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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.

I don't know if we are when you take inflation into account. I believe when I filed I-751 in 2021 the fees were the same. Now see what they should have been if fees were increasing with inflation...

Do your best to obtain a proper copy of IRS tax return transcript from IRS website. You can submit Turbotax return transcript, but don't.get suprized if you get an RFE down the line. What's the problem with id.me? It doesn't verify you? You may need to speak to their support. I had some issues getting verified, it was annoying for sure.

More like 10 years + whatever processing time at the time OR 24-36 months with a hardship waiver. OP's wife will mostly have a ban upon leaving the US.

I'm not an expert in this field. My understanding is, you'd file I-130, it would get approved. But you won't file DS-260 until your spouse is ready to move to the US.

I'd think it's the GC that grants visa free entry to Mexico, not a reentry permit.

Tourist visa. But you gotta realize that it may be denied, it's not guaranteed.

@J0hann The way my lawyer submitted AOS package was: 1) Table of contents 2) All completed forms 3) Evidence Evidence was shared for all the forms. We did not duplicate it at all. That's how most of lawyers file it AFAK. No RFEs, no issues. Approved

If you spend over 6 months outside of the US on any given trip, you break continuous residence. This means, you can only naturalize 5 years after returning from a long trip (or 3 years based on marriage to a US citizen). If you spend over a year outside of the US, then you risk losing LPR status altogether. I-131 sounds like a good idea unless you're returning shortly for good, which you aren't based on what you described.

Any chance you can post a photo of what's asked with personal details redacted? Based on what I see so far: 1) USCIS asks for proof of cohabitation. Do you have a copy or copies of lease, or mortgage? Do you have copies of IDs / DLs of you and your spouse showing same address where you actually live? 2) In terms of financial comingling... Did you submit joint tax return transcripts? The bank statements, were they for a joint bank account? Do you have any work retirement plans such as 401K? Did you include your spouse as a beneficiary on them? Since you got RFE, I'd do what instructions for I-751 say as well as RFE. They tell to cover period from start of marriage until now. Throw everything in, from the day you married until today. All the old and new info. All pages of all statements. What else is asked for?

OK, page 65 shows examples. Passport only is not an option unless it has a ADIT stamp. Logical.

Same ambiguous language on page 33 as before. It talks about form I-797 but shows picture of I-797C. Come on!

The guide doesn't mention that in order to use Global Entry card, you need to be a US citizen when entering the US. Meanwhile here it says: "When you use the Global Entry kiosk, you will need to use your passport or U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) card. The Global Entry and SENTRI cards do not work when entering the United States by air through the Global Entry kiosks. " Does or mean a LPR can scan foreign passport at the kiosk instead of GC? I know many use facial recognition nowadays without need to scan anything at all...

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

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.

My understanding : 1. It's not enough to have reentry permit to enter other countries. They may require visa. 2. If one has reentry permit and GC, some destinations such as Mexico, should in theory allow entry visa free.

Yes, if you met physical presence and continuous residence and other requirements, the earliest you can file is 11/28/2023. I'd send the packet on 11/29/2023 and have all the forms have that date. This way your 10000% bullet proof. Maybe I'm overthinking this, but I don't want to keep a slightest possibility of it going wrong.

I think so too, but what date do you put on the form? Maybe they'll go by that? Ask him to delay by few days. Why take a risk?

Maybe he knows. There's probably 98% no risk. But what if there's 2% chance of rejection. Is filing few days early worth losing filing fees and having to refile again?

Don't do it. It's not worth the risk. Wait a couple of days after the window for early filing begins. You won't feel much difference between case being approved 3 days earlier or 3 days later.

There will be consequences for leaving the US now. You can consult with an immigration lawyer, but I'm 99% sure this is the case. There will be a 10 year bar. Let me translate this from vague USCIS language... You need to refile I-485 ASAP. Yes, you're wife will be out of status. But it will be forgiven since she's a spouse of a US citizen. I wouldn't advice your wife to travel outside of the US until she has a GC in hand. Even if she gets AP approved.

Fun fact: my I-485 took quicker under Trump than I-485s take nowadays under Biden. I'm by no means a Trump supporter. I just think no matter who's in power there's objective reasons why immigration is slowing down. It's simply the amount of people seeking immigration benefit (think asylum seekers, family reunions). And there hasn't been any changes in immigration system to support this demand.

I don't believe this is an option. Between October 2022 and now there's over a year of your wife overstaying visit visa. She'll likely have a 10 year bar on entering the US if she leaves now.

I doubt you can use just the reentry permit to enter Mexico. If there is nothing explicitly said about it, then it's not allowed.

Nothing from your end is needed. Just patience. Can probably take a month or so based on wording.