POE experience

[StephanieM 60]

Just wanted to remind all members that have recently gone through POE or will be doing it shortly that there a section on here to do a short review about the POE experience.

Besides the interview, it's something else I am anxious about. Especially if things don't go as planned and I cannot join my husband..

Just things like what line you went through and what questions you were asked would be helpful for all of us.

Thanks!

[paul_kay 31]

Hi! My POE was in Chicago and it was very easy. Just relax, hand them the appropriate documents and answer questions like who is your petitioner, whats the name of your husband, where are you going to live...questions that you know what the answers will be. chill!

[Visitor 90]

...and now for something completely offbeat and different.

It was Christmas Eve and my plane was landing at LAX in California. My husband (fiance at the time) was there to meet me at the airport and I was his Christmas present.

I had Christmas garland around my neck like a Hawaii lei and I had Christmas garland wrapped around my forehead like a headband and I also had garland around my ankles and wrists.

By the time I got to the end of the line and the immigration officer there saw me all he could say was....."Oh yes, that's right. It's Christmas isn't it." and he chuckled. He just did his job and processed me through immigration.

When my fiance at the time saw me he just smiled and shook his head in disbelief.

All this happened long before 911 so things were very different then. 911 changed everything and made everything much more solemn and difficult.

I got away with it then and even put smiles on many faces as I stepped off the plane into LAX airport but I wouldn't recommend this approach these days.

Be honest and be yourself is the best advice I can give.

[paul_kay 31]

...and now for something completely offbeat and different.

It was Christmas Eve and my plane was landing at LAX in California. My husband (fiance at the time) was there to meet me at the airport and I was his Christmas present.

I had Christmas garland around my neck like a Hawaii lei and I had Christmas garland wrapped around my forehead like a headband and I also had garland around my ankles and wrists.

By the time I got to the end of the line and the immigration officer there saw me all he could say was....."Oh yes, that's right. It's Christmas isn't it." and he chuckled. He just did his job and processed me through immigration.

When my fiance at the time saw me he just smiled and shook his head in disbelief.

All this happened long before 911 so things were very different then. 911 changed everything and made everything much more solemn and difficult.

I got away with it then and even put smiles on many faces as I stepped off the plane into LAX airport but I wouldn't recommend this approach these days.

Be honest and be yourself is the best advice I can give.

That was so cute!!!

[EminTX 131]

Houston

Late night on a flight inbound from Mexico

The immigration staff wasn't very friendly and one was sarcastic with my fiance because his horrible butchering of Spanish was not understood.

Total time through from touchdown to exciting the secure area was about 100 minutes.

For me,the USC, waiting for him to arrive, I froze to death. When I arrived, several people were wrapped up in blankets or their jackets with only their eyes visible. It took me about 3 minutes to figure out that the AC was set to super-frigid. I shivered there for a while then went outside where I could see the people exiting.

Parking was close-by and easy.

For a solo traveler with a K-1 visa, the visitor line is the one to pick. For anyone who is traveling through this POE, I made a photo-walk-through when I flew-in last mid-October. A link to see it is in my signature below. (In the video version, I also gave a bit of explanation for drivers who are not from Houston that explains a very important detail. Be sure to look at this!!! It took me years and a lot of wasted time and frustration before I figured this out.)

[StephanieM 60]

Houston

Late night on a flight inbound from Mexico

The immigration staff wasn't very friendly and one was sarcastic with my fiance because his horrible butchering of Spanish was not understood.

Total time through from touchdown to exciting the secure area was about 100 minutes.

For me,the USC, waiting for him to arrive, I froze to death. When I arrived, several people were wrapped up in blankets or their jackets with only their eyes visible. It took me about 3 minutes to figure out that the AC was set to super-frigid. I shivered there for a while then went outside where I could see the people exiting.

Parking was close-by and easy.

For a solo traveler with a K-1 visa, the visitor line is the one to pick. For anyone who is traveling through this POE, I made a photo-walk-through when I flew-in last mid-October. A link to see it is in my signature below. (In the video version, I also gave a bit of explanation for drivers who are not from Houston that explains a very important detail. Be sure to look at this!!! It took me years and a lot of wasted time and frustration before I figured this out.)

Your sig is great thanks!