Here is the official notice posted on US consular service website in Canada:
http://www.amcits.com/bcc.asp
http://www.amcits.com/bcc.asp
Originally posted by furat
So after March 17th, would one be allowed back in on the basis of I-94 if its been less than 30 days for your trip? or would a visa stamp be required regarldess?
Originally posted by furat
Thanks for you reply Vault..
Since US would be requiring the visa stamp from March 17th onwards, I was wondering if using my AP instead of getting H1 stamped from canada would be a good idea or not. It may not go so well when i go back to canada next time around... anyone been using AP to go and come back from canada? What do the canadians ask when they see you are using AP ?
Do the US POE stamped AP or Payrolled on your passport or just on your I 94?
Thanks!
Furat
Originally posted by ginnu
vault wrote:
"If you use your AP to get back into the US, be prepared to go for secondary inspection and also be prepared to answer the qestions asked by INs at the border. They will also say that it is not legal to have PR's from 2 countries, and might force you to surrender the Canadian PR. How will the Canadian Immigration folks react to the AP in your passport? I have no clue. Maybe someone who is travelling on AP frequently can explain."
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IF you use AP all are not taken for secondary inspection
If you have alwaysmaintained valid status then only you are issued AP after your I-485 is filed
If it is 245(!) case don’t go out of US even if you have AP.
<Agree>
AP is not stamped in Passport, if you have AP based on employment based I-485 you should not worry, your AP has A# and all your past immigration history can be checked with you’re A #
<Your I-485 receipt notice also has the A#>
INS cannot Force you to abandon US green Card becasuse of Canada PR, because still you do not have US Green card you have just applied and NOT been granted US Green Card. If asked tell them that once you will be granted US green card you will abandon Canada PR.
Once you have US GC and Canada PR then only they can ask you to abandon GC or Canada PR and you have not reached that stage.
Canadian immigration will not react to your AP, as it is not in passport and a separate document to enter US, Canada immigration is only concerned for your Landing paper or PR card for Canada they do not have anything to do with your US visa or US AP that is for US INS while to enter US and will face INS inspector