By land then air OR by air only ?

[faith spatz 8]

I am in the I-129f processing. We sent our packet in Feb 19 and received our NOA1 Feb 26 but have not received anything since... 1. should I worry or anyone i can call to inquire about ?

2. I have been having troubles coming across the border everytime now wether its by air or land then air. I have been denied once by land then air.. This last trip i thought i was going to miss my plane due to U.S. Customs interviewing me...My question is .... when I do have our I-129f approved and have received my Passport and proper envelope to take with me to U.S. Customs and Immigration. I know it takes a while for them to do the proper paperwork...should i plan to travel by land over to the U.S. border then get on a plane to my destination or take the chance by travelling by AIR and doing the required interview and paperwork at the AIRPORT Immigration and Customs...risking my flight boarding time. I ALMOST missed my last flight. The stop overs in between flights is only 60 minutes if that and it takes 20 min to get from terminal to Customs and Immigration at the airport.

[ricnally 259]

I flew out of Vancouver and went through immigration before leaving. I went 3 hours early and made my flight with only 20 minutes to spare, but I felt like they keep your flight time in mind and make sure to process you so you're in time (so like, maybe a K1 who got there after me was processed sooner cuz they had an earllier flight). I can see where you might miss a flight if they're trying to figure out if they should let you in or not, but that shouldn't be the case with a K1 as it's totally legit.

[ckurt 23]

It shouldn't matter, once you pass the interview and have K1 visa in your passport you can come to US by land or air

[SparklePony 238]

Once you have the K1 in your passport, what happened in the past will not affect your entry.

That said, remember that even with a K1 visa in hand, it is still up to the Border Control Officer to decide if you are allowed in the country or not.

Edited April 18, 2014 by SparklePony

[CanGirl 95]

Leave from an airport that does preclearance in Canada. That way you just arrive early enough to get through Immigration and Customs and not miss your flight.

http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/preclearance/preclear-locations

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

It has only been 2 months since you filed, so no, nothing to worry about.

Use whichever POE you wish and just make sure to book flights that allow enough of a layover in between, or choose an airport with pre-clearance, as poster above suggested..