JANUARY 2019 K-1 NOA2 ----> NVC

[itsjustcassiee 127]

1 minute ago, DanielPlainview said:

What happened to the 10 bux?    And GB may ask for his money, because with regard to this question, I think it's going to depend on the medical facility and how quickly they can get it done.  Better have him call the medical facility and find out if they can complete the work and provide the required documents in time for that interview date.

If you read the following post, I worked it out so it wouldn't matter 😂 also, I had a credit for one stupid question, so if that counts, it counts 😂

Edited March 7, 2019 by itsjustcassiee

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,079]

2 minutes ago, itsjustcassiee said:

No okay, so his flight would land in Boston and then connect to Cleveland. But there's only 2 hours of a layover. So how does that work?

I think most people advise at least a 3 hour layover at the first stop when arriving on a K-1 if your POE is not your final destination.

 

Though some quick poking around online shows a direct from Reykjavik to Detroit on WOW 4 days a week, which is about a 3-hour drive from Akron.

[Greenbaum 12,258]

7 minutes ago, itsjustcassiee said:

No okay, so his flight would land in Boston and then connect to Cleveland. But there's only 2 hours of a layover. So how does that work?

That's to close to your next flight. Min should be 4 hours. If you have to go into secondary screening at immigration it could be an hour to 2 hour wait.

[DanielPlainview 368]

1 hour ago, Greenbaum said:

A lot of countries have less then stellar PO. The Philippines that I am familiar with is worthless. I only recommend valuable document that absolutly need to be there for the interview is sent by currier like DHL, FedEx etc. Not much you can do because it's pretty much out of USPS's hands and is not the responsibility of the receiving country's process.

and opposite to Thailand.   Customs tends to screen courier deliveries, while USPS stuff slides right thru !

[itsjustcassiee 127]

1 minute ago, Greenbaum said:

That's to close to your next flight. Min should be 4 hours. If you have to go into secondary screening at immigration it could be an hour to 2 hour wait.

Okay so even if I book it through one airline's website, he'll have to go through that process in Boston, not when he reaches his final destination. 

[DanielPlainview 368]

3 minutes ago, itsjustcassiee said:

Okay so even if I book it through one airline's website, he'll have to go through that process in Boston, not when he reaches his final destination. 

You got it !!   It's the first US city where he'll land.

[itsjustcassiee 127]

Just now, DanielPlainview said:

You got it !!   It's the first US city where he'll land.

Shoot. That's really annoying. 

[DanielPlainview 368]

5 minutes ago, itsjustcassiee said:

Okay so even if I book it through one airline's website, he'll have to go through that process in Boston, not when he reaches his final destination. 

.....unless he connects through Dublin.   Then he'll clear immigration there.

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,079]

Just now, DanielPlainview said:

You got it !!   It's the first US city where he'll land.

Or airport with pre-clearance, though it seems unlikely he'd end up making a connection in Canada (and extremely unlikely he'd go through Ireland or Dubai).

[itsjustcassiee 127]

Just now, DanielPlainview said:

.....unless he connects through Dublin.   Then he'll clear immigration there.

This is just ridiculous lol. I don't know how we're going to do this exactly. 

[DanielPlainview 368]

7 minutes ago, itsjustcassiee said:

This is just ridiculous lol. I don't know how we're going to do this exactly. 

LOL............plan for the first location in the US.   Dublin, Abu Dhabi and a few other highly unlikely choices for Iceland have "pre-clearance" where you clear immigration in those countries.   Don't worry about that........figure on first landing location.

[itsjustcassiee 127]

Just now, DanielPlainview said:

LOL............plan for the first location in the US.   Dublin, Abu Dhabi and a few other highly unlikely choices for Iceland have "pre-clearance" where you clear immigration in those countries.   Don't worry about that........figure on first landing location.

The issue is the flight schedule with my work schedule. He's likely going to need to land in Boston. But I need his final flight to land after 5pm and preferably before midnight since I can't miss work at all for the first 6 weeks of training. 

[DanielPlainview 368]

11 minutes ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

Or airport with pre-clearance, though it seems unlikely he'd end up making a connection in Canada (and extremely unlikely he'd go through Ireland or Dubai).

Good info...........they do the pre-clearance in Canada..........did not know that.

[Carpe Vinum 2,311]

25 minutes ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

I think most people advise at least a 3 hour layover at the first stop when arriving on a K-1 if your POE is not your final destination.

 

Though some quick poking around online shows a direct from Reykjavik to Detroit on WOW 4 days a week, which is about a 3-hour drive from Akron.

Detroit is a smooth airport to go through immigration. I really like that airport and fly through there when I can..

[Savanna0501 144]

23 minutes ago, DanielPlainview said:

and opposite to Thailand.   Customs tends to screen courier deliveries, while USPS stuff slides right thru !

That’s what Usps told me is it’s possibly sitting in Honduras waiting to go through customs... do you or anyone else know if something is airmailed does it go straight there to that country?? Or stop in other countries first?