I-131 question for Canadian

[tennisboy19 6]

USCIS requires several docs with the I-131 for PR's applying for a re entry permit. One of them is:

"...a copy of the visa page showing your initial admission as a lawful permanent resident"

What is this? There was no special stamp or visa page on my Canadian wife's passport when she entered the US firstly as an LPR. Please help!

It also asks for "A copy of the Form I-797, Notice of Action, approval notice of your application to replace your Permanent Resident Card (also known as a Green Card or a Form I-551)"....are we supposed to have kept this approval document?

[arken 4,197]

1 hour ago, tennisboy19 said:

USCIS requires several docs with the I-131 for PR's applying for a re entry permit. One of them is:

"...a copy of the visa page showing your initial admission as a lawful permanent resident"

What is this? There was no special stamp or visa page on my Canadian wife's passport when she entered the US firstly as an LPR. Please help!

It also asks for "A copy of the Form I-797, Notice of Action, approval notice of your application to replace your Permanent Resident Card (also known as a Green Card or a Form I-551)"....are we supposed to have kept this approval document?

Read the instructions carefully. It's not asking several documents. It's asking for one out of three documents. Your wife should have one among three.

[tennisboy19 6]

12 minutes ago, arken said:

Read the instructions carefully. It's not asking several documents. It's asking for one out of three documents. Your wife should have one among three.

But it doesn’t say or until the end? 
 

what am I missing?

• For a reentry permit:
  • A copy of an official photo identity document;
  • Evidence that you are a lawful permanent resident:
    • A copy of the front and back of your Permanent Resident Card (also known as a Green Card or a Form I-551);
    • A copy of the biographic pages of your passport and a copy of the visa page showing your initial admission as a lawful permanent resident;
    • A copy of the Form I-797, Notice of Action, approval notice of your application to replace your Permanent Resident Card (also known as a Green Card or a Form I-551); or
    • Temporary evidence of lawful permanent resident status; and
    • Certified English translations of non-English documents (if applicable).

 

[arken 4,197]

I131 instructions Page 9:

 

If you are applying for:
a. Reentry Permit
You must attach:
(1) A copy of the front and back of your Form I-551; or
(2) If you have not yet received your Form I-551, a copy of the biographic pages of your passport and a copy of the visa page showing your initial admission as a lawful permanent resident, or other evidence that you are a lawful permanent resident; or
(3) A copy of the Form I-797, Notice of Action, approval notice of an application for replacement of your Form I-551 or temporary evidence of lawful permanent resident status.

 

I am assuming your wife has (1) - Green Card

[tennisboy19 6]

48 minutes ago, arken said:

I131 instructions Page 9:

 

If you are applying for:
a. Reentry Permit
You must attach:
(1) A copy of the front and back of your Form I-551; or
(2) If you have not yet received your Form I-551, a copy of the biographic pages of your passport and a copy of the visa page showing your initial admission as a lawful permanent resident, or other evidence that you are a lawful permanent resident; or
(3) A copy of the Form I-797, Notice of Action, approval notice of an application for replacement of your Form I-551 or temporary evidence of lawful permanent resident status.

 

I am assuming your wife has (1) - Green Card

Absolutely does!

 

so the rules I copied are missing the “or.” Makes sense tho bc as a Canadian she didn’t have a special stamp In her passport. 

[arken 4,197]

 

9 hours ago, tennisboy19 said:

 

Makes sense tho bc as a Canadian she didn’t have a special stamp In her passport. 

Any person who become LPRs by adjusting status in the US won't have such stamps in their passport, not just Canadians.