Arriving at Port of Entry...

[earthwormgym 1]

Hi all,

SO flying out to the States this Saturday, with my packet at the ready.

My question is....Which part of immigration do I get in line for?

Is it the "Visitors" section, or the "U.S. Citizen" section- coz technically I am neither! haha!

Thanks in advance!

Regards,

[catie-b 2]

Congrats! From reading through threads on here, I believe you can get in whichever line is shortest....

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

There is usually someone directing traffic, ask them. Sometimes there is a greencard holder/ residents line, if so go there, If not, I;d go to whichever is shorter- they will pass you on to secondary anyways.

[VirginiaMaria 3]

Go where directed. This might help with other questions too. Good luck! http://www.visajourney.com/faq/k1k2visa-enter.html

[lost_at_sea 995]

Last time I went through the States they actually had a whole separate line for "new immigrants". I think it just depends on the size of the airport and frequency of that sort of event for them. Just ask someone on the way to the queues - they might even skip you straight to an officer.

[Cathi 5,800]

Just ask when you arrive There will be people directing traffic, they will know where to send you.Congratulations on your arrival, it's an exciting time!!!

[NCTwigz 0]

When my husband (fiance at the time) entered they saw his package in his hand, and approached him right away asking if he was coming in on a visa and when he replyed with "yes" They directed him to which line to go Got him signed in, and he had to wait about 5 minuets before his name was called, and got him checked into the computer, gave him his I-94 and sealed medical forms and sent him on his happy way!

[earthwormgym 1]

thnks for all the responses guys! Very helpful!

I'm just gunna ask someone when I arrive there- shouldn't be a problem! One other question though...does it take longer than usual to get through immigration? As in, do you have to get extra things stamped etc.

Reason I ask is that I have a 2 hour connection time...through ATLANTA! haha!

Thanks.

[The Mean Lady 604]

thnks for all the responses guys! Very helpful!

I'm just gunna ask someone when I arrive there- shouldn't be a problem! One other question though...does it take longer than usual to get through immigration? As in, do you have to get extra things stamped etc.

Reason I ask is that I have a 2 hour connection time...through ATLANTA! haha!

Thanks.

Yes, it definitely takes a lot of time.

Good luck on your 2 hours.

You could miss your flight depending on the wait.

[earthwormgym 1]

Yes, it definitely takes a lot of time.

Good luck on your 2 hours.

You could miss your flight depending on the wait.

As in how long roughly, not factoring in the time waiting in line....

[The Mean Lady 604]

As in how long roughly, not factoring in the time waiting in line....

I can't answer that.

It varies completely randomly.

For us canadians, I've seen some people wait 2.5 hours when there was NO line just because the person didn't know how to process a visa packet.

I'm betting airports are a bit more educated in the subject though.

I suggest you read through POE reviews:

http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/poereviews.php?poe=Atlanta

That's for atlanta as that's how you made it seem you were landing.

If that's not the case, then choose the correct one.

[katieflossom 54]

I saw at San Francisco last time I was there that they actually had a 'new immigrants' line, but I know Denver for example doesn't have one of those, so best to check on the day. Safe travels!

[Peter_Pan 661]

When my husband (fiance at the time) entered they saw his package in his hand, and approached him right away asking if he was coming in on a visa and when he replyed with "yes" They directed him to which line to go Got him signed in, and he had to wait about 5 minuets before his name was called, and got him checked into the computer, gave him his I-94 and sealed medical forms and sent him on his happy way!

They gave him his medical forms back at the entrance?

[JoannaV 174]

Read the Atlanta POE reviews

The actual processing does not take long at all. However what varies is the time you have to wait. When I arrived I think maybe it was lunchtime, so there was only one person working and they first had to deal with something else.

[NCTwigz 0]

They gave him his medical forms back at the entrance?

They gave him a sealed envelope that we weren't allowed to open, but send directly with our AOS packet after we got married. It was labeled "medical" so I am assuming that it was his medical results for his chest x-rays and his vaccination forms that we had to submit with his I-485.

As for the time period it takes to get through the immigration process at the airport.. I think he was sort of lucky when it came to that, He was the only one in that particular line and within 20-25 minutes he was through with everything. We went through the K-1 process though so I'm not sure how different the paper work is from the CR-1.