Interesting POE experience

[bevray 0]

After a good flight virgin atlantic heathrow to chicago took my place in the visitors line and was greeted by a young man who put my envelope in a pink file along with my passport, I did not need the white visa form they made me complete on the plane although you do need to fill in the customs form. He told me to collect my luggage and then find an officer who would direct me to a waiting area to be processed. I did just that and there was one other couple ahead of me but nobody at the desk after what seemed ages a rather bullish young man sat at the table and asked for both our files. We both handed them over and sat down. He then put on blue gloves and proceeded to open the envelopes. After the young couple in front of me had been processed he called me to the desk and on opening my envelope asked me why there was so much paperwork in the file, he said there would only be two reasons for that one was we sent in information that was not needed or two there were problems! I told him whilst he was going through the paperwork that my husband sent in as much information as we had for proof of relationship, as he went through the paperwork he looked at the copies of emails, telephone bills and muttered "that wasn't needed" He then asked me a few questions like what job I did what my husband did and where we would be living. I then had to sign a form have fingerprints taken and that was it. He told me he was stamping my passport stating I had been informed my visa was conditional and that these conditions had to be removed etc. He then handed me back my passport no "welcome to America" but my husband welcomed me when I walked through the doors to my new life.

Thank you VJ for all your help and support. Good luck to everyone still waiting.

Bev and Ray

[msu17 0]

Congrats on making it!!!!! I wonder what was wrong with that guy... Strange. But you're hear so WELCOME TO AMERICA!

[^KK^ 3]

Congrats!!! And welcome to the US!!!

[Zee Bee 61]

Welcome to America!!!

[KaiserD 12]

It makes you nervous enough going through all that the last thing you need is someone who makes you feel uncomfortable, or downright rude as some people have experienced.

But you made it now, congrats

[Dan&Tiffany 0]

Ahhh well - all's well that ends well, huh? A big ol' "Welcome to America" to you!!

[TracyTN 237]

Interesting indeed!

K3ers don't need their I 94? Is that because its not a single entry visa?

[RGNSCOT 0]

have a good ole life in the USA .... leave that guy in the past.... you have afuture to live now yeaaaa

[TimsDaisy 0]

Congrats and welcome?

Sounds like that POE guy should explore a promising career at USCIS if he's so concerned with people's I-129F evidence. Like he even had to schlep it across the Atlantic! Your nerve! Including all those documents. Haha.

You won't be bothering with that kind of things again. How exciting! Congrats again

[Gaby&Talbert 1]

These Border Patrol Officers have GOD complexes. They are not the ones that approved our spouses or fiances they just need to enforce the laws for entry. If the Consulate approved the Visa then these people need to only say "Welcome to USA" They treat USC with respect why not everyone else entering legally?