Canadian PR/ U.S AOS -- Strange problem

[MEOW_MEOW]

Back to US!
When I returned to America, i have to encounter a young Immigration officer at the booth. (He should be Chinese/Vietnamese). He asked me what my status was - i replied that the status is Adjustment of Status pending. He then asked what documents do i carry - told that i carry the Advance Parole document. he pretended as if he didn't understand anything and after looking at the I-131 AP Papers he told "Oh! Oh! you have the parole papers!". Then he asked to park the car and go to the US Immigration/Customs office. We have to wait there for 25-30 minutes and an American officer was looking into our papers. Suddenly this young guy came in and he was doing R&D on the passports. He then called me and told that since i am a Canadian PR, i can't have US Greencard at the same time. Then he asked me to wait and started to do the R&D again...
At the end he put the AP seal on the same page where the Canadian PR was sealed and told me that when i get US greencard i can keep only one and he made a note of this in the system. Will i have any problem while visiting Canada again?

 

[bhand11683]

You May not have a problem entering Canada but I suspect you might have some good explaining to do at the time of your US GC or if you are remotely thinking of applying canadian citizenship ever.

Dude, This is serious !

 

[Depika]

Hi MEOW_MEOW
Which country are you from? Are you required to do special registration before and after leaving the U.S?
What you’re pending I-485 application based on?
How about your I-94, did you have one befor you leave the U.S. How about when you came back did the USCIS issue you a new I-94. Thanks

 

[MEOW_MEOW]

Thanks for you reply!

I am a Citizen of India, so there is no question of special registration. My I-485 is based on Employment category, 140 is filed for EB2 category.

My 6 yr limit on H1 was over last year and i started to work on EAD, i renewed the EAD and i am continuing to work on it. My last trip to India was 3 yrs ago and I came into US using my H1 papers. Last week, i landed in canada i returned to US and presented my AP papers - that is when the officer made a note of the Canadian PR status. He took the old I-94 and gave new I-94.

Bhand11683, Have you heard of this scenario before? I don't mind losing the PR status of one country. U.S GC process is taking a very long time for me, it was started in 1999 and i am vexed about that; that is why i had applied for Canadian PR ; i might move to Canada for good. How will this affect Canadian Citizenship?

 

[hawk007]

returning to canada for PR on AP status?

Hi,

When you go back to canada, will the canadians not check your passport? do they only look at your PR card ?
If they look at your passport, they can easily see and question you that what status were you on in the US and what was the purpose of your trip? Can they cancel your PR or put you in some sort of trouble for being in the US on AOS status??

I am in the same boat and want to go to canada. I have a PR card but my passport was stamped with AP and AOS when i entered a few months ago and now I am not sure how to explain this to the canadians..

I would appreciate your input. Thanks!

 

[MEOW_MEOW]

hawk007

When I landed in Canada, the Immigration officer told me that i would get my PR card in 8-12 weeks. She also added that i can fly back to another country and if i have to return back in flight, i can enter ONLY IF I HAVE THE PR CARD. But, if i use the road to get in (I mean getting inside Canada), i can show the passport with the Canadian immigration stamp+Landed document.

I think it will be safer if we show the PR card, while returning to Canada. On the other hand, if we show the passport and use the road, they might question us - but i don't think they'll refuse entry - because to maintain Canadian PR status we have to be in Canada for 2 years out of every 5 years. I may be totally wrong, only some experienced Immigrant can tell us. We will see more postings in this forum, regarding this issue because U.S. Immigration guys are getting tougher...