steve&wei Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Hi, everyone. My wife got her IR-1 visa at the end of May, and this visa is valid until November. Does anyone know if my wife can use this visa for the purpose of re-entry to the U.S. before she has the Green card in hand? She needs to go back to Beijing to take a teacher's certificate test(which certifies her to teach foreign students Chinese, and HSK classes) before October. (oh, by the way, how long will it take until the Green card can be issued and sent to us? ) Thank you. (so excitedly expecting the reunion with my sweet heart ) Link to comment
frank1538 Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 For some reason, I thought LPR status was immediate upon entry into the US. Is there an I-551 stamp in the passport? If so, I would think she's good to go. Link to comment
tonado Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?pg=compare "This is an "immigrant" Visa and will as such allow the applicant to arrive in the US as a permanent resident." Link to comment
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HanLi Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 It appears if the visa has expiration date in november, that you have free will to travel until then....... Link to comment
frank1538 Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 It appears if the visa has expiration date in november, that you have free will to travel until then.......136130[/snapback]Don't confuse the visa's expiration date with the length of stay. Think of the expiration date as the "use before" date you see on food products. Use the visa to gain extry before the expiration date or toss it. The permitted length of stay is usually determined at the POE by the IO and is generally shown on the I-94. For Jingwen's K-1, I think the expiration date was 6 months from the date of issue. This meant she had to use the visa within 6 months to gain entry into the US. Her authorized length of stay as shown on her I-94 was 90 days, starting from the date she entered the States. Link to comment
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