

The MRIV shows the alien's registration number (A number or A#) as the “Registration

The officer will not place a Temporary I-551 stamp in the foreign Or Consulate places the MRIV inside the immigrant’s passport, attached to one of the I-551 stamp” or “ADIT Stamp.” The Department of State (DOS) officer at the Embassy Language is almost identical to that contained in the Alien Documentation IdentificationĪnd Telecommunication System (ADIT) Stamp, commonly referred to as the “Temporary Readable immigrant visa (MRIV) printed with the language, “UPON ENDORSEMENT SERVESĪS TEMPORARY I-551 EVIDENCING PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR 1 YEAR” in the body of the MRIVĪbove the machine-readable zone (two lines of code at the bottom of the card). Embassies and Consulates began issuing the machine RM 10205.600H, The Immigrant Completes an SS-5 and Applied for an SSN when Applying for a Visa.īackground and description of the MRIV with Temporary I-551 notationīeginning June 28, 2004, certain U.S. The MRIV must meet the criteria described here. To determine whether the foreign travel document is issued by the foreignĬountry, see GN 00307.000. Accept an MRIV, if either on a Form DS-232, or valid travelĭocument. MRIV on a Form DS-232, Unrecognized Passport or Waiver Cases or suitable travel document. NOTE: Under limited circumstances, if a passport is unavailable, the DOS will issue the Not more than one year has passed between the date of the admission stamp and the Original evidence (e.g., I-551 cards, MRIV with admission stamp, etc). Not accept I-797 receipts for lost or stolen evidence of alien status in lieu of the NOTE: A sole USCIS receipt (Form I-797) is not acceptable evidence of alien status. On the Summary screen, enter the receipt date in the Remarks field
I 551 STAMP VERIFICATION
Screen, enter the receipt number shown on the I-797 as part of the Additional Verification Enter the new expirationĭate for the I-551 card based on the one-year extension. In the Enumeration system, select "Expired I-551 with I-797 Extension" from the PrimaryĭHS Document field on the "Proof of Legal Alien Status" screen. Status is extended for a period of 18 months. During the 18 month extension you are Status removed, a Form I-797 stating the I-551 has been extended for 18 months.Īccept an expired I-551 card accompanied by an I-797 stating, “Your conditional resident USCIS issues a conditional resident alien, who has applied to have his or her conditional
