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EB3 green card activate at the port of entry.

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AnnKacz   0

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I just received my EB3 visa that I need to activate at the US port of entry.

 

Can I travel before I start my job in the US cross the border and activate my green card before expires, stay in the US for 2 weeks and come back to my country for few months to sort things out and come back straight to start my job?

 

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Sure. As soon as you cross the border, you receive the LPR status that allows you to travel outside US. Just don't stay away for too long to avoid raising suspicion about your intent to maintain residency.

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☑ Started the whole thing – December 13, 2016

☑ PWD request filed – January 19, 2017 

☑ PWD issued – April 7

☑ PERM certification filed – July 18

☑ PERM approved – November 14, 2017

☑ I-140 filed with PP – January 30, 2018 

☑ I-140 approved – February 27

☑ I-140 sent to NVC – March 19

☑ NVC case number issued – May 17

☑ NVC Scan Date – June 11

☑ NVC Case Complete – June 14

☑ Interview scheduled – July 16

☑ Medical exam – July 17

☑ Interview completed – August 21

☑ Visa received – August 27

☐ Touch down – September 28

 

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SusieQQQ   11,586

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21 minutes ago, AnnKacz said:

Thank you for your answer....So I don't need advance parole as I don't have the green card in hand yet?

You’re not doing AOS, advance parole is irrelevant in your case.

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25 minutes ago, AnnKacz said:

Thank you for your answer....So I don't need advance parole as I don't have the green card in hand yet?

When you enter the US, your immigrant visa will be stamped with I-551 stamp that serves as a temporary (valid for 1 year) proof of residency. It functions exactly the same way as a plastic card and grants you the same privileges.

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☑ Started the whole thing – December 13, 2016

☑ PWD request filed – January 19, 2017 

☑ PWD issued – April 7

☑ PERM certification filed – July 18

☑ PERM approved – November 14, 2017

☑ I-140 filed with PP – January 30, 2018 

☑ I-140 approved – February 27

☑ I-140 sent to NVC – March 19

☑ NVC case number issued – May 17

☑ NVC Scan Date – June 11

☑ NVC Case Complete – June 14

☑ Interview scheduled – July 16

☑ Medical exam – July 17

☑ Interview completed – August 21

☑ Visa received – August 27

☐ Touch down – September 28

 

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How long where you planning of staying outside? 

 

Try to open a bank account, get a driver's license (the exam could be difficult if you are not familiar with it so study for it), etc. Anything that shows that you have intention of establishing domicile and you are simply going back to your country to wrap stuff ok. 

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24 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

How long where you planning of staying outside? 

 

Try to open a bank account, get a driver's license (the exam could be difficult if you are not familiar with it so study for it), etc. Anything that shows that you have intention of establishing domicile and you are simply going back to your country to wrap stuff ok. 

Not aware of any state that allows you to get a driver license without proof of residency in the state?

 

good suggestions in general but I’d say not really necessary for a one off absence of a few months. 

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On 6/19/2018 at 2:56 PM, SusieQQQ said:

Not aware of any state that allows you to get a driver license without proof of residency in the state?

NY does, but then they do send the license by mail not give it to you there and then.

 

 

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CR1 / DCF (London): 2012 / 2013 (4 months from I-130 petition to visa in hand)

I-751 #1- April 2015 [Denied]

 

April 2015 : I-751 Joint filing package sent fedex next day 09:00am from UK ($lots - thanks). 
Jan 2017: Notification that an interview has been scheduled at a local office. Bizarrely still no RFE... 
Jan 2017: 2hr wait, then interview terminated before it began, due to moving my ID to another state 2 wks prior. New interview 'in a few months...maybe.'   Informed them that divorce proceedings are underway, but not finalised at this time. 
March 2017: An Interview was scheduled - marked as no-show as they didn't actually send out a notification of interview. FML 
April  2017: Filed an official complaint with the ombudsman, and have requested Senator & Congressman assistance
August 2017: Interview - switched to a (finalised) divorce waiver. Told that decision will be made that afternoon, but no problems foreseen with my case. 
October 2017: Letter of Denial received - reason given as 'I-751 petition was not properly filed'. Discovered ex-spouse made false allegations to USCIS in 2015. No opportunity given to review & refute allegations  - contrary to USCIS policy.

I-751 #2 - Oct 2017 - Mar 2021[Denied] 

 

October 2017: Within 72hrs of receiving denial notice, a new waiver I-751, divorce decree & $680 cheque, sent to Vermont via FedEx overnight 9am priority.  
Dec 2019: Filed FOIA request for full A# file
Feb 2020: FOIA request completed - entire A# file received as a .PDF; 197 pages fully redacted, and 80 partially redacted. Don't waste your time!
March 2021: I-751 #2 denied for lack of evidence. No RFE, no interview, and evidence in previous I-751 not reviewed - contrary to policy. Huge errors in adjudication.

N-400 - Feb 2018 - Apr 2021 [Denied]

 

February 2018: N-400 filed online.  $725 paid to the USCIS paperwork wastage fund

February  2019: Interview - cancelled after a four hour wait due to 'missing paperwork' on their end. Promised Expedited reschedule.

March 2021: Interview letter received, strangely dated after I-751 denial. No I-751 interview conducted. N-400 interview and test passed, given 'cannot make a decision at this time' paper due to the ongoing I-751 nightmare...

April 2021: N-400 denial received citing recent I-751 denial as basis for ineligibility, even though it should have been a combo interview 🤯

I AM JACK'S COMPLETE LACK OF SURPRISE

Service Motion - March 2021 [Sent via FedEx & COMPLETELY IGNORED by USCIS]

 

March 2021: Service Motion request sent overnight addressed direectly to field office director, requesting urgent review and re-opening, based on errors in adjudication - citing USCIS policy, AFM and memorandums as basis for errors. This was completely ignored by USCIS.

 I-751 #3 - June 2021 - Jan 2024 [Denied]

 

IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY

June 2021: I-751 #3 (30+lbs/5000 pages of paperwork) & another $680 sent to USCIS via FedEx ($300+..thanks) .... 

June 2021: Receipt issued, card charged, biometrics waived, infopass scheduled for I-551 stamp number ten.....

Feb 2022: RFIE (no, not an RFE, a Request For Initial Evidence) received, for copies of the divorce paperwork that they already have 😑

July 2022: Infopass for I-551 stamp number eleven.....

August 2023: Infopass for I-551 stamp number twelve....

January 2024: Denial received, ignoring the overwhelming majority of the filing, abundance of evidence, and refutation of a provably false allegation. The denial also contradicts itself in multiple places, as if it was written by someone with an IQ <50.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

2024: FML. Seriously. I'm done. 

 

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