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Davency   0

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Me and my wife landed as LPR, our passports stamped,we got the SSN and still waiting Green card.

Can we leave the country without Green card in hand.

Any response is highly appreciated

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David & Diana R Experienced

David & Diana R   1,005

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Me and my wife landed as LPR, our passports stamped,we got the SSN and still waiting Green card.

Can we leave the country without Green card in hand.

Any response is highly appreciated

Hold your horses!! Don't go anywhere yet!!!

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lost_at_sea   995

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Does your visa state along the bottom "Upon endorsement serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residence for 1 year"?

If so, that acts as a temporary green card (thus allowing you to travel).

I'm not familiar with what the visas look like for IR-5s, so it's possible that it does not say anything like that. If not, you need to wait for your GC.

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NikLR Grand Master

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Okay correct answer (same as lost at sea)

If the visa says at the bottom "Upon endorsement serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residence for 1 year" then that visa in the passport serves as a temporary green card when it's stamped at the POE. That means it is a green card for a year. You can leave it's okay. Just make sure to spend more time in the USA than out of it. Remember a green card is for permanent residents, not so you can visit easily.

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aamirpearl   47

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Yup you can leave country without having GC in hand

But you cant come bak to US

You will have to start your process all over again

LMAO your response is hilarious...rofl.gif

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newacct Experienced

newacct   688

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Yup you can leave country without having GC in hand

But you cant come bak to US

You will have to start your process all over again

Hold your horses!! Don't go anywhere yet!!!

Nope i wouldn't take a chance to go anywhere until you get your green card.

These are all wrong. The OP entered the U.S. on an immigrant visa. Almost always, immigrant visas become I-551 once stamped on entry. It functions equivalently to a physical I-551 (green card) in every way.

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David & Diana R   1,005

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These are all wrong. The OP entered the U.S. on an immigrant visa. Almost always, immigrant visas become I-551 once stamped on entry. It functions equivalently to a physical I-551 (green card) in every way.

Read the bold type above... almost always. I personally would not take any chances. But that's just me. Very conservative, not wanting to take any unecessary chances.

Aloha Ke Akua

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