Crossing the border

[Nicole&Billy 0]

Hi all,

I am anxiously awaiting my visa to be delivered (k-1) so I am now wondering if when I do retrieve it and make the move down to the states (will be crossing from canada to USA) anyone have any experience that they can share.. Did they give you any issues? Will I have to go up to the offices for further screening. We are approved with no issues so I'm hoping they won't need any further questioning/screening..

[TBoneTX 45,524]

*** Essentially country-specific thread moved from K-1 Process forum to the Canada regional subforum. ***

[Flames9_RN 358]

Hi all,

I am anxiously awaiting my visa to be delivered (k-1) so I am now wondering if when I do retrieve it and make the move down to the states (will be crossing from canada to USA) anyone have any experience that they can share.. Did they give you any issues? Will I have to go up to the offices for further screening. We are approved with no issues so I'm hoping they won't need any further questioning/screening..

At the the top of the page is POE reviews...or search whatever POE your going to use at the top right......majority have no issues.....are u driving, flying..importing a car? bringing animals?

[Fayeara 8]

No issues for me, but they take you in to fill in some paperwork.

[Michelle13 39]

I had no real issues. what I did have was a poor boarder guard who had no idea what to do with all my papers. I drove through and he kept looking at his checklist or something and then asking me to sit down and he went over in the back. I kept hearing his overseer say something like "I don't know...they keep changing it." But after all was said and done it was about 30 mins. They stamped my passport, said Congratulations and sent me on my merry way.

[jfgk1987 303]

Are you driving or flying?

If you're driving; when you get to the booth at the border they'll ask you the usual crossing questions. They may inspect your car or they may take your word on what you tell them you're bringing over like they did in my case (if it's a rental car OR if it's a car you have to import they'll probably inspect it). You'll be instructed to park your car past the booth to go to a building where they'll actually sit you down and process your paperwork. We went through Niagara Peace Bridge at 12 pm on a Sunday; it took 45 minutes of waiting and maybe 10 minutes with the CPB officer. Had an officer that had no idea how to do a K-1 so he had to ask a couple of guys but he was very lax and joked around.