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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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Hello all,

I know every airport is not considered POE? How do you find a list of them. I'm from North Carolina and just curious of knowing where the closest POE will be located. Is it Atlanta??

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: United Kingdom
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Hello all,

I know every airport is not considered POE? How do you find a list of them. I'm from North Carolina and just curious of knowing where the closest POE will be located. Is it Atlanta??

All depends on which airline you fly with.

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Consulate: Vienna, Austria

01/09/2008: Marriage

01/22/2009: I-130 Sent

02/10/2009: I-130 NOA1

02/12/2009: I-129 Sent

03/03/2009: I-129 NOA1

03/16/2009: I-130 NOA2 I-129 NOA2

NVC Journey CR-1

04/03/2009: NVC Received and Case number assigned

04/06/2009: IV bill/AOS Fee bill generated (for son)

04/06/2009: Pay I-864 Fee Bill online (for son)Paid I-864 Fee Bill online (for son)

04/07/2009: IV bill/AOS Fee bill (for son) status shows paid

04/08/2009: IV bill/AOS Fee bill generated (for me) Pay I-864 Fee Bill online (for me)

04/09/2009: IV bill/AOS Fee bill (for me) status shows paid

04/09/2009: Received I-864/DS-230 package

04/28/2009: Send completed I-864 package Send completed DS-230 package

05/18/2009: Package entered into system

05/27/2009: AVR says RFE sent by email

06/02/2009: Received RFE by email Sent RFE DHL

06/08/2009: NVC received RFE

06/10/2009: RFE entered into AVR

06/19/2009: Case Completed at NVC

07/08/2009: NVC Left

Embassy Journey CR-1

07/12/2009: Received by embassy

08/24/2009: Medical

08/25/2009: Interview Date

08/26/2009: Visa in hand

09/14/2009: POE Boston Harbour

01/18/2011: I-751 sent to CSC

01/24/2011: NOA1

03/04/2011: Biometrics

Gary and Alla Grand Master

Gary and Alla   3,694

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ukraine
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Hello all,

I know every airport is not considered POE? How do you find a list of them. I'm from North Carolina and just curious of knowing where the closest POE will be located. Is it Atlanta??

Probably Atlanta.

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payxibka   10,047

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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depends on your itinerary... it will be the first US airport you arrive at (unless you depart from a foreign airport that has a US pre-clearance station).

FWIW, Charlotte airport is a POE.

Edited by payxibka

YMMV

daboyz Experienced

daboyz   36

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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I think the only place that has an actual POE in another country is Canada. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Bangkok, Thailand

Marriage : 2006-11-08

I-130 Sent : 2008-02-22

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-03-10

I-129F Sent : 2008-04-08

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-04-14

I-129F touched: 2008-05-06

I-130 touched: 2008-05-09

I-129F approved 2008-09-05

I-130 approved 2008-09-05

NVC received 2008-09-12

Pay I-864 2008-10-08

Pay IV bill 2008-10-08

Receive Instruction 2008-11-05

Case Complete 2008-11-18

Medical 2009-01-19/20 passed

Receive Pkt 4 2009-01-30

Interview 221g 2009-02-23

Second interview 2009-03-02 Approved

POE DFW 2009-03-07

Received SS card 2009-03-17

Received GC 2009-04-01

Done for 3 years or 10 years. Haven't decided yet.

(I'm going for the IR-1 and blowing off the K-3. Even if it takes an extra couple months, it's worth it to not have to deal with USCIS again)

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Note:

Please fill out I-130, wait 6 months for approval, then 3 more months for an interview. (Unless of course we've bombed your country into the stone age, then you qualify for expedited processing.)

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Ladylethal   12

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Brazil
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Puerto Rico is another.

(Puerto Rico) Luis & Laura (Brazil) K1 JOURNEY
04/11/2006 - Filed I-129F.
09/29/2006 - Visa in hand!
10/15/2006 - POE San Juan
11/15/2006 - MARRIAGE
AOS JOURNEY
01/05/2007 - AOS sent to Chicago.
03/26/2007 - Green Card in hand!
REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS JOURNEY
01/26/2009 - Filed I-751.
06/22/2009 - Green Card in hand!
NATURALIZATION JOURNEY
06/26/2014 - N-400 sent to Nebraska
07/02/2014 - NOA
07/24/2014 - Biometrics
10/24/2014 - Interview (approved)

01/16/2015 - Oath Ceremony


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Matt & Bing   56

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Philippines
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Puerto Rico is another.

