) 2014-11-26     Green Card arrived (approx) 2014-12-17 

Removal of Conditions - I-751:

I-751 Mailed (USPS) Aug 10, 2016             NOA: August 17, 2016 (received Aug 23)                  Biometrics Letter Sent: Sept 23, 2016

Biometrics Letter Rec'd: Sept 30, 2016     Walk-In Biometrics Oct 6, 2016                                    Infopass for I-551 stamp Aug 17, 2017   

Service Request: Dec 27, 2017                   SR Response: Jan 10, 2018 (no prediction)              Senator Inquiry: Jan 5, 2018

Senator Resp: Jan 8, 2018 (60 days)         Service Request 2: Mar 8 2018                                   Senator Inquiry 2: Mar 9 2018

SR 2 Response: Mar 12 (security checks) Senator Response 2: Mar 13, 2018                            Approval (via phone!): Mar 14, 2018

New Green Card Arrived: Mar 22, 2018

Naturalization - N-400: 

Submitted N-400 Online: Feb 4, 2018       Denied for Payment Failure: Feb 8, 2018                     Resubmitted N-400 Online Feb 8, 2018

NOA: Feb 8, 2018                                          Biometrics: Feb 26, 2018                                                Interview: Nov 2,2018 (approved)

Oath: Dec 14, 2018

 

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50 minutes ago, nightingalejules said:

Just to be clear, you need the card AND the extension letter, not just the extension letter. If you've lost your card or something you'll need the stamp (I don't think they'll provide a replacement for a lost conditional card once you're in process for a 10-year card.)

Oh yes, I forgot to mention about bringing the expired card :) Thank you for correcting me on that. 

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Just to add to the experiences of traveling with the extension letter, my wife went back home last month for four weeks and upon her return to the US she had no issues with the expired GC and extension letter at the Detroit Metro Airport POE other than she wasn't able to use the kiosk.  She also had no issues checking into her flight to the US in Beijing (Delta).  We are planning another trip in July as well.

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Visa Received : 2014-04-04 (K1 - see timeline for details)

US Entry : 2014-09-12

POE: Detroit

Marriage : 2014-09-27

I-765 Approved: 2015-01-09

I-485 Interview: 2015-03-11

I-485 Approved: 2015-03-13

Green Card Received: 2015-03-24 Yeah!!!

I-751 ROC Submitted: 2016-12-20

I-751 NOA Received:  2016-12-29

I-751 Biometrics Appt.:  2017-01-26

I-751 Interview:  2018-04-10

I-751 Approved:  2018-05-04

N400 Filed:  2018-01-13

N400 Biometrics:  2018-02-22

N400 Interview:  2018-04-10

N400 Approved:  2018-04-10

Oath Ceremony:  2018-06-11 - DONE!!!!!!!

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Thank you guys for sharing your travel experiences! I'm still a little nervous because of recent immigration changes and my friends are only making it worse by sending scary links saying the CBP are much tougher than it used to be and even citizens running into excessive questioning etc.  That's a great news to read some positive feedback 

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On 4/10/2017 at 2:28 PM, VP19 said:

Went to India on vacation for 4 weeks and returned to the US yesterday. I had no issue entering the US with an expired GC and an extension letter.

 

Port of Entry: Chicago.

 

CBP officer asked me the following questions:

1) What was the purpose of travel?

2) Was there any issue in getting your conditional Green Card? 

3) When did you get your GC?

4) When did you file petition to remove conditions on residence?

5) Are you still married to the same person?

Hi, I am also planing to travel to India in some time. Which airport did you come from? Mumbai/Delhi?

They check the documents in India too. Was there no issue with expired Green Card and Extension Letter from Indian authorities? Were they aware of this extension letter purpose?

 

 

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17 hours ago, Mihika_14 said:

Hi, I am also planing to travel to India in some time. Which airport did you come from? Mumbai/Delhi?

They check the documents in India too. Was there no issue with expired Green Card and Extension Letter from Indian authorities? Were they aware of this extension letter purpose?

 

 

Bangalore airport. There was no issue in getting boarding pass showing the expired GC and the extension letter. No questions asked.

Immigration Journey

 

  • On L-1B visa for about 1.5 years before getting my F1 visa.
  • F1 (2 years) to OPT (6 months) to H-1B (8 years; Had an approved I-140 and extended my H-1B beyond 6 years) to Conditional GC (3 years 3 months) to Permanent GC.
  • I had earned 40 credits in Social Security, submitted I-864W when filing for I-130.
  • Husband and I are both Indians by birth. Husband became a naturalized USC in July 2014 and I applied for AOS in August 2014.

