Point of Entry Concern

[Chris Amos 5]

Hi all,

 

My fiancé got her K1 visa on December 5th and will be coming to the US on January 14th. Her POE is in Los Angeles before heading up to Boise. I am concerned however with what interview questions will be asked to her at that particular airport if she gets interviewed.

[Marieke H 2,307]

My POE 2.5 years ago wasn't LAX, but I just want to say how exciting it is to see another K1 moving to Boise! I had never even heard of Boise before I met my husband, but I'm loving it here, and I hope she will too!

 

Questions are similar at each POE and it's usually nothing compared to the K1 visa interview. They may ask her a few questions about how you met, where she will be living, and maybe about your wedding plans. They'll probably remind her that she has to get married and file for AOS within 90 days or leave the country. It's no big deal, remember her visa has already been approved and they won't deny her entry unless there are serious concerns. Just make sure she has enough time between her flights, as LAX can get pretty busy.

[jaysaldi 209]

My fiancee arrived at LAX four months ago. No questions. They did have her wait by the booth for 15-20 minutes while they sent her passport and paperwork off to someone who had to approve it and bring it back.  I have posted before that because she had been in line for 45 minutes before getting up to the booth, she had to pee very badly during this 15-20 minutes but wasn't allowed to leave the booth area to walk to a restroom.

[Skpanda801 6]

Hey Boise...you guys arent too far from me. Congrats!

[payxibka 10,044]

7 hours ago, Chris Amos said:

Hi all,

 

My fiancé got her K1 visa on December 5th and will be coming to the US on January 14th. Her POE is in Los Angeles before heading up to Boise. I am concerned however with what interview questions will be asked to her at that particular airport if she gets interviewed.

What interview?  Normal border entry questions,  if even that 

[Fogi 91]

My fiance entered through LAX about 6 weeks ago. They didn't ask anything except the normal questions everyone gets about drugs, produce, etc.  Make sure she has 3+ hours between flights. My fiance had 2.5 hours, missed her connection, and had to spend her first night in the US in a hotel in LA. 

[Greenbaum 12,258]

11 hours ago, Chris Amos said:

Hi all,

 

My fiancé got her K1 visa on December 5th and will be coming to the US on January 14th. Her POE is in Los Angeles before heading up to Boise. I am concerned however with what interview questions will be asked to her at that particular airport if she gets interviewed.

 

The immigration officer may ask a few questions but nothing like the interview but we have seen some who they wanted to question further but that is so rare. She shouldn't have any problems. My wife and 2 children came through LAX and had no problems.

 

1 hour ago, Fogi said:

My fiance entered through LAX about 6 weeks ago. They didn't ask anything except the normal questions everyone gets about drugs, produce, etc.  Make sure she has 3+ hours between flights. My fiance had 2.5 hours, missed her connection, and had to spend her first night in the US in a hotel in LA. 

My wife went through LAX and I planned a 4-hour layover which she used every minute of that time to go through immigration, retrieve her luggage, go through customs then walk to another terminal not to mention stopping for a bite to eat as they were quite Hungary. They had little time at the gate before boarding. So your recommendation should be adhered to in my opinion.

[Limey 550]

The hard part is getting the k1. Unless your fiancee does or says something pretty stupid the border agent isn't going to reverse the entire process that lead to the k1 being issued. Normally they'll just ask a few simple questions (where will you be living, etc) and also remind you that you have to get married within the 90 days. It really isn't anything to worry about.

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,079]

The only thing to worry about at LAX is long lines (and if you're not connecting to another flight, LA traffic). My wife arrived through LAX back in March; no issues.

 

[Fogi 91]

1 hour ago, Greenbaum said:

 

The immigration officer may ask a few questions but nothing like the interview but we have seen some who they wanted to question further but that is so rare. She shouldn't have any problems. My wife and 2 children came through LAX and had no problems.

 

My wife went through LAX and I planned a 4-hour layover which she used every minute of that time to go through immigration, retrieve her luggage, go through customs then walk to another terminal not to mention stopping for a bite to eat as they were quite Hungary. They had little time at the gate before boarding. So your recommendation should be adhered to in my opinion.

We found a very inexpensive last minute flight 2 days after she received the visa, but it only had the 2.5 hour connection. She had fun ordering room service and watching American TV for a night, wasn't the worst thing to have happen to her. She was then 3 hours early for the flight the next day. We got lucky she was able to catch the first flight out the next morning for no additional cost.