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So I dare to update now because I just got updated by CBP. I called CBP and the officer was very nice, sounded like they were a bit annoyed the package wasn't taken when I arrived and I got the feeling it happens more often. I explained I had no idea I had to hand it over (I didn't, had no idea that was all originals, I come from digital Holland and thought this was just a copy for when they would check me at the border) and I also said I was dumb enough to open it. I was told they understood and that I could send it in or bring it in person so they could process it correctly for me. As I am not close to the airport I decided to send it in with FedEx overnight (which is why I didn't update yet because it was nerve wrecking and I wanted to make sure it arrived in good order first!) together with my i-94 and passport/visa copy. I got the officer's name and an address and email address and was promised that the officer would personally handle it for me and let me know when it was received and taken care of. I just received the email saying that everything was received in good order and that it will be correctly processed and sent to USCIS. I am so happy this is fixed, my stress level was through the roof. I must say that I have had contact with CBP four times now. Back in the Netherlands when I had questions about shipping my belongings, when arriving in the USA, on the phone with CBP at a local airport to get a phone number that would actually give me a human officer instead of a robot and now with this and they were very nice and very helpful on all four occasions going out of their way to help me out. I am not used to that in The Netherlands. So thumbs up for CBP.

I looked online for the number of my consulate, turns out the visa stuff is not handled in Amsterdam anymore but the Dutch need to go to Frankfurt Germany now. So that gave me more stress! But I just got off the phone with CBS at Detroit Airport and they couldn't be nicer and more helpful. I will update when it's handled!

I get that it's a huge issue when entering the country, but I've already been admitted and passport stamped, i94 on file. I'm pretty stressed out now.

I am in the USA currently on a K1 Visa and I did not get a COVID vaccine. You don't need any vaccinations for your K1 visa, but you need them for your AOS. If you are against ALL vaccinations you can file a waiver with your AOS (form i-601, $1040 extra) based on your religious belief and/or moral convictions. You can't pick and choose and take all other vaccinations at your medical exam but not the COVID ones. https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-9-part-d-chapter-3

I am not sure if I have an issue now. I arrived in the States on a K1 in April, got married last week and am about to send in my AOS. I never received a copy of my medical exam and I still had the sealed envelope I got from the consulate with my paperwork that they did not ask for at the POE so I opened it to make copies of my medical exam. Then I got stressed and searched this forum and saw I should have brought it in still (sealed) and that they can only be resealed by the consulate which is now thousands of miles away. What do I do? What are my options? Does anyone know what I should do?

That is not how I read that. I read there I need to show passport + visa + I94 and the mentioned visas need additional forms. How do you read K1 visa holders are not accepted?

This is an application form: https://www.michigan.gov/sos/-/media/Project/Websites/sos/03lawensn/Applying_for_lic_or_ID_SOS_428.pdf I am confused you had to wait for your EAD/green card. I am not filing for and EAD so I will not get one. But when I look at this application form it looks like if I get an SSN and show my card, my passport with visa and proof of residency (which I can provide by then) that I have enough documents to apply for a driver's license in Michigan? I likely do need to do the tests, which is fine but seems like the supervised practice period of 30 might be waived since I have had a Dutch license for 25 years. Interesting how you can just exchange your US DL here in the Netherlands for a Dutch one if you come from the US with mostly wide open roads and automatics, while Dutch people who are used to trains in the streets, bikers everywhere and millions of tourists terrorizing our streets with their amazing driving abilities while we have to shift manually and have a thousand eyes everywhere need to take a test in the US. I'm not worried about a test, and it's cheap too! You pay much more here in The Netherlands for a test. I guess I'll just go to the DMV as soon as I have my SSN and see what they say.

Ithaca, Gratiot County!

Thanks. Yes I have done all that, the airline doesn't require anything either. I was mainly curious about the check at the POE. Vaccine waiver.

Thanks for the info. Yes normally it would be anywhere between 10-16K to ship, but not with their last-minute prices. It will actually be only 1-1.6K which is perfect!

I don't believe I need that, but link is helpful. It says: Documents needed: Proof of legal presence Proof of Social Security number Proof of identity Proof of Michigan residency (two documents)

This topic is golden! I can't find anything on hs codes being needed now though? Anyone know anything about that? I plan on shipping 30 boxes, not sure how I would be able to find codes for all my personal belongings. Seems not right.

