Question about Traveling After Submitting I-751

[nancycakes 1]

Hi all,

My GC expires at the end of August and I'm in the process of putting together my I-751 package now and should have it sent out this week. I have a few questions and haven't been able to find answers to these questions:

1. Can I still travel up until my GC expires and while waiting for them to process my application? I have 2 trips to Canada planned - one next Friday and the other one in early August.

2. While filing for my K-1 visa, I thought that I had read somewhere that my Biometrics that I did were still valid. Do I need to redo them for I-751 and what is that process like? Do I just go to any doctor's office?

Thanks for you help!!

[Cheezees 1,514]

Your questions (and similar ones) have been asked and answered many times in other posts. Scroll through some posts in the forum for more information. Good luck!

[nancycakes 1]

Cheezees, I have read a lot of the questions in the forum and browsed various folders, but haven't been able to find answers to my questions. A lot of the time, people have asked how to schedule biometrics or how to request an extension, but I haven't been able to find anything about having to redo biometrics after K-1.

For the traveling part, I've seen that people can travel with their expired GC with the notice of extension letter, but seeing as how I plan to go to Canada next week, I don't think an extension letter would come early enough. However, since my GC doesn't expire until August, I assume that it should be OK to travel, but I just wanted to verify.

Is there a way for me to search for key words in the forum? When I type in search words in the Google search at the top, I get generic Google results vs forum specific results.

Thanks for your help!

[Pitaya 2,576]

Hi all,

My GC expires at the end of August and I'm in the process of putting together my I-751 package now and should have it sent out this week. I have a few questions and haven't been able to find answers to these questions: In particular the ROC Guide: http://www.visajourney.com/content/751guide

1. Can I still travel up until my GC expires and while waiting for them to process my application? I have 2 trips to Canada planned - one next Friday and the other one in early August. You can travel up to the expiration date on your GC. However, after you file, USCIS will send you Form I-797 receipt/1-year GC extension letter. Take the receipt letter, your expired GC and your valid passport when you travel internationally.

2. While filing for my K-1 visa, I thought that I had read somewhere that my Biometrics that I did were still valid. No. Do I need to redo them for I-751 and what is that process like? Yes, just like the biometrics for the AOS. Do I just go to any doctor's office? No, ASC (hopefully local USCIS office) as last time.

Thanks for you help!!

Good luck on your immigration journey.

Edited May 31, 2015 by Pitaya

[Lainie B 465]

There was a short period last year where I-751 biometrics were being waived as applicants' AOS biometrics were deemed still valid. This might have been what you saw. However I haven't seen this happen for a while, so I think this practice was discontinued. Currently all I-751 applicants have a biometrics appointment. USCIS will send you an appointment letter to complete your biometrics at your nearest USCIS office. The appointment is usually around 1 month after they receive your I-751, so try not to make any travel plans for that time.