POE Miami-Fiance & I together

[Melanie-John 0]

Should we both go through the US Citizen side or visitor side? She will be arriving on the k1 visa and I will be with her. I would like to enter with her through the US Citizen side, might be faster, whichever I will need to go with her. As I have read, I am able to go in either side and must accompany her. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

[Inky 1,111]

You can go on which ever line with her that you want. You should probably pick the USC line though because like you said it will be faster.

[payxibka 10,048]

As is the standard response for this question each time it is posed (about once a week.)

Just ask the crowd control officer... he/she will direct you accordingly. Chances are you will both be directed to go to the USC/LPR line.

[Melanie-John 0]

Thank you!

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

I don't think your fiance is a US citizen yet. If so, she should not go to the line that's reserved for US citizens, unless directed so by a CBP officer on duty. You rather want to err on the safe side, than having to deal with that one CBP officer among a hundred or thousand who takes this as a false claim of US citizenship on her side.

I've never used a line reserved for US citizens, not even as a Green Card holder traveling with my US citizen wife, until I became a US citizen myself. Funny enough, at the U.S. Virgin Island the visitors line was much faster than the US citizens line.

[payxibka 10,048]

I don't think your fiance is a US citizen yet. If so, she should not go to the line that's reserved for US citizens, unless directed so by a CBP officer on duty. You rather want to err on the safe side, than having to deal with that one CBP officer among a hundred or thousand who takes this as a false claim of US citizenship on her side.

I've never used a line reserved for US citizens, not even as a Green Card holder traveling with my US citizen wife, until I became a US citizen myself. Funny enough, at the U.S. Virgin Island the visitors line was much faster than the US citizens line.

There is no such thing as a USC ONLY line... If you look at the signage, it is "visitors" and "USC & RESIDENT" lines

[mike42979 57]

There is no such thing as a USC ONLY line... If you look at the signage, it is "visitors" and "USC & RESIDENT" lines

This is incorrect i have flown through Miami many times 6 times in the last year and there is a line specifically for U.S citizens. But i dont think it will be a big deal to take her through that line, you can always say you didnt know you can use the visitor line and didnt want to separate from your fiancee!

[missicy 87]

There is no such thing as a USC ONLY line... If you look at the signage, it is "visitors" and "USC & RESIDENT" lines

There are different signs at different airports. She should use the line that says visitors. She is not a USC and she is not a resident yet, so she shouldn't use the line reserved for them, unless directed so by CBP officer.

[payxibka 10,048]

There are different signs at different airports. She should use the line that says visitors. She is not a USC and she is not a resident yet, so she shouldn't use the line reserved for them, unless directed so by CBP officer.

I have been through Miami at least 6 times myself... please re-read the signage

[Melanie-John 0]

Thanks again! I too have been through MIA a bunch and seen how it is. If there is a person there I will ask, or I might

See if I can ask someone before I leave MIA on my way to Malaysia this evening. Thanks again for the input and wish us luck !

Cannot wait!

[Enigma11561 336]

I went to pick up my my then fiancée and returned with her. I am the USC and she was the K1. Our POE was New York.I asked the woman directing the lines if she could go with me though the USC line. Yes. And no problems.This is really not a big deal

[raverz 1]

I just got through the airport 3 weeks back and the officer told me to go thru the USC queue as I was on an immigrant visa. POE Chicago.

[Melanie-John 0]

We arrived at Miami International and were both directed to go to the United States Citizen line, after I asked the agent where we should go. We arrived August 21st, 2011. It was easy and fast, only international arrival at that time. Thanks for all the posts! Good Luck to all.