Once we get off the plane...

[Karry 9]

Just wanted to let y‘all know.. i got our visaaas yesterday!!!! 

 

Sooo.. what is exactly gonna happen once we get off the plane? I know about the envelopes.. not to open them .. but are they gonna do another interview? It‘s probably different everywhere.. my aunt moved to Florida she said she was out within 10 minutes.. Who can give me some details?

Edited August 22, 2019 by Karry

[payxibka 10,044]

26 minutes ago, Karry said:

Just wanted to let y‘all know.. i got our visaaas yesterday!!!! 

 

Sooo.. what is exactly gonna happen once we get off the plane? I know about the envelopes.. not to open them .. but are they gonna do another interview? It‘s probably different everywhere.. my aunt moved to Florida she said she was out within 10 minutes.. Who can give me some details?

No interview per se.  Standard entry questions really.   Nothing you can't handle 

[TrustWorthy2019 13]

30 minutes ago, Karry said:

Just wanted to let y‘all know.. i got our visaaas yesterday!!!! 

 

Sooo.. what is exactly gonna happen once we get off the plane? I know about the envelopes.. not to open them .. but are they gonna do another interview? It‘s probably different everywhere.. my aunt moved to Florida she said she was out within 10 minutes.. Who can give me some details?

No interview..Just handing of envelope at Port of Entry..and that's it. Welcome to the U S of A.

Wishing u the best.

[Karry 9]

15 minutes ago, TrustWorthy2019 said:

No interview..Just handing of envelope at Port of Entry..and that's it. Welcome to the U S of A.

Wishing u the best.

So they don‘t look through all the paperwork in the envelope and decide if we‘re allowed to stay??

Edited August 22, 2019 by Karry

[Just Paul 4,591]

7 minutes ago, Karry said:

So they don‘t look through all the paperwork in the envelope and decide if we‘re allowed to stay??

Normally they send you to secondary and make sure they have everything.  

 

Since you have the Visa(s) they will most likely let you in

 

[Karry 9]

12 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

Normally they send you to secondary and make sure they have everything.  

 

Since you have the Visa(s) they will most likely let you in

 

What are they gonna ask tho 🧐

[Just Paul 4,591]

8 minutes ago, Karry said:

What are they gonna ask tho 🧐

They asked Mary her new address and phone number and if she paid the Green Card fee.  Lots of time looking at their computer and putting the stamp on the visa.   Our crossing was land.  Took about 20 to 30 minutes. Only one agent working there also handling other crossers.

 

At airport I'd still recommend a 4 hour layover.  I travel thru LAX all the time and sometimes they get slammed.

Edited August 22, 2019 by Paul & Mary

[Karry 9]

3 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

They asked Mary her new address and phone number and if she paid the Green Card fee.  Lots of time looking at their computer and putting the stamp on the visa.   Our crossing was land.  Took about 20 to 30 minutes. Only one agent working there also handling other crossers.

 

At airport I'd still recommend a 4 hour layover.  I travel thru LAX all the time and sometimes they get slammed.

We will have a direct flight.. but i won‘t have a phone number when i arrive.. i‘ll have to get one first 😆

[Just Paul 4,591]

Just now, Karry said:

We will have a direct flight.. but i won‘t have a phone number when i arrive.. i‘ll have to get one first 😆

You don't need a phone.  I guess the question was "do you have a cell phone?"  We listed her US based Google Fi number in the I-130.

[bakphx1 785]

15 hours ago, Karry said:

So they don‘t look through all the paperwork in the envelope and decide if we‘re allowed to stay??

Their job is to process the paperwork, not to second guess USCIS and NVC by holding a new interview.   That decision has already been made. 

[Scandi 3,970]

16 hours ago, Karry said:

So they don‘t look through all the paperwork in the envelope and decide if we‘re allowed to stay??

Yes they do look through some of it, they did when I moved here at least. I went through with my US citizen fiance, and was never sent to secondary inspection. The officer opened the package right in front of us and asked us questions that he read about in the package. He asked what I had worked with in Sweden and what my husband did for a living, he saw the answers among the papers in the package so he just wanted to see if our answers matched. So yes, it definitely happens that they check these things at POE.

 

We only got four questions all in all, two for me and two for my then fiance. Very fast process, we were through in just a few minutes.

Edited August 23, 2019 by Scandi

[Karry 9]

24 minutes ago, Scandi said:

Yes they do look through some of it, they did when I moved here at least. I went through with my US citizen fiance, and was never sent to secondary inspection. The officer opened the package right in front of us and asked us questions that he read about in the package. He asked what I had worked with in Sweden and what my husband did for a living, he saw the answers among the papers in the package so he just wanted to see if our answers matched. So yes, it definitely happens that they check these things at POE.

 

We only got four questions all in all, two for me and two for my then fiance. Very fast process, we were through in just a few minutes.

Everyone says different thing.. i guess i‘ll just have to wait and see lol

56 minutes ago, bakphx1 said:

Their job is to process the paperwork, not to second guess USCIS and NVC by holding a new interview.   That decision has already been made. 

I just thought they look through everything and decide if they need additional paperwork or so..

[Scandi 3,970]

3 minutes ago, Karry said:

Everyone says different thing.. i guess i‘ll just have to wait and see lol

I just thought they look through everything and decide if they need additional paperwork or so..

Everyone says different things because everyone has different experiences because everyone ends up with different CBP officers. So no matter what our experiences were, your may be very different. 

 

And no, CBP officers don't ask for additional documents.

[Highmystic 234]

17 hours ago, Karry said:

Just wanted to let y‘all know.. i got our visaaas yesterday!!!! 

 

Sooo.. what is exactly gonna happen once we get off the plane? I know about the envelopes.. not to open them .. but are they gonna do another interview? It‘s probably different everywhere.. my aunt moved to Florida she said she was out within 10 minutes.. Who can give me some details?

My wife entered in Las Vegas as POE,  she and other K1's were rounded up in a special room,  there carry-on's were inspected, and a short couple of standard questions,  and reminded that they need to be married within 90 days or they have to depart.  It did take a half hour or so before she came out.

[Karry 9]

1 minute ago, Highmystic said:

My wife entered in Las Vegas as POE,  she and other K1's were rounded up in a special room,  there carry-on's were inspected, and a short couple of standard questions,  and reminded that they need to be married within 90 days or they have to depart.  It did take a half hour or so before she came out.

We are married for 5 years...