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I flew out of London (from Heathrow) at 12:50pm. It was the standard 9 hour flight, and as I am sure everyone is aware, after 9 hours, you can be a little irritable and not keen to stand in a massive line.
Luckily this was one of those rare times that I managed to get to customs before everyone else. In Atlanta you still have to line up in the Foreigner line (unless you are from Canada or Mexico, you can use the other line then). I was the second in line, so i was seeing a customs agent very quickly. I told him I was entering on a K1 visa, handed over my passport, my envelope and the entry form you fill out on the plane.
He then walked me down the the "Tripod" area, which is next to the entrance for baggage claim. I took a seat, and after five minutes, another customs agent called me forward. he was a middle aged man with grey hair a moustache. Extremely friendly. He asked me what I planned to do following my entry. I answered him that I planned to get married to my fiancee as soon as possible. He had a chuckle and told me how one girl had answered that questions with "Hug my fiancé and then have sex". We had a good laugh.
I was told to sit down again while he checked to make sure the contents of the envelope were accurate and enter them into the system. Maybe five mins later I was called back up to the desk, where he told me I was good to go. he gave me a quick run down on what I had to do now. I informed him I was all over it (thanks VJ!). Then I was off and collecting my bag and heading to connecting flight!
So in summary:
It took approx 20-30 mins from lining up in the first line to me being finished.
The whole process is very straight forward. I didn't get interrogated at all. He was a very very nice man.
I had a three hour change over time between flights, and even though I didn't even come close to needing it all, given how busy Atlanta gets, I highly recommend you give yourself at least three hours. it's better to be waiting for your next flight than missing it altogether.
GOOD LUCK!
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Port of Entry Member Review #15793
Entry Date: 2014-12-01