PORT OF ENTRY?

[kitty25 0]

HELLO,

Guys im soo confusing, i dont know where is my port of entry? my flight are MANILA TO GUAM, GUAM TO HOUSTON, HOUSTON TO KNOXVILLE.... the other vj says that my port of entry is knoxville may last destination, the one vj's says also the first step of america....i dont know where it is????????????????? plzz guysssssss helpp me... thank you soo much..

[patient2010 93]

your POE will be Houston....The first stop in America...Knoxville airport is small I am pretty sure they dont have border patrol there...Good Luck and WELCOME!!!

[YuAndDan 153]

your POE will be Houston....The first stop in America...Knoxville airport is small I am pretty sure they dont have border patrol there...Good Luck and WELCOME!!!

You need to do some search, perhaps check the CBP website for ports

Guam is a US Territory, they have a US Port of entry there, the flight from there to Huston should be considered domestic, as well as flight further on.

http://www.cbp.gov/x...s/Guam/3207.xml

Another example would be if first port were Puerto Rico, that too would be a POE.

Edited January 11, 2011 by YuAndDan

[pushbrk 12,330]

Guam is a US Teritory, they have a US Port of entry there, the flight from there to Huston should be considered domestic, as well as flight further on.

http://www.cbp.gov/x...s/Guam/3207.xml

Yes, the POE will be Guam.

[joevegas 67]

HELLO,

Guys im soo confusing, i dont know where is my port of entry? my flight are MANILA TO GUAM, GUAM TO HOUSTON, HOUSTON TO KNOXVILLE.... the other vj says that my port of entry is knoxville may last destination, the one vj's says also the first step of america....i dont know where it is????????????????? plzz guysssssss helpp me... thank you soo much..

Welcome to Knoxville,that's where I ended up..I think you'll like it

[kitty25 0]

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH.... OKIE..MY POE IS HOUSTON...THANK YOU PATIENT 2010...MWAHHHHHHHHHH

[kitty25 0]

OUCHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! GUAM OR HOUSTON??????????????????????

[YuAndDan 153]

OUCHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! GUAM OR HOUSTON??????????????????????

GUAM!! IT IS A US TERRITORY!! Just like Puerto Rico,

[pushbrk 12,330]

GUAM!! IT IS A US TERRITORY!! Just like Puerto Rico,

This is not an election where majority rules. There's a right and wrong answer. Guam will be the POE. The member who said Houston was evidently unaware that GUAM will be the first place in the USA that the plane lands.

[Leah 1]

HELLO,

Guys im soo confusing, i dont know where is my port of entry? my flight are MANILA TO GUAM, GUAM TO HOUSTON, HOUSTON TO KNOXVILLE.... the other vj says that my port of entry is knoxville may last destination, the one vj's says also the first step of america....i dont know where it is????????????????? plzz guysssssss helpp me... thank you soo much..

Your POE is Guam...

[KemalTuanaYalcin 16]

HI there,

Your port of entry is going to be located at your first stop in the United States, so I believe you stated your first stop will be in Houston. After you get off of your international flight, you will go through customs an then you will need to go take your domestic flight.

Hope this helps

[kitty25 0]

okie....thank you sooo much pushbrk and leah.....thank you sooo much guyzzzzzzzzzzzz....mwahhhhhhhhhhhh... my poe is guam...yeheyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[YuAndDan 153]

HI there,

Your port of entry is going to be located at your first stop in the United States, so I believe you stated your first stop will be in Houston. After you get off of your international flight, you will go through customs an then you will need to go take your domestic flight.

Hope this helps

Tuana, Did you read through the thread before posting?? Guam is a US territory, and POE, per CBP.GOV

[AlexJane 2]

HELLO,

Guys im soo confusing, i dont know where is my port of entry? my flight are MANILA TO GUAM, GUAM TO HOUSTON, HOUSTON TO KNOXVILLE.... the other vj says that my port of entry is knoxville may last destination, the one vj's says also the first step of america....i dont know where it is????????????????? plzz guysssssss helpp me... thank you soo much..

Your port of entry will be Houston. I flew that same route from Phili.. The reason I say so is when you go to Guam you will stay in the terminal and not exit awaiting your next flight,,,,the same if you stop in Hawaii.. But when you get to Houston you claim your bags and they make you Exit thru Immigration ((the lines on the right) . Then right after that you drop your bags in the drop of chute,,,and get into the security (TSA) line to enter the terminal again to catch your last flight...

I studied this because my wife will be flying the same route( But if you decide to exit the secure area at any time then that will be your poe)

Edited January 11, 2011 by AlexJane

[pushbrk 12,330]

Your port of entry will be Houston. I flew that same route from Phili.. The reason I say so is when you go to Guam you will stay in the terminal and not exit awaiting your next flight,,,,the same if you stop in Hawaii.. But when you get to Houston you claim your bags and they make you Exit thru Immigration ((the lines on the right) . Then right after that you drop your bags in the drop of chute,,,and get into the security (TSA) line to enter the terminal again to catch your last flight...

I studied this because my wife will be flying the same route( But if you decide to exit the secure area at any time then that will be your poe)

Perhaps it depends on the length of the layover. Yes, there are some airports where you can remain in a secure area without going through immigration. For the OP, it really doesn't matter since the visa holder will clear immigration and customs prior to seeing each other.