Advice on travel before the green card arrives

[trisailer 0]

We recently recieved a letter saying that my wifes green card was "ordered production" and she is scheduled to fly home for a visit on April 1 which we know is cutting it short.

The question is has anyone else have any experence with how long it really takes and we are thinking that worse case the card will arrive b4 she is scheduled to return and I can just mail it to her before the return trip. Does anyone see anything wrong with this plan? Is there something I'm missing?

We will appreciste any input.

[johndecka 0]

We recently recieved a letter saying that my wifes green card was "ordered production" and she is scheduled to fly home for a visit on April 1 which we know is cutting it short.

The question is has anyone else have any experence with how long it really takes and we are thinking that worse case the card will arrive b4 she is scheduled to return and I can just mail it to her before the return trip. Does anyone see anything wrong with this plan? Is there something I'm missing?

We will appreciste any input.

THats great Idea.

MAke sure u sent it buy DHL/Fed EX.

[FRJ 0]

We recently recieved a letter saying that my wifes green card was "ordered production" and she is scheduled to fly home for a visit on April 1 which we know is cutting it short.

The question is has anyone else have any experence with how long it really takes and we are thinking that worse case the card will arrive b4 she is scheduled to return and I can just mail it to her before the return trip. Does anyone see anything wrong with this plan? Is there something I'm missing?

We will appreciste any input.

THats great Idea.

MAke sure u sent it buy DHL/Fed EX.

kinda cuttin it close but you have a great idea..

[ikarus 1]

Nothing wrong with the plan. Had a family member do that before---for family emergencies had to leave the country while waiting for green card; then she just got the card fedexed to her and not a problem; if you really want to be paranoid like I'm, just make sure you scan the green card front and back, and email that along in case the card gets lost; then your wife would go to her embassy and request some travel document; however, makes it easier if you got copies of the green card to hand out to the embassy people. B)

[Kez/JWolf 6]

We recently recieved a letter saying that my wifes green card was "ordered production" and she is scheduled to fly home for a visit on April 1 which we know is cutting it short.

The question is has anyone else have any experence with how long it really takes and we are thinking that worse case the card will arrive b4 she is scheduled to return and I can just mail it to her before the return trip. Does anyone see anything wrong with this plan? Is there something I'm missing?

We will appreciste any input.

Why take a risk of it getting lost in the mail? Get her to make a infopass appointment at your local USCIS office, take proof of up-coming flight and ask for I-551 stamp in her passport.

The I-551 stamp is a temp Greencard and it is all she will need to get back in the US after her trip is finished.

My Late wife was approved for her Greencard in Nov 2005 and because her Greencard got lost in the US mail we had to file for a new one at $$$ cost and had to have new biometrics done and then it took until Aug 2006 to get the replacement.

I would not like for anyones spouse to be stuck outside the US waiting for a replacement greencard.

[verunka 0]

Hello! I was leaving US 3 weeks ago with my green card, for our vacation and at the check in was asked to show my green card and the flight att. documented it. I know airlines arent part of immigration but still...better to have it before u leave

[Kathryn41 3,205]

As Kez/Wolf says, make an infopass appointment at your local office, bring along proof of travel and request the I-551 stamp in her passport. Don't leave the US with the expectation that the green card can be mailed to her - anything could happen to it that way. She needs to have the green card in her possession or the I-551 stamp in her passport when she leaves the country.

[JeroenAndMichelle 28]

Hello! I was leaving US 3 weeks ago with my green card, for our vacation and at the check in was asked to show my green card and the flight att. documented it. I know airlines arent part of immigration but still...better to have it before u leave

if you check in online, then you wont have this problem as you wont need to speak to a person at all

also, as for the timeline... I have seen it in many applications lately that it takes about a week after the welcome letter, so I think you'll be safe in the end

Edited March 22, 2009 by JeroenAndMichelle

[WROCLAW 0]

good luck