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Hi everyone,

 

I am traveling from SFO <-> BLR, india. From all the previous posts, I am not the least worried about immigration (+ I have global entry) ,

I am flying Singapore Airlines. Any experience in this area? I will be flying with expired green card + NOA but anything I can convince the airline staff at BLR + SIN?

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There have been quite a few posts recently regarding traveling on an expired GC with the one year extension letter.   Page 38 of this document provides some reassurance:   https://

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Get a state ID asap. It will lessen the hassle when traveling domestic. Go to DMV or DDS.

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Posting my experience in case anyone is curious about travelling with your extension letter on a cruise!   Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean Departed from Port Canaveral, FL Destination

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I'll be traveling next month to India -

 

1. I plan to travel with Valid passport, expired green card and 12-month extension letter. Should I carry anything else with me?

2. Has anyone been through secondary inspection because I'll be landing in JFK and catching connecting flight which is in 3 hours gap, should bother changing my flight beforehand or 3 hours will be enough?

N-400 Application Timeline :

Application sent via mail - April 15th  (Field office Dallas, TX)

NOA Receipt date - April 17th

Biometrics receipt - April 22th (appointment scheduled for May 14th)

Biometrics completed - May 7th (Early Walk-in)

Biometrics completed - May 7th (Early Walk-in)

Interview scheduled notification - November 12th (via email - waiting to receive letter in mail for actual Interview date)

Interview completed & Case approved - November 17th

 

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9 hours ago, hammond said:

Hi everyone,

 

I am traveling from SFO <-> BLR, india. From all the previous posts, I am not the least worried about immigration (+ I have global entry) ,

I am flying Singapore Airlines. Any experience in this area? I will be flying with expired green card + NOA but anything I can convince the airline staff at BLR + SIN?

When is your flight - I'll be flying Singapore from Mumbai to JFK in Nov-end in Singapore First Class suite, hope there is no hiccups. 

N-400 Application Timeline :

Application sent via mail - April 15th  (Field office Dallas, TX)

NOA Receipt date - April 17th

Biometrics receipt - April 22th (appointment scheduled for May 14th)

Biometrics completed - May 7th (Early Walk-in)

Biometrics completed - May 7th (Early Walk-in)

Interview scheduled notification - November 12th (via email - waiting to receive letter in mail for actual Interview date)

Interview completed & Case approved - November 17th

 

Naturalization Ceremony (in January 2020 - waiting on notice)

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So, we are traveling domestically (Miami to NYC) for Christmas vacation. I know that we don't need extension letter for actual travel as we are flying within the United States and a state government issued ID will get us through security and on the plane..... My question is..... Is it a good idea to take the extension letter with us in case we have any issues while in NYC as the green card will be expired by then? I would prefer not to travel with it. Once again, this is not in regards to getting on and off the plane or through the airport but more a question of whether others carry the extension letter with them when traveling to accompany the expired green card. 

 

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3 hours ago, phildinftlaudy said:

So, we are traveling domestically (Miami to NYC) for Christmas vacation. I know that we don't need extension letter for actual travel as we are flying within the United States and a state government issued ID will get us through security and on the plane..... My question is..... Is it a good idea to take the extension letter with us in case we have any issues while in NYC as the green card will be expired by then? I would prefer not to travel with it. Once again, this is not in regards to getting on and off the plane or through the airport but more a question of whether others carry the extension letter with them when traveling to accompany the expired green card. 

 

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P

No you don’t need it. Leave it at home safe and sound!!

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18 hours ago, Ria and Shiv said:

Has anyone travel with the extension letter to Vancouver ?

 

I traveled through Canada last year. It wasn't Vancouver though, but Toronto.  Anyway - not a biggie, at all. 

The only thing  - if you are flying, then you have to apply for eTA.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta.html

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas-tool.asp?

 

Takes 5 minutes to get a decision and costs $7 CAD.

 

 

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My recent experiences traveling on the extension letter have been good. I flew back to the US from the middle East (Doha, Qatar Airways) & Indonesia (Garuda) respectively. The check-in agents for both airlines were unfamiliar with the extension letter, but gave me no hassle after I explained the letter extends the green card for one year. In Doha, I had to show the letter about 3 times prior to boarding, but again, no hassle.

 

I entered the US via JFK - the border agents were their usual brisk (i.e. not the friendliest) self, but immigration took no more than 5 minutes with a quick glance at the letter & expired GC and taking finger prints and stamping my passport.

