I-551 Stamp

[barashka 97]

Hello folks,

 

Would anybody mind explaining to me what the I-551 stamp is? I know my wife got one when she arrived here with her K-1 visa and that's about it. She will get her Employment Authorization/Advance Parole combination card very soon in the mail. We are waiting for her Green Card interview to be scheduled (our current case status is "Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for an Interview"). When will she need a new I-551 stamp? Does she need one for every passport she gets (for example, if her current one expired and she needed a new one)? Or, is the I-551 stamp only needed for people without Green Cards. I apologize for the excessive amount of questions. Any insight or comments would be gladly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

[Crazy Cat 41,857]

She should not have received an I- 551 stamp.   A I-551 "stamp" is the equivalent to a Green Card.  The plastic green card is an I-551 card.

[Crazy Cat 41,857]

Can you post a picture of what was placed in her passport?

[barashka 97]

Oh, and I meant to add: I saw the I-551 on the immigration timeline page here on VisaJourney under the Adjustment of Status section of the timeline. Do people need the I-551 stamp after their Green Card interview?

[barashka 97]

6 minutes ago, missileman said:

She should not have received an I- 551 stamp.   A I-551 "stamp" is the equivalent to a Green Card.  The plastic green card is an I-551 card.

Ooops, I think I might have wrote the wrong stamp name.

This is what her stamp looks like: https://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/immigration/i94

[Crazy Cat 41,857]

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Edited May 14, 2019 by missileman

[Lil bear 4,210]

Just now, barashka said:

Ooops, I think I might have wrote the wrong stamp name.

This is what her stamp looks like: https://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/immigration/i94

Not an I 551 at all !  🤪

[Crazy Cat 41,857]

1 minute ago, barashka said:

Ooops, I think I might have wrote the wrong stamp name.

This is what her stamp looks like: https://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/immigration/i94

That's an admission stamp.......

[Lil bear 4,210]

3 minutes ago, barashka said:

Oh, and I meant to add: I saw the I-551 on the immigration timeline page here on VisaJourney under the Adjustment of Status section of the timeline. Do people need the I-551 stamp after their Green Card interview?

LPR occasionally need the I551 stamp in their passport .. usually while waiting for a replacement  GC , or new one of they have lost it 

[barashka 97]

1 minute ago, missileman said:

That's an admission stamp.......

Yeah, I see now. Silly mistake on my part.

[barashka 97]

1 minute ago, Lil bear said:

LPR occasionally need the I551 stamp in their passport .. usually while waiting for a replacement  GC , or new one of they have lost it 

Oh, I see. So my wife probably won't need one? She hasn't even received her first Green Card yet.

[Lil bear 4,210]

Just now, barashka said:

Yeah, I see now. Silly mistake on my part.

All good. We all make these mistakes firing the immigration journey. The terms etc aren’t exactly user friendly. And your error was if no consequence to your application so good !! Unlike mine , where I accidentally shredded the original I864 rather than an incorrect copy. Oops !! 🤪

1 minute ago, barashka said:

Oh, I see. So my wife probably won't need one? She hasn't even received her first Green Card yet.

Correct. In fact she can’t get an I551 at this stage 

[barashka 97]

1 minute ago, Lil bear said:

All good. We all make these mistakes firing the immigration journey. The terms etc aren’t exactly user friendly. And your error was if no consequence to your application so good !! Unlike mine , where I accidentally shredded the original I864 rather than an incorrect copy. Oops !! 🤪

Correct. In fact she can’t get an I551 at this stage 

Yeah, I was way off with my terminology.  Under the immigration timeline on here, why is Got I551 Stamp on there? For example, who would have needed that at their Adjustment of Status interview?

[Lil bear 4,210]

1 minute ago, barashka said:

Yeah, I was way off with my terminology.  Under the immigration timeline on here, why is Got I551 Stamp on there? For example, who would have needed that at their Adjustment of Status interview?

 Can you point me to the specific timeline ? 

Have to see it to answer 

[barashka 97]

19 minutes ago, missileman said:

She should not have received an I- 551 stamp.   A I-551 "stamp" is the equivalent to a Green Card.  The plastic green card is an I-551 card.

Oh, okay, Pardon my ignorance and thank you for clarifying this. I never knew that the Green Card was also called the I-551 card. I can't believe I never knew this, ahaha.