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Hello,

In the month of March I received I-551 on my passport. The green card and the renewal letter are 18 months overdue. I want to fly to see my parents . Can anybody please share from their personal experience whether anybody has had problems at the airport when boarding a plane under this situation? 

Many thanks

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3 hours ago, nyoleg said:

Hello,

In the month of March I received I-551 on my passport. The green card and the renewal letter are 18 months overdue. I want to fly to see my parents . Can anybody please share from their personal experience whether anybody has had problems at the airport when boarding a plane under this situation? 

Many thanks

 

You'll have no problems leaving the US. Flying back, 99% of the time you'll be fine, you may get someone at check-in who's not familiar with the I-551 stamp, but if that happens, ask them refer to their 'US Carrier Information Guide' which clearly shows that an I-551 stamp is fine.

 

I used to keep a copy on my laptop, just in-case of such situations. I only ever needed to bring it out once at an airport in Mexico.

 

https://www.cbp.gov/document/guides/carrier-information-guide-english

 

 

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As above.

Plus, with the stamp you will have to take a quick visit to secondary to verify your status at immigration.
This shouldn’t take very long - you are processed in there ahead of non residents who have been hauled to secondary. It’s never taken more than five minutes for me. 

CR1 / DCF (London): 2012 / 2013 (4 months from I-130 petition to visa in hand)

I-751 #1- April 2015 [Denied]

 

April 2015 : I-751 Joint filing package sent fedex next day 09:00am from UK ($lots - thanks). 
Jan 2017: Notification that an interview has been scheduled at a local office. Bizarrely still no RFE... 
Jan 2017: 2hr wait, then interview terminated before it began, due to moving my ID to another state 2 wks prior. New interview 'in a few months...maybe.'   Informed them that divorce proceedings are underway, but not finalised at this time. 
March 2017: An Interview was scheduled - marked as no-show as they didn't actually send out a notification of interview. FML 
April  2017: Filed an official complaint with the ombudsman, and have requested Senator & Congressman assistance
August 2017: Interview - switched to a (finalised) divorce waiver. Told that decision will be made that afternoon, but no problems foreseen with my case. 
October 2017: Letter of Denial received - reason given as 'I-751 petition was not properly filed'. Discovered ex-spouse made false allegations to USCIS in 2015. No opportunity given to review & refute allegations  - contrary to USCIS policy.

I-751 #2 - Oct 2017 - Mar 2021[Denied] 

 

October 2017: Within 72hrs of receiving denial notice, a new waiver I-751, divorce decree & $680 cheque, sent to Vermont via FedEx overnight 9am priority.  
Dec 2019: Filed FOIA request for full A# file
Feb 2020: FOIA request completed - entire A# file received as a .PDF; 197 pages fully redacted, and 80 partially redacted. Don't waste your time!
March 2021: I-751 #2 denied for lack of evidence. No RFE, no interview, and evidence in previous I-751 not reviewed - contrary to policy. Huge errors in adjudication.

N-400 - Feb 2018 - Apr 2021 [Denied]

 

February 2018: N-400 filed online.  $725 paid to the USCIS paperwork wastage fund

February  2019: Interview - cancelled after a four hour wait due to 'missing paperwork' on their end. Promised Expedited reschedule.

March 2021: Interview letter received, strangely dated after I-751 denial. No I-751 interview conducted. N-400 interview and test passed, given 'cannot make a decision at this time' paper due to the ongoing I-751 nightmare...

April 2021: N-400 denial received citing recent I-751 denial as basis for ineligibility, even though it should have been a combo interview 🤯

I AM JACK'S COMPLETE LACK OF SURPRISE

Service Motion - March 2021 [Sent via FedEx & COMPLETELY IGNORED by USCIS]

 

March 2021: Service Motion request sent overnight addressed direectly to field office director, requesting urgent review and re-opening, based on errors in adjudication - citing USCIS policy, AFM and memorandums as basis for errors. This was completely ignored by USCIS.

 I-751 #3 - June 2021 - Jan 2024 [Denied]

 

IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY

June 2021: I-751 #3 (30+lbs/5000 pages of paperwork) & another $680 sent to USCIS via FedEx ($300+..thanks) .... 

June 2021: Receipt issued, card charged, biometrics waived, infopass scheduled for I-551 stamp number ten.....

Feb 2022: RFIE (no, not an RFE, a Request For Initial Evidence) received, for copies of the divorce paperwork that they already have 😑

July 2022: Infopass for I-551 stamp number eleven.....

August 2023: Infopass for I-551 stamp number twelve....

January 2024: Denial received, ignoring the overwhelming majority of the filing, abundance of evidence, and refutation of a provably false allegation. The denial also contradicts itself in multiple places, as if it was written by someone with an IQ <50.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

2024: FML. Seriously. I'm done. 

 

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16 hours ago, nyoleg said:

Hello,

In the month of March I received I-551 on my passport. The green card and the renewal letter are 18 months overdue. I want to fly to see my parents . Can anybody please share from their personal experience whether anybody has had problems at the airport when boarding a plane under this situation? 

Many thanks

No worries . You'll be fine with the stamp, leaving Ukraine - they (surprisingly) are well aware of what the stamp stands for. 

No problem coming back either. The only thing , as mentioned above, you'd have to go through secondary upon arrival to the US, so if you have another flight within the country, plan your layover time accordingly.

 

Have a safe trip and enjoy your time in Ukraine !

 

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I travelled on the stamp twice from Europe and was never sent to secondary upon arrival. Airline third party agent in Zurich struggled to check me in one time but after calling the airline they figured it out.

 

Enjoy your trip! 

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23 часа назад Lil Bear сказал:

Для меня нет проблем с посадкой на ваш обратный рейс или в CBP. Обработано на обычном стенде CBP .. не отправлено на вторичный 

какими авиалиниями вы летали?

18 часов назад mspmn сказал:

Я дважды ездил по марке из Европы. Агент третьей стороны авиакомпании в Цюрихе изо всех пытался проверить меня за один раз, но после того, как они пытались проверить меня, позвонил в позвониванию, они помогли нам.

 

Наслаждайтесь путешествием! 

 

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18 часов назад mspmn сказал:

Я дважды ездил по марке из Европы. Агент третьей стороны авиакомпании в Цюрихе изо всех пытался проверить меня за один раз, но после того, как они пытались проверить меня, позвонил в позвониванию, они помогли нам.

 

Наслаждайтесь путешествием! 

which airlines did you fly?

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53 minutes ago, nyoleg said:

какими авиалиниями вы летали?

 

Please use English in these main forums. Thankfully your English is way better than my Ukraine !! 😁

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13 hours ago, Lil bear said:

Please use English in these main forums. Thankfully your English is way better than my Ukraine !! 😁

Excuse me, please

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