DaisyJ

Hi all, I'm about to travel home to the UK from the USA for a short family visit trip. It's my first international trip with my extension letter. In the prior boarding information required by my airline, I need to specify whether I have a GC, visa waiver or neither. When I select the option for my GC, it asks for the expiry date; does my extension letter mean I put the date of 48 months from the date of expiry on my GC, or do I need to be "honest" and put the actual date on my GC (expired late last year). Not sure if using the 48 months extension date is technically lying or not for the airline? I know it's probably a silly question but I'm an overthinker! Thanks everyone!

No I don't have a separate EAD, I've only ever had my original I-551 passport stamp and then my 2 yr GC. Good to know you got by ok with your extension letter, even if it did take some convincing!

What about those of us that don't have a driver's license or state ID yet? Has anyone had issues flying domestically in the US using their foreign passport, GC + extension letter? Travelling over the weekend my GC expires and I'm not sure exactly how things will go down....

Hi all, I'm finally getting around to applying for a driver's licence here in the US. In the application for a learner's permit it asks what evidence I'm using to prove I am here legally. My instinct is to tick the GC (I-551 card) option, but will my extension letter would be accepted along with it, as it's technically *not* the I-551 card I'm saying I will use? They don't have an option for the I-797C extension letter, only for a I-797A but I know the extension letter isn't the same thing....I know the DMV/RMV can be horrible for bureaucracy and I'd hate to be penalised because my agreed-upon evidence has 'expired' and nothing else will do, even though my extension letter should be accepted. Thanks for any advice!

@OldUser @Mike E Thanks both! Yes absolutely we're going to make sure we get a draft copy & double check it - we had to do this more than once with our previous via application, too! And yes I figured we'd need our wedding cert - it was just an example. Thanks again!

@Allaboutwaiting Thanks for your response! Yes we have everything we need for "financial comingling, cohabitation and shared life plans", that's why USCIS's info gave me pause for concern, as its suggestive that additional, previous stuff is needed. I was trying to find more detailed lists on here too but couldn't go back far enough on the topics to find them. We opted to use a lawyer because 1. We want to get it right and 2. Our work schedules are really prohibitive for us actually having time to fill out reams of paperwork and check & double check, order & sort the evidence needed.

Hi all, We're beginning the process to remove conditions from my CR1 GC (runs out this year in Oct). Our lawyer's office have said that we only need to provide evidence with our application from the past two years, i.e., since I entered the country as a permanent resident. However, the language on the USCIS website for form I-751 seems to suggest the opposite: Do they really need all of our previous marriage-in-good-faith evidence we submitted for the original spousal visa, alongside the evidence of us living together here in the US? I feel we have the rest of our evidence down and sorted, so this is making me panic that we have to dig up reams and reams of our messages, photos, visits etc from when we were long distance, and re-provide our marriage certificate, etc

Thank you both so much! We've only booked to go for a couple of weeks so we shouldn't have any problems returning well before the expiry date. This was basic, but still helpful to know!

Hello all, This is probably a silly question but my 2yr GC (CR1) is due to expire in October this year. Whilst my husband and I are gearing up to prepare for the I-751 application, we're looking to travel to visit my home in the UK in May. Obviously, this is a couple of months before our 90-day window wherein we can submit the I-751 application, so I won't have an extension letter, but that would mean I would be travelling with around 5 months left on my GC before it expires. Is the GC similar to a passport where it's frowned upon/not acceptable to travel until you have that extension even if it's valid? I have no idea how this all works, and don't want to make any mistakes. My passport has another 9+ years of validity, to save confusion. Thanks!