travelled abroad.....coming back questions

[Blaine74 0]

Ok, so me and the wife (who is awaiting AOS) left for Korea and are coming back on the 9th of September. I am nervous about coming back and I want to make sure we are good to go and not have to be subject to interrogations (from a prior incident coming into the US from Canada)

Her K-1 has expired obviously because we are married. She has no visa to the US in her passport. The only thing we have is a 1-512, the AP letter. She was paroled earlier this year (Feb) and given a stamp/card but apparently that was not enough to come into the US (Canada incident)

I am wondering if we will have any problems getting back? The airlines before wouldn't let people board the plane without a valid visa to the US. But she won't have one so how does that work? Do I just show the letter of AP? And will the port of entry require one as well or will the AP letter suffice?

thanks in advance

Edited September 4, 2008 by Blaine74

[Abby-Ron 8]

As long as you have valid AP then you will be fine. If Canada decided to put a red flag on your wife then you may be questioned but nothing to worry about as you have a valid AP.

[Blaine74 0]

As long as you have valid AP then you will be fine. If Canada decided to put a red flag on your wife then you may be questioned but nothing to worry about as you have a valid AP.

no redflag, just a lot of threats and rude gestures.

we never knew that we had to have the AP letter with us at all times. When we first got paroled I asked the officer if there was anything else that we needed next time we crossed into the US from Canada. He said no. Actually he was rude about it and got angry as if I was questioning his logic. He gave me a rude remark when I asked if I had to submit the letter again.

we crossed over and into the US from Canada about 4 or 5 more times before we got set aside for not having the letter. We explained the situation and the officers admitted that there had been a mistake. HOWEVER, they refused to let her into the US. I had to drive from the Canadian border to Seattle and back to get the letter. My mother (US citizen with passport in hand) remained with my wife. They were refused bathroom privileges, drink, or even allowed to talk. My mother who was a US citizen was not allowed to walk outside and make a call EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS NOT BEING DETAINED.

[Abby-Ron 8]

IF your spouse didn't have an AP when she came from Canada then of course they have the right to question you and your spouse. Without a valid entry permit, she will NEVER be allowed in the US. Thats the bottom line. If they treat you unfairly like no bathroom privileges, then you have to talk to your Embassy of US Embassy in that country to report misbehavior from personnels in Canada or whatever country is giving you a hard time.They do not have that right to say you cant use the bathroom or speak to someone as you are not being detained for a crime.

IF your spouse didn't have an AP when she came from Canada then of course they have the right to question you and your spouse. Without a valid entry permit, she will NEVER be allowed in the US. Thats the bottom line. If they treat you unfairly like no bathroom privileges, then you have to talk to your Embassy of US Embassy in that country to report misbehavior from personnels in Canada or whatever country is giving you a hard time.They do not have that right to say you cant use the bathroom or speak to someone as you are not being detained for a crime.

[Carlawarla 1]

Sounds like to me they were visiting Canada, and upon returning to the US, didn't have their AP in hand, thus they didn't let his wife in. He had to go back home, to Seattle to get the AP document, and bring it back to the border before they would allow his wife to enter. Sorry that you had no one that could have got that document for you and faxed it to the Border officials!

So, coming back from this trip, as long as you have your AP document in hand, you should be okay.

Unless I'm totally mistaken, it would appear that your wife not being allowed back into the US because of not having the AP document. That is their job, to not allow anyone into the country without the proper documentation. I'm sorry they were rude to her. If you do want to lodge a complaint about her treatment, you'd best report the US OFFICIALS, since it isn't Canadian Border Services that didn't allow her into the US. It had nothing to do with Canada, other than that's the country she was visiting and returning from.

[Blaine74 0]

Sounds like to me they were visiting Canada, and upon returning to the US, didn't have their AP in hand, thus they didn't let his wife in. He had to go back home, to Seattle to get the AP document, and bring it back to the border before they would allow his wife to enter. Sorry that you had no one that could have got that document for you and faxed it to the Border officials!

So, coming back from this trip, as long as you have your AP document in hand, you should be okay.

Unless I'm totally mistaken, it would appear that your wife not being allowed back into the US because of not having the AP document. That is their job, to not allow anyone into the country without the proper documentation. I'm sorry they were rude to her. If you do want to lodge a complaint about her treatment, you'd best report the US OFFICIALS, since it isn't Canadian Border Services that didn't allow her into the US. It had nothing to do with Canada, other than that's the country she was visiting and returning from.

they wouldn't take a fax or copy. They demanded the original. No one told me about the AP document during the other 5 times crossing the border. She had the Ap stamp and everything and they should have had her inthe system already. I don't see why they couldn't just input her info and see that she was AP'd. Sounds like our government is a little stoneaged.