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For anyone else worried about this, I just want to confirm that the above advice is accurate. The 10-Year GC arrived the same day I landed in the UK, but I was able to reenter the US on Sunday without any problems using the expired conditional GC with extension letter.

Glad this all worked out for you!! I’m in a similar situation right now but on a tighter turnaround - got my approval notice for i751 in the mail yesterday and have travel planned for February 16th, with Case Status still stuck on “Case Approved”. I already booked an appointment with USCIS for an ADIT stamp, but after reading this thread I’m wondering if that was necessary.

Thanks, I hadn’t seen this!

I received the official notice yesterday that my I-751 (removal of conditions) has been approved (after almost a 3 year wait!). However, the 10-year Green Card has not yet shipped, and I have international travel planned for next week (February 16th). The notice explicitly advises against travelling internationally until I have received the physical Green Card, which is unlikely before my travel date. I contacted USCIS and have scheduled an in-person appointment to request an ADIT stamp on Tuesday. However, the USCIS Officer on the phone told me it would be entirely their discretion whether to grant it or not. Does anyone have experience with this they can share? My travel is not technically an emergency (i.e. family health crisis etc.) but has been planned since September and is my only opportunity to see my family in a long time - and it is too close to the dates to reschedule. Does USCIS usually grant ADIT stamps in cases like these? If they refuse to grant it for some reason, would I be able to travel with my I-751 NoA and expired 2-year GC (as I had originally planned to do)? Since my 10-year GC has been approved, can they still prevent me from reentering the country or are we just talking about a potential delay and administrative headache getting back in? Just trying to understand the situation and stakes better. Thanks.

I’m thinking I’ll give the Baltimore Field Office a month or two to take action independently on the N-400, but that would be my next move if the case seems to have stalled.

Thank you! Wow, 40 months is absolutely insane. I actually filed my N-400 back in November 2022 (after ~18 months waiting) in the hopes it would speed the I-751 along. What actually happened was this: I was called in for my N-400 interview in June 2023, but when I showed up at the Baltimore Field Office, they told me they couldn't process it until the I-751 had been approved by Potomac Service Center. I've been waiting to hear anything ever since. I'm hoping the N-400 process will be automatically revived now, and I'll be able to get my citizenship this year. 🤞

Well, friends, it's been 32.5 months (the exact processing time currently given for form I-751 on the USCIS website) and I'm pleased to say that as of February 1st, 2024, my case has FINALLY been approved. No interview, no RFI, nothing. Truly cannot believe how long this took. Are there any others still waiting?