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Robbai   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: China
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Hey Everyone!

 

So, my wife has recently had her CR1 visa issued and we're booking everything up for heading to the US. We're planning to reside in Michigan. However, we want to stop off in Seattle for a while on the way (it's in the middle and we've always wanted to visit), so we're wondering if we can make this our Port of Entry and then head on from Seattle to Michigan at a later date (possibly by train). 

 

When we submitted our documents, we've written that our mailing address is in Michigan. I'm just wondering if they would let us do this, or if they would want us to arrive at a Port of Entry close to our mailing address. Does anyone else have any experience with arriving somewhere which isn't where they intend to reside? 

 

Thanks in advance!

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JE57   239

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Absolutely no problem.   Enjoy your time in Seattle.   The Amtrak trip from Seattle to Chicago is really a lovely trip great way to experience the country.   Make sure to book a sleeping compartment and make sure she realizes that long distance Amtrak trains are not fast and efficient like trains in China.  Amtrak can be many hours late but if you have no scheduled connections on arrival in Chicago then it is a lovely trip.  But she definitely should not expect the experience to be anything like the Chinese trains...

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jayjayj   571

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Our residence is located in Pennsylvania.  We used Washington, D.C. as our POE.  I have friends who live in Florida and they used NY as their POE.  

 

 

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bakphx1   789

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I saw no condition on the POE.  Also on international arrivals, you can't necessarily control the POE.  I live in Phoenix and my spouse's home city has no direct flights to Phoenix.  Coming in can mean connecting from Miami, Dallas, Atlanta or Los Angeles.  Price determines it from there.  The POE is not related to the final destination, except by airline logistics and supply/demand anyway. Nothing says you have to go straight home. :-) 

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You can use any PoE as long as it's on this list: https://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports

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cordoba2015   224

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We entered through Dallas and are in California, as there were no direct flights to California from Argentina. Does not matter which POE.

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