Name misspelled on NOA - need stamp?

[pikushi 8]

Hi everyone,

 

My husband is an CSC October 2016 filer. When we received the NOA, we noticed his name was spelled incorrectly, so we called USCIS & had it changed in their system. When I asked if we would be getting a new letter, I was told no & that we had to go get the passport stamp if he wanted to travel outside the country.

 

From what I've seen on this forum, it seems like the field offices are rather strict about the timing for giving out the I-551 stamp, so we were hoping that CSC would process his application, he would have his 10-year GC in a few months, and we wouldn't have to deal with the field office. Unfortunately, with the current slow down, we probably are going to have to get the I-551 stamp anyway when his 1 year extension expires.

 

What is your advice? Do you think it would be worth it to schedule an infopass now with the intention of getting the stamp due to the NOA misspelling & risk being turned away, or should we wait until 30 days prior to his extension expiration date & go then? 

Does anyone have any experience going before the 30 days? Or even anyone with misspellings, errors, etc. on their NOA?

 

Thank you! 

[mindthegap 2,590]

You have a perfectly valid reason to request a stamp.  Put it this way, you have a 0% chance of getting the stamp if you don't make an appointment. 

 

Where did this oft-quoted but mythical 30 day rule come from? 

I personally did it near 60 days for one of my stamps. 

 

 

 

Out of interest, is it a serious mis-spelling or just a minor typo? 

A quick visit to secondary when re-entering the country would verify it, and given that happens a lot of the time when re-entering using the letter with an expired card anyway, it may not be as big an issue as you think.