Travelling while i-751 is pending with an expired GC and Extension letter

[NY Immigrant 10]

21 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Since it only 2 weeks, I think it is safe to book a single round trip ticket between the U.S. and Pakistan, on Etihad, Qatar, or Emirates.

I like Etihad for this because of CBP pre-clearance in Abu Dhabi. You will get processed by CBP in Abu Dhabi, and if there is any confusion about your extension letter, Etihad in Pakistan might have experience getting a hold of CBP in Abu Dhabi to answer questions. 
 

 

Thanks I just booked with Etihaad Airways

[OldUser 6,616]

5 hours ago, NY Immigrant said:

Thanks I just booked with Etihaad Airways

Have a safe flight! I transited through Turkey about a month ago. Used GC + extension letter on Turkish Airlines. No issues whatsoever. However, I understand the risk of being denied was there for sure. Though I travelled within Europe and and I have a pretty strong passport to my advantage.

Edited July 24, 2023 by OldUser

[NY Immigrant 10]

1 minute ago, OldUser said:

Have a safe flight! I transited through Turkey about a month ago. Used GC + extension letter on Turkish Airlines. No issues whatsoever. However, I understand the risk of being denied was there for sure. Though I travelled within Europe and and I have a pretty strong passport to my advantage.

Thanks. Hopefully, I wont have any problem cuz I am using Etihad airlines. What's your home country?

[OldUser 6,616]

7 minutes ago, NY Immigrant said:

Thanks. Hopefully, I wont have any problem cuz I am using Etihad airlines. What's your home country?

It's complicated, but one of my citizenships is in Western Europe. Sorry I'd like to keep the specifics out for privacy reasons.

[SteveInBostonI130 3,432]

20 hours ago, Mike E said:

 

Worst case a boarding foil. These seem to take a week now.

 

 

 

Longer, at least for Iceland.  10-14 days when I asked about it during my wife's travel drama.

[NY Immigrant 10]

7 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

 

Longer, at least for Iceland.  10-14 days when I asked about it during my wife's travel drama.

Did she lose her documents or what? What did she need a boarding foil?

[SteveInBostonI130 3,432]

2 hours ago, NY Immigrant said:

Did she lose her documents or what? What did she need a boarding foil?

 

Worse.  She forgot to bring the extension letter.

 

She eventually got on the plane without the boarding foil.  I sent her a pdf scan of the extension letter that she printed at a hotel.  The airline allowed her on with that copy.

[Mike E 11,739]

We always  keep electronic copies of GC, extension letter, passport, etc on our phone.

[Dashinka 24,483]

56 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

Worse.  She forgot to bring the extension letter.

 

She eventually got on the plane without the boarding foil.  I sent her a pdf scan of the extension letter that she printed at a hotel.  The airline allowed her on with that copy.

Did she face any delays at CBP with only a copy of the EL?

 

[NY Immigrant 10]

1 hour ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

Worse.  She forgot to bring the extension letter.

 

She eventually got on the plane without the boarding foil.  I sent her a pdf scan of the extension letter that she printed at a hotel.  The airline allowed her on with that copy.

I feel like my main concern was the Port of Entry

[Mike E 11,739]

1 hour ago, NY Immigrant said:

I feel like my main concern was the Port of Entry

I do not think it should be. 
 

LPRs cannot be denied entry to the U.S. when arriving at a port on U.S. soil. Worst case, lack of an original extension letter will result in an I-193 fee.

 

Now given your port of entry will be Abu Dhabi, if you lose your extension letter, you might be cursing my advice to use that route. But then again, it is on you, not me, for losing such a valuable document.

 

ESTA, pre-clearance, API, no fly lists, etc are all designed to keep undesirable humans (whether they are U.S. citizens, American Samoans, LPRs, and other non citizens) out of the U.S.  Once on U.S. soil, Due Process gets in way of keeping undesirables out.

Edited July 24, 2023 by Mike E

[NY Immigrant 10]

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

 

 

Now given your port of entry will be Abu Dhabi, if you lose your extension letter, you might be cursing my advice to use that route. But then again, it is on you, not me, for losing such a valuable document.

 

 

And why so? 

[Mike E 11,739]

47 minutes ago, NY Immigrant said:

And why so? 

Because Abu Dhabi is a U.S. port of entry not inside U.S. territory. Therefore if you lose your documents, CBP can legally deny you entry.

 

I’ve contributed all I can, and I don’t wish to argue or bicker, so I won’t post more in this thread. 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,432]

21 hours ago, NY Immigrant said:

I feel like my main concern was the Port of Entry

 

There was no issue at POE - Boston Logan.  Just a 1+ hour long line when several planes landed around the same time.

 

21 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Did she face any delays at CBP with only a copy of the EL?

 

 

None at all other than the long line.  They didn't even ask for it - I assume they pulled up her info on their computer.