Travelling outside the US while waiting for GC

[Inx 4]

Hi, 

I have found a few similar posts about this topic but they were about 10 years old and I did not get a real answer!

 

I'm currently in DCF for a CR1 visa.

Before we started the visa process we planned a trip to the US to celebrate our weddig there with the people which could'nt be here for our weddig in the beginn of  2022.

 

I think that my visa will be done before we will leave for the trip. 

We were planning on beeing in the US for 2 weeks, comming back to Germany for 3-4 Weeks then move to the US. 

 

I'm guessing that my GC won't arrive within the 2 weeks we're there... 

 

Am I able to leave the country (without the GC) and come back 4 weeks later without ruining the process?

 

Thanks in advance!

[Lil bear 4,149]

10 minutes ago, Inx said:

Hi, 

I have found a few similar posts about this topic but they were about 10 years old and I did not get a real answer!

 

I'm currently in DCF for a CR1 visa.

Before we started the visa process we planned a trip to the US to celebrate our weddig there with the people which could'nt be here for our weddig in the beginn of  2022.

 

I think that my visa will be done before we will leave for the trip. 

We were planning on beeing in the US for 2 weeks, comming back to Germany for 3-4 Weeks then move to the US. 

 

I'm guessing that my GC won't arrive within the 2 weeks we're there... 

 

Am I able to leave the country (without the GC) and come back 4 weeks later without ruining the process?

 

Thanks in advance!

If you have been issued with the visa before you travel to the US, you will enter using the CR1 visa. As soon as you enter, you become an LPR. The CBP officer at entry will stamp the visa in your passport. That becomes your temporary GC while you wait for the plastic GC. It functions like the GC.. travel, renter the US, work, get a SSN, get a drivers licence. Dont  forget to pay the GC fee after you have your passport/ visa in hand . 

[Inx 4]

13 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

If you have been issued with the visa before you travel to the US, you will enter using the CR1 visa. As soon as you enter, you become an LPR. The CBP officer at entry will stamp the visa in your passport. That becomes your temporary GC while you wait for the plastic GC. It functions like the GC.. travel, renter the US, work, get a SSN, get a drivers licence. Dont  forget to pay the GC fee after you have your passport/ visa in hand . 

THANK YOU! 

That is amazing news! You made my day! 

[Just Paul 4,595]

Yes it is no problem traveling once your passport is stamped.  This even applies to "regular" I-130s.   We entered on a Sunday and went back down to Mexico the next Friday.  We paid the green card fee right after getting the visa.

[Inx 4]

4 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

Yes it is no problem traveling once your passport is stamped.  This even applies to "regular" I-130s.   We entered on a Sunday and went back down to Mexico the next Friday.  We paid the green card fee right after getting the visa.

That's great! Thank you!