Hey there, I am going to be driving down to the US on a K-1 visa probably on Tuesday next week, and I'm wondering if anyone knows of any land POEs that routinely give the EAD stamp other than Detroit/Windsor (since I'm coming from Alberta that involves about a three-day detour for me, although I'm willing to do it if it means I can work once I get down to the States). Also, if I call the POE in advance will they tell me if they give out the stamp?

I don't know, but here's the numbers,

Thank you for contacting Customs and Border Protection's Customer Service Center.please feel free to contact us either by calling our toll free number 877 CBP-5511 (227-5511) or if calling from outside the United States our toll number 202-354-1000 and speak with a Public Information Officer. Our hours of operation are Monday thru Friday from 8:30am-5:00pm Eastern Time.

You can call in advance, but chances are they either won't know what you're talking about, or will tell you yes and after you go 18 hours out of your way and spend an extra $300 on gas, they'll tell you they never do. Not that this, uh, happened to us.

We were able to procure a stamp, driving from Alberta, by crossing at Buffalo, where they didn't give us a stamp, then by making an Infopass appointment, where they didn't give us a stamp but told us to go to Boston, where they did give us a stamp. If you have an office near enough to you to bother making an appointment, I'd start there.

Bumping this to add that if you do a search on my screenname, I've documented/ranted most of what we did to get C. his stamp. If you go here:

http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/xp/cgov/home.xml

And look under Ports, you can get the number directly at the port to talk to someone. We called Sweetgrass (no stamp), Grand Portage (no stamp), Detroit (no stamp) and Peace Bridge-Buffalo (said they'd give us the stamp and got there and they said no stamp.) We eventually got the stamp from Boston's Logan Airport.

Latest email regarding my question on EAD at POE


Discussion Thread
Response (Nicole) 07/10/2007 11:37 AM
You need to apply for the Employment Authorization Document through Citizenship and Immigration Services at 1-800-375-5283.

Thank you for contacting Customs and Border Protection's Customer Service Center. If you have any other questions or would like clarification on this response, please feel free to contact us either by calling our toll free number 877 CBP-5511 (227-5511) or if calling from outside the United States our toll number 202-354-1000 and speak with a Public Information Officer. Our hours of operation are Monday thru Friday from 8:30am-5:00pm Eastern Time.

Customer 06/22/2007 12:11 PM
Thank you for the response, but it still doesn't answer my question. I am applying for a K1 visa, and I would like to know what P.O.E. will provide me with an Employment authorization stamp when I activate my visa. I've been told there are only a few points that will. JFK, Detroit/Windsor....and I wanted to know if there were more.
Thank you again

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