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Travelling on expired greencard and extension letter past receipt date

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V24   21

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Hello!

 

I am planning on traveling with my extension letter, however I was reading about the confusion between the letter expiring a year from the greencard date (November 2017) or expiring a year from the receipt date of the extension letter (September 2017).

 

I am traveling in October therefore if it is true about it being a year from when you get the ROC NOA then i am worried i run into problems. I will have had the letter for a year and nearly 2 months. I don't want to have to go get a stamp in my passport if it is not necessary, or if i may not even be allowed one.

 

Has anyone travelled with the extension letter being over a year from the receipt date and been fine, despite the letter saying it extends one year from GREEN CARD expiration date?

 

Thank you!

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The letter itself states "Your conditional resident status is extended for 18 months from the expiration date on your Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (also known as a Green Card)". If your letter was for 12 months, then replace that with the "18" in the quote.

 

Enjoy your travel!

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K-1...

 

08/09/2015: I-129F mailed
08/14/2015: NOA1 received by email; hardcopy received approximately 08/17/2015
09/14/2015: NOA2 received
09/30/2015: NVC received case
10/02/2015: CEAC status changed to "In Transit"
10/08/2015: CEAC status changed to "Ready"
10/09/2015: Consulate acknowledged receipt via phone; Hardcopy from US DoS with case number.
10/19/2015: Received information from Consulate.
10/28/2015: Medical Exam
11/17/2015: Interview...rescheduled due to computer problems. New date as yet unknown.
11/18/2015: Called in for interview and APPROVED!

11/24/2015: Picked up visa/passport and sealed packet from the Consulate! <happy dance>

02/14/2016: Arrived in the U.S. (POE was Bermuda)...CO was really nice!

02/18/2016: Married! :)

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AOS...

 

03/02/2016: AOS/EAD/AP Package mailed
03/14/2016: I-485/765/131 NOAs received by mail. USCIS Received Date 03/04/2016; USCIS Notice Date 03/10/2016
03/25/2016: Received biometrics appointment letter for I-485 & I-765
04/04/2016: Biometrics appointment
04/26/2016: Received notification that the I-131 was approved and the name was updated on the I-765
05/23/2016: Received notice that card was being produced for I-765.
05/28/2016: Received EAD/AP card.
06/01/2016: Received electronic notice that AOS interview has been scheduled.
06/30/2016: I-485 interview at USCIS Baltimore Field Office.
09/01/2016: InfoPass appointment made for 09/07/2016.
09/06/2016: Received electronic notification that I-485 was approved on 09/02/2016.
09/09/2016: Received approval letter.
09/14/2016: Green Card delivered! :)

 

ROC...

 

06/13/2018: I-751 package mailed to Vermont Service Center
06/25/2018: NOA/extension letter received, dated 06/19/2018

07/14/2018: Received ASC notice for Biometrics Appointment

07/25/18: Completed Biometrics

06/13/19: Received email notification of card production. I-751 approved!

06/19/19: 10yr card delivered!

 
 
 
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Crazy Cat Grand Master

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The date you receive the letter is irrelevant.  It extends the date on the actual card.

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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V24   21

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5 minutes ago, tamcloud said:

The letter itself states "Your conditional resident status is extended for 18 months from the expiration date on your Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (also known as a Green Card)". If your letter was for 12 months, then replace that with the "18" in the quote.

 

Enjoy your travel!

That's what i thought, i did read on here that it was from the receipt date and it got me all worried! Thanks for the double confirmation though, makes me feel less nervous!

3 minutes ago, missileman said:

The date you receive the letter is irrelevant.  It extends the date on the actual card.

Thank for you for confirmation! Not sure why i read it was relevant!

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Crazy Cat Grand Master

Crazy Cat   41,858

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3 minutes ago, V24 said:

That's what i thought, i did read on here that it was from the receipt date and it got me all worried! Thanks for the double confirmation though, makes me feel less nervous!

Thank for you for confirmation! Not sure why i read it was relevant!

That question comes up from time to time, although I don't know why...........government forms and letters are almost always very literal in nature.........good luck...enjoy your trip.

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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