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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Indonesia
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5 minutes ago, optlh0 said:

We flew into Cozumel. No problems at all there. No Visa, just the green card and expiration letter. Customs agent there had obviously experienced it before

That's awesome news, Thanks! My wife and I are going to Cozumel on Labor Day weekend and in the same boat. Wasn't sure if we had time to get a visa but your info helps a lot. 

 

Enjoy Cozumel!

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Filed: F-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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13 minutes ago, WeGuyGal said:

There are a number of VJ posts that claim Mexico absolutely requires a visa for entry unless pax is carrying an unexpired/valid green card. 

I don't have the letter with me right now but I believe it states something like 'the green card is valid for an additional 12 months' or some such thing. It's basically saying you can ignore the date on the green card. Here's the new date the green card expires. Based on that we went there believing the green card was not expired and it appears that's the way the customs agent looked at it as well.

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It's a pretty smooth process. I wrote about our experiencing re-entering the US with an expired green card and extension letter here. Hope it helps! We flew into EWR.

I wrote a full detailed account of our AOS process, timeline, AP use, and interview on my blog. You can read it here.

Read our experience clearing immigration with an expired green card and extension letter here.

F-1 AOS Journey

Spoiler

10/05/15 - Mailed AOS Package (I-130, I-485, I-864, I-693, I-131, I-765, G-325As, G-1145)

10/07/15 - AOS Package delivered to Chicago Lockbox

10/14/15 - Received four NOA1s via e-mail & text notifications that USCIS received our case. Routed to National Benefits Center for processing

10/15/15 - Checks cashed

10/19/15 - Received four hard copies of NOA1s in the mail

10/23/15 - Received biometrics appointment in the mail. Scheduled for 11/03

10/26/15 - Failed early walk-in attempt for biometrics at Boston location

11/03/15 - Biometrics appointment in Boston

11/10/15 - AOS case status changed to "Ready to be scheduled for interview"

12/21/15 - EAD/AP approved

12/24/15 - EAD/AP mailed

12/30/15 - EAD/AP delivered

03/17/16 - Interview scheduled for April 20th

04/20/16 - AOS Inteview - Boston, MA - APPROVED!

04/25/16 - Approval notice received in the mail

04/26/16 - Green card mailed

04/29/16 - Green card delivered

 

ROC

Spoiler

02/20/18 - Mailed I-751 Package

02/23/18 - I-751 delivered to CSC

02/28/18 - Check cashed

03/02/18 - NOA1 received in the mail

05/12/18 - Notice that previous biometrics will be reused

08/24/18 - Received 18 month extension letter (courtesy copy)

10/22/18 - Received the "revised notice" with the correct 18 month extension letter--on green paper this time.

02/27/19 - Card mailed notification via Case Tracker mobile app

03/01/19 - Both approval letter and new green card delivered

 

N-400

Spoiler

03/02/19 - Filed N-400 online

03/02/19 - NOA1 via online portal

03/09/19 - Biometrics scheduled

03/12/19 - Biometrics appointment appeared in Documents tab in online USCIS account

03/13/19 - Successful early walk-in for biometrics 

11/13/19 - Interview

Seizetheglobe.com

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