Issue going home

[gigi87 0]

Hi Fellow VJ’s,

 

Not sure if this was already asked in old threads but i was wondering if I will encounter any problems going back to Philippines. I just arrived here at SF last week and obviously my greencard is not yet onhand. I have to go back maybe in 2-3 weeks for family issues. Can i still go back home and have my hubby just mail the gc via fedex.

 

Thank you for the response.

[Hank_ 9,174]

 

You are F-2A  you should have gotten an I-551 (green card) stamp in your passport .. this is valid for one year.   Check your passport, you should have received this stamp upon entry.   With that you are good to go to travel to the Philippines and back again IF you don't stay in the Phils too long.

[gigi87 0]

3 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

 

You are F-2A  you should have gotten an I-551 (green card) stamp in your passport .. this is valid for one year.   Check your passport, you should have received this stamp upon entry.   With that you are good to go to travel to the Philippines and back again IF you don't stay in the Phils too long.

Hi Hank,

 

Thanks for the quick reply. Yes my Phl passport has the I-551 and was stamped upon my entry. I was just worried that when I comeback here, cbp will look for my greencard.

[Hank_ 9,174]

Just now, gigi87 said:

Hi Hank,

 

Thanks for the quick reply. Yes my Phl passport has the I-551 and was stamped upon my entry. I was just worried that when I comeback here, cbp will look for my greencard.

 

The stamp is just as valid.   

[gigi87 0]

2 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

 

The stamp is just as valid.   

Perfect. Thank you so much. Btw delish said hi.

[HRQX 4,145]

4 hours ago, gigi87 said:

I was just worried that when I comeback here, cbp will look for my greencard.

Here is Guide you can show the airline if needed: https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2019-Mar/2019 Carrier Information Guide - ENGLISH.pdf

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Once an immigrant has been admitted to the United States the immigrant visa becomes a re-entry document, valid for one year from the endorsement date. The statement “UPON ENDORSEMENT SERVES AS TEMPORARY I-551 EVIDENCING PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR 1 YEAR” will be printed in the body of the visa directly above the machine-readable zone. This documentation is acceptable for travel and employment and is intended to replace the ADIT stamp.

[Hank_ 9,174]

4 hours ago, gigi87 said:

Perfect. Thank you so much. Btw delish said hi.

 

Really!   Small world...   Hi back.     Hope all is going well.