Final Regulation on Amendment of Automatic Visa Revalidation

I guess there should not be any confusion now regarding the 30 days revalidation. anybody with recent experience please post here.
 
Originally posted by vault
Yup!! It's clear, but have to see how the Officers at POE will react.
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Folks at Peace and Rainbow seem to be fully aware of it. My friend went to Canada last week. He also asked a junior inspector at Rainbow about AVR, who was fully aware of that rule. Next day, on the way back, at peace bridge they let him enter with expired visa H1 & valid I94 without saying anything, ofcourse he had to spl register both times.
 
Truenblue,

If they register your friend at the border while entering USA, he will need to go to the nearest INS office to report within 30 days. Please advice your friend about it. This is from my own personal experience.

muntasir
 
Originally posted by muntasir
Truenblue,

If they register your friend at the border while entering USA, he will need to go to the nearest INS office to report within 30 days. Please advice your friend about it. This is from my own personal experience.

muntasir
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Yes thats right, although they didnt tell or give him that instructions doc but its understood that he or everyone has to go for 30th & 1 yr reg.
Muntasir, you posted your previous exp here somewhere that you were not registered while coming back from toronto, so I guess you would not need to report for reg. next time you leave right ?
 
That is what my understanding is from the discussion with the special registrationb officer. But I will go to the registration desk at the border and will explain them the entire thing. I will let them decide at the border whether to register me or not. If they do not do that, I would like to get some writing from them saying it was not required. I will refuse to leave without that paper. Thanks.
 
Regarding Special registration at POE & Exit it is REQUIRED for all NSEEER residents. Also you have to report to local INS office in between 30 to 40 days of your arrival in US.
I have recent expereince of going out & coming in to US in last two weeks & will go to local office after 30 days.
 
Spl registration at POE

Hi,
i am a canadain PR and working in USA under L1B visa.i am going to visit totonto next week for applying PR card.I landed Canada in Sept 2001 and having IMM1000 .
Last time I crossed the border via Buffello/Niagara and Immigration officer at POE did not take a note during reentry into US
This time I'll be travelling from Chicago so planning to enter via Detroit/Windsor.
Could anybody explain me spl registration process at POE ,30 days & 1year reg details and why I need to Visit INS within 30days?
If I am not reporting to INS what will be the consequences
Appreciate your help
 
I will be travelling through Toronto Pearson Internation airport in next week. Anybody has any recent experience at this POE using 30 days revalidation rule? Appreciate your reply.
 
Hi! muntasir

I think DOD website clearly mention abt 30 day validation:

http://travel.state.gov/revals.html

"If you changed employers and received a new I-797, Notice of Action, you may reenter the U.S. with a valid visa in the appropriate category and the valid I-797 from your new employer, even though the visa is annotated to reflect your former employer. The Visa Office will not revalidate a visa to reflect a change of employer unless the visa will expire in sixty days or less."

You need a valid visa but if your visa is expired then I think you need to get a new visa. Read following:

http://travel.state.gov/exclusionvisa.html

Please check with other Guru's / Lawyers abt your situation. Also if you are travelling through Toronto airport then the USINS has pre-screening/immmigration at Toronto itself, so better have some additional time to go through immigration before boarding on plane.

Thanks
 
Hi Sali,

Thanks a lot for your reply. I had travelled through Toronto airport three months ago. I was hassled before they let me use the 30 days revalidation rule. As they have released a new memo since then, I wanted to see whether anybody else traveled through Toronto airport. I expect that I willnot be hassled this time. I have a expried student visa and an approved I-797.
 
I'm still a little confused. Does this mean that if I have a valid I-94, and renewal petition for expired H1B, I don't need the renewed visa to be stamped on my passport, if I return to the US in 30 days?

(Because of this rule, I had delayed my landing in Canada, as I had to send my passport to St Louis for renewed visa stamping. I am still waiting for the passport to be returned)
 
ImperfectManx,

I am also in the same boat.
I have a valid I-94 which came along with I-797 ( changed employer on H1 transfer ). The H1-B visa stamp in the passport has expired.

I am expecting my landing papers by next week. That's why I haven't yet sent my passport to St.Louis for revalidation .
I am planning to land in Toronto for 2-3 days and come back to US.
Can I travel without any problem?

Can anybody pls. let me know?
 
ImperfectManx and Neha,

I'm still a little confused. Does this mean that if I have a valid I-94, and renewal petition for expired H1B, I don't need the renewed visa to be stamped on my passport, if I return to the US in 30 days?

---the simple answer is "YES". Initially I went to Canada on July 4 to apply for my PR card and then I went back on October 3 to pick up my card. Both times I have used the 30 days revalidation rule. I have an expired student visa, I-797 approval with a I-94 valid till May 2005. Hope this helps. Good luck.

muntasir
 
Originally posted by muntasir
ImperfectManx and Neha,

I'm still a little confused. Does this mean that if I have a valid I-94, and renewal petition for expired H1B, I don't need the renewed visa to be stamped on my passport, if I return to the US in 30 days?

---the simple answer is "YES". Initially I went to Canada on July 4 to apply for my PR card and then I went back on October 3 to pick up my card. Both times I have used the 30 days revalidation rule. I have an expired student visa, I-797 approval with a I-94 valid till May 2005. Hope this helps. Good luck.

muntasir
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You used AVR with expired F1 (student visa) with I-797 ??
I heard that expired visa should also be in the same catagory, did you face any problem ? Did you go by air ?
 
You used AVR with expired F1 (student visa) with I-797 ??

--That is right.

I heard that expired visa should also be in the same catagory, did you face any problem ?

....Nope...

Did you go by air ?

---Yes. Chciago to Toronto
 
Muntasir, thanks
Did they register you this time ?
If I am not forgetting, last time they didnt SR you, but did you report for SR while leaving US ?
 
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I guess you all remember my case. I went to local INS in March to appear for Call-In-Registration. Then when I was leaving USA in July, they registered me at Chicago O'Hare airport.

But I was not registered at POE when I was coming back in July. Still I went to the local INS office to register. The local INS did not register me as I was not registered at POE. The local INS office told me that now if I leave I will not require to register at POE. But I still went to the O'Hare office to register when I was leving in October. Amazingly the declined to register me. they said as you were not registered in July as you were entering USA, you do not need to register. I said fine.

Now, when I was coming back in October, they did not regsiter me at POE. Are you still amazed? Initially they took me inside to register. Then the officer said you don't need to. So, here I am in USA.
 
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