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Dualie Rising Star

Dualie   185

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Pretty sure it can't be expired.

ROC

01/18/2017   Sent in I-751

01/26/2017   Check cashed

01/28/2017   Received NOA dated 01/20/2017

02/16/2017   Biometrics done

10/24/2017   Traveled to Minneapolis for I551 stamp

02/26/2018     Case received by Field Office - S. Paul

05/012018     Case transferred to another USCIS office for processing 

N-400

02/02/2018    Filed N-400 online

02/05/2018    NOA online - NOA letter 02/09/2018

02/21/2018     Biometrics walk-in

 

jxn Community Regular

jxn   86

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I can't find the official policy but I've seen other posters on VisaJourney mention that they won't stamp a passport with less than six months of validity remaining. In that case, they give you a separate piece of paper. I would do my best to renew the passport.

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cantofla   45

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No, they will not unfortunately. I would do my best to renew my passport if I were you.

- Removal of Conditions Timeline -

07/31/17 - Mailed I-751 package to California Service Center

08/01/17 - Package delivered to CSC

08/05/17 - NOA1 received by US mail

08/10/18 - Rec'd new NOA1 with 18 month extension instead of 12 months

10/15/18 - Case transferred to Nebraska

12/26/18 - ROC Approved

mindthegap Experienced

mindthegap   2,605

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Four replies... three are totally wrong.

 

Yes you can get a stamp, but it is not in your passport.

If I remember correctly you need to take two passport photos with you to the infopass appointment.

CR1 / DCF (London): 2012 / 2013 (4 months from I-130 petition to visa in hand)

I-751 #1- April 2015 [Denied]

 

April 2015 : I-751 Joint filing package sent fedex next day 09:00am from UK ($lots - thanks). 
Jan 2017: Notification that an interview has been scheduled at a local office. Bizarrely still no RFE... 
Jan 2017: 2hr wait, then interview terminated before it began, due to moving my ID to another state 2 wks prior. New interview 'in a few months...maybe.'   Informed them that divorce proceedings are underway, but not finalised at this time. 
March 2017: An Interview was scheduled - marked as no-show as they didn't actually send out a notification of interview. FML 
April  2017: Filed an official complaint with the ombudsman, and have requested Senator & Congressman assistance
August 2017: Interview - switched to a (finalised) divorce waiver. Told that decision will be made that afternoon, but no problems foreseen with my case. 
October 2017: Letter of Denial received - reason given as 'I-751 petition was not properly filed'. Discovered ex-spouse made false allegations to USCIS in 2015. No opportunity given to review & refute allegations  - contrary to USCIS policy.

I-751 #2 - Oct 2017 - Mar 2021[Denied] 

 

October 2017: Within 72hrs of receiving denial notice, a new waiver I-751, divorce decree & $680 cheque, sent to Vermont via FedEx overnight 9am priority.  
Dec 2019: Filed FOIA request for full A# file
Feb 2020: FOIA request completed - entire A# file received as a .PDF; 197 pages fully redacted, and 80 partially redacted. Don't waste your time!
March 2021: I-751 #2 denied for lack of evidence. No RFE, no interview, and evidence in previous I-751 not reviewed - contrary to policy. Huge errors in adjudication.

N-400 - Feb 2018 - Apr 2021 [Denied]

 

February 2018: N-400 filed online.  $725 paid to the USCIS paperwork wastage fund

February  2019: Interview - cancelled after a four hour wait due to 'missing paperwork' on their end. Promised Expedited reschedule.

March 2021: Interview letter received, strangely dated after I-751 denial. No I-751 interview conducted. N-400 interview and test passed, given 'cannot make a decision at this time' paper due to the ongoing I-751 nightmare...

April 2021: N-400 denial received citing recent I-751 denial as basis for ineligibility, even though it should have been a combo interview 🤯

I AM JACK'S COMPLETE LACK OF SURPRISE

Service Motion - March 2021 [Sent via FedEx & COMPLETELY IGNORED by USCIS]

 

March 2021: Service Motion request sent overnight addressed direectly to field office director, requesting urgent review and re-opening, based on errors in adjudication - citing USCIS policy, AFM and memorandums as basis for errors. This was completely ignored by USCIS.

 I-751 #3 - June 2021 - Jan 2024 [Denied]

 

IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY

June 2021: I-751 #3 (30+lbs/5000 pages of paperwork) & another $680 sent to USCIS via FedEx ($300+..thanks) .... 