Puerto Rico is part of thr U.S. of A.

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Manila, Philippines

I-129F Sent : 2008-12-02

I-129F Receipt Notice : 2008-12-05

RFE: 2009-02-26

Approval Notice: 2009-03-13

NVC Received: 2009-03-23

Left NVC: 2009-05-12

Stuck at NVC 50 days

Interview: 2009-06-23 Passed!

Visa picked up: 2009-06-25

POE Detroit: 2009-07-04

Married: 2009-09-11

Filed for AOS: 2009-09-22

Biometrics taken: 2009-10-29

Advance Parole approved 2009-11-04

Employment Authorization approved 2009-11-04

AOS Appointment 2009-12-15

AOS Approved 2009-12-15

Green Card Received 2010-01-02

Filed for ROC: 2011-09-17

ROC approved 2012-03-21

Green Card Received 2012-03-26

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Ireland
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Shannon, Ireland

K-1 Application

================

2nd October 2007 - I-129F sent to CSC

10th October 2007 - NOA1 issued

31st January 2008 - NOA2 issued

22nd May 2008 - Interview date

18th July 2008 - US here I come

22nd August 2008 - Wedding date

AOS

================

15th September 2008 - AOS Pack (I485, I131, I765) Sent

22nd September 2008 - NOA1 x 3 Received

6th October 2008 - Transferred to CSC

17th October 2008 - Biometrics

5th December 2008 - EAD & AP approved

20th February 2008 - GC approved

I-751

================

1st December 2010 - I-751 Sent (CSC)

3rd December 2010 - I-751 Received

7th December 2010 - Cheque cashed

3rd January 2011 - Biometrics

jundp Mentor

jundp   191

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Depends with whom you fly. It will be the first point of entry to go through US Customs. Could be here or could be in another country as you have seen here...

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Nlove   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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Thanks for all of the responses they really helped!!!I think we will use Charlotte,NC, it's 2 hours away!

VISA APPROVED!!!!!

***HUBBY COMES HOME DEC 12TH OUR 9 MONTH ANNIVERSARY***

** Thank God he is home**

~God's timing is best~ it is indeed!!

Feb 18 2010....Greencard in production

Feb 26 2010....Greencard received in mail

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Anh map   2,098

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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The only way you will get Charlotte POE coming from Africa would be to connect through Frankfurt or Munich on USAirways. Just book the best flight itinerary that you can.

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iLoveAPolishGirl   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Poland
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POE is not particularly important ... except... (unless this practice has stopped, which I don't believe it has...) at JFK it is reported that, when coming in on a K-1 visa, you can get a stamp which authorizes your fiancee to work (e.g. no need to wait for EAD application). I have not heard of other POE's doing this for K-1 visas, although the entire practice seems shrouded in mystery :D

Other than that, book whatever every flight itinerary works best for you to get your fiancee here at the most convenient final destination and most reasonable price. If Charlotte is the preferred final destination, it need not be the POE... it could simply be the final stop of a multi-leg journey.

dvc

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05/03/2008 -- first email

11/01/2008 -- first skype messages

01/14/2009 -- she flies to USA, stuck overnight in Frankfurt

01/15/2009 -- she arrives in USA

01/16/2009 -- proposed! she says YES!!! :)

02/14/2009 -- 6 days of bliss in Walt Disney World (6mo given on I94)

02/23/2009 -- sent I129F Next Day Air

02/25/2009 -- NOA1

03/01/2009 -- Touched

04/09/2009 -- She flies to USA for 9 day visit (6mo given on I94)

06/20/2009 -- She arrives for summer visit (6mo given on I94, warned about too frequent visits)

06/30/2009 -- NOA2

Note: petition processed thru NVC and sent to embassy in about 1 week :o

Note: got an initial interview date in Sept, but decided to put it off so she could extend her vacation here thru end of October

10/21/2009 -- She returns to Poland :(

12/01/2009 -- Embassy interview -- SUCCESS!! :)

 
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