Weird issue with moving goods post CR1

[configuration 2]

Hi,

My Cr-1 visa was issued a couple of weeks ago, and I entered the US yesterday by driving across the border at Champlain, NY. My visa was processed and stamped, which creates a temporary green card, until the physical card arrives in the mail. So I am now a permanent resident of the US.

I had already given my household goods to a moving company, with instructions to move them to my new US address once my permanent residence came through. But now the moving company wants a copy of my I-94, before they can send my goods to the border. But I don't have an I94! As I understand it, that document is only given to non-immigrants in the US. All I have is my validated CR1 visa, until I receive the green card in the mail.

THe moving company says that their drivers have been refused entry with goods in the past if not carrying a copy of the shipper's I94. So they are refusing to move my goods until I show them a valid I94 (impossible), or my green card. I tell them that they don't know what they are talking about.

I'd just like someone to confirm that I am not missing something, and the moving company is wrong. Any opinions?

Thanks.

[Marilyn. 340]

send a photocopy of your visa with the stamp..

[princessO 6]

If I am not mistaken, the stamp in your passport is your temporary I-94 until your green card arrives. You can, as the last poster suggested, send a photo copy of the stamp. Good Luck and congratulations.

[Cathi 5,748]

If I am not mistaken, the stamp in your passport is your temporary I-94 until your green card arrives. You can, as the last poster suggested, send a photo copy of the stamp. Good Luck and congratulations.

i 94 are issued to NON immigrants, a cr1 is an immigrant visa.

[Cathi 5,748]

Send a copy of the visa ans stamp in the passport. The stamped visa serves as a temp green card for the first year, or until the green card is issued. Immigrants are not issued an i-94 Good luck.

[Cathi 5,748]

send a photocopy of your visa with the stamp..

[configuration 2]

Thanks everyone.

I did send a photocopy of the CR1 visa, with the stamp issued at Champlain. That's when the moving company insisted on the I94 as well. I am glad that you all agree that they are making a mistake here, not me . I will insist that they proceed with shipping my goods.

Thanks again.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

The moving company is wrong. Only non-immigrants require an I-94. You are now a permanent resident. The stamp in your passport is an I-551 - exactly the same as a green card. The official number of a green card is an I-551. You have the same right to have your belongings moved to the US as any other permanent resident or US citizen. The I-94 is only issued to those who do not have permission to live permanently in the US - eg visitors, students, employment visas and K-1 visas. The I-94 is also called the 'entry/exit visa - it sets a time limit on how long you are allowed to be in the US. You have no such time limit. You are allowed to be in the US permanently. You are a 'permanent resident'. Perhaps you might want to check with a different moving company, one that is more experienced in cross-border moves as this one doesn't seem to be very knowledgeable. Good luck.