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Is it better for me to be with my husband when he arrives at his point of entry and encounters CBP for the first time? 

I’m in the US but thinking of flying to him so that we can enter together and wondering if it’s worth it because tickets are so expensive right now. 

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No need to do that, unless his English is not good enough to answer any questions? 
 

You entering with him will not help or hinder in any way. 

“It’s been 84 years…” 

- Me talking about the progress of my I-751

 

 

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In most cases it's a pretty straightforward process. Unless you feel he needs that emotional support there's no need for you to travel with him.

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31 minutes ago, Daphne . said:

No need to do that, unless his English is not good enough to answer any questions? 
 

You entering with him will not help or hinder in any way. 

His English is solid. I mean, he has a thick accent of course lol but it’s his primary language. I just heard of a couple of horror stories dealing with CBP. 

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3 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

In most cases it's a pretty straightforward process. Unless you feel he needs that emotional support there's no need for you to travel with him.

Thank you. I’d love to be that support for him. Weighing that against almost $2k in travel expenses is a tough one. 

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1 minute ago, EmTi said:

Thank you. I’d love to be that support for him. Weighing that against almost $2k in travel expenses is a tough one. 

Save your money.

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3 minutes ago, EmTi said:

 

You entering with him will not help or hinder in any way

He’s from Africa and sometimes Africans go through more scrutiny. 

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11 minutes ago, EmTi said:

He’s from Africa and sometimes Africans go through more scrutiny. 

The ONLY "horror story" for a spousal visa holder I can recall ever seeing here on VJ was a Canadian... Valid immigrant visa holders very, very rarely experience issues with CBP.

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"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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13 minutes ago, EmTi said:

His English is solid. I mean, he has a thick accent of course lol but it’s his primary language. I just heard of a couple of horror stories dealing with CBP. 

He has been granted his visa, so not sure what kind of horror story you are expecting? CBP is mostly worried about ‘visitors’ who will try to abuse the system, not about people who arrive on approved immigration visas.

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“It’s been 84 years…” 

- Me talking about the progress of my I-751

 

 

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6 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

The ONLY "horror story" for a spousal visa holder I can recall seeing here on VJ was a Canadian... Valid immigrant visa holders very, very rarely experience issues with CBP.

Oh okay. Thank you!! 🙏🏽

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4 minutes ago, Daphne . said:

He has been granted his visa, so not sure what kind of horror story you are expecting? CBP is mostly worried about ‘visitors’ who will try to abuse the system, not about people who arrive on approved immigration visas.

My husband and I probably read too many posts online, but stories of going through cell phones, inspecting baggage, re-interviewing - asking crazy questions. Things like that we’ve read before. But that must be the exception and not the norm. 

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15 minutes ago, EmTi said:

He’s from Africa and sometimes Africans go through more scrutiny. 

I’ve been with my husband before, just transiting through Germany for our next flight. We were pulled out of the line (the only ones) and asked about final destination and wanted to see our marriage certificate. 
so this is a major blessing for us to get to this stage so forgive me if I’m  overthinking things, but it’s been a difficult journey. 

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1 hour ago, EmTi said:

He’s from Africa and sometimes Africans go through more scrutiny. 

 

Your profile reads Barbados

Immigration journey is not: fast, for the faint at heart, easy, cheap, for the impatient nor right away. If more than 50% of this applies to you, best get off the bus.

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The only thing i heard of from an African coming was the way the ticket was purchased

online the USC purchased a ticket in 2 stages (2 separate tickets)  one to France (it was not a transit ) and then one from France to US

the airline would not allow the person on the plane as they had no visa for France 

France allows people to transit with a valid US visa but not to fly there in this fashion

 

and i hope i explained that 

be careful when buying online tickets 

if the person has to pick up a new one in a foreign country ,  check that country's site for rules

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