To PJiang老师: Apply for AP & EAD after landing in Canada

I landed and became a permanent resident of Canada on Jan. 2, 2008. When I re-entered US at the Ottawa airport yesterday, the US immigration officer made remarks in my file in the computer that as a landed Canadian immigrant, if I come to Canada from US next time, I must have an H-1B visa to re-enter the US from Canada and I can't use Automatic Revalidation any more.

When I asked him if I can use AP instead of an H-1B visa to re-enter US from Canada, he didn't answer me, but asked me if I'm adjusting status in the US now. I said: Yes. The case is pending. Then he said that you must make a decision to cancel one. You can't have two to enjoy both benefits.

The officer wrote remarks in my file that I just became a permanent resident of Canada on Jan 2, 2008 and I’m having I-485 pending in the US.

1. Do I need to cancel my permanent resident of Canada, while I'm applying for permanent resident of US (with pending I-485)?

2. I want to apply for AP & EAD. Will his remarks lead to rejection for my application of AP & EAD? How long does it take to get AP & EAD now? Will it be better that I apply for AP & EAD several months later, not right after I became a permanent resident of Canada?

Thank you so much for your advice.

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• 回复：To PJiang老师: Apply for AP & EAD after landing in Canada -pjiang- ♀ (788 bytes) () 01/09/2008 postreply 11:03:00

• Re: PJiang老师: Apply for AP & EAD after landing in Canada -niuniu2008- ♀ (231 bytes) () 01/09/2008 postreply 11:08:27

• 回复：To PJiang老师: Apply for AP & EAD after landing in Canada -pjiang- ♀ (1338 bytes) () 01/09/2008 postreply 11:56:01

• I understand the quoted sentence differently. -niuniu2008- ♀ (819 bytes) () 01/09/2008 postreply 12:18:38

• Unfortunately wrong - 回复：I understand the quoted sentence differ -pjiang- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/09/2008 postreply 12:29:51

• what is really meaning for canadian PR? -blackbird-MD- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/09/2008 postreply 14:09:26

• That's why the US officer said for Canadian PR, you are supposed -niuniu2008- ♀ (550 bytes) () 01/10/2008 postreply 07:34:59