IR-1 Entry: Visitors' or U.S. Line? [split & merged topic]

[pushbrk 12,542]

This kind of mistake is WHY there IS a deferred inspection office.  My wife and stepdaughter's visas were stamped with an invalid date, August 39, 2XXX.  The officer also didn't take their packets.  Sounds like this officer did not recognize the visa as an immigrant visa.

 

Get to Baltimore and get it handled.

[Chancy 6,239]

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[TBoneTX 44,391]

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[devusr 40]

On 6/10/2023 at 5:33 PM, Crazy Cat said:

What happened regarding the jewelry?  Did she have to pay a tax?  I know she entered the US yesterday....

She didn't get any customs form, they didn't check anything, immigration just took a photo and verified some details and let her go. She went through 2 checkpoints, 1 immigration and then through customs.

[devusr 40]

My wife came to US on Friday on IR1 visa but they did not stamp her passport. She came through IAD airport.

 

We went to the deferred inspection site at a different airport (BWI) and the CPB officer there said they do not stamp IR1. He said that the I-94 is for non immigrants and not IR1. He also said they cannot stamp as the stamp is from BWI and I would have to goto the IAD deferred site.

 

I told him there is no deferred inspection site at IAD and he was very rude. I told him I cannnot get insurance for my wife without the I-94 and he got very very angry and was very rude.

 

how do I fix this????

[Crazy Cat 41,010]

 

Apparently, there is a deferred inspection site at IAD:  I would call them.... or just hope her GC arrives soon.

 

Port of Washington-Dulles, Virginia - 5401 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov)

 

Edited June 12, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[Mike E 11,732]

18 minutes ago, devusr said:

He said that the I-94 is for non immigrants and not IR1. He also said they cannot stamp as the stamp is from BWI and I would have to goto the IAD deferred site.

 

I told him there is no deferred inspection site at IAD and he was very rude. I told him I cannnot get insurance for my wife without the I-94

You asked for an I-94, and that got you on the wrong foot.

 

 

[Crazy Cat 41,010]

2 minutes ago, Mike E said:

You asked for an I-94, and that got you on the wrong foot.

 

 

Yep.  We had already explained that LPRs do not get I-94s. 

[Mike E 11,732]

https://www.cbp.gov/travel/international-visitors/visa-waiver-program/requirements-immigrant-and-nonimmigrant-visas
 

“An intending immigrant becomes a lawful permanent resident once the immigrant visa and accompanying paperwork is reviewed and endorsed by a CBP Officer.”

So, try again and request that “my immigration visa be endorsed as per CBP’s posted policy”

 

 

Edited June 12, 2023 by Mike E

[manyfudge 280]

I am confused.  I went to the CBP website, and there is deferred inspection at IAD.

 

https://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/deferred-inspection-sites

 

Deferred Inspection Unit
Washington Dulles International Airport
1 Saarinen Circle, Main Terminal Lower Level, West End
Sterling, VA 20166

 

Phone: (703) 661-2800, ext. 7116
Fax: (703) 661-8394

 

This is what I would do:

1) fax a letter to the fax # - hopefully, you get someone who is going to read it and understand.

2) next, call them as well!

3) visit them

 

Forget BWI.  IAD.

 

Dear Sir/Mdm:

My wife entered the US on an IR1 visa XXX at IAD.

Her IMMIGRANT visa was not endorsed.  Please refer to attached copy of the visa.

 

I also refer you to instructions on the USCIS website:

 

"When a new immigrant first enters the U.S., U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will stamp the passport with an admission stamp that indicates the immigrant has permanent resident status and has the date the new immigrant entered the U.S. The employee’s foreign passport with the MRIV is evidence the employee has permanent residence status for 1 year from the date of admission."

 

We need her passport endorsed so that she can get her SSN, driver's license and be added to my health insurance.

 

Please call or email me (insert contact info) as to she can come to get her passport endorsed.

 

In addition, we will be stopping by at X date.

 

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

 

 

 

 

Edited June 12, 2023 by manyfudge

[TBoneTX 44,391]

Multiple related threads have been merged.

 

devusr, please avoid starting any more threads regarding your wife's entry.  Post only in THIS thread, which is in the "Moving to the U.S." forum for good reason.  Thanks.

 

VJ Moderation

Edited June 12, 2023 by TBoneTX

[Mike E 11,732]

On 6/10/2023 at 12:54 PM, Loren Y said:

Her passport should have been stamped. I just called my CBP friend in Calgary, she was working right now actually, and said as of today they are still stamping Immigrant visas. Ir-1/ CR1, etc. She was actually kinda shocked when I told her someone arrived and didn't get a stamp. It's really not optional. she said looks like some retraining is in order.

 

1 hour ago, devusr said:

My wife came to US on Friday on IR1 visa but they did not stamp her passport. She came through IAD airport.

 

We went to the deferred inspection site at a different airport (BWI) and the CPB officer there said they do not stamp IR1. He said that the I-94 is for non immigrants and not IR1. He also said they cannot stamp as the stamp is from BWI and I would have to goto the IAD deferred site.

 

I told him there is no deferred inspection site at IAD and he was very rude. I told him I cannnot get insurance for my wife without the I-94 and he got very very angry and was very rude.

 

how do I fix this????

@Loren Y it does indeed seem like retraining is needed amongst a wide swath of CBP. Looks like YYC is the only known safe port of entry until CBP gets its stuff together.

Edited June 12, 2023 by Mike E

[devusr 40]

Will this affect her green card or SSN?? Will those be automatically processed normally even without the cpb stamp?

[Mike E 11,732]

4 minutes ago, devusr said:

Will this affect her green card or SSN?? Will those be automatically processed normally even without the cpb stamp?

There is no evidence the CBP officer processed her IR-1 properly. That is other reason why you need to get this taken care of.

 

You might end up doing a writ of mandamus to force CBP to stamp her.