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mecco   18

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I intend visiting Nigeria in December , 2021. My Conditional Green Card is expired , I have also applied for removal of condition and I received

I-797C extending my green card by 24 months. My concern is, does the Nigerian Immigration recognize this document for me to return to the US after my visit.

Secondly, I am flying with Lufthansa does any one know if they honour this document ? I will need input and insight . Thanks

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If they can read English, you will have no problems returning to the US with an extension letter and your expired Green Card.  If you are really worried, then get an ADIT stamp at your local USCIS office. 

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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mecco   18

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At Crazy Cat , I already contacted USCIS for an Infopass to go and get a stamp but they were adamant that the letter given to should suffice.

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Crazy Cat Grand Master

Crazy Cat   41,845

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2 minutes ago, mecco said:

At Crazy Cat , I already contacted USCIS for an Infopass to go and get a stamp but they were adamant that the letter given to should suffice.

They are correct......It is evidence of your status.

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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2 hours ago, mecco said:

I intend visiting Nigeria in December , 2021. My Conditional Green Card is expired , I have also applied for removal of condition and I received

I-797C extending my green card by 24 months. My concern is, does the Nigerian Immigration recognize this document for me to return to the US after my visit.

Secondly, I am flying with Lufthansa does any one know if they honour this document ? I will need input and insight . Thanks

An expired green card + an original I-797c with the 24 month is 100 % okay to travel with, airlines workers and US border officials are familiar with the document and are listed in the manual of acceptable documents needed to fly back to the USA. 

 

No issues flying back to the USA from Iran with expired CGC plus the original extension letter.

K1 Visa Arrived USA July 2017

Married August 2017

AOS Approved July 2018

 

Filed for i751 joint application May 2020

Fingerprints reused October 2020, and February 2021 and June 2021 (Yes 3 fingerprint notices)

Case move to National Benefits Center December 2020 for quicker processing from California Service Center

Oct 2021 out of processing time inquiry made, response May 5th 2022 that our i751 case will be addressed at our n400 interview

Combo interview May 16th 2022, in Sacramento

Approved June 08, 2022

 

Filed for Naturalization May 2021

Fingerprints reused May 2021

Combo interview May 16th 2022, in Sacramento, 

Approved June 08, 2022

Oath Ceremony completed June 29th 2022

 

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18 hours ago, mecco said:

I intend visiting Nigeria in December , 2021. My Conditional Green Card is expired , I have also applied for removal of condition and I received

I-797C extending my green card by 24 months. My concern is, does the Nigerian Immigration recognize this document for me to return to the US after my visit.

Secondly, I am flying with Lufthansa does any one know if they honour this document ? I will need input and insight . Thanks

You should be good traveling with your Extension letter + Expired Green Card. 

17 hours ago, mecco said:

At Crazy Cat , I already contacted USCIS for an Infopass to go and get a stamp but they were adamant that the letter given to should suffice.

That is 100% correct. Your letter + LPR card should suffice..

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I visited Nigeria and my extension letter worked fine. I travelled with Delta which is typically easier as i've heard of people transiting through europe having issues. 

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KrispyKringle Rookie

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On 11/6/2021 at 3:08 PM, mecco said:

I intend visiting Nigeria in December , 2021. My Conditional Green Card is expired , I have also applied for removal of condition and I received

I-797C extending my green card by 24 months. My concern is, does the Nigerian Immigration recognize this document for me to return to the US after my visit.

Secondly, I am flying with Lufthansa does any one know if they honour this document ? I will need input and insight . Thanks

If you are a Nigerian national flying with Lufthansa with an expired green card, you will need a transit visa!! They will not let you board your return flight with an I-797. Speaking from bitter experience, my husband had to buy a last minute ticket with another airline and ended up with a useless half of a round-trip Lufthansa ticket.

 

For more information see https://www.germany.info/blob/917514/29c468eca75052c9c91a8635284f6340/airport-transit-country-list-data.pdf

airport-transit-country-list-data.pdf

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Our Journey

April 2013: Met in Nigeria through my cousin. Became friends!

September 2013: Met again in Nigeria

2013-2016: Long-distance friendship

May 2016: Met again in Nigeria. We became a couple!

April 2017: Met again in Nigeria. Engaged!!

August 2017: Traditional wedding ceremony in Nigeria!

September 2017: Religious and official wedding ceremony in Nigeria!

March 2018-April 2018: Met again in Nigeria. Honeymoon!

September 22, 2017: Mailed I-130 to Chicago

September 29, 2017: Received electronic NOA1, file routed to TSC (priority date September 27th)

October 8, 2017: Received hardcopy NOA1

March 20, 2018: Received electronic NOA2

March 29, 2018: Case sent to NVC

March 31, 2018: Received hardcopy NOA2

April 5, 2018: NVC received case

June 6, 2018: Case number assigned and AOS bill received

June 6, 2018: DS-261 submitted and AOS fee paid

June 9, 2018: IV bill received and IV fee paid

June 29, 2018:  Mailed AOS & IV packages 

August 13, 2018: Case Complete! 

August 14, 2018: Received appointment letter

September 6, 2018: Visa interview... visa approved!!

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mecco Apprentice

mecco   18

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@stelgado apologies for replying late. This reply may not be helpful anymore since you are set to leave or already left. In my case when I had the 179 and an expired green card I was advised to use united or delta (I used Unite) instead of Lufthansa because they will require a valid traveling document or transit visa. 

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