Port of Entry

[bucknutt76 0]

Hey everyone. So after a long argument with the embassy phone line that costs 16 dollars everytime you call. Whatever, long story anyway we got an interview date for March 1st. So everything worked out good. My question now is about port of entry. I will fly to collect my fiance and upon returning we will be flying to Ohio to visit my parents before flying to California where I live. I was wondering when we get to Ohio what exactly do they do for port of entry and how long does it take and that sort of thing. Thanks again.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Hey everyone. So after a long argument with the embassy phone line that costs 16 dollars everytime you call. Whatever, long story anyway we got an interview date for March 1st. So everything worked out good. My question now is about port of entry. I will fly to collect my fiance and upon returning we will be flying to Ohio to visit my parents before flying to California where I live. I was wondering when we get to Ohio what exactly do they do for port of entry and how long does it take and that sort of thing. Thanks again.

1. Scroll up to the top of this page.
   
2. Look in the light blue menu bar for Reviews: Embassy/USCIS & POE.
   
3. Click POE.
   
4. Find the airport city (Cincinnati? Columbus?)
   
5. Read reports of how things go at that particular location.
   

[nickm 1]

The POE is pretty straight forward, You will enter through the USC line and your other half will have to go to the Non USC line. Stand behind the yellow line, approach when called, no mobile phones the usual drill.

Approach the desk, have the I-94 filled in and ready, hand over the big brown envelope, I was taken into secondary for this at Philadelphia, but to this day i have no idea why they made me wait an hour, i think they were just checking the paper work as the first officer said i had immigration intent, well duh i had a K-1..

But it wasn't too stressful, i just wanted to get out of there to see my wifey and have a ciggy. I think the first officer i saw just dint want to check the paper work so sent me to secondary.

All in all the POE took me about 2 hours, most of which was waiting in secondary.

If you are prepared its a non event.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I think the first officer i saw just dint want to check the paper work so sent me to secondary.

Most POEs send to secondary so they can keep their line of visitors getting off the plane moving. The secondary room isn't a bad thing. It's just where they process immigrants...check the brown envelope, write on your visa/I-94, remind you that the marriage has to occur within 90 days.

[meredith and zac 5]

So, if he is not taking a direct flight, how much time would you say is needed for the layover? The info is kind of all over the place on the reviews... we would rather be safe than sorry, but also want to make sure that he isn't stuck sitting at the airport for 4 hours because we thought it might take more than two hours but it only took 20 min!

[Pooky 3,784]

So, if he is not taking a direct flight, how much time would you say is needed for the layover? The info is kind of all over the place on the reviews... we would rather be safe than sorry, but also want to make sure that he isn't stuck sitting at the airport for 4 hours because we thought it might take more than two hours but it only took 20 min!

Be on the safe side. Allow 2 hours as a minimum, just in case.

Mine was a while ago, but I got to the first desk at Newark, the man took one look at me and said "So you made it, then," and everything after that was plain sailing. Back to secondary, about a 30 minute process, then it was on to baggage claim. My connection was a little over 2½ hours and I had plenty of time.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

So, if he is not taking a direct flight, how much time would you say is needed for the layover? The info is kind of all over the place on the reviews... we would rather be safe than sorry, but also want to make sure that he isn't stuck sitting at the airport for 4 hours because we thought it might take more than two hours but it only took 20 min!

Do you understand that each airport can be different? If you pick your airport and read the POE reviews, that's your best source of information. If you mean amount of time spent varies when you say "all over the place", that's exactly what happens. It depends on the time of day, how busy the airport is, and how many immigrants picked that same day and airport.