Travelling on expired GC with I-751 NOA

[ptrober 0]

I am starting to research the whole lifting of conditions process as I will be able to file my I-751 in a few months. Looking at the time lines and other posts it seems clear that my existing 2 year GC will expire before I am issued with a 10 year GC. I have read that the USCIS effectively extends your PR status for 12 months while the I-751 is under review but will I be able to travel abroad with just the expired GC and the I-751 NOA, or is Advanced Parole needed to prevent troubles at the POE on return?

Thanks!

[YuAndDan 153]

Question asked and answered many times here on VJ

Just put "Travel I-751" in the search box above and you get your answer.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=64431

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=73109

Also:

You will receive a notice of receipt for the form stating that "Your alien card is extended one year - employment and travel authorized". Keep the receipt with your green card. If by some chance you are not approved within a year you will want to make an InfoPass appointment to go to your Local Office to request an I-551 stamp in your passport. This does happen as it sometimes it takes over a year to be approved. After your NOA extension expires, this is your only evidence of legal status which you are required to have, by law. This happens occasionally, that a case takes over a year, but it's rare. Local Offices will not give an I-551 stamp is you have another type of evidence of status (ie, expired Green Card + extension letter).

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;page=751guide

FAQ: http://www.visajourney.com/faq/k1k2visa-re...itions.html#7.9

Edited July 5, 2007 by YuAndDan

[Yodrak 7]

ptrober,

Have you looked at I-131 and it's instructions to understand what advance parole is and what it is used for?

Yodrak

I am starting to research the whole lifting of conditions process as I will be able to file my I-751 in a few months. Looking at the time lines and other posts it seems clear that my existing 2 year GC will expire before I am issued with a 10 year GC. I have read that the USCIS effectively extends your PR status for 12 months while the I-751 is under review but will I be able to travel abroad with just the expired GC and the I-751 NOA, or is Advanced Parole needed to prevent troubles at the POE on return?

Thanks!