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What to Bring for POE

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kdc0224   7

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I will be officially immigrating this Sunday via the Peace Bridge on the Canada-US Border. We're driving from Toronto to Washington, DC so I guess we'll be at the Peace Bridge by 9-10am. Here are my questions:

1) Is that generally a good time to arrive at that border? Should we go earlier or later? Immigrating on a weekday isn't an option so we need to do it on a weekend.

2) Other than my passport, sealed visa packet, and my belongings, do I need to bring anything else? I keep reading about a CBP Form that people fill out but it seems like that's for unaccompanied items that are later shipped. I'm just bringing personal effects in my husband's friend's SUV.

USCIS Stage (at Nebraska Service Center) (5 months, 21 days):
October 5, 2014 - Filed I-130
October 9, 2014 – NOA 1
March 25, 2015 – NOA 2 – Approved!

NVC STAGE (5 months, 28 days, including transit time):

April 17, 2015 - Received Case NVC Welcome Letter and AOS Invoice
April 22, 2015- Paid AOS Bill Online

April 23, 2015 – Completed DS-261
April 26, 2015 – Sent AOS Package via Electronic Processing
May 1, 2015 – Sent IV Package via Electronic Processing

July 20, 2015 – Received IV Invoice

July 27, 2015 – Paid IV Invoice

August 1, 2015 - DS-260 Completed
September 8, 2015 - Case Complete
September 18, 2015 - Interview Date Assigned -->>>>(October 26, 2015 @ 8:30am)

September 22, 2015 – Packet 4 Received (via Email)

Medical/Consulate/POE (42 days):
September 28, 2015 - Medical at Dr. Lyndon's in Toronto
October 26, 2015 – Interview in Montreal: VISA APPROVED!!!!

October 27, 2015 - CEAC status changes to Issued
October 30, 2015 - Passport in hand (Picked up from Brampton)
November 8, 2015 - POE (Peace Bridge, Canada-US Border)

 

In the United States:

November 18, 2015 - Received SSN in mail (I ticked the box on the DS-260 for it to be delivered)

December 5, 2015 - Received Conditional Green Card in mail

 

Removal of Conditions:

August 28, 2017 - Mailed I-751 package with USPS to VSC

August 30, 2017 - Per USPS tracking, package was delivered to St. Albans, VT

September 7, 2017 - VSC cashed check

September 11, 2017 - Received NOA (receipt date of Aug 31)

September 23, 2017 - I-797C Received (receipt date of Sept 15)

October 6, 2017 - Biometrics Appointment

August 13, 2018 - I-797 Received (receipt date of August 6) extending status for 18 months

November 13, 2018 - I-751 Approval

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If this can help, I went through this checkpoint last may with a tourist visa and the custom guy was so nice. It was not the case at the border in Detroit a few years back. I would definetely avoid saturday and sunday afternoon. 9-10 am is a good time as it's sunday so either people are sleeping or at church :-) Good luck

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