POE does it have to be at an airport?

[LVA 0]

Does the POE have to be at an airport? Could it be at a sea port?

[john_and_marlene 162]

It can be any POE

[flipside 0]

As long as there's an immigration

[Lizzy 0]

yes...mind you i would not fancy sailing all the way to US from UK, LOL

[Peter Miami 0]

Any point of entry with officials.

[pri 0]

are you planning to sail??

there might be custom officials at the seaport but not sure if they pertain to immigration

[Yodrak 7]

pri,

If the ship has a crew, there are sure to be immigration officials meeting it.

Yodrak

are you planning to sail??

there might be custom officials at the seaport but not sure if they pertain to immigration

[ChristinaM 0]

The immigration officials may not necessarily be familiar with K1 procedure, however! Crew are required to have C1/D's, from which you can't spend any time in the US except whilst the ship is docked (and they check your I-90 every time you get off the ship) or getting to and from the ship (ie. sign-on and sign-off).

Does, of course, depend on which sea port you're talking about, but you might have to be doubly careful about making sure you get your I-94 back and that they take the brown packet, etc. if they're not used to dealing with K1.

[Yodrak 7]

clmarsh,

Didn't say they would. And, they don't necessarily need to be familiar with K1 procedure.

Agreed, crew are going to be using different visas than passengers. Not all ships carry passengers, but all ships do have crew. Until they develop robotic ships, immigration officials are going to be on the scene no matter what type of ship.

Yodrak

The immigration officials may not necessarily be familiar with K1 procedure, however! ....

[ChristinaM 0]

And as I said, Yodrak, it may be wise to know what you should expect from a K1 entry in the (probably unlikely) event that the officers are not! Having worked on a ship which carried passengers and crew (naturally!), I've done that side of immigration. Just wanted to make sure that the OP didn't find their brown envelope still in their possession or anything else which could cause problems

[LVA 0]

And as I said, Yodrak, it may be wise to know what you should expect from a K1 entry in the (probably unlikely) event that the officers are not! Having worked on a ship which carried passengers and crew (naturally!), I've done that side of immigration. Just wanted to make sure that the OP didn't find their brown envelope still in their possession or anything else which could cause problems

Many thanks for all the answers. It was just a thought I had of Mike flying here and us both going back by ship and spending some quality time together.

[pax 0]

That's so romantic!

If you're considering such an option, be sure of how the ports of call will work for your ship. Don't, for example, disembark in Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands, get back on the ship, stop somewhere else that is not a U.S. territory, and then expect to be let back into the States in New York or wherever your final destination might be. You need to be very careful not to enter the States or a U.S. territory until you're actually ready to enter with your K-1 visa, because once you use your visa, that's it for getting back into the country until you're married and you have your AP or green card in hand.

I'm sooooo jealous. Do have a marvelous time.

[dilbull 0]

If planning to work right away, I recommend flying JFK, they will grant you 3 months work permit.

[ChristinaM 0]

That would be awesome!! Perhaps it would be worth speaking to the cruiseline, explaining your situation and asking if they've any experience with this kinda thing. You'd be amazed at what they know!

[Kajikit 65]

Sounds very romantic and I don't see any reason why you couldn't do it... you can enter the US at any legal entry point and there should be customs people there to take your packet from you