POE Montreal Trudeau Airport

[SF2007 48]

Hi guys,

My interview for a K1 visa is schedule mid-April and I will most likely be flying out from Montreal's Trudeau airport. All flights I can book to my destination fly out around 8 AM. I have read on other posts that I should get there earlier and expect a longer process than usual.

Can anyone comment on how POE in Trudeau goes and how early I can show up at customs to deal with it?

Also, I plan on flying with some of my belongings and have the rest shipped by family in the next few months. I read on CBP website's that you have 10 years to import your belongings when you permanently move to the US... so it should be no issue I don't have everything with me or slips of shipment yet, right?

Thanks in advance!

[Veronik 19]

Hi,

My POE was through Trudeau as well, and I got there quite early. The only thing is that customs open at around 6am... And the process of the K-1 visa took maybe 45 min.-1 hour... I think my flight was at like 11 am or something...

This is just my opinion, but I would try to find a flight for a little later... But again, if you get there early and start waiting in line as early as possible, you should be ok... I know that I got there at around 5am, and there was already a line at customs...

It was hassle-free though, so it's just the time issue you have to figure out...

Good luck!

[SF2007 48]

Hi,

My POE was through Trudeau as well, and I got there quite early. The only thing is that customs open at around 6am... And the process of the K-1 visa took maybe 45 min.-1 hour... I think my flight was at like 11 am or something...

This is just my opinion, but I would try to find a flight for a little later... But again, if you get there early and start waiting in line as early as possible, you should be ok... I know that I got there at around 5am, and there was already a line at customs...

It was hassle-free though, so it's just the time issue you have to figure out...

Good luck!

Thank you for your help!

Did you also mail your belongings later in the process or did you fly with everything you were moving with you to the States?

[Veronik 19]

I had shipped boxes before, with books, DVDs and what not, and I had 3 suitcases with me, one of which was oversized. I had to pay an extra 150$, but it would have been a lot worse to have them shipped...

Overall the POE is super easy compared to everything else involved with getting the visa. When you get to the booth, you just tell the agent 'I'd like to activate my K-1 visa'... They ask you a couple questions, do a couple things on their computer and then send you to secondary. When you get to secondary, you can either go on the right or left, and I was told to go wait in the left waiting room. I waited 30 minutes or so to be called in. And then that process takes maybe 20-30 minutes... Make sure that when the agent gives you your passport back the right A# is written as well as the right date. It'll be important later.

Hope this helps!