Can I travel within the USA only with the I-551 stamp from passport?
I came to United States 1 month ago as a F-25. Right now I'm in Puerto Rico but my boss wants me to visit him in Boston to go shopping gadget, and then my uncle wants me to visit him in Minneapolis, the thing here is that my green card have not been sent yet, and I don't have it, but I do have a stamp in the passport ( I-555 if I remember ) that is valid through 1 year, while the green card is being processed.
Won't I have any issues traveling to another state while the GC is being processed?
By the way, I am 17 years old.
Best Answer
phoog is right that you are not considered to be entering the US between Puerto Rico and the US, even though there might be immigration checks where you just have to prove that you're legal.
However, I want to point out that even if you were leaving the US and re-entering the US, you can do that freely without any worries. The moment you entered the US with an immigrant visa, you became a US permanent resident. The immigrant visa you used to enter the US automatically turned into an I-551 (proof of permanent residency) valid for one year from the date of entry. A plastic "green card" is also just an I-551. You don't need to wait for the plastic card I-551, because you already have in your hand another I-551. All types of I-551 are equally valid for travel, work, and other purposes.
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