Shipping my stuff - but I have no I-94 or visa

[bluegreen 0]

Not sure if anyone here has experience with this. I searched and found nothing!

I am adjusting from visitor status, filing I-130 and I0485 concurrently. I have my EAD, AP and an interview set for the end of June.

I'm now looking at shipping stuff down here to CO. I'm going home to Canada in a few weeks and would love to pack up a upack crate then, or at least ship my summer tires so I'm not driving around on super-duper snow tires all summer!

But I know I need to fill out a customs form and that it calls for a copies of the I-94 and nonimmigrant visa. Since I don't have either of those things, having entered as a visitor and not received a stamp on entry, I am wondering if I have to wait till I have my actual Greencard to be able to ship personal stuff, since I am really only in "AOS pending" status right now.

When I go home for my visit and return to States using AP I know I will be given an I-94. I guess I could use that?

Anyone know?

[trailmix 77]

Not sure if anyone here has experience with this. I searched and found nothing!

I am adjusting from visitor status, filing I-130 and I0485 concurrently. I have my EAD, AP and an interview set for the end of June.

I'm now looking at shipping stuff down here to CO. I'm going home to Canada in a few weeks and would love to pack up a upack crate then, or at least ship my summer tires so I'm not driving around on super-duper snow tires all summer!

But I know I need to fill out a customs form and that it calls for a copies of the I-94 and nonimmigrant visa. Since I don't have either of those things, having entered as a visitor and not received a stamp on entry, I am wondering if I have to wait till I have my actual Greencard to be able to ship personal stuff, since I am really only in "AOS pending" status right now.

When I go home for my visit and return to States using AP I know I will be given an I-94. I guess I could use that?

Anyone know?

No answers. Hmm, haven't seen this one before. Here is my opinion.

I guess the question is, although you have EAD and AP, what is your status right now, are you out of status? If so, it seems unlikely to me that you will be able to import your stuff duty free right now. You have to give the shipper documentation that you have legal status to live in the U.S. and you don't have anything right now to give them.

As for the I-94, if they do give you one, I don't think this will suffice, but maybe it will. Might be a good idea to give the CBP a call and ask.

[zyggy 9]

1) Your stuff can't enter the US duty free until you have been admitted to the US. You can use a photocopy of I-94 with the parollee stamp with your CBP Form 3299

Edited May 5, 2008 by zyggy

[bluegreen 0]

Thanks Trailmix and Zyggy:) You guys are awesome.

Trailmix - I'm not exactly "out of status" - I think my status is "AOS pending". But it certainly is not as cut and dried as if I had arrived on a spousal visa. Luckily have zero overstay accrued as well.

So, Zyggy, I should wait till I have been parolled back into the US using my AP, and send a copy of the I-94 (hopefully they remember to give me one). Since the customs form calls for a copy of an immigrant visa, which I don't have, should I include copies of anything else? Or does the I-94 have all the info that customs needs?

Would it be smarter to play it safe and wait till I have my GC or is there really no difference?

Thanks again - I would be soooo lost without all of you:)

[zyggy 9]

Thanks Trailmix and Zyggy:) You guys are awesome.

Trailmix - I'm not exactly "out of status" - I think my status is "AOS pending". But it certainly is not as cut and dried as if I had arrived on a spousal visa. Luckily have zero overstay accrued as well.

So, Zyggy, I should wait till I have been parolled back into the US using my AP, and send a copy of the I-94 (hopefully they remember to give me one). Since the customs form calls for a copy of an immigrant visa, which I don't have, should I include copies of anything else? Or does the I-94 have all the info that customs needs?

Would it be smarter to play it safe and wait till I have my GC or is there really no difference?

Thanks again - I would be soooo lost without all of you:)

Make sure they give you one... gentle reminders work nice..

ANd yes, fill out the CBP Form 3299 and give it to your shipper then fax a copy of the I-94 to your shipper once you have crossed over. The I-94 is good enough, there will be a notation on it stating that you are awaiting AOS, you won't need anything else..

[bluegreen 0]

Thanks Trailmix and Zyggy:) You guys are awesome.

Trailmix - I'm not exactly "out of status" - I think my status is "AOS pending". But it certainly is not as cut and dried as if I had arrived on a spousal visa. Luckily have zero overstay accrued as well.

So, Zyggy, I should wait till I have been parolled back into the US using my AP, and send a copy of the I-94 (hopefully they remember to give me one). Since the customs form calls for a copy of an immigrant visa, which I don't have, should I include copies of anything else? Or does the I-94 have all the info that customs needs?

Would it be smarter to play it safe and wait till I have my GC or is there really no difference?

Thanks again - I would be soooo lost without all of you:)

Make sure they give you one... gentle reminders work nice..

ANd yes, fill out the CBP Form 3299 and give it to your shipper then fax a copy of the I-94 to your shipper once you have crossed over. The I-94 is good enough, there will be a notation on it stating that you are awaiting AOS, you won't need anything else..

Thank you thank you thank you!!!