VISA APPROVED - QUESTIONS ON FLIGHTS ETC

[npson 0]

Hi

I recently had my CR1 visa approved at the US Embassy based in London - SO PLEASED!!!

I have a question, probably over complicating things but just wanted to be sure.

As my visa is now approved, my wife and I are looking at flights from the UK to US. We were originally looking at one way tickets but the cost is working out to about 900 GBP each!! So I looked at return flights and the cost is 500 GBP each, clearly, a lot cheaper!

Will there be an issue on booking a return flight rather than a one way ticket(as it's the cheaper option) when I get to the US port of entry? Just didn't want any issues when I get to the US port of entry. As the honest answer is that return flights are cheaper and we wouldn't be taking the return flight back.

[Bobby+Umit 161]

No issue - however, if you get a 2 way ticket, ensure you cancel the return part once you get to the US.

There have been a disturbing number of cases were USCIS thinks the people returned on those tickets when they went to AOS or do something similar.

[npson 0]

Thanks very much!!!

PS - AOS - is that adjustment of status??

Edited August 25, 2010 by npson

[Justine+David 218]

yes, however, since you are a CR1 visa holder, you don't have to worry about it

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Yep. Since you can leave the US immediately after processing as a CR1 holder, a return ticket won't pose an issue. Hey, you might even use the return portion for a visit back home!

Congrats on the approval.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

We did the same thing. Look for returns on cheap days and cheaper time of the year. Try return combinations until you find the cheapest fare. Don't forget to cancel.

[Rob and Jill 82]

Congrats on your approval!

And please do tell who you are getting quotes from at that price! I haven't seen anything that cheap in the next 6 weeks!

[npson 0]

Hi

Another quick question, as I have a CR1 visa, based on the info on visa journey, "A CR1 Visa will result in the applicant obtaining "conditional" permanent residency within the US and after a period of two years the applicant can apply to "Remove Conditions" 90 days before the conditional permanent resident card expires and they will be issued a regular 10 year green card."

The visa in my passport also states " upon endorsement serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residence for 1 year". I was not entirely sure what was meant by this sentence as it's different to the statement above?

ps re: flights we found it on BA website.

Edited November 5, 2010 by npson

[Justine+David 218]

You will get a stamp at the point of entry that allows you to be and show that you are a permanent resident. This is for you until you get your official card in the mail, usually a few weeks later.

If you have been married for <2 years, yes, you do have to apply to Remove Conditions so that you can get a 10 year card (if you don't do this, the spouse will be out of status and could be deported). You apply 2 years in the future, minus 90 days from the point of entry date. We have an entire forum dedicated to removing conditions and another Guide...so check it out! It's a way to get more $$ out of us about $500 more or so...

...I cannot WAIT until I can get hubby's citizenship in 3 years and not have to deal with immigration anymore...

Edited November 5, 2010 by Justine+David

[npson 0]

Thanks!!!

Yep, we've been married for less than two years so we'll have to do the remove the conditional bit at the time you've mentioned.

Do you have a link to so I can access the guidance on this - I'll save that for closer to the time! I am guessing it is a quicker process?