When does stamped Visa actually expire? How to renew stamp?

[emmaface 12]

Ok, I already have a slightly related topic about my husband's visa being incorrectly classified as CR1 instead of IR1:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/551147-passport-stamped-as-cr1-but-eligible-for-ir1/

My husband's passport was stamped on May 30, 2015. The line on the visa says "UPON ENDORSEMENT SERVES AS TEMPORARY I-551 EVIDENCING PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR 1 YEAR".

But, the actual stamp says, "ADMITTED MAY 30 2015, Class CR1 Until 29 MAY 2017".

(This is the incorrect part, we were married 2 years on May 25 2015, rude border agent refused to mark his visa as IR1, see other thread for complete story)

Until this moment, I've been assuming this stamp will only be valid until May 30 2016, but does this date on the stamp mean it can actually be used to enter the US until 2017?

We cross to Mexico every weekend to see my stepson; not going to Mexico and waiting until this is resolved is not an option.

Let's say we are able to make an infopass appointment, and they finally instruct him to mail in his CR1 green card. Let's say it takes months to get a corrected IR1 card back. Let's say it takes longer than the end of May. Will he need to get a new stamp in his passport to be able to enter the US without his green card? If that's the case, how do we get that done? Does it cost anything? Where do we go?

Was thinking of giving up and just removing the damn conditions next year.... but why should we have to pay $600 for USCIS's error? Really do want to get this fixed.

[Darnell 8,478]

the I-551 'collection' in the passport is for 1 year. Which takes precedence? The wording in the VISA Foil.

But hey - that's just my opinion.

Who knows the right answer? CBP ! I rarely say this - but - you can actually call into CBP and put the question to them, and get an answer.. [Normally I say to show up at a deferred inspection office, instead]

in May, 2016, I suggest you get into the local USCIS office via infopass appointment, and get a totally new I-551 stamp inside of the passport - that new stamp _should_ remove any ambiguity currently there.

[emmaface 12]

the I-551 'collection' in the passport is for 1 year. Which takes precedence? The wording in the VISA Foil.

But hey - that's just my opinion.

Who knows the right answer? CBP ! I rarely say this - but - you can actually call into CBP and put the question to them, and get an answer.. [Normally I say to show up at a deferred inspection office, instead]

in May, 2016, I suggest you get into the local USCIS office via infopass appointment, and get a totally new I-551 stamp inside of the passport - that new stamp _should_ remove any ambiguity currently there.

Ah, so it doesn't cost anything, they can just add a new stamp if he requests it at an infopass ppointment? I guess that was my main question, of how that new stamp gets added. Thank you!

[Dave&Roza 748]

Hopefully long before the 1 year expiration of the stamp in his passport, he will receive the GC and check to be sure it is an IR1 category and valid for 10 years. The CBP person assumes it is an CR1 unless you can show them a Marriage Certificate and they accept the Marriage Certificate as valid. CBP does not issue the GC, the USCIS does and I sure hope the can read the date on your Marriage Certificate and the date of entry and do the math correctly to see you were married for mare than 2 years and thus qualify for the 10 year GC.

He will not need another stamp as long as he receives the GC.

Dave

Edited January 21, 2016 by Dave&Roza

[Darnell 8,478]

ya, Dave, the main issue is the category being wrong. everything else is some outcomes from the category being wrong.

[dwheels76 5,468]

Ok, I already have a slightly related topic about my husband's visa being incorrectly classified as CR1 instead of IR1:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/551147-passport-stamped-as-cr1-but-eligible-for-ir1/

My husband's passport was stamped on May 30, 2015. The line on the visa says "UPON ENDORSEMENT SERVES AS TEMPORARY I-551 EVIDENCING PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR 1 YEAR".

But, the actual stamp says, "ADMITTED MAY 30 2015, Class CR1 Until 29 MAY 2017".

(This is the incorrect part, we were married 2 years on May 25 2015, rude border agent refused to mark his visa as IR1, see other thread for complete story)

Until this moment, I've been assuming this stamp will only be valid until May 30 2016, but does this date on the stamp mean it can actually be used to enter the US until 2017?

