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hi,

ive been reading some of the POE reviews for newark and i just wanted to know a few things from VJ'ers who have passed through there.

someone mentions a pile of paperwork, do i need to keep my petition paperwork with me on the flight so that i can show it on the other side? it was hard enough lugging this round london when it wasnt asked for by the embassy. i was going to pack it in with my things which are getting shipped next week.

also, there is no real descriptive review, i have no idea what happens on the other side, where i need to queue, where i go or anything. ive never been on an international flight and this is petrifying me, i know most experiences are good but what if something goes wrong? what could i do that could be wrong and make the process delay?

my dog is also on the same flight and although my fiance is meeting me at the airport, should he collect her first? i dont want my dog in any more stress than is needed and being in a box for near on 12 hours is bad enough for her...how long could it be for myself to be checked in?

i am hoping to fly on 14th, sooner would be nicer but it is looking like the couriers have forgotten me or gone via australia with my visa, and the embassy are no help.

thanks :)

thank god for technology!

nov 04 : we met online

march 07 : we went 'public'

04/07 : Dans first visit

08/06/07 : Vermont received our paperwork

06/07 : Dans second visit

07/07 : i received my police check back from Scotland yard and local police

09/07 : Dans third visit (he brought two suitcases, one was big enough for me to sneak into)

19/10/07 : dog in for rabies injection

02/11/07 : the first part of our application was approved (147 days)

05/11/07 : Touched

09/11/07 : Dan received approved letter from Vermont (original sent to lawyer)

15/11/07 : petition moves to London

22/11/07 : packet 3 received and posted back

05/12/07 : notice of interview date

18/12/07 : medical at 1510

19/12/07 : INTERVIEW

19/12/07 : APPROVED!

01/02/07 : waiting to receive visa

01/04/08 : still waiting for visa and our lawyer still has no idea i was interviewed!!

01/09/08 : visa arrived

01/11/08 : removal guys collected my stuff

01/14/08 : Landed in Newark

03/09/08 : MARRIED MY YANK!!

03/24/08 : applied for SSN

03/29/08 : recieved SSN (work authorisation with DHS approval)

01/14/09 : been in the USA one year.

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You will need the envelope you get from the consulate. I believe it used to be brown, I don't know if it still is anymore.

Don't be petrified. Follow signs, ask questions and listen attentively. Stay calm and all will be fine.

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

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Bruce went through Newark -- I was there by his side so I can also throw in my experience too. When we got off the plane to go to immigration, I asked a marshal if we should go to the US or non-US line. She told us all visas needed to go through the non-US line, and that I should go with him. We were in a queue for nearly an hour before we got to a desk (may have been the time of year -- lots of students going back for a new term, I think). They stamped me through, and another officer was summoned to take Bruce off to secondary inspection. They forgot about him for two hours. He sat in the room and watched person after person be processed, including people who came in after him. Finally, he was the last person in the room and someone said, "Oh, you're still here?" They took his Mysterious Brown Envelope, looked over the papers, stamped his passport with an I-551 stamp as he came in on a CR1 and told him his green card and SS number would be coming in the next few weeks. (They did.) The actual processing took about a minute.

Hopefully you won't have to wait as long -- it seems his was an exceptionally awful experience. But still, factor in a good wait if you need to make a connecting flight. You don't need the whole pile of paperwork, only the MBE. We packed all our evidence (NOA2, birth certificates, etc) in our checked luggage as I was paranoid it would get lost in the shipping, but that's up to you. Still, it needn't be on hand.

Hope you get that visa soon -- must be the holidays! :wacko:

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Hopefully you won't have to wait as long -- it seems his was an exceptionally awful experience. But still, factor in a good wait if you need to make a connecting flight. You don't need the whole pile of paperwork, only the MBE. We packed all our evidence (NOA2, birth certificates, etc) in our checked luggage as I was paranoid it would get lost in the shipping, but that's up to you. Still, it needn't be on hand.

In theory, the MBE is supposed to have the applicant's entire case file (which includes the petition). So, in theory (again), there should be no need to carry anything other than that (and the X-ray?).

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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They forgot about him for two hours. He sat in the room and watched person after person be processed, including people who came in after him. Finally, he was the last person in the room and someone said, "Oh, you're still here?" They took his Mysterious Brown Envelope, looked over the papers, stamped his passport with an I-551 stamp as he came in on a CR1 and told him his green card and SS number would be coming in the next few weeks. (They did.) The actual processing took about a minute.

Hope you get that visa soon -- must be the holidays! :wacko:

thanks for the replies! :)

from what ive read it seems quite a few have been forgotten about...

my visa? lol seems it is (quote) taking them too long to get back into the swing of things (unquote) so i am told by the guy who answered the phone on the ####### turpin embassy number. he told me to email them, i did, and i got a response telling me they dont reply for at least 4 days...im like #######! my dog flys on 14th, i would like to be on that flight too but the embassy really dont like you planning things, or should i say, they do like you planning things so they can do their damnedest to screw with you some more!

Hopefully you won't have to wait as long -- it seems his was an exceptionally awful experience. But still, factor in a good wait if you need to make a connecting flight. You don't need the whole pile of paperwork, only the MBE. We packed all our evidence (NOA2, birth certificates, etc) in our checked luggage as I was paranoid it would get lost in the shipping, but that's up to you. Still, it needn't be on hand.

In theory, the MBE is supposed to have the applicant's entire case file (which includes the petition). So, in theory (again), there should be no need to carry anything other than that (and the X-ray?).

the MBE is the petition too?...OMG they need a big box then!! ours was well over 1200 sheets of A4 (which has been copied 4 times so far! and yes, i hate myself for this, all that paper when it could have all been put onto disc, well, it was on disc when we gave it to the lawyer! what a waste)

i noted that the guy who interviewed me first at the embassy put it all in a bin liner, i assumed they no longer had a need for it and it was going out with the weekly rubbish. i so hope i dont have to lug it to america, better book myself into the gym...maybe this is my punishment for falling in love with a yank! now mexico seems like it was a good idea! lol

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thank god for technology!

nov 04 : we met online

march 07 : we went 'public'

04/07 : Dans first visit

08/06/07 : Vermont received our paperwork

06/07 : Dans second visit

07/07 : i received my police check back from Scotland yard and local police

09/07 : Dans third visit (he brought two suitcases, one was big enough for me to sneak into)

19/10/07 : dog in for rabies injection

02/11/07 : the first part of our application was approved (147 days)

05/11/07 : Touched

09/11/07 : Dan received approved letter from Vermont (original sent to lawyer)

15/11/07 : petition moves to London

22/11/07 : packet 3 received and posted back

05/12/07 : notice of interview date

18/12/07 : medical at 1510

19/12/07 : INTERVIEW

19/12/07 : APPROVED!

01/02/07 : waiting to receive visa

01/04/08 : still waiting for visa and our lawyer still has no idea i was interviewed!!

01/09/08 : visa arrived

01/11/08 : removal guys collected my stuff

01/14/08 : Landed in Newark

03/09/08 : MARRIED MY YANK!!

03/24/08 : applied for SSN

03/29/08 : recieved SSN (work authorisation with DHS approval)

01/14/09 : been in the USA one year.

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