CR-1 visa instead of IR-1

[jabulani 1]

Hello All,

My husband and I have been married since Dec. 2007 but the visa he was granted shows CR1 instead of IR1. Has anyone had this experience before? What do I need to do to make sure he is a permanent resident and not a conditional one? He interviewed at the nairobi embassy and this is where the visa was granted. At the port of entry, the officer said he did not know why my husband was granted a conditional residence even though we had been married since 2007. Any insight is highly appreciated.

Thanks,

Jabulani

[Darnell 8,478]

If he's already transited through a POE, then he missed a chance to get this corrected. He was mostly likely just asking questions when INSTEAD he should have been giving directions to an Immigration Officer in Secondary inspection. It's difficult to remember to get this done, at the POE, when deplaning from an international flight.

For now, wait for the green card to arrive (you can call USCIS, get the tracking #, fwiw)

then later, file an I-90 to have it corrected for no fee.

It's tedious, at this stage. IMO, an IV error not fixed at the POE takes much time to get fixed after the green card arrives, but is worth it.

BUT .

IF he receives a 10 year card in the mail, soonish - you not need to fix anything.

Good Luck !

Edited September 7, 2012 by Darnell

[jabulani 1]

If he's already transited through a POE, then he missed a chance to get this corrected. He was mostly likely just asking questions when INSTEAD he should have been giving directions to an Immigration Officer in Secondary inspection. It's difficult to remember to get this done, at the POE, when deplaning from an international flight.

For now, wait for the green card to arrive (you can call USCIS, get the tracking #, fwiw)

then later, file an I-90 to have it corrected for no fee.

It's tedious, at this stage. IMO, an IV error not fixed at the POE takes much time to get fixed after the green card arrives, but is worth it.

BUT .

IF he receives a 10 year card in the mail, soonish - you not need to fix anything.

Good Luck !

Hi All,

Thank you for your response. I wanted to let you know that my husband actually got his 10 year green card this past week. They seem to have corrected it based on what we told the at the entry. My husband and I were travelling back together and we told the officer that we had been given a CR-1 though we have been married longer than two years. Anywy it seems like they corrected the issue since we got the 10 green card. Thanks for your help.

Jabulani