cr1 Is this new? No longer need to carry immigrant visa packet

[Ori68 1]

My wife was recently approved for a Visa. It was the CR1 I believe. I was under the impression they would give her a packet and she would take that with her and hand it to Customs at the port of entry (airport). She received her visa today and it has this:

 

• You Do not need an Immigrant Visa (IV) Packet. All required documents will be electronically transmitted to DHS as part of the Electronic Visa Information Packet (EVIP). Please submit your immigrant visa to a US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official at a US port of entry.

 

I mean this is good I think, we where just confused since everything I read online is telling us she is supposed to have a packet she is not supposed to open.

 

In case it matters, she is from South Korea.

Edited August 29, 2018 by Ori68

[little immigrant 801]

30 minutes ago, Ori68 said:

My wife was recently approved for a Visa. It was the CR1 I believe.  

You don't know which visa you petitioned her for? 

 

Electronic is what they do now. 

 

[Phillip T 1]

I'd like info on this as well. My wife is from Finland and was also told the packet was electronic. She received an I-551 page for her IR1 on her passport and just arrived to the US today and the guy at the airport was really rude to her and just kept saying she needed the packet. She got through eventually but now we're worried that he didn't do something right. 

[WaterLeaf 200]

I would say bring it to prevent any delay as some may not be aware of the update like how Phillip T mentioned and bring that paper too to show it to the officers if they are confused. I would think at some point they will eventually get trained to not delay anymore for not being aware of it.

 

Keep us posted! I hope to see more about this.

Edited August 29, 2018 by WaterLeaf
To add some more info

[Ori68 1]

They still asked for the packet. She responded that she did not need one. They asked a second time and she handed them this paper. 

Seems they dont know to check if they need a packet after all.