Travel urgency right after I-171 filing

[Indy Sab 174]

17 hours ago, Voilet said:

Sorry typing error. It’s I-751 form

ahhh ok, I was actually looking for that form... thinking I had forgotten to fill it out 😄

[Voilet 41]

On 9/21/2022 at 11:01 AM, Lil bear said:

Submit ROC application as soon as you are eligible.
Plan a trip back before your GC expires to do biometrics/pick up NOA letter /get I551 stamp as needed . 
Keeping your GC status is probably worth more than the final semester right now .. can you defer for 6-12months ? 

Thanks. My 6 years course of study is at its last stage . Deferring it could cause more problems for me later on.I know green card is important too that’s why trying to finding out the best way to sort out this situation 

[Lil bear 4,201]

1 minute ago, Voilet said:

Thanks. My 6 years course of study is at its last stage . Deferring it could cause more problems for me later on.I know green card is important too that’s why trying to finding out the best way to sort out this situation 

Hard place. I would submit asap and plan on a quick turn around trip back as needed   You've come too far on both journeys to lose either ! 

[Voilet 41]

3 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

Hard place. I would submit asap and plan on a quick turn around trip back as needed   You've come too far on both journeys to lose either ! 

Thank you .God bless

[Voilet 41]

On 9/22/2022 at 3:14 PM, Alix64 said:

Hello Everyone,

hello Voilet, sorry, it is so much stress. 

 

I filed on May 21rst. 

I received my case number on May 27th. 

I received the 2 years extension letter on May 31rst. 

 

But I had to travel back to my country for family matters on June 21rst. And I was afraid to get a date for the biometrics after June 21rst. 

And that is what happened... so I called USCIS, they said that I had to be at the appointment on the date that i was notified. 

But thanks to VisaJourney 😉 I walked in the USCIS office of my County and they took me in to do the biometrics (thanks again guys 🙏).

 

My conditional GC expired on August 14th. 

I travelled back on the 11th. The personal at the Airport was well aware of the extension letter. Even though my GC was still good, they had a look at it. 

At the US airport, the officer did not ask for the extension letter, he said : "nop, your GC is still good for 3 more days, I don't need to see your letter". 

 

So, like someone said earlier and I could not agree more :

- file as soon as you can (within the 90 days window)

- it costs money but send your file through Fedex or UPS, something sure enough it gets delivered super quickly (we did 24H delivery, it's pricy but worth it I think at that stage)

- do the walk in at the USCIS of your county, most of them accept people without an appointment. 

- now for your return : if really you cannot comeback before your conditional GC expires (they may ask you why you stayed so long outside the US - if you are a student, that should be an enough excuse), then you have no other choice than to ask your wife to express mail you (through the most secure way) the letter. She can make a scan of it and send it to you (when you print it, print it without any color, so that it doesn't look like you tried to counterfeit it). 

 

I don't know about the stamp other VisaJourney members are talking about, but I trust their experience.

Take care,

Alix

 

Hi Alix .thank you for all the info. 

[Voilet 41]

On 9/23/2022 at 4:14 AM, Alix64 said:

Hello Everyone,

hello Voilet, sorry, it is so much stress. 

 

I filed on May 21rst. 

I received my case number on May 27th. 

I received the 2 years extension letter on May 31rst. 

 

But I had to travel back to my country for family matters on June 21rst. And I was afraid to get a date for the biometrics after June 21rst. 

And that is what happened... so I called USCIS, they said that I had to be at the appointment on the date that i was notified. 

But thanks to VisaJourney 😉 I walked in the USCIS office of my County and they took me in to do the biometrics (thanks again guys 🙏).

 

My conditional GC expired on August 14th. 

I travelled back on the 11th. The personal at the Airport was well aware of the extension letter. Even though my GC was still good, they had a look at it. 

At the US airport, the officer did not ask for the extension letter, he said : "nop, your GC is still good for 3 more days, I don't need to see your letter". 

