POE Seattle

[Noradam 0]

Hi everybody,

a week ago my fiance and I got our NOA2 and now we are starting to plan my arrival in the States. My fiance is living in Seattle and I have been there 2 times in 2009 (3 and 2 months). The second time I flew into Seattle I got in trouble at Immigration. The first question was whether I had a boyfriend in the States. I denied, because I have heard of a story where they send a girl right back home. They even called my fiance to verify that we are not a couple. He had a good intuition and denied as well. After 3 hours they let me in, but of course not without frightening me. Now, I would like to book a flight to Seattle (because it's most convenient), but I am not sure whether they might remember what happened last July. And now they can see in our petition that we have already been a couple.

I don't know what to do now. It would be so frustrating to get denied at the border, that's why we are thinking it might be better book a flight to another town. However, that would be more expensive and inconvenient.

What do you think?

Thank you guys!

Nora & Adam

[payxibka 10,048]

they have computers at all POE's that are linked together to a central database... if they documented it, they will "remember" it.... this would be true at any POE not just Seattle

[krautlaus 7]

Hi Noradam!

I had the exact same problem earlier this year.. only that I told them that I was going to visit my boyfriend and schupps they sent me back...

I was told that once (see here) you have your interview with the embassy, you might want to kindly ask them to remove the little flag that indicates any past trouble with Immigrations at any POE.

These people are really scary man! They kept me in that room for four straight hours and I had to leave basically right after I got there...

Good luck getting your visa and congrats on the noa II!

[Noradam 0]

thanks for the quick answers.

Krautlaus, i just sent you a personal message.

Do you really think my 'case' is still in the computer?

[New Beginnings 32]

I think it's not a good idea to lie to immigration or at POE. If you think you might have trouble you may want to wait it out and wait for your visa.

[Noradam 0]

I think it's not a good idea to lie to immigration or at POE. If you think you might have trouble you may want to wait it out and wait for your visa.

I know they hate it when you lie to them. But there is NO reason to send people (who haven't done anything) back, so that's why I lied. Also, I will wait for my visa until I will enter the States again, but still there is a weird feeling that they 'remember' me (of course not my face ;-)) and look into our I-129F petition to see that we have already been a couple by then. Maybe I am worrying to much. I think now we did everything right and in a legal way. :-)