Query regarding port of entry

[San_20 0]

I got my visa and Ill be travelling soon to my spouse.can any one olease tell me if Abudhabi is also a Port of Entry for U.S immigrant and that my passport will be stamped at the abudhabi airport i.e at the immigration there or would it be only conducted and done at the U.S airport?

Please help as I have to book the flights

[KayDeeCee 4,895]

http://www.cbp.gov/border-security/ports-entry/operations/preclearance

~ Moved from AOS from Family Based Visas to Working & Traveling During US Immigration - topic is travel/POE, not AOS-related ~

[JimS 1]

I got my visa and Ill be travelling soon to my spouse.can any one olease tell me if Abudhabi is also a Port of Entry for U.S immigrant and that my passport will be stamped at the abudhabi airport i.e at the immigration there or would it be only conducted and done at the U.S airport?

Please help as I have to book the flights

According to the link provided, http://www.cbp.gov/border-security/ports-entry/operations/preclearance, about pre-clearance sites, Abudhabi is one of the new ones.

Edited October 23, 2015 by JimS

[tsabbas 47]

Yep. I've been through it twice and it was very easy and fast both times.

[San_20 0]

Yep. I've been through it twice and it was very easy and fast both times.

So did you go on visit visa or immigration visa and how long does it take?

[tsabbas 47]

So did you go on visit visa or immigration visa and how long does it take?

Both times I was coming back from visiting my husband in Pakistan. But I went through the US point of entry with several people that were immigrating. Since I don't lie on my customs forms and checked yes, I was around farm animals and yes, I was near farms and fields, I go through extra inspection. Even with that I was through in 10 minutes and I think the others got through before me. So the two times I went through it was very quick for everybody.

What can take a while though is getting to the POE. If you haven't changed planes in Abu Dhabi before, be prepared to wait in line for security at least twice! When you first get off the plane, they herd you through one security checkpoint where they check everyone's passports and you put all your stuff back through a security scanner. Then you do it again when you enter your new terminal, although that one is generally a little faster. So allow at least two hours if you're transferring.

Good luck and have a great trip!