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Really great POE experience at Ft. Lauderdale for Fresy!
She waited in line for about 40 minutes to get to the CBP officers' counter. As she approached, the officer saw her envelope and said "Woo-Hoo - a K-1 Visa" (He was actually happy to be processing her papers.
She was escorted for secondary processing and biometrics were taken. CBP asked her no questions and were really polite when processing her papers. Time spent in secondary was about 10 minutes. Received a nice "Welcome to America" from CBP when they were done processing her paperwork.
Customs officers also really friendly with Fresy. She was asked if she had any food items in her luggage, she said no and she was out of Customs in about 2 minutes. No baggage inspection - just a friendly "Welcome to the USA" from a nice Customs officer!
The only thing that scared Fresy a bit was that CBP was in the process of detaining a man who had previously overstayed a visa. She watched CBP place the man into handcuffs and escort him away. BUT - as soon as they were done dealing with the arrest they were nothing but nice and friendly to Fresy.
What a nice experience overall in our POE.
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Port of Entry Member Review #15102
Entry Date: 2012-01-21