I-551 stamp in passport

[Adina Adina 0]

Hello.

i am married to an US citizen and my temporary green card expired a year ago. I submitted my paperwork to get the permanent green card and i received the extension paper last august 2016 that will expire 08/18/2017. My Green card still didn't arrived yet and i called the uscis 1 month ago to ask them what is the situation as i need to fly out on Aug 20th 2017 for a surgery in my country. They've told me my case is pending and is on schedule , however i have to make an appointment to get the i-551 ( stamp in my passport) so i could travel outside US. Today i went to the uscis office and i got it , however my passport expires in November 2017 so i was planing to have a new passport done while being in my country. The officer didn't knew if i can come back after i will get a new passport as my old one will be invalid as they will cut the first page. My question is : Can i use my invalid passport with the i-551 stamp to come back at the border while i travel with my new passport? I know with a valid visa i can do that ( use the visa from the old passport while traveling with a new one). Can i do the same with the stamp from my old invalid passport? Thank you sonmuch for your fast reply as i have 3 days to fly out and i need to make sure i can come back if i renew my passport while i have the stamp in the invalid passport.

Edited August 17, 2017 by Adina Adina

[NikLR 13,220]

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[nightingalejules 678]

You'll have to take your chances at this point... The better option would have been to go to your info pass with 2 passport sized photos and they could have given you a stand alone document. But now it's too tight to do that. Is it an option to postpone getting your new passport? 

 

However, you should be fine with the stamp in old passport and your new passport.

[Sukie 1,439]

Carry both passports when you attempt to re-enter the US.  I'm a US citizen, but I've lived in Japan, Hong Kong and Australia, and I've had the issue of the non-US visa being in the OLD passport.  I'm STILL carrying two passports even though my new US passport is over a year old.  I don't have problems with immigration in HK or Australia, but I do have problems in the US when I check in at the airline counters.

 

Sukie in NY

[Mrs.InLOve 14]

Go to your consulate and get a new

passport jow

to get the stamp

in the new one.