Landing permit - does this affect my application??

[Trixter09 0]

This may seem far-fetched and perhaps no one has the answer to this. My husband and I submitted our IR-1 application in December. We work on cruise ships together. Every 90 days, we go through immigration, which is called 90-day crew check. They check our passport, maybe ask us a question or two and then stamp our I95 that becomes valid for another 90 days. The permit itself is a seaferer's landing permit that allows us into the US while the ship is docked and we must be on board before the vessel sails, so perhaps we're in the US for 8 hours every 7 days... Does anyone know if getting this will affect our application? Does one negate the other? It's not a VISA.. it's a landing permit.. so I think it'll be ok.. but the more I think about, the more nervous I become. Anyone know anything on the subject? Any advice is appreciated.

Thank you!

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

You can hold multiple visas and also apply for multiple visas at once. You can have that landing permit while going through the CR-1 visa process, though I do think it is a C/D visa. Not a problem

[Trixter09 0]

Thank you for the response. I actually do no have a C1/D Visa - it's not required for Canadians working at sea. I just have my landing permit (I95) and that's it. Once I finish my contract I must leave the country within 24 hours and then can re-enter on a B2.. I just don't want to mess up and want to ensure I follow all of the rules... and I certainly don't want my landing permit to negate my application for residency.