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While I had purchased my ticket ahead of time to make sure I'd be able to arrive in the U.S. on January 1st and start the year with my fiancé, I was stressing for the POE. I had a 6hours lay-over before my next flight.
Here's how it went ... after a long flight I finally arrived in Atlanta, there weren't too many people there, it went pretty quick until I stood in front of an officer. I handed him my passport and my enveloppe, he called someone to come get me but as no one came after almost 5min, he decided to take me to the customs himself. (During those 5 min we talked a bit about my upcoming wedding, my fiancé, how we met, why we're getting married so soon, ...)
I just got advised to sit and wait until I heard my name. I waited for about an hour (there were may be 5 people before me but some had been waiting for over 2 hours), I was a bit stressed, I didn't even hear the officer calling me 2/3 times. I finally understood he was calling me and stood up. He was very friendly, asked how I am and asked me when the wedding would be. Then he handed me my passport back and .. that was it! I was like 'is that it?' and he said 'yes'
Be sure to plan enough time if you have a layover, I think 2hours is not enough, you'd just be in a rush and even more stressed. Know that you might have to take a shuttle between terminals and this can take a bit of time. Be prepared and have a good trip!
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Port of Entry Member Review #15826
Entry Date: 01-01-2015