GA PLT ATTEMPTS TO ACTIVATE IFR CLRNC BTWN PBI AND ZFP.

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VFR FLT PLAN FILED TO PBI WITH INTENTIONS TO CONTINUE TO MYGF ON VFR PLAN (CHANGE DEST) OR FILE IFR 'POINT IN SPACE' FROM PBI VOR TO MYGF (ULTIMATE DEST). INFLT WX BRIEF REVEALED IFR CONDITIONS TO MYGF. REQUESTED AIR FILE FROM PALM BEACH APCH CTL. TOLD TO FILE WITH FSS; SO DID AS DESCRIBED ABOVE (PBI VOR TO MYGF). MIAMI FSS INFORMED CTLR OF FLT PLAN AND REQUESTED HE CANCEL VFR FLT PLAN WHEN IFR CLRNC RECEIVED; WHICH HE ACKNOWLEDGED AFFIRMATIVELY. SHORT TIME LATER; WAS INSTRUCTED TO 'TURN TOWARDS FREEPORT...;' SO DID. DIRECT TO MYGF VOR (ZPF) QUERIED CTLR ABOUT IFR CLRNC STATUS. INFORMED CTR (ZMA); DIDN'T HAVE IT YET. CONTINUED TO MYGF. WX CONDITIONS MIXED. PLT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN VFR AT LOWER ALTS (2500-3500 FT MSL) AND AVOID IMC. QUERIED PBI APCH CTL TWICE MORE ABOUT CLRNC. NO CLRNC WAS EVER GIVEN. CONTACTED MYGF APCH CTL FOR INSTRUCTIONS; HANDED OFF TO MYGR TWR; LANDED SAFELY VFR. FILED INTL VFR FOR RETURN TO UNITED STATES ON MIA RADIO (126.90 MHZ). ADVISED SEARCH AND RESCUE HAD BEEN ACTIVATED. EXPLAINED ABOVE TO FSS. FSS SAID '...NO PROB....' WAS TOLD BY FSS SPECIALIST I 'SHOULD HAVE FILED WITH MIA RADIO....' INFORMED HER '...FOR THE RECORD; I DID FILE WITH MIA RADIO.' VFR PLAN CHANGED TO IFR TO PBI; VFR PLAN CANCELED WITH MIA RADIO (126.90) AND ACKNOWLEDGED SUBSEQUENT SEVERE WX AT PBI CAUSED ALL ACFT TO HOLD. PLT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO FPR WITH ZMA APPROVAL.