Has anyone been forced by the airport security to open the yellow envelope?

[Cathi 5,746]

Been here 12 years, never once heard of anyone being forced to open their envelope. Stop worrying about things that aren't a thing.

[TonyMacaroni 9]

11 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

Are u worried about checking in ?

 

Well, now I’m worried significantly less thanks to replies like yours!

 

11 hours ago, Benny1337 said:

there are multiple ways to check if whatever is inside poses any risk beside opening it

 

Yeah, I guess they could use dogs, x-ray, metal detectors. It’s just that some people when granted authority get really high off of it and can go overboard.

 

11 hours ago, Benny1337 said:

I hope this helps put your mind at ease.

 

Thank you for your input, it has definitely helped my paranoia.

 

10 hours ago, Siberia said:

i had the envelope too. My flight was through Turkey. I put it in small suitcase for hand luggage. In Turkey they check manually hand luggage but nobody asked me to open it

 

That’s good to know! An unrelated question: did you have a one-way ticket and if so, did they give you a hard time about that? As in, demanded that you buy a return ticket from them?

 

57 minutes ago, Loren Y said:

Are you sure you are carrying an envelope

 

If we’re to assume that my sanity is still intact, I’m pretty sure I’m looking at it right now, haha.

 

59 minutes ago, Loren Y said:

envelope was never looked at and we transited thru 3 or 4 countries over a 3-4 day period on the way back to the US. I don't think you will have an issue.

 

Thank you, that’s reassuring.

[TBoneTX 45,251]

28 minutes ago, TonyMacaroni said:

some people when granted authority get really high off of it and can go overboard

The magic words are, "Please call your supervisor over here, sir."

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6 hours ago, PVR Bound said:

I need to get me one of them dogs

I have a female dog.

[Siberia 9]

7 hours ago, TonyMacaroni said:

That’s good to know! An unrelated question: did you have a one-way ticket and if so, did they give you a hard time about that? As in, demanded that you buy a return ticket from them?

Yeah i had one way ticket. Only strange question was How long are you going to stay in US? 

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5 minutes ago, Siberia said:

Yeah i had one way ticket. Only strange question was How long are you going to stay in US? 

 

[TonyMacaroni 9]

7 minutes ago, Siberia said:

Yeah i had one way ticket. Only strange question was How long are you going to stay in US? 

 

How are we even supposed to answer that so they’re happy? What did you answer?

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1 minute ago, TonyMacaroni said:

 

How are we even supposed to answer that so they’re happy? What did you answer?

 

Indefinitely.

[appleblossom 2,438]

1 minute ago, TonyMacaroni said:

 

How are we even supposed to answer that so they’re happy? What did you answer?

You’d just tell the truth. You seem to be really overthinking everything! Just relax, enjoy the flight, and then enjoy the anti-climax of your envelope being opened and your visa being stamped by a surly immi officer that probably does it 10 times a day and will take 2 minutes to process you. 

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It has been so long for me, but I still had the unopened envelope many years later, contained my X Ray, I binned it in one of my moves. 

[Siberia 9]

i don't remember exactly i said something like i am getting married so i am gong to stay in US happily ever after

[TonyMacaroni 9]

4 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

You’d just tell the truth. You seem to be really overthinking everything! Just relax, enjoy the flight, and then enjoy the anti-climax of your envelope being opened and your visa being stamped by a surly immi officer that probably does it 10 times a day and will take 2 minutes to process you. 

 

The problem is that you can tell the truth in many different ways, word it differently, with the facts staying the same. Should an airline employee want to give me a hard time, in case I just say “indefinitely”, they can say “Well, your visa grants you the permission to be there for only 90 days”. My guess it’s best to say something like “I’m getting married within 90 days and then staying in the US with my wife indefinitely”. As for the overthinking part, it’s a lot of pressure to bear when a single mistake can potentially cost you and your partner future. At least, the version of it that we so desire. But yeah, I agree, it’s a little extreme.

[Crazy Cat 41,810]

30 minutes ago, TonyMacaroni said:

 

How are we even supposed to answer that so they’re happy? What did you answer?

If asked "Do you plan to marry in the US", do not say something like "Maybe, maybe not".  That answer caused a K-1 holder to be denied entry.  In fact, that is the only K-1 entry denial that I can remember ever hearing about.  Honestly, you are overthinking this.  Don't let something like the topic of this thread to draw your attention away from the real place you need to focus on.  

Edited March 10 by Crazy Cat

[Crazy Cat 41,810]

1 minute ago, TonyMacaroni said:

it’s a lot of pressure to bear when a single mistake can potentially cost you and your partner future.

The "what if" mental gymnastics can have a negative effect on your health. Have you seen the K-1 flowsheet?  It is a good tool which lays out a structured schedule of needed actions.

 

[appleblossom 2,438]

1 minute ago, TonyMacaroni said:

 

The problem is that you can tell the truth in many different ways, word it differently, with the facts staying the same. Should an airline employee want to give me a hard time, in case I just say “indefinitely”, they can say “Well, your visa grants you the permission to be there for only 90 days”. My guess it’s best to say something like “I’m getting married within 90 days and then staying in the US with my wife indefinitely”. As for the overthinking part, it’s a lot of pressure to bear when a single mistake can potentially cost you and your partner future. At least, the version of it that we so desire. But yeah, I agree, it’s a little extreme.

An airline employee isn’t going to ask you that - the person that was asked above was asked by the immigration officer. 
 

You’re overthinking it because you already have a visa in hand and you just need it administratively processed. You’ve done the hard part! 
 

I travelled with my envelope last July and my only concerns were if I’d remembered to cancel the post and should I have packed more tea bags. It honestly didn’t occur to me that I’d have issues on entry, and the whole thing was maybe 2 minutes (and that was for 4 of us) before we walked through the arrivals hall as LPR’s of the US.