I551 about to expire in couple days, replaced gc has errors

tomthumb120

tomthumb120

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Hello,

Posting on behalf of an aquaintance who never received her gc (ir1) because it was lost. she went to a local field office, got i551 that’s valid till the end of this month. she has been outside the country for almost 6 months while she received her replacement gc with her husband’s pic.


how can she travel back to the US?
 
1. She can travel back to the US on her I-551 stamp before it expires
2. She can file I-131A at a US consulate (with a $575 fee) before she's been out for 1 year, to get a boarding foil, and travel back on that
3. She can travel to Canada or Mexico somehow, and enter the US by land
 
newacct said:
1. She can travel back to the US on her I-551 stamp before it expires
2. She can file I-131A at a US consulate (with a $575 fee) before she's been out for 1 year, to get a boarding foil, and travel back on that
3. She can travel to Canada or Mexico somehow, and enter the US by land
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Hi, I’m curious. Could you please explain the strategy behind traveling to Mexico or Canada and then traveling to the US by land from there?
 
Hellosfo said:
Hi, I’m curious. Could you please explain the strategy behind traveling to Mexico or Canada and then traveling to the US by land from there?
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She would need to get a visa to Mexico or Canada on her foreign passport (unless the foreign passport is visa-exempt to Canada or Mexico). But the idea is that it bypasses the issue of the airline not boarding her, and allows her to seek entry directly at the port of entry. And at the port of entry, they can look up her permanent resident status and let her in even if she doesn't have a valid entry document.
 
newacct said:
She would need to get a visa to Mexico or Canada on her foreign passport (unless the foreign passport is visa-exempt to Canada or Mexico). But the idea is that it bypasses the issue of the airline not boarding her, and allows her to seek entry directly at the port of entry. And at the port of entry, they can look up her permanent resident status and let her in even if she doesn't have a valid entry document.
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Got it! Thank you.
 
newacct said:
And at the port of entry, they can look up her permanent resident status and let her in even if she doesn't have a valid entry document.
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I am not sure that’s a chance I’d take with the current administration.

But I also don’t see anything online that allows land entry without a green card (without a passport, yes, but requires a green card). Can you link to this?
 
Hi. apologies for being unclear and thanks for your reply. she cannot return back before her adit expires later this week due to medical appointments.


As such, is boarding foil her only option as opposed to extending/new adit stamp by the embassy? the reason being she has already received her new gc but it doesnt have her pic (but her husband’s)



newacct said:
1. She can travel back to the US on her I-551 stamp before it expires
2. She can file I-131A at a US consulate (with a $575 fee) before she's been out for 1 year, to get a boarding foil, and travel back on that
3. She can travel to Canada or Mexico somehow, and enter the US by lan
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SusieQQQ said:
But I also don’t see anything online that allows land entry without a green card (without a passport, yes, but requires a green card). Can you link to this?
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It's from the fact that the officers have the power to waive the failure to have an appropriate document for entry under 8 CFR 211.1(b)(3). For example, US consulates in Canada tell green card holders who lost their green card in Canada to go to the border and seek a waiver.

Under 8 CFR 235.3(b)(5)(i), if someone claims to be an LPR, they have to try to verify it in all the systems. Under 8 CFR 235.3(b)(5)(ii), if they can verify the person got LPR status, and hasn't been ordered removed in removal proceedings, the LPR is not subject to expedited removal, and may be considered for a waiver if applicable.

tomthumb120 said:
As such, is boarding foil her only option as opposed to extending/new adit stamp by the embassy?
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Boarding foil is the most proper option. ADIT stamps are not issued by embassies. ADIT stamps are only supposed to be for people inside the US. These days, they often issue ADIT stamps by mail, but in that case they will probably re-use the same wrong picture so that probably won't help.
 
newacct said:
It's from the fact that the officers have the power to waive the failure to have an appropriate document for entry under 8 CFR 211.1(b)(3). For example, US consulates in Canada tell green card holders who lost their green card in Canada to go to the border and seek a waiver.

Under 8 CFR 235.3(b)(5)(i), if someone claims to be an LPR, they have to try to verify it in all the systems. Under 8 CFR 235.3(b)(5)(ii), if they can verify the person got LPR status, and hasn't been ordered removed in removal proceedings, the LPR is not subject to expedited removal, and may be considered for a waiver if applicable.


Boarding foil is the most proper option. ADIT stamps are not issued by embassies. ADIT stamps are only supposed to be for people inside the US. These days, they often issue ADIT stamps by mail, but in that case they will probably re-use the same wrong picture so that probably won't help.
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Thanks. That link to the Canadian consulate site indicates a lot more steps than just appearing at the border, though.
 
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