TheRealCanadian
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... which is really surprising since some of the nastiest INS people I've run into have been at the ports of entry. To be fair, some of the nicest, too.
I recently returned via Atlanta Hartsfield Airport from the United Kingdom for a brief sight-seeing visit. My passport was about to expire, which is why I travelled when I did.
I proceeded to inspection, handing over my I-129 approval, my passport and the I-94. (My AP expired months ago and I never bothered renewing it.) The inspector checked the petition in CLAIMS, and was about to stamp the I-94 when he noticed that my passport would expire in 5 days. "Do you know your passport will expire next week?" I said yes, but I didn't want to send it away for six weeks with this trip coming up.
He then informed me he could admit me just until my passport expired (which would be a pain as I'd need to file an I-539 to extend the I-94, even though the H is valid until 2004), but since he trusted me to renew it, he'd let me in until my H expired. Phew.
Nice to see that there are still some decent folks on the front lines,.
I recently returned via Atlanta Hartsfield Airport from the United Kingdom for a brief sight-seeing visit. My passport was about to expire, which is why I travelled when I did.
I proceeded to inspection, handing over my I-129 approval, my passport and the I-94. (My AP expired months ago and I never bothered renewing it.) The inspector checked the petition in CLAIMS, and was about to stamp the I-94 when he noticed that my passport would expire in 5 days. "Do you know your passport will expire next week?" I said yes, but I didn't want to send it away for six weeks with this trip coming up.
He then informed me he could admit me just until my passport expired (which would be a pain as I'd need to file an I-539 to extend the I-94, even though the H is valid until 2004), but since he trusted me to renew it, he'd let me in until my H expired. Phew.
Nice to see that there are still some decent folks on the front lines,.
I am guessing you might be white skinned