stephon113

Hi all,
I am asking on my wife's behalf regarding her Conditional Green Card which will be expired on Dec. 01, 2006. We're planning to travel oversea on Dec. 27, 2006. I know we will have to apply to remove conditions of residence 3 months prior her green card expire. I just check with USCIS that it would take more than 6 months for them to review our application which my wife green would be expired already before our trips. Does anyone know that she has to go to a local INS office to get a stamp on her passport to extend her green card while her application is pending? Yout input is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

pianoplayer

When you file the I751 you will receive a NOA(Notice of Action) some days later. This application receipt will extend her green card for 12 months and you can travel with the expired green card and this receipt/NOA together. If for some reason(as some service centers do) they request that she send in her expired green card at some point, you can go to the District Office and get a stamp in her passport(I would do this before you turn in the old GC).
Hope that helps.

Fukujin_7

As soon as your 3 month window opens, send in the form. It usually
takes a week or two, but you will then receive a letter stating that
your application is being reviewed, extending your status for a year
and allowing you to travel with your expired card.

Given how long it takes USCIS to review the I-751s and because of the
variability from one office to the next, several things can happen
after that but to keep things simple:

(1) You might not hear anything about your application until after your
trip so you can just travel with the letter and expired card

(2) You might get approved before your trip in which case what you
have to do before travelling will depend on the instructions you get,
i.e. whether you have to mail your card in, make an Infopass
appointment to turn it in, etc. but in general, you would have to go
get a stamp in your passport to travel (i.e. some approval letters
mention not to travel until you get stamped but some people in this
group recently suggested that it might be OK... your call). If you get
the letter a day before leaving, that might be a very tight call...

Of course, you might also get an RFE but we'll keep thinking positive
thoughts...





stephon113 wrote:
    > Hi all,
    > I am asking on my wife's behalf regarding her Conditional Green Card
    > which will be expired on Dec. 01, 2006. We're planning to travel
    > oversea on Dec. 27, 2006. I know we will have to apply to remove
    > conditions of residence 3 months prior her green card expire. I just
    > check with USCIS that it would take more than 6 months for them to
    > review our application which my wife green would be expired already
    > before our trips. Does anyone know that she has to go to a local INS
    > office to get a stamp on her passport to extend her green card while her
    > application is pending? Yout input is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
    >
    > --
    > ste
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Kat

Please keep in mind NOT every district office will stamp the passport.
fukujin_7 wrote:
    > As soon as your 3 month window opens, send in the form. It usually
    > takes a week or two, but you will then receive a letter stating that
    > your application is being reviewed, extending your status for a year
    > and allowing you to travel with your expired card.
    > Given how long it takes USCIS to review the I-751s and because of the
    > variability from one office to the next, several things can happen
    > after that but to keep things simple:
    > (1) You might not hear anything about your application until after your
    > trip so you can just travel with the letter and expired card
    > (2) You might get approved before your trip in which case what you
    > have to do before travelling will depend on the instructions you get,
    > i.e. whether you have to mail your card in, make an Infopass
    > appointment to turn it in, etc. but in general, you would have to go
    > get a stamp in your passport to travel (i.e. some approval letters
    > mention not to travel until you get stamped but some people in this
    > group recently suggested that it might be OK... your call). If you get
    > the letter a day before leaving, that might be a very tight call...
    > Of course, you might also get an RFE but we'll keep thinking positive
    > thoughts...
    > stephon113 wrote:
    > > Hi all,
    > > I am asking on my wife's behalf regarding her Conditional Green Card
    > > which will be expired on Dec. 01, 2006. We're planning to travel
    > > oversea on Dec. 27, 2006. I know we will have to apply to remove
    > > conditions of residence 3 months prior her green card expire. I just
    > > check with USCIS that it would take more than 6 months for them to
    > > review our application which my wife green would be expired already
    > > before our trips. Does anyone know that she has to go to a local INS
    > > office to get a stamp on her passport to extend her green card while her
    > > application is pending? Yout input is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
    > >
    > > --
    > > ste
    > > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Kat

Please keep in mind NOT every district office will stamp your passport.
My district office will only stamp your passport if it is deemed an
EMERGENCY ONLY.
fukujin_7 wrote:
    > As soon as your 3 month window opens, send in the form. It usually
    > takes a week or two, but you will then receive a letter stating that
    > your application is being reviewed, extending your status for a year
    > and allowing you to travel with your expired card.
    > Given how long it takes USCIS to review the I-751s and because of the
    > variability from one office to the next, several things can happen
    > after that but to keep things simple:
    > (1) You might not hear anything about your application until after your
    > trip so you can just travel with the letter and expired card
    > (2) You might get approved before your trip in which case what you
    > have to do before travelling will depend on the instructions you get,
    > i.e. whether you have to mail your card in, make an Infopass
    > appointment to turn it in, etc. but in general, you would have to go
    > get a stamp in your passport to travel (i.e. some approval letters
    > mention not to travel until you get stamped but some people in this
    > group recently suggested that it might be OK... your call). If you get
    > the letter a day before leaving, that might be a very tight call...
    > Of course, you might also get an RFE but we'll keep thinking positive
    > thoughts...
    > stephon113 wrote:
    > > Hi all,
    > > I am asking on my wife's behalf regarding her Conditional Green Card
    > > which will be expired on Dec. 01, 2006. We're planning to travel
    > > oversea on Dec. 27, 2006. I know we will have to apply to remove
    > > conditions of residence 3 months prior her green card expire. I just
    > > check with USCIS that it would take more than 6 months for them to
    > > review our application which my wife green would be expired already
    > > before our trips. Does anyone know that she has to go to a local INS
    > > office to get a stamp on her passport to extend her green card while her
    > > application is pending? Yout input is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
    > >
    > > --
    > > ste
    > > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

To Pe Ro

Kat:
    > Please keep in mind NOT every district office will stamp your passport.
    > My district office will only stamp your passport if it is deemed an
    > EMERGENCY ONLY.

Do you know what do they count as emergencies? If you have the note of
acceptance and the old greencard, it is obviously not an emergency.
But what if a service center of the USCIS asks you to send in the old
green card (and the time to get the new one is obviously months not
weeks) - would the district office still refuse to stamp the passport?
Or do you need to have travel plans in the next week? Waiting so long
in uncertainty for either the new green card to arrive or the office
giving me, maybe, a stamp seems to me something to avoid.

Regards,

Peter

    > fukujin_7 wrote:
    > > As soon as your 3 month window opens, send in the form. It usually
    > > takes a week or two, but you will then receive a letter stating that
    > > your application is being reviewed, extending your status for a year
    > > and allowing you to travel with your expired card.
    > >
    > > Given how long it takes USCIS to review the I-751s and because of the
    > > variability from one office to the next, several things can happen
    > > after that but to keep things simple:
    > >
    > > (1) You might not hear anything about your application until after your
    > > trip so you can just travel with the letter and expired card
    > >
    > > (2) You might get approved before your trip in which case what you
    > > have to do before travelling will depend on the instructions you get,
    > > i.e. whether you have to mail your card in, make an Infopass
    > > appointment to turn it in, etc. but in general, you would have to go
    > > get a stamp in your passport to travel (i.e. some approval letters
    > > mention not to travel until you get stamped but some people in this
    > > group recently suggested that it might be OK... your call). If you get
    > > the letter a day before leaving, that might be a very tight call...