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Adjustment of Status: I-130/I-485

 

Day 0              08/26/2014                  I485, I130, I131, 1765 fedexed to Chicago Lockbox

Day 3              08/29/2014                  Package received at Chicago Lockbox

Day 7              09/05/2014                  Received Case Numbers for all 4 applications in Email and Text

Day 10            09/08/2014                  Received all 4 NOAs in Mail (Hard copy)

Day 14            09/12/2014                  Received notice for Biometrics appointment (Scheduled for 09/26/2014)

Day 28            09/26/2014                  Biometrics done

Day 34            10/02/2014                  I - 485 status changed to "Testing and Interview"

Day 41            10/09/2014                  I - 765 status changed to Card/Document Production

Day 41            10/09/2014                  I - 131 status changed to Post Decision Activity (Approved)

Day 48            10/16/2014                  Status updated with USPS tracking number for EAD

Day 49            10/17/2014                  Received AP/EAD combo card in mail

Day 117          12/24/2014                   I - 485 status changed to "Interview is Scheduled" (Interview date: 19 Feb 2015)

Day 174          02/19/2015                   Interview - Approved!

Day 174          02/19/2015                   I - 485 status changed to "Card was ordered to be produced"

Day 182          02/27/2015                   Received GC in mail

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Removing of Conditions: I-751 (Joint Petition)

 

Day 0             12/03/2016                  I-751 sent to California Service Center P.O. Box via USPS Priority Mail

Day 2             12/05/2016                  Package delivered at 2:08 PM. Signed for By: J SIPLIVY

Day 5             12/08/2016                  Check cashed

Day 7             12/10/2016                  Received NOA1 in mail (Dated  12/06/2016)

Day 20           12/23/2016                  Received  Biometrics letter (Appointment scheduled for 01/06/2017)

Day 27           12/30/2016                 Biometrics done (Early walk-in)

Day 540         05/29/2018                 Status changed to "New Card is Being Produced"

Day 544         06/02/2018                  Received the approval letter

Day 548         06/06/2018                  Received GC in mail

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I have also traveled a couple of times with the expired green card and extension letter. I have Global Entry, so I used that lane (without going through the kiosk, as others have mentioned), and in both instances, I was out within minutes.

 

Questions:

 

Do you still live at the same residential address?

What do you do for a living?

F-1 Visa: Academic years 2007/2010.

K-1 Visa: I-129F sent Aug 2013; Approved Jan 2014.

Green Card: AOS sent Feb 2014; Approved Jan 2015.

Removal of Conditions: I-751 sent Nov 2016; Approved Apr 2018.

US Citizenship: Application sent Nov 2017; Fingerprints Nov 2017; Civics/English exam March 2018; Oath May 2018.

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Does everyones tracking number still give the stupid 'Fee's were waived' status?

-K-1 Timeline-                                                                                         -ROC Timeline-
Visited girlfriend first time - 07/20/13                                                    Sent - 12/16/16
I-129f Filed - 08/04/13                                                                              NOA 1 - 12/19/16
NOA1 - 08/20/13                                                                                       Biometrics - 01/27/17
Visited girlfriend second time - 09/10/13 - 09/30/13                       Card Production - 6/14/18
RFE - 08/28/13 (parental consent from courthouse)                        Card in hand - 6/21/18
NOA2 - 11/05/13
Visited girlfriend third time - 11/14/13                                           -Citizenship filed Dec 13th 2018-
Case Shipped to NVC - 12/16/13                                                       Biometrics - Jan 3rd, 2018
NVC Case number - 12/26/13                                                            Interview - September 27th 2019 (Approved!)
Sent to London Embassy - 12/27/13                                                Oath - October 31st 2019 (Journey finally OVER!!)
DS - 160 Sent - 05/01/14
Readiness Form Sent - 06/01/14
Medical - 01/09/14
DS Forms & Medical Received By Embassy - 01/14/14
Interview - 02/13/14 APPROVED!!
CEAC Issued - 02/19/14
Visa in hand - 02/24/14
POE: Newark - 02/25/14
Married - 03/22-14

-AOS Timeline-
Filed - 04/16/14
NOA1 Email - 04/24/14

NOA1 Letters - 04/28/14

Biometrics Appointment - 05/19/14

RFE - 04/16/14

EAD Card Production - 07/03/14

EAD In Hand - 07/11/14

Potential Interview Waiver Letter - 07/29/14

Approved! - 03/16/15 (Took Almost 11 months total)

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3 hours ago, Natonstan said:

Does everyones tracking number still give the stupid 'Fee's were waived' status?

 

Yes. Status quo.

Immigration Journey

 

  • On L-1B visa for about 1.5 years before getting my F1 visa.
  • F1 (2 years) to OPT (6 months) to H-1B (8 years; Had an approved I-140 and extended my H-1B beyond 6 years) to Conditional GC (3 years 3 months) to Permanent GC.
  • I had earned 40 credits in Social Security, submitted I-864W when filing for I-130.
  • Husband and I are both Indians by birth. Husband became a naturalized USC in July 2014 and I applied for AOS in August 2014.

