551 Stamp Questions

[JasonGG 280]

My wife finally got scheduled for an I-551 stamp in her passport because her extension letter expired and we are traveling overseas this month.  The appointment letter says we should "Bring all immigration forms, receipts, and any other documents related to your case."  Do they really want ALL our related documents for the 551 stamp?  It's a 10-minute appointment (my wife is at 11 and daughter is at 11:10) and we have thousands of pages of bank statements, utility bills, legal documents, photos, etc, going back to our marriage 4 1/2 years ago.  What did those of you who recently got the 551 stamp bring to your appointments?

 

Also, what does the stamp look like?  Is it an ink stamp or sticker (like the visa) on a passport page or is it a 551 letter that she carries with the passport?

 

Thanks for any help - Jason

[mniceguy16 186]

14 minutes ago, JasonGG said:

My wife finally got scheduled for an I-551 stamp in her passport because her extension letter expired and we are traveling overseas this month.  The appointment letter says we should "Bring all immigration forms, receipts, and any other documents related to your case."  Do they really want ALL our related documents for the 551 stamp?  It's a 10-minute appointment (my wife is at 11 and daughter is at 11:10) and we have thousands of pages of bank statements, utility bills, legal documents, photos, etc, going back to our marriage 4 1/2 years ago.  What did those of you who recently got the 551 stamp bring to your appointments?

 

Also, what does the stamp look like?  Is it an ink stamp or sticker (like the visa) on a passport page or is it a 551 letter that she carries with the passport?

 

Thanks for any help - Jason

Firstly you will need her passport, her expired green card (which they will take from her), your extension letter,an unexpired id card or driver’s license (for identification). The stamp is an ink kind of stamp just like the one she got when she arrived the USA (if she came with a cr1 visa). It will basically have the date of the day it is going to be stamped and it will be valid for a year. This is the moment for her to make copies of her expired green card for her record because they will take it away from

her during your infopass appointment. 

Edited November 1, 2022 by mniceguy16

[JasonGG 280]

3 minutes ago, mniceguy16 said:

Firstly you will need her passport, her expired green card (which they will take from her), your extension letter,an unexpired id card or driver’s license (for identification). The stamp is an ink kind of stamp just like the one she got when she arrived the USA (if she came with a cr1 visa). It will basically have the date of the day it is going to be stamped and it will be valid for a year. This is the moment for her to make copies of her expired green card for her record because they will take it away from

her during your infopass appointment. 

Thank you!  This is very helpful - Jason

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

11 minutes ago, mniceguy16 said:

Firstly you will need her passport, her expired green card (which they will take from her),

They didn't take my wife's Green card.  They just placed the ink stamp in her passport and wrote the expiration date and her pending I-751 case/receipt number and the words "pending I-751".  They returned her passport and her expired Green card. 

Edited November 1, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[mniceguy16 186]

23 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

They didn't take my wife's Green card.  They just placed the ink stamp in her passport and wrote the expiration date and her pending I-751 case/receipt number and the words "pending I-751".  They returned her passport and her expired Green card. 

Guess the field offices are different, here they take it and you get just the stamp and they tell you to come back with your passport if you need an extension.

[Mike E 11,739]

2 hours ago, JasonGG said:

Also, what does the stamp look like?  Is it an ink stamp

 

And yes expect them to take your green card. Make a copy front and back before going to your info pass appointment. You will want that copy for your interview and N-400 process. 
 

If they  don’t take your gc, great 

Edited November 1, 2022 by Mike E

[Dashinka 24,493]

1 hour ago, mniceguy16 said:

Guess the field offices are different, here they take it and you get just the stamp and they tell you to come back with your passport if you need an extension.

I agree, when my wife got her ADIT stamp, the Detroit office also took her expired GC.

[Rocio0010 5,579]

13 hours ago, JasonGG said:

Do they really want ALL our related documents for the 551 stamp? 

I’m guessing they just mean the notices they’ve sent you.