Hi everyone,
I'm currently filling out the I-765 Employment Authorization form and have a question regarding the date and place of last entry into US.
I'd gone to India in Jan'16 and returned to US on 1st April'16 through Chicago. But I had my Preclearance done by CBP in Abu Dhabi on 31st Mar'16 . So on my passport i have a stamp of Abu Dhabi airport and the date as 31st Mar'16. There is no mention of my arrival to US on 1st Apr'16 via Chicago.
My I-94 which was updated after my travel also states 31st Mar'16 as the Date of Entry and Abu Dhabi in my Travel History on this website - https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/consent.html
What should I enter into my Form I-765 as Date and Place of last entry into US?
P.S. - I already called up USCIS as well as CBP Chicago office and i have received conflicting answers. One said I need to enter Place of entry to US as - "CBP Preclearance Abu Dhabi" and date as "03/31/2016" . The other said since its the place inside US that i need to mention, so it's going to be "Chicago" with the date - "04/01/2016".
- In one of the other forums in another website, I read one of the Immigration lawyers stating that the "Port of Entry" and the "Place of Entry" are two different things as now CBP clearance takes place in other countries too before the passenger enters US, so entering the place inside US would be preferable and that the applicant should attach the I-94 form copy too.
Kindly help me in this matter as even USCIS is not able to help me with it.
I'm currently filling out the I-765 Employment Authorization form and have a question regarding the date and place of last entry into US.
I'd gone to India in Jan'16 and returned to US on 1st April'16 through Chicago. But I had my Preclearance done by CBP in Abu Dhabi on 31st Mar'16 . So on my passport i have a stamp of Abu Dhabi airport and the date as 31st Mar'16. There is no mention of my arrival to US on 1st Apr'16 via Chicago.
My I-94 which was updated after my travel also states 31st Mar'16 as the Date of Entry and Abu Dhabi in my Travel History on this website - https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/consent.html
What should I enter into my Form I-765 as Date and Place of last entry into US?
P.S. - I already called up USCIS as well as CBP Chicago office and i have received conflicting answers. One said I need to enter Place of entry to US as - "CBP Preclearance Abu Dhabi" and date as "03/31/2016" . The other said since its the place inside US that i need to mention, so it's going to be "Chicago" with the date - "04/01/2016".
- In one of the other forums in another website, I read one of the Immigration lawyers stating that the "Port of Entry" and the "Place of Entry" are two different things as now CBP clearance takes place in other countries too before the passenger enters US, so entering the place inside US would be preferable and that the applicant should attach the I-94 form copy too.
Kindly help me in this matter as even USCIS is not able to help me with it.
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