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I've been reading here that one is supposed to get an I-551 stamp at the POE, and that can serve as a temporary green card. Well, my passport got a Department of Homeland Security stamp, but it only says "Admitted Jan 17 2012, CR1, until Jan 16 2014." Is that the I-551 stamp, even though "I-551" isn't anywhere on it? Thanks in advance for the replies!

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I've been reading here that one is supposed to get an I-551 stamp at the POE, and that can serve as a temporary green card. Well, my passport got a Department of Homeland Security stamp, but it only says "Admitted Jan 17 2012, CR1, until Jan 16 2014." Is that the I-551 stamp, even though "I-551" isn't anywhere on it? Thanks in advance for the replies!

Yup, that's the I-551 stamp. I just looked at my own passport, and it doesn't say I-551 either. It says the same as yours (although I don't see an "until" date).

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I've been reading here that one is supposed to get an I-551 stamp at the POE, and that can serve as a temporary green card. Well, my passport got a Department of Homeland Security stamp, but it only says "Admitted Jan 17 2012, CR1, until Jan 16 2014." Is that the I-551 stamp, even though "I-551" isn't anywhere on it? Thanks in advance for the replies!

The visa they put in your passport is the I-551 and when they stamp your passport with admitted and a date at the POE then that activates it.

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The visa they put in your passport is the I-551 and when they stamp your passport with admitted and a date at the POE then that activates it.

Actually this is incorrect.... The visa is just a visa. It is what let's you enter the US.... The stamp is the I-551....

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wow - 2 years on 'the stamp' ?

you gots a K-3 visa in yer passport, or an IR-1/CR-1 visa stamp?

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Thanks, Saylin, Scottinmass and Marilyn!

wow - 2 years on 'the stamp' ?

you gots a K-3 visa in yer passport, or an IR-1/CR-1 visa stamp?

Hi, Darnell! Yes, I just looked at my passport again, and the date on the stamp is Jan 16, 2014. So yes, two years. That's unusual? It's a CR1 visa stamp.

Intersting how you got 2 year stamp... normally it is only 1 year stamp.

As long as it says admitted until this MM/DD/YYYY and CR1 you are good to go.

I have no idea why she gave me a 2-year stamp. I just looked at my passport again, and it does say 2014. So, lucky me, I guess?

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09/30/11 - Received DS-3032 and I-864 bill

10/02/11 - Paid I-864 bill and emailed DS-3032

10/03/11 - NVC accepted DS-3032

10/04/11 - Received IV bill/I-864 bill marked as paid

10/21/11 - Paid IV bill10/24/11 - IV bill marked as paid

11/03/11 - Mailed I-864 and DS-230 packages

11/04/11 - I-864 and DS-230 packages reached NVC

11/10/11 - Case completed

11/29/11 - Received interview appointment letter

SLEC/Manila Consulate

11/04/11 & 11/08/11 - Medical exam completed and passed

01/03/12 - Interview - Approved!

01/04/12 - Visa issued

01/09/12 - Visa received

US Entry

01/17/12 - POE: Honolulu; with connecting flight to San Francisco

02/09/12 - Applied for SSN at SSA office

02/11/12 - Welcome letter arrived in the mail

02/13/12 - 2-yr green card arrived in the mail

Removal of Conditions

12/09/13 - I-751 petition sent

12/11/13 - NOA1 receipt date

12/12/13 - Money order cashed

01/06/14 - Biometrics appointment

04/10/14 - RFE

07/03/14 - RFE response sent

07/22/14 - ROC approved!

07/31/14 - Estimated arrival of 10-year GC, according to USPS tracking

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yup, very unusual.

Sometimes my language usage seems confusing - please feel free to 'read it twice', just in case !
Ya know, you can find the answer to your question with the advanced search tool, when using a PC? Ditch the handphone, come back later on a PC, and try again.

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