 

So, like someone said earlier and I could not agree more :

- file as soon as you can (within the 90 days window)

- it costs money but send your file through Fedex or UPS, something sure enough it gets delivered super quickly (we did 24H delivery, it's pricy but worth it I think at that stage)

- do the walk in at the USCIS of your county, most of them accept people without an appointment. 

- now for your return : if really you cannot comeback before your conditional GC expires (they may ask you why you stayed so long outside the US - if you are a student, that should be an enough excuse), then you have no other choice than to ask your wife to express mail you (through the most secure way) the letter. She can make a scan of it and send it to you (when you print it, print it without any color, so that it doesn't look like you tried to counterfeit it). 

 

I don't know about the stamp other VisaJourney members are talking about, but I trust their experience.

Take care,

Alix

 

Hi Alix. Did you appear on your fingerprint’s date in US or in your country of origin ? Because I am in overseas and I got my fingerprints on November 28.2022. 

[Lil bear 4,201]

5 minutes ago, Voilet said:

Hi Alix. Did you appear on your fingerprint’s date in US or in your country of origin ? Because I am in overseas and I got my fingerprints on November 28.2022. 

You cant do fingerprints out of US. To keep your application in processing ypu need tp present for your appointment where and when it is scheduled.  

[Voilet 41]

2 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

You cant do fingerprints out of US. To keep your application in processing ypu need tp present for your appointment where and when it is scheduled.  

US embassy doesn’t take biometrics if you are staying overseas for legit reason ? 

[Alix64 425]

14 minutes ago, Voilet said:

Hi Alix. Did you appear on your fingerprint’s date in US or in your country of origin ? Because I am in overseas and I got my fingerprints on November 28.2022. 

Hi Violet, not sure I understand your question.

 

I was in the US when I received the letter with the appointment for the fingerprints/biometrics to be done. The date was late June (don't remember precisely) but I was booked on a flight back to France for mid-June. 

 

That is why I did not go to the appointment for the biometrics (late June, since I was in France) INSTEAD, I went to a USCIS office in my county, no appointment, as soon as possible. I just walked in. Wait a little and they did the biometrics. 

 

Hope that helps a little. 

[Lil bear 4,201]

4 minutes ago, Voilet said:

US embassy doesn’t take biometrics if you are staying overseas for legit reason ? 

I do not believe so. Im hoping you checked your options before leaving the US. 

[Voilet 41]

6 minutes ago, Alix64 said:

Hi Violet, not sure I understand your question.

 

I was in the US when I received the letter with the appointment for the fingerprints/biometrics to be done. The date was late June (don't remember precisely) but I was booked on a flight back to France for mid-June. 

 

That is why I did not go to the appointment for the biometrics (late June, since I was in France) INSTEAD, I went to a USCIS office in my county, no appointment, as soon as possible. I just walked in. Wait a little and they did the biometrics. 

 

Hope that helps a little. 

Got you. So everything was ok because even you did early walked in before the actual appointment notice ? 

[Voilet 41]

7 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

I do not believe so. Im hoping you checked your options before leaving the US. 

I am hoping if US embassy could help. if not I am taking flight to US tomorrow 😕

[OldUser 6,662]

9 minutes ago, Voilet said:

I am hoping if US embassy could help. if not I am taking flight to US tomorrow 😕

Very unlikely. Any chance to postpone your trip? This is quite important.

[Voilet 41]

4 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Very unlikely. Any chance to postpone your trip? This is quite important.

I am already here in overseas. Got here 10 days ago and now got fingerprints appointments for 28. Trying to book my flight tomorrow if there are no other options. 

[OldUser 6,662]

7 minutes ago, Voilet said:

I am already here in overseas. Got here 10 days ago and now got fingerprints appointments for 28. Trying to book my flight tomorrow if there are no other options. 

Oh I see, makes sense. Good luck!