Re-entering the USA if green card is issued during travel?

[Frank-n-Tina 14]

Hello,

 

my wife has has her I-551 stamp that she received in her passport when she arrived in the USA on her IR-CR1 visa.  The stamp is good for another 9 months.

 

She went back to China to visit her family and her green card should arrive in the mail in the next few weeks.

 

Does anyone know if the stamp is invalid once the green card is issued?  I am concerned about her re-entry.

[HRQX 4,145]

15 minutes ago, Frank-n-Tina said:

Does anyone know if the stamp is invalid once the green card is issued?  I am concerned about her re-entry.

The stamp will remain valid.

[Frank-n-Tina 14]

HRQX - Thank you for the prompt reply.  I could not find this information on the USCIS website or VJ.  Can I ask if this has been your experience or where it was that you found the information?

 

Sincerely,

 

Frank-n-Tina

[Frank-n-Tina 14]

HRQX - with some more searching, I finally did find a thread on VJ that talks about this.  It was from a member who forgot his green card while travelling and successfully re-entered the US after a few additional questions by the Border Patrol Officer.

 

Regards,

 

Frank

[Villanelle 4,122]

A persons immigration status is not a tangible object. Both the card and the stamp are "proof" of your status, not the actual status itself. 

[Nitas_man 3,100]

On 9/21/2019 at 4:10 PM, Frank-n-Tina said:

Hello,

 

my wife has has her I-551 stamp that she received in her passport when she arrived in the USA on her IR-CR1 visa.  The stamp is good for another 9 months.

 

She went back to China to visit her family and her green card should arrive in the mail in the next few weeks.

 

Does anyone know if the stamp is invalid once the green card is issued?  I am concerned about her re-entry.

It’s valid