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sweetestcherry   0

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Ireland
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Hey all,

I realized this topic has been rehashed over and over again, but I'm a paranoid individual looking for some advice.

My husband and I are planning to go to Ireland for the holidays to visit his family. His greencard expires on March 2, 2008, so we will be filing to lift the conditions in early December. We're leaving two days before Christmas, so I don't anticipate that we'll have our first NOA at that time. My question is, just to be on the safe side, should we make an InfoPass appt. and get his passport stamped, just in case? Or should we be just fine, since his greencard is still valid for another 2 months?

I realize I'm paranoid, but we've had issues with Customs in the past, including a turn around before we even started our whole Immigration process (it actually catapulted us into this whole thing!), and so I don't want to take any chances. At the same time, I would rather they not take his greencard away and stamp his passport instead.

Advice is appreciated, and I apologize for the repeat of the topic.

12/06/07 I-751 application sent

12/08/07 I-751 application received at VSC

12/10/07 Check cashed

12/17/07 NOA1 received

01/22/08 Biometrics Appointment

01/23/08 Touched

12/29/08 Contacted USCIS Customer Service for inquiry

02/19/09 Requested formal inquiry by Senator Arlen Specter

04/03/09 Card Production Ordered

04/10/09 10 Year Greencard Received!

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Germany
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As long as you return before the greencard expires, you will not need a passport stamp or NOA1 to enter the USA again. Passport and unexpired greencard is all you need (actually the greencard is all the immigration wants to see upon return).

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Mar 06, 2007: mailed I751!

Mar 09, 2007: I751 arrived at TSC

Mar 13, 2007: checks cleared bank

Mar 24, 2007: biometrics receipt dated Mar 09

Mar 28, 2007: NOA1 dated Mar 09

Mar 28, 2007: biometrics letter dated Mar 22

Apr 06, 2007: biometrics appointment

(Oct 09, 2007: called USCIS: service request sent to TSC)

Jan 31, 2008: case transferred to VSC (last touch date changed from 04/07/07 to 02/01/08)

Feb 01, 2008: touch

Feb 04, 2008: touch

(Feb 05, 2008: infopass appointment)

Feb 07, 2008: transfer notice dated Feb 01, 08

Feb 13, 2008: touch (Current Status: This case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred.)

Feb 25, 2008: touch

Apr 11, 2008: approval email! (only took 1 year, 34 days!)

Apr 13, 2008: 2 more approval emails

Apr 16, 2008: email notice: "Approval notice sent"

Apr 18, 2008: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!! card received!

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04/22/2010 N400 mailed

05/05/2010 check cashed

05/07/2010 NOA1 dated 05/04/2010

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sweetestcherry   0

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Ireland
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As long as you return before the greencard expires, you will not need a passport stamp or NOA1 to enter the USA again. Passport and unexpired greencard is all you need (actually the greencard is all the immigration wants to see upon return).

We will be returning at the end of December, well before his greencard expires.

Thanks for the response, I appreciate it. As I said, I'm paranoid. But hell, he travled last March (a year before his card expires) and they questioned him about it when he came through Customs.

Ridiculous.

12/06/07 I-751 application sent

12/08/07 I-751 application received at VSC

12/10/07 Check cashed

12/17/07 NOA1 received

01/22/08 Biometrics Appointment

01/23/08 Touched

12/29/08 Contacted USCIS Customer Service for inquiry

02/19/09 Requested formal inquiry by Senator Arlen Specter

04/03/09 Card Production Ordered

04/10/09 10 Year Greencard Received!

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NO NEED TO PANIC OR BE PARANOID AT THIS TIME ...

As long as his GC is still valid there should be 100% no problem for his return at the end of December......

RELAX AND ENJOY YOUR TRIP!

Timeline

01-30-06 2-Year Green Card Approved

02-11-06 2-Year Green Card Arrival

11-05-07 I-751 Petition MAILED To TSC

11-08-07 I-751 Petition RECEIVED At TSC

11-26-07 I-751 Petition Transferred to CSC and Check Cashed

12-01-07 NOA For 1-Year Extention RECEIVED from CSC

12-17-07 Biometrics Letter Received / Scheduled for 1/8/08

01-08-08 Biometrics Completed At ASC

01-08-08 Touched

01-09-08 Touched

03-26-08 10-Year GC APPROVED!!!! HOORAY!!!

04-03-08 10-Year GC ARRIVES! GC Journey Over For Another 10-Years~On To Citizenship

N-400 Application

10-15-2009 Application Filed

10-16-2009 Application Received / Lewisville, TX

10-21-2009 NOA I-797 Receipt for Application

11-10-2009 Electronic Notice of RFE For Biometrics

11-12-2009 Biometrics Letter Received

12-04-2009 Biometrics

12-17-2009 Notice That File Has Been Transferred To Local Office For Standard Interview

01-19-2010 Interview - PASSED! HOORAY!

01-20-2010 Oath for NEW U.S. Citizen! FINISHED AND DONE!

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