Wrong stamp in passport

[Rob 0]

So my wife and I just returned from international travel yesterday and she showed her Combo Card to the immigration folks at the airport (since her AOS is still being processed).  They stamped her passport as "Admitted" instead of the usual "Paroled".  I'm hoping this won't pose any problem for us later on, but just wondering if anyone has any experience with this happening before? Usually when we enter, they take a bit extra time with her and have to dig around to find their special Paroled stamp. I didn't notice this until today, hoping it's not a big deal. Thanks.

[millefleur 5,035]

Call CBP and explain what happened. My husband got the wrong date stamped in his passport (the wrong year - so it looked like he had been admitted before ever even having a visa to the US!). We called CBP and asked about it, the mentioned that it is all in the computer properly and to just leave the old stamp as it won't have any negative affects on anything.

 

I'm assuming you'll get a similar answer but it's always good to double check. I can't remember exactly where I dug up the phone number, but you can try searching here:

https://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports

[Allaboutwaiting 2,480]

You can go to a CBP Deferred Inspection location if you have one nearby. If there's an issue, they'll let you know and fix it. 

Edited March 31, 2019 by Allaboutwaiting

[Rob 0]

Hi,

Thanks everyone for the advice.  Wanted to follow-up for the record in case others face this situation.

 

I called CPB to explain the situation and they looked in their computer and saw that my wife had indeed been admitted incorrectly ("Admitted" instead of "Paroled").  They asked her to please visit the local CBP Deferred Inspection office at JFK airport (Terminal 5 Arrivals, across from baggage claim 6, walk-ins permitted).  My wife went today and they updated their official record, issued a correct I-94 (electronically) that shows "Class of Admission: DA", and put a new Paroled stamp in her passport. So, hopefully this helps someone if it happens to them.  Now that her I-94 arrival record is fixed, we can proceed to renew her combo card.  A mental note for the future is to always check the stamp they put in the passport before leaving the airport. I think the original admitting officer somehow mistook her combo card for a green card and processed it as such. Still, I'm not quite sure how that can happen since I assume the officer scans it into the computer. Thankfully we are not too far from the Deferred Inspection Office.

Edited April 10, 2019 by Rob