POE in Abu Dhabi - how long does it usually take?

[doggieandsam 765]

hi guys, anybody out there with experience using Abu Dhabi as their POE? 

 

I am going to be using Abu Dhabi airport soon as my POE and I am entering on a K1 visa. I am just wondering how long does the CBP take to "process" k1 entrants there? how early should i plan to arrive at the airport?

 

any advise would be appreciated. thanks! 

[melusine10 89]

Abu Dhabi is not a POE as it is not in the United States. 

Your POE is the first US airport you will arrive to.

[broppy 204]

8 minutes ago, melusine10 said:

Abu Dhabi is not a POE as it is not in the United States. 

Your POE is the first US airport you will arrive to.

It is a POE. Abu Dhabi is a preclearance location. OP will go through customs and immigration before boarding the flight to the US.

[Perfect two 💑 1,147]

12 minutes ago, broppy said:

It is a POE. Abu Dhabi is a preclearance location. OP will go through customs and immigration before boarding the flight to the US.

If let say, I'm travelling from Malaysia to London and London to Charlotte, is that mean London will be my POE? 

[broppy 204]

4 minutes ago, MalaysiaUS said:

If let say, I'm travelling from Malaysia to London and London to Charlotte, is that mean London will be my POE? 

No. There are no preclearance facilities in London - your POE would still be Charlotte. But if you flew through Ireland, you could clear immigration in Dublin or Shannon - they do have preclearance.

[abum 324]

so upon landing (not sure which airport flights from Dubai to USA would land at), there is no immigration checks for the whole flight? 

[Perfect two 💑 1,147]

38 minutes ago, broppy said:

No. There are no preclearance facilities in London - your POE would still be Charlotte. But if you flew through Ireland, you could clear immigration in Dublin or Shannon - they do have preclearance.

Thank you super duper much! 😃 Feel so relieved that my POE will still be at Charlotte! Choose that route because I want Charlotte to be my POE. A bit scared to be somewhere that I don't have someone that I know!😂😂😂😂😂😂

[broppy 204]

31 minutes ago, abumiqdad said:

so upon landing (not sure which airport flights from Dubai to USA would land at), there is no immigration checks for the whole flight? 

That's correct. Once precleared, you'll arrive in the US at a domestic gate and face no further immigration/customs checks - just transfer directly to a connecting flight, or pick up your bags and go.

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

1 hour ago, abumiqdad said:

so upon landing (not sure which airport flights from Dubai to USA would land at), there is no immigration checks for the whole flight? 

Dubai doesn't have pre-clearance, just Abu Dhabi (in the UAE).

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

1 hour ago, MalaysiaUS said:

Thank you super duper much! 😃 Feel so relieved that my POE will still be at Charlotte! Choose that route because I want Charlotte to be my POE. A bit scared to be somewhere that I don't have someone that I know!😂😂😂😂😂😂

 

All POE procedures are done before you can meet up with anyone you know (or in the case of pre-clearance, after you say goodbye to anyone you know).

[Perfect two 💑 1,147]

Thank you for the info 😊 Yes, I know that. But, I feel more comfortable that way. I feel more comfortable knowing that he will be waiting for me outside there. I read few member experience where they got denied on POE because of the officer said that it is already expired (because they count it 6 months from the petition date not the K-1 visa issuance date). Since my fiance is at Charlotte, I might able to call him and telling him that. He might able to arrange something for that. That is why I prefer to choose POE at Charlotte. 

53 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

 

All POE procedures are done before you can meet up with anyone you know (or in the case of pre-clearance, after you say goodbye to anyone you know).

Edited August 22, 2017 by MalaysiaUS

[abum 324]

4 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Dubai doesn't have pre-clearance, just Abu Dhabi (in the UAE).

ah thanks for correcting me. 

[TheSkywalkers 143]

9 hours ago, melusine10 said:

Abu Dhabi is not a POE as it is not in the United States. 

Your POE is the first US airport you will arrive to.

Let me correct you on that. Abu Dhabi is indeed a POE. 

Not all POEs are in the US. Several airports in Canada such as Winnipeg, Toronto and Calgary are considered POEs as well as Dublin in Ireland.

Edited August 22, 2017 by TheSkywalkers

[j N j 50]

1 hour ago, TheSkywalkers said:

Let me correct you on that. Abu Dhabi is indeed a POE. 

Not all POEs are in the US. Several airports in Canada such as Winnipeg, Toronto and Calgary are considered POEs as well as Dublin in Ireland.

you burst my bubble with that one.. I as eyeing a flight from the philippines to Orlando, with a stop over in Abu Dhabi.. was expecting to POE to be Orlando.. The lay over for the connecting flight is only 1.5 hours. 

[j N j 50]

1 hour ago, TheSkywalkers said:

Let me correct you on that. Abu Dhabi is indeed a POE. 

Not all POEs are in the US. Several airports in Canada such as Winnipeg, Toronto and Calgary are considered POEs as well as Dublin in Ireland.

 

19 minutes ago, j N j said:

you burst my bubble with that one.. I as eyeing a flight from the philippines to Orlando, with a stop over in Abu Dhabi.. was expecting to POE to be Orlando.. The lay over for the connecting flight is only 1.5 hours. 

Checked the flight detail of my above post.. is Dubai, the same as Abu Dhabi? Ive read that they are separate cities.. and hopefully not our POE.