June 2021: Receipt issued, card charged, biometrics waived, infopass scheduled for I-551 stamp number ten.....

Feb 2022: RFIE (no, not an RFE, a Request For Initial Evidence) received, for copies of the divorce paperwork that they already have 😑

July 2022: Infopass for I-551 stamp number eleven.....

August 2023: Infopass for I-551 stamp number twelve....

January 2024: Denial received, ignoring the overwhelming majority of the filing, abundance of evidence, and refutation of a provably false allegation. The denial also contradicts itself in multiple places, as if it was written by someone with an IQ <50.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

2024: FML. Seriously. I'm done. 

 

Sunnyland Proficient

Sunnyland   639

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51 minutes ago, mindthegap said:

Four replies... three are totally wrong.

 

Yes you can get a stamp, but it is not in your passport.

If I remember correctly you need to take two passport photos with you to the infopass appointment.

 

When I had to get my I-551 stamp at my local USCIS they did it on my passport. As far as I know they stamp your passport. They also need to see the extension letter.

I remember I wanted to have my passport stamped because I was gonna make a trip to my home country and I did not want to encounter any problem with them not recognizing the extension letter at POE,etc  so I requested to have my passport stamped as evidence of my permanent residence status. Funny I got my 10 y GC approved about 1 month after getting my passport stamped with the I-551. 

 

 

mindthegap Experienced

mindthegap   2,605

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15 minutes ago, Sunnyland said:

 

When I had to get my I-551 stamp at my local USCIS they did it on my passport. As far as I know they stamp your passport. They also need to see the extension letter.

I remember I wanted to have my passport stamped because I was gonna make a trip to my home country and I did not want to encounter any problem with them not recognizing the extension letter at POE,etc  so I requested to have my passport stamped as evidence of my permanent residence status. Funny I got my 10 y GC approved about 1 month after getting my passport stamped with the I-551. 

 

 

Right.... so you got a perfectly normal I-551 stamp, as proof of LPR status, in a valid passport. 

Nothing strange there - I have had two of them myself over the past 2 1/4 years, as have most on here.

 

 

Your advice is all good for somebody in the position of having an expiring initial 1yr extension and a valid passport, but what does that have to do with the specific question that the OP posed?

CR1 / DCF (London): 2012 / 2013 (4 months from I-130 petition to visa in hand)

I-751 #1- April 2015 [Denied]

 

April 2015 : I-751 Joint filing package sent fedex next day 09:00am from UK ($lots - thanks). 
Jan 2017: Notification that an interview has been scheduled at a local office. Bizarrely still no RFE... 
Jan 2017: 2hr wait, then interview terminated before it began, due to moving my ID to another state 2 wks prior. New interview 'in a few months...maybe.'   Informed them that divorce proceedings are underway, but not finalised at this time. 
March 2017: An Interview was scheduled - marked as no-show as they didn't actually send out a notification of interview. FML 
April  2017: Filed an official complaint with the ombudsman, and have requested Senator & Congressman assistance
August 2017: Interview - switched to a (finalised) divorce waiver. Told that decision will be made that afternoon, but no problems foreseen with my case. 
October 2017: Letter of Denial received - reason given as 'I-751 petition was not properly filed'. Discovered ex-spouse made false allegations to USCIS in 2015. No opportunity given to review & refute allegations  - contrary to USCIS policy.

I-751 #2 - Oct 2017 - Mar 2021[Denied] 

 

October 2017: Within 72hrs of receiving denial notice, a new waiver I-751, divorce decree & $680 cheque, sent to Vermont via FedEx overnight 9am priority.  
Dec 2019: Filed FOIA request for full A# file
Feb 2020: FOIA request completed - entire A# file received as a .PDF; 197 pages fully redacted, and 80 partially redacted. Don't waste your time!
March 2021: I-751 #2 denied for lack of evidence. No RFE, no interview, and evidence in previous I-751 not reviewed - contrary to policy. Huge errors in adjudication.

N-400 - Feb 2018 - Apr 2021 [Denied]

 

February 2018: N-400 filed online.  $725 paid to the USCIS paperwork wastage fund

February  2019: Interview - cancelled after a four hour wait due to 'missing paperwork' on their end. Promised Expedited reschedule.

March 2021: Interview letter received, strangely dated after I-751 denial. No I-751 interview conducted. N-400 interview and test passed, given 'cannot make a decision at this time' paper due to the ongoing I-751 nightmare...

