POE for CR-1, advance clearance versus US soil?

[dawning 212]

Hi Everyone,

So, my husband's visa was FINALLY delivered last week, and we are in the process of shopping for airfare. Airfare from Venezuela to the US is very expensive these days, and I am considering buying him a flight to Aruba, and a separate booking to continue to California, as that comes out significantly cheaper.

I am recalling from my recent experience traveling through Aruba that it involves advance clearance on most, if not all, of the flights going to the US (that means that travels go through customs and immigration in Aruba before the plane departs, which allows them to arrive in the US as though it were a domestic flight). My question is, for a CR-1 visa recipient entering the US for the first time, will there be any problems associated with going through immigration in an advanced clearance facility, as opposed to a US POE, such a s Miami?

Part of what leads me to ask the question is that I seem to remember a member on one of the NVC threads whose husband from the UK entered through Dublin, which also has advance clearance, and they were blaming that for something (EAD?) not having been done properly. Has anyone else had experience, either negative or positive, with using advance clearance POEs? The only references I have found so far were for K-1 visas.

Thanks for the info!

[Divs 35]

Hi there,

It shouldn't pose a problem at all. My immigration clearance took place in Toronto, and I flew to LAX, picked up my baggage, and just walked out of the airport. So there!

[dawning 212]

Thanks for the info... anyone else out there who did advance clearance?

[NikLR 13,227]

Pretty much everyone who flies out of Canada does this. Just allow enough time to go through the preclearance section. Preferably 3-4 hours.

[dawning 212]

Thank for the information... I feel ready to book the flights now!