as an asylee with a pending GC case for 6 years now, I've traveled multiple times and each time you return, first you stand in line on the "non-citizen" line for 4 hours and then when its your turn, they put your RTD in a folder and take it to the UCIS room where you sit another 5 hours and finally, the officer asks you if you traveled to where you ran away from to begin with and then stampts your newly filled i-94 and grants you asylem. By this time, you've lost..hmm...about 5 pounds...
Well, this time, that wasn't the case. when I was coming back few months back, I stood in the "non-citizen" line for about 3 hours and just before it was my turn the lady who sends people to the next available officer told me to go to "citizen" section because all those officers were free. I followed her instructions and showed my RTD to one of the officers there. He looked at me and said "U sure you need to fill this? pointing at my newly filled i-94". I said, I'm not sure but I did it just in case. He said "Na" and stumpped my RTD with "Entry Allowed" stamp that he normally uses on US passport holders. I was on my way......happy!
BUT, here's the question part:
what did just happen? did I just lose my asylum status since I didn't get re-granted at port of entry as an asylee? Does UCIS have a record of my travel at all since I didn't go to that little room where they make you sit for 5 hours and grant you asylum and let you in? All the officer did was scanned my RTD like he scans US passports.....did he just not know the process?
I would appreciate any answers as they would help me sleep better.
-B
Well, this time, that wasn't the case. when I was coming back few months back, I stood in the "non-citizen" line for about 3 hours and just before it was my turn the lady who sends people to the next available officer told me to go to "citizen" section because all those officers were free. I followed her instructions and showed my RTD to one of the officers there. He looked at me and said "U sure you need to fill this? pointing at my newly filled i-94". I said, I'm not sure but I did it just in case. He said "Na" and stumpped my RTD with "Entry Allowed" stamp that he normally uses on US passport holders. I was on my way......happy!
BUT, here's the question part:
what did just happen? did I just lose my asylum status since I didn't get re-granted at port of entry as an asylee? Does UCIS have a record of my travel at all since I didn't go to that little room where they make you sit for 5 hours and grant you asylum and let you in? All the officer did was scanned my RTD like he scans US passports.....did he just not know the process?
I would appreciate any answers as they would help me sleep better.
-B