Members who obtained GC through asylum visited COP

Hello everybody!!!!!
I just went to have my greencard interview. everything went fine and I was approved.
in the interview I was asked if I have TD and I said yes; I gave to the officer and they kept it with old employment authorization's cards and told me that I won't need it anymore.
I have not seen my mother for 10 years and she is getting sick and also my grandmother is dying. I tried 3 times to get my mother a visa to come and stay for a couple months but she is been denied. I'm not planing to visit my country for fun other that seen my family. any suggestions?
 
Just came back from my COP. I was away for two wks and came back using NP and AS 06 GC. Very smooth entry at Seatac, only asked one question: How long were you away?
 
Jose22 said:
Hello everybody!!!!!
I just went to have my greencard interview. everything went fine and I was approved.
in the interview I was asked if I have TD and I said yes; I gave to the officer and they kept it with old employment authorization's cards and told me that I won't need it anymore.
I have not seen my mother for 10 years and she is getting sick and also my grandmother is dying. I tried 3 times to get my mother a visa to come and stay for a couple months but she is been denied. I'm not planing to visit my country for fun other that seen my family. any suggestions?
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Why they took your TD? You are entitled to have that even if you have your NP.
 
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Immigrant66 said:
when I was coming back,IO asked me that if I visited COP and I said yes because did not want to get caught lying.The officer was training a blond,very cute officer at the same time.(let me tell you that she was hotttttttttttttttttttt, specially on that uniform.Complete turn on.)
Anyway, IO said "nothing has changed politically in that country, why you went back?" I replied that I had to go for family emergency.At that point my heart was beathing out of my chest and blood pressure was up to the sky.
Anyway,He turned to trainee(Hotty) officer and said, He is asylum and has visited COP, in case like this if he or she does not have GC, you should refer them to IJ but in his case he is PR and we can let him go.
When i heard that my blood pressure fall back down and I was relieved big time.Then he stamped my TD and I was on my way to get my ludggage.
Now I know that IO could definitely refer me to IJ and being PR does not mean that I was safe and I belive that even he did not have clear idea what he should do with me because he was passing wrong info to the trainee officer but whatever it was it worked for me and I entered the country.
The irony was that Blondy was smiling at me at all the time and she was not understanding what is really going on or seriousness of the issue and at the end she apologized me for taking too long ,and I was like Yeah right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I want to tell her that I would love to see you after few training clases, I want to see if you still smile at me or apologize.At the end I want to tell asylee and refugee folks, please do not go back unless you absolotly have to and only in life and death situation because over all, it does not worth it to get caught and even if you don't get caught on entry, on the time of naturalization you will.
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Immigrant,

You made me spew coffee out all over my desk.... That was HILLARIOUS! Thanks.. :)
 
The interviewer officer confiscated his TD because the applicant was just approved for his adjustment of status, so he is a permanent resident now, BUT his TD has his old status "asylee", so the officer has to take his TD with his old status.... USCIS rules...


Immigrant66 said:
Why they took your TD? You are entitled to have that even if you have your NP.
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My mom just visited her COP for 5 weeks with NP and GC AS7. It was due to a family emergency, and she has resisted going back for a long time, but she just had go. No questions were asked. Upon entry, she was asked how long she was out, and nothing more. I was SO relieved. We'll see how her citizenship interview (end of '09/beginning of '10), but I have a feeling she'll be oke.
 
