stankas
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I had been to the US 4 times previously. This time I had "the package" so when called by the officer I gave it to him. He looked at it and asked what it was. I told him - My K1 paperwork. - He then asked me if I was getting married and when and congratulated me. He then gave me the package back and told me to go to complementary inspections at the end of the hall and with a large smile on his face said - Welcome to the United States sir. - I was thrilled... lol. At complementary inspections there were 2 officers that told me to sit. I did it and stayed for around 15 min. while they entered info on the computers. I was absolutely relaxed because my connection flight was 4 hours away. At last one called me and asked if I had luggage to pickup. I said yes and he told me to do so and return afterwards which I did after around 5 minutes. When I got there he gave me the X-Ray and told me I was good to go that everything else would be forwarded to the local USCIS office, then he asked me how I knew my fiancé and I asked him to guess. He said: On the Internet. I answered "right" we both started laughing and then I parted. No harassment whatsoever. People were nice and attentive. Best entry EVER in the US .
Two things though to be careful with: I didn't write all my name on the I94 because my name is just too big and that has been causing me some trouble when applying for the SSN I had to return to DHS (deferred inspections) and have the I94 corrected.
The second thing is more like a tip. Although I was not wearing a tie at POE I was wearing a suit like kind of clothing. The previous time I had been in the US with my children I was wearing a suit and a tie and found that the harassment level was insignificant, so maybe this is only my impression or maybe officers like tidy people better than sporting people lol.
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Port of Entry Member Review #15127
Entry Date: 2011-08-16