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Returning to Japan during green card renewal

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#1
  • 質問
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  • 2023/08/24 23:59

Please let me know if you have recently been in the process of renewing your green card and it expired and you have successfully returned from an overseas trip from the US without a new card yet, or if you know more about this.
I went through the green card renewal process this past January and also went to get my fingerprints taken. My original card has already expired.
I think I can go to Japan, but will I be able to come back to Hawaii without any problem? Do I need to do anything to leave the US ？
I need to buy a plane ticket next week, so if someone could give me the right information, that would be very helpful. Thank you in advance.

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#2

I have a Green Card with a round hole punched in the bottom of it that says
Renewal in progress (usually valid for 1 year after expiration) ？ I used this expired punched Green Card to enter and leave the country while renewing in 2016 and had no problem. No problem with the airline either. I don't know if this is still the case today, as it was a long time ago.

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#4
  • Sean0914
  • 2023/08/25 (Fri) 14:22
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As for me,
I renewed my GC in December 2022.
I went to Japan in May of this year and did not receive my new card at that time, so I inquired and received a letter!
It stated that the letter would be valid for one year after the GC expired.

but it took about 30 minutes at immigration when I arrived in Hawaii.

The letter from immigration is
I-797.

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#5
  • Sae
  • 2023/08/25 (Fri) 15:33
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I also received a letter. Letter of application. Basically, if you have that, you should be fine. I guess you can't come back without the letter ？
or come back as a traveler ？
I guess you should check with immigration.

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#6
  • haruhawaii
  • 2023/08/25 (Fri) 15:42
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I went to Japan during renewal. You said you don't have any kind of certificate, but do you have the I-797 （ extension letter ） sent by USCIS after renewal ？ with which you can travel outside the US? You must carry the original I-797 with you when you travel out of the country, along with your expired green card. Please note that photocopies are not acceptable.

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#7
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  • 2023/08/25 (Fri) 17:16
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To all of you kind people. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, the original I-797.
I understand that it sometimes takes time at immigration like Sean0914 did. Thank you for your experience.

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