I751 ext letter but no green card

[Filetofish 2]

15 minutes ago, missileman said:

Yes.....the I-551 stamp in the passport  IS A GREEN CARD.....

And that itself is sufficient to travel with and nothing else? Just stamp and foreign passport?

[geowrian 22,335]

Just now, Filetofish said:

And that itself is sufficient to travel with and nothing else? Just stamp and foreign passport?

Can you travel using a valid passport and valid green card?

[Crazy Cat 39,212]

2 minutes ago, Filetofish said:

And that itself is sufficient to travel with and nothing else? Just stamp and foreign passport?

Yes.........The I-551 is a valid Green Card...you need only the I-551 stamped passport......

Missileman out!!!

Edited July 31, 2019 by missileman

[Cryssiekins 976]

33 minutes ago, Filetofish said:

And that itself is sufficient to travel with and nothing else? Just stamp and foreign passport?

My goodness... YES.

 

In normal circumstances, you would use the expired card and the letter.  Your situation does not allow for this because you do not have a card.  You were only sent the letter because it’s automatic upon filing the i751.  It’s essentially useless in your case.

 

Go to the field office, and get the stamp.  If they ask you to surrender the letter, that’s fine because (see above comment - it’s useless TO YOU). 

 

The stamp will be your green card for all intents and purposes until your i751 is adjudicated.  It’s proof (the stamp) of your lawful ability to live, work, and travel. 

 

Pay attention to the duration, bc you will need a new stamp once the first one expires.  Repeat this process as many times as needed until your i751 is adjudicated. 

Edited July 31, 2019 by Cryssiekins
Removed suggestion to shred as OP may not understand my sarcasm.

[Thegirl 224]

1 hour ago, Filetofish said:

And that itself is sufficient to travel with and nothing else? Just stamp and foreign passport?

I'm not sure how many times people need to tell you yes but yes and I've done this twice. Stamp and foreign passport only. 

[Diane and Chris 651]

6 hours ago, missileman said:

The letter is useless without a physical, expired green card......since you don't have one, the letter is useless...........a stamp in your passport IS A GREEN CARD>........

And that’s our final answer, OP!  🤣

[HRQX 4,145]

12 hours ago, Ksenia_O said:

It's up to IO. Stamp can be given for any time- 3 months, 6,9, whatever months - up to a year .

I thought all I-551 stamps come without an "up to" part?

Edited August 1, 2019 by HRQX

[Ksenia_O 695]

2 hours ago, HRQX said:

I thought all I-551 stamps come without an "up to" part?

Those  "issue date" and "valid till"are absolutely in IO's discretion.

 

Usually it's granted for one year. But  we've seen people, who were given the stamp for all kind of period of time. Even for a month. 

[Dashinka 23,234]

15 hours ago, Filetofish said:

Have you heard of them doing this before, stamp and voiding ext letter? 

 

Also will I have any issues at all with POE with just stamp and foreign passport?

Yes, when my wife got her stamp as her extension letter was about to expire, they actually took her expired GC and the extension letter at our local office.  As many others have said, the stamp is a functional valid I551 and proof of LPR status, so no issues at POE except for the potential of a short visit to secondary for verification.

Edited August 1, 2019 by Bill & Katya