POE

[SapphireDreams 71]

$500 would not be worth saving for that long of a trip in my opinion. I would gladly pay an additional $500 dollars to travel by plane. Having to transfer at bus stations in random cities potentially even late at night sleep deprived and especially with a child just does not seem like a safe way to travel in my opinion. Sometimes your time and safety is priceless.

Have you considered just taking the bus part way and then flying from a US city to save money? Either from Buffalo, New York City or Detroit? Stil migth save you money and loads of time.

[Liltiggster 0]

$500 would not be worth saving for that long of a trip in my opinion. I would gladly pay an additional $500 dollars to travel by plane. Having to transfer at bus stations in random cities potentially even late at night sleep deprived and especially with a child just does not seem like a safe way to travel in my opinion. Sometimes your time and safety is priceless.

Have you considered just taking the bus part way and then flying from a US city to save money? Either from Buffalo, New York City or Detroit? Stil migth save you money and loads of time.

Well unfortunately we just don't have the $500 to spare and we will have check in points at each bus stop and I have my cell phone, none of the stops are at night etc.... I wouldn't take my son on a trip that wasn't safe. And I can sleep just fine on the bus and I plan to so I would not be sleep deprived. Although if we can find some good seat sales apparently the bus line has a fee you can pay to ship a few boxes so we might do that and fly... either way just need to know all my options... Still haven't gotten the bus company to give me a straight answer... and can't find the # for Detroit POE

[Canadiandggal 49]

Well unfortunately we just don't have the $500 to spare and we will have check in points at each bus stop and I have my cell phone, none of the stops are at night etc.... I wouldn't take my son on a trip that wasn't safe. And I can sleep just fine on the bus and I plan to so I would not be sleep deprived. Although if we can find some good seat sales apparently the bus line has a fee you can pay to ship a few boxes so we might do that and fly... either way just need to know all my options... Still haven't gotten the bus company to give me a straight answer... and can't find the # for Detroit POE

If you could give me more details I could help you find the contact information.

[Canadiandggal 49]

Here is what i found for you... It may not be one of these BUT you can call the general number and see if they can give you the number you are looking for ..Good Luck

Port Of Entry-Detroit Metropolitan Airport

Port Information

Port Code: 3807

Location Address: Edward H. McNamara Terminal

2596 Worldgateway Place

Detroit, MI 48242

Mailing Address: Same As Above

General Phone: (734) 941-6180

General Fax: (734) 941-6690

Operational Hours: 8:00 AM-4:30 PM(Eastern)

Weekdays (Monday-Friday)

Description: A Port of Entry is any designated place at which a CBP officer is authorized to accept entries of merchandise to collect duties, and to enforce the various provisions of the customs and navigation laws (19 CFR 101.1).

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Detroit

Field Operations Office Information

Location Address : 211 W. Fort Street, Suite 1200

Detroit , MI 48226

Mailing Address : Same As Above

General Phone : (313) 496-2155

General Fax : (313) 226-6066

Operational Hours : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM ( Eastern )

Weekdays (Monday-Friday)

Service Port-Detroit

Port Information

Port Code: 3801

Location Address: 477 Michigan Ave

Room 210

Detroit, MI 48226

Mailing Address: Same As Above

General Phone: (313) 442-0368

General Fax: (313) 226-3179

Operational Hours: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM(Eastern)

Weekdays (Monday-Friday)

Description: A Service Port is a CBP location that has a full range of cargo processing functions, including inspections, entry, collections, and verification (19 CFR 101.1).

Brokers : View List

Detroit Station

(12/11/2007)1331 Atwater St

Detroit, MI 48232

P.O. Box 44975

Detroit, MI 48232

Phone: (313) 446-8542

Fax: (313) 446-8518

[mikey78 6]

One thing to consider when you are on the bus at the POE and you are immigrating is that when you get to the border (here I am basing it on Buffalo Peace Bridge) the bus driver will be requested to unload all passengers bags and then each passenger is requested to collect their bags and proceed to immigration and customs...obviously if you have more than 2 bags this becomes a project and you will need to ask someone for help.

So here is my advice, when you get on the bus try talking to the bus driver and explain that you probably will need a bit more time at the border. Once the bus driver is aware of the situation he might be willing to help you with your bags (especially when you are traveling with a child) but more importantly, he is the first person out of the bus and he is talking to the immigration officers at the gate. If he will let them know that he has someone on the bus who is immigrating, the immigration guys might be able to accomodate you and start processing your case right off the bat as they will start processing other people from the same bus. I assume that you will be on a scheduled route bus so the immigration officers are expecting mostly tourist traffic and try to keep buses on their schedule. But if they see a level of consideration on your part, they should be willing to help out.