Traveling on Extension Letter?

[Ali7 7]

Hi guys, today I received a notification that my card has been mailed to me on May 30th. Well, it has been a long journey, I got divorced, my life completely changed, and I started my new life with a lot of anxiety and depression because of this dang process. I was so scared of getting divorce while being in the middle of an immigration process but my marriage made every day of my life a bit painful. Today I can breath, I feel happy, I feel relieved. I wish nothing but the best for the ones who still waiting. Best luck to y’all! 

Edited June 1, 2019 by Ali7

[price411 68]

On 4/30/2019 at 9:04 PM, lolcheelol said:

Hi All,

 

Do we need to wait for the bio-metric appointment to apply for a schengen visa or would the NoA suffice? 

How was your schengen Visa appointment with your  expired gc and extension letter

[Toya1708 3]

On 5/16/2019 at 10:51 AM, Toya1708 said:

Thank you!

 

 

I will post my experience when I return.

Hi guys!

 

I got back from JA on  Friday.

 

Going was smooth but the return was a little annoying.

 

I flew Delta and checking in was not an issue. The issue was when I got to the USA. I went into the citizen/resident line and when the officer called me and looked at my documennts, he called for an escort. I had my extension letter  as he had asked for it, even though I showed him the stamp in my passport.

 

I waited at the booth for 10 minutes before he had to go back on the intercom and called for an escort. 

 

I was escorted to a back room where others were waiting. Persons before me seemed to have been waiting long because quite a few persons missed their connecting flights. Some persons were not allowed to continue on to their connecting flight.

 

The officers were in no kind of hurry at all and they were just cracking jokes and taking their sweet time.

 

I asked to use the rest room  and was sent with security to the restroom downstairs when there was one right behind them.

 

I waitied for another 30 minutes before my name was called. I wasn't asked any questions at all. My passport was handed back to me and that was that.

 

All this took a whole hour and 40 minutes, when it could have taken a minute.

 

This happened in Atlanta.

 

I will just wait for my citizenship before I travel outside of the country again.

 

Good thing my layover flight wasnt until 4 hrs later.

[dilip 187]

On 6/1/2019 at 9:44 AM, Ali7 said:

Hi guys, today I received a notification that my card has been mailed to me on May 30th. Well, it has been a long journey, I got divorced, my life completely changed, and I started my new life with a lot of anxiety and depression because of this dang process. I was so scared of getting divorce while being in the middle of an immigration process but my marriage made every day of my life a bit painful. Today I can breath, I feel happy, I feel relieved. I wish nothing but the best for the ones who still waiting. Best luck to y’all! 

Best of luck with your new life

[dtown1985 18]

Hi Toya-same happened to me at Atlanta airport. Was escorted to secondary inspection-i also missed my connection flight. After further research seems like secondary inspection is normal when removing conditions and traveling with extension letter. I was very annoyed and frustrated. I'm flying out next month and going through port of entry at Dallas, will post my experience then.

[Toya1708 3]

7 minutes ago, dtown1985 said:

Hi Toya-same happened to me at Atlanta airport. Was escorted to secondary inspection-i also missed my connection flight. After further research seems like secondary inspection is normal when removing conditions and traveling with extension letter. I was very annoyed and frustrated. I'm flying out next month and going through port of entry at Dallas, will post my experience then.

Super annoying!! 

 

Best of luck with your travels.

[BRgirlUS 38]

I am currently with an expired CG and have an extension letter and Global Entry. I will travel to Guam and from there to South Korea, then back to the US. I will be 3 months out of home. In my way back I will enter through Minneapolis, where I have 2h51m to change flights. 

 

1. Is everybody with extension letter sent to second screening? 

 

2. Will I be sent to second screening even though I have Global Entry?

 

3. Do I need to inform USCIS that I will be out of home for 3 months, in case they want to schedule an interview? (Biometrics were reused) How do I do it?

 

[BRgirlUS 38]

On 4/26/2017 at 11:54 AM, Derwood said:

There have been quite a few posts recently regarding traveling on an expired GC with the one year extension letter.

 

Page 38 of this document provides some reassurance:

 

https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Carrier Information Guide- English.pdf

 

It also makes clear that the 12 month extension is from the card expiry date, not the receipt date of the I-797.

Hi. I can't access this page. Do you have the updated link? Thanks

 

[Ksenia_O 695]

8 minutes ago, BRgirlUS said:

Hi. I can't access this page. Do you have the updated link? Thanks

They have issued a new one, in 2019

 

https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2019-Mar/2019 Carrier Information Guide - ENGLISH.pdf

[Thomianguy 36]

Sinc eI started the original thread and there has been ALL these reponses since, let me let everyone know that my wife traveled with the letter TWICE and had no issues.

[AstroCanada 206]

My partner and I traveled back from Indonesia with his extension letter.  Zero problems with checking in or entering the country.  

 

The officers even said he could use the global entry machine with the extension letter if he filled out the customs form.  I was surprised by that.  

[KatjaBlueMoon 7]

On 5/31/2017 at 10:29 AM, cordoba2015 said:

Is there some kind of a list of success stories of people traveling on the extension letter? If not, maybe we could put one together?

I only have the stamp in my passport and the extension letter (no expired GC as they took it away when I got the stamp). I was on a cruise in the Caribbean and had no problem entering the US again. I later traveled to Germany with the same combo and also had absolutely no issues.  

[KatjaBlueMoon 7]

On 4/27/2019 at 2:24 AM, itsc0r_ said:

Hello everyone! Did anyone experience any problem flying international with their maiden name appeared on foreign passport (name used for the plane ticket) and married name on their green card? 

Yes, I have done this quite a few times now. Never had any issues. 

[vbms 16]

We just have a stamp in the passport, no 797 or extension letter or expired green card (they took it away).......do you think it will be an issue during re-entry? I am very nervous

[Ksenia_O 695]

9 minutes ago, vbms said:

We just have a stamp in the passport, no 797 or extension letter or expired green card (they took it away).......do you think it will be an issue during re-entry? I am very nervous

No issues

 

just keep in mind  -  most likely, you will be pulled to the secondary inspection (it's a regular routine when traveling with the stamp).  

So if the first stop in the US is not your final destination , then you should give it more layover time between your flights within US.

 

Good luck and have a safe trip!

Edited June 27, 2019 by Ksenia_O