April 2021: N-400 denial received citing recent I-751 denial as basis for ineligibility, even though it should have been a combo interview 🤯

I AM JACK'S COMPLETE LACK OF SURPRISE

Service Motion - March 2021 [Sent via FedEx & COMPLETELY IGNORED by USCIS]

 

March 2021: Service Motion request sent overnight addressed direectly to field office director, requesting urgent review and re-opening, based on errors in adjudication - citing USCIS policy, AFM and memorandums as basis for errors. This was completely ignored by USCIS.

 I-751 #3 - June 2021 - Jan 2024 [Denied]

 

IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY

June 2021: I-751 #3 (30+lbs/5000 pages of paperwork) & another $680 sent to USCIS via FedEx ($300+..thanks) .... 

June 2021: Receipt issued, card charged, biometrics waived, infopass scheduled for I-551 stamp number ten.....

Feb 2022: RFIE (no, not an RFE, a Request For Initial Evidence) received, for copies of the divorce paperwork that they already have 😑

July 2022: Infopass for I-551 stamp number eleven.....

August 2023: Infopass for I-551 stamp number twelve....

January 2024: Denial received, ignoring the overwhelming majority of the filing, abundance of evidence, and refutation of a provably false allegation. The denial also contradicts itself in multiple places, as if it was written by someone with an IQ <50.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

2024: FML. Seriously. I'm done. 

 

Dualie Rising Star

Dualie   185

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So...just curious. What would they stamp in this case?

 

ROC

01/18/2017   Sent in I-751

01/26/2017   Check cashed

01/28/2017   Received NOA dated 01/20/2017

02/16/2017   Biometrics done

10/24/2017   Traveled to Minneapolis for I551 stamp

02/26/2018     Case received by Field Office - S. Paul

05/012018     Case transferred to another USCIS office for processing 

N-400

02/02/2018    Filed N-400 online

02/05/2018    NOA online - NOA letter 02/09/2018

02/21/2018     Biometrics walk-in

 

shell20 Experienced

shell20   746

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2 hours ago, Dualie said:

So...just curious. What would they stamp in this case?

 

I think they put a stamp in a card that they give you. I did have a letter about this when I needed a stamp in my passport which stated if my passport was expired to bring two passport photos which if I remember rightly they put on to a card. They don't stamp your body........ yet!  Lol.

Removal of Conditions..  TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK

 

Time to reset the tick tock clock again.   Roll my eyes.

 

GC  Conditional date:  05/26/2015

N400.  Application:      02/28/2018       

Biometrics:                    02/22/2018

 

Waiting............    Roll my eyes again :(

 

USA citizen as of 25th of July 2018. :)

Aung Rookie

Aung   0

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10 hours ago, Sunnyland said:

I dont think they can use an expired passport. Renew it.

 

10 hours ago, jxn said:

I can't find the official policy but I've seen other posters on VisaJourney mention that they won't stamp a passport with less than six months of validity remaining. In that case, they give you a separate piece of paper. I would do my best to renew the passport.

 

10 hours ago, cantofla said:

No, they will not unfortunately. I would do my best to renew my passport if I were you.

Thank you guys for all your suggestions.

Aung Rookie

Aung   0

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9 hours ago, mindthegap said:

Four replies... three are totally wrong.

 

Yes you can get a stamp, but it is not in your passport.

If I remember correctly you need to take two passport photos with you to the infopass appointment.

  Thank you very much. I will take two passport photos with me to the Infopass appointment.

  Thanks again.

 

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Aung   0

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8 hours ago, Sunnyland said:

 

When I had to get my I-551 stamp at my local USCIS they did it on my passport. As far as I know they stamp your passport. They also need to see the extension letter.

I remember I wanted to have my passport stamped because I was gonna make a trip to my home country and I did not want to encounter any problem with them not recognizing the extension letter at POE,etc  so I requested to have my passport stamped as evidence of my permanent residence status. Funny I got my 10 y GC approved about 1 month after getting my passport stamped with the I-551. 

 

 

Thank you very much.

Aung Rookie

Aung   0

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5 hours ago, shell20 said:

I think they put a stamp in a card that they give you. I did have a letter about this when I needed a stamp in my passport which stated if my passport was expired to bring two passport photos which if I remember rightly they put on to a card. They don't stamp your body........ yet!  Lol.

Thank you.

 
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