crg14624 wrote in message news:<1471529.1086929787@britishexpats.com>...
> >
> > Not very unusual at all! It happens everyday at the Northern
> > and Southern
> > borders
> > Just go to Canada and on his way back to the
> > US file for an I-90 at the POE
> > to replace the lost I-551 (with a
> > $185 fee).
> > With proper identification to prove identity it is not
> > too hard at all to
> > verify his records and status. Just make sure he
> > doesn't stay too long in
> > Canada to be considered to have abandoned
> > LPR status.
>
> Your answer is similar to what I would say.
> >
>
> If he goes to Canada without his I-551 and then attempts to return
> > they may approve an I-193 waiver for $250 or they may go the I-90
> > route. Sometimes they are reluctant to issue the I-90 without looking
> > at the file first. Depending on where the file is located that could
> > be difficult.
>
> Sylvia suggested the "boarding letter" (which is called
> > a transportation letter)which is soley for getting someone on an
> > aircraft. Once they get to the US they still have the problem of not
> > having the card. I heard of a woman who got the transportation letter
> > and then flew to Canada from Europe and then filed an I-90 at the
> > landborder. The transportation letter, which costs like $300, was a
> > waste of money because she used it to fly into Canada when she didn't
> > even need a visa to go to Canada anyway.
>
> YtsejaM suggested a temp
> > stamp from the consulate. That's most likely not going to happen.
> > I've never heard of the state department issuing a green card and they
> > may not even have the authority to do so.
>
> If he has to depart right
> > away, he could seek an I-193 waiver or an I-90 at the border. Bring a
> > copy of the I-551 when you go to the border.
A copy of I-551? I thought he lost it. |