I 797 and I 94 - call to gurus (Vault,Ray, Bagchi etc)

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india_survivor

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Situation - Canadian PR with H1


Two Questions

1) on a previous visit to Canada from the US, I had an expired I94 (on the passport) and a new I94 (attached to I797).

On the way back, the US immigr. officer removed the old expired one and did not give me a new I94 (saying that the one attached to the I797 was good).

However, on a more recent trip, the US immigr officer asked me to fill in a new I94 form. I told him that i had one (attached to the I 797), but he said that that was not good and that the earlier immigr officer was not doing his job.

Basically, I filled in a new I94. Now i have two - one new and one with the I797?

Is this ok? any comments ?

2) Vault, Ray etc

What do you guys put down in the I94 and customs forms when you have questions like "Country where you reside" and "Country of permanent residence" especially If returning to the US from India. It may lead to a lot of unnecessary questioning when you mention canada (though totally legal) due to the alleged fact that many terrorists have misused the Candian PR.
Also, do they actually store old I94 info on file, coz i may have mentioned Canada earlier?
 
Thanks Ray.

What do you recommend ?

I plan to travel to India. On the way back i plan to

1. not have imm 1000 in passport
2. enter India as country where i reside and country of permanent residence
3. is this an issue as earlier i have entered Canada as country where i reside?

i just want to avoid unnecessary questions...at the same time i wanna do the right thing
would greatly appreciate ur help
 
Thanks Ray.
Appreciate your comments. I am not afraid of the IMM 1000 in my passport but it has lead to a a lot of unnecessary questioning in th past. I was curious if it was a requiremnet to staple it as i have a PR card and the IMM 1000 is invalid for travel. Of course, under no circumstances will i hide/lie to the immigration officer abt my Candian status (if questioned).

Also, the airline reps did not take the I94 (attached to the I797) on my deparure from the US. They only took the other I 94 (regular white paper one). Is this an issue on my way back to the US ? will the officer wonder why i still have that I94 (the one attached to the I797)?

Once again i greatly appreciate ur help.

Anyone else with inputs....i would be glad to get any feedback!
 
Ray, Vault, Bagchi gurus pls help

Gurus,
Is it a problem if i still have the lower part of the I 797 on entry to the US from India. The airline rep never took the lower part of the I 797. She only took the I94 stapled to the passport?

Pls see my earlier post also. Would really appreciate ur help.
 
Thanks Ray.
I just got a bit worried as i was told that the I94 shud always be taken away on the way out and did not want the immi officer to mistakenly think that i was upto something.

Appreciate ur help on this and other posts. Have u ever though of starting ur own forum ? do you have any border clearing experiences after getting the PR card ?
 
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