almoya

Hi gang! I just received my AOS interview letter for September -- 2 years and a few days from its receipt date -- (New Yorkers there is hope!!!!)

I had been sweating bullets because my wife and I scheduled a getaway to Paris for the end of Sept and I was cringing because I thought for sure they'd schedule the interview for the same dates..

..luckily they didn't... however, it was close. My interview is on Sept 8th.. and we're supposed to leave for France on Sept 26th.

My question is -- if all goes well at the intvw, and they stamp the passport, that should mean no prob to leave and come back, correct? What if for example, all goes well but the fbi or other checks are pending? Will I be allowed to use my AP doc to travel in and out?

I know it's a scenario with a million variables, but I'd appreciate your input

nettlebed

Correct. If you get the I-551, it is exactly equivalent to the GC for purposes of travel.

Noorah101

Hi almoya,

If you don't get approved at the interview because of something like pending security checks, I am pretty sure you can still travel on your AP. Hopefully someone who knows for sure will chime in. I'm not 100% sure.

Best Wishes for a successful interview!
Rene

Brenda Ballard

my husband just got his 10 year green card and the man at the interview
told us you are now free to travel.....my husband is from Canada ...so
we plan to go up next summer....our interview was on May 17th which was
a Tuesday, and he got his card the next Monday.. is that not fast.......

brenda

ian-mstm

Correct. Be sure to tell the interviewer that you already have a trip planned.


As long as it is valid, you can use your AP.

Ian

nettlebed

Ian

I'm interested in why you would need to do that: my attorney told me that the I-551 stamp in the passport is entirely equivalent to the Green Card, so I don't understand why you would need to tell the officer anything...

ian-mstm

You're correct, but there are people who have had a successful interview but did not receive the stamp in their passport, and subsequently had to make an Infopass appointment to get the stamp. It's mostly a CYA move for the OP.

Ian

consumer62000

can you tell me what color his picture is on green card ( Color or b/w)