Married a canadian, canadian does not need tourist visa to enter u.s., can I leave visa# with N/A?

[redleave]

Married a canadian, my canadian girlfriend (now wife) entered u.s. without tourist visa, her passport even does not have stamps showing about the arrival date. We know that by law, canadian does not need to apply for tourist visa for visiting u.s. So can I leave Visa# with N/A?

Does any supporting document needed for a canadian for the legal entry? Legal entry is a big issue for the uscis, we want to make sure everything is legal before we file the green card application. Thank you in advance.

 

[TheRealCanadian]

Married a canadian, my canadian girlfriend (now wife) entered u.s. without tourist visa, her passport even does not have stamps showing about the arrival date. We know that by law, canadian does not need to apply for tourist visa for visiting u.s. So can I leave Visa# with N/A?

Yes.

Does any supporting document needed for a canadian for the legal entry? Legal entry is a big issue for the uscis, we want to make sure everything is legal before we file the green card application. Thank you in advance.

How did she arrive - land, sea or air?

 

[redleave]

she visited several time at u.s. last year before we got married. I live at seattle, she lives at vancouver, the first several times she took quick shuttle between vancouver and seattle, the last time she entered u.s was by air. she flied from vancouver to florida for a week dealing with her personal things then flied back to seattle before we got married...

Does any supporting documents needed?

 

[Jackolantern]

she visited several time at u.s. last year before we got married. I live at seattle, she lives at vancouver, the first several times she took quick shuttle between vancouver and seattle, the last time she entered u.s was by air. she flied from vancouver to florida for a week dealing with her personal things then flied back to seattle before we got married...

Was the flight directly from Vancouver to Florida, or did she change planes at a US location in between? If it wasn't direct, she would have to list that changeover location as the port of entry, unless the airport where she boarded in Vancouver is like Toronto where they do US immigration processing before entering the US.

Traveling by air would make it easier to find a record of her entry in the system, since they always swipe the passport at airports, unlike land entries where they sometimes just look at the passport without swiping it through a machine.

 

[TheRealCanadian]

Was the flight directly from Vancouver to Florida, or did she change planes at a US location in between? If it wasn't direct, she would have to list that changeover location as the port of entry, unless the airport where she boarded in Vancouver is like Toronto where they do US immigration processing before entering the US.

Vancouver has a PFI - all the major Canadian airports do.

A copy of her boarding pass should be proof of inspection - it should have a stamp on it as well.

 

[redleave]

I am sure her passport has been swiped at the vancouver airport when she flied directly from vancouver to FL. Does it mean that we only fill in the entry date then last time entry can be found from the system itself without any document from us? I don't know whether she keeps the boarding pass, but she can printed the e-ticket to verify the date of entry. Is it enough to proof the legal entry?

 

[Jackolantern]

With her passport number* and entry date, they'll be able to find the record in the system.

*the I-130 and I-485 forms don't ask for passport number, but she must provide a copy of passport pages with the I-485.

 

[TheRealCanadian]

don't know whether she keeps the boarding pass, but she can printed the e-ticket to verify the date of entry. Is it enough to proof the legal entry?

I'd provide a copy of the e-Ticket, in addition to the passport information. USCIS is aware that Canadians do not receive I-94s and generally accepts a claim that one entered legally.