Traveling on Extension Letter - In 2023

[Caitlin Kennedy 67]

Hi all, I saw there was a thread on this but it was from 2017 so I thought I would do a new one as the link from the government in there was bad.

 

My husband (British) and I (American) are traveling to Asia with my family for the first time since we got the extension letter end of Dec. Right now his letter is for 48 months (from March 2023).

 

We havent done this before, so a little nervous, so sorry if these questions have been answered or seem easy.

 

When we leave for Tokyo, my husband can use his normal British passport to exit the US, right, then upon returning, he will need to show his expired GC and the actual letter, correct? Does he need to show the Delta airline person coming back or only at Ohare when we return?

 

Any other docs we can print (as the airline people in Asia may now know), or even the people at Ohare upon our return? I have heard horror stories of immigration people leaving other countries or even ours, not knowing what the letter is

 

Thanks,

Caitlin

[Dashinka 24,481]

The airline staff will need to verify your husband has the proper documentation to enter the U.S. so yes, he will need to present his expired GC and the extension letter when he checks in for his U.S. bound flight per the CBP carrier guide.  I would make a few copies of the letter as one time for my wife the airline staff in China (also Delta) wanted to keep it.  Since one needs the original to present to US CBP, we gave her a copy.

 

Good Luck!

 

https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2023-Nov/Carrier Information Guide ENGLISH.pdf

[Boiler 45,449]

Presumably he only has a British Passport but if he has another and has used his British Passport for US immigration I would stick with that.

 

The Airline will want to make sure he has documents to enter the US so I doubt you will be able to check in on line.

 

When you get back to the US it is Immigration that will check his documents and let him in.

[Caitlin Kennedy 67]

4 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Presumably he only has a British Passport but if he has another and has used his British Passport for US immigration I would stick with that.

 

The Airline will want to make sure he has documents to enter the US so I doubt you will be able to check in on line.

 

When you get back to the US it is Immigration that will check his documents and let him in.

Thanks! Yes he only has a British pp.

[OldUser 6,612]

Hi @Caitlin Kennedy here's a whole thread with updates as old as days ago:

 

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

 

I personally travelled several times kn GC and extension letter while awaiting I-751 decision.

 

Allow some extra time to check in to the flight when heading back to the US.

 

You will likely need to show GC and original extension letter, as well as passport to check in personnel at the airport as well as CBP.

 

Edited November 27, 2023 by OldUser

[Caitlin Kennedy 67]

17 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Hi @Caitlin Kennedy here's a whole thread with updates as old as days ago:

 

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

 

I personally travelled several times kn GC and extension letter while awaiting I-751 decision.

 

Allow some extra time to check in to the flight when heading back to the US.

 

You will likely need to show GC and original extension letter, as well as passport to check in personnel at the airport as well as CBP.

 

Thanks for the thread! I saw the earlier posts.

 

What is CBP?

[OldUser 6,612]

16 minutes ago, Caitlin Kennedy said:

Thanks for the thread! I saw the earlier posts.

 

What is CBP?

The people you meet at the US border during immigration.  They check your passport and documents before letting you into the country. 

[powerpuff 6,685]

*** Topic moved to Working & Travel during US Immigration forum as the question is about traveling during ROC ***

[Caitlin Kennedy 67]

I forgot my husbsand has global entry, so hopefully it will be fine and not have to deal with the letter!

[OldUser 6,612]

23 minutes ago, Caitlin Kennedy said:

I forgot my husbsand has global entry, so hopefully it will be fine and not have to deal with the letter!

He will need the letter to board the plane. Airline staff will ask for it. Also, Global Entry is a hit or miss. When kiosks use facial recognition, neither GC nor extension letter is required. When kiosks asks to scan the document - GC won't work and you can't scan extension letter. In this case he'd need to speak to a real person (CBP). I had both experiences. Most recent was in July 2023. Had to speak to a person and show extension letter.

 

Edited November 28, 2023 by OldUser

[Caitlin Kennedy 67]

We flew home from Asia 3 days ago and had no issues at all when checking in at Vietnam using his expired gc and letter.

 

When we came back to immigration Thursday (which BTW was insane as they had tourists, gc, and global entry all in one line...not sure what was going on but it was horrible if anyone else was there this past Thur) we got to the global entry part and my husband (as did we) had to talk to the guy. we gave him the letter and gc, and it was loud so i couldnt hear him - that we had to update the global entry but wasnt sure if that meant with the new GC we will probably never get (as my husband will prob be a citizen by the time we hear) or if he means we have to do some type of update with GE with the EXT letter?

 

anyone know?

 

thanks

[OldUser 6,612]

12 hours ago, Caitlin Kennedy said:

We flew home from Asia 3 days ago and had no issues at all when checking in at Vietnam using his expired gc and letter.

 

When we came back to immigration Thursday (which BTW was insane as they had tourists, gc, and global entry all in one line...not sure what was going on but it was horrible if anyone else was there this past Thur) we got to the global entry part and my husband (as did we) had to talk to the guy. we gave him the letter and gc, and it was loud so i couldnt hear him - that we had to update the global entry but wasnt sure if that meant with the new GC we will probably never get (as my husband will prob be a citizen by the time we hear) or if he means we have to do some type of update with GE with the EXT letter?

 

anyone know?

 

thanks

I tried updating GE information when I had a conditional GC and extension letter. It won't work, I tried twice at GE enrollment center and got refused. Just let your husband keep using GE line and showing extension letter until 10 year GC received or he's naturalized.

[CaLi90 56]

On 11/27/2023 at 5:11 PM, Caitlin Kennedy said:

Hi all, I saw there was a thread on this but it was from 2017 so I thought I would do a new one as the link from the government in there was bad.

 

My husband (British) and I (American) are traveling to Asia with my family for the first time since we got the extension letter end of Dec. Right now his letter is for 48 months (from March 2023).

 

We havent done this before, so a little nervous, so sorry if these questions have been answered or seem easy.

 

When we leave for Tokyo, my husband can use his normal British passport to exit the US, right, then upon returning, he will need to show his expired GC and the actual letter, correct? Does he need to show the Delta airline person coming back or only at Ohare when we return?

 

Any other docs we can print (as the airline people in Asia may now know), or even the people at Ohare upon our return? I have heard horror stories of immigration people leaving other countries or even ours, not knowing what the letter is

 

Thanks,

Caitlin

Thanks for asking this question, I am in a similar position, I have to renew green card (ROC process) this July but we are traveling to Canada in November.
 

How long did the GC extension letter take to arrive after you submitted for ROC? 

[Caitlin Kennedy 67]

3 minutes ago, CaLi90 said:

Thanks for asking this question, I am in a similar position, I have to renew green card (ROC process) this July but we are traveling to Canada in November.
 

How long did the GC extension letter take to arrive after you submitted for ROC? 

i looked at my lifting conditions timeline, it looks like we appllied last jan and got the 48 month ext in march

 

 

[CaLi90 56]

1 minute ago, Caitlin Kennedy said:

i looked at my lifting conditions timeline, it looks like we appllied last jan and got the 48 month ext in march

 

 

Ok great, thanks for the info