Port of Entry Question

[Gerrard 0]

Hello all, 

 

My wife was issued her CR-1 Visa and the embassy returned her passport to her with the visa that is valid for 6 months. My question is that I have seen in some cases there is mention of a SEALED PACKET that she needs to have with her to present to the Border Control Officer upon arrival to the United States. The embassy here in Lebanon never gave her or mentioned a packet and all she got with her Passport were some papers explaining how to apply for a SSN and what her rights are as a Conditional Permanent Resident. Her medical exam was conducted and the results sent directly from the approved doctor's office to the embassy prior to the interview. 

 

Can someone shed some light on this? 

 

Does anyone know if this packet is required as a hard copy or if embassies are going paperless? 

 

 

Also does anyone know about how long the process at Border Control will take ? I have seen some people say that it can take up to 4 hours and to book the transfer  flight with a long layover. 

 

Thank You

 

G

Edited September 28, 2020 by Gerrard

[Crazy Cat 42,581]

The packets are not used much anymore, if at all.  Records are now transmitted electronically.   

[VK42 2]

The medical results are submitted to the embassy electronically by the doctor they don’t so hard copy anymore. Don’t worry about it.

[Crazy Cat 42,581]

1 minute ago, VK42 said:

The medical results are submitted to the embassy electronically by the doctor they don’t so hard copy anymore. Don’t worry about it.

The OP was referring to the packet of papers which used to be hand-carried to CBP officers at POE in the US.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

32 minutes ago, Gerrard said:

I have seen some people say that it can take up to 4 hours and to book the transfer  flight with a long layover. 

Yes. It partly depends also on which airport and what time of day (how many flights are landing around the same time), and whether or not transfers to different terminals are needed for the connection. Remember also flights can be late and if someone is coach, they can end up disembarking quite a while after the plane has actually landed. Airports may be less busy now that Covid has reduced travel so it may not be as bad but in general, it’s less stressful to spend an extra hour surfing airport WiFi and maybe shopping than trying to rebook a missed flight. 
 

 

 

Edited September 28, 2020 by SusieQQQ