2 Yr Greencard waiting for 10 Year card and travel

[Hobber]

Hi all,

 

Thanks in advance. My wife's two year green card expires Aug 28th. We sent in all the paperwork in June, received received of payment and had the biometrics completed couple weeks ago.

 

We received I-797, Notice of Action receipt notice on 07/17/2014. It states amount received $590.00 and it states "Your conditional resident status is extended for a period of one year. During this period you are authorized employment and travel".

 

Question - My wife needs to go back to China for a few weeks to help take care of her mother (surgery). Does she need anything else besides this letter and old green card to travel back and fourth from USA to China? She will be leaving next week but wont be back until mid Sept. Her 2 yr green card expires on Aug 28th.

 

I just dont want her to have problems coming back in September with a expired 2 year greencard and only a letter stating its been extended for 1 year.

 

Are we ok here?

 

Matt and Lili

[dnoblett]

Yes, NOA-1 and expired card should be all that is needed. HOWEVER, there has been a few reports of the exit officials in China not understanding the NOA-1 letter, so many schedule an infopass appointment to field office, and get an I-551 stamp placed on passport.

[Hobber]

Understood - Thx

[computerguy]

I have experience with this. The Chinese authorities started real hard at the letter and clearly didn't understand it but they let us through. But in all fairness the American authorities seemed just as perplexed.

[Usa450r]

FYI - my wife had no issues traveling back and forth with the expired green card and letter.

[Hobber]

Ha ha ha this is me. I signed in with wrong name.

FYI - my wife had no issues traveling back and forth with the expired green card and letter.