Interview during entry into US on K1?

[Thefiance 3]

Hi Guys,

 

so I’m leaving for the US in a weeks time and I wanted to know. Does the CBP officer take an interview for K1 visa entries during immigration? If so what kind of questions do they usually ask?

 

Appreciate your responses.

[Eric&Mirella 367]

My POE was Los Angeles. I wasn’t asked any questions aside from where I was going and when I was going to get married. It took me 5 minutes total to get my passport stamped. But some people here have been asked more questions, I’d recommend to check the review of POEs on this site. 

[Cg2008 16]

It depends on the officer I think... My husband arrived on a Spouse visa and the first officer collected the slip you need to fill out at entry and then called another officer to verify his information.... that took 10 min then another officer came out and called us to the side and said they couldnt find his paper work and asked if we had any other proof.. then he said he found it.  And just kept asking the date we got married. That's why I don't like the electronic version now.. anywho...  It was just worrisome, but that was it. Then he signed a paper stating we have to reapply before it expires and stamped his visa...

 

Another person on here said they called her into a room and she sat there for about 5 minutes and didn't ask her anything and then gave her the stamp. So its all different. 

 

Edited December 5, 2019 by Cg2008

[Knicks 21]

My wifes POE experience was uneventful. They went over paper work and asked why she was coming to the states. Her response was to get married. Agent reminded her to get married within 90 days and she was processed through. YMMV

 

[flfreddy 92]

I will be escorting my fiancee through immigration end of Dec 2019, if they give me issues, they will face an upset US CITIZEN who will definitely call an attorney.

Edited December 6, 2019 by flfreddy

[payxibka 10,045]

44 minutes ago, flfreddy said:

 who will definitely call an attorney.

Who will do what exactly?

[carmel34 3,639]

18 hours ago, Thefiance said:

Does the CBP officer take an interview for K1 visa entries during immigration?

The visa interview was conducted abroad, and you were approved.  All the CBP officer will do is process you, it can take anywhere between 5 minutes and an hour depending on the POE and how they do things.  You could be processed in the regular line for non-US citizens, or you may be taken to secondary processing in a back room.  They may ask a few simple questions like what is your correct address in the US.  All they're focused on is verifying that you have a valid foreign passport with a photo that matches your face, that your visa inside is valid, and entering your information into their computer system and stamping your visa with the date of entry.  Nothing to be worried about.  If you don't speak English very well they have experience with that too.  Relax and focus on preparing for your move to the US.  Good luck!

Edited December 6, 2019 by carmel34

[jaysaldi 213]

5 hours ago, flfreddy said:

I will be escorting my fiancee through immigration end of Dec 2019, if they give me issues, they will face an upset US CITIZEN who will definitely call an attorney.

Well, you can call an attorney after they admit you into the USA, but while you're waiting in line, you are not allowed to call lawyers.

 

Also, keep in mind that CBP officers have a lot of discretion and are known to be petty and retaliatory. So if they hold your fiancee for 15 minutes for seemingly no reason and you get angry about that, they might decided to keep her there for two hours "looking into something" just because they can.

 

They can also order you to leave the secondary inspection area and decide to question her separately and make her cry and see if they can catch her in a mistake/lie.

 

I'm very much in favor of US citizens standing up the CBP officers and refusing to answer their questions when the US citizen is traveling alone. But when traveling with a visa holder, this is not a good idea, because she is very much at their mercy.

 

[Mamed 18]

Just to add on everything that was said above. When they call you to the separate room to collect your yellow/brown folder remind them about fingerprints. Our POE was JFK and staff there forgot to collect my fiancées fingerprints. You can't get i-94 if they don't have fingerprints which you need to file your paperwork. We had to return to JFK

[debbiedoo 2,339]

On 12/6/2019 at 6:19 AM, flfreddy said:

I will be escorting my fiancee through immigration end of Dec 2019, if they give me issues, they will face an upset US CITIZEN who will definitely call an attorney.

you do that.

 

 

let us know how it works out and what kind of arbitrary and totally legal delays you had

[Pitaya 2,577]

On 12/5/2019 at 12:36 PM, Thefiance said:

Hi Guys,

 

so I’m leaving for the US in a weeks time and I wanted to know. Does the CBP officer take an interview for K1 visa entries during immigration? If so what kind of questions do they usually ask?

 

Appreciate your responses.

Ok, enough of Don Quixote and chasing windmills .... back to your question, and on topic.

 

As others have said, there is typically very little to do at the POE. the CBP officer, checks your paperwork, takes the sealed envelope, and may ask a question or two. The amount of time spent with you may also depend on how many other international arrivals occur at the same time as yours.

 

Good luck on your immigration journey.

Edited December 8, 2019 by Pitaya

[jaysaldi 213]

My girlfriend arrived at LAX, waited in the long line, went up to the booth (with me) and handed her passport to the officer. He told her to step aside and "wait here."

 

This became problematic because she really needed to pee.

 

It was like 10-15 more minutes or her standing there about to pee her pants until someone came back with her passport and told her she was good to go.

 

Pee before getting in line, that's what I'm saying.