Question about I-551 stamp on passport

[mrsfrisbey 6]

I was at my biometrics appointment today and right after that i decided to get an I-551 stamp (since i'm already there and they weren't busy)

an officer took my passport and biometrics letter when i told him i wanted a stamp. he said to wait because he needs to check what's happening with my case. and he returned after 10 minutes and gave back my passport (with stamp) and my appt letter. when i looked to check, he only wrote down for 6 months. my NOA1 says one year, just wondering if this happened to anyone? i didn't bother to ask since i already walked away from him.

Edited May 29, 2013 by mrsfrisbey

[bigdog 376]

Seems standard ours was 6 months also. We have had no issues traveling with the card and extension letter.

[Dave&Roza 748]

I was at my biometrics appointment today and right after that i decided to get an I-551 stamp (since i'm already there and they weren't busy)

an officer took my passport and biometrics letter when i told him i wanted a stamp. he said to wait because he needs to check what's happening with my case. and he returned after 10 minutes and gave back my passport (with stamp) and my appt letter. when i looked to check, he only wrote down for 6 months. my NOA1 says one year, just wondering if this happened to anyone? i didn't bother to ask since i already walked away from him.

Maybe it is a way for USCIS to get people to not bother them for the stamp and just use the expired GC and extension letter. This would be more true if he had kept the extension letter. There is a thread here on VJ where someone wanted the stamp and was willing to lie saying that the extension letter was lost. So now here on VJ we may start telling people that the I-551 stamp is issued for 6 months or until the date indicated on the extension letter which ever is less.

Sounds like if you travel after 6 months you will still need the extension letter. You had better hope that he did not put anything in your file that now makes the extension letter invalid.

I wish you well,

Dave

[mrsfrisbey 6]

Maybe it is a way for USCIS to get people to not bother them for the stamp and just use the expired GC and extension letter. This would be more true if he had kept the extension letter. There is a thread here on VJ where someone wanted the stamp and was willing to lie saying that the extension letter was lost. So now here on VJ we may start telling people that the I-551 stamp is issued for 6 months or until the date indicated on the extension letter which ever is less.

Sounds like if you travel after 6 months you will still need the extension letter. You had better hope that he did not put anything in your file that now makes the extension letter invalid.

I wish you well,

Dave

i might travel end of the year, why i wanted a stamp, so i have the extension letter, gc, and stamp with me. i will probably have to call USCIS and ask, so i don't get into any problems at all. he also took a little while before he stamped my passport, he said he needed to check my status first. i did file for a waiver, so maybe mine will not take more than 6 months.

thanks, dave.

Seems standard ours was 6 months also. We have had no issues traveling with the card and extension letter.

did you travel after the 6 months? because i don't wanna confuse immigration or airline personel why my passport stamped is expired and my letter isn't.

thanks

[Shelly11 14]

I must be missing something -

An expired GC and the 1 year extension letter is all you need to travel. I would get the stamp if the 1 year had lapsed