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Dear VJ Members,

 

One of my Pakistani friend asking if he is okay to visit home on expired GC with 18 months extension on it.He came here through K1 visa.I told him, there shouldn't be any problem with it but he still kinda paranoid what if immigration officer wont let him in US. Does any one from Pakistan advise us what he should do now?Should he cancel his travel plan for now and go once he get US Citizenship or 10 year GC? Did anyone from Pakistan or other part of the world experience difficulty in coming back to US with 18 months extension letter?

 

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Your friend should not expect to have any issues traveling with the expired Green Card along with the extension letter.  The extension letter is an OFFICIAL document.

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Just now, missileman said:

Your friend should not expect to have any issues traveling with the expired Green Card along with the extension letter.  The extension letter is an OFFICIAL document.

Thank you .that is what I was trying to tell him. Lets see if anyone from his country (Pakistan) has some difficulty in coming back?

 

One thing, What would be next course of action if lets say (God forbid) CBP wont let him in?

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7 minutes ago, Charming12 said:

One thing, What would be next course of action if lets say (God forbid) CBP wont let him in?

No one, except for US citizens, is ever guaranteed to be admitted.

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5 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

No one, except for US citizens, is ever guaranteed to be admitted.

Agree so he basically cant fight for his right offcourse legally?

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1 minute ago, Charming12 said:

Agree so he basically cant fight for his right offcourse legally?

I didn't say that. Just that admission is never guaranteed even for LPRs.  I am sure he will be just fine.

 

And yes, there is an appeal process one can follow if denied admission.

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