Travel outside of US with extension letter after I751 approval but no green card in hand yet

[kk090107 2]

Hey everyone

wondering if any of you guys can answer a question for me. Today we got our approval notice for the I 751 ROC and states that the green card should be received in 60 days. However the letter also states that we should not travel outside of the US while waiting for the new green card to come since our old one is expired. But like many of you, we had received the 18 month extension letter and it is still valid through Feb 2020 (received Aug 2018). I’m thinking the reason they say no travel is so that people who have an expired card and no extension letter don’t leave the US and have trouble getting back in AND that since we do have a letter that is valid through our travel dates we should be okay. Anybody can help out with this? 

 

 

[Dashinka 24,505]

I think you should be fine since the expired GC with a valid extension letter is recognized proof of maintaining LPR.

 

Good Luck!

[Pitaya 2,577]

In light of the recent prolonged petition processing times, this topic is a pinned thread at the top of the ROC forum:

 

When traveling with the I-751 Receipt/GC extension letter, also bring your expired GC, your valid passport, and a copy of your marriage certificate (if the last names on the GC and passport are different [i.e., married/maiden]).

 

Good luck on your immigration journey.