We cross to Mexico every weekend to see my stepson; not going to Mexico and waiting until this is resolved is not an option.

Let's say we are able to make an infopass appointment, and they finally instruct him to mail in his CR1 green card. Let's say it takes months to get a corrected IR1 card back. Let's say it takes longer than the end of May. Will he need to get a new stamp in his passport to be able to enter the US without his green card? If that's the case, how do we get that done? Does it cost anything? Where do we go?

Was thinking of giving up and just removing the damn conditions next year.... but why should we have to pay $600 for USCIS's error? Really do want to get this fixed.

So you haven't paid the $165 to get the physical green card sent to you. Which usually is the correct one?

[emmaface 12]

Hopefully long before the 1 year expiration of the stamp in his passport, he will receive the GC and check to be sure it is an IR1 category and valid for 10 years. The CBP person assumes it is an CR1 unless you can show them a Marriage Certificate and they accept the Marriage Certificate as valid. CBP does not issue the GC, the USCIS does and I sure hope the can read the date on your Marriage Certificate and the date of entry and do the math correctly to see you were married for mare than 2 years and thus qualify for the 10 year GC.

He will not need another stamp as long as he receives the GC.

Dave

He did get the green card, but it was incorrect. He showed the marriage certificate at the point of entry, but the agent was extremely rude and refused to even look at it. "NOPE YOUR VISA IS CR1 SO THAT'S HOW I'M STAMPING IT I DON'T CARE WHEN YOU GOT MARRIED" (It wasn't even a busy day, we were literally the only people in the office. Dude was just being a giant jerk.) Thus, he received a CR1 card. We tried to initiate the I-90 process to get it fixed last July, at the infopass appointment we were advised to wait until receiving an RFE, then mail in the card. Five months later, still no RFE. Appears that the case has not been touched, and in May the stamp will expire.

Edited January 21, 2016 by emmaface

[emmaface 12]

So you haven't paid the $165 to get the physical green card sent to you. Which usually is the correct one?

Yes we did, for the first card. He got the card last June/July, it was very fast after point of entry May 30 2015. They obviously aren't going to reissue the correct card (changed from CR1 to IR1) until we mail in the old card, and we do not need to pay another fee because it was issued incorrectly due to USCIS error. But we've never received any instructions as to where to mail the card, after sending the I-90 and already doing a biometrics appointment.

[newacct 688]

He did get the green card, but it was incorrect. He showed the marriage certificate at the point of entry, but the agent was extremely rude and refused to even look at it. "NOPE YOUR VISA IS CR1 SO THAT'S HOW I'M STAMPING IT I DON'T CARE WHEN YOU GOT MARRIED" (It wasn't even a busy day, we were literally the only people in the office. Dude was just being a giant jerk.) Thus, he received a CR1 card. We tried to initiate the I-90 process to get it fixed last July, at the infopass appointment we were advised to wait until receiving an RFE, then mail in the card. Five months later, still no RFE. Appears that the case has not been touched, and in May the stamp will expire.

As soon as you have filed an I-90, you can get an I-551 stamp at any time. People usually send in their card with I-90, and get an I-551 stamp. I don't know why whoever you talked to said to keep the card, but there was no point to doing that.

[emmaface 12]

As soon as you have filed an I-90, you can get an I-551 stamp at any time. People usually send in their card with I-90, and get an I-551 stamp. I don't know why whoever you talked to said to keep the card, but there was no point to doing that.

Because when we filed the I-90, the USCIS website said something like all I-90s would be processed electronically even if submitted on paper, so it would be better to submit it online, then mail in supporting documents (the card) when requested. But they never requested the card. We submitted the I-90 online, biometrics appointment was automatically scheduled and my husband went for fingerprints, and then nothing else happened. We called USCIS, nobody could tell us where to mail the card. At the infopass appointment a month after that, they told us we needed to wait, because it hadn't been assigned to a field office yet and they had no idea where to tell us to mail the card either, and said if we mailed it to the wrong place, it might not get matched up with the I-90 we already filed, said we had to wait for the RFE with specific instructions.

Edited January 21, 2016 by emmaface