Fingerprinting at POE and GC

[sunmicro]

Does anyone has exprience at a POE and entry into US after getting a GC. I
know all you need is your PP and GC at POE but are you also fingerprinted (just like for non-immigrants) at POE?
Thanks

 

[howdy_howdy]

You don't need to provide your FP if you are entering into the US on GC.

Does anyone has exprience at a POE and entry into US after getting a GC. I
know all you need is your PP and GC at POE but are you also fingerprinted (just like for non-immigrants) at POE?
Thanks

 

[herenthere]

Not necessarily true, I learned this the hard way. The first time I entered, I was sent to secondary inspection and fingerprinted. It can happen again in the future and is entirely at the discretion of the agent.

 

[envision]

You don't need to provide your FP if you are entering into the US on GC.

I too was finger printed and sent to secondary inspection at the POE when I came back from visiting my homeland.

 

[Jackolantern]

Fingerprinting happens to some people, but it is not standard procedure to do fingerprinting of GC holders who present an unexpired GC.

 

[Jackolantern]

Not necessarily true, I learned this the hard way. The first time I entered, I was sent to secondary inspection and fingerprinted. It can happen again in the future and is entirely at the discretion of the agent.

I too was finger printed and sent to secondary inspection at the POE when I came back from visiting my homeland.

Did any of the following apply to any of you, at the time when you were fingerprinted at the POE while being a permanent resident?

-- It was your first trip outside the US since GC approval
-- It was a very short time (less than 1 month) since GC approval
-- Large number of trips in a short period of relatively short time
-- A very long trip (approaching 6 months or more)
-- You used a reentry permit
-- Your GC was expired
-- Your passport was expired
-- You used Advance Parole instead of an actual GC
-- You have an arrest record (with or without being convicted)
-- You showed the I-551 stamp in the passport instead of a physical GC
-- You went to the Visitors line at Immigration instead of Residents/Citizens
-- You were traveling with a family member who doesn't have a GC or citizenship yet

 

[techbuyer77]

I was out of the country to visit my usbands relatives (different country than my own), poe: dulles airport dc, not fp or nothing for that matter
Just a welcome home and a smile.

 

[envision]

Did any of the following apply to any of you, at the time when you were fingerprinted at the POE while being a permanent resident?

-- It was your first trip outside the US since GC approval Yes
-- It was a very short time (less than 1 month) since GC approval Yes , I left 2 days after
-- Large number of trips in a short period of relatively short time No
-- A very long trip (approaching 6 months or more) No, was out for 1 week
-- You used a reentry permit No
-- Your GC was expired No
-- Your passport was expired No
-- You used Advance Parole instead of an actual GC No
-- You have an arrest record (with or without being convicted) No
-- You showed the I-551 stamp in the passport instead of a physical GC YES
-- You went to the Visitors line at Immigration instead of Residents/Citizens No
-- You were traveling with a family member who doesn't have a GC or citizenship yet

No

 

[Jackolantern]

-- It was your first trip outside the US since GC approval Yes
-- It was a very short time (less than 1 month) since GC approval Yes , I left 2 days after
-- You showed the I-551 stamp in the passport instead of a physical GC YES

That probably explains it ... you probably were not yet fully updated in all their systems, and the I-551 stamp is easier to fake than the GC itself, so they had some doubts and sent you to secondary to double-check that you're good to go.