Wife temporary left the US after she arrived in the US with IR1 visa. IV already expired. She didn't get here green card yet.

[dhouse89 4]

IV Issue Date: September 2023
IV Expiration date: February 2014

My wife came to the United States with the IR1 visa paper on her passport. We paid her immigration green card fee about after she arrived in the US. However, she had to go back to her country because of personal reasons. However, before she arrived in the US, her IV almost expired. She then left the United States after her IV expired and without getting her green card.

Question: Can my wife re-enter back into the United without her green card? Or does my wife have to wait for her green card to come back to the US?

[Boiler 45,749]

She will have her I 551 stamp in her passport.

[pushbrk 12,999]

2 hours ago, dhouse89 said:

IV Issue Date: September 2023
IV Expiration date: February 2014

My wife came to the United States with the IR1 visa paper on her passport. We paid her immigration green card fee about after she arrived in the US. However, she had to go back to her country because of personal reasons. However, before she arrived in the US, her IV almost expired. She then left the United States after her IV expired and without getting her green card.

Question: Can my wife re-enter back into the United without her green card? Or does my wife have to wait for her green card to come back to the US?

Should be no problem.  The entry stamp is a temporary green card for a  year.

[dhouse89 4]

16 hours ago, Boiler said:

She will have her I 551 stamp in her passport.

@pushbrk

Is this the I 551 stamp below (image)? The officer put a stamp above her CR1 paper visa in her passport.

The reason why I'm asking is because I don't see I 551 anywhere on that stamp.

[appleblossom 2,815]

2 minutes ago, dhouse89 said:

@pushbrk

Is this the I 551 stamp below (image)? The officer put a stamp above her CR1 paper visa in her passport.

The reason why I'm asking is because I don't see I 551 anywhere on that stamp.

 

It will say on it on the visa.

 

"UPON ENDORSEMENT SERVES AS TEMPORARY I-551 EVIDENCING PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR 1 YEAR". Her stamp is the endorsement, so that's her temp green card, good for a year. 

[pushbrk 12,999]

1 hour ago, appleblossom said:

 

It will say on it on the visa.

 

"UPON ENDORSEMENT SERVES AS TEMPORARY I-551 EVIDENCING PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR 1 YEAR". Her stamp is the endorsement, so that's her temp green card, good for a year. 

Correct.  The photo is missing the statement above that is printed on the visa itself.

[millefleur 5,047]

1 hour ago, dhouse89 said:

The reason why I'm asking is because I don't see I 551 anywhere on that stamp.

The stamp endorses the visa making it a valid I-551. There are other large I-551 stamps but those are given out to people who need proof of status but don't have a visa or a GC. 

 

You can rest assured it's all recorded in the computer systems too. They goofed on my husband's initial stamp and put the wrong year. We called CBP and they said there's no reason to worry or change anything because it's all been recorded properly on their end. The stamp is there just as a reminder/formality for the passport holder. 

[pushbrk 12,999]

4 minutes ago, millefleur said:

The stamp endorses the visa making it a valid I-551. There are other large I-551 stamps but those are given out to people who need proof of status but don't have a visa or a GC. 

 

You can rest assured it's all recorded in the computer systems too. They goofed on my husband's initial stamp and put the wrong year. We called CBP and they said there's no reason to worry or change anything because it's all been recorded properly on their end. The stamp is there just as a reminder/formality for the passport holder. 

My EX and her daughter's visa were stamped with the date August 39, 2006.  Had to get that corrected.  

[millefleur 5,047]

4 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

My EX and her daughter's visa were stamped with the date August 39, 2006.  Had to get that corrected.  

Could depend on how major/off the error is perhaps? In any case it seems OP's stamp looks good so at least it's nothing he has to worry about. 

[pushbrk 12,999]

5 minutes ago, millefleur said:

Could depend on how major/off the error is perhaps? In any case it seems OP's stamp looks good so at least it's nothing he has to worry about. 

Yes, it would.  In our case, this was probably not nearly as critical as the fact they let the immigrants keep the sealed packets unopened.  Had to deliver them to the nearest office 150 miles away to be dealt with.  Not I-551 as these were K3/4 visas at the time.

 

[dhouse89 4]

6 hours ago, appleblossom said:

It will say on it on the visa.

 

"UPON ENDORSEMENT SERVES AS TEMPORARY I-551 EVIDENCING PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR 1 YEAR". Her stamp is the endorsement, so that's her temp green card, good for a year. 

@pushbrk@millefleur

I added the pictures of my wife's visa. I see where it says "Upon endorsement....", but I don't understand what IV Expires on 14 FEB 2024 mean. Does that mean when my wife has to arrive into the US and get it stamped by an immigration officer?

So I'm guessing my wife can freely enter and leave the US for up to a year with just this paper visa?

 

Edited March 13 by dhouse89

[pushbrk 12,999]

3 minutes ago, dhouse89 said:

@pushbrk@millefleur

I added the pictures of my wife's visa. I see where it says "Upon endorsement....", but I don't understand what IV Expires on 14 FEB 2024 mean. Does that mean when my wife has to arrive into the US and get it stamped by an immigration officer?

So I'm guessing my wife can freely enter and leave the US for up to a year with just this paper visa?

 

She had until the expiration date to use the visa for a single entry.  She entered on or before that date, so it is no longer relevant.  What is relevant now is the one year from the entry date.

[Boiler 45,749]

I assume that 14th Feb is the 6 month from Medical date.

[dhouse89 4]

5 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

She had until the expiration date to use the visa for a single entry.  She entered on or before that date, so it is no longer relevant.  What is relevant now is the one year from the entry date.

So I'm guessing my wife has until January 23, 2024 to enter back to the US without her green card because her stamp was issues on January 23, 2023?

 

 

9 minutes ago, Boiler said:

I assume that 14th Feb is the 6 month from Medical date.

I just checked with my wife. It seems like that's the medical date expiration date because my wife took her medical examination on August 14, 2023.

Please note my wife IV issue Date was on September 25, 2023. I'm not sure if that means anything or not.

[Boiler 45,749]

When did she do her medical?