Can YVR U.S. preclearance process landing immigrants?
Mar 29, 2011, 10:39 pm
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Can YVR U.S. preclearance process landing immigrants?
Someone asked me this question and I don't know the answer. Passenger arriving at YVR from overseas and connecting to a flight to the U.S. - with a valid U.S. immigrant visa, basically as a landing U.S. immigrant. Can YVR U.S. preclearance facility process the I-551 application, take fingerprints, and put the I-551 stamp onto the passport?
Mar 29, 2011, 11:29 pm
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Someone asked me this question and I don't know the answer. Passenger arriving at YVR from overseas and connecting to a flight to the U.S. - with a valid U.S. immigrant visa, basically as a landing U.S. immigrant. Can YVR U.S. preclearance facility process the I-551 application, take fingerprints, and put the I-551 stamp onto the passport?
Mar 30, 2011, 3:15 am
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I would advise against it, as they may not consider it US soil per se -a technicality of course- which I believe could be a hard requirement for landing.
Why not drive down 99 to Pac Hwy or Peach Arch instead?
At any rate, you may want to contact CBP in Blaine, WA during business hours at (360) 332-5771. Hope this helps.
Why not drive down 99 to Pac Hwy or Peach Arch instead?
At any rate, you may want to contact CBP in Blaine, WA during business hours at (360) 332-5771. Hope this helps.
Mar 30, 2011, 5:20 am
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If they have a flight to the US can certainly be done. Would only see as pottential issue if not planning to travel that day. They will need a long connection or should hopefully be a later flight if they gert held up. Unfortunately once you start process is difficult to communicate with airline as cell phones not allowed.
Mar 30, 2011, 12:22 pm
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Incorrect. They told me very clearly that they do not do imports of commercial goods when I once travelled through there carrying tools and equipment. The let it slide, but advised me to ship the things the next time.
Mar 30, 2011, 12:39 pm
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Mar 30, 2011, 3:14 pm
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Someone asked me this question and I don't know the answer. Passenger arriving at YVR from overseas and connecting to a flight to the U.S. - with a valid U.S. immigrant visa, basically as a landing U.S. immigrant. Can YVR U.S. preclearance facility process the I-551 application, take fingerprints, and put the I-551 stamp onto the passport?