I751 Approved, need to travel but have not received GC

[MarceCa 0]

I just received a letter for his removal of conditional basis of lawful permanent residence, the I-751 has been accepted! Great news! The letter says the green card will arrive within 60 days. BUT, the letter also says: "You should not travel outside the U.S. before receiving your new card, as you may have difficulty reentering then U.S."

 

I am scheduled to travel  for business in 4 days. Since filing the request to remove conditions, I have been traveling with the expired green card and the 1 year extension letter with no problems.

 

Would i have an issue since i received this approval letter specifically stating that i should not travel? or can i travel since the original 1 year extension letter has not expired? 

Ideally i would get the appointment to get the stamps but there aren't any appointments available.

 

Does anyone have experience traveling outside the U.S. after you I-751 is approved but before receiving your new card? Thanks in advance for any responses!

[Ryan H 3,812]

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[MarceCa 0]

This was my experience in case is useful for anyone:

- I was able to walk in to 26 Federal plaza in NY (info pass). They have an information office in the first floor. I explained that I needed to travel, that I needed the stamp but that there weren't any appointments available. They said that I could go back within 48 hours of my trip with proof of travel plans (printed airplane ticket) and get the stamp with out an appointment. I went back 2 days before the trip and I got it! i had to wait for about 3 or 4 hours total but it was totally worth it!  

- I always thought the one year extension counted from the expiration date on the green card. It actually starts counting on the date on the one year extension letter (so my 1 year extension was ending in October!, instead of December as I had always thought). I was so convinced that it was a year from the green card expiration that I asked as many people as possible to try to prove the previous person wrong. However, this was confirmed by two different employees of Info Pass and by the immigration officer when I got back to the US

- When I got back to the US, I showed the expired green card and the 1 year extension. The first thing the officer said was "you know that this is expired" (even with the one year extension letter). So I pointed him to the i551 stamp in my passport (uff!) and I was off to home in a few minutes.

Edited October 14, 2017 by angemarortiz

[Brettnie 2]

On 10/14/2017 at 3:59 AM, MarceCa said:

This was my experience in case is useful for anyone:

- I was able to walk in to 26 Federal plaza in NY (info pass). They have an information office in the first floor. I explained that I needed to travel, that I needed the stamp but that there weren't any appointments available. They said that I could go back within 48 hours of my trip with proof of travel plans (printed airplane ticket) and get the stamp with out an appointment. I went back 2 days before the trip and I got it! i had to wait for about 3 or 4 hours total but it was totally worth it!  

- I always thought the one year extension counted from the expiration date on the green card. It actually starts counting on the date on the one year extension letter (so my 1 year extension was ending in October!, instead of December as I had always thought). I was so convinced that it was a year from the green card expiration that I asked as many people as possible to try to prove the previous person wrong. However, this was confirmed by two different employees of Info Pass and by the immigration officer when I got back to the US

- When I got back to the US, I showed the expired green card and the 1 year extension. The first thing the officer said was "you know that this is expired" (even with the one year extension letter). So I pointed him to the i551 stamp in my passport (uff!) and I was off to home in a few minutes.

How come you still have you expired green card on you when you have a stamp? The officer took my expired green card away after he stamp my passport.

[mindthegap 2,590]

13 hours ago, Brettnie said:

How come you still have you expired green card on you when you have a stamp? The officer took my expired green card away after he stamp my passport.

I still have mine too....despite having two stamps (and a third tomorrow).

 

Not every officer retains them

Edited October 16, 2017 by mindthegap

[jasminesta 0]

On 10/2/2017 at 10:46 PM, MarceCa said:

I just received a letter for his removal of conditional basis of lawful permanent residence, the I-751 has been accepted! Great news! The letter says the green card will arrive within 60 days. BUT, the letter also says: "You should not travel outside the U.S. before receiving your new card, as you may have difficulty reentering then U.S."

 

I am scheduled to travel  for business in 4 days. Since filing the request to remove conditions, I have been traveling with the expired green card and the 1 year extension letter with no problems.

 

Would i have an issue since i received this approval letter specifically stating that i should not travel? or can i travel since the original 1 year extension letter has not expired? 

Ideally i would get the appointment to get the stamps but there aren't any appointments available.

 

Does anyone have experience traveling outside the U.S. after you I-751 is approved but before receiving your new card? Thanks in advance for any responses!

Hi @MarceCa, just wondering what the officer wrote on your i-551 stamp? 

 

I have similar situation, my ROC is approved, got the NoA saying GC will arrive within 60 days, but I have to travel abroad in 2 weeks (not sure I’ll get the GC before my travel time).

I already had a i-551 stamp since my extension letter expired last December, with a note saying “pending i-751”, and it’s valid until Jan 2019. 

 

Should I make another infopass to get another i-551 stamp with a note “due not receiving GC yet”? Or the stamp I already had is enough? Please let me know. Appreaciate it. Thanks!!

 

 

 

 

[Pomodoro 32]

Hello all, 

 

Asking for advise. We are about to travel out of the country and wanted to check about any issues with that. Traveling with the expired green card (expired  August 2021)  and the 18 month extension letter. I read on the website the infopass appointments are not available at the moment, so can't get my passport stamped. Thanks in advance! 

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