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I am looking to travel in a few weeks for short business trip, I already have my Expired 2Y GC  and i551 Stamp so it should be sufficient to re-entry. But I had my i751 interview last week and still waiting for a decision hopefully they will approve my case but what happens if God forbade my case got denied while I am outside of the country, what is the case when I tried to re-enter the US? 

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I have seen on VJ people saying that their case was denied when they were out of the country and had a hard time being allowed entry at POE. It will depend on the POE officer of course. If the I-751 petition is denied while you are abroad, you may not be able to reenter the U.S. Personally I would hold on that trip until you know for sure you are approved. Why risk it? You are almost there. You just got your interview.

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On 6/19/2018 at 11:59 PM, Sunnyland said:

I have seen on VJ people saying that their case was denied when they were out of the country and had a hard time being allowed entry at POE. It will depend on the POE officer of course. If the I-751 petition is denied while you are abroad, you may not be able to reenter the U.S. Personally I would hold on that trip until you know for sure you are approved. Why risk it? You are almost there. You just got your interview.

Thanks for the advice. I agree with what you said, I will try to delay the trip but I am not sure I will be able to do that as it's work-related. Any estimate about how long I should wait before hearing from them back, the office mentioned between 90-120 days but this seems too long??

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Did you check your status online? To see if you got any update? 

PS: A friend of mine that had her interview in March, received her GC within less than 1 month from the interview. 

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11 hours ago, Sunnyland said:

Did you check your status online? To see if you got any update? 

PS: A friend of mine that had her interview in March, received her GC within less than 1 month from the interview. 

Yeah, I am checking it every day. it didn't reflect the interview letter but it shows received at my local office status On April 9, 2018, but I already had my interview on June 13. it's been 2 weeks now.  Hopefully will get it an approval soon.

BTW my case more complex and it's divorce wavier, I hope this would not effect the timeline.

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If anything, maybe you can make an uscis  InfoPass appointment to see if they can give you an update so you can do your trip with a peace of mind.

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On 6/27/2018 at 10:39 AM, Sunnyland said:

If anything, maybe you can make an uscis  InfoPass appointment to see if they can give you an update so you can do your trip with a peace of mind.

i think this the best way to figure things out. thanks for the advise

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On 6/19/2018 at 10:44 PM, aabdellah said:

I am looking to travel in a few weeks for short business trip, I already have my Expired 2Y GC  and i551 Stamp so it should be sufficient to re-entry. But I had my i751 interview last week and still waiting for a decision hopefully they will approve my case but what happens if God forbade my case got denied while I am outside of the country, what is the case when I tried to re-enter the US? 

I recently got my stamp for traveling purposes and asked the officer if I could travel without worrying about re-entering the country. He said that it is normal for us to travel while i-751 was pending, that's the purpose of the stamp. I even asked if I could renew my passport, have my old one with the stamp in it and my new one and use both. He said that there shouldn't be a problem. I emailed CBP anyway to confirm just in case. I also asked what if the case gets approved meanwhile I am out of country. He saw our NOA1 date and kind of laughed saying we won't be hearing anything before next year (we filed 08/07/2017). 

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Thank God, I didn't travel. I just heard from my lawyer yesterday that my case was denied and I was traveling tomorrow and this would be a real issue when i come back. It sucks now because I need to refile a new application. 

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15 hours ago, beso36 said:

Thank God, I didn't travel. I just heard from my lawyer yesterday that my case was denied and I was traveling tomorrow and this would be a real issue when i come back. It sucks now because I need to refile a new application. 

 

Sorry to hear that. Would you mind sharing why your case was denied and what’s the interview all about? 

God has perfect timing; never early, never late. It takes a little patience and it takes a lot of faith but it's worth the wait. ❤️

 

 

I was on a K-1 Visa on 2014.

 

 

I-751 Timeline California Service Center:

 

  • Sent Packet: July 03,2017
  • NOA 1 Receipt Date: July 05,2017
  • NOA 2 Receipt Date: July 14,2017
  • Biometrics: August 02, 2017
  • Case Received at My Local Office - No Mail Notice- Just Online Status: February 26,2018
  • I-551 Stamp: August 13, 2018
  • 18 Months Extension Letter Receipt Date: August 18,2018
  • 18 Months Extension Letter Received: August 25, 2018
  • New Card is being Produced: October 15, 2018
  • Case was Approved: October 16,2018
  • Card was Mailed to me: October 17,2018
  • Card was picked up by the USPS: October 18,2018
  • Card Received/on Hand: October 19,2018

 

N-400 Timeline Las Vegas Field Office:

 

  • Online Application : January 03,2019
  • Biometrics Appointment Scheduled: January 04, 2019
  • Biometrics: January 25, 2019
  • Interview Scheduled: August 16,2019
  • Interview Day: September 23, 2019
  • Approved Application: September 23, 2019
  • Naturalization Ceremony Scheduled: October 10,2019
  • Naturalization Day: November 15,2019
  • Passport Applied: November 15,2019 (Regular Processing)
  • Passport Received: January 07, 2020

 

IR-5 Timeline California Service Center - MOTHER:

 

  • I-30 Online Application - January 08, 2020
  • NOA 1 Receipt Notice Received - January 13,2020
  • Approved (Approval Notice was uploaded online) - May 18,2020
  • NVC Number was issued via E-mail - May 18,2020
  • Submitted Documents on CEAC - July 23,2020
  • Documentarily Qualified - September 29,2020

 

Waiting for the interview schedule before doing the medical....

 

 

 

IR-5 Timeline California Service Center- FATHER

 

  • I-30 Online Application : January 08,2020
  • NOA 1 Receipt Notice Received: January 13, 2020
  • Approved (Approval Notice was uploaded online) - October 23,2020
  • NVC Number was issued via E-mail - October 28,2020
  • Submitted Documents on CEAC - November 02,2020
  • Documentarily Qualified - January 27,2021

 

Waiting for the interview schedule before doing the medical....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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