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Not sure, I was lucky to never go to secondary when travelling with extension letter.

Not eligible.

As long as extension letter is still valid, no problem. I travelled multiple times while waiting for I-751 to be approved. It does take a little longer at the airports though.

Every time you travel now, you're at the risk of CBP issuing Notice to Appear (NTA) in attempt to strip you off your LPR status in the US. The wisest thing is not to increase chances of this happening. If you're lucky to get into the US with your valid 10 year GC, just stay there until you naturalize. I know you may have commitments back in the UK etc. Can your wife handle any business there for you? Renouncing LPR, then applying from scratch can be super slow and confusing to US embassy / USCIS, which complicates your immigration history and increases chances of something going off the track.

Secondary. To some it's a small inconvenience, to others it's an intimidating process.

That's a good tip. I like this feature and use it regularly. I knew my GC was coming even before USCIS updated case with USPS tracking code.

I would attend and withdraw N-400. I don't think it helps to have a denial in case if you need to re-file N-400 in the future. At the same time, who knows, maybe you'll be lucky? I'll be curious to read a data point on this subject. Good luck!

I reread the original message. Correction: it could be viewed as you changing the jurisdiction. I don't think you can safely say you remained a NY resident.

Mailing address and physical address are different things. @Mike E asked about physical address. After moving out of your physical address you needed to file AR-11 within 10 days. Terminating lease and selling assets (minivan), then going outside of US can be viewed as breaking your permanent residency.

This hurts your case, unfortunately. I would consult with attorney to see if this N-400 should be kept or withdrawn. Petition under 3 year rule typically results in more checks by USCIS since they need to establish more facts, including you and sponsor USC living in marital union.

Which service centers? Not all of them move at the same speed.

But @top_secret doesn't have joint bills and only began comingling money in checking account recently. Not saying this would be a problem, given other good evidence is present, just bringing it to attention.

I'd start calling today. I think timing is the key.

If it was under 2 years, then re-entry permit I-131 would be the way to go. But indefinite part makes it harder. Either she'd need to naturalize in the US before you move, or abandon her LPR status. She cannot hold GC indefinitely, unless she lives in the US.

Good luck @top_secret All the evidence looks solid, other than the absense of joint lease / mortgage. How would you explain it to the officer? Also, be careful with credit card payments, hopefully the charge won't be blocked as fradulent (this forum has examples of it).

Are you applying under 3 or 5 year rule? Based on profile info, under 3 year. Then you need to upload similar docs as for I-751. Joint tax returns, joint bank statemements, trips, etc.

Too soon, extension letters can take 4-6 weeks to arrive by mail. In your case, you can expect all three letters (online code, extension, biometrics) to arrive within few days of each other. Computer status updates are much faster than USPS.

Whenever something is in the process is not followed exactly => USCIS gets confused => this causes delays (not always, but many times). If USCIS didn't need to differenciate between USPS mail and express carrier mail, they would have used one address for both. But something is baked into their process, relying on this difference. It would be fair to think there may be a delay associated with mail being sent to a wrong location.

He was right. I-797 does not extend I-551 stamps, only physical GC. You're lucky you boarded planes before. You need to get fresh stamp when it expires.

It's sad to see there's still some cases in the tracker app filed in November 2021 with status "Case was updated to show fingerprints were taken".

Try requesting a 48 month one with link I provided

Hi @MichaelJuan.198 1. You can use an online tool such as Date Calculator to figure out exact date. Based on what you said, the earliest you can file I-751 is September 27th, 2023. But no harm if you file few days later. It's even better to ensure you're in 90 day window. 2. Photos are somewhat weak evidence. You should submit them, but more importantly, include: lease or mortgage with both names on it, joint bank account statements, utility bills in both names, flight and hotel reservations in both names, medical insurance with both names, IRS joint tax return transcripts, birth certificates of children and many more. Spend good time to prepare evidence. Strong evidence reduces chance of RFE or denial. 3. You can apply while I-751 is still pending. You don't have to wait to file for N-400 but it will only be approved when I-751 is approved. Yea, they still do combo interview, but not always. That's always been the case.

That's not outside the norm. If ex isn't nice, you could face more scrutiny. But hopefully your IO was just busy.

You seem to be focused on continuous residence, but do you remember about physical presence? To be naturalized under 5 year rule, one should spend in the US physically 30 months (913 days) over the last 5 years.

Very good point! Yes, if extension letter is expiring, you cannot travel without I-551 stamp in passport. I totally missed that, thought @CaseyBorne88 talked about expiring 2 year GC. One can argue that @CaseyBorne88's wife should have received a 48 month extension. Perhaps that also can be requested from USCIS - https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayNDNForm.do?sroPageType=ndn&entryPoint=init