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Carlos' Wife   9

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My husband received his Visa. He will be coming to the US in the middle of July. He has been offered a 2 week job assignment OUT of the country (namely in Africa). This assignment is for the end of August.

Please help me...we need to know if he can travel for this job with just his Visa in his passport?? Will there be problems with this??

ALSO, how long does it take for him to receive his actual Permanent Resident Card after arriving in the USA.

Thank you so much.

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Done--Really   331

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His visa will be stamped at POE, and then he is free to travel--the stamp gives him the same rights as the actual green card. It usually takes several weeks to get the green card, but it really doesn't matter.

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Dave and Kinnari   31

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His visa will be stamped at POE, and then he is free to travel--the stamp gives him the same rights as the actual green card. It usually takes several weeks to get the green card, but it really doesn't matter.

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A CR-1 enters the US as a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR), which is what a Green Card holder formally is.

At the Point of Entry (POE) he will receive an I-551 stamp, identifying him as an LPR. I-551 is the code name for the Green Card, so from day 1 on he has a Green Card, yet in stamp form.

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Wayne and Claudia   40

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If I remember correct then the visa is Multiple entry and one should be able to travel on it.

That isn't correct. The visa is good for one entry into the United States. At that point the CO will stamp an I-551 stamp in the passport and write an expiration date on it. That stamp is what is used as the temporary GC. The visa is worthless once a POE has been established.

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Carlos' Wife   9

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So the stamp is the temporary green card? If he doesn't have his actual LPR card and just the stamp then he can travel to Africa and back, correct?

I just don't want him to be stuck not being able to get back into the USA :(

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Done--Really   331

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Absolutely correct--the stamp is exactly the same as the green card--all the benefits and all the responsibilities. Travel at will !!

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So the stamp is the temporary green card? If he doesn't have his actual LPR card and just the stamp then he can travel to Africa and back, correct?

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