Sending I-751 while overseas

[SorrowL 138]

Hello!

 

I'll be required soon to file for an I-751 but the date conflicts with some short travel plans I have. 

 

 my 90 days to file starts late November, however I'll be out of country on business purposes until the beginning of January. 

 

Would it be possible to prepare the I-751 packet completely and have someone bring it to the post office? Or do you have to be physically present in the US when you ship off the packet? My GC doesn't expire until late February, but I'd rather get an early jump on submitting the forms by having them get sent while I'm not here, in case any bumps in the road happen. Or should I just file as soon as I return? That'll leave me with about 45 days to file. 

 

 

[Crazy Cat 39,227]

You do not have to be inside the US.  The important thing is to make sure the I-751 package does not arrive at USCIS even 1 day before your 90 day window opens. 

[Dashinka 23,243]

No requirement to be physically present in the US to send in the I751.  You can either do your plan, prepare the package and have someone else mail it for you, or send it in when you return which would still be within the 90 day window based on your dates.  Just make sure the person mailing the package, if you choose that option, does not mail it even one day early.

 

Good Luck and Safe Travels!

Edited October 26, 2021 by Dashinka

[Loren Y 2,732]

Same thing applies to me. My 90 day window opens on the 7th of November. I leave the country on the 6th of November. I will have it all filled out and ready to go, and have a friend mail it around the 10th of November. By the time I return I should have everything in the mailbox showing I filed. I actually had my form filled out a month early, and have just been updating the commingled evidence when I get a new Bank statement, or utility bill, etc. I've been keeping up on the form editions, and they haven't changed the form as of yet. I don't think they will change in the next few weeks fingers crossed.

[SorrowL 138]

1 hour ago, Dashinka said:

No requirement to be physically present in the US to send in the I751.  You can either do your plan, prepare the package and have someone else mail it for you, or send it in when you return which would still be within the 90 day window based on your dates.  Just make sure the person mailing the package, if you choose that option, does not mail it even one day early.

 

Good Luck and Safe Travels!

Sounds good! Thanks! I'll leave the packet with my wife's family, who all greatly support me, so no chance of sabotage. 

 

I'll have them send it 2-3 days after the 90 days starts just to be 100% within that time frame.

[Crazy Cat 39,227]

3 minutes ago, SorrowL said:

I'll have them send it 2-3 days after the 90 days starts just to be 100% within that time frame.

That is PERFECT timing!!!!