01-07-2004, 07:46 PM

"Mark Carroll" <> wrote in message
news:PNt*AtX-...
    | In article <HqHKb.40326$>,
    | pasafoot <> wrote:
    | >Yes, her green card has the "IR6" category. The last 2 times she
re-entered
    | >the US, the immigration officers asked how she obtained the green card.
She
    | >said her husband was a US citizen. Now that she's divorced, can she
safely
    | >say that she USED TO BE married to a citizen? (In the past, the officers
    | >would just wave her through.)
    |
    | I don't see why not. I wonder why they're asking.
    |
    | -- Mark

It's the immigration inspector's job to ask questions regarding ones
immigration status. They ask various questions to determine whether somebody
is being truthful or not based on the answer compared to the stated status
on ones document.

01-08-2004, 03:01 AM

matrix wrote:
    >
    > "L D Jones" <> wrote in message
    > news:...
    > | pasafoot wrote:
    > | >
    > | > Yes, her green card has the "IR6" category. The last 2 times she
    > re-entered
    > | > the US, the immigration officers asked how she obtained the green card.
    > She
    > | > said her husband was a US citizen. Now that she's divorced, can she
    > safely
    > | > say that she USED TO BE married to a citizen? (In the past, the officers
    > | > would just wave her through.)
    > |
    > | My wife has never been asked how she obtained her greencard. Can't she
    > | just say "via marriage" and leave it at that?
    >
    > Because she wasn't asked then she never had to answer.
    > But don't have the mistaken notion that anybody won't have to answer such a
    > questions nor anybody would have to think that such questions should never
    > be asked.

I have no "mistaken notions", whatever those are. I never said that the
question would never be asked. Who could possibly predict what questions
would be asked?

    > An immigration officer CAN and MUST ask anybody applying for admission into
    > the United States ANY question relevant to ones immigration status! The
    > answer would have to be given in such a way that would make the immigration
    > officer believe that one is a bona fide applicant for admission into the US.

Obviously. One can be refused admission, as I understand it, even if the
relevant questions are answered "correctly." I simply pointed out that
my wife has never been asked by anyone how she obtained her greencard.
As a USC there are occasions on entry to the US where I have been asked
more questions than my wife (however, I don't think I could be refused
admission to the US)

01-08-2004, 03:02 AM

Lucy wrote:
    >
    > "pasafoot" <> wrote in message
    > news:HqHKb.40326$...
    > > Yes, her green card has the "IR6" category. The last 2 times she
    > re-entered
    > > the US, the immigration officers asked how she obtained the green card.
    >
    > Where is she entering the US? I have never been asked how I obtained my
    > green card. What difference does it make?

Curious immigration officer perhaps