Endorsement for Immigrant visa

[davidid 0]

Our immigrant visa on the passport says "upon endorsement serves as temporary I-551 evindencing permanent residence for 1 year".

Upon admission to the US as an immigrant, how does the endorsement on the immigrant visa look like ?

The one we got looks like a standard USA entry stamp on the passport (the oval one) that the officer

stamp on the adjacent page of the immigrant visa page.

Inside it was written F4 1, but no validity date.

Is that the correct endorsement ?

Is the 1 year validity from the date of entry or the IV issue date ?

Thank you

[YuAndDan 153]

1 year validity starts at date of entry to the USA. Passport serves as a temp green-card until actual green-card arrives in the mail.

[Stanley Hermosill 1]

YuAndDan has got it right. The passport is your GC till you get an official GC.

[Inky 1,110]

The stamp is the endorsement. Doesn't matter if its oval or square.

[Canadiandggal 49]

Yep correct...

I was confused as well when I got my stamp as it is a "entry stamp" with Cr-1 and the date wrote inside it.

[davidid 0]

Thank you, everybody.

But mine does NOT have validity date written in the stamp.

Is that ok ?

[YuAndDan 153]

Thank you, everybody.

But mine does NOT have validity date written in the stamp.

Is that ok ?

Does it indicate entry date? If so then you are fine.

[davidid 0]

The entry stamp does have a date (Jan 2, 2011), but that's not hand written.

The only hand written one is the word F4 1.

Is that OK ?

[YuAndDan 153]

The entry stamp does have a date (Jan 2, 2011), but that's not hand written.

The only hand written one is the word F4 1.

Is that OK ?

Yes, this means passport will serve as a temp I-551 green-card until Jan 1 2012..

OR until you have the actual green-card in hand.