Documents to bring for POA?

[GeorgiaPeach 2]

Hi Everyone,

Our time has come for hubby to enter the US for the first time with his CR1 visa. Can anyone verify I've got all the docs in order that he'll need?

1. CR1 visa in passport

2. $165 fee paid online (I have a printed receipt)

3. Sealed envelope from embassy

4. X-ray disc

5. Letter from me supporting his entry to a different location from where we're residing (I enter 2 days before him...he enters in Seattle then makes his way to Atlanta)

6. Signed letter for armed services (the one all men 25 under must sign)

Have I remembered everything?

[tedyc 4]

I don't think you need 5, but it can't hurt. They also likely won't ask for the x-ray disc or receipt for the $165 (they don't at JFK), but tell your husband to have them in his carry-on anyway. Otherwise it looks like he is set - the sealed envelope is the most important thing (plus passport obviously)

[GeorgiaPeach 2]

I don't think you need 5, but it can't hurt. They also likely won't ask for the x-ray disc or receipt for the $165 (they don't at JFK), but tell your husband to have them in his carry-on anyway. Otherwise it looks like he is set - the sealed envelope is the most important thing (plus passport obviously)

Thank you! I thought the signed letter was probably unnecessary, but I figured it wouldn't hurt, so no harm. Is it advisable to bring all of the documents used to get the CR1 visa in the first place, or are those no longer needed?

[tedyc 4]

There's no need to reprint the documents - that's actually what's in the sealed envelope!

[GeorgiaPeach 2]

There's no need to reprint the documents - that's actually what's in the sealed envelope![/quote

Cool, thanks!!

[mindthegap 2,521]

I didnt even bother bringing my x-ray disc last week (JFK) , nor was it mentioned. Just passport and sealed package.

$165 fee is nothing to do with your POE, so you dont need the receipt for that.

Wouldnt bother with the letter either personally- the only requirement is that you are in the country either prior to or at the same time as visa holders entry-poe in relation to place of intended residence is irrelevant.

Edited May 20, 2013 by mindthegap

[GeorgiaPeach 2]

I didnt even bother bringing my x-ray disc last week (JFK) , nor was it mentioned. Just passport and sealed package.

$165 fee is nothing to do with your POE, so you dont need the receipt for that.

Wouldnt bother with the letter either personally- the only requirement is that you are in the country either prior to or at the same time as visa holders entry-poe in relation to place of intended residence is irrelevant.

Great, thanks for that mindthegap. Hope you're settling well!

[Darnell 8,478]

item 2 is never checked at the POE.

one he hits dirt, best to mail off item 6 to the proper Selective Service Address.

item 5 isn't needed, the CBP goons won't care.

Be certain he has packed 10 to 14 bottles of his favorite sauce, though, as it'll be devilishly difficult to source out in the first 4 weeks after his arrival.

[himher 634]

Passport and sealed envelope are the only things they asked for from us.