kotze13
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I came in from Qatar, and landed at around 3pm. The line was very long and I had to wait about 60 minutes or more to get to the immigration officer. She was very friendly and tore open my brown envelope (I made a joke about how good it felt she did that, and she made a joke about the seriousness of not being allowed to open the envelope) I was then told to go to room 2, I wasn't asked any questions by her. After waiting about 90 minutes at interview room two, the gentleman was very friendly and had a sense of humor (he had some problems communicating to non-english speaking people) and kept assuring us he would work as fast as possible. I wasn't asked any questions and he stamped my I-94, I was then allowed to leave.
I did however have one issue. After being cleared by customs, without any hiccup, except for the waiting time, I encountered a very rude baggage checking staff. They drew a line thru my declaration form (I don't know if it is because of my type of visa, or what) so they did not check my luggage. The staff member made a very rude comment after seeing I was a K-1 visa holder. "oh K-1, go figure!" and threw my passport back to me and waved me away. For a person not knowing who I am or what we went thru to be together, I found this very insulting and sad .
Otherwise it was a smooth POE with friendly staff. If you have a connecting flight, I would recommend getting one at least three or four hours after arriving.
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Port of Entry Member Review #15217
Entry Date: 2012-05-16