Port Of Entry

[MelindaandTarek 0]

YAHOOO To becky!!! Oh one day this shall come for each and every one of us...I pray it comes sooner for those that have been waiting for so long...........

[Becky&Sam 0]

I still don't think it has sunk in yet that he will actually be here in less than two weeks.

I am hoping that all of the cases in AP for soooooooooooo long are resolved and have their visas very very soon. And that Cairo steps up their time for everyone else too.

[a1angied 0]

This is all you need to enter and pray that he has a safe trip.

[Ahmed N Cheryl 0]

salam cheryl

hope u have nice day . u mean if he enter usa through JFK he can has temperary work permission

for 90 days ?

yes. I think one or two others do this too. Egypt Air has a direct flight from Cairo to JFK so that would be my option if we were a K-1. I will still have him come this way though even though we're K-3 since I dont' want any messups with changing planes in another country. I recall something happening to someone on here over a year ago where her husband was turned back to Morocco I think at the layover country because they wanted him to have a visa for that country even though he was only there on a layover. With my luck that'd happen to us. lol

OMG I didn't check with Milan to see if he needed a visa for there. I better do that. Thanks for bringing that up.

Something else to worry about but need to get it taken care of.

The reason we did not pick JFK because on the flights we checked on he had to not only change planes but change airports to get a connecting flight to Birmingham or Atlanta. I thought that was way to confusing for him to deal with alone.

Besides from what I hear is most emplyers do not honor the EAD stamp you get at the airport anyway...they want to see the Green card. Oh course that was on VJ that I read it somewhere. Can't remember where exactly. But I was told he can file for one at the local USCIS office which is located in Atlanta.

But if he has to get another visa for Milan then we may have to change our plans.

Let me go check that.

Cheryl

you don't need a visa for a layover but the people at the airport told him he had to go back anyways. I wish I could remember the thread so I could pull it up. It's kind of like the roundtrip thing where no matter what you do, if they want to play nasty no papers can make them stop. I am sure he'll be fine. Deemabrouk's husband went through milan with no worries.

Good glad to hear that. I have been thorugh Paris and Greece on my way but never Milan so was not sure. But I remember even when I bought my ticket the airlines had a link that said click here to see if you need visa for other countries you layover in. All mine werre no did not need one. But I had forgotten about that.

What day is your SO coming? Sam is booked through Milan/Atlanta/DFW on 03/17. We just booked a one way tkt, but he is K3.

We have no idea Becky.....we are waiting for visa to be issued. We were hoping this week but looks like chances are slim to none now that it is already Thursday March 6th. But it appears the embassy is working on his file....we get a DHL alert everyday thorugh email. SO we are praying soon. But since he did not make it this week we will start planning for next weekend. Probably Saturday or late Friday. Depends on the visa.

I called the airlines to make sure and they said no we did not need a visa to layover in Milan. We have everything ready... all we need is a visa. LoooooooooooooooooL. Soon I hope.

Cheryl

[Cheryl & Medo 3]

Alot of good info gals. Thanks

[FaithfulandTrue 6]

I still don't think it has sunk in yet that he will actually be here in less than two weeks.

I am hoping that all of the cases in AP for soooooooooooo long are resolved and have their visas very very soon. And that Cairo steps up their time for everyone else too.

oh becky that's wonderful he's here today... i pray the trip was safe... yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[hassan_debbie 4]

Atlanta is a good POA. My husband came through Atlanta in 2003 from Morocco and the immigration agents were so nice to him. He said even though it took a long time to get through it, they were talking to him and welcoming him to Atlanta. Pretty much giving him lots of southern hospitality. It really gave him a good first impression of the people in the USA.

Debra

Well I called Customs in Atlanta airport to see what Ahmed would need when he gets to USA for his Port of Entry.

The guy was really nice and said all he needs is his Passport with the visa stamp and the envelope from the embassy sealed (unopened).

I also asked if they provided the temporary employment authorization document....unfortunately he said no they do not do that anymore there

But it is nice to know he does not need to worry about anything else.

Cheryl

[allousa 1]

Not sure if your SO has made it home yet.

All that it is needed for the POE is his passport and the envelope. My husband had the IR-1 and he's allowed to work immediately. The officer did tell us that it could possibly take up to a year for his green card to be sent to him. He said there is no rhyme or reason as to how long it takes to issue those. My husband came through JFK.

Good luck and Happy Reunion!!!!