Passport Control
Jul 12th 2007, 11:17 pm
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Jul 12th 2007, 11:20 pm
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Jul 13th 2007, 2:15 am
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lol....not an option when one lives in Oklahoma!!!
Jul 13th 2007, 10:16 am
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If youre not GC or married to a USC then you must always put your address as a UK one even if its made up. Every time we go through immigration and they ask us where we reside we always say the Uk and give the address of the in laws. But we qualify with "we reside temporarily at our US address only until our visas expire". Your perm address is your UK address until you are GC or USC.
Secondly, they want to know the U.S. address where you will be spending your time in the United States.
Jul 13th 2007, 10:19 am
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This is not true. Firstly, if you are on a H or L visa, the doctrine of "dual intent" does not prevent you being admitted as a non-immigrant even if you plan to stay permanently.
Secondly, they want to know the U.S. address where you will be spending your time in the United States.
Secondly, they want to know the U.S. address where you will be spending your time in the United States.
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Jul 14th 2007, 3:30 am
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We have found the opposite, when asked where you reside. We always have to say the UK even though we have put our USA address on the form. The one time we said we reside in the US we got a lot of stick. As H1B you do not technically premanently reside in the US. So, if asked where you reside we have to say we temporarily reside at blah blah in CT but permanently reside in UK. I go through this about four times a year. And OH goes through it about 10.
But if you decide to base your experience on one immigration officer who either didn't know the law or went on a power trip, that's up to you. Another officer could just as easily challenge you on why your stated address is outside the U.S. when you are on a H/L visa.
Jul 14th 2007, 4:13 am
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Once again. You are expected to say where you currently live. Whether it's permanent or not is irrelevant.
But if you decide to base your experience on one immigration officer who either didn't know the law or went on a power trip, that's up to you. Another officer could just as easily challenge you on why your stated address is outside the U.S. when you are on a H/L visa.
But if you decide to base your experience on one immigration officer who either didn't know the law or went on a power trip, that's up to you. Another officer could just as easily challenge you on why your stated address is outside the U.S. when you are on a H/L visa.
You write down your US address but IF asked you should say that you live there ONLY while your visa is valid and that your true permanent address is in the UK
Jul 14th 2007, 4:13 am
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Once again. You are expected to say where you currently live. Whether it's permanent or not is irrelevant.
But if you decide to base your experience on one immigration officer who either didn't know the law or went on a power trip, that's up to you. Another officer could just as easily challenge you on why your stated address is outside the U.S. when you are on a H/L visa.
But if you decide to base your experience on one immigration officer who either didn't know the law or went on a power trip, that's up to you. Another officer could just as easily challenge you on why your stated address is outside the U.S. when you are on a H/L visa.
You write down your US address but IF asked you should say that you live there ONLY while your visa is valid and that your true permanent address is in the UK or wahtever words you choose to that effect
Jul 14th 2007, 6:39 am
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Sorry but youre wrong. Like I said I do this at least four times a year and OH at least 10, and we obviously do not get the same immigration official everytime we go through. Our lawyers have also confirmed this with us.
You write down your US address but IF asked you should say that you live there ONLY while your visa is valid and that your true permanent address is in the UK or wahtever words you choose to that effect
You write down your US address but IF asked you should say that you live there ONLY while your visa is valid and that your true permanent address is in the UK or wahtever words you choose to that effect
the I-94 requires your US address ....
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id...ng_out_i94.xml
Jul 15th 2007, 5:40 am
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What form are you filling in ...
the I-94 requires your US address ....
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id...ng_out_i94.xml
the I-94 requires your US address ....
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id...ng_out_i94.xml
Jul 15th 2007, 11:50 am
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