travel back to the Phil. before I-175 approval

[Eternal Love 2]

Hello fellow VJ's

This is Patrick. I am back again for quite a long time. Here I am again to continue my journey. So, July 16 will be the expiration of my Green Card and my 90 days window begins third week of April and take the chance to send my documents. Some of my paperworks are done but I have a delimna ahead. I am going back to the Philippines comes July 4 to prepare for our church wedding there. What will I do? What travel documents would I show the immigration for me to go out of the US and eventually return back?

Thank you so much in advance for all your comments, feedbacks and suggestions God bless!

[v333k 59]

Hello fellow VJ's

This is Patrick. I am back again for quite a long time. Here I am again to continue my journey. So, July 16 will be the expiration of my Green Card and my 90 days window begins third week of April and take the chance to send my documents. Some of my paperworks are done but I have a delimna ahead. I am going back to the Philippines comes July 4 to prepare for our church wedding there. What will I do? What travel documents would I show the immigration for me to go out of the US and eventually return back?

Thank you so much in advance for all your comments, feedbacks and suggestions God bless!

CSC is currently processing applicants in 2 months, so there is a good chance you will be approved or on the verge of being approved before you leave... just make sure you mail your package when you are eligible and not waste any days.

Now, this scenario I described above is the optimistic one, but you need to prepare for all possibilities.

Once you apply, you will receive a NOA letter that extends your GC for one year... however, I recommend you schedule an infopass appointment and get your passport stamped with a temporary I-551 stamp to help you with your travel in case you don't receive you 10 year GC in time. Hopefully, you will have gone through your biometrics by then, and maybe another suggestion here is to call the FBI and confirm that they were able to process you biometrics since sometimes they can't and they send a second appointment, which you don't want to happen when you are out of the country.

When you are traveling, you should always carry your expired GC and your NOA letter.

Hope this helps.

[Yurika & Jim 77]

CSC is currently processing applicants in 2 months, so there is a good chance you will be approved or on the verge of being approved before you leave...

If they live in FL, they need to send to VSC, right?

If VSC, it takes 3 to 4 months to get new card...

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

You show them your Green Card and if it's expired, the NOA1 letter that extends its validity for another year. If you send the application on April 15, you should be done with the biometrics appointment (NOA2) by then. Unless you are scheduled for an interview, I don't see any problems.