Doesn't your mother has "asylum granted" stamped on her NP. Usually, for dependents it is stamped at port of entry after they are approved as dependents.
If yes then at COP didn't they look at NP and pointed it out?
 
yellowdarling said:
Just came back from my COP. I was away for two wks and came back using NP and AS 06 GC. Very smooth entry at Seatac, only asked one question: How long were you away?
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yellowdarling, I had the same experience last year at Dallas airport last year. IO didn't even ask how long I was at COP. All he said welcome back.
I know what other members coment on this. They'll say consequences could turn different while at citizenship interview not now.
But we all have to understand everybody's case got different merits/timing/country situations/family emergencies & numerous other issues. So just going back to COP can not be judged as facing trouble in citizenship interview.
Like in my case I applied asylum 1993 & got approved on 1999 & finally I-485 approved on 2006 & received my GC the same year. So we are talking about 13 long years from the time to apply till receive GC in hand. By this time counry conditions of mine is lot different. But still I didn't go COP right away but wait another year till my father got sick & I had no options but to go back to COP for exactly two weeks. As mentioned it was not at all a pleasure trip but a necessesity for me & I am more than happy to explain that to the IO if there is any question raised during my citizenship interview.
Atique Rahman.
 
Atique, I must agree with you. It had been 10+ yrs since I applied for the asylum and the things have changed in my COP. My last visit was the first since 1998 and the real purpose was to attend my brother's wedding.
This will be my explanation when it comes the time to apply for my citizenship.
 
Yellowdarling,

I'am really hoping you didnt make a mistake. I have said it many times, as my lawyer told me, you can renew your NP never think of going in your country. that's the price to pay. May be, he is wrong after all these posting I have seen in this forum.
 
ccordova624,

these rules applies to people who either have asylum status, pending I-485 through asylum or permanent residency based on previous asylum status.

read the following attached file containing announcement by USCIS clarifying this.


Possible Consequences of Returning to the Country of Claimed Persecution

An asylum applicant who leaves the United States without advance parole and returns to the country of
claimed persecution shall be presumed to have abandoned his or her asylum application, unless the applicant
is able to establish compelling reasons for the return. If an asylum applicant returns to his or her country of
claimed persecution without advance parole, he or she should be prepared to explain the reason for the return.

Asylum status may be terminated for specific reasons as listed in INA § 208(c)(2). An individual’s
underlying asylum status may be terminated even if the individual has already become a lawful permanent
resident.

Returning to one’s country of claimed persecution may be relevant to a number of termination grounds. For
instance, asylum status could be terminated based on a fundamental change in circumstances in the asylee’s
country of persecution. Termination could also occur due to fraud in the asylum application such that the
asylee was not eligible for asylum. Return to the country of feared persecution can, in some circumstances,
be considered evidence that the asylee’s alleged fear of persecution is not genuine. In addition, termination of
asylum status could occur if an “alien has voluntarily availed himself or herself of the protection of the alien’s
country of nationality . . . by returning to such country with permanent resident status or the reasonable
possibility of obtaining such status with the same rights and obligations pertaining to other permanent
residents of that country.”

Accordingly, an asylee or a lawful permanent resident who obtained such status based on a grant of asylum
status may be questioned about why he or she was able to return to the country of claimed persecution and, in
some circumstances, may be subject to proceedings to terminate asylum status.

– USCIS –
 
ps: i think since 2003 or 2006 (not sure which one), USCIS treats GC holders based on asylum as asylees with permanent resident status (as u all recall, asylum status is not a permanent status while u r on ur asylum status)! meaning that according to USCIS u r still and asylee! the asylum status acts like a bridge between u and the US LPR once you become a PR. if for any reason (such as availing urself to ur COP) USCIS decides to revoke ur asylum status, your LPR status will be terminated too! this does not apply when you become a citizen tho!!

it did not used to be like this a few years ago. they have made clear immigration rules and clauses about this in the past few years! i guess it is because it used to be easier to get US visas like 10 years ago but harder to get asylum status. now its vice versa and they are a little bit lenient in granting asylum status to individuals but are very strict about how you follow the guidelines and immigration regulations. it might also be because of all the frivolous applications and violations by asylees!

nevertheless, it is possible to obtain advance parole or reentry permit and travel to the COP! anyone who wished to do so must have solid and convincing reasons for the emergent circumstances and should do this with the aid of an attorney and based on solid evidence.
 
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