I-551 stamping and I-94

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love2002

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1.I have my I-94 valid till december 17th 2004. I will be going for passport stamping tomorrow. What will they do with I-94? Do they remove it from my passport and add a new I-94?
If not can I stay legally after december 17th 2004 since my I-94 will be expired?

2.Also when we go outside the country using I-551 stamping and enter in,how long do they issue new I-94 for?

3.Do we get any other stamping in Passport other than I-551,since it is valid for one year only?After one year we can just carry green card for travel and dont need any stamping in passport?

Thanks.
 
Once you get the I-551 stamp, the officer doing the stamping will remove your old I-94, expired or not, and you will no longer have any I-94 cards in your passport ever again, since you will be a permanent resident at that time.

If your green card does not arrive in 6 months, you'll need to file a G-731, "Inquiry About Status of I-551, Alien Registration Card".

If your green card does not arrive after 1 year, and you filed the G-731, you'll have to return to get a new stamp in your passport, which will be good for another year.

Once you get your card, you won't need to renew the stamp, unless you lose your card, in which case you would also need to file a I-90, "Application to Replace Permanent Residence Card"

When you cross the border all you need to show is your passport, and your card. If you don't have the card, you just show them your I-551 stamp.

After 10 years of your approval date, your card will expire, but not your permanat resident status, and if you have not gotten your US citizenship yet, then you will need to file an I-90, "Application to Replace Permanent Residence Card" to get a new card.
 
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Thanks a lot for your reply! thats a great reply!
based on your reply, I am just thinking this:

How can POE officer track all our visit to the country?
Every time we go out and come inside the country, do they put any entry in our passport to keep track of all our travel dates?
 
love2002 said:
Thanks a lot for your reply! thats a great reply!
based on your reply, I am just thinking this:

How can POE officer track all our visit to the country?
Every time we go out and come inside the country, do they put any entry in our passport to keep track of all our travel dates?
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Yes they are able to know everything about you if you are taken for secondary inspection i.e address, bank account, where you lived, passport, country, origin, what applications you have filed, crime record, driving record, FP record. Deportation is done only when they know you have done a violation that entitles you for deportation. Don’t assume anything there. Sometimes POE can make a mistake and deport you.
 
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I recently got my I-551 stamp, and went to give a copy to my company's immigration specialist. She told me 2 things:

1) Make a note of your A-number in safe place, because as a PR, you will be tracked by that, and may need to quote that in case you lose GC or at POE.

2) Maintain Excel spread sheet of all departures and arrivals in US, starting with first visit. She said that the most common question at naturalization interview is to ask people for their arrival/departure dates, and since most people send 8-10 in US before GC, and 5-6 before naturalization, they have no idea of all these dates for past 15 years. So, guys, if you have not done so yet, start an Excel spread sheet of all relevant dates.
 
gc-despo said:
I recently got my I-551 stamp, and went to give a copy to my company's immigration specialist. She told me 2 things:

1) Make a note of your A-number in safe place, because as a PR, you will be tracked by that, and may need to quote that in case you lose GC or at POE.

2) Maintain Excel spread sheet of all departures and arrivals in US, starting with first visit. She said that the most common question at naturalization interview is to ask people for their arrival/departure dates, and since most people send 8-10 in US before GC, and 5-6 before naturalization, they have no idea of all these dates for past 15 years. So, guys, if you have not done so yet, start an Excel spread sheet of all relevant dates.
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Nice to know about these. I have taken a note.
 
gc-despo said:
I recently got my I-551 stamp, and went to give a copy to my company's immigration specialist. She told me 2 things:

1) Make a note of your A-number in safe place, because as a PR, you will be tracked by that, and may need to quote that in case you lose GC or at POE.

2) Maintain Excel spread sheet of all departures and arrivals in US, starting with first visit. She said that the most common question at naturalization interview is to ask people for their arrival/departure dates, and since most people send 8-10 in US before GC, and 5-6 before naturalization, they have no idea of all these dates for past 15 years. So, guys, if you have not done so yet, start an Excel spread sheet of all relevant dates.
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I would suggest scannig the page having 551 stamp or the plastic card (for those who already have it) and save the document electronically. e mail it to yourself, so that you have access to it at any place that has web access
 
gc-despo said:
I recently got my I-551 stamp, and went to give a copy to my company's immigration specialist. She told me 2 things:

1) Make a note of your A-number in safe place, because as a PR, you will be tracked by that, and may need to quote that in case you lose GC or at POE.

2) Maintain Excel spread sheet of all departures and arrivals in US, starting with first visit. She said that the most common question at naturalization interview is to ask people for their arrival/departure dates, and since most people send 8-10 in US before GC, and 5-6 before naturalization, they have no idea of all these dates for past 15 years. So, guys, if you have not done so yet, start an Excel spread sheet of all relevant dates.
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My lawyer told me the same. Makes life easier down the road.
 
This is also valid for AP. TD is possible if you have scanned copy of AP. Oherwise if you losse AP and have no valid VISA, you are out
 
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