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Family emergency overseas -- extension letter expired by five months.

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BecnChris2018   4

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Hi, we've been waiting for the I-751 extension since January of last year, and we have filed our citizenship papers in the meantime. We just learned of a family emergency overseas, and our one year extension letter is expired by five months. I've looked at getting an infopass appointment and am frustrated that there are never any available appointments in the LA field office. What are we to do? Can we travel like this? Any advice is greatly appreciated. 

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If it truly is an emergency, walk in to your local office and try to get an I551 stamp in your passport

Do NOT travel with an expired GC+ expired extension

Spoiler

 

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NOA2 date May 28, 2015 :dance::dance::dance:

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Have you checked to see why you haven't yet received the new 18 month extension letter? 

I-751 journey

 

10/16/2017.......... ROC package mailed

10/18/2017.......... I-751 package received VSC

10/19/2017.......... I-797 NOA date

10/30/2017.......... Notice received in mail

10/30/2017.......... Check cashed

11/02/2017.......... Conditional GC expired

11/22/2017.......... Biometrics completed

  xx/xx/xxxx.......... waiting waiting waiting

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I agree with Kastrs. Get an i551 stamp. Don't leave home without it.

 

By the way, my wife just received her 18 month extension letter this week, so they are sending them out, little by little. However, I believe the 18 month extension is from 18 months of the green card expiration. If that is indeed the case, then it might not do you much good as you're already 12 + 5 months past the green card expiration.

 

Again, get the i551 stamp. Can you look at an infopass appointment at another field office? I believe there are several in SoCal, right?

Marriage: 2014-02-23 - Colombia    ROC interview/completed: 2018-08-16 - Albuquerque
CR1 started : 2014-06-06           N400 started: 2018-04-24
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1 hour ago, Kastrs said:

If it truly is an emergency, walk in to your local office and try to get an I551 stamp in your passport

Do NOT travel with an expired GC+ expired extension

 

46 minutes ago, Russ&Caro said:

I agree with Kastrs. Get an i551 stamp. Don't leave home without it.

 

By the way, my wife just received her 18 month extension letter this week, so they are sending them out, little by little. However, I believe the 18 month extension is from 18 months of the green card expiration. If that is indeed the case, then it might not do you much good as you're already 12 + 5 months past the green card expiration.

 

Again, get the i551 stamp. Can you look at an infopass appointment at another field office? I believe there are several in SoCal, right?

There are at least three within reasonable driving distance but all are "currently unavailable." Just refreshing and prob try again at midnight.. or prob walk-in tomorrow. 

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