Expired Green Card AND expired extension letter

[kevecca 2]

Hello, 

 

I have been in Canada for a a few months due to Covid and it's now time for me to return home to New York. My greencard expired on 2/25/19 and my extension letter expires this month, on August 25. I HAD airline travel booked for the 24th but it has now been cancelled, and I'm finding it very difficult to get a flight out of here before then now. I am definitely going to keep trying my hardest to leave before then.

In the event that it's impossible for me to do so, do I have any options, especially during COVID? I know that my *status* doesn't expire, just the extension letter and therefore the proof of my status expires. Is there any option for me to get the stamp in my passport from an embassy or consulate here in Canada? Will I have a lot of trouble at the airport or would it be a scenario of some extra chatting and the immigration officers looking up proof?

 

Any help appreciated!

[Liam2021 583]

If possible, you can try to cross the border. Also, you don't have much time left so contact embassy ASAP. Your status doesn't expires, but the proof expires and airline will need unexpired documents to get you on the flight.

[JB&CP 22]

Why are you having trouble finding a flight? Due to the green card expiring? The airlines from Canada are still travelling to the USA. 

[dunebuggy 18]

How did this end up for you? We're in the same boat (both expired greencard and expired extension letter). We got a boarding foil from the consulate so let's see if that works, flying tomorrow.

 

On 8/10/2020 at 7:32 PM, kevecca said:

Hello, 

 

I have been in Canada for a a few months due to Covid and it's now time for me to return home to New York. My greencard expired on 2/25/19 and my extension letter expires this month, on August 25. I HAD airline travel booked for the 24th but it has now been cancelled, and I'm finding it very difficult to get a flight out of here before then now. I am definitely going to keep trying my hardest to leave before then.

In the event that it's impossible for me to do so, do I have any options, especially during COVID? I know that my *status* doesn't expire, just the extension letter and therefore the proof of my status expires. Is there any option for me to get the stamp in my passport from an embassy or consulate here in Canada? Will I have a lot of trouble at the airport or would it be a scenario of some extra chatting and the immigration officers looking up proof?

 

Any help appreciated!

 

[dunebuggy 18]

On 4/14/2021 at 7:31 PM, dunebuggy said:

How did this end up for you? We're in the same boat (both expired greencard and expired extension letter). We got a boarding foil from the consulate so let's see if that works, flying tomorrow.

 

 

Here's a follow up in case it helps someone... 

 

1. Got the boarding foil from the consulate in our country. Pretty smooth, make sure you have at least one page completely empty for the foil. 

 

2. Immigration at SFO - the CBP agent was nice but pretty skeptical of our story. She asked if we're planning on living here, we said yes and that we're trying to move back but it was delayed due to Covid-19... She asked a few more questions and don't think she totally bought it but she let us in anyway. I showed her our i-551 travel document but because it expired in 2019 she kept it, no worries I suppose.