Port of Entry Process?

[kaze 1]

Hi there, my fiance and I will be flying to the US in late January with her K1 Visa.

 

Does anyone have a brief rundown of what occurs at port of entry and what is necessary to bring besides the sealed documents from the consulate/embassy?

Will latops/cameras/phones be searched or need to be turned on now a days? or does that vary on whoever interviews you?

 

thank you!

[Sarasota 178]

You can read people's reviews here

 

Mine took less than 10 minutes, CBP officer just flicked through the packet and asked some basic questions.

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

Like above, read through reviews of your specific POE.

 

My partner was last one almost off the plane and had his 'secondary' screening to get the packet and his took couple hours mostly just waiting but each airport/flight/time of day, ect, varies in time needed.

[Irisandjoel 52]

I entered in September, my POE was Boston Logan airport. The line was short, like 2 people before my turn, I handed the office my documents who complained that the stack of papers from the Embassies is getting smaller lately(I would think that's a good thing!) and asked me some generic questions, took my fingerprints, I was done in less thank 10 minutes, he didn't welcome me to the US lol. My now husband was with me and he took way longer going through the US citizen line, I had to wait for him for like 20 minutes not the other way around!

[payxibka 10,047]

2 hours ago, kaze said:

Hi there, my fiance and I will be flying to the US in late January with her K1 Visa.

 

Does anyone have a brief rundown of what occurs at port of entry and what is necessary to bring besides the sealed documents from the consulate/embassy?

Will latops/cameras/phones be searched or need to be turned on now a days? or does that vary on whoever interviews you?

 

thank you!

The process will vary depending on your POE.  Some do everything from the booth while others take you back to secondary.  My experience was about 45 minutes at JFK.

 

Immigration step does not screen your luggage they leave that up to Customs after clear immigration and you collect your bags

[jtona 98]

My Asawa Just came in POE Honolulu and total time spent 10 minutes...

1st time immigrant line ,  told officer K1 Visa....Officer directed her to another line and took packet, Asked a few questions,:address,phone number..gave her Medical instructions for The TB health department because she had a Sputum exam in the Philippines.

thru Customs , only question asked was "Where are you from and do you have Chicharon", Then out the door to Me!!!!!

 

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

I came with my fiancé on K1 we landed in Minneapolis as our POE, a few years ago.

 

I was asked if I paid my taxes last year, which I replied of course I did.  Then I was told after we got married to go to the local USCIS in Dallas Texas and apply for AOS.

 

From my understanding going to a USCIS for a AOS was done about 20 years ago