i-551 stamp question

[Maki&Kiki 123]

My conditional greencard arrived (january 26) with an error (country of birth was written as unknown)..So i filled for replacement in february.

 

I was planning on traveling home this september, so back in march i called uscis to schedule infopass app to get the 551 stamp and to ask if i even need the stamp, or if i can travel with my gc and paperwork proof that i filled i90 for replacement and my birth certificate, and agent said that i will need the stamp just that is too soon and to call 1 month before i plan to travel.

 

Yesterday marked 1 month prior to planned travel(bought the tickets and all), and there answers this lady saying that i will be getting email or call within 30 BUSINESS DAYS. I was in shock, thats like 6 weeks from now, way after my travel. She replied that’s the wait time and if i got any other questions..She did ask me about type of travel and date of travel.

 

I did little bit of searching through forum and found one post from2023where person says that they have been waiting 30 days just to get email that there are not available appointments.

 

My GC is not expired, i still have it (they didnt request it yet) and everything is good besides the wrong cob. 

 

I’m not even sure anymore if i need the stamp, as the first agent mayb didn’t receive enough of training.

 

i’m really heartbroken i really want to visit home, but i am stuck due to their errors and missinformations.

 

IS there anything i can do? 😔 

 

 

 

edit: hope i receive date soon :<

Edited August 3, 2023 by Maki&Kiki

[Crazy Cat 41,836]

16 minutes ago, Maki&Kiki said:

My GC is not expired, i still have it (they didnt request it yet) and everything is good besides the wrong cob. 

You can travel on that Green Card and your passport.  Have a good trip. 

Edited August 3, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[Dashinka 24,489]

I agree, the GC is valid for travel.

 

Good Luck!

[Maki&Kiki 123]

omg thats great news~ you guys know more than uscis ppl. i figured i didn’t need stamp unless they requested my gc back and i sent it away, but first person said i need and second really didn’t question much, just asked for some basic info and case i90 number. thanks 🥲 i literally spent whole night crying. 

[randomstairs 303]

You were probably born in one of the Yugoslavia(s) (the SFRJ or the later one).  It's common to see "Unknown" for those who put "Yugoslavia" or similar as their country of birth. Even though the instructions now specify that the name of the country at the time of birth is the one to put in there, the "Yugoslavia" causes issues. (That's why the DoS has the opposite instruction - use the *current* name of the country. Historical names can be complicated, as you can see.) The "unknown" is not an error as far as I know and probably doesn't need to be corrected. Unless they ask you to, do not send them your GC. You can keep using it unless you have reported it lost or stolen, etc.

 

 

[Maki&Kiki 123]

Yea i was born in Serbia and i put Serbia as cob and even sent them updated birth certificate that states Serbia as i totally forgot about Yugoslavia lol. But yeah i was born in the time of Yugoslavia, country changed name to Serbia and Montenegro and then to Serbia (Republic of Serbia). Thanks for replying, i just feel way better now~when i googled about error on gc i found one old post with same issue (he put serbia as cob, but also got gc with unkown, same as me as he was born in Yugoslavia~, so it’s something about that)

Edited August 3, 2023 by Maki&Kiki

[Mike E 11,739]

2 hours ago, Maki&amp;Kiki said:

My GC is not expired, i still have it (they didnt request it yet) and everything is good besides the wrong cob. 

 

I’m not even sure anymore if i need the stamp, as the first agent mayb didn’t receive enough of training.

 

i’m really heartbroken i really want to visit home, but i am stuck due to their errors and missinformations

None of my green cards were correct, and it never deterred me from traveling.

 

Worst case, CBP will take your GC and give you an I-551 stamp.  Based on your timeline, you have a 2 year GC. 
 

I have never seen I-90 approved with a 2 year GC,. I have seen I-90 denied within 30 days of filing I-751.

[TBoneTX 45,267]

As others say, you're fine.  Should a CBP agent notice and mention this, explain per above; if not accepted, ask for the supervisor on duty.  The overwhelming chance is that no one will say a thing.  

[Chancy 6,241]

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