POE MIAMI - My experience :)

[Teddy♥Pika 2]

Hola! I'd like to share my experience...

On 14th March, 2012 I left my beautiful family and my beautiful country for starting a new life with my Teddy. We left Peru at 2:30pm. By 5:30pm we arrived to San Jose, Costa Rica Airport. My Teddy and I waited like 40 minutes to take the 2nd plane to Miami We arrived to Miami Aiport at 10:30pm. I loved both planes since they were bussines class and for me, to have the 1st time on planes, it was something I really enjoyed :)

Fortunately, Miami Aiport was really really empty, we didn't make any line We went to the Immigrant Line, my Teddy was with me. A woman from customs security was talking to my husband, she was serious but at the same time very funny, she was asking him about the way we met each other... She took my brown envelope (I took a very good care since the 1st time I got it) she didn't open it but she told us: "follow me"

She took us to a room were there were like 6 more person waiting. We sat and like 5 minutes later a man from a windows called us. We stood up in front of the windows and he opened the brown envelope, he was checking the documents that were inside of the envelope. He asked us for taking sit again. After 10 minutes he called us again and he made me sign a document, then he told us: "Follow me" We went to a different room where he took my fingerprints and he putted a stamp on my passport (Department of Homeland Security US. and Customs and Border Protection - Admitted MIA) Finally he told us to remove the Conditions 90 days before my arrival and that was all, all took us like 20 minutes! He was very kind and nice.

Now I'm finally with my Teddy :) ♥♥♥♥ No more distance for us!! YAY!!! ♥♥♥♥

Wishing the best of luck for all of you my friends

[mounir412 101]

thanks for sharing and good luck for your new life

[lubnajavid 20]

@teddypika

congrats on arriving safely and having a good experience at your POE too!

i cant remember the last time i saw this many smileys Good for you and your husband!

im guessing you meant they said to remove conditions 90 days before your 2 yrs?

Its nice to hear happy stories on here.

Enjoy!

[El Cachalote 12]

Pika friend,

Wonderful story. I am so happy for you guys! We (Sonia & I) will be doing this on 12 April. I hope our experience is similar to yours...but I doubt it will be as fast or easy.

We arrive in Miami around 2 in the afternoon which is a very busy time.

Thanks so much for the information...and enjoy you adopted, new land !!!!

Sincerely,

Magnus (el cachalote)

P.S. - I found this site for those of us yet to go to POE!

http://apps.cbp.gov/awt/

[zapatosfeos 17]

Thank you Pika !!! Fantastic post, my fiance is very nervous about the upcoming interview and the airport and just everything ! He will also be POE Miami, since I live here in Miami...your post was really helpful, I will read this to him for sure so that he can have a better understadng of what to expect. I wish I was flying in with him, but I dont know, I just dont see that happening I guess we will see !

[RomaSkirsky 6]

Hola! I'd like to share my experience...

On 14th March, 2012 I left my beautiful family and my beautiful country for starting a new life with my Teddy. We left Peru at 2:30pm. By 5:30pm we arrived to San Jose, Costa Rica Airport. My Teddy and I waited like 40 minutes to take the 2nd plane to Miami We arrived to Miami Aiport at 10:30pm. I loved both planes since they were bussines class and for me, to have the 1st time on planes, it was something I really enjoyed

Fortunately, Miami Aiport was really really empty, we didn't make any line We went to the Immigrant Line, my Teddy was with me. A woman from customs security was talking to my husband, she was serious but at the same time very funny, she was asking him about the way we met each other... She took my brown envelope (I took a very good care since the 1st time I got it) she didn't open it but she told us: "follow me"

She took us to a room were there were like 6 more person waiting. We sat and like 5 minutes later a man from a windows called us. We stood up in front of the windows and he opened the brown envelope, he was checking the documents that were inside of the envelope. He asked us for taking sit again. After 10 minutes he called us again and he made me sign a document, then he told us: "Follow me" We went to a different room where he took my fingerprints and he putted a stamp on my passport (Department of Homeland Security US. and Customs and Border Protection - Admitted MIA) Finally he told us to remove the Conditions 90 days before my arrival and that was all, all took us like 20 minutes! He was very kind and nice.

Now I'm finally with my Teddy ♥♥♥♥ No more distance for us!! YAY!!! ♥♥♥♥

Wishing the best of luck for all of you my friends

Did they speak to you in Spanish at all? I will be flying in with my Fiancé, just incase there are any issues. He speaks english, but like a lower intermediate level, as he's still studying. I worry that he'll be nervous so his english may be a little confusing for the officers. Some have had good experiences and others have had bad experiences. I was just curious about the Spanish. I've gone through immigration a million times in Miami and they always speak english and spanish to me, but I'm a USC so I assume it'll be different for my Fiancé. Also they let your Fiancé stay with you through the whole process? Did you go in the citizens line? Thanks and congrats.

[skiptex 225]

my wife came in Dec. 31, 2012..

she said she could have asked for spanish speaking officer.. but she chose not to.. (i text her for your question)

i think your fiance will be ok..

he is not the first spanish speaking person to enter at Miami.. LOL>>

[RomaSkirsky 6]

my wife came in Dec. 31, 2012..

she said she could have asked for spanish speaking officer.. but she chose not to.. (i text her for your question)

i think your fiance will be ok..

he is not the first spanish speaking person to enter at Miami.. LOL>>

Lol. Thank you. I know that's true! I just hear from some that they were given a hard time if they wanted to speak in Spanish. I appreciate your input!

[Adriana&Karel 7]

Hola! I'd like to share my experience...

On 14th March, 2012 I left my beautiful family and my beautiful country for starting a new life with my Teddy. We left Peru at 2:30pm. By 5:30pm we arrived to San Jose, Costa Rica Airport. My Teddy and I waited like 40 minutes to take the 2nd plane to Miami We arrived to Miami Aiport at 10:30pm. I loved both planes since they were bussines class and for me, to have the 1st time on planes, it was something I really enjoyed

Fortunately, Miami Aiport was really really empty, we didn't make any line We went to the Immigrant Line, my Teddy was with me. A woman from customs security was talking to my husband, she was serious but at the same time very funny, she was asking him about the way we met each other... She took my brown envelope (I took a very good care since the 1st time I got it) she didn't open it but she told us: "follow me"

She took us to a room were there were like 6 more person waiting. We sat and like 5 minutes later a man from a windows called us. We stood up in front of the windows and he opened the brown envelope, he was checking the documents that were inside of the envelope. He asked us for taking sit again. After 10 minutes he called us again and he made me sign a document, then he told us: "Follow me" We went to a different room where he took my fingerprints and he putted a stamp on my passport (Department of Homeland Security US. and Customs and Border Protection - Admitted MIA) Finally he told us to remove the Conditions 90 days before my arrival and that was all, all took us like 20 minutes! He was very kind and nice.

Now I'm finally with my Teddy ♥♥♥♥ No more distance for us!! YAY!!! ♥♥♥♥

Wishing the best of luck for all of you my friends

Congratulations on your new life....it is really encouraging to read this, i can't help but imaging us going through the same path to finally be together. How exciting, that you guys are having a baby too....what a blessing!!....we can't wait to have one and all this situation, plus the stress and the distance is driving us crazy...but this post reminds me there is hope. Enjoy your new life and congratulations again