 

I have traveled 3 times on the letter now - no issues so far. I hope it stays that way as I'll probably have more internationally travels on it before I can expect my 10 year card given all the delays in processing.

K1 time line

 


I-129F sent: 12/23/2014
NOA-1: 12/29/2014
NOA-2: 06/05/2015 (158 days)
NOA-2 hardcopy: 06/11/2015 (6 days post NOA-2, 164 days total)
Sent to NVC: 06/16/2015 (11 days post NOA-2, 169 days total)
NVC receive: 06/25/2015 (20 days post NOA-2, 178 days total)
NVC case no: 06/30/2015 (25 days post NOA-2, 183 days total)
NVC left: 07/02/2015 (27 days post NOA-2, 185 days total)
Case Ready: 07/07/2015 (32 days post NOA-2, 190 days total)
submitted DS-160, paid visa fee.: 07/21/2015 (46 days post NOA-2, 204 days total)
Packet 3 sent: 07/25/2015 (50 days post NOA-2, 209 days total)
Pack 4 received: 07/30/2015 (55 days post NOA-2, 214 days total)
Medical: 09/17/2015 Interview: 09/23/2015 (108 days post NOA-2, 268 days total)
Interview Result: Approved Administrative Processing: 09/23/2015
CEAC Status Issued: 09/24/2015
Visa in hand: 09/28/2015
POE: 12/29/2015 Wedding: 01/11/2016


AOS Time Line

 

AOS package mailed: 01/13/2016
AOS package received: 01/20/2016 (day 1)
AOS NOA-1 text/email: 01/23/2016 (day 3), actual NOA-1 date 01/22/2016 (day 2)
AOS Fingerprint fee received: 01/22/2016 (day 2)
AOS check cashed: 01-25-2016 (day 5) Got 6 month NJ driver's license: 01-25-2016
3x NOA-1 hardcopies: 02/03/2016 (day 14)

Biometrics letter: 02/05/2016 (day 16) Biometrics appt (Elizabeth, NJ): 02/17/2016 (day 28)

EAD and AP approved email/txt: 03/29/2016 (day 67)

GC approval email/text: 04/04/2016 (day 74)

I-797 for I-765/I-131 in mail: 04/04/2016 (day 74)

EAD/AP delivered: 04/05/216 (day 75)

GC card being mailed status update: 04/07/16 (day 77)

GC received: 04/11/16 (day 84 post AOS NOA-1)

DONE WITH USCIS FOR 21 MONTHS!

ROC Window opens: 01/04/2018

 

ROC Time Line
ROC package mailed to Vermont 01/04/2018
ROC package received at Vermont 01/08/2018 (day 0)
Check cashed: 01/16/2018 (day 8 )
NOA-1 date: 01/09/2018 (day 1)
NOA-1 received: 01/16/2018 (day 8 )
Biometrics notice received: 02/09/2018 (day 32)
Biometrics appointment: 02/23/2018 (day 46)
Received 18-month extension letter: 08/13/2018 (day 209)
ROC Approved: 03/09/2019 (day 425)
Card Received: 03/16/2019  (day 432)
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I traveled with extension letter on Sept this year. Upon my return, the officers at PDX airport told me I should apply for N400 and don’t keep waiting for USCIS  his quote “this is their fault to make you wait you should apply for N400 as soon as it eligible for you. They just keep it inconvinience for ppl. good luck dude” 😅

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On 10/22/2018 at 10:27 AM, Ksenia_O said:

I traveled through Canada last year. It wasn't Vancouver though, but Toronto.  Anyway - not a biggie, at all. 

The only thing  - if you are flying, then you have to apply for eTA.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta.html

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas-tool.asp?

 

Takes 5 minutes to get a decision and costs $7 CAD.

 

 

Hey thank you so I just applied for it .

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On 10/29/2018 at 6:49 PM, AH&JH said:

Anyone has enter through Houston airport with passport I551 stamp? Thank you

It was not a very nice experience but they let me in after scaring me and telling me USCIS had done a terrible job with my passport stamp :S 

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All - I will be travelling with 18 month extension letter and Expired GC. While coming back to the US, assuming I go into the PR line - 

 

1. Do I scan my expired GC on the machine? Or will that not work?

2. I am assuming I will get the slip with a Big X on it - and I will have to go to a counter?

 

Please share your experiences? Thanks

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