Was approved at interview in Montreal

[appleblossom 4,503]

19 minutes ago, Pat J said:

Given this status update, do I even need to speak to the customs officer on Friday or should I just let sleeping dogs lie? 

 

It's not customs you'll speak to, but yes, you absolutely need to speak to the immigration officer when you arrive. You need to ask them to confirm you are being admitted as a legal permanent resident of the US, and NOT as a B visa holder/visitor.

 

As @Crazy Cat said, you shouldn't have an I-94, if I went to check mine then nothing would show up. So there's an error somewhere, and you need to work out where.

Edited Tuesday at 09:45 PM by appleblossom

[Pat J 10]

2 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

It's not customs you'll speak to, but yes, you absolutely need to speak to the immigration officer when you arrive. You need to ask them to confirm you are being admitted as a legal permanent resident of the US, and NOT as a B visa holder/visitor.

 

As @Crazy Cat said, you shouldn't have an I-94, if I went to check mine then nothing would show up. So there's an error somewhere, and you need to work out where.

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[Pat J 10]

43 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Legal residents do not have an I-94 history.

[Crazy Cat 44,614]

37 minutes ago, Pat J said:

If you were a legal resident, this info would not be available.  That even says your last entry was as a visitor.

[OldUser 10,056]

46 minutes ago, Pat J said:

If this is your last entry to the US, it proves you were admitted as a visitor, not LPR.

 

Essentially at least three sources confirm your immigrant visa was never activated and you were never considered permanent resident:

 

1) Most recent I-94 shows you as visitor

2) Immigrant visa was never endorsed

3) You never got green card

 

 

I'm sorry about this, but most likely you'll have to re-apply for immigrant visa.

Edited Tuesday at 11:09 PM by OldUser

[Pat J 10]

8 minutes ago, OldUser said:

If this is your last entry to the US, it proves you were admitted as a visitor, not LPR.

is there any explanation why status would say my green card is "in production" if this is true? 

[OldUser 10,056]

5 minutes ago, Pat J said:

is there any explanation why status would say my green card is "in production" if this is true? 

Good question, I don't know. There seems to be some mix up. Did this status change recently?

[Crazy Cat 44,614]

11 minutes ago, Pat J said:

is there any explanation why status would say my green card is "in production" if this is true? 

Have you seen this status, or were you told by USCIS representative?

[Crazy Cat 44,614]

It makes absolutely no sense that you would have been admitted as visitor.

[Pat J 10]

2 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Have you seen this status, or were you told by USCIS representative?

just looked at it 

9 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Good question, I don't know. There seems to be some mix up. Did this status change recently?

could have been updated - will report back on what customs person says on Friday about how I am being admitted

[Crazy Cat 44,614]

We'll see what happens.  It just seems odd. 

[OldUser 10,056]

7 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

We'll see what happens.  It just seems odd. 

Could be that left hand doesn't know what right hand is doing.

 

Maybe one trip, OP was admitted as LPR and subsequent trips as visitor 😅

 

This is a very interesting case, I hope we learn more soon.

 

@Pat J sorry if I caused you stress. This is a unique situation.

Edited Tuesday at 11:37 PM by OldUser

[appleblossom 4,503]

1 hour ago, OldUser said:

Maybe one trip, OP was admitted as LPR and subsequent trips as visitor 😅

 

But then any non-immigrant visa should be cancelled - so if the OP's B visa is still valid that would be another sign that perhaps he's not a LPR. 🤷‍♀️

[Lemonslice 5,255]

I have seen something similar a few times, A-1/A-2 with diplomatic passports being admitted as visitors.  Solution would not apply to OP, but I would strongly suggest that OP goes to a deferred inspection office if the "in production" card is not delivered in the next couple of weeks.  Print your i-94s, and the i-94 from your entry as a LPR (when your visa should have been stamped), and ask them to do the correction.  

[Pat J 10]

18 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

I have seen something similar a few times, A-1/A-2 with diplomatic passports being admitted as visitors.  Solution would not apply to OP, but I would strongly suggest that OP goes to a deferred inspection office if the "in production" card is not delivered in the next couple of weeks.  Print your i-94s, and the i-94 from your entry as a LPR (when your visa should have been stamped), and ask them to do the correction.  

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