Lost Love
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Arrived in Newark at 4:30 A.M EST after 15 hr 30 min long flight. Went for immigration and a very sweet lady greeted me with Christmas wishes and told me to stand in queue at counter # 4. After waiting in the queue for some 5 mins the officer called me and i approached him. Took my fingerprints and the K1 packet. After doing something with his computer he asked me to come with him. He handed my file to the other officer sitting on the other side of the airport, who then placed it on the counter and left it there.
Despite all the positive reviews on POE - Newark I found myself waiting for over two hours before my passport was picked up from the counter. I had a 3 hr 17 min layover so I thought I had plenty of time. When I informed the customs officer of my approaching departure he told me to be patient, as "they" were working on my case. It was 7min before my scheduled departure when my passport was finally returned to me. In the end I missed my flight and had to wait nearly 11hrs for a flight out to San Fransisco.
I should mention that there were only two other K1 Visa holders in line and they received their passports after 5 mins of them being picked up. A 27hr 40min journey turned into 38hrs. I missed christmas because of their careless approach. My fiance and I read all the reviews on POE's here and we had planned enough of a layover. I guess this goes to show you that it is always better to have a longggggggggggg layover just in case.
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Port of Entry Member Review #14579
Entry Date: 2009-12-25