POE Questions

[stinger157 0]

Stinger157,

We entered at JFK and I know that different POE are, well, different.

I had been advised by a passport control agent at JFK that "if she's your fiance, you can take her wherever you want!" and that's just what I did. I stood at her side through the entire entry process -- and we entered on through a USC line since it was faster.

All the government people we interacted with were friendly, and some had a sense of humor.

Novotul,

If you read carefully what I wrote you will see that I wrote that the OP shouldn't expect....

It can be different, but nothing is granted. I think it is better to be prepared getting separated than expecting holding hands all the time and then she is all alone with the immigrations officer.

Of course "government people" are friendly unless you give them a reason not to be friendly anymore.

[Yodrak 7]

GatorFan,

The only time I went through Detroit, about 2 years ago, there were more people in the immigration hall than in the Super Dome after Katrina. Two hours would not have been enough time to make a connection. I've avoided Detroit ever since.

Yodrak

Hey everybody. I will be booking our flights tonight for my trip to Japan to bring my fiancee back with me. I have a couple of questions about the POE process.

1. Will a two hour layover give us enough time to go through immigration on a late Saturday afternoon?

2. I have read about people having problems in Detroit. We will need to switch planes there. Does anybody know if Detroit is still a bad POE location?

Thanks!

[mendeleev 68]

Thanks!

Hey!!! Detroit was a great POE for my husband! Nothing to worry about. They didn't even ask him any questions, just made jokes about getting married The worst that happened was my husband got his German sausage taken away from him He was so upset! As long as you aren't bringing any foreign meats into the country you shouldn't have a problem!!

Diana

One time, before 9/11, I was coming home through Chicago and the entry hall was almost empty. The visa lines were curiously shorter than the USC line I was in. There was this German who had a big string a sausage he wanted to bring in. They wouldn't let them. I just watched the interaction. He went to the back of the hall, grumbling, got out a knife, and proceeded to cut up and eat this really large amount of sausage! Then he presented himself to the authorities who admitted him. He turned, pointing to his stomach, and said, "Now the sausage is in the United States!"