Entered at JFK POE -- Confused and have some questions.

[TonyCH 13]

1 hour ago, LizM said:

Gotcha! Thank you, good to know.

 

@TonyCH - there's a possibility to also search the I-551 number in the SAVE database.

Will try. What is the save database? Is it a record that I’m admited or something else?

[ItsSunny2Day 17]

Regarding a visit to a SSA office, I actually recommend that you arrive 1 hour before closing. Check with the security guard posted at the front, when is there "cut off" for accepting people. They have to legally accept you into the office by X time and issue you a ticket. During that last one hour, all the staff work at a much faster pace, to process everyone in the lobby, so that they as staff members can go home.

[Scandi 4,166]

I arrived on a K-1 visa and had the same experience, only that the CBP officer was relatively nice. He asked me two questions, opened my envelope, took my fingerprints, stamped my passport and said "Welcome to America". Took a few minutes only, that was all.