Traveling with Pending i-751

[beso36 2]

I am looking to travel in a few weeks for short business trip, I already have my Expired 2Y GC  and i551 Stamp so it should be sufficient to re-entry. But I had my i751 interview last week and still waiting for a decision hopefully they will approve my case but what happens if God forbade my case got denied while I am outside of the country, what is the case when I tried to re-enter the US? 

[Sunnyland 639]

I have seen on VJ people saying that their case was denied when they were out of the country and had a hard time being allowed entry at POE. It will depend on the POE officer of course. If the I-751 petition is denied while you are abroad, you may not be able to reenter the U.S. Personally I would hold on that trip until you know for sure you are approved. Why risk it? You are almost there. You just got your interview.

Edited June 20, 2018 by Sunnyland

[beso36 2]

On 6/19/2018 at 11:59 PM, Sunnyland said:

I have seen on VJ people saying that their case was denied when they were out of the country and had a hard time being allowed entry at POE. It will depend on the POE officer of course. If the I-751 petition is denied while you are abroad, you may not be able to reenter the U.S. Personally I would hold on that trip until you know for sure you are approved. Why risk it? You are almost there. You just got your interview.

Thanks for the advice. I agree with what you said, I will try to delay the trip but I am not sure I will be able to do that as it's work-related. Any estimate about how long I should wait before hearing from them back, the office mentioned between 90-120 days but this seems too long??

[Sunnyland 639]

Did you check your status online? To see if you got any update? 

PS: A friend of mine that had her interview in March, received her GC within less than 1 month from the interview. 

Edited June 26, 2018 by Sunnyland

[beso36 2]

11 hours ago, Sunnyland said:

Did you check your status online? To see if you got any update? 

PS: A friend of mine that had her interview in March, received her GC within less than 1 month from the interview. 

Yeah, I am checking it every day. it didn't reflect the interview letter but it shows received at my local office status On April 9, 2018, but I already had my interview on June 13. it's been 2 weeks now.  Hopefully will get it an approval soon.

BTW my case more complex and it's divorce wavier, I hope this would not effect the timeline.

[Sunnyland 639]

If anything, maybe you can make an uscis  InfoPass appointment to see if they can give you an update so you can do your trip with a peace of mind.

[beso36 2]

On 6/27/2018 at 10:39 AM, Sunnyland said:

If anything, maybe you can make an uscis  InfoPass appointment to see if they can give you an update so you can do your trip with a peace of mind.

i think this the best way to figure things out. thanks for the advise

[Hellokitty11 1]

On 6/19/2018 at 10:44 PM, aabdellah said:

I am looking to travel in a few weeks for short business trip, I already have my Expired 2Y GC  and i551 Stamp so it should be sufficient to re-entry. But I had my i751 interview last week and still waiting for a decision hopefully they will approve my case but what happens if God forbade my case got denied while I am outside of the country, what is the case when I tried to re-enter the US? 

I recently got my stamp for traveling purposes and asked the officer if I could travel without worrying about re-entering the country. He said that it is normal for us to travel while i-751 was pending, that's the purpose of the stamp. I even asked if I could renew my passport, have my old one with the stamp in it and my new one and use both. He said that there shouldn't be a problem. I emailed CBP anyway to confirm just in case. I also asked what if the case gets approved meanwhile I am out of country. He saw our NOA1 date and kind of laughed saying we won't be hearing anything before next year (we filed 08/07/2017). 

[beso36 2]

Thank God, I didn't travel. I just heard from my lawyer yesterday that my case was denied and I was traveling tomorrow and this would be a real issue when i come back. It sucks now because I need to refile a new application. 

[Since2012 28]

15 hours ago, beso36 said:

Thank God, I didn't travel. I just heard from my lawyer yesterday that my case was denied and I was traveling tomorrow and this would be a real issue when i come back. It sucks now because I need to refile a new application. 

 

Sorry to hear that. Would you mind sharing why your case was denied and what’s the interview all about?