Unfortunately that will be such a hassle. It is what it is, but WHY April 1st? Why not July 1st or something? 😆

Yes but unfortunately my flight is April 8th so I will not be filing it until after that. Unless it's possible to file BEFORE I arrive and get married? But that seems doubtful.

Hey so quiet in here! New Dutchie here, I am moving on April 8th to my American soon-to-be-husband, my K1 visa was approved and issued today.

I just found the answer to my question #6 ... "Requiring separate filing fees for Form I-485 (adjustment of status), Form I-131 (travel document), and Form I-765 (employment authorization), whether or not they are filed together;" That is going to be an expensive AOS...

Hi everyone, This is my first post. My visa process was so smooth and quick so there wasn't much to tell or ask. I do want to tell people reading that are still IN the process not to worry as much as I did! If you are well prepared and you have nothing to lie about, you will be fine! I was standing at the interview with a massive pile of all kinds of evidence and all my forms and copies and nearly all I had to say was 'and this is the permit of my fiancé from when he lived here for 10 years with me...'. After that she wanted to know what the marriage plans were and what type of work we were going to do and didn't look at any other evidence. I watched a lot of videos in preparation for this that said 'short answers' but I do not think that is always the smartest. I am a talker and when she asked me how we met I told her the whole timeline right after that and she seemed to be pleased instantly. I do realize having lived together for 10 years is a big help but I do think they like to see you talk about your relationship other than giving short answers as if you have something to hide. I saw people there missing all kinds of important documents (like divorce papers, evidence and support and stuff like that) and they were even approved pending those documents. They will have a delay so not something you want, but the whole ordeal was a lot more relaxed than I thought. I only had a week delay because my medical exam was sent in late by the clinic and apparently that takes a week to arrive at the consulate because it goes through the embassy first. Anyway , today my K1 visa status changed from refused and then approved to ISSUED so I should get my passport + visa soon as the consulate here is very quick. I do have some questions though about the next steps as I am of course already stressing out and trying to be overly prepared for the next steps. I am moving on a K1 visa from The Netherlands to the USA (POE Detroit). 1. Apparently you get a brown sealed envelope you need to bring with you. I did not receive it at the consulate, will that be shipped with my passport or is that sent electronically from the Amsterdam Consulate? 2. I am bringing our cat with me on the plane (my fiancé has lived here with me for 10 years, hence 'our' cat). I have contacted the state and the CDC and both said there are no rules or regulations for importing a cat into Michigan. I did read she will get a check at customs. Does anyone have any experience with this? Will I be there when she is checked (or else good luck to the officer!)? 3. I want to bring quite some boxes of personal belongings, around 20-30 boxes. I plan on shipping them with Fedex and I saw I need to fill out customs form 3299 but it's a bit confusing. They make a distinction between household effects and personal effects and for personal effects it says 'for residents only'. Am I a (temporary at least) resident when I enter on a K1 or do I have to wait for my green card? If anyone has more information as to how to correctly fill in this form I would be forever grateful. I have had a box stuck at UPS once and that was an expensive ordeal. 4. Can I ship my stuff ahead of me moving or do I need to wait until I actually go? I have a flight on April 8th but I would rather ship my stuff as soon as possible. 5. We plan to marry as soon as possible and I will send in the forms for my AOS right after. As my father is having health issues I will also fill out form I-131, does anyone know how long it takes for that to be approved? I would assume not as long as the green card because otherwise what's the use of I-131? 6. When sending in I-485, the forms I-131 and I-765 are free of charge right? I would only have to pay an additional fee for my I-601 if I got that right? And I see that they have upped the fees per April 1st, just my luck 😆). 7. I got a CD with my x-ray from the doctor which I have to bring with me on the plane, but I noticed it's not sealed. They sealed it at the hospital, then I brought it back to the clinic and they opened it and gave it back to me open. Is that an issue? Should I go back and ask them to seal it or does that cd not have to be sealed? 8. When I get into the US, how do I go about getting an SS#, a bank account and change my driver's license to a MI driver's license? And what did you guys do with your bank accounts in your former country? I would assume I will be able to keep that for a bit? Sorry for the long list, I like to be prepared! Any info would be much appreciated. There is not much information about K1 visas from Dutchies online, this forum is a blessing!