My statement of entry - no I-94

[jdh 103]

Hey guys,

My wife and I entered the US in June of 2011 with her as a US citizen and myself as a Canadian.

We had been tossing around what to do with our lives so we took some time and visited my family in Canada and then crossed the border to visit her family in the States. At the border they brought me in and asked me a few questions and approved me for entry but did not stamp my passport or issue an I-94, as I understand is common with Canadian visitors. I had crossed hundreds of times before when I lived on a border town and never was stamped.

From visiting her family we went over to the west where we had visited before and loved it...got an apartment, my wife got a job and we settled in to see if we could make a life here.

Now filling out paperwork I have searched around and found that commonly in the I-94 spaces people have put something to the effect of "None - Canadian Visitor" or "N/A - Canadian Visitor" and some have found it helped to avoid an RFE by attaching an explanation to their packet. This is what I have decided I should do as well - we want to have this go as smoothly as is possible.

So I attached a document to both the I-485 and the I-130 which are being filed concurrently.

I kept it simple and it reads like this:

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I-130 Attachment

In reference to Part B: Question 14

I, NAME, swear that on the date of DATE,2011 I legally entered the United States through the Niagara Falls, New York border inspection point after being inspected and approved for entry by a border patrol official. On approval for entry I was not given an I-94, nor was my passport stamped or was it suggested or advised that I would require one.

Attached is a copy of my receipt issued by Continental Airlines in Buffalo, New York the morning of DATE.

Signed,

NAME

DATE

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So I thought I would share this for the benefit of others because I had a hard time finding info about this and also to seek the opinions of folks who are experienced in a similar situation.

Thanks!