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Should We Get a 551 Stamp As Well?

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Charles C   0

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One of the Visa Journey guides suggests getting a stamp (I-551) in the immigrant's passport after receiving the green card. Should we make an Info Pass appointment and get these stamps? The family has green cards now, but if this stamp is suggested, I would like to know how to use it. Thanks.

Charles

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KazuriSana   324

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You do not need the stamp. If you have got your GC why bother about a stamp?

AOS, ROC, N-400, & PASSPORT, FOR HUSBAND TO USC

[02/23, 2012]  - DAY 001  (day 0001) (AOS) Mailed package to Chicago Lockbox via USPS overnight
[06/01, 2012]  - DAY 099  (day 0099) 2-year Conditional GC in hand
[05/05, 2014]  - DAY 001  (day 0802) (ROC) Mailed package to Vermont Service Center via USPS overnight

[05/14, 2014]  - DAY 009  (day 0811) Received NOA1 (GC Extended for 1 year)

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01/25, 2018]  - DAY 015  (day 2164) (US Passport) Passport in hand (5 years, 11 months, 3 days from start of Journey.)

 

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One of the Visa Journey guides suggests getting a stamp (I-551) in the immigrant's passport after receiving the green card. Should we make an Info Pass appointment and get these stamps? The family has green cards now, but if this stamp is suggested, I would like to know how to use it. Thanks.

Charles

Please take a look at the GC and you will notice that is says form I-551. The GC is the Holy Grail for a LPR. The stamp is a temporary GC in your passport to show you have LPR status when say your conditional GC has expired and your extension letter is also about to expire because the USCIS has yet to approve your removal of conditions (ROC). This has been debate on VJ quite a bit and there are those that believe the I-551 stamp will allow you hassle free travel if using the expired GC and extension letter--I am not a believe of this BTW.

USCIS will most likely not give you the stamp as you have the GC. They have been reluctant to issue the stamp to people with expired GC unless they claim to have lost the extension letter and are traveling outside the US. Why waste your time getting something you do not need.

Dave

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One of the Visa Journey guides suggests getting a stamp (I-551) in the immigrant's passport after receiving the green card. Should we make an Info Pass appointment and get these stamps? The family has green cards now, but if this stamp is suggested, I would like to know how to use it. Thanks.

Charles

The green card is the I-551 which proves permanent residence. No need to also get a stamp. They would not agree to give you one anyway, since you have a green card and it is unnecessary.

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

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