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nshahab said:
I do carry passport with I-94 if flying or driving near anywhere near Mexico border. Generally speaking, I-94 (and others) is proof of status but never passport.
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I do carry passport with I-94 if flying or driving near anywhere near Mexico border. Generally speaking, I-94 (and others) is proof of status but never passport.
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gunt said:
Passport is never a valid document to prove you are in legal status and neither is your visa stamp. In most cases it is I-94 for non-immigrants.
GreenCardVirus said:
Yes, I remember before getting GC I realized I must have my passport with valid I-94 always with me all the time! Was not convenient so I did have a copy...when travelling of course, even domestic, I had originals... and when for short time we did not have valid I-94, while waiting for H-1 extension, we had a photocopy of H-1 receipt for extension with us! (gives 240 days after I-94 expiration I think...)
-- If the officer asks for an ID/SSN and he can find out if you are a US citizen through the SSN info you give. Usually US citizens who go to Canada carry their BC and Marriage licences to prove their citizenship.( Well if you are white the chances are less beng asked to prove your citizenship )nshahab said:
Here's my only comment about this (I've used it against a few people that are very anti-inmigration).
"Since I'm supposed to prove that I'm legal in the US,
Why don't you 1st prove to me that you are a citizen or a legal resident?
Because as far as I know they could easily be canadian?
"Since I'm supposed to prove that I'm legal in the US,
Why don't you 1st prove to me that you are a citizen or a legal resident?
Because as far as I know they could easily be canadian?
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query11. said:
No rephrasing necessary. There are plenty of people who have NEVER received a visa since it is not required for significant numbers of non-immigrants. More importantly, a visa is merely permission to seek entry, it has no bearing whatsoever on legal status within the US.
You can have an unexpired visa and be here illegally, and have no visa and be here legally.
Just out of curiosity,when a person lands here on a tourist visa(again visa on passport) and applies for assylum where do they put the legalising status stamp on,isnt it supposed to be on the passport?TheRealCanadian said:
i have no idea about the process just being curious.
also could you elaborate on >>There are plenty of people who have NEVER received a visa since it is not required for significant numbers of non-immigrants.
What kind of visa's do these ppl get? what kind of non immigrants are you talking of,could you explain to me plz,i am not sure what category you are talking of which does not need a visa to enter the u.s.a for a non immigrant?
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TheRealCanadian
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query11. said:
There are several categories. The first is someone travelling for business or pleasure under the VWP; they get a green I-94W at the POE but do NOT need a B visa stamp to seek admission.
The largest category, however, is that of Canadian (and I believe Bermudian and perhaps Bahamian) citizens. We do not need a visa stamp for ANY non-immigrant categories except E and K, which is why I have never received a visa stamp of any sort. Additionally, Canadian citizens entering as B visitors do not even need to get I-94 cards; I'd been to the US over a hundred times before I ever saw what an I-94 was.
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Fun Fact:
Cubans who can swim and reach the shores of Florida and picked up by the coast guard in the process are given an I-94 with no expiration date. No need of passport.
Cubans who can swim and reach the shores of Florida and picked up by the coast guard in the process are given an I-94 with no expiration date. No need of passport.
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query11. said:this sentence definitely needs to be rephrased...we would have never stepped on this soil without the visa stamp in the passport.
while applying for ur dl,isnt the passport with a valid visa considered as a form of valid id?
I was denied a DL because some idiot thought my I-94 was invalid because a machine at the DL office did not recognize the special red ink of a stamp on it. It did not matter I had a good passport, a H1 document and a unexpired visa in my passport. I just went to someother DMV and got my license. They said I already applied but gave me tbe DL anyway.
I think DL issueing depends on a state and on particular DMV...GreenCardVirus said:
I first got my DL valid for 5 years, showed my J-1 valid at that time for less than one year!
Second DL I got by mail, nothing to show...at that time I had H-1 valid only for maybe one month, maybe expired already, I had receipt of extension H-1 but it was pending...
3rd I got by exchange of my second one in other state, they checked my H-1 (valid for 2 years) and proof of residence (gas bill) and gave me DL valid again for 5 years.
And now, I moved again... showed my DL, in addition was ready to show my fresh GC - but they did not ask for it! All they asked was SSN card and my out-of-state DL. No passport, no GC. Even no proof of residence! So I showed SSN card and surrended my DL and again got a new DL valid for 5 years...