HtBlack
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My experience at JFK was awesome. The officers weren't particularly nice - almost bothered, actually. They made me write my i-94 form (the lady in the plane didn't give me one because she said that "with immigrant visas you don't need it" with a pen that didn't work, just to make an example - but I was so relieved because of the general situation that I just didn't care.
And the situation was: I didn't have to go through the customs line at ALL. When getting out of the plane, going towards the customs "main" hall, I saw a sign pointing to the left saying "first time immigrants with visa packet" and so I followed the sign into a small room. There was only one person in front of me, and one with an officer already being processed. So in ten minutes, it was my turn; fingerprints, passport stamp, i-94 (see above) and I was on my way in twenty minutes total (without a "welcome to America" or any similar nicety, but as said, these officers were sort of gloomy)! When out, I could go directly to baggage drop and our suitcases hadn't even arrived yet: the process had been THAT fast. It took much longer to actually re-check the baggage, get inside the airport through security again and find my gate; almost an hour and a half total.
I had a three-hour layover and I got to my gate forty minutes before flight departure. Swift and painless, I wish it could be like that for everyone!
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Port of Entry Member Review #15933
Entry Date: 2015-05-22