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Adjustment of Status: I-130/I-485

 

Day 0              08/26/2014                  I485, I130, I131, 1765 fedexed to Chicago Lockbox

Day 3              08/29/2014                  Package received at Chicago Lockbox

Day 7              09/05/2014                  Received Case Numbers for all 4 applications in Email and Text

Day 10            09/08/2014                  Received all 4 NOAs in Mail (Hard copy)

Day 14            09/12/2014                  Received notice for Biometrics appointment (Scheduled for 09/26/2014)

Day 28            09/26/2014                  Biometrics done

Day 34            10/02/2014                  I - 485 status changed to "Testing and Interview"

Day 41            10/09/2014                  I - 765 status changed to Card/Document Production

Day 41            10/09/2014                  I - 131 status changed to Post Decision Activity (Approved)

Day 48            10/16/2014                  Status updated with USPS tracking number for EAD

Day 49            10/17/2014                  Received AP/EAD combo card in mail

Day 117          12/24/2014                   I - 485 status changed to "Interview is Scheduled" (Interview date: 19 Feb 2015)

Day 174          02/19/2015                   Interview - Approved!

Day 174          02/19/2015                   I - 485 status changed to "Card was ordered to be produced"

Day 182          02/27/2015                   Received GC in mail

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Removing of Conditions: I-751 (Joint Petition)

 

Day 0             12/03/2016                  I-751 sent to California Service Center P.O. Box via USPS Priority Mail

Day 2             12/05/2016                  Package delivered at 2:08 PM. Signed for By: J SIPLIVY

Day 5             12/08/2016                  Check cashed

Day 7             12/10/2016                  Received NOA1 in mail (Dated  12/06/2016)

Day 20           12/23/2016                  Received  Biometrics letter (Appointment scheduled for 01/06/2017)

Day 27           12/30/2016                 Biometrics done (Early walk-in)

Day 540         05/29/2018                 Status changed to "New Card is Being Produced"

Day 544         06/02/2018                  Received the approval letter

Day 548         06/06/2018                  Received GC in mail

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USCIS has a new resisigned green card and EAD that will start issuing starting May 1st. This is said to be the next generation one to make fraud extremely difficult. A few changes include enhanced graphics, no signature as well as no optical stripe behind the card. 

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Adjustment of Status From F-1 Visa.

8/14/2014: Mailed AOS package: I-130, I-485, I-765.

8/18/2014: Accepted in Chicago. Transferred to Nebraska Service Center.

8/21/2014: Received NOA 1. I-130, I-485, I-765 in mail.

8/25/2014: Received biometrics in mail. Scheduled for 9/8/2014

9/24/2014: EAD approved. 36 Days!

10/01/2014: EAD mailed.

10/03/2014: Received EAD card.

10/14/2014: I-485 moved to testing and interview.

1/28/2015: Interview scheduled for 3/4/2015.

1/31/2015: Received interview notice.

3/4/2015: Interview completed and APPROVED!

3/5/2015: Welcome notice mailed and I-130 Approved.

3/10/2015: Welcome notice and I-130 approval notice received.

3/12/2015: Green card mailed.

3/14/2015: Green card delivered.

Removal of Conditions: 

12/14/2016: Mailed I-751.

12/19/2016: NOA issued.

01/26/2017: Biometrics.

05/03/2018: I-751 transfered to NBC.

02/27/2019: Joint I-751/N-400 Interview.

05/14/2019: I-751 APPROVED.

Naturalization:

12/02/2017: Mailed N 400 to Phoenix, AZ Lockbox. (I-751 still pending)

12/05/2017: Package delivered in Phoenix, AZ. Transferred to Harrisonburg Processing Center.

12/07/2017: Notice of action issued. (IOE)

12/26/2017: Biometrics.

01/23/2019: Interview Scheduled for 2/27/2019.

02/27/2019: Joint I-751/N-400 interview. N-400 recommended for approval.

05/16/2019: N-400 APPROVED! Placed in line for oath ceremony.

05/17/2019: Oath ceremony notice mailed.

06/12/2019: Swearing in Ceremony! Finally a U.S. citizen!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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8 hours ago, VP19 said:

 

Yes. Status quo.

Yup, same here. Same.Stupid.Message.

 

Based on what I'm seeing on other threads, I have a feeling it'll stay there for a VERY long time...

 

4 hours ago, Starkilla09 said:

USCIS has a new resisigned green card and EAD that will start issuing starting May 1st. This is said to be the next generation one to make fraud extremely difficult. A few changes include enhanced graphics, no signature as well as no optical stripe behind the card. 

IMG_3077.PNG

Nice!

F-1 Visa: Academic years 2007/2010.

K-1 Visa: I-129F sent Aug 2013; Approved Jan 2014.

Green Card: AOS sent Feb 2014; Approved Jan 2015.

Removal of Conditions: I-751 sent Nov 2016; Approved Apr 2018.

US Citizenship: Application sent Nov 2017; Fingerprints Nov 2017; Civics/English exam March 2018; Oath May 2018.

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