POE

[Shorah 2]

So I'm in Sacramento CA and I came from Toronto, Canada.

I passed through immigration and was processed in Toronto.

So when I'm filing my AOS forms do I put my port of entry as Sacramento or as Toronto?

Thanks guys

[benjamin10 0]

i'm pretty sure your poe would be Sacramento bc your poe is suppose to be where you got processed when you first entered the states

[Shorah 2]

i'm pretty sure your poe would be Sacramento bc your poe is suppose to be where you got processed when you first entered the states

Yes but I didnt get processed in Sacramento, I got processed in Toronto. You pass through customs before you even get on the plane thats why I'm confused.

[Blessed2011 3]

Someone correct me if i am wrong. When they talk about your point of entry they mean your point of entry in the US so that should be Sacramento. I know what you mean with customs because for me I had gone to Kenya in December and passed through Instabul Turkey and had to pass their customs but my point of entry in the US was Chicago which ofcourse i had to undergo their customs also, so when applying for an AP/EAD I wrote my point of entry as Chicago and got the documents with no problem. Hope that helps.

[Moosker 7]

They mean: Point of Entry into the US, so Sacramento, CA.

[payxibka 10,044]

They mean: Point of Entry into the US, so Sacramento, CA.

The mean PORT OF ENTRY into the USA and it would be Toronto Preclearance

[JeannieL 44]

Agreed....It would be Toronto pre clearance as that was your port of entry. When you arrived in CA you were a domestic flight.

[lovetimhortons 1]

your POE is toronto, if that is where you went through CBP.

there are at least 5 airports in canada that do pre-clearance to the US (ie, you clear CBP in the airport), and toronto is one of them.

Edited June 17, 2011 by lovetimhortons

[Moosker 7]

Sorry! I'm used to your POE, is where you "entered" the US.

[ryna 132]

Toronto.. That is where you were 'admitted' to the US.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Sorry! I'm used to your POE, is where you "entered" the US.

Toronto has a CBP preclearance station where they process people coming to the US. This allows you to clear US immigration while still at the airport in Toronto, and then arrive at virtually any airport in the US without having to go through immigration. There are CBP preclearance stations at nine different international airports in Canada, as well as a few Caribbean countries and also Ireland.

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/preclear_locations.xml

A CBP preclearance station is a port of entry. The OP's port of entry was Toronto.

Edited June 17, 2011 by JimVaPhuong

[baron555 934]

So I'm in Sacramento CA and I came from Toronto, Canada.

I passed through immigration and was processed in Toronto.

So when I'm filing my AOS forms do I put my port of entry as Sacramento or as Toronto?

Thanks guys

Toronto is not in the US.

[JeannieL 44]

Toronto is not in the US.

Many airports in Canada have pre-clearance which makes the POE at that airport. Once a person goes through the security and customs they are considered to be in the US.

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

POE is US ENTRY so Sacramento.

So I'm in Sacramento CA and I came from Toronto, Canada.

I passed through immigration and was processed in Toronto.

So when I'm filing my AOS forms do I put my port of entry as Sacramento or as Toronto?

Thanks guys

[san diego 407]

NO, it is Pre-clearance Toronto. You enter US territory at the Toronto airport.