K1 POE Tomorrow!!

[Floella 1]

Hey guys,

So I am making my K1 POE tomorrow. I am so excited and after being in AP for nearly months I just want to go there and be married already. It has felt like my life has been on hold until now! I am reading POE reviews to make sure I am prepared for this!

Since my fiance and I were waiting for so long and we want to be together asap, my parents volunteered to help me move (they can see how impatient I am to be with him!). Neither I nor my fiance own a car (we've always lived in big cities so busing and trains are always easier than owning a car and finding parking for it) so we were going to eventually have me fly out and then ship my stuff so my parents helping out will be HUGE for us. Plus I think my parents are just being worry warts (the farthest I've ever moved from them is the next town over) so they want to come along to make sure I settle in properly and everything.

But my question is am I going to have any sort of issue at POE with my parents? I know it looks strange to have your parents be there when you're nearly 25 years old but my family is extremely cultural and for us it's almost normal to have your parents be extremely involved in your life. In fact at my family's house both my grandmothers live with us and have always lived with us. So it's very normal for me to have them take me.

But I know that not everyone can understand having your parents with you like that. I want them there, they're extremely supportive, and I am excited for them to come help me so they can see where I will be living (they have not seen my fiance's new apartment) and so on. But I am worried that at POE it looks strange or something.

Is there a possibility that it will cause problems?

PS both my parents are Canadian citizens, and they often go back and forth to visit my Dad's sister in Chicago.

Will I have troubles?

Edited February 23, 2012 by Floella

[Floella 1]

Edit: Apologize for the double post, I hit quote instead of edit on my original post. Not sure how to delete this one.

Edited February 23, 2012 by Floella

[Kimbear 53]

You should not have any issues at all. I know other poeple have crossed with a parent or two as well. They may be asked to wait outside while your in secondary, as it can get pretty crowded inside.

Where are you planning to do your POE?

[Floella 1]

You should not have any issues at all. I know other poeple have crossed with a parent or two as well. They may be asked to wait outside while your in secondary, as it can get pretty crowded inside.

Where are you planning to do your POE?

Most likely Buffalo, at Peace Bridge, that is where we always go through when we drive down, and we're heading to Boston.

Edited February 23, 2012 by Floella

[Udella&Wiz 325]

Most likely Buffalo, at Peace Bridge, that is where we always go through when we drive down, and we're heading to Boston.

Hothing odd about having your family with you at all - you have a good reaqson, they're helping you drive your stuff down! Be prepared with your list of items and 99% of teh time the border guards don;t review the list or the items themselves.

My husband came up and drove the Uahul back down with my daughter and I in the passenger seats because I cannot drive. If it hadn't been him it would have been my dad.

Good luck

[Floella 1]

Hothing odd about having your family with you at all - you have a good reaqson, they're helping you drive your stuff down! Be prepared with your list of items and 99% of teh time the border guards don;t review the list or the items themselves.

My husband came up and drove the Uahul back down with my daughter and I in the passenger seats because I cannot drive. If it hadn't been him it would have been my dad.

Good luck

Thanks. That puts my mind at ease a little. It's just there has been so many issues with this so far, and not even because we caused them, that I've just grown a whole lot weary lol. Everything makes me nervous.

[SF2007 48]

Congratulations on your visa and I wish you a smooth POE

[Udella&Wiz 325]

Thanks. That puts my mind at ease a little. It's just there has been so many issues with this so far, and not even because we caused them, that I've just grown a whole lot weary lol. Everything makes me nervous.

You will not believe how much nicer it is once you're together and no longer apart for AOS and beyond. Enjoy your trip!

[Inky 1,111]

I moved when I was 26 and my mother drove me from Ontario to Nebraska.(I don't know how to drive large moving trucks, evidently she did lol) They asked if she was staying for the wedding and if she was excited and that was it.

[Floella 1]

You will not believe how much nicer it is once you're together and no longer apart for AOS and beyond. Enjoy your trip!

I can only imagine! Everything is harder with all this distance.

Thanks a lot. I am really excited! Gonna go get a haircut today and get all snazzy tomorrow for mah fiance!

Congratulations on your visa and I wish you a smooth POE

Thank you!!! It's been a long wait!

I moved when I was 26 and my mother drove me from Ontario to Nebraska.(I don't know how to drive large moving trucks, evidently she did lol) They asked if she was staying for the wedding and if she was excited and that was it.

That is good to know. Both of my parents are coming because the van (the only one that fits my stuff) is under my mom's name so she needs to be driving but she gets all nervous about long trips so my dad needs to be with her

[X Factor 1,112]

Congrats & enjoy your trip

[pocheros 101]

Congrats and good luck with your POE! So happy for you

[MCMLXXXII 29]

Congratulations! It is great that you will finally be together and nto stuck in the AP hell.

[dukeandduchess 141]

My parents drove me to California. I don't think it's weird at all (that's what parents are for!). They didn't really talk to my parents that much and only asked me how long they planned to stay.. Don't worry you're almost there!

[brooksie 3]

make sure they bring some kind of ties to canada, just like if you were visiting after you started your app. just to be safe and stuff. also whatever you dont go to the rainbow bridge so many tourists secondary is hella busy and it will take forever. i know your not going to that one but just in case you are thinking about changing your mind dont lol. Other then that take a deep breath and dont worry it will be fine now