Traveling with 48 months extension letter with expired Green Card

[Jad19888 2]

I went to canada last month for a week with my wife. I traveled with my expired Green Card and Extension Letter 48 months. Everything was fine until the day I was coming back home from Canada, the officer at US Customs told me that he couldn’t read my fingerprint or my fingerprint are very low quality, so I had to wait for 1 hour for the supervisor in the immigration area to come and check on that. The supervisor was very professional and he asked a couple questions and he let me enter. I had a job interview next day and I was worried that I miss my flight and I miss this opportunity. Does anyone had issues entering US with extension letter? 

[OldUser 6,662]

Seems related to this thread:

 

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/632906-traveling-on-extension-letter/page/75/#comments

 

Based on what you describe, you were sent to secondary. Yes, it happens to some people when returning to the US. Given that experience I'd minimize international travel until you get 10 year GC or naturalize. Unless you're ok going to secondary again.

 

Is your immigration history complex? E.g. were you out of status or claimed asylum or WAVA?

 

Otherwise, maybe it was just bad luck.

 

 

Edited November 12, 2023 by OldUser

[Jad19888 2]

1 hour ago, OldUser said:

Seems related to this thread:

 

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/632906-traveling-on-extension-letter/page/75/#comments

 

Based on what you describe, you were sent to secondary. Yes, it happens to some people when returning to the US. Given that experience I'd minimize international travel until you get 10 year GC or naturalize. Unless you're ok going to secondary again.

 

Is your immigration history complex? E.g. were you out of status or claimed asylum or WAVA?

 

Otherwise, maybe it was just bad luck.

 

 

Nothing on my immigration history. I had family based adjustment of status. Yes I agree with you, it’s better to avoid traveling with this letter because also most airlines aren’t used to this paper which make your boarding takes longer than expected and make it impossible to do online check in.

[OldUser 6,662]

28 minutes ago, Jad19888 said:

Nothing on my immigration history. I had family based adjustment of status. Yes I agree with you, it’s better to avoid traveling with this letter because also most airlines aren’t used to this paper which make your boarding takes longer than expected and make it impossible to do online check in.

Online check in on international flights is pretty useless, because you have to present passport to airline staff anyway. Even my US citizen spouse had to show the passport...

Edited November 12, 2023 by OldUser