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  1.    crickets reacted to a post in a topic: I-751 Approved in 7 Weeks
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  5. From_CAN_2_US
    Yes
  6.    OldUser reacted to a post in a topic: Gaining Canadian Citizenship after becoming a US LPR - Success!
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  8. From_CAN_2_US
    Please refer to my response from earlier. It answers this.
  9. From_CAN_2_US
    Do you have a valid Canadian PR card? Safest to use that plus Indian passport to travel to Canada. LPRs are technically allowed to travel to Canada without a visa to Canada, but there is a slight chance the airline would want to see a PR card for a Canadian PR. Otherwise your plan is fine. Your Indian passport wont be stamped when entering US, so India wouldn’t know that you used it for travel when you surrender it. Besides that there is a grace period of 3 months where you can use your Indian passport after acquiring other citizenship.
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  12. From_CAN_2_US
    Yes I did. This is what I learned: Technically a US border agent could have detained for for not having proper documentation for entry (my conditional greencard was no longer valid as i am not a conditional resident anymore). They could have charged me $700 for not having the new 10 year greencard while still granting me you entry based on 10 year green card approval letter. However in practice, in most cases, they just let you enter. To improve my chances, I chose a friendly, smaller border crossing, and calked them in advance describing my situation and asked if they will allow me to enter with the old green card, extension letter and 10 year green card approval letter. I didn’t face any issues.
  13.    us_to_canada_2024 reacted to a post in a topic: Travel After i751 Approval and BEFORE Receipt of 10 year Green Card
  14. From_CAN_2_US
    Thank you for your response. Did you surrendered at VFS US?
  15.    From_CAN_2_US reacted to a post in a topic: Gaining Canadian Citizenship after becoming a US LPR - Success!
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  19. From_CAN_2_US
    Not sure if this post is allowed as it is tangentially related to my US immigration. Please feel free to remove if found to be irrelevant. This is a question to former Indian citizens who moved to US from Canada as greencard holders, gained Canadian citizenship after moving to US, and then surrendered their Indian passports in US through VFS - Could you please advise what the stamp that CGI put in your passport says? I surrendered mine to CGI NY through VFS and they put a stamp that states “as holder acquired USA citizenship.” I of course never claimed this, but this appears to have been done in error by CGI. The word USA is part of the stamp and so it maybe that it is not an error, and they have no other stamp so they put that for everyone. Anyway only realised this error 9 months after I got that stamp. I contacted VFS and they asked to contact CGI NY which I have also done, but a week has passed with no response. Could you please advise what your stamp says? It’s kind of scary because it looks like I claim to be a US citizen. I am also worried about how this will affect my OCI application.
  20. From_CAN_2_US
    @Maverick_TO @jpfashizzle @waterlooengineer and any other former Indian citizens who surrendered their Indian passports in US after acquiring Canadian citizenship. Could you please advise what the stamp that CGI put in your passport says? I surrendered mine to CGI NY through VFS and they put a stamp that states “as holder acquired USA citizenship.” I of course never claimed this, but this appears to have been done in error by CGI. The word USA is part of the stamp and so it maybe that it is not an error, and they have no other stamp so they put that for everyone. Anyway only realised this error 9 months after I got that stamp. I contacted VFS and they asked to contact CGI NY which I have also done, but no response so far. Could you please advise what your stamp says? It’s kind of scary because it looks like I claim to be a US citizen. I am also worried about how this will affect my OCI application.
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  27. From_CAN_2_US
    OP, if you end up calling Jim Hacking, please update here when you do. I would love to hear his opinion and watch that particular show when you call.
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  29. From_CAN_2_US
    There was a recent case in Canada where a person who was granted Canadian citizenship and given a Canadian citizenship certificate on the basis of their mother being a Canadian citizen when they were born. 32 years later, IRCC (USCIS’s counterpart in Canada) revoked their citizenship because they realised the mother had not taken her oath before this person was born. Although unlikely, I am worried something similar could happen to OP in the future. The error in both cases is by the body determining citizenship. Yet despite issuing certificate, in that case in Canada, the same issuing body revoked the citizenship status. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7196530 Luckily in the Canadian’s case, all she had to do was reapply for citizenship and it was reinstated. Took a couple of months though.
  30.    TedsGirl reacted to a post in a topic: I-751 Approved in 7 Weeks
  31. From_CAN_2_US
    For sure, yeah. Well, at least the end is in sight. Wish you all the best.
  32. From_CAN_2_US
    Yes my interview was waived. 40 months is crazy. Have you applied for citizenship?
  33. From_CAN_2_US
    Yeah they won’t deny entry, but it could be a long wait in secondary and/ or a i193 fine for not showing the correct documentation. Willing to bet, this rarely done though…. I agree, it doesn’t make sense…
  34. From_CAN_2_US
    I called USCIS and they asked me to reach out to CBP. They said sometimes CBP officers do not recognise the extension letter when the permanent has been ordered to be produced and would need to see the I-551 stamp on the passport. So I called CBP and got the number (with extension) to the precise port of entry I will be crossing when returning to the US. Talked to the CBP officer there and they asked to bring the expired green card, extension letter and approval notice, along with my Canadian passport. Hopefully the guy I spoke to will be around on the day I cross 😅 I think my conclusion is - entry is to the CBP officers discretion and they can possibly fine you, but I think majority don’t. I have decided to give it a shot. Will report back!
  35. From_CAN_2_US
    Thank you @Crazy Cat I think you may be right; I am worrying for no reason. Thanks. That makes sense.
  36. From_CAN_2_US
    Thank you. I have read a number of opinions by lawyers online that say when i751 is approved while abroad, the extension letter with expired green card is enough to travel. I wonder if anything is different when you leave after it is approved… the wording on the approval is just so scary…
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