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Thank you. Without getting into more depressing details, but let's just say even a 4 year extension letter would have been rendered useless for me. Stamp is my only option at this point.

Thank you. I'll try calling again, I wonder how long before I can get it in the mail if they decide to process it. I've actually gotten stamps before, each time felt like an uphill battle though, once you're scheduled for an appointment, it's quick.

4 year extension letters only apply to I-751 filed in the last two year or so. When I filed mine, it was only 18 months.

Thanks guys. This is not something I'm aware of. When I call to request it, do I need to come up with any gimmick to not get any kind of pushback?

Has anyone gotten pushbacks from trying to get your passport stamped? Do I have to make up a real emergency story for it to happen? Last time I was told that I'd get a call within 30 days, then at the 30 day mark, I got an email saying something like "...there's no appointment available...." What are your strategies?

Just out of curiosity if anyone cares to share their knowledge. At the appointment, we all get a ticket number once signed in. If my memory serves, I always get a number that starts with A. and I noticed that, every time , the A numbers don't get called as fast or frequently as say a C ticket number or some other alphabet. What's the difference? I overheard one of the C number ones, he was practically there for the same reason as I was and came in almost 30 mins after me.

Thank you, got the "surprising" call earlier and now have an appointment. How did it go for you this time when you went in? Was it any different than before?

Disappointing update: So I called again earlier this week, even though the agent was empathetic enough to put me in the system for an urgent request this time and said I'd get a call back within 72 hours instead of the 30 days. Never got a call just like last time, at around the 72 hour mark in came another email, it's worded a little differently than last time, but the message seems similar---- basically no opening slot " ....Your request was forwarded to the your Local Field office. You will be contacted as soon as there is an update from the Field Office......" I guess it's back to the drawing board yet again:-( Who's taking up all the appointment slots? lol..

So I just called, the agent basically used my previous request against me as I suspected and asked me to wait for their call even after I told him that I have to travel in two weeks. He even gave me a brief speech about "with the Ukranian war, Pandemic, etc......, there's just no appointment available and there are people who called before me......" Is this just NYC area? I guess it's back to square one yet again:-(

Thank you mindthegap & Crazy Cat, I'll give it a shot, trying to think of a hypothetical reason for travel now. lol But then when I call again, wouldn't they be able to see my previous request about the same thing just with a different reason a month ago? And wouldn't that raise suspicions or am I overthinking it?

I want to call them again, but giving the same reason---employment--- is probably not gonna cut it and be considered emergency even though it worked fine last year. If I say that I need to travel or something, they might need to see proof? Would really love to hear success stories on getting an appointment after initially being practically denied. Oh yes, my extension letter expired quite some time ago, otherwise, I'd probably not even bother with getting the stamp.

I need a stamp on my passport for employment reasons based on my pending I-751. Was supposed to get a call from an officer to schedule within 30 days, but instead, I got an email around the 30 day mark basically saying there's no appointment available in my field office, if anything opens up, they'll contact me if I'm still eligible. I've gotten stamps before, it was a fairly smooth process, I don't know what happened this time around and frankly I'm not really buying the whole "no appointment available" thing. Has anyone experienced this? If so, any successful resolution?